The centrally symmetrical momentum field of radiation around a point-like locally isotropic source undergoes an axisymmetric transformation due to relativistic Doppler shift when seen by a moving observer. In order to keep the source force-free, this transformation assigns to it a nonlinear velocity-dependent momentum vector. A novel concept, Radiation-Induced Mass (RIM) is introduced and equivalence of the derived mass term with the relativistic is proved. In addition to the origin of inertia, the application of RIM in solving several other problems such as the structure of spacetime, the nature of “dark matter,” the large-scale dynamics of galaxies, and the arrow of time, is discussed.
Non-machian, Lorentz-invariant inertia: The first step towards the theory of GravitoElectroMagnetism
Space technology and applications international forum -1999 ; 1999 ; Albuquerque, New Mexico (USA)
AIP Conference Proceedings ; 458 , 1 ; 1033-1039
22.01.1999
7 pages
Aufsatz (Konferenz)
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
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