Re: [Phys-l] Inertia frame of reference

[carmelo@pacific.net.sg]

Quoting chuck britton <cvbritton@embarqmail.com>:
> Absolutely no claim of being the BEST definition - but an oldie and
> goodie is one that is at rest (or moving at constant velocity) wrt
> the 'fixed' stars.

"Distant galaxy" should be better terminology than 'fixed' stars.

> Denker's 'unrestrained' free-fall frame is the modern choice of
> General Relativists.
> You might not want to say that this would be a frame that is
> 'accelerated' by the force of gravity - since general relativity sez
> that there IS no 'force of gravity'.

Perhaps Denker could have specified "local inertial frame” instead of  
"inertial reference frame”. :-)


Alphonsus