 Jerk (kinematics)

The kinematic jerk is the time derivative of acceleration. For a Kepler orbit with relative position $\mathbf{r}$, relative velocity $\mathbf{v}$, $r=|\mathbf{r}|$, $\dot{r}=\mathbf{r}\cdot \mathbf{v}/r$ and total mass $M$, differentiation of Newton's law of universal gravitation gives $\mathbf{j}=-GM(\mathbf{v}-3\dot{r}\mathbf{r}/r)/r^3$.