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Mach Principle
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Relation to Gravitational Theory
The principle is naturally incorporated into modified gravity theories, such as Relativistic Gravitation Theory (RGT) developed by Barbour and Bertotti (1989), which explicitly links the geodesic equation to the instantaneous configuration of the entire universe. In RGT, inertia is viewed as a boundary …