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To cause the motion of a constant mass M, or, more generally, to change the state of an existing motion, it is necessary to apply to this mass a force F, which causes an acceleration d V/dt such that F = M(d V/dt).This is a vector relationship, i.e., true for both magnitude and direction. The product M(d V/dt)is the inertia force, which characterizes the natural resistance of matter to any change in its state of motion.
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Le Méhauté, B. (1976). Inertia Forces. In: An Introduction to Hydrodynamics and Water Waves. Springer Study Edition. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-85567-2_4
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