On the Problem of Inertia in Classical Mechanics

Abstract

From Newton’s classical mechanics to Einstein’s relativistic mechanics, people have a deeper understanding of the nature. In Newton’s classical mechanical system, there is an absolutely static space, which is called absolute space. In this way, the inertia of the object can be considered to be caused by the acceleration of the object. But in Einstein’s view of time and space, there is no absolute space at all, so the origin of inertia becomes a problem.