2006-08-09 14:13:37 · 4 answers · asked by your mom 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
No. While Mach's principle was part of the inspiration for General Relativity, GR itself does not support its prediction. This is because, locally, space has an intrinsic structure--the metric structure defined by Special Relativity--and so the relative motion of the pieces of the rotating mass undergo measurable effects, even in the absence of other matter.
2006-08-09 15:48:48 · answer #1 · answered by Benjamin N 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Not completely.
I believe in General relativity wich is based on Mach's principle, but the statement "No matter no geometry" is not accepted by general relativity because of the answer Schwarzschild found for Einstein's equations far from all matter and energy.
2006-08-10 06:19:05 · answer #2 · answered by madklogg 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
sure dont
2006-08-09 21:53:47 · answer #3 · answered by wizard 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sure, why not?
2006-08-09 21:20:02 · answer #4 · answered by auntiegrav 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