f(R) Gravity with Torsion: The Metric-Affine Approach
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The role of torsion in f(R) gravity is considered in the framework of metric-affine formalism. We discuss the field equations in empty space and in presence of perfect fluid matter taking into account the analogy with the Palatini formalism. As a result, the extra curvature and torsion degrees of freedom can be dealt as an effective scalar field of fully geometric origin.
From a cosmological point of view, such a geometric description could account for the whole Dark Side of the Universe.
12 pages
12 pages