Clarifying the Jerk Four Vector: Definition & Form

[off-diagonal]

"jerk" 4-vector??

What is jerk four vector? and what is its definition or a form? as far as I know it is a rate of change of 4-acceleration.

Could anyone clarify me?

 

[Dale]

I have never seen a jerk four-vector, but if you took the four-acceleration and differentiated wrt proper time then you would have something that is manifestly a four-vector. I would probably call that the four-jerk.

 

[robphy]

http://books.google.com/books?id=iWK7GQeC93kC&pg=PA321&lpg=PA321&dq="jerk"+4-vector"

 

[robphy]

http://math.ucr.edu/home/baez/physics/General/jerk.html
http://arxiv.org/abs/0902.4243 ...for snap, crackle, and pop... 4-vectors.