4.4.32 · HinglishMultivariable Calculus

Stokes' theorem — statement, curl-circulation connection

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KYA hai Stokes' Theorem?

  • LHS: ki circulation boundary ke around.
  • RHS: surface se guzarta hua curl ka flux.

YEH SACH KYUN HAI? (first principles se derivation)

Step 1 — Curl ko circulation per area ke roop mein define karo. Ek chota rectangle lo jiska area hai aur unit normal hai. Uski edge ke around circulation, first order tak, yeh hai:

Yeh step kyun? ko patch center ke around ek Taylor series mein expand karo. Gradient ka sirf antisymmetric (rotational) part hi loop ke liye bachta hai; woh antisymmetric part hi curl hai. Aaiye isko ek flat -patch ke liye prove karte hain.

Step 2 — Ek chote -rectangle ke liye prove karo. Rectangle lo, , field . Counter-clockwise chalo: terms (bottom minus top) aur terms (right minus left) ko pair karo:

Yeh step kyun? Bottom aur top integrals ek hi same -range par hain lekin vs par; unka difference exactly times hai. Yeh precisely ek patch ke liye Green's theorem hai — Stokes uska 3D upgrade hai.

Step 3 — Sum karo aur limit lo. Ho gaya.

Figure — Stokes' theorem — statement, curl-circulation connection

KAISE use karte hain — worked examples


Common mistakes



Recall Feynman: ek 12-saal ke bachche ko samjhao

Socho ek shallow tray mein paani hai aur usme ek wire loop flat rakha hua hai. Tum paani ko bahut saare chote-chote spinning whirlpools se hilaate ho. Stokes' theorem kehta hai: agar tum loop ke andar saare chote whirlpools ki spinning ko jodo, tumhe exactly woh mil jaata hai jitna paani loop ke edge ke around flow kar raha hai. Reason kaafi neat hai — jahan do whirlpools touch karte hain, ek paani ko ek taraf push karta hai aur doosra usse wapas push karta hai, toh cancel ho jaate hain. Sirf bilkul edge par ki spinning ko cancel karne waala koi nahi hota. Wahi bacha hua spinning rim ke around flow hai!


Active-recall flashcards

Stokes' theorem equation
LHS of Stokes physically kya represent karta hai?
Boundary curve ke around ki Circulation.
RHS physically kya represent karta hai?
Surface se guzarta hua curl ka Flux.
Curl ___ per unit area measure karta hai
Circulation (yeh circulation density hai).
aur ka aapas mein kya relation hai?
Right-hand rule: thumb ki taraf, fingers ka direction dete hain (surface tumhare left mein).
Stokes ek flat -surface ke liye kaunse 2D theorem mein reduce ho jaata hai?
Green's theorem.
Derivation mein interior patch boundaries kyun cancel ho jaati hain?
Shared edges dono directions mein ek-ek baar traverse hoti hain, toh unke contributions opposite hote hain aur cancel ho jaate hain.
ka Curl?
.
Agar par ho, toh circulation kya hogi?
Zero (field locally conservative / irrotational hai).
Kya same boundary wale do alag surfaces alag curl-flux de sakte hain?
Nahi — flux sirf shared boundary par depend karta hai.
Curl determinant formula
.
Kya Stokes ke liye conservative hona zaroori hai?
Nahi, sirf (continuous partials) hona chahiye.

Connections

Concept Map

take curl

line integral round C

surface integral

equals

equals

orients C vs normal

measures

integrate over S

shared edges

only boundary C survives

approx ∇×F·n ΔA

Vector field F on surface S

Boundary curve C = ∂S

Curl ∇×F

Circulation ∮ F·dr

Flux of curl ∬ ∇×F·dS

Stokes' Theorem

Right-hand rule orientation

Tiny patch circulation

Interior edges cancel

Curl = circulation density

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