Green’s Theorem

Dr.J.Sengamalaselvi,
Asst. Professor of Mathematics
Sri Chandra Sekharendra Viswa Mahavidyalaya
Kanchipuram
Tamil Nadu
 Table of contents
• Objectives
• Introduction
• Learning outcomes
• Relationship to Program Learning Outcomes (PLOs)
• Definition
• Theorem (Green's theorem for simple domains)
• Graphical Representation of Green’s theorem using the ICT tool - open source
software Geogebra
• Output
• Exercises
• Application of Green's Theorem
• Reference books and YouTube links:
Objectives
In this section Student ’s will learn the following :

 Green’s theorem which connects the line integral with the double integral.

 Computations of line integrals and area enclosed by a curve.

 To present the fundamental concepts of multivariable calculus and to develop

student understanding

 Skills in the topic necessary for its applications to Science and Engineering.
Learning outcomes

Upon completion of this course, students should be able to

 Integrate functions of several variables over curves and surfaces.

 Use Green’s theorem to compute integrals.

 Communicate Calculus and other Mathematical ideas effectively in

speech and in writing.

Relationship to Program Learning Outcomes (PLOs)

The successful completion of this course will increase student’ s

 Solve mathematical problems using analytical methods.

 Recognize the relationships between different areas of mathematics and the

connections between mathematics and other disciplines.

 Give clear and organized written and verbal explanations of mathematical

ideas to a variety of students.

 Introduction

 Green's theorem is simply a relationship between the macroscopic circulation around the
curve C and the sum of all the microscopic circulation that is inside C.
 If C is a simple closed curve in the plane (remember, we are talking about two
dimensions), then it surrounds some region D in the plane.
 Green's theorem relates a line integral around a simply closed plane curve C and a double
integral over the region enclosed by C.
 The theorem is useful because it allows us to translate difficult line integrals into more
simple double integrals, or difficult double integrals into more simple line integral.
Definition:
Consider a region R in a plane defined by

Where, f(x) &g(x) are continuously differentiable functions. Such a region is called a

Vertically simple region or a type- I region in Let denote the boundary of this

domain, being traversed in the counter-clockwise direction (i.e.,as it move along the

boundary, the domain lies to the left). Then the boundary can be broken into parts
Where And are the vertical line segments, is the graph

And is the graph

 Theorem (Green's theorem for simple domains)

Let be P, Q:U IR continuously-differentiable scalar fields,

Let R be a vertically. Where, simple region in IR which can be represented as

Where, both the function f ,g are continuously differentiable. Further, Let U be such that R
and its boundary C are inside u . Then

where, C is given the counter-clockwise orientation

 Proof
Let us write

where the curves and have, respectively, the following parameterizations

Then,
A similar calculation will give us,

From (1) and (2) we get

Note :
Arguments similar to the above theorem will tell us that conclusion of Green's theorem
also holds for regions of the type :
 Green’s Theorem

If C is a simple closed curve enclosing a region R in the xy-plane and P(x,y), Q(x,y) and its
first order partial derivatives are continuous in R, then

 Q P 
C P dx  Q dy  R  x  y  dx dy

Where C is described in the anticlockwise direction.

Example: Verify Green’s theorem in a plane for   3x 2  8 y 2  dx   4 y  6 xy  dy 
C

where C is the boundary Of the region defined by the lines x=0, y=0 and x+y=1.
Solution
Green’s theorem is   P dx  Q dy     Q
C R
x  Py  dx dy


  3 x 2
 8 y 2
 dx   4 y  6 xy  dy    10 y dx dy
C R

L.S . of 1        3 x  8 y 2  dx   4 y  6 xy  dy 

2

AB BC CA
 dyy 00   x  y 1 
 x 1 y 
 dx  dy 
 dxx 00 
 
1 1 1
  3x 2 dx   11y 2  4 y  3 dy   4 y dy
0 0 0

1 1 y
R.S . of 1    10 y dx dy =5/3
0 0
 a  3* x2  8 * y2
Input b  4* y  6* x* y
f : x  0
g : y  0
h : x  y  1
In Algebra View In te rs e c t f,g
In te rs e c t  g , h 
In te r s e c t h , f 
d e r iv a tiv e a , y 
d e r i v a t i v e b , x 
te x t  " A lo n g A B  B C  C A "
0  x  1 y
0  y  1
 p  d c
k : Integral ( Integral ( p( y), x, 0,1 - y), y,0,1)
e : Integral (3* x ^ 2, x,0,1)
i : Integral (11* y ^ 2  4* y  3, y,0,1)
In CAS View j : Integral (4* y, y,1,0)
m : Sum(e, i, j )
k  m
Graphical Representation using ICT tool open source Software Geogebra

5
Answer: L.S. = R.S. =
3

Green’s Theorem is verified.

Practice Exercises
 Verify Green's theorem in each of the following cases

where, is the region inside the triangle with vertices

 Show that Green's theorem is applicable for the region R , the inside of the ellipse
and out side the circle and hence compute
where C is the boundary of the region.
Application of Green's Theorem:
Evaluations of line-integrals :

Green's theorems help us to evaluate certain line integrals by evaluating the

corresponding double integral. For example, we want to compute the line integral

where is the boundary of the square

Using Green's theorem, we can convert this to a double integrals. Let

the boundary of the region be given anticlockwise orientation.
 Figure: Design with oriented boundary

By Green's theorem,
 References:

Books for Reference YouTube links

 Advanced Calculus
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8SwKD5_VL5o
Textbook by Lynn Harold Loomis and Shlomo Sternberg

 Advanced Precalculus  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kdTxN4E0vbo

Daniel Kim, Dr. Michael Abramson
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l5zJvZKfMYE
 Advanced Calculus
Avner Friedman
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qdFD-0OWBRo
 Two and Three Dimensional Calculus
with Applications in Science and Engineering  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TPov_v9mLWc
Phil Dyke
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