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RE: torque
True, I was insufficiently general in limiting my comment to the issue at
hand.
kirby
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> Sent: Monday, May 24, 1999 8:00 PM
> To: kirby.a.smith@lmco.com
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> Subject: Re: torque
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> In message
> <A955A4BCA8F8D011AE1C0000F804A88A02B1D345@emss05m02.sanders.lmco.com>
> "Smith, Kirby A" writes:
>
> > Torque equals moment of inertia times rotational acceleration. (Plus
> > friction) It is the rotational counterpart of force equals mass times
> > acceleration.
>
> Torque is the angular equivalent of force. Neither requires motion for
> definition.
>
> --
> Phil Payne
> UK Audi quattro Owners Club
>