Mach, the universe, and foundations of mechanics. A reply to J. Barbour (Q2900419)

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scientific article; zbMATH DE number 6059438
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    Mach, the universe, and foundations of mechanics. A reply to J. Barbour
    scientific article; zbMATH DE number 6059438

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      23 July 2012
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      Mach's principle
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      general relativity
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      gauge theory
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      Mach, the universe, and foundations of mechanics. A reply to J. Barbour (English)
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      Mach's principle from 1883 states that the definition of what an inertial frame of reference is, depends on the distribution of mass in the Universe. To this one-page criticism of Barbour's work on Mach's principle, a clarifying re-reply already exists, see [\textit{J. Barbour}, Ann. Phys., Berlin 524, No. 2, A39--A43 (2012; Zbl 1246.83237)].
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