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

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This discussion focuses on proving Faraday's Law of Induction using Stokes' Theorem, specifically the equation \(\oint_{C} E \bullet t \, ds = -\frac{d}{dt} \int_{S_{C}} B \bullet n \, dA\). The transformation of this integral into a differential equation is established as \(\nabla \times E + \frac{\partial B}{\partial t} = 0\). Participants emphasize that while rearranging the integral, one cannot cancel the differential area elements \(dA\) without justification, and the equality of integrands must hold for any region of integration.

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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).
 
crossing out the dA's would not make sense, I hope you realize that.
 

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