AMATH 231

ASSIGNMENT # 9 Stokes Theorem

Fall 2014

Due Monday, November 24, 2014 at 2pm in box 7, slot 11 (A-M) and 12 (N-Z), located
across from MC4066. Late assignments or assignments submitted to the incorrect dropbox
will receive a grade of zero. Write your solutions clearly and concisely. Marks will be
deducted for poor presentation and incorrect notation.
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1. Compute the circulation C F~ d~x directly and then use Stokes theorem to verify your
answer: let F~ (x, y, z) = ((x + 1)2 , 0, x2 ) and C is the intersection of the cylinder
x2 + 2x + y 2 = 3 and the plane z = x oriented counter clockwise as seen from above.
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2. Compute the circulation C F~ d~x directly and then use Stokes theorem to verify
your answer: let F~ (x, y, z) = (2y, z, z) and C is the intersection of the cylinder
x2 + z 2 = 1 and the plane y = x + 1 oriented counter clockwise as seen from the origin.
3. Let F~ be a constant vector field. A surface in R3 and its boundary curve ~g are
assumed to satisfy the assumptions of Stokes Theorem. Show that
Z
ZZ
1
(F~ ~x) d~x,
F~ n
d =
2 ~g

where ~x = (x, y, z). Hint: start with the right hand side.
4. Show that if the boundary curve and the surface satisfy the assumptions of
Stokes theorem then
a)
ZZ 

I

~
~
f g n
d =

~ d~x.
f g

b)
Z

~ d~x = 0.
f f

~g

5. Consider Maxwells equations with no density charge and no current.

a) Take the curl of Faradays law and obtain (for some constant c)
~
2E
~
= c2 2 E.
t2
b) Take the curl of Amp`eres law and obtain (for some constant c)
~
2B
~
= c2 2 B.
t2
c) The constant c is the speed at which the solution propagates. What is c?



~
~ F~ =
~
~ F~ 2 F~ .
Note the identity
6. In a Perfect Fluid the pressure, p(~x, t) experts a force per unit area on a surface given
by pij n
j times the surface element. Note that this is the force in the ei direction
due to the surface in the n
j direction. Gravity exerts a force per unit mass on the fluid
given by the constant vector ~g (gravitational acceleration). Furthermore, we define
(~x, t) to be the density per unit volume and ~u(~x, t) to be the velocity.
a) Newtons second law states that the time derivative of the total momentum is
equal to the sum of the forces. Use this principle to derive the following identity,
ZZZ
ZZZ
ZZ
d
~u dV =
~g dV
pij n
j d.
dt
V
V

where V (t) is the volume and (t) is the surface boundary.

b) Use Gauss Divergence Theorem to rewrite the pressure term as a triple integral
in the equation from part a).
c) In the case where the volume is moving one needs to use a more general theorem
called the Reynolds Transport theorem, which states,
ZZZ
ZZZ
f
d
~ (~uf ) dV
f dV =
+
dt
t
V
V
Use this theorem and our lemma from class to obtain a differential equation that
describes the motion of a perfect fluid. This equation is called the Navier-Stokes
equation and governs virtually all fluid motions.