Exercises
Vector fields and Green’s theorem
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1. Conservative field and potential
Determine whether the field
is conservative on and, if so, determine its potentials.
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2. Checking the necessary condition
Determine whether the field
is conservative on .
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3. Potential with an exponential
Determine whether the field
is conservative on and, if so, determine its potentials.
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4. Work with the potential
Compute the work of the field
along the curve , .
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5. Work by direct computation
Compute the work of the field
along the segment from to .
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6. Circulation with Green's theorem
Compute the circulation of the field
along the circle traversed counterclockwise.
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7. Rotation field on the half-plane
Compute the work of the field
along any piecewise regular curve contained in the half-plane , from to .
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8. Green on a circle of radius 3
Compute the circulation of the field
along the circle traversed counterclockwise.
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9. Green on the boundary of a triangle
Compute the circulation of the field
along the boundary of the triangle with vertices , , , traversed counterclockwise.
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10. Area of an ellipse with Green
Compute with Green’s formula the area of the region enclosed by the ellipse
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11. Area of a quadrilateral with Green
Compute with Green’s formula the area of the quadrilateral with vertices , , , , listed counterclockwise.
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12. Conservative field in space
Determine whether the field
is conservative on and, if so, determine its potentials.
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13. Work in space with the potential
Compute the work of the field
along the curve , .
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14. Radial field on the plane minus the origin
Determine whether the field
is conservative on and, if so, determine a potential.
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