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Fabao Gao

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Dynamical system and statefinder analysis of cosmological models in f(T, B) gravity

This study systematically investigates the cosmological dynamics of two well-motivated functional forms in $f(T,B)$ gravity within a flat Friedmann-Lemaître-Robertson-Walker (FLRW) universe. Here $T$ denotes the torsion scalar and $B$ the boundary term, with the special choice $f(T,B) = - T + B$ recovering General Relativity. We focus on a multiplicative power-law model $f(T,B) = c_1 T^αB^β$ and an additive mixed power-law model $f(T,B) = c_2 T^α+ c_3 B^β$. Using dynamical system techniques, we construct autonomous systems and identify de Sitter attractors that naturally explain late-time cosmic acceleration. Analytical stability conditions for these fixed points are derived, and numerical simulations reveal characteristic evolutionary patterns, such as spiral trajectories and damped oscillations in the additive mixed power-law model. Furthermore, statefinder diagnostics are applied to quantitatively distinguish these models from the standard $Λ$CDM paradigm and other dark energy scenarios. The results indicate that $f(T,B)$ gravity offers a theoretically consistent and observationally distinguishable geometric framework for explaining cosmic acceleration, presenting a compelling alternative to conventional dark energy models.

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Revisiting the distributions of Jupiter's irregular moons: I. physical characteristics

As the identified number of Jupiter's moons has skyrocketed to 79, some of them have been regrouped. In this work, we continue to identify the potential distributions of the physical characteristics of Jupiter's irregular moons. By using nonparametric Kolmogorov-Smirnov tests, we verified more than 20 commonly used distributions and found that surprisingly, almost all the physical characteristics (i.e., the equatorial radius, equatorial circumference, circumference, volume, mass, surface gravity and escape velocity) of the moons in the Ananke and Carme groups follow log-logistic distributions. Additionally, more than half of the physical characteristics of the moons in the Pasiphae group are theoretically subject to this type of distribution. The discovery of an increasing number of Jupiter's irregular moons combined with strict analytical derivations, it is increasingly clear and possible to anticipate that the physical characteristics of most irregular moons follow log-logistic distributions.

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Revisiting the distributions of Jupiter's irregular moons: II. orbital characteristics

This paper statistically describes the orbital distribution laws of Jupiter's irregular moons, most of which are members of the Ananke, Carme and Pasiphae groups. By comparing 19 known continuous distributions, it is verified that suitable distribution functions exist to describe the orbital distributions of these natural satellites. For each distribution type, interval estimation is used to estimate the corresponding parameter values. At a given significance level, a one-sample Kolmogorov-Smirnov non-parametric test is applied to verify the specified distribution, and we often select the one with the largest $p$-value. The results show that the semi-major axis, mean inclination and orbital period of the moons in the Ananke group and Carme group obey Stable distributions. In addition, according to Kepler's third law of planetary motion and by comparing the theoretically calculated best-fitting cumulative distribution function (CDF) with the observed CDF, we demonstrate that the theoretical distribution is in good agreement with the empirical distribution. Therefore, these characteristics of Jupiter's irregular moons are indeed very likely to follow some specific distribution laws, and it will be possible to use these laws to help study certain features of poorly investigated moons or even predict undiscovered ones.

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