Specific parametrization of a sphere

calculusdifferential-geometryparametrizationvector analysis

I would like to parametrize the region
\begin{equation}
M=\{(x,y,z):x^2+y^2+z^2 \leq 1 \text{ with } z \leq x+y \}
\end{equation}

and calculate the flux $\iint_S F\cdot n \ dS$ where $S=\partial M$. The problem is'nt the flux but this parametrization. With spherical coordinates i know how to write the sphere, but the inequality
\begin{equation}
z\leq x+y
\end{equation}

stays
\begin{equation}
\cos(\varphi)\leq\cos(\theta)\sin(\varphi)+\sin(\theta)\sin(\varphi)
\end{equation}

and im stucked at this part. My geometric intuition tells me that $\theta$ is dependent of $\varphi$, but how write this? Probably in the flux part we are going to use divergence theorem, because the surface is an sphere with lid $z=x+y$, so we need a parametrization here in order to write $\iiint_M div(F) \ dV$, right?

Best Answer

Having an insight: my vector field is $F=(-2xy,y^2,3z)$, so $div(F)=3$. Divergence theorem yields \begin{equation} \iint_S F \cdot n \ dS=\iiint_M div(F)\ dV=3\iiint_M dV. \end{equation} But the plane $z=x+y$ divides the sphere in two equal parts, hence \begin{equation} 3\iiint_M dV=3\dfrac{Vol(B_1(0))}{2}=2\pi. \end{equation}

The result is ok, but the main problem of parametrization remains. I remember seeing somewhere the question of whether or not there is a parameterization for a given surface, does anyone know anything about it?