When considering a hydraulic system, the force applied at one piston is transferred to another piston through what mechanism?

In a hydraulic system, the force applied at one piston is transferred to another piston through pressure transmission. This means that when a force is exerted on the fluid within the system, it generates pressure that is uniformly transmitted throughout the fluid. According to Pascal's principle, any change in pressure applied to an enclosed fluid is transmitted undiminished to every point in the fluid and to the walls of its container.

This property allows hydraulic systems to amplify force, enabling a relatively small force applied at the first piston to create a much larger force at the second piston, depending on the areas of the pistons involved. The mechanism relies on the incompressibility of liquids, which allows for the effective transfer of the applied pressure without relying on other forces such as friction, magnetism, or gravity in the transfer process.