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Chapter OneChapter One
INTRODUCTORY TOPICS
11 IntroductionSome of the electromagnetic quantities such as force between charged bodies force between current-carrying
conductors electric and magnetic flux densities current density etc are vector quantities Electrostatic
potential electric and magnetic flux electric and magnetic field energy etc are scalar quantities These
quantities are expressed mathematically using suitable coordinate systems Therefore it is necessary that astudent has good knowledge of coordinate systems and vector analysis for proper understanding of the sub-
ject of electromagnetics To fulfil this requirement a major part of this chapter is devoted to coordinate sys-
tems and vector analysis Three types of coordinate systems fundamentals of vector algebra and vector
calculus and topics involving both coordinate systems and vectors are described
Electric and magnetic fields may be static (time-invariant) or they may be functions of time Field quantities
varying sinusoidally with time can be described mathematically in the same way as sinusoidal voltage and
current Results of circuit analysis given in Section 112 can be used for analysis of sinusoidally time-
changing electromagnetic fields replacing voltage and current by appropriate field quantities
Product solution of two-dimensional Laplacersquos equation in boundary-value problems with plane boundaries
may contain infinite sine or cosine series To obtain the complete solution of a problem the general solutionis matched by the Fourier series of the function at the boundary The Fourier series of a square wave and a
triangular wave derived in Example 113 are used in Chapter 5
Besselrsquos equation arises from the product solution of two-dimensional Laplacersquos equation in some types of prob-
lem with cylindrical boundaries The differential equation for current density in round conductors carrying sinu-
soidally time-varying current is a Besselrsquos equation The solution of Besselrsquos equation which is an infinite series
is called Bessel function Bessel function of zero order given in Section 114 is used in Chapters 5 and 6
It is quite likely that students taking this course have studied the topics in this chapter earlier Even then they
should read this chapter and solve some simple problems as it will then be easier to understand the main subject
12 Coordinate SystemsA real function can be described algebraically using a coordinate system The choice of a coordinate system
to be used depends on the physical nature of the function Three orthogonal coordinate systems are described
in this section These are (1) the rectangular or the Cartesian coordinate system (2) the circular cylindrical
or simply the cylindrical coordinate system and (3) the spherical coordinate system
The Rectangular Coordinate System
The rectangular coordinate system is defined by three mutually perpendicular plane surfaces S 1 S
2 and S
3
as shown in Fig 11(a) The surfaces are called coordinate planes The common point of intersection of the
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planes is the origin The line of intersection of two planes is a coordinate axis Thus there are three coordinate
axes which are perpendicular to each other and they meet at the origin The coordinate axes are denoted by
the symbols x y and z The positive sense of an axis is in the direction of the arrow viewed from the origin
The coordinate planes are designated as x-y (or z = 0) plane y-z (or x = 0) plane and z-x (or y = 0) plane
The coordinate system may be right-handed or left-handed In the right-handed system the z axis is along
the direction of advance of a right-handed screw when it is rotated from the x axis towards the y axis By
interchanging the directions of the x and y axes of the right-handed system we will obtain the left-handed
system Figure 11(a) shows the right-handed system and Fig11(b) shows the left-handed system We will
use only the right-handed system
Since the intersection of two surfaces is a line and the intersection of the line and a third surface is a point
the location of a point in space is described by the distances of three mutually perpendicular planes from
the coordinate planes
The distances give the coordinates of the point For example when we say a point P 1 has coordinates x
1 y
1
and z 1 as indicated in Fig 11(c) it means that the point is at the intersection of x = x1 y = y1 and z = z 1 planesThe points P
1( x y) and P
1( x) shown in the figure are on the x-y plane and on the x axis respectively
Distance between two points P 1 and P
2 shown in Fig 11(c) is given by
z
x
y
z
Origin
(a ( )
(c) ( )
x-y plane
x-z plane
S 2
1
S
y
y-z plan
R12
A volume element
z
y1
x1
x
P ( x y z
P 1 ( x1 y1 z 1)
1( 1)
P 1 ( 1)
P 1 ( x1 y1
ydx
z
x
y
z
dy
z
Fig 11 The rectangular coordinate system (a) Right-handed system (b) Left-handed system (c) Coordi-
nates of points and (d) A volume element with side lengths dx dy and dz
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2 2 2minus minus )minus (1)
If x1 = minus 15 m y
1 = 26 m z
1 = 38 m x
2 = 27 m y
2 = 16 m z
2 = minus 17 m then distance between P
1and P
2
12 1 7= + minus + minus =)5 1minus 6 992 m
It will be necessary to use differential elements of length surface area and volume to formulate field equa-tions The differential length along x direction is the distance between two planes located at distances x and
x + dx from the y-z plane Thus
the differential length along x direction is dx Similarly the differential lengths along y and z directions
are dy and dz respectively A volume element with side lengths dx dy and dz is shown in Fig 11(d ) The
differential areas of its top and bottom surfaces is dxdy of the front and back surfaces is dydz and of the
two side surfaces is dzdx The volume of the element dv = dxdydz
The Cylindrical Coordinate System
A point in space in cylindrical coordinate system is described by the point of intersection of a circular
cylindrical surface S 1 and two plane surfaces S
2 and S
3
as shown in Fig 12(a) These surfaces are specified with reference to the rectangular coordinate system The
axis of the cylinder is along the z axis and its radius is denoted by r1 The plane surface S 2 containing the z
axis is specified by the angle it makes with the y-z plane The angle is generally denoted by f The plane
surface S 3 is parallel to and at a height z from the x-y plane We see that the coordinate surfaces are mutually
perpendicular to one another The coordinate directions at a point P are perpendicular to the respective coor-
dinate planes as indicated in the figure Thus the coordinate directions are perpendicular to each other
The intersection of planes S 1 and S
2 is a straight line parallel to the z axis and the intersection of this line and sur-
face S 3 defines a point P in space as shown in Fig 12(b) The coordinates of the point are given by the radius r the angle f and the height z The z coordinate is common to both rectangular and cylindrical coordinate systems
If the coordinates of two points are given in cylindrical coordinate system we cannot calculate the dis-
tance between the points by direct use of the coordinate variables because f is an angle
To calculate the distance we have to obtain the coordinate of the points with reference to rectangular coordi-
nates To find the relationships between the variable of the two coordinate systems let us consider a point P
with coordinates r f and z as shown in Fig 12(b) Also let point P xy
be the projection of P on the x-y plane
As the length of OP xy
is equal to r and it is at an angle f with the x axis the lengths of projections of OP xy
along
x and y directions are given by r cos f and r sin f respectively Moreover z has the same meaning in both the
coordinate systems Thus the coordinates of P with reference to rectangular coordinate system are as follows x = r cosf (2a)
y = r sinf (2b)
z = z (2c)
We can calculate the distance between two points by the use of formula (1) after transforming the variables
using relations (2) For example distance between points P 1(r
1 f
1 z
1) and P
2(r
2 f
2 z
2)
R 2 2 2r )1
minus zr 2 minus r minus
1 Some authors use the symbol q
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Differential Lengths
The differential length dr along r direction is the radial distance between two concentric cylindrical surfaces
of radii r and (r + dr ) The differential length in f direction however is not d f because f is an angle To find
the differential length along this direction let us consider a radial line OC at an angle f with the x axis as
shown in Fig 12(c) If the line is rotated by a differential angle d f then it will be displaced along f direction
to the position OC prime The arc length CC prime = rd f is the differential length along f direction As the length is
infinitesimally small we can assume it to be a straight line The differential length in z direction is dz Anelement of volume having side lengths dr rd f and dz is shown in at Fig 12(c) The surface areas of the ele-
ment are rd f dz drdz and rdrd f in r f and z direction respectively The volume of the element which is
equal to the product of its three side lengths is dv = rdrd f dz
The Spherical Coordinate System
In the spherical coordinate system the three coordinate surfaces are those of a sphere of a cone and of a
plane
S 3
S
S 1
(a ( )
( )
z -direction
-direction
r -direction
y
z
r
z
x
A volume element
z
dr
x
C
C
rd
dz
d
z
y
r
r
P
z
r
z
x
y
P ( z
O
Fig 12 The cylindrical coordinate system (a) Coordinate planes (b) Coordinates of a point and (c) A
volume element having side lengths dr rd f and dz
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These surfaces indicated by S 1 S
2 and S
3 in Fig 13(a) are
defined with reference to rectangular coordinates The
spherical surface S 1 which has its centre at the origin of
rectangular coordinates is described by its radius r Surface
S 2 is that of a right circular cone with its vertex at the centre
of the sphere and its axis along the z axis The cone is defined by its semivertical angle q The angle is called polar angle
or co-latitude The plane surface S 3 is at an angle f with the
x-z plane The angle f is common to both cylindrical and
spherical coordinates The three surfaces form an orthogo-
nal set The coordinate directions are perpendicular to the
coordinate surfaces as indicated in the figure Thus the
coordinate directions are perpendicular to each other
The intersection between a sphere of radius r and a cone of
angle q is a circle The radius of the circle is equal to r sinq A plane at an angle f with respect to the x-z plane inter-
sects this circle at P as shown in Fig 13(a) The coordi-nates of P are therefore r q and f
To calculate distance between two points it is necessary
to express the spherical-coordinate variables in terms of
rectangular-coordinate variables as f and q are angles
The relationships between the two sets of variables are
obtained as follows In Fig 13(b) the coordinates of P are
r q and f and the projection of P on the x-y plane is P xy
The length of OP xy
= r sinq as the angle between OP and
OP xy
is 90deg minus q Moreover as the angle between the x axis
and OP xy is f the lengths of projections of OP xy along xand y directions are given by r sinq cosf and r sinq sinf respectively Also the component of OP in z direction is
r cosq Accordingly the coordinates of P with reference to
rectangular coordinate system are
x = r sinq cosf (3a)
y = r sinq sinf (3b)
z = r cosq (3c)
We can calculate the distance between two points
P 1(r 1 q 1 f 1) and P 2(r 2 q 2 f 2) by the use of formula (1)after transforming the variables using relations (3)
Differential Lengths
The differential length in r direction is dr The element of
length in q direction is equal to the arc length PP prime shown in
Fig 13(c) The radius of the arc is r and it subtends an
angle d q at the origin The differential length in q direction
is equal to the arc length rd q The element of length in f
- irection
z
y
x
f rect on
f
-direction
S 1 2
z
z
y
x r θ
r
P xy
r θ )
y
x
C
C
r sin φ
r
rd
r
φ d r
θ
φ
φ
z
x
y
r sinθ
prime
q
si
sini
(a)
(b
(c)
Fig 13 The spherical coordinate system
(a) Coordinate planes and location of a point
in space (b) For transforming coordinate of a
point into rectangular coordinates and
(c) Showing an element of volume with side
lengths dr rd q and r sinq d f
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direction is equal to length of the arc CC primeon the x-y plane (or parallel to the x-y plane) as indicated in the figure
The radius of the arc is r sinq and it makes an angle d f at the origin Thus the differential length in f direction
is r sinq d f The arc lengths can be considered as straight lines An element of volume having side lengths dr
rd q and r sinq d f is also illustrated in the figure The surface areas of the element are r 2sinq d q d f r sinq drd f and rdrd f along r q and f direction respectively The volume of the element dv = r 2 sinq dr d q d f
It may be noted that the symbol r is used to denote the radial distance in cylindrical as well as in spherical
coordinate systems However it would be possible to know for which coordinate system the symbol is meant
from the description of the problem If in the solution of a problem both the coordinate systems are employed
suitable subscripts can be used
EXAMPLE 11
Find the distance between points (a) P 1(12 m 30deg 16 m) and P
2(07 m 45deg 09 m) (b) P
3(06 m
30deg 20deg) and P 4(09 m 45deg 50deg)
The units of coordinates of the points show that the locations of P 1 and P
2 are described in cylindrical coor-
dinates and of P 3 and P
4 are described in spherical coordinates
(a) Coordinates of the points in terms of rectangular-coordinate variables are given by
x1 = 12 cos 30deg = 1039 m y
1 = 12 sin 30deg = 06 m z
1 = 16 m
x2 = 07 cos 45deg = 0495 m y
2 = 07 sin 45deg = 0495 m z
2 = 09 m
Distance between the points
2
2 2 21 1 0minus= minus minus+ = )039 )6 893 m
(b) Coordinates of the points in terms of rectangular-coordinate variables are given by
x3 = 06 sin 30deg cos 20deg = 0282 m y
3 = 06 sin 30deg sin 20deg = 0103 m z
3 = 06 cos 30deg = 052 m
x4 = 09 sin 45deg cos 50deg = 0409 m y
4 = 09 sin 45deg sin 50deg = 0488 m z
4 = 09 cos 45deg = 0636 m
Distance between the points
34
2 20 0 0minus= minus minus )282 52 22
13 Scalar and Vector QuantitiesThe topic of vector analysis generally starts with the definition of scalar and vector quantities A geometrical or
a physical quantity that is completely specified by its magnitude alone is called a scalar quantity A scalar quantity
is a real number with a proper unit Examples of scalar quantities are mass length time volume work energy
heat etc Both uppercase and lowercase letters in italic will be used to denote scalar quantities A quantity which
has direction in addition to its magnitude is called a vector Examples of vector quantities are force displacement
velocity torque etc The magnitude of a vector quantity is a real positive quantity with a proper unit
Some electric- and magnetic-field quantities are scalar functions and some are vector functions Electric
charge electrostatic potential electric and magnetic fluxes electric current etc are scalars Whereas force
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between electric charges and between current-carrying conductors electric field intensity magnetic-field
intensity current density etc are vectors As vector functions are described by scalar quantities it is possi-
