A vector field is defined as follows
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If the flux of this field through the top half of the sphere , , can be written as , where and are co-prime integers find A+B
Note: the surface in question is not a closed one.
use positive orientation
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Nice to see some vector calc problems being posted. I will use the divergence theorem.
∫ ∫ ∫ V ( ∇ ⋅ F ) d V = ∫ ∫ S ( F ⋅ n ) d S
The above means that the volume integral of the vector field divergence over the interior of a closed surface is equal to the flux of the vector field over the surface. But for this, a closed surface is required, so I will add a disk of radius 2 in the x y plane to the top of the sphere, and the two of them together form a closed surface.
To evaluate the left side of the integral equation, calculate the vector field divergence:
∇ ⋅ F = ( ∂ x ∂ , ∂ y ∂ , ∂ z ∂ ) ⋅ ( z 2 x , 3 y 3 + sin z , x 2 z + y 2 ) = z 2 + y 2 + x 2 = r 2
The triple integral of the divergence is then:
∫ ∫ ∫ V r 2 d V = ∫ 0 π / 2 ∫ 0 2 π ∫ 0 2 r 4 sin ϕ d r d θ d ϕ = 5 6 4 π = Ψ t o t a l
The above result is the total flux over the closed surface. Now find the flux over the bottom surface (the disk). On the disk, we have:
F = ( 0 , 3 y 3 , y 2 ) n = ( 0 , 0 , − 1 ) F ⋅ n = − y 2
The flux over the disk is:
∫ ∫ d i s k − y 2 d S = ∫ ∫ d i s k − r 2 sin 2 θ ( r d r d θ ) = ∫ 0 2 π ∫ 0 2 − r 3 sin 2 θ d r d θ = − 4 π
Now equate the two fluxes to the total flux:
Ψ t o t a l = Ψ d i s k + Ψ h a l f s p h e r e 5 6 4 π = − 4 π + Ψ h a l f s p h e r e 5 6 4 π = − 5 2 0 π + Ψ h a l f s p h e r e Ψ h a l f s p h e r e = 5 8 4 π