Proving Faraday's Law Using Stokes Theorem: A Differential Equation Approach

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In summary, Stokes' theorem states that the line integral of the curl of a vector field G over a closed curve C is equal to the surface integral of G over the open surface S bounded by C. Using this theorem, we can prove that the Faraday's law of induction, which states that the line integral of the electric field E over a closed curve C is equal to the negative of the rate of change of the magnetic flux through any surface S bounded by C, can be written as a differential equation. This can be done by rearranging the left side of the integral equation and bringing the derivative inside the integral on the right. It is not possible to cancel out the dA terms in this equation, as that would not make sense
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stokes theorem says [tex] \int_{S} (\nabla \times G) \bullet dA = \oint_{C} G \bullet ds [/tex] where C is a closed curve bounding the open surface S. Note : dA =n dA, and ds = t ds

use stokes theorem to prove that hte Faraday law of induction [tex] \oint_{C} E \bullet t ds = -\frac{d}{dt} \int_{S_{C}} B \bullet n dA [/tex] can be written as a differential equation [tex] \nabla \times E + \frac{\partial B}{\partial t} = 0 [/tex]

now i can easily rearrange the left hand side of the integral equation to get [tex] \int_{S_{C}} (\nabla \times E) \bullet dA = - \frac{d}{dt} \int_{S_{C}} B \bullet n dA [/tex]
now I am not allowd to 'cancel' out the dA terms can i ? Or perhaps find the gradient on each side?? Please help on this!
 
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First, that first integral should be over the surface SC. Then you can bring the d/dt inside the integral on the right, and argue that since this equality must hold for any region of integration, the integrands must be equal (otherwise, you could focus the integral over the region where they weren't equal and you'd get that the integrals weren't equal).
 
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crossing out the dA's would not make sense, I hope you realize that.
 

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