Timeline for Infinite series of derivatives of position when starting from rest
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| Apr 25, 2015 at 13:07 | comment | added | Rainer Blome | @Abc2000ro Ideed I do not answer "an increasing force", which might be interpreted as "continuously increasing". I answer "a force that changes from zero to something". With a suitable setup, you can turn some forces "on" (or "off"). For example in a trigger mechanism, or when a spring hits an end stop, or using electrical current. Since the force jumps, its derivative is not defined. | |
| Apr 24, 2015 at 9:20 | comment | added | Abc2000ro | @Rainer Blome. In Physics you learn that a force is causing an acceleration. Ok, but then what is causing a jerk ? You cannot answer "an increasing force", because then what about the infinite derivative of position ? Is it caused by an infinite increasing force ? | |
| Apr 22, 2015 at 20:21 | comment | added | Rainer Blome | Think of why acceleration happens. It is caused by something. Can you turn that on or off? | |
| Apr 21, 2015 at 9:35 | comment | added | Abc2000ro | Why can the acceleration be discontinuous ? | |
| Apr 11, 2015 at 12:28 | history | edited | Rainer Blome | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
Made answer more explicit.
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| Apr 8, 2015 at 9:43 | history | answered | Rainer Blome | CC BY-SA 3.0 |