Corrects misunderstandings by Einstein and others regarding certain aspects of relativity and gravitation theory.
The book introduces two dominant concepts: the existence of the aether (the medium for the transmission of light) and gravitational reduction of rest mass.
Regarding the first, a proof of aether's existence is given, enabling a logical explanation of the seeming paradoxes of special relativity.
The reduction of rest mass in a gravitational field may be proved by consideration of the annihilation of an electron-positron system deep in a gravitational field. All of the energy of the resultant gamma rays derives from the rest mass of the pair, but the gamma rays will be measured to be red-shifted (reduced in energy) by distant observers. In a time-independent gravitational field, energy must be conserved, so the reduced energy of the gamma rays implies the reduced rest mass of the electron-positron pair.
Rest mass reduction may be said to be the embodiment of gravitational potential energy: it explains the gravitational red shift, and also implies a heretofore unexpected phenomenon - gravitational length dilation. This latter phenomenon implies that the presently accepted geometry is incorrect, indicating that the structure of a black hole has been badly misunderstood. Correcting for this effect yields the correct geometry and explains several otherwise puzzling phenomena, including the astounding reversal of centrifugal force near a black hole (the Abramowicz effect).
Where do viruses, such as Ebola and HIV, come from and why they are so aggressive? This book changed tenets of evolutionary virology, developing the concepts of aggressive symbiosis and plague culling, which explain much of the horror of plague virus
Our human genome is full of viruses similar to HIV-1. These have played an important role in human evolution and still play an important role in human embryology and day-to-day chemistry. Just how important are they to our evolution past and future?