ble to study electric and magnetic fields by the use of scalar functions However the use of vector analysis
has the following advantages
1 The field equations can be written in a compact form Hence time and space needed to write an equa-tion are reduced
2 The equations contain all the information Therefore physical interpretation of the equations is made
easy
3 Equations of scalar quantities can easily be written from the vector form of the equations
4 Some theorems and laws of vector analysis find application in electromagnetic theory
14 Representation of VectorsA vector is represented geometrically by a directed line segment having an initial point and an end point The
direction of a vector is indicated by an arrow mark Vector quantities will be denoted by uppercase as well as
lowercase bold letters Representations of two vectors A and B are shown in Fig 14 The length of the lineis generally arbitrary However for geometrical solution of a problem
the line segments have to be drawn to scale
The sum and difference of two vectors is also a vector If C is the sum
of two vectors A and B and D is the difference between them then we
write
C = A + B
D = A minus B
The geometric methods of finding the sum and differ-
ence of the vectors are shown in Fig 15
A vector is also represented by showing its magnitude
and direction explicitly The magnitude is denoted by
an alphabetic symbol with or without the modulus
sign
The direction of the vector is represented by a unit
vector The magnitude of a unit vector is equal to
one unit and its direction is same as the direction of
the original vector
Various types of symbols are used to denote a unit vector We will denote it by u with a subscript to indicate
its direction For example the vector shown in Fig 16 is written as
A = Au A
= Au A
= u A A
The unit vectors at a point in rectangular coordinate system which are
denoted by u x u
y and u
z are parallel to the x y and z axes respectively
Their directions do not vary with the coordinate variables In cylin-
drical coordinate system the unit vectors ur u
f and u
z at any point are perpendicular to their respective coor-
dinate surfaces
B
A
Fig 14 Representation of vec-
tors by directed line segments
C A + BD A minus B
A
B
(a) ( )
minusB
A
B
Fig 15 (a) Addition of two vectors and
(b) Subtraction of two vectors
u A
A = Au A
Fig 16 A vector represented by
its magnitude and a unit vector
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The directions of ur u
f for different values of f are different This can be verified by drawing the unit
vectors at two different values of f Therefore these vectors cannot be treated as constants while differ-
entiating or integrating with respect f
The direction of u z does not change with any of the coordinate variables The unit vectors in spherical coor-dinate system which are denoted by ur u
q and u
f are perpendicular to the coordinate surfaces at any point
The directions of ur and u
q vary with q and f The direction of u
f varies with f
The directions of all the unit vectors in all the coordinate systems are positive towards the increasing values
of coordinates variables at the point considered Each set of unit vectors shown in Fig 17 is a right-handed
orthogonal system
An important method of representing a vector quantity is in terms of its components along the coordinate directions
The value of the scalar component of a vector along a coordinate direction is equal to the product of the magnitude
of the vector and cosine of the angle of the vector with the coordinate direction The angle measured from the coor-dinate direction towards the vector in the counter-clockwise sense is taken as positive Thus the projection of a
vector along a coordinate direction is its scalar value along that direction If a vector A makes angles a b and g with
the x y and z axes of rectangular coordinates respectively the scalar components of the vector along the axes are
A x
= A cos a A y
= A cos b A z
= A cos g
z
x
y
u
u z
u
ur
φ r
uφ
u z
x
y
z
φ
z
θ uθ
u
u
x
r
a) b
Fig 17 Directions of unit vectors for (a) Rectangular coordinates (b) Cylindrical coordinates and (c)
Spherical coordinates
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The quantities cos a cos b and cos g are called direction
cosines of the vector The vector components of A along the
coordinate directions are A xu
x A
yu
y and A
z u
z as indicated in
Fig 18 Conversely the sum of the vector components is
equal to the original vector A That is
A = A xu x + A yu y + A z u z
The magnitude of A in terms of its scalar components is
given by
x y z
2
In cylindrical coordinates
A = Ar u
r + A
f u
f + A
z u
z
A A
In spherical coordinates
A = Ar ur + Aq uq + Af uf
r
2
φ
Now let the components of another vector B be denoted by B x B
y and B
z in rectangular coordinates If C is
equal to the vector sum of A and B and C x C
y and C
z are the components C then
C = A + B
Or C xu
x+ C
yu
y+ C
z u
z = ( A
xu
x+ A
yu
y+ A
z u
z ) + ( B
xu
x+ B
yu
y+ B
z u
z )
Hence C x
= A x
+ B x C
y = A
y + B
y C
z = A
z + B
z
Vector Representations of Differential Lengths and Differential Surfaces
A directed line segment of differential length is written as
d d
The direction of the unit vector u is along d ℓ Accordingly elements of length vectors in the coordinate
directions of rectangular coordinates are u xdx u
ydy and u
z dz If a differential length d ℓ has components in all
the coordinate directions then
d ℓ = u xdx + u
ydy + u
z dz
In the same way the vector forms of elements of lengths in cylindrical and spherical coordinate systems can
be writtenIn cylindrical coordinates d ℓ = u
r dr + u
f (rd f ) + u
z dz
In spherical coordinates d ℓ = ur dr + u
q (rd q ) + u
f (r sin q d f )
A differential surface element is considered as a vector quantity The vector is described by its area dS and a
unit vector normal to its surface Denoting the normal unit vector by un the vector form of a surface element
is written as
d S = undS
For example the area of a surface element on or parallel to the y-z plane of rectangular coordinates is equal
to dydz and the normal to the surface is parallel to the x axis Therefore denoting the differential surface
vector by d S x we have
Projection of A on
to the x-y plane
A u
A u
A xu x
A
z
y
x
Fig 18 Showing components of a vector A
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d S x = u
x(dydz )
The other components of surface elements are
d S y = u
y(dxdz )
d S z = u
z(dxdy)
These surfaces are shown in Fig 19 A differential surface vector inthree-dimensional space with reference to rectangular coordinates is the
sum of the three vector components Thus
d S = u x
(dydz ) + u y
(dzdx) + u z
(dxdy)
The elements of surface vector in the other two coordinate systems are
Cylindrical coordinates d S = ur(rd f dz ) + u
f (drdz ) + u
z(rdrd f )
Spherical coordinates d S = ur(r 2sin q d q d f ) + u
q (r sin q dr d f )
+ uf (r dr d q )
The Position Vector If one end of a directed line segment is located at the origin and the other end at a point P ( x y z ) as shown
in Fig 110(a) the directed line is known as the position vector at P A position vector is generally denoted
by r Referring to the figure the scalar components of the vector along the coordinate axes are OP x = x
OP y = y OP
z = z Accordingly the vector in terms of its components is given by
r = xu x + yu
y + z u
z
The vector equation of a directed line can be obtained by the use of position vectors In Fig 110(b) two ends
of a directed line R 12
are at P 1( x
1 y
1 z
1) and P
2( x
2 y
2 z
2) The equations of position vectors at these points are
r1 = x
1u
x + y
1u
y + z
1u
z
r2 = x2u x + y2u y + z 2u z Referring to the figure we find that the sum of vectors r
1 and R
12 is equal to r
2 Hence
R 12
= r2 minus r
1 = ( x
2 minus x
1)u
x + ( y
2 minus y
1)u
y + ( z
2 minus z
1)u
z
The length of the line
minus minus )minus
u
u
u
z
dx
z
x
y
y
z
xd
Fig 19 Showing differential
vector surfaces along the coor-
dinate directions
P x y P 111 z y x
P 2 z y x z
P x
P
(a (
r
P ( x y z )
z z
y
x
12R
1
x
y
2r
r
Fig 110 (a) A position vector r and its components along the axes and (b) Describing a vector R12
in space
in terms of two position vectors r1 and r
2
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The unit vector directed from P 1 to P
2
R
1212
1= = + y z
minus )1
minus
EXAMPLE 12
A vector is given by F u u Find the vector at x = 1 y = 2 z = 3
F = 2+ x y z x y z
EXAMPLE 13
Two points are located at P 1(14 m 09 m minus06 m) and P 2(minus025 m 17 m 15 m) Find the length vectordirected from P 1 to P
2 and the unit vector directed from P
2 to P
1
The position vectors at P 1 and P
2 are given by
r1 = 14u
x + 09u
y minus 06u
z
r2 = minus025u
x + 17u
y + 15u
z
The vector directed from P 1 to P
2
R 12
= r2 minus r
1 = (minus025 minus 14)u
x + (17 minus 09)u
y + (15 + 06)u
z
= minus 165u x + 08u
y+21u
z
The length of the line
12 788= m
The unit vector directed from P 2 to P
1
R21=
As R 21
= minusR 12
and R21
= R12
we have
uu u
1 2u 1
2 7880 753= minus
EXAMPLE 14
Two points in cylindrical coordinates are defined by P 1(20 m 30deg 30 m) and P
2(30 m 45deg 40 m) Find
the unit vector directed from P 2 to P
1
x1 = 2 cos 30deg = 1732 m y
1 = 2 sin 30deg = 1 m z
1= 3 m
x2 = 3 cos 45deg = 2121 m y
2 = 3 cos 45deg = 2121 m z
2 = 4 m
R 21
= (1732 minus 2121)u x + (10 minus 2121)u
y + (30 minus 40)u
z
= minus 0389u x minus 1121u
y minus 10u
z m
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2 1+ m
1
1 5521 121 251 0 644minus minus
0= minus
x y z x y z
EXAMPLE 15
Two points in spherical coordinates are given by P 1(30 m 0deg 30deg) and P
2(20 m 60deg 0deg) Find the unit
vector directed from P 1 to P
2
x1 = 3 sin 0 cos 30deg = 0 m y
1 = 3 sin 0 sin 30deg = 0 m z
1 = 3 cos 0deg = 3 m
x2 = 2 sin 60deg cos 0deg = 1732 m y
2 = 2 sin 60deg sin 0deg = 0 m z
2 = 2 cos 60deg = 1 m
R 12
= (1732 minus 0)u x + (10 minus 30)u
z = 1732 u
x minus 20u
z m
21 2 646=
u u12
1 732
2 646= = minus
15 Multiplication of a Vector by a ScalarWhen a vector is multiplied by a scalar it results in a vector quantity If we denote a vector by A a scalar (a
real quantity) by f and the product of the two quantities by B then
B = f A
The direction of B is same as that of A if f is positive and opposite to that of A if f is negative
By writing A and B in terms of their vector components in rectangular coordinates we get
B xu
x + B
yu
y + B
z u
z = f ( A
xu
x + A
yu
y + A
z u
z )
The above equality is satisfied if each component of lhs is equal to the corresponding component of rhs
Therefore
B x = f A
x B
y = f A
y B
z = f A
z
The magnitude of B is
B + =
Also (f 1 + f
2)A = f
1A + f
2A
f (A + C) = f A + f C
16 Scalar Product and Vector Product of Two VectorsThe scalar product of two vectors A and B is a scalar quantity It is equal to the products of the magnitude of
A the magnitude of B and cosine of the angle a between A and B The scalar product is written by putting a
dot between A and B Accordingly
A sdot B = AB cos a
The scalar product is also called dot product or inner product
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Since cos a = cos (minusa )A sdot B = B sdot A
Also (A + B) sdot C = A sdot C + B sdot C
The dot product of two vectors A and B can be obtained in terms of their components as follows In rectan-
gular coordinates let
A = A xu
x + A
yu
y + A
z u
z (1)
B = B xu
x + B
yu
y + B
z u
z (2)
Then A sdot B = ( A xu
x + A
yu
y + A
z u
z ) sdot ( B
xu
x + B
yu
y + B
z u
z )
= A x[(u
x sdot u
x) B
x + (u
x sdot u
y) B
y + (u
x sdot u
z ) B
z ]
+ A y[(u
y sdot u
x) B
x + (u
y sdot u
y) B
y + (u
y sdot u
z ) B
z ]
+ A z [(u
z sdot u
x) B
x + (u
z sdot u
y) B
y + (u
z sdot u
z ) B
z ]
The dot product of two unit vectors having the same direction is equal to unity and the dot product of two unit
vectors that are perpendicular to each other is equal to zero Using these properties in the above relation we get A sdot B = A
x B
x + A
y B
y + A
z B
z
In cylindrical coordinates A sdot B = Ar B
r + A
f B
f + A
z B
z
In spherical coordinates A sdot B = Ar B
r + A
q B
q + A
f B
f
The vector product of two vectors A and B is a vector quan-
tity say C The magnitude of C is equal to the products of
the magnitude of A the magnitude of B and the sine of
angle a between A and B The direction of C is perpendicu-
lar to the plane containing A and B The positive direction
is taken along the advance of a right-handed screw when it
is rotated from A towards B This is illustrated in Fig 111
The vector product is written by putting a cross sign between
A and B Accordingly
C = A times B = ( AB sin a )un = A times B u
n
where un is a unit vector normal to the plane containing A
and B Since the angle from B to A is negative of the angle from A to B we get
B times A = minusA times B
The vector product is also called cross product
The cross product of A and B defined in (1) and (2) is
A times B = ( A xu
x + A
yu
y + A
z u
z ) times ( B
xu
x + B
yu
y + B
z u
z )
= A x[(u
x times u
x) B
x + (u
x times u
y) B
y + (u
x times u
z ) B
z ]
+ A y[(u
y times u
x) B
x + (u
y times u
y) B
y +(u
y times u
z ) B
z ]
+ A z [(u
z times u
x) B
x + (u
z times u
y) B
y +(u
z times u
z ) B
z ] (3)
The expression contains nine cross products of unit vectors The cross product of two unit vectors having the
same direction is equal to zero The cross product of two unit vectors that are perpendicular to each other is
equal to either plus or minus of the unit vector in the third direction Using these properties in (3) we get
C
Direction of rotation of ari ht-handed screw
Plane containin
A and B
A
a B
un
Direction of advanceof the screw
Fig 111 Right-hand screw rule to determine
the direction of A times B
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u x times u
x = 0 u
y times u
y = 0 u
z times u
z = 0
u x times u
y = u
z u
y times u
z = u
x u
z times u
x = u
y
u y times u
x= minusu
z u
z times u
y = minusu
x u
x times u
z = minusu
y
Substituting these in (3) we get the cross product of the vectors in rectangular coordinates
A times B = u x( A y B z minus A z B y) + u y( A z B x minus A x B z ) + u z ( A x B y minus A y B x)
The cross product can also be written in determinant form
In rectangular coordinates
A = x y z
x y z
x y z
In cylindrical coordinates
A =u u
In spherical coordinates
A =u u
A A
B
φ
φ
φ
EXAMPLE 16
Given two vectors E = 05u x minus 22u
y + 16u
z and F = 26u
x + 08u
y minus 27u
z Find (a) E sdot F (b) E times F (c)
angle between E and F (d) the scalar component of F along E and (e) the unit vector which is perpen-dicular to the plane containing E and F
The given data are
E x = 05 E
y= minus22 E
z = 16
F x = 26 F
y= 08 F
z = minus27
(a) The dot product of the vectors
E sdot F = (05)(26) + (minus22)(08) + (16)(minus27) = minus478
(b) The cross product of the vectors
E u= minusminus
= +u u
0 2 1 6
2 6 0 8 2 7
6 12
(c) The magnitudes of the vectors are
= + = 2 7662
= = 3 8332
If a is angle between E and F then
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cos )( )
= = minus = minusFsdot E
78
766 30 451
a = 1168deg(d) The scalar component ofF along E = F cos a = minus1728
(e) The unit vector that is perpendicular to the plane containingE and FE F y=
+=
sin ( )( )( )α
4 66 6 12
766 3 8930 4 299 646
EXAMPLE 17
Given two vectors E = 52ur + 65u
z and F = 83u
r + 128u
f minus 30u
z Show that
E times F = EF sin a
The vectors are described in cylindrical coordinates The given data are
E r = 52 E
f = 0 E z = 65
F r = 83 F
f = 128 F
z = minus30
The magnitudes of the vectors are
= 8= 32
= + = 55
The dot product of the vectors
E sdot F = (52)(83) + 0 + (65)(minus30) = 2366
If a is angle between the two vectors
cos a = 236(832)(1555) = 0183
and sin a = 0983
