Put and . Differentiating uses and . Hence
Its radial eigenvalue is and its two tangential eigenvalues are . They are positive by hypothesis, so they are also the principal stretches:
For an isotropic stored energy the nominal stress has the same radial/tangential projectors,
where symmetry of gives equal tangential derivatives. Since and the scalar coefficients depend only on ,
Thus equilibrium is exactly .
For the particular energy define . Its two derivatives are
Also . Differentiating the first formula and substituting the equilibrium equation gives
The last terms cancel. Strict positivity of and yields , so for one positive constant . Integration gives .
The displacement data mean and , not . Solving the two scalar equations gives
The given inequality makes . Since increases from to , it is positive on the whole shell, and . Thus the formula is smooth and admissible and satisfies equilibrium. Conversely every admissible radial equilibrium had to have this constant determinant and these two integration constants, proving uniqueness. This is a constant-Jacobian radial equilibrium for a stretch-sum energy.