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If the curve C is given by the vector equation r(t) = x(t)i + y(t)j + z(t)k,
then T(t) = r′ (t)/|r′ (t)|, so using the Equation (??) we can rewrite
Equation (1) in the form
Zb
r′ (t)
W = F(r(t)) · ′ |r′ (t)|dt
|r (t)|
a
Zb
= F(r(t)) · r′ (t)dt
a
R
This integral is often abbreviated as C F · dr and occurs in other areas of
physics as well. Therefore, we make the following definition for the line
integral of any continuous vector field.
Definition 1
Let F be a continuous vector field defined on a smooth curve C given by a
vector function r(t), a ⩽ t ⩽ b. Then the line integral of F along C is
Z Z Z
′
F · dr = F(r(t)) · r (t)dt = F · Tds
C C C
Example 2
R
Evaluate C F · dr, where F(x, y, z) = xyi + yzj + zxk and C is the
twisted cubic given by
x=t y = t2 z = t3 0⩽t⩽1
Solution.
We have
r(t) = ti + t2 j + t3 k
r′ (t) = 1i + 2tj + 3t2 k
F(r(t)) = t3 i + t5 j + t4 k
Thus
Z Z1
F · dr = F(r(t)) · r′ (t)dt
C
0
Z1 1
3 6 t4 5t7 27
= (t + 5t )dt = + =
4 7 0 28
0
Finally, we note the connection between line integrals of vector fields and
line integrals of scalar fields. Suppose the vector field F on R3 is given in
component form by the equation F = P i + Qj + Rk. Hence,
Z Zb
F · dr = F(r(t)) · r′ (t)dt
C
a
Zb
= (P i + Qj + Rk) · (x′ (t)i + y ′ (t)j + z ′ (t)k)dt
a
Zb
= [P (x(t), y(t), z(t))x′ (t)
a
+ Q(x(t), y(t), z(t))y ′ (t) + R(x(t), y(t), z(t))z ′ (t)]dt
But this last integral is precisely the line integral in (??). Therefore, we
have
Z Z
F · dr = P dx + Qdy + Rdz where F = P i + Qj + Rk
C C
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The Fundamental Theorem for Line Integrals
Note
Theorem says that we can evaluate the line integral of a conservative
vector field (the gradient vector field of the potential function f ) simply by
knowing the value of f at the endpoints of C. In fact, Theorem says that
the line integral of ∇f is the total change in f . If f is a function of two
variables and C is a plane curve with initial point A(x1 , y1 ) and terminal
point B(x2 , y2 ), then Theorem becomes
Z
∇f · dr = f (x2 , y2 ) − f (x1 , y1 )
C
y ∇f ⴢ dr 苷 f 共x 2 , y2 , z2 兲 f 共x 1, y1, z1 兲
C
y z
y
x
Independence of Path
Suppose C1 and C2 are two piecewise-smooth curves (which are called
paths) that haveR the same initial
R point A and terminal point B. We know
that in general, C1 F · dr ̸= C2 F · dr. But one implication of
fundamental Theorem is that
Z Z
∇f · dr = ∇f · dr
C1 C2
Theorem 4
R R
F · dr is independent of path in D if and only if
C C F · dr = 0 for every
closed path C in D.
Theorem 5
Suppose
R F is a vector field that is continuous on an open connected region
D. If C F · dr is independent of path in D, then F is a conservative
vector field on D; that is, there exists a function f such that ∇f = F
The theorem says that the only vector fields that are independent of path
are conservative. We assume that D is open, which means that for every
point P in D there is a disk with center P that lies entirely in D. In
addition, we assume that D is connected. This means that any two
points in D can be joined by a path that lies in D.
Theorem 6
If F(x, y) = P (x, y)i + Q(x, y)j is a conservative field, where P and Q
have continuous first-order partial derivatives on a domain D, then
throughout D we have
∂P ∂Q
=
∂y ∂x
Theorem 7
Let F = P i + Qj be a vector field on an open simply-connected region D.
Suppose that P and Q have continuous first-order derivatives and
∂P ∂Q
= throughout D
∂y ∂x
Then F is conservative.
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that every simple closed curve in D encloses only point that are in D.
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consist of two separate pieces.
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Independence of Path
Example 8
Determine whether or not the vector field
is conservative.
Solution.
