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Fluid Mechanics > Buoyancy and Hydrostatics v



Hydrostatic Equilibrium
    

An object satisfying the hydrostatic law is said to be in hydrostatic equilibrium.

A slab with two layers in hydrostatic equilibrium satisfies

(1)
(2)

so
(3)

(4)

Solving for ,

(5)

Hydrostatic Law, Law of Atmospheres




References

Turcotte, D. L. and Schubert, G. Geodynamics: Applications of Continuum Physics to Geological Problems. New York: Wiley, 1982.



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