The Origin of Inertia
Physics Frontiers
English - January 11, 2018 00:00 - 38 minutes - 26.6 MB - ★★★★ - 102 ratingsPhysics Science physics gravitation quantum mechanics materials Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Randy tells Jim about a scheme that uses Mach's Principle - the idea that there is a preferred background frame with respect to the fixed stars - to explain the origin of inertia.
Show Notes: http://frontiers.physicsfm.com/21