Cosmology in warped massive gravity
We study the cosmological dynamics and predictions in the theory of warped massive gravity. This set-up postulates a five-dimensional ghost-free massive graviton with a brane-localized four-dimensional massive gravity potential, and has the virtue of raising the strong-coupling scale of the 4D theory. We identify two classes of models that lead to decoupled equations for the scale factor on the brane: one characterized by a particular choice of boundary conditions for the Stückelberg fields and one characterized by a special tuning between the coefficients of the 5D and 4D potentials. In the first case, we find interesting solutions including a cosmological bounce without the need of exotic matter. The second case leads to a modified Friedmann equation, and comparison with data shows the potential of the model to alleviate the Hubble tension.
Authors
- Yuxiang Wei (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-6166-0373)
- Anonymous
- Xue Zhou
Institutions
- Chinese University of Hong Kong (HK)
- Southern University of Science and Technology (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Physical review. D/Physical review. D.
- Published
- 2026-02-02
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1103/hqyh-fhc9
- Primary Topic
- Cosmology and Gravitation Theories
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00