Let P (x, y) = x − y and Q(x, y) = x − 2. Then
∂P ∂Q
= −1 =1
∂y ∂x
Example 9
Determine whether or not the vector field
is conservative.
Solution.
Let P (x, y) = 3 + 2xy and Q(x, y) = x2 − 3y 2 . Then
∂P ∂Q
= 2x =
∂y ∂x
Also, the domain of F is the entire plane, which is open and
simply-connected. Therefore, F is conservative.
Example 10
a) If F(x, y) = (3 + 2xy)i + (x2 − 3y 2 )j, find a function f such that
F = ∇f .
R
b) Evaluate the line integral C F · dr, where C is the curve given by
r(t) = et sin ti + et cos tj, 0 ⩽ t ⩽ π.
Solution.
a) From previous example we know that F is conservative and so there
exist a function f with ∇f = F, that is,
fy (x, y) = x2 − 3y 2 (4)
Integrating (3) with respect to x, we obtain
Solution(cont.)
Comparing (4) and (6), we see that
g ′ (y) = −3y 2
g(y) = −y 3 + K
f (x, y) = 3x + x2 y − y 3 + K
Solution(cont.)
b) We have to know the initial and terminal points of C, namely,
r(0) = (0, 1) and r(π) = (0, −eπ ). In the expression for f (x, y) in
part (a), any value of the constant K will do, so let’s choose K = 0.
Then we have
Z Z
F · dr = ∇f · dr = f (0, −eπ ) − f (0, 1)
C C
= e3π − (−1) = e3π + 1
Example 11
If F(x, y, z) = y 2 i + (2xy + e3z )j + 3ye3z k, find a function f such that
∇f = F
Solution.
If there is such a function f , then
fx (x, y, z) = y 2 (7)
3z
fy (x, y, z) = 2xy + e (8)
3z
fz (x, y, z) = 3ye (9)
Solution(cont.)
Then differentiating (10) with respect to y, we have
gy (y, z) = e3z
f (x, y, z) = xy 2 + ye3z + K
Green’s Theorem
y y
C
D D
C
0 x 0 x
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have continuous partial derivatives on an open region that contains D, then
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the boundary curve of D. y P dx Q dy 苷
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Green’s Theorem
line segments from (0, 0) to (1, 0), from (1, 0) to (0, 1) and (0, 1) to (0, 0). yC P共x
Equation 3 can be proved in much
Solution. (see Exercise 28). Then, by adding
Evaluation of the given line integral requires three separate integrals.
EXAMPLE 1 Evaluate xC x 4 dx xy
Instead we use Green’s Theorem. the line segments from 共0, 0兲 to 共1
y SOLUTION Although the given line in
y=1-x
of Section 13.2, that would involve
(0, 1)
sides of the triangle, so let’s use G
enclosed by C is simple and C has
C
P共x, y兲 苷 x 4 and Q共x, y兲 苷 xy, the
冉
D
(0, 0) (1, 0) x y x 4 dx xy dy 苷 yy
C
D
FIGURE 4 1
[ 12 苷y
Noticed that the region D is enclosed by the simple curve C and C has 0
positive orientation. 苷 16 共1
Solution Cont.
If we take P (x, y) = x4 and Q(x, y) = xy, then
Z ZZ
4 ∂Q ∂P
x dx + xydy = ( − )dA
C D ∂x ∂y
Z 1 Z 1−x
1
= (y − 0)dydx = .
0 0 6
Example 14
p
Evaluate the line integral C (3y − esinx )dx + (7x + y 4 + 1)dy where C
R
Solution.
The region bounded by C is the disk x2 + y 2 ≤ 9. If we apply Green’s
∂Q ∂P
theorem, where = 7 and = 3, by using polar coordinates
∂x ∂y
Z p ZZ
sinx 4
(3y − e )dx + (7x + y + 1)dy = (7 − 3)dA
C D
Z 2π Z 3
= 4rdrdθ = 36π
0 0
Example 15
x2 y 2
Find the area enclosed by the ellipse + 2 = 1.
a2 b
Solution.
The ellipse has parametric equation x = acost, y = bsint, where
0 ≤ t ≤ 2π. Using the third formula above
Z
1
A= xdy − ydx
2 C
1 2π
Z
= (acost)(bcost)dt − (bsint)(−asint)dt
2 0
ab 2π
Z
= dt = πab
2 0
.
Example 16 yC1傼C
C D
D
Therefore, Green’s Theor
0 x
≈+¥=1 y y 2 dx 3xy d
C
FIGURE 7
Solution (Cont.)
