A boson interaction model for electrostatic stresses

Maxwell´s stress equation for electrostatics identifies a tensile stress in the direction of the electric field and a pressure normal to this direction. For an isolated, spherically symmetric static charge distribution, Maxwell´s stress equation may be recast to eliminate the stress normal to the electric field and establish a stress only aligned with the electric field. The remaining stress is identified as an external omnidirectional Poincaré stress, inwardly directed towards the charge distribution. The Poincaré stress is modeled as a mean valued, continual exchange of bosons between the charge distribution and the distant matter of the universe. For two separated, spherically symmetric static charge distributions, Maxwell´s stress equation may be recast to develop a line stress that only exists on the straight path between the two charge distributions. The line stress is identified as a Coulomb stress modeled as a mean valued, continual exchange of photons back and forth between two like-charge distributions.