The Relationship Between Inertial and Gravitational Mass

TL;DR

This paper argues that for celestial objects primarily bound by gravity, inertial mass exceeds gravitational mass, suggesting the existence of classical objects with zero gravitational mass but non-zero inertial mass, impacting quantum gravity theories.

Contribution

It introduces a novel perspective that inertial mass is greater than gravitational mass for gravitationally bound objects, challenging traditional equivalence assumptions.

Findings

Inertial mass exceeds gravitational mass for gravitationally bound objects.

Classical objects with zero gravitational mass but non-zero inertial mass are theoretically possible.

Implications discussed for quantum gravity and cosmology theories.

Abstract

I will argue that the inertial mass is greater than the gravitational mass for all objects which are held together primarily by gravitational forces. Thus, for celestial objects, like planets, stars and galaxies, their inertial mass is greater than their gravitational mass. The analysis used to arrive at this conclusion shows that there should, in principle, exist classical objects with non-zero inertial mass and vanishing gravitational mass. Implications for Quantum Gravity and Quantum Cosmology, are briefly discussed.