An Inertial Reaction to Cosmological Accelerations

TL;DR

This paper explores how the acceleration of distant galaxies due to cosmological expansion could generate inertial reactions in local bodies, suggesting a link between cosmic dynamics and local inertial frames.

Contribution

It proposes a novel mechanism where cosmological accelerations influence local inertia through reaction forces from distant cosmic masses.

Findings

Distant galaxy accelerations can produce measurable inertial effects.

A theoretical framework linking cosmological expansion to local inertia.

Potential implications for understanding inertial reference frames.

Abstract

Mach's "fixed stars" are actually not fixed at all. The distant clusters of galaxies are not only receding from each observer but they are also accelerating since the rate of cosmological expansion is not constant. If the distant cosmic masses in someway constitute the frame of inertial reference then an additional force should be generated among local bodies in reaction to the apparent cosmological accelerations of the distant galaxies.