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Example Curl Div

This document provides an example calculation to check the divergence theorem and Stokes' theorem. It involves evaluating the divergence and curl of a vector field V over a unit cube and square surface. For the divergence theorem, the document calculates the surface integral of V·da over the six faces of the cube and shows it equals the volume integral of the divergence of V, as expected. For Stokes' theorem, it breaks the line integral of V×dl around the square surface into four parts and calculates each to show it equals the surface integral of the curl of V, consistent with Stokes' theorem.

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Example Curl Div

This document provides an example calculation to check the divergence theorem and Stokes' theorem. It involves evaluating the divergence and curl of a vector field V over a unit cube and square surface. For the divergence theorem, the document calculates the surface integral of V·da over the six faces of the cube and shows it equals the volume integral of the divergence of V, as expected. For Stokes' theorem, it breaks the line integral of V×dl around the square surface into four parts and calculates each to show it equals the surface integral of the curl of V, consistent with Stokes' theorem.

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using the unction
V =
y+(2xy +z)Ý +(2y2) å
and a unit cube at the origin (Fig. 1.29)
Solution
In this case

V.V 2(x +y),


and

2x +y) dt = 2 (x+y)dxdyd:.
V

(x +y) dx = {+y. +)dy =1. 1


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spreadime
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consider separately the six
faces of the cube:

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he boum
Vda = y'dy dz =
mut
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ce).
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)
2y dx dy = 1.

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total flux is. da- Odx dy =0.
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dl

FGURE 1.31
FIGURE 1.32

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the a r o u n d the boundary,
and the latter makes no referenceto
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the
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on the particular surface used.

X V) da = 0 for any closed surface. since tha


Corollary 2: (V mouth of a balloon, shrinks
boundary line, like the
to a point, and hence the right side of Eq. 1.57
down
vanishes.

to those for the gradient theorem. We will devel


orollaries are analogous
These due course.
further in
the parallel

v= 2xz+3y)+(4yz2)i. Check Stokes' theorem


1.1l. Suppose
Example in Fig. 1.33.
surface shown
forthe square
Solution
Here
Vx V= (4z'- 2x) + 2z and da = dy dz î.

(11)

(iv) (i)

FIGURE 1.33
in
C saying that da points in the
COunterclockwise line integral.
we
direction, we are committing ourselves to
x a
would be obliged to We could as well write da =
-dy dzx, but then
go clockwise.) Since x = 0 for this surface,
(V x v) da 4
=
4 dy dt=
Jo
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We must
ust
break this up into fou
the line
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what
about
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3y dy. fv.di
(i)
r
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i)

) =0, z =l, V:dl


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write dl -dy ý
=

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minus signs) and ltthi
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to say
the direction.
of the integral take care of

theorem for the


function v =
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Problem 1.34 Test Stokes'
1.34.
3zx) ~, using the triangular shaded
area of Fig.
function andbouna
Problem 1.35 Check Corollary 1 by using 15D the same I35Te
cube in Fig
five faces the
of
in Ex. 1.11, but integrating over the
the cube is open.

L 2 y
(iv)

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