# Stuck in Stokes's 2

1. Jul 31, 2008

### asi123

1. The problem statement, all variables and given/known data

Ok, so I need to solve this integral (bottom of the pic) using Stokes' theorem.
What I did first is to find the Curl, then I used the UV surface as usual and then found the normal.
After that, I switched to an area integral of the dot product between the curl and the normal over the UV surface.
It's all in the pic.
My question is this, what this integral actually finds is the flux, right? the flux that goes through the Spiral, so if it's correct, do I also need to find the flux that goes through the plot z=2, that goes downward?

Damn, my English sucks

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2. Aug 2, 2008

### asi123

Any idea, guys?

3. Aug 2, 2008

### asi123

Do u mean using Gauss' law?

4. Aug 2, 2008

### Defennder

Oh shucks I just responded to the wrong thread! This is meant for the other thread.

5. Aug 2, 2008

### Defennder

Ok I still don't see what spiral you're talking about. You're evaluating the closed line integral corresponding to the closed curve interesection between the sphere and the plane z=2. So, you found curl F, but you seem to have taken the surface to be the sphere itself. While it's still possible, it makes for tedious calculation. Pick an easier surface to parametrise.

6. Aug 2, 2008

### asi123

Sorry, I meant sphere, I said my English sucks.
Anyway, I need to find the flux that comes out of this surface between Z=2 and the sphere, and I don't think I can parametrize both of them together, should I use Gauss' law?
10x.

7. Aug 2, 2008

### asi123

Yeah, I mean the surface is a closed surface, it's between the plot z = 2 and the sphere, so I thought maybe I can use Gauss' law somehow, no?

8. Aug 2, 2008

### Defennder

No, you're supposed to evaluate the closed line integral formed by the intersection of the plane and the sphere. That is if I interpret $$\oint$$ correctly to mean a line integral on a closed path. You should pick an easy surface bound by this closed curve to parametrise. There's only one surface to parametrise. And I still don't know what you mean by Gauss law.

EDIT: It's not a closed surface. Otherwise you can't use Stoke's theorem.

9. Aug 2, 2008

### asi123

I dont get it, the intersection of the plane and the sphere is the circle in Z=2, should I parametrize it?

10. Aug 2, 2008

### asi123

Oh, is it the circle?

11. Aug 2, 2008

### Defennder

Yes the circle is the closed curve. You can evaluate the line integral directly or use stokes theorem to calculate the flux through any closed surface bound by the circle.

12. Aug 2, 2008

### asi123

Oh, I was way off, I thought I need to find the flux through part of the sphere (from Z=2 up to the top) which is not even a line...
That's way I talked about guess's low.
Ok, thanks a lot.

13. Aug 2, 2008

### asi123

Is that right?

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