In this chapter we consider the basic concepts of the statics and dynamics of fluids. As the name indicates, a fluid is any substance that flows, such as liquids and gases. The general categories of our study are fluid statics or hydrostatics concerning the behavior of fluids at rest, and fluid dynamics which is a study of the motion of fluids and of objects moving with respect to fluids. This is further subdivided into studies of the dynamics of liquids and gases or hydrodynamics and gas dynamics.
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