- 2068 Chaitra · 5 marks
Verify Gauss' divergence theorem F=x²i+3j+yzk
Short answer
Compute div F = 2x + y. Volume integral over the unit cube gives 3/2. Surface integral over the six faces also sums to 3/2, confirming the theorem.
Verify Gauss divergence theorem for F = x² i + 3 j + yz k taken over the cube bounded by x = 0, x = 1, y = 0, y = 1, z = 0, z = 1.
Gauss' theorem: ∬_S F·n dS = ∭_V div F dV, with F = x² i + 3 j + yz k over the unit cube 0 ≤ x, y, z ≤ 1.
Volume integral
div F = ∂(x²)/∂x + ∂(3)/∂y + ∂(yz)/∂z = 2x + 0 + y
∭ (2x + y) dV = ∫₀¹∫₀¹∫₀¹ (2x + y) dx dy dz
= ∫₀¹ ∫₀¹ (1 + y) dy dz (since ∫₀¹ 2x dx = 1)
= 1 + 1/2 = 3/2
Surface integral (six faces, outward normals)
Face x = 1 (n = i): F·n = x² = 1 → ∬ = 1
Face x = 0 (n = −i): F·n = −x² = 0 → 0
Face y = 1 (n = j): F·n = 3 → 3
Face y = 0 (n = −j): F·n = −3 → −3
Face z = 1 (n = k): F·n = yz = y → ∫₀¹∫₀¹ y dx dy = 1/2
Face z = 0 (n = −k): F·n = −yz = 0 → 0
Total = 1 + 0 + 3 − 3 + 1/2 + 0 = 3/2
Both integrals are 3/2, so Gauss' divergence theorem is verified.
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