EF sin a = (832)(1555)(0983) = 12718
The cross product of the vectors
E = = minus +u
u u
5 5
8 3 12 8 3minus 0
83 66 56
The magnitude of the cross product
= + = =83 66 sin
EXAMPLE 18
Three vectors are given by A = 3u x + 4u
y B = 4u
y + 5u
z C = 5u
x + 6u
z Find
(a) A sdot (B times C) (b) A times B times C
B = = x y z
x y z0 4 5
5 0 6
20
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A sdot (B times C) = (3u x + 4u
y) sdot (24u
x + 25u
y minus 20u
z ) = 172
A u u
minusCtimes
u
24 25 20
17 Scalar and Vector FieldsA physical quantity which is a scalar function of position is a real number The quantity may or may not be a
function of time The mathematical representation or graphical plot of a scalar function at various points in a
region or domain is the scalar field of the function in that region The region may be one-dimensional (a line)
two-dimensional (a surface) or three-dimensional (a volume) As an example let us consider a heated plate
The temperature at each point on the surface of the plate will have a specific value A graphical representation
of temperatures at several points is the temperature field in the region of the plate surface By joining all the
points of equal temperature by a continuous and smooth curve we will get a contour of constant temperature
When a number of such contours for temperatures say T 1 T
2 T
3hellip are plotted the set of contours is a map of
constant-temperature field Since temperature is a scalar quantity the field is a scalar field Some other exam-
ples of scalar fields are distribution of air-density in a region of earthrsquos atmosphere contours of equal height
from the base of a three-dimensional object potential distribution in a region of electric charges etc
If a physical quantity is a vector function of position descrip-
tion of its magnitude and direction in a region is the vector field
of the function in that region The vector quantity may or may
not be a function of time Velocity distribution of fluid flow
in a pipe of non-uniform cross section and distribution of veloc-
ity at various points of a rotating body are vector fields Vector
fields are generally plotted showing only the directions of
the vector function at various points in a region If a curve isdrawn so that the directions of a vector function are tangential
to the curve at all the points the curve is called a field line or a
streamline A set of such curves is the field map As an exam-
ple let us consider the vector function defined by the equation
F = xu x + yu
y
It is a two-dimensional function and its domain is the x-y
plane At each point on the x-y plane F has a specific mag-
nitude and direction When the directions at various points
on the x-y plane are drawn a pattern will emerge as shown
in Fig 112 The field map of F consists of radial lines
18 Partial Derivative of Vector FunctionsThe partial derivative of a vector quantity which is a function of more than one variable is defined in the
same way as for scalar functions For example let a vector function in terms of its components in rectangular
coordinates be given by
A = y2u x minus yxu
y + az u
z
where a is a constant quantity
Since the unit vectors do not vary with the coordinate variables we have
part = minusA
u A A
x= uminus
Fig 112 Illustration of a vector field
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Partial Derivatives of Unit Vectors in Cylindrical Coordinates
As the directions of unit vectors ur and u
f in cylindrical coordinates vary with f the partial derivatives of
these vectors with f are not zero The procedure for obtaining the partial derivatives of the unit vectors by
the use of a graphical method is explained below Referring to Fig 113(a) the radial line ob represents a unit
vector in r direction at an angle f The line oc rep-
resents a unit vector along r direction at angle f +
d f The two vectors are denoted by ur(f ) and u
r(f
+ d f ) The directed line from b to c gives the change
of ur when f changes by a differential amount d f
The length of the line is equal to d f as r = 1 and it
is in f direction Thus denoting the differential
change of ur by d u
r we have
d ur = u
r(f + d f ) minus u
r(f ) = d u
r = (d f )u
f (1)
The differential d ur is equal to the rate of change of
ur with f multiplied by d f Accordingly
part (2)
From (1) and (2) we get
part=
u
φ
Thus the partial derivative of ur with respect to f is
equal to a unit vector along f direction
In Fig 113(b) and the inset the f -directed unit
vectors at b and c are shown as uf (f ) and uf (f + d f )respectively The vector d u
f is the change of u
f
when f changes by a differential amount d f The
magnitude of d uf is equal to d f and it is along negative r direction Thus
d uf = d f (minusu
r )
Aspartpart
we havepartpart
= minusφ
r
It may be verified that all other partial derivatives of unit vectors of cylindrical coordinates are zero
Partial Derivatives of Unit Vectors in Spherical Coordinates
In spherical coordinates the directions of both ur and u
q vary with q and also with f The direction of u
f var-
ies with f only We can obtain the partial derivatives of the unit vectors using graphical techniques similar to
those used for cylindrical coordinates The partial derivatives of unit vectors are given below
part =
partr r = n
partminus θ c= u os
Unit circle in
- plane
y
x
r- direction
uf
c
uf ( ) f (
( )
( )
d
d
uf ( +
u (
c
y
x
nit circlesn x-y p ane
od
u (
Fig 113 Geometrical methods for determining
differential change of (a)u
r with f and (b)u
f with f in cylindrical coordinates
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partpart
= minusuφ
θ uminus
All other partial derivatives of unit vectors of spherical coordinates are zero
Gradient of a Scalar FunctionIn rectangular coordinates let us consider a scalar quantity V that is a function of all the three variables x y and
z The first partial derivative of V with respect to x is partVpart x If V is a single valued function partVpart x gives the rate
of change of V with x at a point in space assuming y and z as constants Similarly partVpart y and partVpart z give rate of
change of V with y and z respectively The vector function having partVpart x partVpart y and partVpart z as its scalar compo-
nents in x y and z direction respectively is called gradient of V or lsquograd V rsquo in abbreviated form Accordingly
Gradient V = grad y
= partpart
+part
u u
Since V is common to all the terms we can write
grad y
= part + partu u (3)
The function inside the bracket of (3) is a differential vector operator It is called del or nabla and is denoted
by the symbol nabla In rectangular coordinates
nabla = part part +part
y z
(4)
Thus grad V = nablaV (5)
The three components of (3) give the rate of change of V with x y z respectively As grad V is the vector sum
of all the components it gives the maximum rate of change of V at a point in space
Unit Vector Normal to a Surface
Let us consider that the equation S ( x y z ) = c where c is a constant represents a continuous and single-
valued surface in a scalar field Then it can be shown that the gradient of S is along the normal direction to
the surface at any point P ( x y z ) and its sense is in the direction of increasing S The magnitude of nablaS gives
the maximum rate of increase of S at P The unit vector along the normal direction at P is given by
= plusmn nablanabla
where nablaS is the magnitude of nablaS
Divergence of a Vector Function
Let us consider a vector function D with D x D
y and D
z as components in rectangular coordinates Thus
D = u x D
x + u
y D
y + u
z D
z
where D x D
y and D
z are in general functions of all the three variables x y and z The divergence of D is
defined as the sum of part D x part x part D
y part y and part D
z part z Thus
div D =part
+ part
+ part
part D
x
D
y (6)
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where lsquodiv Drsquo is the abbreviation of divergence of D
It can be shown that the divergence of a vector is equal to the dot product of nablaand D
nablasdot part part part sdotu= u u y
)u
=part
+ part
part + part
part x y (7)
As the right-hand sides of (6) and (7) are identical
div D = nabla middot D
The divergence of a vector function is a scalar function A vector field of zero divergence is called a
solenoidal field
Curl of a Vector FunctionIn rectangular coordinates let us consider a vector function
H = u x H
x + u
y H
y + u
z H
z
where the components H x H
y and H
z are functions of all the three variables x y and z The curl of H written
in the abbreviated form as lsquocurl Hrsquo is defined by the following operation
cur u upartpart
minus part
+part
part partminus
part y y H H
x
H H
partpart
(8)
It can be shown that curl H is equal to the cross product of the vector operator nabla defined in (4) and H That is
curl H = nabla times H
Equation (8) shows that the curl of a vector function is another vector function A vector field with zero
curl is said to be an irrotational field
EXAMPLE 19
Given a scalar function V = 5 x2 y + 3 xz Find the gradient of V at a point P (15 27 08)
The gradient of V
nablaV = (10 xy + 3 z )u x + 5 x2u
y + 3 xu
z
Substituting x = 15 y = 27 z = 08
nablaV at P = [10(15)(27) + 3(08)]u x + 5(15)2u
y + 3(15)u
z
= 429u x + 1125u
y + 45u
z
EXAMPLE 110
Find the gradient of the scalar function = + at (1 minus2 4)
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nabla = partpart
+ partpart
= x
u2 2
Substituting x = 1 y = minus2 z = 4
nabla =
minus y z
4+
21
EXAMPLE 111
A scalar function is given by = )+ Find nablaf at (2 minus1 3)
nabla =part
+ partpart
=+ y z
22
( )+ u
Substituting x = 2 y = minus1 z = 3
nabla = )+7
minus
EXAMPLE 112
A vector field is described by F = 500u x + 750u
y A plane surface in the region of the field is defined by
2 x + 4 y + 6 z = 12 Find the vector components of F that are normal and tangential to the surface
Denoting the surface by S we have
S = 2 x + 4 y + 6 z The gradient of S
nablaS = 2u x + 4u
y + 6u
z
The magnitude of the gradient of S
nabla = +2 6 5= 6
The unit vector normal to the surface
S nabla 1)4
The scalar component of the vector field normal to the surface
n n= = ) y
sdot ) y z+ =usdot 1
56
000
56
The vector component of the vector field normal to the surface
F un
sdot = =)( )u+uu
56428 6
The vector component of the vector field tangential to the surface
Ft = F minus F
n = 3571u
x + 4643u
y minus 4286 u
z
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EXAMPLE 113
Given a vector function F = 2 x12 yu x + xy2u
y + (1 z )u
z Find divergence and curl of F at P (05 08 02)
The divergence of F
nablasdot = part
( part = + minus x x xy+ 2
11 )
Substituting x = 05 y = 08 and z = 02
nabla sdot F at P = 26931
The curl of F
nabla times = partpart
= )F
u u
u z
minus
2 1
Substituting x = 05 y = 08 and z = 02nabla times F at P = minus 0774 u
z
EXAMPLE 114
The equation to a surface is given by S ( x y z ) = xy minus 4 z 2 = 0 What is the angle between unit normal
vectors to the surface at P 1(8 2 2) and P
2(6 6 minus3)
Unit vector normal to a surface u S = nabla
nabla
nablaS
= yu
x
+ xu
y
minus 8 z u
z
At P 1 nablaS
1 = 2u
x + 8u
y ndash 16u
z nablaS
1 = 18
2 16
18=
minus
At P 2 nablaS
2 = 6u
x + 6u
y + 24u
z nablaS
2 = 2545
2
6 24
25
+u
Let a be the angle between the unit vectors Then
cos)
( )( )α = = =
minussdot x y z x y z
2
minus 2+ 4
4
324
4
2
95 720 705
= minus
a = 1345deg
EXAMPLE 115
Two surfaces are defined by S 1 = x2 + y2 minus z2 = 7 and S
2 = x2 minus y + z 2 = 3 Find the angle between the surfaces
at P (2 2 minus1)
The angle between two surfaces at a point common to them is the angle between the normal to the surfaces
at the point
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nablaS 1 = 2( xu
x + yu
y ndash z u
z )
At P nablaS 1 = 4u
x + 4u
y + 2u
z and nablaS
1 = 6
nablaS 2 = 2 xu
x ndash u
y + 2 z u
z
At P nablaS 2 = 4u
x ndash u
y ndash 2u
z and nabla = 21
Let a be the angle between the unit vectors Then
cos)
(= =
nablanabla
sdot sdot
211
8
6 21)=
a = 7308deg
EXAMPLE 116
Two vector functions are given by A = 2 xu y + 3 y2u
z and B = z u
x + 3 yu
z Find nabla sdot (A times B) at (3 2 1)
A = x y z
z0 2 2 2
nablasdot = part + part)times u sdot minus
y+
= 6 y + 6 yz minus 2 x = 18 at (3 2 1)
EXAMPLE 117
A vector is defined by
A = xy2
u x + yz 2
u y + zx2
u z Find nabla times nabla times A
nabla times = partpart
part part = minus +A
u u u
z
yz xy
2 2 2
2( )
nabla times nabla times = partpart
A
u u
minus 0= x y
z z
EXAMPLE 118
A scalar function is given by f = x3 + y3 + xyz Find nabla sdot nablaf
nablasdotnabla = part
+ +part
= x y
( )+ x xyz
= + + part =2 2 2
z)+ y )+ xyz )+ xy
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19 Vector IdentitiesSome useful vector identities are listed below The identities can easily be proved by assuming that the vector
A and B and the scalar f are functions of rectangular-coordinate variables
1 nabla times (nablaf ) = 0
2 nabla sdot (nabla times A) = 03 nabla sdot (f A) = A sdot (nablaf ) + f (nabla sdot A)
4 nablasdot + part
+ partpart
(nabla = nabla2 2 2
x y
5 nabla times nabla times A = nabla(nabla sdot A) minus nabla2A
6 nabla times (f A) = (nablaf ) times A + f (nabla times A)
7 nabla sdot (A times B) = B sdot (nabla times A) minus A sdot (nabla times B)
110 Line Surface and Volume IntegralsIn the case of a definite integral
adxint ) x
where the integrand F ( x) is a real function of a single variable x The function is integrated along x direction
between limits x = a and x = b Whereas in the case of a line integral a real function of more than one variable
is integrated along a continuous curve from an initial point to an end point The curve may also be a closed
one The function may be a scalar or a vector function of real variables In the case of a vector function its
component along a specified path is integrated The line integral is a definite integral
The principle of evaluating the line integral of a vector
function along a path is as follows Let us consider a vec-
tor function F in any coordinate plane Let us take a con-
tinuous curve of any shape denoted by C in Fig 114 in
the plane of the vector The positive direction of the curve
is indicated by an arrow and its initial and final positions
are marked by a and b respectively If we divide the curve
into a large number of very small segments each seg-
ment may be considered as a straight line Let there be n
such segments of lengths ∆ ∆ sdotsdot sdot If the
average value of the vector function over the k th segment
is Fk its scalar component along the positive direction of
the segment is F k cos a
k where a
k is the angle between F
k
and tangent to the k th segment as shown in the figure The
product of F k cos a
k and is equal to the dot product of F
k and the vector length ∆ ℓ
k That is
cosα sdot= ∆l
The sum of such dot products of all the segments between a and b is
n
=sum ∆l
k
In the limit n approaching infinity the above summation is called line integral of F along the curve C The
curve is the path of integration The line integral of F along the path shown in Fig 114 is
d int sdot l
Fig 114 Pertaining to line integration of a vector
Tangent to k t
segment
a1
F k∆
∆ 2∆ ∆
k
∆ n
C
a
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If the line integral is over a closed path it is written by putting a small circle on the integral sign Thus
F sdot d l denotes the line integral of F over a closed path
In order to understand the process of integrating a vector func-
tion F over a surface let us consider a continuous open surface
S shown in Fig 115 The surface may be considered as consist-
ing of a large number of very small surface elements with areas
∆S 1 ∆S
2hellip ∆S
k hellip ∆S
