[Math] A question on surface integral on how to take projections

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While evaluating $$\int\int_S (x^2+y^2)z \ dS$$ where $S$ is the surface of hemisphere $x^2+y^2+z^2=4, z\ge 0$, they have used the formula $$\int\int_S \phi(x,y,z) \ dS = \int\int_D\phi(x,y,f(x,y)) \sqrt{1+f_x^2+f_y^2} \ dA$$, where $D$ is projection of $S$ on $x-y$ plane.

My question is what we had done if $S$ was a surface of a SPHERE instead of hemisphere?

Do we need to take projection on $x-y$ plane as we had done in case of hemisphere and then double the answer or we have to take the projection on some another plane?

Please help me to understand this. Thanks

Best Answer

I think it is easiest to get your head around it if you break the region in two.

we have the hemisphere above the plane,

$S_1: z = \sqrt {4-x^2 - y^2}$

and the hemisphere below the plane

$S_2: z = -\sqrt {4-x^2 - y^2}$

$\iint f(x,y,z)\ dS_1 + \iint f(x,y,z) \ dS_2$

$\|dS_1\| = \|-z_x, -z_y, 1\| = \sqrt {4x^2 + 4y^2 + 1} \ dx\ dy$

$\|dS_2\| = \|z_x, z_y, -1\| = \sqrt {4x^2 + 4y^2 + 1} \ dx\ dy$

We want to keep the vectors pointing out, hence the sign change.

but $\|dS_1\| =\|dS_2\| $ it is the same for both hemispheres, so we can add the functions together.

$\iint [f(x,y,\sqrt {4-x^2 - y^2}) + f(x,y,-\sqrt {4-x^2 - y^2})]\sqrt {4-x^2 - y^2}\ dx\ dy$

and in this case

$f(x,y,z) + f(x,y,-z) = 0$

Update

converting to Spherical coordinates

$x = 2 \cos \theta\sin\phi\\ y = 2 \sin\theta\sin\phi\\ z = 2 \cos \phi$

$\|dS\| = \|(\frac {dx}{d\theta}, \frac {dy}{d\theta},\frac {dz}{d\theta})\times(\frac {dx}{d\phi}, \frac {dy}{d\phi},\frac {dz}{d\phi})\|\ d\theta\ d\phi = 4\sin\phi \ d\theta\ d\phi$

over the hemisphere:

$\int_0^{2\pi} \int_{0}^{\frac \pi2} (4cos^2\theta \sin^2\phi + 4\sin^2\theta\sin^2\phi)(2\cos \phi) (4\sin\phi) \ d\theta\ d\phi\\ \int_0^{2\pi} \int_{0}^{\frac {\pi}{2}} 32\sin^3\phi\cos \phi \ d\theta\ d\phi$

over the sphere

$\int_0^{2\pi} \int_{0}^{\pi} 32\sin^3\phi\cos \phi \ d\theta\ d\phi$

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