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Is the equality between the inertial and the gravitational mass empirically falsifiable?

Zabaleta Imaz, Josu · Universidad Nacional de Quilmes · 2018

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Fil: Zabaleta Imaz, Josu. Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea; España. Following a suggestion made by Einstein, a non-empirical or structural interpretation of the equality between the inertial and the gravitational mass is proposed. To this aim, I will relate my line of argument regarding the foundations of the General Relativity to an analogous passage on the history of science in Newton’s preparatory works for the Principia. In both cases, two concepts of mass are mere expressions of two different frames of reference (inertial for Newton, non-inertial for Einstein). As a result, the ongoing experiments, whose aim is to prove empirically the equality between the inertial and gravitational mass, should not be accepted. Siguiendo una sugerencia de Einstein, se propone una interpretación no-empírica o estructural de la igualdad entre la masa inercial y la gravitacional. Para ello, relacionaré mi línea argumental sobre los fundamentos de la Relatividad General con un pasaje análogo de la historia de la ciencia en los trabajos preparatorios de Newton para los Principia. En ambos casos, los dos conceptos de masa son meras expresiones de dos marcos de referencia diferentes (inercial para Newton, no inercial para Einstein). En consecuencia, no deben aceptarse los experimentos en curso, cuyo objetivo es demostrar empíricamente la igualdad entre la masa inercial y la gravitatoria.

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Zabaleta Imaz, J. (2018). Is the equality between the inertial and the gravitational mass empirically falsifiable?. http://ridaa.unq.edu.ar/handle/20.500.11807/2526

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Zabaleta Imaz, Josu. "Is the equality between the inertial and the gravitational mass empirically falsifiable?." 2018. http://ridaa.unq.edu.ar/handle/20.500.11807/2526.

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Zabaleta Imaz, J. 2018, Is the equality between the inertial and the gravitational mass empirically falsifiable?, Universidad Nacional de Quilmes, available at: http://ridaa.unq.edu.ar/handle/20.500.11807/2526 [Accessed 8 Aug. 2026].

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Is the equality between the inertial and the gravitational mass empirically falsifiable?
Author / contributors
Zabaleta Imaz, Josu
Publisher
Universidad Nacional de Quilmes
Publication year
2018
Language
English

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