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