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Curl of A Vector and Stokes's Theorem

The document discusses the curl of a vector field and Stokes's theorem. It defines the circulation of a vector field A around a closed path L as the integral of A dot dL around L. It states that the curl of A is an axial vector whose magnitude is the maximum circulation of A per unit area as the area tends to zero, and whose direction is the normal direction of the area when oriented to make circulation maximum. It provides an equation relating the curl to a line integral over an area bounded by a curve.

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Curl of A Vector and Stokes's Theorem

The document discusses the curl of a vector field and Stokes's theorem. It defines the circulation of a vector field A around a closed path L as the integral of A dot dL around L. It states that the curl of A is an axial vector whose magnitude is the maximum circulation of A per unit area as the area tends to zero, and whose direction is the normal direction of the area when oriented to make circulation maximum. It provides an equation relating the curl to a line integral over an area bounded by a curve.

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CURL OF A VECTOR AND STOKES'S THEOREM

we defined the circulation of a vector field A around a closed path L


as the integral L A dL

The curl of A is an axial (or rotational) vector whose magnitude is the


maximum circulation of A per unit area as the area lends to zero and whose
direction is the normal
direction of the area when the area is oriented so as to make the circulation
maximum.
That is: eq. (1)
where the area AS is bounded by the curve L and an is the unit vector
normal to the surface AS and is determined using the right-hand
rule.To obtain an expression for V X A from the definition in eq. (1),
consider the differential area in the ^z-plane as in Figure 3.18. The
line integral in eq. (1) is obtained as

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