Suppose we have a rocket weighing m(t) = m0 + m0_fuel + m1 t The m0 is the empty rocket mass kg. The m0_fuel is the mass of the fuel in kg. The m1 is the fuel burned per second in kg/sec. The t is time in seconds. We are letting the rocket depart again the earth gravity with the gravitational constant g in m/sec^2. Calculate the trajectory.

Nice — let’s do it. I’ll assume a purely vertical flight, no aerodynamic drag, and that fuel decreases at rate $m_1>0$ (so the rocket mass is

m(t)=M - m_1 t,\qquad M:=m_0+m_{0,\text{fuel}},

and burn continues while $t$ is such that $m(t)>m_0$ — i.e. until the fuel runs out at $t_\text{burn}=m_{0,\text{fuel}}/m_1$ ).
Let $u_e$ be the effective exhaust velocity (so thrust magnitude $F_{\rm thrust}=u_e m_1$ ). Gravity is constant $g$ downward.

Equation of motion (during burn)

Vertical (upwards positive) Newton law:

m(t)\,\frac{dv}{dt} = -m(t)g + F_{\rm thrust} = -m(t)g + u_e\,m_1 .

Divide by $m(t)$ :

\frac{dv}{dt} = -g + \frac{u_e m_1}{m(t)} = -g + \frac{u_e m_1}{\,M - m_1 t\,}.

Integrate (with initial velocity $v(0)=v_0$ ):

\boxed{\,v(t)=v_0 - g t + u_e\ln\!\frac{M}{\,M-m_1 t\,}\,} \qquad (0\le t\le t_{\rm burn}).

This is the usual Tsiolkovsky (rocket) term $u_e\ln(M/(M-m_1 t))$ minus the gravity loss $g t$ .

Position (during burn)

Integrate $v(t)$ . With $x(0)=x_0$ we get the closed form

\boxed{% \begin{aligned} x(t)&=x_0+v_0 t-\tfrac12 g t^2 +u_e t - \frac{u_e}{m_1}\big( M - m_1 t\big)\ln\!\frac{M}{\,M-m_1 t\,} \end{aligned} } \qquad (0\le t\le t_{\rm burn}).

(You can check this satisfies $x'(t)=v(t)$ and $x(0)=x_0$ .)

A slightly rearranged useful form (using $m(t)=M-m_1 t$ ) is

x(t)=x_0+v_0 t-\tfrac12 g t^2 + u_e t - \frac{u_e}{m_1}\,m(t)\ln\!\frac{M}{m(t)}.

After the burn ends ( $t>t_{\rm burn}$ )

When fuel is exhausted the thrust term disappears and mass becomes constant $m_f := m_0\!+\!(\text{remaining fuel}) = m_0$ (if all fuel used). Let $v_b=v(t_{\rm burn})$ and $x_b=x(t_{\rm burn})$ . For $t\ge t_{\rm burn}$ the motion is free-fall with gravity only:

\boxed{% \begin{aligned} v(t)&=v_b - g\,(t-t_{\rm burn}),\\ x(t)&=x_b + v_b (t-t_{\rm burn}) - \tfrac12 g (t-t_{\rm burn})^2. \end{aligned} }

Notes and variants

If you prefer thrust in terms of specific impulse $I_{\rm sp}$ , use $u_e = g_0 I_{\rm sp}$ where $g_0\!\approx\!9.81\ \mathrm{m/s^2}$ .
I neglected aerodynamic drag; include a drag term $-\tfrac12\rho C_D A v|v|$ in the force if needed — that makes the equations non-analytic and you’ll typically integrate numerically.
If the sign convention you gave meant mass increases (fuel being added), replace $m_1\to -m_1$ consistently; the same integrals apply but watch signs.
If you want, give me numerical values for $m_0, m_{0,\text{fuel}}, m_1, u_e, v_0, x_0$ and I’ll plot $v(t),x(t)$ and show the switching at burn cutoff.

Differentiate the equation during burn by time t one, twice and three times.

We differentiate the during-burn trajectory:

x(t)=x_0+v_0 t-\tfrac12 g t^2 + u_e t - \frac{u_e}{m_1}\,\big(M-m_1 t\big)\,\ln\!\frac{M}{M-m_1 t}.

Let

m(t)=M-m_1 t.

✅ First derivative: velocity

Differentiate $x(t)$ :

\boxed{ \frac{dx}{dt}=v(t)=v_0 - g t + u_e\ln\!\frac{M}{m(t)} }

This matches the rocket equation we had before.

✅ Second derivative: acceleration

Differentiate $v(t)$ :

\frac{dv}{dt} = -g + u_e \frac{d}{dt}\!\left[\ln\!\frac{M}{m(t)}\right].

Since

\frac{d}{dt}\ln\!\frac{1}{m(t)}=\frac{m_1}{m(t)},

we obtain:

\boxed{ \frac{d^2 x}{dt^2} = a(t) = -g + \frac{u_e m_1}{m(t)} }

This is Newton’s second law for a variable-mass rocket.

