Otalora, Giovanni [UNESP]2018-12-112018-12-112016-02-01International Journal of Modern Physics D, v. 25, n. 2, 2016.0218-2718http://hdl.handle.net/11449/172724Although equivalent to general relativity, teleparallel gravity (TG) is conceptually speaking a completely different theory. In this theory, the gravitational field is described by torsion, not by curvature. By working in this context, a new model is proposed in which the four-derivative of a canonical scalar field representing dark energy is nonminimally coupled to the vector torsion. This type of coupling is motivated by the fact that a scalar field couples to torsion through its four-derivative, which is consistent with local spacetime kinematics regulated by the de Sitter group SO(1, 4). It is found that the current state of accelerated expansion of the universe corresponds to a late-time attractor that can be (i) a dark energy-dominated de Sitter solution (=-1), (ii) a quintessence-type solution with ≥-1, or (iii) a phantom-type <-1 dark energy.engDark energymodified gravitynonminimal couplingteleparallel gravityvector torsionArtigo10.1142/S0218271816500255Acesso restrito2-s2.0-84961348464