Erratum: “Electrostatic Forces and Stored Energy for Deformable Dielectric Materials” [Journal of Applied Mechanics, 2005, 72(4), pp. 581–590]

Abstract

In this Erratum we point out and correct an omission of an important term in Eq. (8) of our original paper. This equation was a statement of the conservation of angular momentum and we inadvertently omitted the electrical body couple term that is needed in this momentum balance. In Eq. (9) the electrical body force components biE are defined. A similar equation is needed to define the electrical body couple asciE=ϵijkσjkMThen, the correct statement of the balance of angular momentum and its analysis is given as∫VciEdV+∫Vϵijkxj(bk+bkE)dV+∫Sϵijkxj(Tk+TkE)dS=ddt∫VρϵijkxjvkdV,∫Vϵijk(σjk+σjkM)dV=0The result of this analysis appears in Eq. (13) of the original manuscript asσji+σjiM=σij+σijMNote that Eq. (13) does not follow from the original Eq. (8), but does follow from this corrected version. Hence, Eq. (13) and all of the remaining equations within the original manuscript are correct.