Noether Symmetries in Modified Gravity and Their Cosmological Consequences
A special issue of Symmetry (ISSN 2073-8994). This special issue belongs to the section "Physics".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 September 2026 | Viewed by 29
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Interests: cosmic inflation; quantum gravity; early universe; black holes and modifies theories of gravity
Interests: general relativity; modified theories of gravity; dark energy; inflation; black holes
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Dear Colleagues,
In classical physics, Noether’s theorem effectively reveals the connection between the continuous symmetries of a physical system and its corresponding conserved quantities. The action of a physical system is the integral over time of a Lagrangian function, from which the system’s behavior can be determined by the principle of least action. Furthermore, in quantum field theories, symmetries lead to relations between the Greens functions of the theory.
Going beyond Einstein’s gravity navigates us to a broad class of modified theories of gravity, arising from violations of Lovelock’s theorem. These theories have been extensively studied in the literature to explain various gravitational and cosmological scenarios through additional degrees of freedom. As a powerful method, the Noether symmetry approach plays a key role in addressing both theoretical and observational challenges of modified theories of gravity and uncovering symmetric properties of the cosmological phenomena.
This Special Issue aims to compile the original research papers and comprehensive reviews dedicated to the application of Noether symmetries in illuminating the hidden aspects of gravitational and cosmological situations within the framework of modified gravity. Submissions presenting new idea, theoretical advancements, and interdisciplinary approaches are welcomed.
We look forward to receiving your contributions.
Dr. Mehdi Shokri
Prof. Dr. Salvatore Capozziello
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- noether symmetries
- modified theories of gravity
- cosmic inflation and primordial perturbations
- cosmic microwave background radiation
- symmetry breaking in the early universe
- topological defects
- primordial black holes
- stochastic and continuous gravitational waves
- compact binary inspirals
- big Bang nucleosynthesis
- gravitational lensing
- dark energy and dark matter models
- black hole physics and related issues
- wormholes
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