What is Aerostatics?
'''Aerostatics''' is the [[Research|study]] of [[gases]] that are not in [[motion]]. The study of gases in motion is called [[aerodynamics]]. It is a part of [[fluid statics]]. An [[aerostat]] is a [[lighter than air]] craft, such as an [[airship]] or [[balloon]], which uses the principles of aerostatics to [[buoyancy|float]]. ==Fields of study == * [[Atmospheric pressure]] fluctuation * Composition of mountain air * Cross-section of the [[atmosphere]] * Gas [[density]] * [[Gas diffusion in soil]] * Gas pressure * [[Kinetic theory of gases]] * [[Partial pressure]]s in gas mixtures * Pressure measurement {{physics-stub}} [[Category:Aerospace engineering]] [[Category:Fluid mechanics]]