Self-similar Cosmological Solutions in Symmetric Teleparallel theory: Friedmann-Lemaître-Robertson-Walker spacetimes

Abstract

The existence of self-similar solutions is discussed in symmetric teleparallel $f(Q)$-theory for a Friedmann-Lemaître-Robertson-Walker background geometry with zero and non-zero spatial curvature. For the four distinct families of connections which describe the specific cosmology in symmetric teleparallel gravity, the functional form of $f(Q)$ is reconstructed. Finally, to see if the analogy with General Relativity holds, we discuss the relation of the self-similar solutions with the asymptotic behaviour of more general $f(Q)$ functions.

25 pages, no figures, Latex2e source file, PRD accepted version