On the Origin of Inertia

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"On the Origin of Inertia" is Dennis Sciama's influential doctoral thesis that explores the gravitational basis of inertial forces in the context of Mach's principle and general relativity.

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instanceOf doctoral thesis ⓘ
scientific work ⓘ
academicAdvisor Paul Dirac ⓘ
academicDegree PhD ⓘ
aim to explain inertial forces as arising from gravitational interaction with the mass of the universe ⓘ
associatedConcept cosmological boundary conditions ⓘ
gravitational induction ⓘ
relational mechanics ⓘ
author Dennis Sciama ⓘ
context 20th-century developments in gravitation theory ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
discipline theoretical physics ⓘ
explores compatibility of Mach's principle with general relativity ⓘ
gravitational basis of inertial forces ⓘ
field cosmology ⓘ
general relativity ⓘ
gravitational physics ⓘ
physics ⓘ
genre doctoral dissertation ⓘ
hasAuthorRole Dennis Sciama ⓘ
influenced Dennis Sciama's later work in cosmology ⓘ
subsequent research on Mach's principle ⓘ
influencedBy Albert Einstein ⓘ
Ernst Mach ⓘ
Paul Dirac ⓘ
institution University of Cambridge ⓘ
language English ⓘ
mainSubject Mach's principle ⓘ
linked to: Mach principle

gravitational interaction ⓘ
inertia ⓘ
inertial forces ⓘ
origin of inertial frames ⓘ
publicationType unpublished thesis ⓘ
relatedTo cosmological models ⓘ
foundations of mechanics ⓘ
general theory of relativity ⓘ
linked to: general relativity
status influential in discussions of Mach's principle ⓘ
theoreticalFramework Machian gravitation ⓘ
general relativity ⓘ
timePeriod mid-20th century physics ⓘ
topic cosmological implications of Mach's principle ⓘ
gravitational origin of inertia ⓘ
relationship between mass distribution in the universe and local inertial frames ⓘ

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