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Why is Mechanics Based on Acceleration?
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 01 April 2022
Abstract
The unique role of the second derivative of position with respect to time in classical mechanics is investigated. It is indicated that mechanics might have been developed around other order derivatives. Examples based on and
are presented. Kirchhoff s argument for using ẍ is given and generalized.
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I would like to thank the anonymous referee for suggestions which I believe have greatly increased the merits of this paper.