--- On Wed, 12/22/10, johnlawrencereedjr <thejohnlr...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I have on several occasions wondered > about the nature of "mass"... =============== Why? It's a simple abstract coefficient void of any other "nature". Postulating proportionality of physical observables "force" F and "acceleration" a, we express it mathematically as F = ma with help of the proportionality coefficient m. Thus "m" simplifies the expression, but by itself has no physical, or any other mysterious "nature". Georges. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Epistemology" group. To post to this group, send email to epistemol...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to epistemology+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/epistemology?hl=en.