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The Origin of Inertia

Jan 11, 201839 min
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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
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