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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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Halpern, L. (1997). On the Cosmic Limits of Physical Laws. In: Tifft, W.G., Cocke, W.J. (eds) Modern Mathematical Models of Time and their Applications to Physics and Cosmology. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-5628-8_22

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