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I asked about a year ago about the same time a question that still vexesme;
but for which I have no reasonable solution beyond some categoricalresponse
I received that involved Einstein's theory of General Relativity, which Imassive
could hardly provide for students as a rationale.
I would like to pose the question again...
Mass (the "amount" of something) is directly connected to the force of
gravitational attraction: Weight.
We also define mass according to the measure of inertia, i.e., more
objects "carry" more inertia.inertial
I remember my college professors constantly alluding the fact that
mass is always equal to gravitational mass. But why is this true?Wherein
lies the equivalency? The "inertial mass" should be completelyindependent
of a gravitational field, right?
How can I explain this to my high-school students?