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Jerk

The jerk j is defined as the time derivative of the vector acceleration a,

j=(da)/(dt).

The Sprott jerk equations express the scalar jerk in terms of position, velocity, and acceleration, giving examples of autonomous third-order ordinary differential equations with chaos.

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Acceleration, Velocity

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Weisstein, Eric W. "Jerk." From MathWorld--A Wolfram Resource. https://mathworld.wolfram.com/Jerk.html

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