Phys. Rev. D 71, 063513 (2005) [11 pages]Cosmology of generalized modified gravity modelsReceived 3 December 2004; published 18 March 2005 We consider general curvature-invariant modifications of the Einstein-Hilbert action that become important only in regions of extremely low space-time curvature. We investigate the far future evolution of the Universe in such models, examining the possibilities for cosmic acceleration and other ultimate destinies. The models generically possess de Sitter space as an unstable solution and exhibit an interesting set of attractor solutions which, in some cases, provide alternatives to dark energy models. © 2005 The American Physical Society URL:
http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevD.71.063513
DOI:
10.1103/PhysRevD.71.063513
PACS:
98.80.–k, 04.50.+h
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