Maxwell Stresses and Dielectric Materials.

Intro -- Maxwell Stresses and Dielectric Materials -- Preface -- Table of Contents -- Table of Contents -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Taylor Expansion and Interaction Diagram, Electrostatic Maxwell Stresses and Quadratic Electrostriction -- 2.1. Linear Effects -- 2.2. Quadratic Effects -- 2.3. Related Phenomenon: Quadratic Electrostriction -- 3. Derivation of the Stress Tensor from the Force Law -- 3.1. Force Law -- 3.2. the Concept of Tensor Divergence -- 3.3. Deriving the Electrostatic Maxwell Stress Tensor -- 4. Maxwell Stress Tensor -- 4.1. Incorporating the Dielectric Tensor -- 4.2. Transforming the Maxwell Stress Tensor -- 4.3. Transforming the Dielectric Tensor -- 5. Maxwell Stress Tensors at the Boundary of a Dielectric Medium with another Dielectric Medium or with Air -- 5.1. Traction Vector at the Boundary with Air -- 5.2. Influence of the Orientation of Dielectric Media on the Observed Strain -- 6. Viscoelastic Case: Application to Polymers -- 6.1. Derivation of the Dynamic Equation of State -- 6.2. Discussion of the Dynamic Equation of State -- 7. Applications -- 7.1. Electromechanical Breakdown -- 7.2. Scanning Maxwell-Stress Microscopes -- 7.3. Correction of Measurements of Quadratic Electrostriction -- 7.4. Correction of Low-Frequency Measurements of the Quadratic Electro-Optic Effect -- 7.5. Maxwell Stress Actuators -- 7.6. Liquids -- 8. An Analogous Phenomenon: Magnetostatic Maxwell Stresses -- 8.1. Stating the Problem. 8.2. Mathematical Analysis. -- 8.3 Comparison of Electromechanical and Magnetomechanical Forces, Relation to Maxwell's Equations -- 9. Outlook: Radiation Forces -- 10. References.

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