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Contents

1 Introduction 11.1 Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.2 Mathematics of Special & General Relativity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.3 The Expanding Universe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.4 The Heat Death . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.5 Previous Results in Literature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

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Chapter 1

Introduction1.1 Overview

1.2 Mathematics of Special & General Relativity

1.3 The Expanding Universe

1.4 The Heat Death

1.5 Previous Results in Literature

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