Relational Mechanics
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| Author | Andre K T Assis |
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| Language | English |
| Subject | Gravity, Mach's principle, Weber electrodynamics |
| Published | 1999 |
| Publisher | C. Roy Keys Inc. (Apeiron) |
| Pages | 285 |
| ISBN | 0968368921 |
Relational Mechanics is a 1999 book by the physicist André K. T. Assis, published by Apeiron (Montreal). It is the English-language statement of his relational-mechanics programme (later expanded in the Portuguese Mecânica Relacional).
Overview
Relational mechanics is presented as a new mechanics intended to replace Einstein's theories of relativity. It implements Mach's principle quantitatively, using a Weber-type relational law for gravitation together with a principle of dynamical equilibrium, and expresses all dynamics through relational quantities (distances and relative velocities/accelerations between bodies). Assis shows how the framework accounts for Newton's bucket experiment as a gravitational interaction between the water and the distant matter of the universe in relative rotation, and derives inertia from that same cosmic interaction. The book is addressed to physicists, engineers, mathematicians, and historians and philosophers of science.
About the author
André Koch Torres Assis is a Brazilian physicist at the University of Campinas (Unicamp) known for his work on Weber's electrodynamics, Mach's principle, and the history and foundations of physics.
Publication details
- Author: André K. T. Assis
- Publisher: C. Roy Keys Inc. (Apeiron), Montreal
- Published: 1999
- Pages: 285
- ISBN: 0968368921
Links to Purchase Book
- Relational Mechanics (Amazon)