Torque of twisting force
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Torque is a turning or twisting action on a body about a rotation axis due to a force. It is a
pseudovector defined as a cross product of the force vector and the position vector of the point
of force application.

**Links:**

#. `Wikipedia <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torque#Definition_and_relation_to_other_physical_quantities>`__.

.. py:currentmodule:: symplyphysics.laws.dynamics.vector.torque_vector_of_twisting_force

.. py:data:: torque

    Pseudovector of :attr:`~symplyphysics.symbols.classical_mechanics.torque` due to twisting :attr:`~force`.

Symbol:
    :code:`tau`

Latex:
    :math:`{\vec \tau}`

Dimension:
    :code:`force*length`


.. py:data:: force

    Vector of :attr:`~symplyphysics.symbols.classical_mechanics.force` exerted on the body.

Symbol:
    :code:`F`

Latex:
    :math:`{\vec F}`

Dimension:
    :code:`force`


.. py:data:: position_vector

    Position vector of the body. See :attr:`~symplyphysics.symbols.classical_mechanics.distance_to_origin`.

Symbol:
    :code:`r`

Latex:
    :math:`{\vec r}`

Dimension:
    :code:`length`