Laplace's law

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf physical phenomenon
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Law_of_Laplace
gptkbp:appliesTo cylinders
spheres
gptkbp:describedYear 1806
gptkbp:describes relationship between pressure, radius, and wall tension
gptkbp:explains alveolar stability in lungs
risk of aneurysm in large blood vessels
wall tension increases with radius
gptkbp:form T = P × r
gptkbp:formulaForCylinder T = P × r
gptkbp:formulaForSphere T = (P × r) / 2
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Laplace's law
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Pierre-Simon_Laplace
gptkbp:publishedIn gptkb:Mécanique_Céleste
gptkbp:relatedTo bubbles
heart
balloons
blood vessels
alveoli
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:medicine
engineering
physics
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Physics
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4