Surface-Energy Tensors
- 1 January 1967
- journal article
- research article
- Published by AIP Publishing in Journal of Mathematical Physics
- Vol. 8 (1) , 84-88
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1705105
Abstract
In this paper the surface‐energy tensors are defined and general expressions for their first variations are obtained. These quantities are appropriate for an investigation of the equilibrium and the stability of a charged liquid drop (held together by a constant surface tension) using the method of the tensor virial, which was developed by Chandrasekhar and Lebovitz for the theory of self‐gravitating masses. The definitions are shown to be consistent with the conservation laws.Keywords
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