Force density

Force density denotes:

• In mechanics, a differential description of the forces applied in a volume, which, when integrated over this volume, results in the effective force, see volume force
• in electrostatics, the generally position-dependent forces that are exerted by an electrostatic field on differentially small volume elements of a continuous charge distribution, see Lorentz force
• in technology, the force that can be transmitted tangentially to the frictional surface per unit area in a mechanical force transmission based on friction

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