Pascal's Principle

Pascal's Principle states that pressure is transmitted undiminished in an enclosed static fluid. Pascal's Principle is the foundation of hydraulics, the branch of science and engineering about the mechanical properties of fluids. The following simulation shows that this Principle can be demonstrated by molecular dynamics calculations.


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