https://doi.org/10.1140/epjc/s10052-023-11204-8
Regular Article - Theoretical Physics
Early universe nucleosynthesis in massive conformal gravity
Centro de Ciências da Natureza, Universidade Estadual do Piauí, 64002-150, Teresina, PI, Brazil
Received:
5
July
2022
Accepted:
5
January
2023
Published online:
27
January
2023
We study the dynamics of the early universe in massive conformal gravity. In particular, we show that the theory is consistent with the observed values of the primordial abundances of light elements if we consider the existence of right-handed sterile neutrinos.
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