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On the cosmic limits of physical laws

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Views on the completeness of the general theory of relativity are reviewed. An approach to a generalization of the theory based on a modification of the principle of inertia is outlined.

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  1. Department of Physics, Florida State University, 32306, Tallahassee, FL

    Leopold Halpern

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Halpern, L. On the cosmic limits of physical laws. Astrophys Space Sci 244, 263–268 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00642297

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