04 - Lecture Note 4 - Field and Function
04 - Lecture Note 4 - Field and Function
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Scalar and vector function: t!e "ay to express distribution of scalar and vector
field at a line #1$%& plane or surface #'$%& and space #($%&.
Scalar function:
f#x#t& y#t&&
Vector function:
v ( t ) = [ v1 # t & v ' # t & v ( # t & ] = v1 # t &i + v ' # t & - + v ( # t &,
v ( t ) =[x # t & y# t & +# t &
v, (t )
f(x) f(x)
v (t )
v ( t + t )
f#x& x f(x + x) x x + x 4$1
Fig. 4.1: %erivative of vector function #left& and scalar function #rig!t&
continue at to
# t + t & # t & t
or i.e: :
r (t )
x
a
x y Fig. 4.( : Vector function of line
r # t & =a +b t
a = [ a1 a ' a( ]
b = [ b1 b' b( ]
: position vector
: unit of directional vector
8angent of curve
tangent = r 5 #t &
u 7
r ( t ) r ( t + t )
79 =
1 t
r # t & = lim
t o
vector&
8angent of curve is expressed by means of expression of vector function #parameterisation& leading to follo"ing e:uation :
: #t & = r #t & + r #t & .t r #t &
Lengt! of curve
4$4
t=b
t=a
dr # t & = . dt dt a
Lengt! of curvature
s# t & = r # t &. r # t & dt
a t
ds dr
u #s& =
Example 1:
=iven is scalar field of concentration "it! follo"ing expression: + ) f#x y & ) >x' ? 4y' and line y)x?1
concentration at point #' 4& f#' 4& )# >&.#4& ? #4&.#1@& ) 133 S,etc! of iso$concentration is figured by fig. 4.@. + ) f #x y& ) >x' ? 4y' ) (@
x ' y' + =1 4 > x y + =1 ' (
' '
8!e region bet"een concentration (@ and 144 is located bet"een ellips >x ' ? 4y' ) (@ and ellips (@x' ? 1@y' ) 144. 8!e value of z on line y ) x ? 1 is expressed by follo"ing e:uation + ) f#x& ) 1( x' ? A x ? ; y
Example '
8 #x y& ) xy ) $1 y )
1 x
Example (
=iven is t!e vector field "it! follo"ing function =i + 7lease dra" t!e vector field y x
C #i + -& #1& #i + -& # 1& = # i + - & # ' & # i + -& # ' & #i + -& #(& #i + -& # (&
i j
Example 4
v # x y& =x i +y- =2
rD # t & = @ 3 B' t
Force vector :
energy :
# t & . r # t & = 1Amt ' 3 A@4 mt 4 E # t & =F # t & . r # t & =m . r
E #;& =E
Example '
b = i +-
r # t & =a + b t
a = [ 4 ' 3 ] [ 3 3 3 ] = [ 4 ' 3] b = [ 1 1 3]
%istance along line
r # t & = [ 4 ' 3] + [ 1 1 3 ] t
from t ) 3 upto t ) 13 is:
r # t & =a + b t
t =3
r # '&. r # '& dt
r # '&. r 5 # '& = 1' ' + # @& ' + #144& ' = '3>1@ r # '&. r # '& = '3>1@ = 144.@'( S # '& = 144.@'( dt = 144.@'( t
3 ' ' ]3
8angent of vector at t ) ' is r # '& = [1' @ 144] . Gnit of tangent of vector at t ) '
u # '& = 1 1 [1' @ 144] . r # '& = r # '& 144.@'(
u #s& r #s&
u #13& r #13&