Would this give a constant jerk?

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Wouldn't a rocket burning fuel at a constant rate give a constant accelerations. This one is burning fuel at an increasing rate.
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Answer 1

Like the fellow above me, no, it would not give constant jerk, because (presumably) the amount of fuel burned per second is the same.

Therefore, dp/dt is constant, so force is constant, and thus acceleration is constant.

Make dp/dt=b*t, where b is some constant, and t is time.

That is to say, make the amount of fuel you burn time dependent, and then you will have constant jerk.

Edit:

You say that it is burning at an increasing rate, so yes, it will give constant jerk (provided you make the rate linear). If the rate is nonlinear, then there will be jerk, but it won't be constant. To wit: dp/dt will go more like 1/2b*t^2 if jerk were b*t instead of just a constant b.

Answer 2

No. Just a constant acceleration (albeit a large one).

Doug