What is Fluid statics?
[[File:Table of Hydraulics and Hydrostatics, Cyclopaedia, Volume 1.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Table of Hydraulics and Hydrostatics, from the 1728 ''[[Cyclopaedia]]''.]] '''Fluid statics''' (also called '''hydrostatics''') is the [[science]] of [[fluid]]s at rest, and is a sub-field within [[fluid mechanics]]. The term usually refers to the mathematical treatment of the subject. It embraces the study of the conditions under which fluids are at rest in [[stability|stable]] [[hydrostatic equilibrium|equilibrium]]. The use of fluid to do work is called [[hydraulics]], and the [[science]] of fluids in motion is [[fluid dynamics]]. Hydrostatic pressure is pressure that a fluid exerts when pushing against the sides of a vessel. ==Related pages== * [[Fluid dynamics]] * [[Fluid mechanics]] * [[Hydraulics]] {{Continuum mechanics}} {{sci-stub}} [[Category:Fluid mechanics]]