From the equivalence principle we know that the gravitational and inertial mass of a body have same values. But I'm just wondering what would the universe be like if they had different values?
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4$\begingroup$ This question got downvoted within 10 minutes. It doesn't deserve it. It is not "If the universe was different, what would it be like?" That doesn't have a good answer. This is specific. People have done experiments to see if the two masses are the same. What would we expect to see if they were different? $\endgroup$– mmesser314Commented Dec 18, 2017 at 13:58
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$\begingroup$ You can find more here. physics.stackexchange.com/q/9321/37364 $\endgroup$– mmesser314Commented Dec 18, 2017 at 14:01
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$\begingroup$ @mmesser314 To be fair, it's not clear to me that he is saying "different from each other" or just "different" in general. The question isn't really clear enough IMO. $\endgroup$– JMacCommented Dec 18, 2017 at 16:05
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1$\begingroup$ I mean their values were different. $\endgroup$– soumyaCommented Dec 18, 2017 at 16:09
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1$\begingroup$ @BobKnighton Read the edit history, question wasn't clear originally. $\endgroup$– JMacCommented Dec 18, 2017 at 16:26
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