| Preface |
| Acknowledgements |
| Physics of the Universe / Chapter 1： |
| Introduction |
| Is Newton's Theory an Explanation of Gravity? |
| The Expanding Universe |
| The Oscillating Universe Cosmology |
| The Theory of General Relativity |
| The Role of Space and Time |
| Geometry and Matter |
| Generalization of Einstein's Field Equations |
| A Unified Field Theory |
| A Language of Cosmology: The Mathematical Basis of General Relativity / Chapter 2： |
| Einstein's Tensor Formulation |
| The Riemann Curvature Tensor |
| The Geodesic Equation |
| The Vacuum Equation |
| The Schwarzschild Solution |
| The black hole |
| The Crucial Tests of General Relativity |
| The Logic of the Spacetime Language |
| A Unified Field Theory in General Relativity: Extension from the Tensor to the Quaternion Language / Chapter 3： |
| Factorization of Einstein's Tensor Field Equations |
| The Riemann Curvature Tensor in Quaternion Form |
| Spin-affine connection |
| Spin curvature |
| The Quaternion Metrical Field Equations |
| A Symmetric Tensor-Antisymmetric Tensor Representation of General Relativity - Gravity and Electromagnetism |
| The Einstein Field Equations from the Symmetric Tensor Part |
| The Maxwell Field Equations from the Antisymmetric Tensor Part |
| Conclusions |
| An Oscillating, Spiral Universe Cosmology / Chapter 4： |
| The oscillating universe cosmology |
| Equations of motion in general relativity |
| Dynamics of the Expansion and Contraction of the Universe |
| The geodesic equation in quaternion form |
| Dynamics of the Oscillating Universe Cosmology |
| Derivation of the Hubble Law as an Approximation |
| The Spiral Structure of the Universe |
| Concluding Remarks |
| Dark Matter / Chapter 5： |
| The Field Equations and the Ground State Solution for the Bound Particle-Antiparticle Pair |
| Separation of Matter and Antimatter in the Universe |
| Olber's Paradox |
| Black Holes / Chapter 6： |
| Pulsars |
| On the Human Race and Cosmology |
| Philosophical Considerations / Chapter 7： |
| On Truth |
| Positivism versus Realism, Subjectivity versus Objectivity |
| On Mach's Influence in Physics and Cosmology |
| The quantum mechanical limit |
| The Mach principle |
| The Mach principle and a unified field theory |
| References and Notes |
| Postscript |
| Physics in the 21st Century |
| Holism |
| The Universe |
| The Mach Principle and the Origin of Inertia from General Relativity |
| Index |
| Preface |
| Acknowledgements |
| Physics of the Universe / Chapter 1： |
| Introduction |
| Is Newton's Theory an Explanation of Gravity? |
| The Expanding Universe |
