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Re:Newtonian physics IS deterministic (sorry Norton) (2017) by davrosthedalek on Sunday August 15, 2021 @06:14PM (#28193031)
Wait, no, height h propto r^3/2, so dh/dr propto r^1/2. So the slope is well defined, I think. The derivative of the slope isn't, but that's fine.
Re:Newtonian physics IS deterministic (sorry Norton) (2017) by messe on Sunday August 15, 2021 @07:19PM (#28193478)
Sorry, you're right. Off-by-one error on my part. The second derivative still doesn't exist though, which means the function isn't smooth.