n Let the average of F over the k th sur-
face element be Fk The scalar component of F
k along normal to
the surface element is equal to F k cos a
k where a
k is the angle
between Fk and the unit vector u
n normal to the surface element
as shown in the figure The product of F k cos a
k and ∆S
k can be
expressed as the dot product of the vectors Fk and ∆S
k
F k ∆S
kcos a = Fsdot(∆S
k u
n) = F
k ∆S
k
The sum of such dot products over all the n surface elements is given by
n
=sumThe above summation as n approaches infinity is the surface integral of F over the surface The surface
integral is a definite double integral which is denoted using either two integral signs or a single integral sign
with a subscript s We will use the latter notation Accordingly
Sint denotes the surface integral of a vector function F over an open surface
If the surface is a closed one the surface integral is denoted by putting a small circle on the integral sign
Accordingly SS
denotes the surface integral of F over a closed surface
The volume integral of a scalar point function in three-dimensional space is a triple integral The integral isdenoted using either three integral signs or a single integral sign with a subscript v We will use the latter
notation Thus the volume integral of a scalar function r which is a continuous function of space variables
in a region of volume bounded by a closed surface is written as
dv
where dv is the volume of a three-dimensional element
EXAMPLE 119
Find the line integral of the vector function F = ( x2 + 2 y)u x + (3 x minus y2)u
y along the straight line defined by
y = 3 x from (0 0) to (1 3)
An element of length vector in rectangular coordinates
d ℓ = u xdx + u
ydy + u
z dz
The dot product of F and d ℓ F middot d l = ( x2 + 2 y)dx + (3 x minus y2)dy
Substituting y by 3 x in the first term and x by y3 in the second term we have
F middot d ℓ = ( x2 + 6 x)dx + ( y minus y2)dy
The line integral sdot 3
7= minusminus 17=
nu
S
F
Fig 115 Pertaining to surface integration
of a vector
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EXAMPLE 120
Integrate the vector function
F u + x y y
( ) x
along the path described by the equation y2 = 4 x from P 1(1 2) to P
2(4 4)
An element of length vector in rectangular coordinates
d ℓ = u xdx + u
ydy + u
z dz
The dot product of F and d ℓ sdot d x y
dyl =) x y x y 2
(1)
The path of integration is defined by the equation
y2 = 4 x (2)
Or ydy = 2dx (3)
Substituting (2) and (3) in (1) we get
F sdot = + x x
23 2
Thus F sdot = + =int int x2
03 2
274P1
2
The integral can be evaluated by substituting x2 + 4 x = u
EXAMPLE 121
A circular cylinder has its base on the x- y plane with its axis along the z axis The radius and height of the
cylinder are 20 cm and 50 cm respectively By using the formula for the differential area d S = (rd f dz )ur +
(drdz )uf + (rdrd f )u
z find the surface area of the cylinder
A differential area on the surface of the cylinder is in r direction Thus
dS = rd f dz
At r = 02 m dS = 02d f dz
Surface area π = 0 2φ
m2
EXAMPLE 122
The radius of a sphere is 25 cm By using the formula for the differential area d S = (r 2sinq d q d f )ur +
(r sinq drd f ) uq + (rdrd f ) u
f find surface area of the lower hemisphere
A differential area on the surface of the sphere is in r direction Thus
dS = r 2 sinq d q d f
At r = 025 m dS = 00625 sinq d q d f
Surface area π = 0 125φ π
2
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EXAMPLE 123
Given a vector function F = x2 yu x + xy2u
y Integrate nabla times F over the rectangular surface shown in Fig 116
y
y 1
x 2
x minus2
y minus1
x
Fig 116 For Example 123
The curl of the vector function
nabla times = partpart part
=F
u
u x y
x2 2 0
)minus
An element of surface vector is given by
d S = u xdydz + u
ydzdx + u
z dxdy
Thus (nabla times F) sdot d S = ( y2 minus x2)dxdy
We find from Fig 116 that the lower and upper limits of x are minus20 and +20 and those of y are minus10 and
+10 Thus
= minus+
minus
+
int sdot (= 08
111 Coordinate Transformation of VectorsIt is desirable to use a suitable coordinate system at the outset for solving a field problem involving vectors
For example it is easier to solve a problem having cylindrical symmetry by using cylindrical coordinates A
proper choice of a coordinate system simplifies the analysis and results in a solution that is compact in form
and easy for physical interpretation However it is occasionally necessary to convert a vector function from
one coordinate system to another system The principles of transformation of a vector function between
cylindrical and rectangular coordinates and between spherical and rectangular coordinates are described in
the following
Transformations between Cylindrical and Rectangular Coordinates
Let a vector F in terms of its components in cylindrical coordinates be given by
F = F r u
r + F
f u
f + F
z u
z (1)
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where in general each component is a function of all the three variables r f and z We will transform the
vector to rectangular coordinates
Let the same vector in terms of its components in rectangular coordinates is
F = F xu
x + F
yu
y + F
z u
z (2)
In order to transform the vector we obtain at first the rectangular-coordinate components F x F y and F z of F interms of F
r F
f and F
z and then change the cylindrical-coordinate variables to rectangular-coordinate variables
We know that the component of a vector in any direction is given by the dot product of the vector and a unit
vector in that direction Accordingly F x is equal to the dot product of F described by (1) and the unit vector u
x
F x = ( F
r u
r + F
f u
f + F
z u
z ) sdot u
x
= F r (u
r sdot u
x) + F
f (u
f sdot u
x) + F
z (u
z sdot u
x) (3)
We see from Fig 117 that the angle between ur and u
x is f the angle between u
f and u
x is 90deg + f and the
angle between u z and u
x is 90deg Therefore u
r sdot u
x = cos f u
f sdot u
x = minus sin f and u
z sdot u
x = 0 Substituting these
results in (3) we get
F x = F
r cos f minus F
f sin f
The component F y = ( F
r u
r+ F
f u
f + F
z u
z ) sdot u
y= F
r (u
r sdot u
y)
+ F f (u
f sdot u
y) + F
z (u
z sdot u
y)
The angle between ur and u
y is 90deg minus f between u
f and u
y
is f and between u z and u
yis 90deg Thus
F y = F
r sin f + F
f cos f
As the z direction is common to both the systems
F z = F
z
Since F r F
f and F
z are functions of the cylindrical-coordi-
nate variables these have to be expressed in terms of
rectangular-coordinate variables to complete the transfor-
mation Relations connecting the two sets of variables are
given in (12-2) [Equation 2 of Section 12]
We use the same procedure as described above to transform a vector in rectangular coordinates to cylindrical
coordinates It can be shown that a vector
G = G xu x + G yu y + G z u z
in cylindrical coordinates when transformed to rectangular coordinates will have the following scalar
components
G r = G
x cos f + G
y sin f
G f = minus G
x sin f + G
y cos f
G z = G
z
To complete the transformation the components have to be expressed in terms of spherical-coordinate vari-
ables using the following formulae which can be derived from (12-2)
y
u
(90deg
u
u
u
ur u x
f
f
Fig 117 Showing unit vectors of rectangular
and cylindrical coordinates
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2
f = tanminus1( y x)
z = z
Transformations between Spherical and Rectangular CoordinatesIn spherical coordinates let a vector function be given by
E = E r u
r + E
q u
q + E
f u
f
where E r E
q and E
f are in general functions of all the three variables r q and f
In order to transform the vector to rectangular coordinates we have to find its components in x y and z direc-
tions and then express these components in terms of x y and z The component of E along x direction is
E x = E sdot u
x = E
r(u
r sdot u
x) + E
q (u
q sdot u
x) + E
f (u
f sdot u
x) (4)
The values of (ur sdot u x) and (uq sdot u x) cannot be found directly because the angles between the unit vectorsinvolving the dot products cannot be expressed as simple functions of q and f
This difficulty is overcome by finding at first the pro-
jections of the unit vectors on the x-y plane and then
projecting these projections onto the x axis Referring
to Fig 118 we find that the angle between ur and the
z axis is q and the angle between uq and the z axis is
90deg + q Therefore the lengths of projections urand u
q
on the x-y plane are equal to sin q and cos q respec-
tively Moreover these projections are at an angle f
with the x axis Thus we haveu
r sdot u
x = sin q cos f
uq sdot u
x = cos q cos f
As the unit vector uf is at angle 90deg + f with the x axis
the dot product of uf and u
x is
uf sdot u
x = minus sin f
Substituting the expressions of the dot products in (4)
we get
E x = E
r sin q cos f + E
q cos q cos f minus E
f sin f
The components of E along y and z directions can similarly be calculated These are given by E
y = E
r sin q sin f + E
q cos q sin f + E
f cos f
E z = E
r cos q minus E
q sin q
To complete the process of transformation we have to express the components in terms of the rectangular-
coordinate variables The relations connecting the two sets of variables are given by (12-3)
Let us next consider a vector H in rectangular coordinates defined in terms of its components
H = H xu
x + H
yu
y + H
z u
z
We can transform the vector into spherical coordinate system using the procedure similar to that described
above The scalar components of H in spherical coordinates are
u
u
u
u x
u
(90deg q )
u
x
f
q
Fig 118 Showing unit vectors of rectangular and
spherical coordinates
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H r = H
x sin q cos f + H
y sin q sin f + H
z cos q
H q = H
x cos q cos f + H
y cos q sin f minus H
z sin q
H f = minus H
x sin f + H
y cos f
To complete the process of conversion the components will have to be transformed to spherical-coordinate
variables using the following formulae These can be derived from (12-3)
r y z x
=+
minuscos 1
x
f = tanminus1 ( y x)
EXAMPLE 124
A vector in cylindrical coordinates is given byF = Transform the vector into rectangular coordinates
The vector has only one component F r = 1r in r direction Let the vector in rectangular coordinates be
F = F xu
x + F
yu
y + F
z u
z
Thenr
x
x yr
= =) cossdot
= =) s nsdot
F z = 0
The vector in rectangular coordinates is given by
F 1
)uu
EXAMPLE 125
The vector F = r sin f uf is given in cylindrical coordinates Transform the vector into rectangular
coordinates
The vector has only one component F f = r sin f in f direction Let the vector in rectangular coordinates be
F = F xu
x + F
yu
y + F
z u
z
Then y
= = minus) )sdot minus sin 2 2
x y= =)sdot
F z = 0
The vector in rectangular coordinate is given by
F 1
2 2)u
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EXAMPLE 126
Convert the vector = r
r in spherical coordinates into rectangular coordinates
The vector has only one componentr
r
1 in r direction Let the vector in rectangular coordinates be
E = E xu
x + E
yu
y + E
z u
z
We haver
= =)) x
sdot 1
yr
=))
sdot 1
= =) cos
)sdot
The vector in rectangular coordinate is given by
E 1
+ )uu
112 Sinusoidally Time-Varying QuantitiesA scalar or a vector quantity may be time-invariant or it may be a function of time Quantities that are either
sine or cosine function of time are called sinusoidally time-varying quantities For example a voltage repre-
sented by
V (t ) = V 0 cos w t (1)
is a co-sinusoidal quantity And a current given by
I (t ) = I 0 sin w t (2)
is a sinusoidal quantity These are also called alternat-
ing quantities In (1) and (2) V (t ) and I (t ) denote instan-
taneous values V 0 and I
0 are the maximum values or
amplitudes of the functions and w is the angular or
radian frequency The units of voltage and current are
volt (V) and ampere (A) and that of w is radians per
second (rads) The graphs of variation of voltage and
current with time shown in Fig 119 are the familiarcosine and sine waves The waves repeat after every
w t = 2p radian The number of such repetitions or
cycles per second is called frequency of the waves The
frequency is denoted by f and its unit is hertz (Hz) The
duration of one cycle is equal to one period It is gener-
ally denoted by T Therefore T = 1 f As w t changes by
2p radian in one period w = 2p T = 2p f Each cycle
consists of a positive half-cycle and a negative half-
cycle Both the half-cycles have the same amplitude
and identical shapes
(a
(b
3
V t
V
I t
I
p p p p t
t
2p
23p p p
Fig 119 (a) A cosine wave and (b) A sine wave
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Next let us consider the functions
V 1(t ) = V
10 cos (w t + y
1) (3)
and V 2(t ) = V
20 cos (w t minus y
2) (4)
Note that V 1
(t ) and V 2
(t ) have the same frequency as that of V (t ) Graphs of functions defined by (1) (3) and
(4) are shown in Fig 120 The symbols y 1and y
2denote phase angles of V
1(t ) and V
2(t ) respectively If we
take the time-angle at which V (t ) is zero (or maximum) as reference the corresponding zero of V 1(t ) occurs
earlier by a time-angle y 1 and that of V
2(t ) occurs later by a time-angle y
2 Thus V
1(t ) leads V (t ) by an angle
y 1 and V
2(t ) lags V (t ) by an angle y
2 As cos w t = sin(w t + p 2) a cosine function leads a sine function by p 2
radian The phase angles are specified either in radian or in degree
Representation of Sinusoidal Functions
Any of the equations (1) to (4) is the basic form of rep-
resenting a sinusoidal quantity in terms of its amplitude
frequency and phase angle This form gives the value of
the quantity at any instant The waveforms of Fig 119and 120 also provide the same information
Some other useful ways of representing a sinusoidal
quantity are the phasor the complex and the polar forms
The basis of these forms is the Eulerrsquos formula (or iden-
tity) of the complex exponential function e j w t As per the
formula
e j w t = cos w t + j sin w t
where = minus1
cos w t = Re e j w t (5) sin w t = Im e j w t (6)
The notations Re and Im are the abbreviations of lsquoreal part of rsquo and lsquoimaginary part of rsquo respectively Thus
using (5) and (6) in (1) and (2) we have
V (t ) = Re V 0 e j w t
and I (t ) = Im I 0 e j w t = Re I
0 e j (w t minusp 2)
Similarly (3) and (4) can be written as
e j )1=
e j )2=
These are the complex exponential forms of writing sinusoidally time-changing quantities One advantage of
using the complex exponential function e j w t instead of sin w t or cos w t is that the form of a function does not
change when differentiated or integrated with respect to time
To proceed further let us write the last four equations as in the following
V (t ) = V 0 cos w t = Re (V
0 e j 0)e j w t
I (t ) = I 0 sin w t = Re ( I
0 eminus j p 2)e j w t
e t
11) Re )ψ
e t
1) Re )= minusminus ψ
V t
ω t
V t V t
2p
Fig 120 Showing time-phase difference between
sinusoidal waves
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A study of the above equations shows that the factor e j w t appears in all the functions In the mathematical
analysis of a problem it is not necessary to show this factor in all the steps The presence of e j w t in a func-
tion is assumed If all the quantities in a study have the same frequency it is sufficient to use only the
functions shown within the brackets At the end of an analysis the final expression is multiplied by e j w t
and either its real part or the imaginary part is used to express the result in real time The functions inside
the brackets are called phasors
We will denote a phasor by putting a bar over the symbol of the quantity For example
j 1ψ
and j
02minus
These are the phasor representations of sinusoidally time-varying quantities
