[Spridgets] brake physics part 72

[Ron Soave]

--- On Mon, 10/5/09, Jim Johnson <bmwwxman at gmail.com> wrote:
> Ron - instantaneous or "Shock" forces should fall
> into the realm of turbulence, yes?

Actually, I was talking about mechanical shock, which is an extremely rapid acceleration or deceleration. In another definition, it is also a variant of impact (force delivered over time as time goes to zero). Also  you can think of it as the first derivative of acceleration (change in acceleration with time) or third derivative of position (d^3X/dT^2), which is truly defined (and GOD it pains me to type this) as a "jerk".

Let the pigeons loose,
Ron