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From: lkt@ukc.UUCP (L.K.Turner)
Newsgroups: net.physics
Subject: Mach's Principle
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Date: Mon, 28-Jan-85 10:22:23 EST
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Posted: Mon Jan 28 10:22:23 1985
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Keywords: Inertia , Mach's Principle
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< Line eater : I aint afraid of no mail -> munch... munch...>

Right all you out in net land get your teeth in this one !

I am confused about mach's principle which is used to describe the effect of 
inertia, which is caused by distant galaxies affecting the motion of objects
on earth.

So if I try to move an object , the distant galaxies which attempt to keep a 
hold on everything on earth , react to the objects movement and send a back
reaction, causing the object to resist the initial movement.

But if no signals can travel faster than the speed of light , then how does 
said object instantaneously know how much it sholud resist my push - how much
inertia it should have ?

If I get enough reponses I will summarise.

Thanks,..

           L.K.Turner.



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