On electric body forces and Maxwell stresses in nonlinearly electroelastic solids

International Journal of Engineering Science

Volumn 47, Issue 11-12, 2009, Pages 1131-1141

  Bustamante, R ^a   Dorfmann, A ^b   Ogden, R W ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

^b Tufts University   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Electroelastic solids; Maxwell stresses; Nonlinear electroelasticity

Indexed keywords

BODY FORCES; ELECTROELASTICITY; ENERGY BALANCE EQUATIONS; GOVERNING EQUATIONS; MAXWELL STRESS; NONLINEAR ELECTROELASTICITY; PRINCIPLE OF VIRTUAL WORK; QUASI-STATIC; VARIATIONAL PRINCIPLES;

ELASTOPLASTICITY; ELECTRIC FIELDS; VARIATIONAL TECHNIQUES;

MAXWELL EQUATIONS;

EID: 71949097988     PISSN: 00207225     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijengsci.2008.10.010     Document Type: Article

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