Buoyant force from density and volume ===================================== Any object, totally or partially immersed in a fluid (i.e. liquid or gas), is buoyed up by a force equal to the weight of the fluid displaced by the object. Also known as the Archimedes principle. The *buoyant force* vector is directed opposite to the gravity vector. **Links:** #. `Wikipedia <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archimedes%27_principle#Formula>`__. .. py:currentmodule:: symplyphysics.laws.dynamics.buoyant_force_from_density_and_volume .. py:data:: buoyant_force The buoyant (Archimedes) :attr:`~symplyphysics.symbols.classical_mechanics.force`. Symbol: :code:`F_A` Latex: :math:`F_\text{A}` Dimension: :code:`force` .. py:data:: fluid_density The :attr:`~symplyphysics.symbols.basic.density` of the fluid. Symbol: :code:`rho` Latex: :math:`\rho` Dimension: :code:`mass/volume` .. py:data:: displaced_volume The :attr:`~symplyphysics.symbols.classical_mechanics.volume` of the displaced fluid. Equivalently, the volume of the part of the body immersed in the fluid. Symbol: :code:`V` Latex: :math:`V` Dimension: :code:`volume` .. py:data:: law :code:`F_A = -rho * g * V` Latex: .. math:: F_\text{A} = - \rho g V