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Homework Statement
given a vector field v[/B=]Kθ/s θ (which is a two dimensional vector field in the direction of the angle, θ with a distance s from the origin) find the curl of the field and verify stokes theorem applies to this field, using a circle of radius R around the origin
Homework Equations
Stokes Theorem is:
[itex]\int[/itex]∇×v.da=[itex]\oint[/itex]v . dl
and the curl in cylindrical co-ordinates is:
1/s (∂vz/∂θ-∂vθ/∂z) s+(∂vs/∂z-∂vz/∂s) θ+1/s(∂/∂s (s vθ)-∂vs/∂θ) z
Where vz=0; vs=0; vθ=kθ/s
The Attempt at a Solution
IN cylindrical co-ords; dl=ds s +s dθ θ+dz z
The line integral is hence equal to
∫kθdθ with θ runing from 0 to 2[itex]\pi[/itex]
Which has a solution of 2k [itex]\pi[/itex]2
However, the curl is zero except for at the centre, where 1/s goes to infinity; so the integral on the other side has a delta function, and the integral will come out at 2k[itex]\pi[/itex] 2meaning the integral will be something like:
∫∫∂(s)kθdθds which evaluates to 2k [itex]\pi[/itex]2 as required;
But I'm not sure how to get that integral...
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