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Advanced Technology M7 "Fields and Waves" Vector Field Theory

This document contains 8 problems related to vector calculus concepts like parametrization of surfaces, divergence, curl, line integrals, surface integrals, and Gauss's theorem. The problems involve calculating parametrizations, divergences, curls, line integrals, surface integrals over various surfaces like circles, spheres, ellipses, cones and calculating volumes enclosed by surfaces. Verification of Gauss's theorem is also involved for some problems using given vector fields and surfaces.

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Advanced Technology M7 "Fields and Waves" Vector Field Theory

This document contains 8 problems related to vector calculus concepts like parametrization of surfaces, divergence, curl, line integrals, surface integrals, and Gauss's theorem. The problems involve calculating parametrizations, divergences, curls, line integrals, surface integrals over various surfaces like circles, spheres, ellipses, cones and calculating volumes enclosed by surfaces. Verification of Gauss's theorem is also involved for some problems using given vector fields and surfaces.

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Technology M7 "Fields and Waves"



Vector field theory

Assignments set 1


1. a) Find a parametrization of half a counter clockwise circle centered at the
origin with radius R:
x 2 + y 2 = R 2 , y ≤ 0 .
b) Find a parametrization for the same circle, but now clockwise.

2. Consider the following parametrization:


x = r sin θ cos φ
y = r sin θ sin φ
z = r cosθ
a) Specify the ranges of the parameters r, θ and ϕ to describe a spherical shell
with radius R.
b) Specify the ranges of the parameters r, θ and ϕ to describe a sphere (including
interior) with radius R.
c) Specify the ranges of the parameters r, θ and ϕ to describe a half sphere
(including interior) with radius R and x≥0.

3. Given:
!
u = (x, y, z)
!
v = (yz, xz, xy)
f (x, y, z) = (x 2 + y 2 + z 2 )β
a) Determine the divergence and curl of vector fields u and v.
b) Determine the cross product u×v and then determine the divergence of that
field.
c) Determine the gradient of f (β is an arbitrary parameter).

4. Show that ∇ × ∇f (x, y, z) = 0 when f is two times differentiable.


5. Consider the closed path composed of half an ellipse and a straight line, as
shown in the figure.


The equations for the half-ellipse and the straight line are:
half ellipse: (2x −1)2 + y 2 = 9
straight line: y = 0
a) Determine parametrizations for the segments of the path R->S ->Q, Q->R.
b) Compute the integrals:
! ! !
K j = ∫ F ⋅ dx , for j = a, b, c (see figure), with F = (x, 2x) .
( j)
!
c) Compute the integrals over the closed path R->S->Q->R for F = (x, y) and
!
F = (y, −x) (Hint: use Stokes' theorem).

!
6. Calculate the work done by the force F = (y +1, x) along the half ellipse (x-
1)2+¼y2=1 from point [2,0] via [1,2] to [0,0].

7. Consider the closed surface D formed by the cone


16x 2 +16y 2 = 9z 2 ,

z ∈ [0, 4]
and closed by the plane z=4.
Calculate the integral over the closed surface:
! !
"
∫ u ⋅ ds,
D
!
u = (x, y, 0)
Do this by direct computation as well as by using Gauss' theorem.
8. Given the surface x 2 + y 2 = 4 − z, z ∈ [0, 4] closed by the plane z=0, as shown in
the figure.


a) Calculate the volume of the object.
!
b) Determine the integral of the field a = (y, −x, z +1) over surface S1 and over
surface S2.
c) Verify Gauss' theorem using this vector field and this object.

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