Chapter 9: Vector Calculus
Section 9.6: Surface Integrals
Example 9.6.15
Obtain the flux of the field F=x i+y j+z k through the surface z=x2+y2 defined over the interior of the ellipse x2+4 y2=1.
Solution
Mathematical Solution
A normal on the surface f=x2+y2 is −fx i−fy j+k, and a unit normal is
N=11+4 x2+4 y2−2 x−2 y1
The element of surface area is dσ=1+fx2+fy2 dA. The square root is 1+4 x2+4 y; it is convenient to call it "dsig". The integrand of the flux integral is F·N dσ, but instead, write
F·N dsig=xyz·(11+4 x2+4 y2−2 x−2 y1)1+4 x2+4 y2 = −2 x2−2 y2+z
which becomes −x2−y2 on the surface z=f=x2+y2.
Change to polar coordinates, a transformation whose Jacobian is r. The flux integral is then
∫02 π∫01/4−3 cos2θr −r2 dr dθ =−532 π
The upper bound on the inner integral comes from expressing the ellipse in polar coordinates:
x2+4 y2=1 ⇒r2cos2θ+4 sin2θ=1 ⇒r=1/cos2θ+41−cos2θ
so, r=1/4−3 cos2θ.
Maple Solution - Interactive
Table 9.6.15(a) provides a solution via task 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 9.6.15(a) Solution via task template
Table 9.6.15(b) provides a solution from first principles.
Initialize
Tools≻Load Package: Student Multivariate Calculus
Loading Student:-MultivariateCalculus
Define the vector field F
Context Panel: Assign to a Name≻F
x,y,z→assign to a nameF
Define the surface
Context Panel: Assign to a Name≻f
x2+y2→assign to a namef
Obtain N, a unit normal on the surface
Calculus palette: Partial-differentiation operator
Context Panel: Evaluate and Display Inline
Context Panel: Student Vector Calculus≻Normalize≻Euclidean
Context Panel: Assign to a Name≻N
−∂∂ x f,−∂∂ y f,1 = →normalize →assign to a nameN
Obtain dsig=1+fx2+fy2
Context Panel: Assign to a Name≻dsig
1+∂∂ x f2+∂∂ y f2 = 4⁢x2+4⁢y2+1→assign to a namedsig
Form F·N dsig and evaluate it on the surface
Expression palette: Evaluation template Common Symbols palette: Dot-product operator Press the Enter key.
Context Panel: Simplify≻Simplify
F·N dsigx=a|f(x)z=f
−2⁢x24⁢x2+4⁢y2+1−2⁢y24⁢x2+4⁢y2+1+x2+y24⁢x2+4⁢y2+1⁢4⁢x2+4⁢y2+1
= simplify
−x2−y2
Use polar coordinates to form and evaluate the flux integral
Calculus palette: Iterated double-integral operator
∫02 π∫01/4−3 cos2θr −r2 ⅆr ⅆθ = −532⁢π
Table 9.6.15(b) Solution from first principles
Maple Solution - Coded
Table 9.6.15(c) provides a solution via the Flux command.
Install the Student VectorCalculus package.
withStudent:-VectorCalculus:
Define F with the VectorField command.
F≔VectorFieldx,y,z:
Form and evaluate the flux integral with the Flux command
FluxF,Surfacex,y,x2+y2,x,y=Ellipsex2+4 y2=1,r,θ,output=integral
∫02⁢π∫012⁢tan⁡θ2+114+tan⁡θ2−r2⁢cos⁡θ2−r2⁢sin⁡θ2⁢rⅆrⅆθ
FluxF,Surfacex,y,x2+y2,x,y=Ellipsex2+4 y2=1,r,θ
−532⁢π
Table 9.6.15(c) Solution via the Flux command
Table 9.6.15(d) contains a solution crafted from first principles.
Set the display of vectors with the BasisFormat command.
BasisFormatfalse:
Let f define the surface.
f≔x2+y2:
Use the diff command for obtaining the components of N, and the Normalize command for obtaining a unit normal.
N≔Normalize−difff,x,−difff,y,1
Differentiate via the diff command.
dsig≔1+difff,x2+difff,y2
4⁢x2+4⁢y2+1
Obtain F·N dsig and evaluate it on the surface
Use the DotProduct command to compute F·N.
Use the eval command to replace z with f=x2+y2, then apply the simplify command.
simplifyevalDotProductF,N dsig,z=f = −x2−y2
Use the Int command and polar coordinates to form the flux integral and int to evaluate it.
Intr− r2, r=0..1/4−3 cos2θ,θ=0..2 π= :-intr −r2,r=0..1/4−3 cos2θ,θ=0..2 π
∫02⁢π∫014−3⁢cos⁡θ2r⁡−r2ⅆrⅆθ=−532⁢π
Table 9.6.15(d) Solution from first principles
Note the use of the "colon dash" operator prefixed to the int command. This forces the top-level version instead of the modified version in the Student VectorCalculus package.
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