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Is there place for higher order derivatives in mechanics?
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[QUOTE="Mister T, post: 6061931, member: 572021"] The third derivative of position with respect to time (in other words the first derivative of acceleration with respect to time) is usually called the jerk. When driving a car, for example, you feel acceleration. It might, for example, push you backwards in your seat. If the acceleration is constant in both magnitude and direction, that push that you feel is constant. When the acceleration changes you are jerked around in your seat. The faster you change that acceleration (in either magnitude or direction) the more you are jerked around in your seat. Want a smooth comfortable ride? Minimize the jerk. [/QUOTE]
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