Circulation is integral along curve

The circulation of a vector field along a closed curve is defined via a curvilinear integral of the field along the curve.

Conditions:

  1. The parametrization of the curve is a vector function of one parameter that is continuously differentiable with respect to it.

  2. The curve is closed.

circulation

Circulation of the vector field.

Symbol:

G

Latex:

\(G\)

Dimension:

any_dimension

field

Any vector field, i.e. a vector-valued function that depends on the position vector.

Symbol:

F

Latex:

\({\vec F}\)

Dimension:

any_dimension

curve

Curve along which the circulation is calculated.

Symbol:

C

Latex:

\(C\)

initial_parameter

Initial value of the curve parameter.

Symbol:

u_1

Latex:

\(u_{1}\)

Dimension:

dimensionless

final_parameter

Final value of the curve parameter.

Symbol:

u_2

Latex:

\(u_{2}\)

Dimension:

dimensionless

law

G = LineIntegral(dot(F, dr), C)

Latex:
\[G = \int \limits_{C} \left( {\vec F}, d \vec r \right)\]