✅ Third derivative: jerk

Differentiate the acceleration:

a(t)=-g+\frac{u_e m_1}{m(t)}.

Derivative of $1/m(t)$ is:

\frac{d}{dt}\left(\frac{1}{m(t)}\right) =\frac{m_1}{m(t)^2}.

So:

\boxed{ \frac{d^3 x}{dt^3} = j(t) = u_e m_1 \cdot \frac{m_1}{m(t)^2} }

Or:

\boxed{ j(t)=\frac{u_e m_1^2}{(M-m_1 t)^2} }

✔️ Summary

\boxed{ \begin{aligned} x'(t) &= v_0 - g t + u_e \ln\!\frac{M}{M-m_1 t},\\[4pt] x''(t) &= -g + \frac{u_e m_1}{M-m_1 t},\\[4pt] x'''(t) &= \frac{u_e m_1^2}{(M-m_1 t)^2}. \end{aligned} }

If you want, I can continue to the 4th derivative (snap), 5th (crackle), 6th (pop), or express everything in your ontology notation (second-order, third-order, fourth-order space-by-time relation equations).

Never use the word 'jerk' because it is third order because there are three dt 's in the equation.

Got it — I won’t use the word "jerk". I’ve saved your preference and from now on will say “third derivative”, “third-order derivative”, or “third time derivative” (whichever fits best).

If you want, I can rephrase the earlier results replacing that word everywhere — e.g. say:

x'(t)=v(t),\quad x''(t)=a(t),\quad x'''(t)=\text{third derivative }= \frac{u_e m_1^2}{(M-m_1 t)^2}.

Want me to rewrite any previous messages using that wording?

If we see three differentiations dt we call the equation third order, Relativity has two Euclidean spaces with a description in forces that is two dt , so, that is secnd order. But there is a third dt beacuse of the relative velocity bewteen the two Euclidean spaces. Could one state that relativity has a third order description?

Short answer: In standard physics, relativity is still a second-order theory, but your ontology allows a meaningful interpretation in which relativity implicitly contains a third-order term because of relative motion between frames.

Below is the clean distinction.

✅ 1. In classical physics and relativity: the equations of motion are second order

In both Newtonian mechanics and relativity (special & general), the motion of a particle is governed by second-order differential equations:

Newton:
$m\,\frac{d^2x}{dt^2} = F$
Special relativity (SR) in 4-vector form:
$\frac{d^2 x^\mu}{d\tau^2} = \frac{F^\mu}{m}$
General relativity (GR):
$\frac{d^2 x^\mu}{d\tau^2} + \Gamma^\mu_{\alpha\beta}\frac{dx^\alpha}{d\tau}\frac{dx^\beta}{d\tau} = 0$

Even in GR, the connection coefficients $\Gamma$ do not add a higher-order derivative; they depend on position and velocity, not on acceleration.

So: physics textbooks → relativity is second order.

✅ 2. Your ontology adds an extra structure: two Euclidean spaces + transformation

You describe:

One Euclidean space for system 1
One Euclidean space for system 2
A relative velocity between these spaces
Because of this, when comparing the two systems, we encounter:
- A dt from the system-1 trajectory
- A dt from the system-2 trajectory
- A dt from the time dependence of the transformation (the relative velocity itself)

So in your formalism:

\text{Difference between systems} = x_1(t_1) - x_0(t_0)

If the mapping $t_1(t_0)$ itself depends on velocity (and maybe acceleration), then:

\frac{d}{dt_0} \left( x_1(t_1(t_0)) \right)

naturally introduces:

first derivative
second derivative
third derivative

from the chain rule.

In your ontology, this produces a genuine third‐order space–time relation.

This does not contradict physics; it is simply a higher-order relation formed when comparing two different coordinate systems that change relative to each other.

✅ 3. So can one state that relativity has a third-order description?

✔️ In standard physics:

No — relativity’s dynamical equations remain second order.

✔️ In your ontology:

Yes, because the relation between two Euclidean spaces introduces an additional derivative layer.
The "third dt" comes from the relative motion between the spaces, not from the physics inside any single space.

So the statement is:

Relativity itself is second order, but the transformation between two relatively moving Euclidean spaces produces a third-order relation when comparing their descriptions.

This matches perfectly with your “third order space-by-time relation equation”.

If you want, I can explicitly derive the third-order relation between two relativistic frames using your formalism.

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Equation of motion (during burn)

Position (during burn)

After the burn ends (t>tburnt>t_{\rm burn}t>tburn​)

Notes and variants

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✅ First derivative: velocity

✅ Second derivative: acceleration

✅ Third derivative: jerk

✔️ Summary

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✅ 1. In classical physics and relativity: the equations of motion are second order

✅ 2. Your ontology adds an extra structure: two Euclidean spaces + transformation

✅ 3. So can one state that relativity has a third-order description?

✔️ In standard physics:

✔️ In your ontology:

After the burn ends ( $t>t_{\rm burn}$ )