Energy Flow as the Cause of Inertia

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The ‘reaction force ’ caused by acceleration, which is understood as the specific cause of inertia in current theories, is deduced to be a useless concept. It is shown that the only and sufficient cause of inertia is the relativistic increase of energy caused by the energy flow from the potential to kinetic form. There is no common ground with regard to the origin of inertia. From among several conceptions concerning this issue the two are most widely recognized: D. Sciama theory [1] based on Mach’s principle, and the zero-point field (ZPF) theory [2], formulated by A. Rueda, B. Haisch and H.E. Puthoff which refers to the properties of quantum vacuum. In spite of differences as to the postulated ultimate source of inertia, both theories agree at one point. Namely, they assume that inertia consists in a kind of force (‘inertial reaction force’) that is acceleration-dependent. In other words, both theories interpret inertia as a specific resistance raised by acceleration, either caused b

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