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Relation between surface stress and surface energy for an elastic sphere: Effects of deformation and Maxwell stress

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Yang, F. Relation between surface stress and surface energy for an elastic sphere: Effects of deformation and Maxwell stress. Sci. China Phys. Mech. Astron. 60, 104621 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11433-017-9081-2

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