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f (R) gravity constrained by PPN parameters and stochastic background of gravitational waves

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We analyze seven different viable f (R)-gravities towards the Solar System tests and stochastic gravitational waves background. The aim is to achieve experimental bounds for the theory at local and cosmological scales in order to select models capable of addressing the accelerating cosmological expansion without cosmological constant but evading the weak field constraints. Beside large scale structure and galactic dynamics, these bounds can be considered complimentary in order to select self-consistent theories of gravity working at the infrared limit. It is demonstrated that seven viable f (R)-gravities under consideration not only satisfy the local tests, but additionally, pass the above PPN-and stochastic gravitational waves bounds for large classes of parameters.

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Capozziello, S., De Laurentis, M., Nojiri, S. et al. f (R) gravity constrained by PPN parameters and stochastic background of gravitational waves. Gen Relativ Gravit 41, 2313–2344 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10714-009-0758-1

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