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Mach Bands
Mach publishes on the illusion of Mach bands, which are a result of our senses hyperfocusing on the change in the color of gradients, and becoming less sensitive to plain stimuli (consistent coloring). They can be noted here in this image as vertical lines on the edge of the gradient. Pojman, Paul. “Ernst Mach.” Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, Stanford University, 3 Mar. 2019, https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/ernst-mach/.
Mach Bands © Alan Stubbs, from Perceptual Stuff. -
Mach's Principle
Mach postulates that the greater context of the state of the universe affects the small-scale of every day objects. In reality, he states, it is the reference frame you choose which ultimately decides how objects behave. But the universe somehow knows the truth. -
Supersonic Motion
Mach's interest in the cause of the "double boom" when artillery would fire, combined with explosive nature of the solid metal shell on impact leads him to investigate, and later detail, motion at speeds greater than the speed of sound. Pojman, Paul. “Ernst Mach.” Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, Stanford University, 3 Mar. 2019, https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/ernst-mach/. -
Contributions to the Analysis of the Sensations
Mach publishes his book which explains that all knowledge must be collected using senses. Thus the theory of time, as it cannot be sensed, was open to interpretation. Einstein would later expand on this when developing his theory of relativity. Britannica, The Editors of Encyclopedia. “Ernst Mach.” Encyclopædia Britannica, Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., 15 Feb. 2023, https://www.britannica.com/biography/Ernst-Mach.