lecture notes 13
lecture notes 13
lecture notes 13
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.Stokes’ Theorem.Definition. A piecewise smooth surface S in space is called anoriented surface, if one chooses a continuous unit normal vector fieldon each smooth piece S.A positive orientation of the boundary C of an oriented surface is aunit . tangent vector T such that n × T always points into S.Remark. Think of a man walks along C as T, and heads up in n, thenthe region is always on the left hand side of the man..Stokes’ Theorem. Let S be an oriented, bounded, and piecewisesmooth surface in space with positive oriented boundary C withrespect to the unit normal vector field n on S. Suppose that T is apositively oriented unit vector field tangent to C in the right orientationof C. If F is a continuously∫differentiable∫∫vector field defined in aregion containing S, then F · T ds = (curl F) · n dS..CSRemark. The condition that the positive orientation of C agrees withthe choice of unit normal vector field n is essential.. . . . . .