Two more forms of representing a sinusoid can be derived from the phasor form Let us consider a voltage
phasor
e ψ
Since e j w = cos y + j sin y
)s n (7)
The first term on the rhs of (7) is the real part and the second term is the imaginary part of Denoting the
real part by V 0a
and the imaginary part by V 0i we have
i (8)
where V 0a
= V 0 cos y and V
0i = V
0 sin y
The form of (8) suggests that a phasor can be represented in a complex plane as shown in Fig 121 Equation
(8) and Fig 121 are the complex form of representing a sinusoidally time-varying quantity
We see that to write a sinusoidal quantity in phasor and com-
plex forms only its amplitude and phase angle are needed
Thus a simpler way of describing a sinusoidal quantity is by
its amplitude and phase angle as given below
ang plusmn
This is known as the polar form of representing a sinusoid
This form is advantageous where multiplication and division
of phasors are involved To illustrate these operations let j 1plusmn
and e j 2plusmn ψ
The product of the two phasors0 0 2= ang plusmn )]
The ratio of the two phasors j
2= ang[plusmn )] plusmn )]minus
Thus the magnitude of the product of two phasors is equal to the product of their magnitudes whereas the
phase angle of their product is equal to the algebraic sum of their phase angles Moreover the magnitude of
the ratio of two phasors is equal to the ratio of their magnitudes and the phase angle is equal to the phase angle
of the numerator-phasor minus the phase angle of the denominator-phasor
Im
Re
V
V
V
y
Fig 121 Representation of a sinusoidal
function in the complex plane
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Root-Mean-Square Value of a Sinusoidal Quantity
In order to define the root-mean-square (rms) value of a function consider that a sinusoidal current
I (t ) = I 0 sin w t
flows through a resistor of R ohm Then electric power dissipated in the resistor at any instant
)t s n= 0
ω t
The average power over a complete cycle
=1
2 2
2π
Next consider that a time-invariant current I flows through the same resistor instead of the sinusoidal current
Power dissipated in the resistor is equal to I 2 R If we assume that I 2 R is equal to the average power dissipated
by the sinusoidal current I 0 sin w t then
2=
Or =2
The constant current I which produces the same power in the resistor as the average power due to an
alternating current is called root-mean-square (rms) or effective value of the time-varying current The
nomenclature is derived from the mathematical procedure involved in deriving it
The rms value of a sinusoidal quantity is equal to 21 times of its amplitude The rms value of any periodic
function can be determined using the above procedure Sinusoidal quantities can also be represented usingrms value instead of amplitudes as given below
Instantaneous form )t )=
)t )=
Phasor form e ψ
Complex form
Polar form ang plusmn
The Complex ImpedanceThe complex impedance of an electric load is defined as the ratio of its complex voltage and complex
current To calculate the impedance let us assume that the instantaneous
voltage across the electric load shown in Fig 122 is
V (t ) = V 0 cos w t (9)
The complex and polar forms of the voltage are
0+ (10)
0ang
I (t
V (t
Load
Z
Fig 122 A load connected
to an ac source
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For a purely resistive load of resistance R ohm instantaneous current through the load
t )t )t
cos= = ω cos (11)
where I 0 = V
0 R We find from equations (9) and (11) that these are in time-phase The complex form of load
current is0+ (12)
The complex impedance is found by dividing (10) by (12)
Z = =0
00 0= ang
If the load is an ideal (loss-free) inductor of inductance L henry (H)
t )t cos( )== deg1ω (13)
The constant of integration is assumed to be zero as we are considering alternating quantities under steady
state (not transient) condition In the above expressions X L
= w L is reactance of the inductor and I 0 = V
0 X
L is
amplitude of the current The unit of reactance is ohm We find from (9) and (13) that the current in a pure
inductor lags the voltage across it by 90deg The complex form of current is
0
The complex impedance of the inductor
= = deg0
0+ = = ang
If the load is an ideal (loss-free) capacitor of capacitance C farad (F)
t
)t = = minus +t deg)t = os )90
where X c = (1w c) is reactance of the capacitor in ohm and I
0 = (V
0 X
c) is amplitude of the current We find
that current in an ideal capacitor leads the voltage across it by 90 deg The complex form of current is given by
The complex impedance
= = + deg00
minus = minus = ang minus
The complex impedance of an electric load consisting of a resistance R an inductance X L and a capacitance
X C in series is given by
j+ +minus (14)
where X = X L
minus X C is the effective reactance of the circuit If X
L is greater than X
C then the load is inductive
and if X C is greater than X
L the load is capacitive The angle y = tanminus1( X R) is called impedance angle
The resistance and reactance of the load in terms of the load angle are given by
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R = Z cos y
X = Z sin y
The magnitude of the impedance
The impedance in polar form is represented as
ang
Current I 0taken by a load is equal to the ratio of (10) and (14)
ji2
0= = = = =
) R jX
where I 0a
= (V 0Z ) cos y = I
0 cos y is the real part and I
0i = (V
0Z ) sin y = I
0 sin y is the imaginary part of the
current phasor respectively
The current in the polar form is
0= ang
ang + = ang minus where
0 =
If the resistance and reactance of an electric load is known we can calculate values of the circuit impedance
Z and the impedance angle y Taking the voltage across the circuit as reference the equation for instanta-
neous current is given by
I (t ) = I 0 cos(w t minus y )
We see that the phase angle between voltage and current is equal to the impedance angle y The current lags
the voltage for an inductive load and the current leads the voltage for a capacitive load The impedance angle
lies between 0 and 90deg if the load is inductive and between 0 and minus90deg if the load is capacitive
The rms value of current I = =rms value of voltage
Instantaneous Average and Complex Powers
Instantaneous power input to a load is equal to the product of its voltage and current at a given instant If the
instantaneous voltage is described by the equation
V (t ) = V 0 cos (w t + y
1) (15)
and the current at the same instant is given by
I (t ) = I 0 cos (w t + y
2) (16)
then instantaneous power
P (t ) = V (t ) I (t ) = V 0 I
0 cos (w t +y
1) cos (w t + y
2)
= +t 2
)]ω + cos (17)
where y = y 2 minus y
1 is the phase difference between current and voltage
The instantaneous power given by (17) has two parts One part is independent of time and the other part var-
ies with time at twice the frequency The average power is equal to the average value of instantaneous power
over one cycle Thus the average power
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t 2
1
2)t
=0
2cosc= os (18)
The average power therefore is equal to the product of rms voltage rms current and the cosine of phase-angle between the voltage and current The power is also called active or effective or real power The electric unit
of power is watt (W) The product of V and I that is VI is called apparent power and its unit is volt-ampere
(VA) The factor cos y is called power factor of the load
Power factor cos = =2
VI
Substituting V = IZ and cos y = RZ in (18) we get the average power in terms of the current and the
resistance
P av
= I 2 R
Thus the active power is the power absorbed by the load
In an analogous way the reactive or quadrature power
1
2
2 (19)
The unit of reactive power is volt-ampere reactive (var)
It may be noted that I cos y of (18) is the component of current that is in phase with the voltage and I sin y of (19) is the component of current that is in quadrature with the voltage Thus the general principle is that
the average power is equal to the product of in-phase components of rms voltage and rms current and the
reactive power is given by the product of rms voltage and rms current which are out of phase by 90deg We will
use this principle to define complex power
The complex forms of voltage and current defined by (15) and (16) are
i (20)
andi (21)
In (20) V 0a
and V 0i are the real and imaginary parts of the voltage and in
(21) I 0a
and I 0i are the real and imaginary parts of the current These are
represented in the complex plane of Fig 123 Since V 0a
and I 0a
are in
phase and V 0i
and I 0i are also in phase the average power
1
2)
ii (22)
Moreover as V 0i
and I 0a
are out of phase by 90deg (V 0i I
0a2) gives one part of the
reactive power For the same reason (V 0a I
0i 2) gives a second part of reactive
power Note that in the first part the current lags the voltage and hence this part of the reactive power is inductive
The second part of the reactive power is capacitive as in this case the current leads the voltage If we assume the
inductive power to be positive then the capacitive power would be negative Thus the net reactive power
1)
ai a (23)
1
I
V
V a I
I
V
Im
Re
Fig 123 Showing real and
imaginary parts of a voltage
phasor and a current phasor
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We can also obtain the above results mathematically by the use of the complex forms of voltage and current
given in (20) and (21) as follows The conjugate of current is
i
lowast minus
Then1
2
1
2
lowast = i
)i
minus
= +1
2) + )]minus
i i (24)
We see that the rhs of (24) has a real part and an imaginary part The real part is same as the average power
given by (22) and the imaginary part is same as the reactive power given by (23) Thus 2lowast
gives the
complex power Denoting the complex power by P we have
lowast1
2 0
(25)
The average or active power 1
2 (26)
The reactive power 1
2 0
(27)
In (26) Re means lsquoReal part of rsquo and in (27) Im means lsquoImaginary part of rsquo the complex power The reactive
power is inductive if the imaginary part of (24) is positive and it is capacitive if the imaginary part is nega-
tive It can be shown that the real part of ( )2 is also equal to P av
However its imaginary part is nega-
tive of the imaginary part of (24)
EXAMPLE 127
The voltage and current of a given load are
V (t ) = 120 sin (1000t + 60deg) V
I (t ) = 15 cos (1000t - 45deg) A
(a) Find the phase difference between voltage and current and their root-mean-square values (b) Represent
the voltage and current in phasor complex and polar forms (c) Calculate the load impedance resistance
reactance inductance (or capacitance) power factor active power and reactive power using (18) and (19)
(d) Calculate the complex power using (25)
(a) In order to find the phase difference between voltage and current we have to write the voltage equation
in the cosine form
V (t ) = 120 sin (1000t + 60deg) = 120 cos (1000t minus 30deg) V
I (t ) = 15 cos (1000t minus 45deg) A
The phase angle of the current with respect to the voltage = minus 45degminus(minus30) = minus15deg The current lags the voltage
by 15deg
Root-mean-square values of voltage and current are
=2= 120 84 85 V
51= =2 60 A
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(b) Phasor forms e jminus ( ) V
e 4 ) A
Complex forms 0=)deg V
deg) = )minus A
Polar forms ang120 deg
= 1 Aang5 minus deg
(c) = = ang minus degang minus deg
= ang deg = deg +0
120 30
1 5 515 80 15(cos 2 700 1 Ω
Ω= 20 71 (Inductive)
Inductance L = X w = 20711000 = 2071 mH
Power factor = cos y = cos 15deg = 0966 (lagging)
Active power1
2
1120 1 966 93(= )( )5 0 ) 86 W
Reactive power 1
2
1120 1 259 29
0 = ) )5 0 ) = 23
(d) Complex powerlowast1
2
1 + 27
The real part is the average power in watts and the imaginary part is the reactive power in vars (inductive)
113 Fourier SeriesConsider that a function f ( x) has the following properties
1 It varies periodically with x That is f ( x + T ) = f ( x) where T is
the period
2 It is a single-valued function That is it has only one value for
a given value of the variable
3 It is a continuous function of the variable It may however have
finite number of discontinuities Such a periodic function is
shown in Fig 124 The wave is continuous in the range 0 lt x lt p and p lt x lt 2p and it is discontinuous at x = p and 2p
Any function f ( x) with a period 2p and satisfying the above mentioned properties can be represented by a trigonometric series as given below
) x1
==
infin
1
cn
)n (1)
where the constant a0 a
n and b
n are real numbers The trigonometric series is called Fourier series The con-
stants of the series are calculated from the following formulae
f d 1
minusπ
π x
p
f ( )
p
Fig 124 Illustration of a periodic
function
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x1
x
b f x d minus
1 π
Over a period 2p the constant a0 is the average value of f ( x) whereas the coefficients an and bn are twice theaverage values of f ( x) cos nx and f ( x) sin nx respectively
If a function f ( x) is defined over an interval of length instead of minus p to p its Fourier series is
obtained by replacing x in (1) by x Accordingly
n) x n=
(2)
The constants of (2) are given by
a f d 1
minus
+
x
x x
+1
b n x
dx1
minus
x sin
If f ( x) is an even function of x ie if f (minus x) = f ( x) then bn = 0 and
a x2
If f ( x) is an odd function of x [ f (minus x) = minus f ( x)] then an
= 0 and
b dx2
x sin
For an alternating function with identical positive and negative half-waves [ f ( x + p ) = minus f ( x)] the constant
a0 = 0
EXAMPLE 128
We will obtain the Fourier series of (a) a rectangular waveform and (b) of a triangular waveform illus-
trated in Fig 125
Fig 125 Pertaining to Example 128 (a) A rectangular wave and (b) A triangular wave
O
(a) b
f ( )
x
minusV
V
A
O
minusV
V
f ( )
minus x
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As both the waves are odd functions of x and have identical positive and negative half-cycles it is necessary
to calculate coefficient of the sine series only over the interval x = 0 to
(a) For the rectangular waveform f ( x) = V 0 in the interval x = 0 to =
=
2 2 2
0 = c
minus )
We see that bn = 0 for even values of n and b
n = 2 for odd values of n Thus the Fourier series of the
function is
) x == 4 1
1 3 5 (3)
(b) The equation of the triangular waveform from x = 0 to x = is that of the straight line OA Its equation
is
x
) x =
The coefficient of the nth term of the sine series
b x n x
dx
n
=
= minus
2
2
0
si
cos sin
= minus 2
ncos
Hence the Fourier series of the function is given by
) x s n= minus+ s n
2 1
3
3
2 (4)
114 Bessel FunctionsBessel functions are solutions of specific types of second order ordinary differential equations The general
form of the equation with V as dependent variable and r as independent variable is
r dr dr
0+ +r =)kr (1)
where k 2 is positive and n is any number Equation (1) is called Besselrsquos equation of order n though the dif-
ferential equation itself is of second order For n = 0 equation (1) becomes
dr dr
2 2 0+ + =)kr (2)
Equation (2) is Besselrsquos equation of zero order
Besselrsquos equation of any order is solved using the power series method We will limit our discussion to equa-
tion (2) as we will not need the solution of equation (1) for the analysis of problems which we will consider
in later chapters The solution of (2) is of the form
a + + + + +3 5 (3)
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The coefficients of the series are found by substituting V dV dr and d 2V dr 2 in (2) and then equating the
coefficients of like powers of r to zero Substituting (3) into the third term of (2) we get
2
)+ + + + + sdotsdotsdot (4)
Substituting dV dr and d 2V dr 2 into the second and first terms of (2) respectively we get
