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A Theory of Inertia Based on Mach's Principle

History and Philosophy of Physics 2018-08-22 v1 Classical Physics

Abstract

A non-relativistic theory of inertia based on Mach's principle is presented as has been envisaged but not achieved by Ernst Mach in 1872. Central feature is a space-dependent, anisotropic, symmetric inert mass tensor.

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@article{arxiv.1808.06687,
  title  = {A Theory of Inertia Based on Mach's Principle},
  author = {Volkmar Putz},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1808.06687},
  year   = {2018}
}

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8 pages, 2 figures