Fluid Statics

Fluid statics, also known as hydrostatics, studies fluids at rest and the pressures they exert. When a fluid is not moving, its weight causes pressure differences; deeper points in the fluid experience more pressure due to the weight of the fluid above. This principle explains why, for example, objects submerged in water feel heavier and why pressure increases at greater depths in oceans or lakes. Fluid statics is crucial in applications like designing dams, understanding buoyancy, and predicting how fluids will behave in various containers.