Mach's principle

Narlikar, J. V. (2011) Mach's principle Resonance - Journal of Science Education . pp. 310-321. ISSN 0971-8044

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Abstract

The underlying idea in Mach's principle is that the origin of inertia or mass of a particle is a dynamical quantity determined by the environment, in particular the rest of the matter in the universe. In this article, we discuss the role of this idea in the Brans{Dicke theory of gravitation and the Hoyle Narlikar cosmology.

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Keywords:Inertia; Newton's Bucket Experiment; Cosmology
ID Code:87989
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