Question: Use the electric stress tensor formalism to prove that no isolated charge distribution (r) can exert a net force on itself. Distinguish the cases when

Use the electric stress tensor formalism to prove that no isolated charge distribution ρ(r) can exert a net force on itself. Distinguish the cases when ρ(r) has a net charge and when it does not.

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