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The Divergence Theorem Preliminaries: For Vector Fields in The Plane, Green's Theorem Can Be Written

The document discusses the divergence theorem, which extends Green's theorem to three dimensions. It provides the theorem statement and uses two examples to demonstrate applying the divergence theorem to calculate flux over surfaces and prove general results.

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The Divergence Theorem Preliminaries: For Vector Fields in The Plane, Green's Theorem Can Be Written

The document discusses the divergence theorem, which extends Green's theorem to three dimensions. It provides the theorem statement and uses two examples to demonstrate applying the divergence theorem to calculate flux over surfaces and prove general results.

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14.

7 THE DIVERGENCE THEOREM

Preliminaries
For vector fields in the plane, Green's theorem can be
written

We can extend this two-dimensional result to three


dimensions:

Divergence Theorem or Gauss’ Theorem


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THEOREM 7.1 (Divergence Theorem)


Suppose that Q ⊂ is bounded by the closed oriented
surface ∂Q and that n(x, y, z) denotes the exterior unit
normal vector to ∂Q.

Then, if the components of F(x, y, z) have continuous first


partial derivatives in Q, we have

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EXAMPLE 7.1 Applying the Divergence Theorem


Let Q be the solid bounded by the paraboloid
z = 4 − x2 − y2 and the xy-plane.

Find the flux of the vector field


F(x, y, z) = x3, y3, z3 over the
surface ∂Q.

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EXAMPLE 7.1 Applying the Divergence Theorem

Solution

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EXAMPLE 7.1 Applying the Divergence Theorem

Solution

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EXAMPLE 7.2 Proving a General Result with the


Divergence Theorem
Prove that the flux of the vector field

is zero over any closed oriented surface ∂Q enclosing a


solid region Q.

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EXAMPLE 7.2 Proving a General Result with the


Divergence Theorem
Solution

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