Phys. Rev. D 52, 7322–7324 (1995)Classical mechanics without absolute spaceReceived 21 February 1995; published in the issue dated 15 December 1995 Relative mechanics with no absolute space is shown to be equivalent to Newtonian mechanics applied in a universe of zero net angular momentum. Closed spaces in general relativity have no angular momentum and shrivel to one point as the mass-energy contained tends to zero, thereby obeying Mach’s principle on the origin of inertia. © 1995 The American Physical Society. © 1995 The American Physical Society URL:
http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevD.52.7322
DOI:
10.1103/PhysRevD.52.7322
PACS:
03.20.+i, 04.20.Cv, 98.80.Hw
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