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View SchemaCan zero-point phenomena truly be the origin of inertia?
| Authors | C. T. Ridgely |
|---|---|
| Categories | |
| ArXiv ID | physics/0010018 |
| URL | https://arxiv.org/abs/physics/0010018 |
Abstract
A current approach to the problem of inertia suggests that the origin of the inertial properties of matter is the interaction between matter and vacuum electromagnetic zero-point radiation. Herein, it is shown that zero-point phenomena can be treated as the origin of inertia only when one chooses to ignore the mass-energy content of matter. In the absence of any physical basis for such a choice, it is concluded that zero-point-induced forces must arise in addition to the intrinsic inertial properties of ordinary matter.
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