Inertia and inertial resistance in the special theory of relativity

Peter J. Riggs

doi:10.1139/cjp-2021-0087

Inertia and inertial resistance in the special theory of relativity

Peter J. Riggs^*

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Abstract

A broader concept of “resistance to acceleration” than used in classical dynamics, called “inertial resistance”, is quantified for both inertial and non-inertial relativistic motion. Special Relativity shows that inertial resistance is more than particle inertia and originates from Minkowski spacetime structure. Current mainstream explanations of inertia do not take inertial resistance into account and are, therefore, incomplete.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	795-798
Number of pages	4
Journal	Canadian Journal of Physics
Volume	99
Issue number	999
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1139/cjp-2021-0087
Publication status	Published - 2021

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