Mathematics – Logic
Scientific paper
Nov 1979
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General Relativity and Gravitation, Volume 11, Issue 4, pp.261-279
Mathematics
Logic
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Cosmological Models, Relativity Theory
Scientific paper
It is shown that Mach's principle and the general principle of relativity are logical consequences of a “materialistic postulate” and that general relativity implies the validity of Mach's principle for a static (or quasistatic) homogeneous and isotropic universe, spatially self-enclosed. The finite velocity of propagation of gravitational field does not imply a retardation of inertial forces due to the distant masses and therefore does not exclude the validity of Mach's principle. Similarly, the experimentally verified isotropy of inertia is compatible with this principle. The recent observational evidence of very high isotropy of the actual universe proves that the “anti-Machian” Gödel world model must be rejected as a nonphysical one. This suggests the possibility of a renaissance of Einstein's first cosmological model by considering-in the spirit of an older idea of Herbert Dingle-a superlargescale quasistatic universe consisting of an unknown number of statistically oscillating regions similar to our own, momentarily expanding, metagalaxy.
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