A. Desimone et P. Podioguidugli, POINTWISE BALANCES AND THE CONSTRUCTION OF STRESS-FIELDS IN DIELECTRICS, Mathematical models and methods in applied sciences, 7(4), 1997, pp. 477-485
We study the problem of deriving a pointwise version of the force-bala
nce law for a dielectric solid. Our analysis hinges on an explicit tre
atment of self forces, those which a body part may exert on itself.