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The paper presents a thermodynamic derivation of the most general expr
essions for the force density, the electromagnetic surface traction, a
nd the polarization work in an electrically or magnetically polarized
solid, which is totally based on a continuum description. The notion o
f internal stress in polarized materials is discussed.