4.6 Surface integral of the second kind

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Figure 4.5: Physical background

Definition 4.6.1 Surface Σ with a continuous unit norm vector field n:Σ→R3 is a oriented (orientable) surface (Σ,n).

Example 4.6.1 See Figure 4.6.

  • Sphere is orientable. Σ:x2+y2+z2=R2, then

                1
n(x,y,z ) = --(x, y,z)T
            R
  • Tyre surface is orientable.
  • Möbius strip is non-orientable.
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(a) Tyre surface
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(b) Möbius strip
Figure 4.6: Orientable and non-orientable surface

Definition 4.6.2 Assuming (Σ,n) is a oriented surface, F:Σ→R3 is continuous, the surface integral of the second kind of F along (Σ,n) is defined as ∫Σ⟨F,n⟩dσ.

Assuming
       -------1--------
n(x) = √ --2----2-----2,    F  =
         A  +  B  + C

then we have

         AX   + BY  + CZ            1                 ∂x    ∂x
⟨F, n⟩ = -√--2-----2----2- = √---2----2-----2∖left⟨F, ---×  --∖right ⟩
            A  + B  +  C       A  + B   + C           ∂u    ∂v

At this time, if (A,B,C)=∂x∂u×∂x∂v, i.e.

∂x    ∂x       ∂ (y,z)        ∂(z,x)        ∂(x,y )
---×  ---=  det-------i + det -------j + det-------k
∂u    ∂v    ◟--∂◝(u◜,-v)◞    ◟---∂◝(◜u,v)◞    ◟---∂◝(◜u,v-)◞
                A             B              C

we can prove that

     √ ----------       √ --------------
dσ =   EG  − F 2dudv  =   A2 + B2 +  C2dudv

Assuming D:{(u,v)} Hence

∫             ∫                                   ∫
  ⟨F, n⟩dσ =     ∖left⟨F, ∂x-×  ∂x-∖right⟩dudv =     det∖left(F, ∂x-, ∂x-∖right)dudv
 Σ             D          ∂u    ∂v                 D             ∂u  ∂v

The geometric (physical) meaning of the formula above. See Figure 4.7, det(F,∂x∂u,∂x∂v) represents the volume of infinitesimal flow.

Note Here, the order of u,v represents the direction of Σ. See Figure 4.8, when we use spherical coordinate to describe a sphere, we use (θ,ϕ) if the norm vector is outer norm vector, (ϕ,θ) if the norm vector is inner norm vector.

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Figure 4.7: Physical meaning of the integral

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Figure 4.8: The order of parametric variable

Define

              ∂ (x, y)
dx ∧ dy = det -------dudv
              ∂ (u, v)

then we could rewrite the integral above as

∫             ∫                                      ∫
   ⟨F,n ⟩dσ =    Xdy  ∧ dz + Y dz ∧ dx + Zdx  ∧ dy =    ω
 Σ             Σ                                       Σ

where ω=Xdy∧dz+Ydz∧dx+Zdx∧dy is called the form of second-order derivative. If the direction of projection of the norm vector of the surface is the same as the direction of the norm vector of xOy plane, then dx∧dy=dxdy, otherwise dx∧dy=−dxdy. The geometric meaning of this form is shown in Figure 4.9.

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Figure 4.9: Geometric meaning of the integral

Properties of the integral.

Example 4.6.2 Assuming Σ:z=x2+y2(x2+y2≤1) where z component of the norm vector points downward (−z direction), seek ∫Σxdy∧dz.

Method 1. Since i×j get k, so (x,y) corresponds with norm vector pointing +z direction, and (y,x) corresponds with −z direction. The parametric representative of Σ is

x =, D : x2 + y2 ≤ 1

and the vector field

F ==

Thus

∫      ∫              ∂x   ∂x           ∫             ∫
   ω =    det ∖lef t(F,---, --∖right ) =    2x2dxdy =     (x2 + y2)dxdy
 Σ      D             ∂y   ∂x            D             D

Method 2.

     ∫                     ∫                         ∫                ∫
                 2    2                                   2                2
I =   Σxdy  ∧ d(x +  y ) =  Σ xdy ∧ (2xdx + 2ydy ) =  Σ 2x dy ∧ dx =   D 2x dxdy
                                                     ◟-----◝◜-----◞   ◟----◝◜---◞
                                                      Surface integral   Multiple integral

Example 4.6.3 Assuming Σ:x2a2+y2b2+z2c2=1 where the norm vector points outward. Seek ∫Σxdy∧dz+ydz∧dx+zdx∧dy.

Let

i.e.

(x,y, z)→  ∖left(x-, y-, z∖right) = (˜x,y˜, ˜z)
◟--◝◜--◞   ◟-----a--b--c-◝◜--------------◞
 Ellipsoid                 Sphere

For the sphere, (θ,ϕ) corresponds with +r direction. If

   ∂ (x˜, ˜y, ˜z)
det--------- > 0
   ∂ (x, y,z)

then the transformation is a direction-preserving transformation, meaning for the ellipsoid surface, (θ,ϕ) also corresponds with +r direction. Therefore ∫Σω=∫Σ~ax~d(by~)∧d(cz~)+by~d(cz~)∧d(ax~)+cz~d(ax~)∧d(by~)=abc∫Σ~x~dy~∧dz~+y~dz~∧dx~+z~dx~∧dy~=abc∫Σ~⟨n,n⟩dσ=abc∫Σ~dσ=4πabc

Example 4.6.4 Assuming Σ:z=1−x2−y2(x2+y2≤1) where the norm vector points upward. Seek ∫Σ(x2−z)dx∧dy+(z2−y)dz∧dx.

Since dz=−2xdx−2ydy, we have I=∫Σ(x2−(1−x2−y2))dx⟨dy+[(1−x2−y2)2−y](−2ydy)∧dx=∫Σ[2x2−y2−1+2y(1−x2−y2)2]dx∧dy=∫D[2x2−y2−1+2y(1−x2−y2)2⏟Odd w.r.t. y]dxdy=12∫D(x2+y2−2)dxdy