Chapter 9: Vector Calculus
Section 9.9: Stokes' Theorem
Example 9.9.6
Apply Stokes' theorem to the vector field ; the curve , the ellipse ; and the upper half of the ellipsoid as the capping surface .
Solution
Mathematical Solution
Begin by calculating
=
Express as and obtain as
An upward normal on is given by = . Normalized, this is
Now and
On , where , this becomes
To integrate this over the interior of , express in polar coordinates by the calculation
from which it follows that . Change to polar coordinates to obtain for the integral
To obtain , note that if , then , which, in the plane , becomes just . Taking to describe the ellipse leads to the line integral
Maple Solution - Interactive
Initialize
Tools≻Load Package: Student Vector Calculus
Loading Student:-VectorCalculus
Tools≻Tasks≻Browse: Calculus - Vector≻ Vector Algebra and Settings≻ Display Format for Vectors
Press the Access Settings button and select "Display as Column Vector"
Display Format for Vectors
Obtain
Control-drag the equation of the plane.
Context Panel: Solve≻Obtain Solutions for≻
Context Panel: Assign to a Name≻
Define the vector field F
Enter a free vector whose components are those of F. Context Panel: Evaluate and Display Inline
Context Panel: Student Vector Calculus≻Conversions≻To Vector Field
Context Panel: Assign to a Name≻F
Common Symbols palette: Del and cross-product operators
Context Panel: Evaluate and Display Inline
To evaluate , use the task template in Table 9.9.6(b). Should the "Clear All and Reset" button in the Task Template be pressed, all the data that has been input to the template will be lost. In that event, the reader should simply re-launch the example to recover the appropriate inputs to the template.
Tools≻Tasks≻Browse: Calculus - Vector≻Integration≻Flux≻3-D≻Through a Surface Defined over an Ellipse
Flux through a Surface Defined over Interior of an Ellipse
For the Vector Field:
Select Coordinate SystemCartesian [x,y,z]Cartesian - othercylindricalsphericalbipolarcylindricalbisphericalcardioidalcardioidcylindricalcasscylindricalconicalellcylindricalhypercylindricalinvcasscylindricallogcylindricallogcoshcylindricaloblatespheroidalparaboloidalparacylindricalprolatespheroidalrosecylindricalsixspheretangentcylindricaltangentspheretoroidal
Table 9.9.6(b) Task template used to evaluate
Table 9.9.6(c) accesses the LineInt command through the Context Panel. Express the ellipse in polar coordinates and and give the resulting expression for the name . (See the Mathematical Solution for a derivation of the expression .)
Form and evaluate the line integral of F around
Context Panel: Assign to a Name
Write the name F. Context Panel: Evaluate and Display Inline
Context Panel: Student Vector Calculus≻Line Integral (Complete the dialog as per Figure 9.9.6(a).)
Context Panel: Evaluate Integral
Figure 9.9.6(a) Line Integral Domain dialog
Table 9.9.6(c) Evaluation of the line integral of F around
Maple Solution - Coded
Install the Student VectorCalculus package.
Set display of vectors with BasisFormat command.
Define F with the VectorField command.
Use the Curl and Flux commands to obtain the flux of through
Table 9.9.6(d) uses the LineInt command to obtain the value of , where is the ellipse . In polar coordinates, this ellipse is given by . (See the Mathematical Solution for a derivation of this expression for .)
Table 9.9.6(d) Line integral of the tangential component of F around
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