Aerostatics
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Aerostatics is the study of gases that are not in motion. The corresponding study of gases in motion is called aerodynamics. It is a subfield of fluid statics that focuses on gases.
Aerostatics studies density allocation, especially in air. One of the applications of this is the barometric formula.
Fields of study include:
- The kinetic theory of gases
- Gas pressure
- Pressure measurement
- Gas density
- Gas diffusion in soil
- Partial pressures in gas mixtures
- Atmospheric pressure fluctuation
- Composition of mountain air
- Cross-section of the atmosphere
A balloon or airship, which uses the principles of aerostatics to float, is known as an aerostat.
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