Is Inertia a Fact About the Universe?

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Inertia is just a fact about the universe, as m a in the newtonian limit. It doesn't really affect whether or not there is another particle, charged particle b, far away. Would this mean entanglement might play a crucial role at the big bang? Sure, but we don't know. This is all very speculative right now. Anders hanson says quantum electro-mechanical dynamics could be one of the most accurate theories in science.

Welcome to the May 2022 Ask Me Anything episode of Mindscape! These monthly excursions are funded by Patreon supporters (who are also the ones asking the questions). I take the large number of questions asked by Patreons, whittle them down to a more manageable size — based primarily on whether I have anything interesting to say about them, not whether the questions themselves are good — and sometimes group them together if they are about a similar topic. Enjoy!

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