Dynamics of scalar perturbations in<mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><mml:mi>f</mml:mi><mml:mo stretchy="false">(</mml:mo><mml:mi>R</mml:mi><mml:mo>,</mml:mo><mml:mi>T</mml:mi><mml:mo stretchy="false">)</mml:mo></mml:math>gravity

In the context of $f(R,T)$ theories of gravity, we study the evolution of scalar cosmological perturbations in the metric formalism. According to restrictions on the background evolution, a specific model within these theories is assumed in order to guarantee the standard continuity equation. Using a completely general procedure, we find the complete set of differential equations for the matter density perturbations. In the case of sub-Hubble modes, the density contrast evolution reduces to a second-order equation. We show that for well-motivated $f(R,T)$ Lagrangians the quasistatic approximation yields to very different results from the ones derived in the frame of the concordance $\ensuremath{\Lambda}\mathrm{CDM}$ model constraining severely the viability of such theories.

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