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 Cambridge University
surface form: University of Cambridge
language English
mainSubject Mach principle
surface form: Mach's principle

gravitational interaction
inertia
inertial forces
origin of inertial frames
publicationType unpublished thesis
relatedTo cosmological models
foundations of mechanics
general relativity
surface form: general theory of 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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