On the origin of inertia

Sciama, D. W. (1953). On the origin of inertia. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 113(1), 34-42.

Type

Journal article

Intellectual base

Primary research

Year

1953

DOI

10.1093/mnras/113.1.34

Link

https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/113.1.34

Cited from

physics

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Primes

• Frame of Reference
  • The tension between operational definitions (e.g., gyroscopes and atomic clocks as privileged-frame markers

    This sourceQuantitative Machian model deriving inertia from a (Maxwell-type, vector-gravitational) inductive interaction of a test body with the whole cosmic mass distribution; ties the gravitational constant to the gravitational potential of the universe.

• Mach's Principle
  • Mapped back: This frame-dragging measurement exemplifies the Machian principle that local inertial structure is partly determined by distant matter's distribution, validating Sciama's quantitative model

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