Physics:Crackle

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In physics, the terms snap, crackle and pop are sometimes used to describe the fourth, fifth and sixth time derivatives of position.[1][2][3] The first derivative of position with respect to time is velocity, the second is acceleration, and the third is jerk.

References

  1. Visser, Matt (31 March 2004). "Jerk, snap and the cosmological equation of state". Classical and Quantum Gravity 21 (11): 2603–2616. doi:10.1088/0264-9381/21/11/006. ISSN 0264-9381. Bibcode2004CQGra..21.2603V. https://arxiv.org/pdf/gr-qc/0309109.pdf. Retrieved 17 May 2015. "Snap [the fourth time derivative] is also sometimes called jounce. The fifth and sixth time derivatives are sometimes somewhat facetiously referred to as crackle and pop.". 
  2. Gragert, Stephanie (November 1998). "What is the term used for the third derivative of position?". Usenet Physics and Relativity FAQ. Math Dept., University of California, Riverside. http://math.ucr.edu/home/baez/physics/General/jerk.html. Retrieved 2015-10-24. 
  3. Andrew F. Rex; Martin Jackson (2000). Integrated Physics and Calculus. Addison Wesley Longman. ISBN 978-0-201-47397-1.