Torque of twisting force

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.

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torque

Pseudovector of torque due to twisting force.

Symbol:

tau

Latex:

\({\vec \tau}\)

Dimension:

force*length

force

Vector of force exerted on the body.

Symbol:

F

Latex:

\({\vec F}\)

Dimension:

force

position_vector

Position vector of the body. See distance_to_origin.

Symbol:

r

Latex:

\({\vec r}\)

Dimension:

length