IEVref:102-05-31ID:
Language:enStatus: Standard
Term: Stokes theorem
Synonym1: circulation theorem
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Definition: for a vector field U that is given at each point of a surface S limited by an oriented closed curve C, theorem stating that the surface integral over S of the rotation of the vector field U is equal to the circulation of this vector field along the curve C

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where endA is the vector surface element and dr is the vector line element

Note 1 to entry: The orientation of the surface S with respect to the curve C is chosen such that, at any point of C, the vector line element, the unit vector normal to S and defining its orientation, and the unit vector normal to these two vectors and oriented towards the exterior of the curve, form a right-handed or a left-handed trihedron according to space orientation.

Note 2 to entry: The Stokes theorem can be generalized to the n-dimensional Euclidean space.

Note 3 to entry: In magnetostatics, the Stokes theorem is applied to express that the magnetic flux through the surface S is equal to the circulation over C of the magnetic vector potential.


Publication date:2021-03
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Replaces:102-05-31:2008-08
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