dV
r = 3 4 6 (5)
r d V
dr a r r 6 20= r + +a r +r (6)
Since the sum of the left-hand sides of (4) (5) and (6) is zero the sum of their right-hand sides must be equal
to zero Taking the sum and then collecting the terms of like powers of r we have
3 4r a a a
+ + =)+r r 6 0 (7)
Equation (7) will be satisfied if the coefficient of each power of r is equal to zero This exercise will yield the
following results
a1r = 0 rArr a
1 = 0
42
0 2
k = s an ar trar constant
9 0=
162
4
a k
a =
25 0a
362
6
a = minus
We find that the coefficients of odd powers of r of (3) are zero So the solution of the differential equation
will have terms with even powers of r only The coefficient of r 2m where m is a positive integer including
zero is given by
m1minus
m ) (8)
Replacing a0 of (8) by a different constant A the solution of (2) is given by
==
infin
sum minus( m )
)kr (9)
The function ) 1
)= sum
is called Bessel function of first kind and zero order
As equation (2) is a second-order differential equation there must be a second independent solution of the
equation The second solution is called Bessel function of second kind and zero order
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SUMMARY
We learnt the basics of three common types of coordinate systems vector analysis sinusoidally time-
varying functions Fourier series and Bessel function Other mathematical tools are described in later chap-
ters as and when necessary We found that unlike the unit vectors in rectangular coordinates the directionsof some of the unit vectors in cylindrical and spherical coordinates vary with one or two coordinate vari-
ables Though only the mathematical definitions of divergence gradient and curl operations are available
their applications to electric and magnetic fields and interpretations of results are described in later chap-
ters The vector operations in cylindrical and spherical coordinates are given in Chapters 2 and 4 The vec-
tor identities line surface and volume integrals will find frequent use in the text Moreover we will utilise
the coordinate transformation technique for calculation of vector magnetic potential of a current loop in
Chapter 4
Representation of sinusoidal quantities and power calculation will be used for the study of time-varying
fields We will apply Fourier series and Bessel function for the solution of boundary-value problems Bessel
function will also be used to study the skin-effect phenomenon in cylindrical conductors
IMPORTANT FORMULAE
Relation between coordinate variables
Rectangular and cylindrical coordinates
x = r cos f
y = r sin f
z = z
Rectangular and cylindrical coordinates
x = r sin q cos f
y = r sin q sin f
z = r cos q
Differential lengths
Rectangular coordinates d ℓ = u xdx + u
ydy + u
z dz
Cylindrical coordinates d ℓ = dr ur + rd f uf + u
z dz
Spherical coordinates d ℓ = ur dr + u
q (rd q ) + u
f (r sin q d f )
Differential surfaces
Rectangular coordinates d S = u x(dydz ) + u
y(dzdx) + u
z (dxdy)
Cylindrical coordinates d S = ur (rd f dz ) + u
f (drdz ) + u
z (rdrd f )
Spherical coordinates d S = ur (r 2sinq d q d f ) + u
q (r sinq drd f ) + u
f (rdrd q )
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Differential volumes
Rectangular coordinates dv = dxdydz
Cylindrical coordinates rdrd f dz
Spherical coordinates r 2sinq drd q d f
Position vector r = xu x + yu
y + z u
z
Dot product of two vectors
In rectangular coordinates A sdot B = A x B
x + A
y B
y + A
z B
z
In cylindrical coordinates A sdot B = Ar B
r + A
f B
f + A
z B
z
In spherical coordinates A sdot B = Ar B
r + A
q B
q + A
f B
f
Cross product of two vectors
In rectangular coordinates
A
u
=
x B B
In cylindrical coordinates
A
u u
= B
In spherical coordinates
A
= A A B
θ φ
θ φ
θ φ
Gradient of a scalar function in rectangular coordinates
nabla = part part + part y
u u
Divergence of a vector function in rectangular coordinates
nablasdot = partpart
+part
+part
D D
x y
D y
Curl of a vector function in rectangular coordinates
nabla times = partpart
part part y z
x y
H H Vector identities
nabla times nabla times A = nabla(nabla sdot A) minus nabla2A
nabla sdot (A times B) = B sdot (nabla times A) minus A sdot (nabla times B)
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Dot product of unit vectors
In Rectangular and Cylindrical Coordinate systems
sdotur
sdotuf
sdotu z
u x cos f ndashsin f 0u
ysin f cos f 0
u z
0 0 1
In Rectangular and Spherical Coordinate systems
sdotur
sdotuq
sdotuf
u x
sinq cosf cosq cosf ndashsin f
u y
sinq sinf cosq sinf cosf
u z cosq ndashsinq 0
Complex impedance
+ )minus
Instantaneous power
)t = ])t cos2
cos
Complex power
lowast1
2
MULTIPLE983085CHOICE QUESTIONS
(starred questions have two answers)
11 A point in cylindrical coordinates is defined by (14 m 25deg 075 m) Location of the point in rectan-
gular coordinates is
(a) (14 m 0592 m 075 m)
(b) (1269 m 0592 m 075 m)
(c) (14 m 0592 m 075 m)
(d) (14 m 0592 m 0375 m)
12 A point in spherical coordinates is described by (095 m 35deg 20deg) Location of the point in rectangu-
lar coordinates is
(a) (0512 m 0186 m 0778 m)
(b) (0186 m 0512 m 0778 m)
(c) (0512 m 0778 m 0186 m)
(d) (0186 m 0778 m 0512 m)
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13 A position vector is given by 4 The unit vector in the direction of the position
vector is
(a) 0 0 566 +u
(b) 0 0 24 +u
(c) 0 0 566 +u
(d) 0 0 707 +u
14 A vector is given by A uu+u If the unit vector alongA is u707
what should be the value of p
(a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 10 (d) 12
15 Two vectors are given by A 4+u and 1+u 2 The angle between the vectors is
nearest to
(a) 12deg (b) 14deg (c) 16deg (d) 18deg
16 Two vectors are described by A u u3+u and B u u For the vectors to be
parallel the values of p and q should be (a) p = 3 q = 3 (b) p = 3 q = 9 (c) p = 45 q = 3 (d) p = 3 q = 45
17 The angle between two vectors A 4+u x y
and B y is 15deg What is the ratio of p to q
(a) 1732 (b) minus1732 (c) 0577 (d) minus0577
18 Two vectors are given by A 2+u z and B 4+u
z The unit vector normal to the plane con-
taining A and B is given by
(a) +0 371 0 557 y
(b) +0 741 0 371 y
(c) 0741u x minus 0577u
y + 0371u
z
(d) 0371u x +
0743u y minus
05571u z
19 A scalar function is given byf = xyz The magnitude of grad f at (1 minus1 1) is equal to
(a) 2 3 (b) 3 2 (c) 31 (d) 3
110 If r is the position vector at ( x y z ) the magnitude of nabla sdot r is equal to
(a) 3 (b) 3 (c) 31 (d) 13
111 The divergence of F = xy (u x + u
y) at (1 3) is equal to
(a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3 (d) 2
112 A vector in cylindrical coordinates is given by (sin f r ) ur The vector in rectangular coordinates is
(a) y
2
3 2) (b)
y
2
2( ) (c)
y
2 2
2( ) (d)
y
2
2( )
113 A vector in spherical coordinates is given by ur r 2 The vector in rectangular coordinate is
(a)+u
x + 3 2 (b)
3 2
+u
x + (c)
u+u
( x + 3 (d)
zu u+u z
x + 3 2
114 The line integral of F = xy (u x + u
y) along the straight line y = x from (0 0) to (2 2) is
(a) 163 (b) 8 (c) 16 (d) 4
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115 The instantaneous voltage and current in an electric circuit are given by V (t ) = 5 sin (w t minus 30deg) V and
I (t ) = minus02 cos w t A The average power supplied to the circuit is
(a) 05 W (b) 3 2 W (c) 025 W (d) 3 4 W
QUESTIONS
11 Name the coordinate planes of rectangular coordinates
12 In rectangular coordinates the coordinates of a point are x y and z What is the normal distance of
the point from the x- y plane
13 Name the plane on which x = 0
14 The coordinate of two points are and respectively What is the distance between the
points
15 In rectangular coordinates locate the point ) by tracing the path along or parallel to the
coordinate axes starting from the origin
16 Describe the cylindrical coordinate system Show that the coordinate directions are mutually perpen-
dicular to each other
17 Describe the spherical coordinate system Show that the coordinate directions are mutually perpen-
dicular to each other
18 The r and variable appearing in cylindrical and spherical coordinate systems have the same mean-
ing or different meanings in the two systems Explain
19 Explain why the distance between two points specified in spherical coordinates cannot be calculated by direct use of the coordinates of the points
How is this distance calculated
110 Sketch a length vector in rectangular coordinates and show its components in the coordinate directions
111 Express the vector A as sum of its component in rectangular cylindrical and spherical coordinates
112 Write the differential length vector and the differential surface vector in rectangular cylindrical and
spherical coordinates in terms of the components Give also the formula for the differential volume
in the three coordinate systems
113 Define the cross product of two vectors A and B Explain how the angle between the vectors can be
calculated from the definition of the cross product
114 Explain what is meant by a scalar field Does the value of the field at a point depend on the choice of
the coordinate system
115 State what is meant by a vector field Does the value of the field at a point depend on the choice of
the coordinate system
116 Explain with sketches that the unit vectors ur and u
f in cylindrical coordinates vary with f
117 Explain the properties of the gradient of a scalar function
118 Describe the procedure for evaluating the line integral of a vector function from an initial point to a
final point along a given path
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119 For the vector function A( x y z ) show that nabla sdot nabla times A( x y z ) = 0
120 Two sinusoidal functions are given by
)t )minus=
)t )minus 12
π
What is the phase difference between the two quantities and which is the leading quantity
121 A sinusoidal quantity is given by
F (t ) = F 0 sin (w t + y )
Write the complex exponential phasor and polar forms of the quantity
122 Define the rms value of a sinusoidally time-varying current Explain its significance
123 If W V and I are the measured values of power rms value of voltage and rms value of current
respectively of an electric load then the ratio W (VI ) is defined as the power factor of the load Is this
definition applicable to only sinusoidal variation of voltage and current with time or for any type of
variation Explain
124 Explain with sketches the meanings of single-valued and multi-valued periodic functions
ANSWERS TO SELECTED QUESTIONS
16 Describe the cylindrical coordinate system Show that the coordinate directions are mutually perpen-
dicular to each other
Answer In cylindrical coordinate system the three surfaces are those of a circular cylinder and two
planes These surfaces are specified with reference to the rectangular coordinate system The axis of
the cylinder is along the z axis and its radius is denoted by r One of the plane surfaces containing the
z axis is specified by the angle it makes with the y-z plane The angle is generally denoted by f The
second plane surface is parallel to and at a height z from the x-y plane The three coordinate direc-
tions are r f and z
The r direction is normal to the surface of the cylinder hence it is perpendicular to the axis of the
cylinder As the axis of the cylinder is along the z axis r and z directions are perpendicular to each
other At a point on the cylindrical surface the r direction is perpendicular to and the f direction istangential to the cylindrical surface Hence they are perpendicular to each other Moreover the f direction is parallel to the x-y plane hence it is perpendicular to the z direction
18 The r and f variable appearing in cylindrical and spherical coordinate systems have the same mean-
ing or different meanings in the two systems Explain
Answer The variables in cylindrical coordinate system are r f and z and those of spherical coordi-
nates are r q and f The r direction in cylindrical coordinates is perpendicular to the z axis of rectan-
gular coordinates whereas the r direction in spherical coordinates is at an angle q with the z axis Thus
the r-variables have different meaning In both the systems the angle f is the angle between the y-z
plane and a plane surface containing the z axis Thus the variable f has the same meaning in both the
systems
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19 Explain why the distance between two points specified in spherical coordinates cannot be calculated
by direct use of the coordinates of the points
How is the distance calculated
Answer Both q and f variables of spherical coordinates are angles and radian is their unit As the
unit of distance between two points is that of length the variables cannot be used directly for calcula-tion of distance
To calculate the distance it is necessary to express the spherical coordinates of the point in terms of
rectangular coordinate variables
113 Define the cross product of two vectors A and B Explain how the angle between the vectors can be
calculated from the definition of the cross product
Answer The cross product of two vectors A and B is a vector quantity say C The magnitude of C
is equal to the products of the magnitude of A the magnitude of B and the sine of angle a between
A and B The direction of C is perpendicular to the plane containing A and B The positive direction
is taken along the advance of a right-handed screw when it is rotated from A towards B
As per the definition of the cross product
A times B = ABsin a
Hence sin α = A B
A B
114 Explain what is meant by a scalar field Does the value of the field at a point depend on the choice of
the coordinate system
Answer A physical quantity which is a scalar function of position is a real number The quantity
may or may not be a function of time The mathematical representation or graphical plot of a scalar
function at various points in a region or domain is the scalar field of the function in that region Theregion may be one-dimensional (a line) two-dimensional (a surface) or three-dimensional (a vol-
ume) As an example let us consider a heated plate The temperature at each point on the surface of
the plate will have a specific value A graphical representation of temperatures at several points is the
temperature field in the region of the plate surface
Value of the field at a point is independent of the choice of a coordinate system
117 Explain the properties of the gradient of a scalar function
Answer The gradient of a scalar quantity which is a function of x y and z in general is a vector quan-
tity It is given by
nabla = + part part + partpart y x
u u u u= u
The first second and third terms give the rate of change of V with x y and z respectively As nablaV is
the vector sum of all the three components it gives the maximum rate of change of V with distance
at a point in space
120 Two sinusoidal functions are given by
V )t )minus= π
I )t )minus 12
π
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What is the phase difference between the two quantities and which is the leading quantity
Answer As V (t ) is a cosine function of time and I (t ) is a sine function of time we have to express
either V (t ) as a sine function or I (t ) as a cosine function of time By expressing I (t ) as a cosine func-
tion we get
)t )t = minus minus Thus the phase difference between the quantities is 3= V (t ) is the leading
quantity
PROBLEMS
11 Show the location of points P 1(10 m 20 m 30m) P
2(minus10 m 20 m 30m) P
3(10 m minus20 m
30m) P 4(10 m 20 m minus30m) in rectangular coordinates Calculate the distances of the points from
the origin
12 Show the location of the point P (05 m 60deg 02 m) in cylindrical coordinates Calculate the distances
