Classical mechanics without absolute space
Abstract
Relative mechanics with no absolute space is shown to be equivalent to Newtonian mechanics applied in a universe of zero net angular momentum. Closed spaces in general relativity have no angular momentum and shrivel to one point as the mass-energy contained tends to zero, thereby obeying Mach's principle on the origin of inertia.
- Publication:
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Physical Review D
- Pub Date:
- December 1995
- DOI:
- 10.1103/PhysRevD.52.7322
- arXiv:
- arXiv:astro-ph/9509158
- Bibcode:
- 1995PhRvD..52.7322L
- Keywords:
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- 03.20.+i;
- 04.20.Cv;
- 98.80.Hw;
- Fundamental problems and general formalism;
- Astrophysics
- E-Print:
- uuencoded compressed postscript. The preprint is also available at http://www.ast.cam.ac.uk/preprint/PrePrint.html