Fluid Statics
Figure 9.1 The fluid essential to all life has a beauty of its own. It also helps support the weight of this swimmer. Image from OpenStax College Physics 2e, CC-BY 4.0
Chapter Outline
9.1 What Is a Fluid?
9.2 Density
9.3 Pressure
9.4 Variation of Pressure with Depth in a Fluid
9.5 Pascal’s Principle
9.6 Gauge Pressure, Absolute Pressure, and Pressure Measurement
9.7 Archimedes’ Principle
9.8 Cohesion and Adhesion in Liquids: Surface Tension and Capillary Action
9.9 Pressures in the Body
Much of what we value in life is fluid: a breath of fresh winter air; the hot blue flame in our gas cooker; the water we drink, swim in, and bathe in; the blood in our veins. What exactly is a fluid? Can we understand fluids with the laws already presented, or will new laws emerge from their study? The physical characteristics of static or stationary fluids and some of the laws that govern their behavior are the topics of this chapter. Fluid Dynamics and Its Biological and Medical Applications explores aspects of fluid flow.
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