Quantum Nonlocal Action and Inertial Mass from Mach's Conjecture
| Scientific Paper | |
|---|---|
| Title | Quantum Nonlocal Action and Inertial Mass from Mach\'s Conjecture |
| Author(s) | Robert B Driscoll |
| Keywords | inertial mass, quantum nonlocal action, hyperluminal velocity, Mach's conjecture |
| Published | 1989 |
| Journal | Physics Essays |
| Volume | 2 |
| Number | 3 |
| Pages | 237-238 |
Abstract
The Mach momentum qA of a particle, the product of its conjectured Mach charge q and the ambient Mach vector potential A, is the homolog of its electromagnetic inductive momentum. If the particle's velocity is , its ?inertial mass? is the ratio m = qA/v. It is conjectured that the field of the Mach charge is propagated at hyperluminal velocity, causing physical relations underlying quantum laws presently understood as ?acausality,? ?nonlocal action,? or ?action-at-a-distance.?