What Causes Inertia in Physics?

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Inertia is a fundamental property of all matter, including exotic and antimatter. It is directly related to mass; where there is mass, there is inertia. The Higgs boson is theorized to play a role in this relationship by converting energy into matter, which may contribute to the phenomenon of inertia. The discussion emphasizes that without inertia, matter cannot exist. Understanding inertia is essential for grasping basic physics concepts.
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HI

I've heard the word inertia before in physics, but what actually causes it ?

thanks for any help

Roger
 
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Interita is a property of matter, all matter, including anti and exotic has inertia. ... its not matter if it doesn't have intertia.

What causes inertia you ask? My guess is the Higgs boson, the theoretical particle that turns energy to matter, causes intertia as a biproduct.
 
In simple language, where there is mass, there is inertia! :smile:
 
... Yeah... what he said. : )
 

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