The Divergence Theorem
Computing flux through a closed surface as a triple integral of divergence over the enclosed solid, sidestepping piecewise surface parameterizations.
5 exercises
Activity 13.14.3
Find the flux of the vector field through the surface of the solid cube in with , , and .
Find the flux of the vector field through surface consisting of the top half of sphere of radius centered at the origin and the disc of radius in the -plane (centered at the origin).
Exercise 15
Let be the volume enclosed by , , , , , and . Compute the flux of through each of the six cube faces.
Exercise 16
Let be the volume given in cylindrical coordinates by , , and . Give an example of a vector field with component functions that are linear in , , and such that the flux of the vector field through the boundary of is 17.
Exercise 17
Let be the volume given in spherical coordinates by , , and . Give an example of a vector field with component functions that are not linear or constant such that the flux of the vector field through the boundary of is 25.
Exercise 18
Calculate the flux of the given vector field through the surface for each situation below by using an appropriate triple integral from the Divergence Theorem.
The vector field through the tetrahedron with vertices , , , and .
The vector field through , the portion of the sphere of radius centered at the origin having .
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