The region D in polar coordinates is described by
D = {(r, θ)|1 ≤ r ≤ 2, 0 ≤ θ ≤ π}. Hence, Green’s Theorem gives
Z ZZ
2 ∂ ∂ 2
y dx + 3xydy = ( (3xy) − (y ))dA
C D ∂x ∂y
ZZ Z πZ 2
= ydA = (rsinθ)rdrdθ
D 0 1
Z π Z 2
14
= sinθdθ r2 dr =
0 1 3
We define two operations on vector fields, curl produces a vector field and
divergence produces a scalar field.
Definition 17
If F = P i + Qj + Rk is a vector field on R3 and the partial derivatives of
P, Q and R all exist, then the curl of F is the vector field on R3 defined by
∂R ∂Q ∂P ∂R ∂Q ∂P
curl F = ( − )i + ( − )j + ( − )k
∂y ∂z ∂z ∂x ∂x ∂y
The curl vector is associated with rotation. Let F represent the velocity
field in fluid flow. Particles near a point (x, y, z) tend to rotate about the
axis in the direction of curl F. The length of curl vector shows how quickly
the particles move around the axis. If curl F = 0 at a point P then it
means the particles do not rotate around an axis at P .
∂f ∂f ∂f ∂f ∂f ∂f
∇f = i +j +k = i+ j+ k
∂x ∂y ∂z ∂x ∂y ∂z
i j k
∂ ∂ ∂
∇×F =
∂x ∂y ∂z
P Q R
∂R ∂Q ∂P ∂R ∂Q ∂P
=( − )i + ( − )j + ( − )k
∂y ∂z ∂z ∂x ∂x ∂y
= curl F
Example 18
If F(x, y, z) = xzi + xyzj − y 2 k, find curl F.
Solution.
i j k
∂ ∂ ∂
curl F = ∇ × F =
∂x ∂y ∂z
xz xyz −y 2
∂ ∂ ∂ ∂ ∂ ∂
=( (−y 2 ) − (xyz))i − ( (−y 2 ) − (xz))j + ( (xyz) − (xz))k
∂y ∂z ∂x ∂z ∂x ∂y
Theorem 19
If f is a function of three variables that has continuous second partial
derivatives, then
curl(∇f ) = 0
.
Example 20
Show that the vector field F(x, y, z) = xzi + xyzj − y 2 k is not
conservative.
Solution.
In example 7 we found curl(F) = −y(2 + x)i + xj + yzk. Since
curl(F) ̸= 0, F is not conservative.
Example 22
(a)Show that the vector field F(x, y, z) = y 2 z 3 i + 2xyz 3 j + 3xy 2 z 2 k is
conservative vector field. (b) Find a function f such that F = ∇f .
Solution.
(a) We compute the curl of F
i j k
∂ ∂ ∂
curlF = ∇ × F =
∂x ∂y ∂z
y 2 z 3 2xyz 3 3xy 2 z 2
Solution (Cont.)
fx (x, y, z) = y 2 z 3 (1)
fy (x, y, z) = 2xyz 3 (2)
fz (x, y, z) = 3xy 2 z 2 (3)
f (x, y, z) = xy 2 z 3 + g(y, z)
Solution (Cont.)
f (x, y, z) = xy 2 z 3 + K
.
Definition 23
If F = P i + Qj + Rk is a vector field on R3 and ∂P/∂x, ∂Q/∂y and ∂R/∂z
exist, then divergence of F is the function of three variables defined by
∂P ∂Q ∂R
divF = + +
∂x ∂y ∂z
In terms of the gradient operator the divergence of F
divF = ∇ · F
.
If F(x, y, z) is the velocity of a fluid then div F is the rate of change of the
mass of the fluid flowing from the point (x, y, z) per unit volume.So div F
measures the the tendency of the fluid to diverge from the point (x, y, z).
If div F=0, then F is said to be incompressible.
Example 24
If F(x, y, z) = xzi + xyzj − y 2 k find divF.
Solution (Cont.)
By definition of divergence we have
∂ ∂ ∂
divF = ∇ · F = (xz) + (xyz) + (−y 2 )
∂x ∂y ∂z
= z + xz
Theorem 25
If F = P i + Qj + Rk is a vector field on R3 and P, Q, R have continuous
second order partial derivatives then
div curlF = 0