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The relativity of inertia and reality of nothing

Afriat, Alexander and Caccese, Ermenegildo (2009) The relativity of inertia and reality of nothing. [Published Article]

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    Abstract

    We first see that the inertia of Newtonian mechanics is absolute and troublesome. General relativity can be viewed as Einstein’s attempt to remedy, by making inertia relative to matter — perhaps imperfectly though, as at least a couple of freedom degrees separate inertia from matter in his theory. We consider ways the relationist (for whom it is of course unwelcome) can try to overcome such undetermination, dismissing it as physically meaningless, especially by insisting on the right transformation properties.

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    Item Type: Published Article
    Keywords: inertia, Mach’s principle, general relativity, gravitational waves, energy conservation, Einstein
    Subjects: Specific Sciences > Physics > Symmetries/Invariances
    Specific Sciences > Physics > Relativity Theory
    Depositing User: Alexander Afriat
    Date Deposited: 06 Aug 2013 04:26
    Last Modified: 06 Aug 2013 04:26
    Item ID: 9922
    Publisher: Elsevier
    Official URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S...
    DOI or Unique Handle.: 10.1016/j.shpsb.2009.08.003
    URI: http://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/9922

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