Verification of Stoke's Theorem

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This discussion focuses on verifying Stoke's Theorem for the vector field F = y i + z j + x k and the surface S defined by the paraboloid z = 1 - (x^2 + y^2), oriented upward. The line integral was computed using the parameterization r(t) = cos(t) i + sin(t) j, yielding a result of -π. However, discrepancies arose when calculating the flux of the curl of F, which was determined to be Curl F = -(i + j + k). The correct double integral in polar coordinates includes the term "+1" in the integrand and requires the differential to be expressed as rdrdt.

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Homework Statement



Verify Stoke's Theorem for F = y i + z j + x k and S the paraboloid z=1-(x^2+y^2) with z bigger or equal to 0 oriented upward, and the curve C which is the boundary of S.



Homework Equations



Stoke's Theorem
line interal = flux of curl of F (don't know how to use the symbol function)

The Attempt at a Solution



For the line integral, I use r(t) = cos (t) i + sin (t) j , and the solution i got was -pi but I could not get the flux of curl of F to match.

Curl F = -(i+j+k)
double integral of (-2x-2y-1)dxdy
==> double integral of (-2r cost(t) - 2r sin(t) drdt with r [0,1] and t [0, 2pi]


Thank you very much!
 
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sunnyday11 said:

Homework Statement



Verify Stoke's Theorem for F = y i + z j + x k and S the paraboloid z=1-(x^2+y^2) with z bigger or equal to 0 oriented upward, and the curve C which is the boundary of S.



Homework Equations



Stoke's Theorem
line interal = flux of curl of F (don't know how to use the symbol function)

The Attempt at a Solution



For the line integral, I use r(t) = cos (t) i + sin (t) j , and the solution i got was -pi but I could not get the flux of curl of F to match.

Curl F = -(i+j+k)
double integral of (-2x-2y-1)dxdy
==> double integral of (-2r cost(t) - 2r sin(t) drdt with r [0,1] and t [0, 2pi]
I agree with you up to here but changing
\int\int (-2x- 2y+ 1)dxdy
to polar coordinates gives
\int\int (-2rcos(t)- 2r sin(t)+ 1)(rdrdt)


That is, you seem to have forgotten the "+ 1" in the integrand. And the differential in polar coordinates is rdrdt, not just "drdt".


Thank you very much!
 

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