Home Assignment: 2

Department of Physics IISER Bhopal

Electromagnetism ( PHY-102)
Duration:..... 100 Marks

Instructions

Answer all the questions

1. Calculate the Laplacian of the following functions

a) T = x2 + 2xy + 3z + 4.
b) T = e−5x sin(4y)cos(3z).
c) v = x2 x̂ + 3xz ŷ − 2xz ẑ (Note that this is a vector function of field)

2. calculate curl of the following vector functions ,

a) v = x2 x̂ + 3xz 2 ŷ − 2xz ẑ.
b) v = xyx̂ + 2yz ŷ + 3zxẑ.
c) v = y 2 x̂ + (2x + z 2 )ŷ + 2yz ẑ.

3. Prove that divergence of a curl is always zero.

4. The force field acting on a two dimensional linear oscillator may be described by F = −kxx̂ − −ky ŷ.
Compare the work done against going this force field from (1,1) to (4,4) by the following paths
a)(1,1)→ (4,1) → (4,4)
b) (1,1)→ (1,4) → (4,4)

5. Calculate the divergence of the v = r̂/r2 . Sketch the vector field.

6. A vector function whose divergence is zero is called solenoidal. Determine the constant a so that the
following vector is solenoidal, V = (4x + 2y − 3z)x̂+(x − y)ŷ+(5x − 7y + az)ẑ.

7. Check the divergence theorem for the function v = r2 r̂. Using as your volume the sphere of radius
R entered at origin.

8. Check the divergence theorem for the function v = r2 cos θ r̂ + r cos φ θ̂ − r2 sin φ cos θ φ̂ using as
your volume over one octant of the sphere of radius R. (Make sure you include the entire surface. )

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 9. Check the Stokes theorem for the vector function v = xyx̂ + 2yz ŷ + 3xz ẑ, using the triangular shaded
are shown in the figure.

10. Evaluate
R 3 3 the following integrals
a) 0 x δ(x + 1)dx.
R5
b) 0 cos(x)δ(x − π)dx.
R1
c) −1 (x3 + 3x + 1)δ(x − 1)dx.
R2
d) −2 (2x + 1)δ(3x)dx.