help with green's theorem please?
u mean green's thm regarding diff eq
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post the question
i'll start from scratch. what is green's theorem?
Ok, are you familiar with concept of line integral?
green's theorem regarding flux and circulation
yes
green theorem is just an alternative way of evaluating line integral over vector field
ok, and using green's theorem, how do i find the flux and circulation of a curve?
\[\text{circulation}=\oint_{c}F . T ds=\oint_{c}M dx + N dy=\iint_{R}dN/dx - dM/dY dx dy\]
\[flux=\oint_{c}F \cdot n ds=\oint_{c}-N dx + M dy=\iint_{R}dM/dx + dN/dY dx dy\]
see how in both cases, we went from closed line integral to double integral? That's green theorem
\[F=(y ^{2}-x ^{2})i+(x ^{2}+y ^{2})j\] C: triangle bounded by y=0, x=3, y=x
circulation or flux?
ok so far i understand what you're saying, it's exactly what i have in my notes. but when i am solving the problems, like the example above, i get an answer that is circ=flux and the answer in the back gives different results
i need to find circ and flux
for circ, \[M=y ^{2}-x ^{2} ; N=x ^{2}+y ^{2}\]
2x- 2y
ok
dN/dx-dM/dy
circulation \[\int _0^3\int _0^x(2 x-2 y)dydx\]
=9
does order in integration matter?
*of
not if your limits are right
flux dm/dx+ dn/dy
if i switch the order, my limits are \[\int\limits_{0}^{3} \int\limits_{0}^{y}\]
\[\text{ }\text{Flux}=\int _0^3\int _0^x(-2x+2y)dydx=-9\]
and my answer is -9
-9 for circ
i don't see what's wrong with my limits. if y=x, x=y
your limit is right
for finding the flux, it's \[\int\limits_{?}^{?} Mdy-Ndx\]
\[\text{ }\text{Flux}=\int _0^3\int _0^x(-2x+2y)dydx=-9\]
i was taught to change the original equation to fit this form. so the new form is \[(x ^{2}+y ^{2})-(-y ^{2}+x ^{2})\] so now \[M=x ^{2}+y ^{2} ; N=-y ^{2}+x ^{2}\]
is it correct so far?
no, my flux is right. but back to circulation, the limit does seem to be wrong or something. when you integrated in respect to y first, your limits are 0 to x and the final result is 9. but when i integrate with respect to x first, limit is 0 to y and my final answer is -9
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