seriously disabled Posted November 27, 2011 Share Posted November 27, 2011 (edited) What is the true cause of inertia, the tendency of some objects to resist any change to their state of motion or rest? What are the current theories on this? Edited November 27, 2011 by seriously disabled Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michel123456 Posted November 27, 2011 Share Posted November 27, 2011 The principle of least action. Pierre Louis Moreau de Maupertuis, "Principe de la moindre quantité d'action pour la mécanique" 1744 « L'Action est proportionnelle au produit de la masse par la vitesse et par l'espace. Maintenant, voici ce principe, si sage, si digne de l'Être suprême : lorsqu'il arrive quelque changement dans la Nature, la quantité d'Action employée pour ce changement est toujours la plus petite qu'il soit possible. »Transl. "The action is proportional to the product of the mass by speed and by space. Now here is the principle, so wise, so worthy of the Supreme Being: when any change happens in Nature, the amount of Action used to this change is always as small as possible." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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