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    It is not the case that Mach's Principle requires that inertial frames be fully determined by the global distribution of matter, not merely influenced by it.

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    • 1.General Relativity permits spacetime solutions (e.g., Kerr metric) with inertial structure independent of matter distribution.
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    • 2.Causal influence requires local field interactions; distant matter cannot instantaneously determine local inertia without mechanism.
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    • 3.Mach's principle is empirically untestable—no prediction distinguishes full determination from mere influence.
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    Reasons Against

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    • 1.Inertia appears empirically correlated with distant matter distribution, suggesting causal dependence rather than mere coincidence.
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    • 2.A fully relational ontology avoids absolute space and its metaphysical baggage, making physics more parsimonious.
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    • 3.If inertial frames exist independently of matter, they constitute unobservable absolute structures physics should eliminate.
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