The deadbeat universe

Front Cover
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Title Page......Page 4
Copyright......Page 0
Preface......Page 6
Table Of Contents......Page 10
1.1 Early Developments......Page 13
1.2 Later Developments......Page 21
1.3 Recent Status Quo......Page 26
1.4 Problems......Page 28
2.1 Harmonic Motion......Page 33
2.2 The Contraction......Page 37
2.3 Gravitation......Page 41
2.4 Energy And Time......Page 42
2.5 The Motion Of The Universe......Page 45
3.1 Velocity-energy Relationship......Page 47
3.2 Inward Acceleration......Page 54
4.1 Our Position......Page 61
4.2 Total Mass Of The Universe Within......Page 65
4.4 Potential Energy Of Matter......Page 66
4.5 Mass And Energy......Page 67
4.6 The Ether......Page 69
4.7 The Bending Of Light By Gravity......Page 71
5.1 Period (hubble’s Time) And Frequency Of The Universe......Page 77
5.2 Angular Frequency (hubble's Parameter)......Page 78
5.3 Force Constant......Page 79
5.4 Radiation......Page 80
5.5 Temperature......Page 84
5.6 The Origin Of Planck’s Constant......Page 86
6.1 Mass And Radiation......Page 91
6.2 Quantum Of Action And Planck’s Constant......Page 92
6.3 Particle Waves And Fixed Orbits......Page 94
6.4 The Photon......Page 99
6.5 The Velocity Of Light......Page 101
7.1 Red-shifts......Page 105
7.3 Energy Density Of Matter......Page 112
7.4 Continuous Creation......Page 113
8.1 Large Number Ratios......Page 115
8.2 Eddington’s Magic Number......Page 116
8.3 Ampère's Equation......Page 120
8.4 The Virial Theorem And Cosmology......Page 125
8.5 Conclusion......Page 131
9.1 Relative And Absolute Motion......Page 133
9.2 The True Universe ?......Page 142
9.3 Building Blocks Of Nature......Page 148
Appendix A Constants And Measures......Page 155
Appendix B The Hydrogen Atom......Page 159
Appendix C The Problem With E = mc2......Page 165
References......Page 173
Index......Page 177