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Confronting quantum-corrected teleparallel cosmology with observations

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Published 26 April 2022 © 2022 IOP Publishing Ltd and Sissa Medialab
, , Citation Reginald Christian Bernardo et al JCAP04(2022)052 DOI 10.1088/1475-7516/2022/04/052

1475-7516/2022/04/052

Abstract

It has been shown that at the semi-classical order, gravitational theories with quantum fluctuations can be effectively recast as modified theories of gravity with non-minimal gravity-matter couplings. We proceed from an observational perspective and see whether such quantum fluctuations can leave imprints on the late Universe. Within the teleparallel formulation, we investigate a representative model in this general class of modified gravitational theories inlaid with quantum fluctuations, and determine the cosmological parameters by using compiled late-time data sets. Furthermore, we assess the statistical significance of such quantum corrections compared to the standard cosmological model. The results mildly favor the inclusion of quantum corrections with a negative density parameter supporting a phantom-like dark energy. This edge is not sufficient to rule out either models but it supports the consideration of quantum corrections in a cosmological setting.

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10.1088/1475-7516/2022/04/052