2006-08-11 07:59:00 · 10 answers · asked by socratus 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
The Higgs answer is an possibility. The "Principle of Least Action" is another formulation of Newton's Laws that predicts Inertia as well. It comes down to Conservation of Energy and Momentum. If an object just slowed down without a force acting on it, there would be energy and momentum lost in the system.
An old professor of mine used to say that anyone who can answer that question (the one you posed) would win a Nobel Prize. So we can offer explanations in terms of energy, momentum, or the Higgs Boson, but what it comes down to is that Nature just behaves that way. Why? We're working on it...
2006-08-11 08:17:58 · answer #1 · answered by Davon 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Inertia of an object originated from the mass of the object itself.
Newton's First Law on Motion states that an object at rest tends to stay at rest and an object in motion tends to stay in motion with the same speed and in the same direction unless acted upon by an unbalanced force.
Thus...inertia can be briefly described as the nature of an object to resist changes to its current state. (rotating, moving in a straight line, or stationary)
2006-08-11 15:14:35 · answer #2 · answered by Curiosity kills the cat... 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The origin of inertia is that of overall mass frequency. As a mass moves, its frequency in direction of movement increases. This is proportional to energy loss (mk = hf) at right angles to the direction of movement. The origin of inertia, then, is the energy which initiated an energy change within a mass. http:360.yahoo.com/noddarc scroll down to "What is Time".
2006-08-11 15:29:31 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Inertia is the resistance to change from an equilibrium position. This is due to the combination of newtons 1st and 3 rd laws.
2006-08-11 16:21:02 · answer #4 · answered by Dr M 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
origin of inertia is due to its mass...everything has a mass except when they are in vaccuum. Inertia is something like when we are in a fast moving car, when the car suddenly brake, our body tend to move forward in front and not stopped immediately liekt he car. Why does this happen? inertia is the answer. our body mass disallow us to stop immediately.the heaview we are or the heavier a mass, the more the value of that thing's inertia
2006-08-11 15:07:10 · answer #5 · answered by Autumn 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The fundamental answer is the mass of the substance which possess inertia which is shown by Newton in his first law of motion. Also the gravity.
2006-08-11 17:29:06 · answer #6 · answered by yogi_pogi 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ummm... what? Sir Isaac Newton came up with the idea, if that's what you're asking. In his laws of motion: any object in motion or at rest will remain in that state unless acted upon by an external force. It's a universal property of all matter.
2006-08-11 15:05:01 · answer #7 · answered by theyuks 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mass. Every object that has mass has gravity and inertia associated to it.
2006-08-11 15:05:52 · answer #8 · answered by morganna_f 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some say it is the presence of a universe filling 'higgs' field of particles. It can be visualized as a gas that fills the cosmos and that things move through on a sub atomic level.
2006-08-11 15:07:42 · answer #9 · answered by pechorin1 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That would have to be the initial force which acted upon the object - i.e. the bow string, the sling shot, etc.....or, if there was no differental force, it's just the nature of the object to sit awhile and just rest in place - kind of like me.
2006-08-11 15:08:08 · answer #10 · answered by LeAnne 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