LRS Bianchi Type-I Bulk Viscous Cosmological Models in f(R, T) Gravity

We have studied the locally rotationally symmetric (LRS) Bianchi type-I cosmological model in f (R, T) gravity (R is the Ricci scalar and T is the trace of the stress energy tensor) with bulk viscous fluid as matter content. The model is constructed for the linear form f (R, T) = R + 2f (T). The exact solution of the field equations is obtained by using a time varying deceleration parameter q for a suitable choice of the function f (T). In this case, the bulk viscous pressure is found to be negative and the energy density rho is found to be positive. The obtained model is anisotropic, accelerating, and compatible with the results of astronomical observations. Also, some important features of physical parameters of this model have been discussed.