Reply to "Comments on 'Equivalence of the Lorentz and Ampere force laws in magnetostatics [J. Appl. Phys. 57, 1743 (1985)]' "

Abstract

The examples given by Graneau do not contradict the equivalence of the two laws in magnetostatics. Both laws give the same magnetic force per unit volume, which is normal to the current density. The stress in a conductor due to this applied force then follows from the mechanical laws of the conductor and its contraints.