of P from the origin
13 Show the location of the point P (04 m 30deg 45deg) in spherical coordinates Calculate the distances of
P from the origin
14 A point in rectangular coordinates is defined by (2 m minus3 m minus1 m) Find coordinates of the point in
(a) cylindrical coordinate and (b) in spherical coordinates
15 Derive relations between the cylindrical coordinate and spherical coordinate variables For the radial
directions use subscripts c and s respectively for cylindrical and spherical coordinates
16 A point in cylindrical coordinates is defined by (3 m 300
2 m) Find coordinates of the point inspherical coordinates
17 Find the distance between two points located at (a) (10 m 24 m minus08 m) and (minus26 m 15 m 15 m)
in rectangular coordinates (b) (12 m 45deg 20 m) and (05 m 60deg 02 m) in cylindrical coordinates
(c) (04 m 30deg 45deg) and (10 m 75deg 15deg) in spherical coordinates
18 Find the length vector from the point P 2(075 m 13 m minus06 m) to the point P
1(125 m minus07 m
04 m) Find also the unit vector directed from P 1 to P
2
19 A point is located at (20 m p 3 rad 08 m) in cylindrical coordinates Obtain in rectangular coordi-
nates the unit vector directed from the origin to the point
110 The location of two points are given by P 1(1 m 2 m 3 m) and P
2(2 m 3 m 5 m) Find the length
vector from the origin to the mid-point of the line joining P 1 and P
2
111 The location of two points are given by P 1(15 m 45deg 2 m) and P
2(5 m 60deg 30deg) in cylindrical and
spherical coordinates respectively Find the length vector from P 1 to P
2
112 A point is located at P (5 m 90deg 60deg) in spherical coordinates Find the unit vector directed from the
origin to P in rectangular coordinates
113 The equation y = 2 minus x is that of a straight line in the x-y plane Obtain the unit normal vector directed
from the given line to the point (3 2)
114 Find the dot and cross products of the vectors A = 3u x + 8u
y B = 5u
x + 10u
y What is the angle
between the vectors
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115 Given the vectors A = 4u x + 5u
y B = 6u
x + B
yu y + 8u
z What should be the value of B
y so that the angle
between A and B is 60deg
116 Vector A is directed from (2 m 3 m 4 m) to (5 m 7 m 9 m) and vector B is directed from (0 1 m
2 m) to (3 m 5 m 7 m) Find the angle between the vectors
117
Find the gradient of the scalar function f =
x
2
y +
y
2
z +
xz
2
at (minus
1 2minus
3) 118 The equation 2 x + 3 y + 4 z = c where c is a constant is that of a plane surface Find the unit vector
that is normal to the given plane and directed away from the origin
119 A surface is defined by x2 + y2 minus z 2 = 21 Find the unit vector normal to the surface at (4 3 2)
120 For the surface defined in Problem 119 find the angle between unit vectors normal to the surface at
(4 3 2) and )15 3
121 A vector function is described by A
+
1
2 2)uuu Find the divergence of the
vector function at (2 minus1 minus2)
122 A vector function is given by A = x2 yu x + y2 z u
y + xz 2u
z Find the curl of the vector at (1 2 4)
123 For the scalar function f ( x y z ) show that nabla times nablaf = 0
124 Prove the validity of the vector identity nabla times nabla times A = nabla(nabla sdot A) minusnabla2A for the vector function A = A( x
y z )u x + A( x y z )u
y + A( x y z )u
z
125 A vector field in rectangular coordinates is given byu
= + z
x Express the vector in cylindrical
coordinates at (4 45deg 3)
126 A vector is directed from (2 30deg 4) to (3 60deg 6) in cylindrical coordinates Find the angle between
the vector and the y axis
127 A vector function in cylindrical coordinates is given by
u ucos tans nr r
Calculate the components of the vector in rectangular coordinates
128 A vector function is given by = 8
2 2 Find the line integral of E along a straight path from
(3 5) to (6 10)
129 On the surface of a sphere find the area in the region if r = 6 30deg le q le 60deg 0 le f le 30deg
130 The amplitude of sinusoidal voltage and current of an electric circuit are 15 V and 2 A respectively
The current lags the voltage by p 6 rad Calculate (a) the rms values of voltage and current (b) the
power factor (c) the average power and (d) the complex impedance of the circuit
Find also the instantaneous power and complex power taking the voltage as reference Identify the
components of the complex power Assume w to be the angular frequency of the voltage
131 The complex forms of voltage and current amplitudes of an electric load are
40 V
2 A
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planes is the origin The line of intersection of two planes is a coordinate axis Thus there are three coordinate
axes which are perpendicular to each other and they meet at the origin The coordinate axes are denoted by
the symbols x y and z The positive sense of an axis is in the direction of the arrow viewed from the origin
The coordinate planes are designated as x-y (or z = 0) plane y-z (or x = 0) plane and z-x (or y = 0) plane
The coordinate system may be right-handed or left-handed In the right-handed system the z axis is along
the direction of advance of a right-handed screw when it is rotated from the x axis towards the y axis By
interchanging the directions of the x and y axes of the right-handed system we will obtain the left-handed
system Figure 11(a) shows the right-handed system and Fig11(b) shows the left-handed system We will
use only the right-handed system
Since the intersection of two surfaces is a line and the intersection of the line and a third surface is a point
the location of a point in space is described by the distances of three mutually perpendicular planes from
the coordinate planes
The distances give the coordinates of the point For example when we say a point P 1 has coordinates x
1 y
1
and z 1 as indicated in Fig 11(c) it means that the point is at the intersection of x = x1 y = y1 and z = z 1 planesThe points P
1( x y) and P
1( x) shown in the figure are on the x-y plane and on the x axis respectively
Distance between two points P 1 and P
2 shown in Fig 11(c) is given by
z
x
y
z
Origin
(a ( )
(c) ( )
x-y plane
x-z plane
S 2
1
S
y
y-z plan
R12
A volume element
z
y1
x1
x
P ( x y z
P 1 ( x1 y1 z 1)
1( 1)
P 1 ( 1)
P 1 ( x1 y1
ydx
z
x
y
z
dy
z
Fig 11 The rectangular coordinate system (a) Right-handed system (b) Left-handed system (c) Coordi-
nates of points and (d) A volume element with side lengths dx dy and dz
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2 2 2minus minus )minus (1)
If x1 = minus 15 m y
1 = 26 m z
1 = 38 m x
2 = 27 m y
2 = 16 m z
2 = minus 17 m then distance between P
1and P
2
12 1 7= + minus + minus =)5 1minus 6 992 m
It will be necessary to use differential elements of length surface area and volume to formulate field equa-tions The differential length along x direction is the distance between two planes located at distances x and
x + dx from the y-z plane Thus
the differential length along x direction is dx Similarly the differential lengths along y and z directions
are dy and dz respectively A volume element with side lengths dx dy and dz is shown in Fig 11(d ) The
differential areas of its top and bottom surfaces is dxdy of the front and back surfaces is dydz and of the
two side surfaces is dzdx The volume of the element dv = dxdydz
The Cylindrical Coordinate System
A point in space in cylindrical coordinate system is described by the point of intersection of a circular
cylindrical surface S 1 and two plane surfaces S
2 and S
3
as shown in Fig 12(a) These surfaces are specified with reference to the rectangular coordinate system The
axis of the cylinder is along the z axis and its radius is denoted by r1 The plane surface S 2 containing the z
axis is specified by the angle it makes with the y-z plane The angle is generally denoted by f The plane
surface S 3 is parallel to and at a height z from the x-y plane We see that the coordinate surfaces are mutually
perpendicular to one another The coordinate directions at a point P are perpendicular to the respective coor-
dinate planes as indicated in the figure Thus the coordinate directions are perpendicular to each other
The intersection of planes S 1 and S
2 is a straight line parallel to the z axis and the intersection of this line and sur-
face S 3 defines a point P in space as shown in Fig 12(b) The coordinates of the point are given by the radius r the angle f and the height z The z coordinate is common to both rectangular and cylindrical coordinate systems
If the coordinates of two points are given in cylindrical coordinate system we cannot calculate the dis-
tance between the points by direct use of the coordinate variables because f is an angle
To calculate the distance we have to obtain the coordinate of the points with reference to rectangular coordi-
nates To find the relationships between the variable of the two coordinate systems let us consider a point P
with coordinates r f and z as shown in Fig 12(b) Also let point P xy
be the projection of P on the x-y plane
As the length of OP xy
is equal to r and it is at an angle f with the x axis the lengths of projections of OP xy
along
x and y directions are given by r cos f and r sin f respectively Moreover z has the same meaning in both the
coordinate systems Thus the coordinates of P with reference to rectangular coordinate system are as follows x = r cosf (2a)
y = r sinf (2b)
z = z (2c)
We can calculate the distance between two points by the use of formula (1) after transforming the variables
using relations (2) For example distance between points P 1(r
1 f
1 z
1) and P
2(r
2 f
2 z
2)
R 2 2 2r )1
minus zr 2 minus r minus
1 Some authors use the symbol q
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Differential Lengths
The differential length dr along r direction is the radial distance between two concentric cylindrical surfaces
of radii r and (r + dr ) The differential length in f direction however is not d f because f is an angle To find
the differential length along this direction let us consider a radial line OC at an angle f with the x axis as
shown in Fig 12(c) If the line is rotated by a differential angle d f then it will be displaced along f direction
to the position OC prime The arc length CC prime = rd f is the differential length along f direction As the length is
infinitesimally small we can assume it to be a straight line The differential length in z direction is dz Anelement of volume having side lengths dr rd f and dz is shown in at Fig 12(c) The surface areas of the ele-
ment are rd f dz drdz and rdrd f in r f and z direction respectively The volume of the element which is
equal to the product of its three side lengths is dv = rdrd f dz
The Spherical Coordinate System
In the spherical coordinate system the three coordinate surfaces are those of a sphere of a cone and of a
plane
S 3
S
S 1
(a ( )
( )
z -direction
-direction
r -direction
y
z
r
z
x
A volume element
z
dr
x
C
C
rd
dz
d
z
y
r
r
P
z
r
z
x
y
P ( z
O
Fig 12 The cylindrical coordinate system (a) Coordinate planes (b) Coordinates of a point and (c) A
volume element having side lengths dr rd f and dz
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These surfaces indicated by S 1 S
2 and S
3 in Fig 13(a) are
defined with reference to rectangular coordinates The
spherical surface S 1 which has its centre at the origin of
rectangular coordinates is described by its radius r Surface
S 2 is that of a right circular cone with its vertex at the centre
of the sphere and its axis along the z axis The cone is defined by its semivertical angle q The angle is called polar angle
or co-latitude The plane surface S 3 is at an angle f with the
x-z plane The angle f is common to both cylindrical and
spherical coordinates The three surfaces form an orthogo-
nal set The coordinate directions are perpendicular to the
coordinate surfaces as indicated in the figure Thus the
coordinate directions are perpendicular to each other
The intersection between a sphere of radius r and a cone of
angle q is a circle The radius of the circle is equal to r sinq A plane at an angle f with respect to the x-z plane inter-
sects this circle at P as shown in Fig 13(a) The coordi-nates of P are therefore r q and f
To calculate distance between two points it is necessary
to express the spherical-coordinate variables in terms of
rectangular-coordinate variables as f and q are angles
The relationships between the two sets of variables are
obtained as follows In Fig 13(b) the coordinates of P are
r q and f and the projection of P on the x-y plane is P xy
The length of OP xy
= r sinq as the angle between OP and
OP xy
is 90deg minus q Moreover as the angle between the x axis
and OP xy is f the lengths of projections of OP xy along xand y directions are given by r sinq cosf and r sinq sinf respectively Also the component of OP in z direction is
r cosq Accordingly the coordinates of P with reference to
rectangular coordinate system are
x = r sinq cosf (3a)
y = r sinq sinf (3b)
z = r cosq (3c)
We can calculate the distance between two points
P 1(r 1 q 1 f 1) and P 2(r 2 q 2 f 2) by the use of formula (1)after transforming the variables using relations (3)
Differential Lengths
The differential length in r direction is dr The element of
length in q direction is equal to the arc length PP prime shown in
Fig 13(c) The radius of the arc is r and it subtends an
angle d q at the origin The differential length in q direction
is equal to the arc length rd q The element of length in f
- irection
z
y
x
f rect on
f
-direction
S 1 2
z
z
y
x r θ
r
P xy
r θ )
y
x
C
C
r sin φ
r
rd
r
φ d r
θ
φ
φ
z
x
y
r sinθ
prime
q
si
sini
(a)
(b
(c)
Fig 13 The spherical coordinate system
(a) Coordinate planes and location of a point
in space (b) For transforming coordinate of a
point into rectangular coordinates and
(c) Showing an element of volume with side
lengths dr rd q and r sinq d f
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direction is equal to length of the arc CC primeon the x-y plane (or parallel to the x-y plane) as indicated in the figure
The radius of the arc is r sinq and it makes an angle d f at the origin Thus the differential length in f direction
is r sinq d f The arc lengths can be considered as straight lines An element of volume having side lengths dr
rd q and r sinq d f is also illustrated in the figure The surface areas of the element are r 2sinq d q d f r sinq drd f and rdrd f along r q and f direction respectively The volume of the element dv = r 2 sinq dr d q d f
It may be noted that the symbol r is used to denote the radial distance in cylindrical as well as in spherical
coordinate systems However it would be possible to know for which coordinate system the symbol is meant
from the description of the problem If in the solution of a problem both the coordinate systems are employed
suitable subscripts can be used
EXAMPLE 11
Find the distance between points (a) P 1(12 m 30deg 16 m) and P
2(07 m 45deg 09 m) (b) P
3(06 m
30deg 20deg) and P 4(09 m 45deg 50deg)
The units of coordinates of the points show that the locations of P 1 and P
2 are described in cylindrical coor-
dinates and of P 3 and P
4 are described in spherical coordinates
(a) Coordinates of the points in terms of rectangular-coordinate variables are given by
x1 = 12 cos 30deg = 1039 m y
1 = 12 sin 30deg = 06 m z
1 = 16 m
x2 = 07 cos 45deg = 0495 m y
2 = 07 sin 45deg = 0495 m z
2 = 09 m
Distance between the points
2
2 2 21 1 0minus= minus minus+ = )039 )6 893 m
(b) Coordinates of the points in terms of rectangular-coordinate variables are given by
x3 = 06 sin 30deg cos 20deg = 0282 m y
3 = 06 sin 30deg sin 20deg = 0103 m z
3 = 06 cos 30deg = 052 m
