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Gr

een'
sTheor
em,
Diver
genceTheor
em andSt
okes'
Theor
em
Gr
een'
sTheor
em:

Green'st heor
em givesar elati
onshipbetweentheli
neintegralofat wo-di
mensional
vectorfieldoveraclosedpat hint hepl
aneandt hedoubleintegr
alovertheregionit
enclosed.Thef actt
hattheintegralofaconser
vati
vefi
eld overaclosedpathiszeroi
s
aspecial caseofGreen'
stheorem.

Green'
st heorem onl
yappl i
est
ocur v
et hatareori
entedcounter-
clockwise.I
tisnamed
aft
erEngl i
shmat hemat
icianGeorgeGreenaftert
he19thcent ur
y.Thisisaspecialcase
ofStokes'theor
em inwhichsurf
aceliesenti
rel
yintheplane.

*
*St
atet
heGr
een'
stheor
em.Thenpr
ovei
tint
hepl
ane.
Gauss'
sDi
ver
genceTheor
em

Di
vergencet
heorem expl
ainr
elat
ionshi
pbet
weenv
olumei
ntegr
alandsur
facei
ntegr
al.
I
tisnamedafterGauss.

*
*St
atet
hedi
ver
gencet
heor
em andpr
ovei
twi
thgeomet
ri
cal
conf
igur
ati
on.
St
okesTheor
em:

St
okest heorem general
izesGreen’
stheor
em t othreedi
mensi
onalv
ectorf
iel
d where
Green'
stheorem appli
esonlytotwo-di
mension.Iti
snamedaft
erEngl
ishmat
hemati
cian
GeorgeStokesafterthe19thcentur
y.

Pr
act
icef
rom Schaum'
sout
li
neser
ies:

Chapt
er6:
Exampl
eNo.
:2,
4,7,
8,9,
14,
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