x4 = 09 sin 45deg cos 50deg = 0409 m y
4 = 09 sin 45deg sin 50deg = 0488 m z
4 = 09 cos 45deg = 0636 m
Distance between the points
34
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13 Scalar and Vector QuantitiesThe topic of vector analysis generally starts with the definition of scalar and vector quantities A geometrical or
a physical quantity that is completely specified by its magnitude alone is called a scalar quantity A scalar quantity
is a real number with a proper unit Examples of scalar quantities are mass length time volume work energy
heat etc Both uppercase and lowercase letters in italic will be used to denote scalar quantities A quantity which
has direction in addition to its magnitude is called a vector Examples of vector quantities are force displacement
velocity torque etc The magnitude of a vector quantity is a real positive quantity with a proper unit
Some electric- and magnetic-field quantities are scalar functions and some are vector functions Electric
charge electrostatic potential electric and magnetic fluxes electric current etc are scalars Whereas force
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between electric charges and between current-carrying conductors electric field intensity magnetic-field
intensity current density etc are vectors As vector functions are described by scalar quantities it is possi-
ble to study electric and magnetic fields by the use of scalar functions However the use of vector analysis
has the following advantages
1 The field equations can be written in a compact form Hence time and space needed to write an equa-tion are reduced
2 The equations contain all the information Therefore physical interpretation of the equations is made
easy
3 Equations of scalar quantities can easily be written from the vector form of the equations
4 Some theorems and laws of vector analysis find application in electromagnetic theory
14 Representation of VectorsA vector is represented geometrically by a directed line segment having an initial point and an end point The
direction of a vector is indicated by an arrow mark Vector quantities will be denoted by uppercase as well as
lowercase bold letters Representations of two vectors A and B are shown in Fig 14 The length of the lineis generally arbitrary However for geometrical solution of a problem
the line segments have to be drawn to scale
The sum and difference of two vectors is also a vector If C is the sum
of two vectors A and B and D is the difference between them then we
write
C = A + B
D = A minus B
The geometric methods of finding the sum and differ-
ence of the vectors are shown in Fig 15
A vector is also represented by showing its magnitude
and direction explicitly The magnitude is denoted by
an alphabetic symbol with or without the modulus
sign
The direction of the vector is represented by a unit
vector The magnitude of a unit vector is equal to
one unit and its direction is same as the direction of
the original vector
Various types of symbols are used to denote a unit vector We will denote it by u with a subscript to indicate
its direction For example the vector shown in Fig 16 is written as
A = Au A
= Au A
= u A A
The unit vectors at a point in rectangular coordinate system which are
denoted by u x u
y and u
z are parallel to the x y and z axes respectively
Their directions do not vary with the coordinate variables In cylin-
drical coordinate system the unit vectors ur u
f and u
z at any point are perpendicular to their respective coor-
dinate surfaces
B
A
Fig 14 Representation of vec-
tors by directed line segments
C A + BD A minus B
A
B
(a) ( )
minusB
A
B
Fig 15 (a) Addition of two vectors and
(b) Subtraction of two vectors
u A
A = Au A
Fig 16 A vector represented by
its magnitude and a unit vector
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The directions of ur u
f for different values of f are different This can be verified by drawing the unit
vectors at two different values of f Therefore these vectors cannot be treated as constants while differ-
entiating or integrating with respect f
The direction of u z does not change with any of the coordinate variables The unit vectors in spherical coor-dinate system which are denoted by ur u
q and u
f are perpendicular to the coordinate surfaces at any point
The directions of ur and u
q vary with q and f The direction of u
f varies with f
The directions of all the unit vectors in all the coordinate systems are positive towards the increasing values
of coordinates variables at the point considered Each set of unit vectors shown in Fig 17 is a right-handed
orthogonal system
An important method of representing a vector quantity is in terms of its components along the coordinate directions
The value of the scalar component of a vector along a coordinate direction is equal to the product of the magnitude
of the vector and cosine of the angle of the vector with the coordinate direction The angle measured from the coor-dinate direction towards the vector in the counter-clockwise sense is taken as positive Thus the projection of a
vector along a coordinate direction is its scalar value along that direction If a vector A makes angles a b and g with
the x y and z axes of rectangular coordinates respectively the scalar components of the vector along the axes are
A x
= A cos a A y
= A cos b A z
= A cos g
z
x
y
u
u z
u
ur
φ r
uφ
u z
x
y
z
φ
z
θ uθ
u
u
x
r
a) b
Fig 17 Directions of unit vectors for (a) Rectangular coordinates (b) Cylindrical coordinates and (c)
Spherical coordinates
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The quantities cos a cos b and cos g are called direction
cosines of the vector The vector components of A along the
coordinate directions are A xu
x A
yu
y and A
z u
z as indicated in
Fig 18 Conversely the sum of the vector components is
equal to the original vector A That is
A = A xu x + A yu y + A z u z
The magnitude of A in terms of its scalar components is
given by
x y z
2
In cylindrical coordinates
A = Ar u
r + A
f u
f + A
z u
z
A A
In spherical coordinates
A = Ar ur + Aq uq + Af uf
r
2
φ
Now let the components of another vector B be denoted by B x B
y and B
z in rectangular coordinates If C is
equal to the vector sum of A and B and C x C
y and C
z are the components C then
C = A + B
Or C xu
x+ C
yu
y+ C
z u
z = ( A
xu
x+ A
yu
y+ A
z u
z ) + ( B
xu
x+ B
yu
y+ B
z u
z )
Hence C x
= A x
+ B x C
y = A
y + B
y C
z = A
z + B
z
Vector Representations of Differential Lengths and Differential Surfaces
A directed line segment of differential length is written as
d d
The direction of the unit vector u is along d ℓ Accordingly elements of length vectors in the coordinate
directions of rectangular coordinates are u xdx u
ydy and u
z dz If a differential length d ℓ has components in all
the coordinate directions then
d ℓ = u xdx + u
ydy + u
z dz
In the same way the vector forms of elements of lengths in cylindrical and spherical coordinate systems can
be writtenIn cylindrical coordinates d ℓ = u
r dr + u
f (rd f ) + u
z dz
In spherical coordinates d ℓ = ur dr + u
q (rd q ) + u
f (r sin q d f )
A differential surface element is considered as a vector quantity The vector is described by its area dS and a
unit vector normal to its surface Denoting the normal unit vector by un the vector form of a surface element
is written as
d S = undS
For example the area of a surface element on or parallel to the y-z plane of rectangular coordinates is equal
to dydz and the normal to the surface is parallel to the x axis Therefore denoting the differential surface
vector by d S x we have
Projection of A on
to the x-y plane
A u
A u
A xu x
A
z
y
x
Fig 18 Showing components of a vector A
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d S x = u
x(dydz )
The other components of surface elements are
d S y = u
y(dxdz )
d S z = u
z(dxdy)
These surfaces are shown in Fig 19 A differential surface vector inthree-dimensional space with reference to rectangular coordinates is the
sum of the three vector components Thus
d S = u x
(dydz ) + u y
(dzdx) + u z
(dxdy)
The elements of surface vector in the other two coordinate systems are
Cylindrical coordinates d S = ur(rd f dz ) + u
f (drdz ) + u
z(rdrd f )
Spherical coordinates d S = ur(r 2sin q d q d f ) + u
q (r sin q dr d f )
+ uf (r dr d q )
The Position Vector If one end of a directed line segment is located at the origin and the other end at a point P ( x y z ) as shown
in Fig 110(a) the directed line is known as the position vector at P A position vector is generally denoted
by r Referring to the figure the scalar components of the vector along the coordinate axes are OP x = x
OP y = y OP
z = z Accordingly the vector in terms of its components is given by
r = xu x + yu
y + z u
z
The vector equation of a directed line can be obtained by the use of position vectors In Fig 110(b) two ends
of a directed line R 12
are at P 1( x
1 y
1 z
1) and P
2( x
2 y
2 z
2) The equations of position vectors at these points are
r1 = x
1u
x + y
1u
y + z
1u
z
r2 = x2u x + y2u y + z 2u z Referring to the figure we find that the sum of vectors r
1 and R
12 is equal to r
2 Hence
R 12
= r2 minus r
1 = ( x
2 minus x
1)u
x + ( y
2 minus y
1)u
y + ( z
2 minus z
1)u
z
The length of the line
minus minus )minus
u
u
u
z
dx
z
x
y
y
z
xd
Fig 19 Showing differential
vector surfaces along the coor-
dinate directions
P x y P 111 z y x
P 2 z y x z
P x
P
(a (
r
P ( x y z )
z z
y
x
12R
1
x
y
2r
r
Fig 110 (a) A position vector r and its components along the axes and (b) Describing a vector R12
in space
in terms of two position vectors r1 and r
2
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The unit vector directed from P 1 to P
2
R
1212
1= = + y z
minus )1
minus
EXAMPLE 12
A vector is given by F u u Find the vector at x = 1 y = 2 z = 3
F = 2+ x y z x y z
EXAMPLE 13
Two points are located at P 1(14 m 09 m minus06 m) and P 2(minus025 m 17 m 15 m) Find the length vectordirected from P 1 to P
2 and the unit vector directed from P
2 to P
1
The position vectors at P 1 and P
2 are given by
r1 = 14u
x + 09u
y minus 06u
z
r2 = minus025u
x + 17u
y + 15u
z
The vector directed from P 1 to P
2
R 12
= r2 minus r
1 = (minus025 minus 14)u
x + (17 minus 09)u
y + (15 + 06)u
z
= minus 165u x + 08u
y+21u
z
The length of the line
12 788= m
The unit vector directed from P 2 to P
1
R21=
As R 21
= minusR 12
and R21
= R12
we have
uu u
1 2u 1
2 7880 753= minus
EXAMPLE 14
Two points in cylindrical coordinates are defined by P 1(20 m 30deg 30 m) and P
2(30 m 45deg 40 m) Find
the unit vector directed from P 2 to P
1
x1 = 2 cos 30deg = 1732 m y
1 = 2 sin 30deg = 1 m z
1= 3 m
x2 = 3 cos 45deg = 2121 m y
2 = 3 cos 45deg = 2121 m z
2 = 4 m
R 21
= (1732 minus 2121)u x + (10 minus 2121)u
y + (30 minus 40)u
z
= minus 0389u x minus 1121u
y minus 10u
z m
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2 1+ m
1
1 5521 121 251 0 644minus minus
0= minus
x y z x y z
EXAMPLE 15
Two points in spherical coordinates are given by P 1(30 m 0deg 30deg) and P
2(20 m 60deg 0deg) Find the unit
vector directed from P 1 to P
2
x1 = 3 sin 0 cos 30deg = 0 m y
1 = 3 sin 0 sin 30deg = 0 m z
1 = 3 cos 0deg = 3 m
x2 = 2 sin 60deg cos 0deg = 1732 m y
2 = 2 sin 60deg sin 0deg = 0 m z
2 = 2 cos 60deg = 1 m
R 12
= (1732 minus 0)u x + (10 minus 30)u
z = 1732 u
x minus 20u
z m
21 2 646=
u u12
1 732
2 646= = minus
15 Multiplication of a Vector by a ScalarWhen a vector is multiplied by a scalar it results in a vector quantity If we denote a vector by A a scalar (a
real quantity) by f and the product of the two quantities by B then
B = f A
The direction of B is same as that of A if f is positive and opposite to that of A if f is negative
By writing A and B in terms of their vector components in rectangular coordinates we get
B xu
x + B
yu
y + B
z u
z = f ( A
xu
x + A
yu
y + A
z u
z )
The above equality is satisfied if each component of lhs is equal to the corresponding component of rhs
Therefore
B x = f A
x B
y = f A
y B
z = f A
z
The magnitude of B is
B + =
Also (f 1 + f
2)A = f
1A + f
2A
f (A + C) = f A + f C
16 Scalar Product and Vector Product of Two VectorsThe scalar product of two vectors A and B is a scalar quantity It is equal to the products of the magnitude of
A the magnitude of B and cosine of the angle a between A and B The scalar product is written by putting a
dot between A and B Accordingly
A sdot B = AB cos a
The scalar product is also called dot product or inner product
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Since cos a = cos (minusa )A sdot B = B sdot A
Also (A + B) sdot C = A sdot C + B sdot C
The dot product of two vectors A and B can be obtained in terms of their components as follows In rectan-
gular coordinates let
A = A xu
x + A
yu
y + A
z u
z (1)
B = B xu
x + B
yu
y + B
z u
z (2)
Then A sdot B = ( A xu
x + A
yu
y + A
z u
z ) sdot ( B
xu
x + B
yu
y + B
z u
z )
= A x[(u
x sdot u
x) B
x + (u
x sdot u
y) B
y + (u
x sdot u
z ) B
z ]
+ A y[(u
y sdot u
x) B
x + (u
y sdot u
y) B
y + (u
y sdot u
z ) B
z ]
+ A z [(u
z sdot u
x) B
x + (u
z sdot u
y) B
y + (u
z sdot u
z ) B
z ]
The dot product of two unit vectors having the same direction is equal to unity and the dot product of two unit
vectors that are perpendicular to each other is equal to zero Using these properties in the above relation we get A sdot B = A
x B
x + A
y B
y + A
z B
z
In cylindrical coordinates A sdot B = Ar B
r + A
f B
f + A
z B
z
In spherical coordinates A sdot B = Ar B
r + A
q B
q + A
f B
f
The vector product of two vectors A and B is a vector quan-
tity say C The magnitude of C is equal to the products of
the magnitude of A the magnitude of B and the sine of
angle a between A and B The direction of C is perpendicu-
lar to the plane containing A and B The positive direction
is taken along the advance of a right-handed screw when it
is rotated from A towards B This is illustrated in Fig 111
The vector product is written by putting a cross sign between
A and B Accordingly
C = A times B = ( AB sin a )un = A times B u
n
where un is a unit vector normal to the plane containing A
and B Since the angle from B to A is negative of the angle from A to B we get
B times A = minusA times B
The vector product is also called cross product
The cross product of A and B defined in (1) and (2) is
A times B = ( A xu
x + A
yu
y + A
z u
z ) times ( B
xu
x + B
yu
y + B
z u
z )
= A x[(u
x times u
x) B
x + (u
x times u
y) B
y + (u
x times u
z ) B
z ]
+ A y[(u
y times u
x) B
x + (u
y times u
y) B
y +(u
y times u
z ) B
z ]
+ A z [(u
z times u
x) B
x + (u
z times u
y) B
y +(u
z times u
z ) B
z ] (3)
The expression contains nine cross products of unit vectors The cross product of two unit vectors having the
same direction is equal to zero The cross product of two unit vectors that are perpendicular to each other is
equal to either plus or minus of the unit vector in the third direction Using these properties in (3) we get
C
Direction of rotation of ari ht-handed screw
Plane containin
A and B
A
a B
un
Direction of advanceof the screw
Fig 111 Right-hand screw rule to determine
the direction of A times B
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u x times u
x = 0 u
y times u
y = 0 u
z times u
z = 0
u x times u
y = u
z u
y times u
z = u
x u
z times u
x = u
y
u y times u
x= minusu
z u
z times u
y = minusu
x u
x times u
z = minusu
y
Substituting these in (3) we get the cross product of the vectors in rectangular coordinates
A times B = u x( A y B z minus A z B y) + u y( A z B x minus A x B z ) + u z ( A x B y minus A y B x)
The cross product can also be written in determinant form
In rectangular coordinates
A = x y z
x y z
x y z
In cylindrical coordinates
A =u u
In spherical coordinates
A =u u
A A
B
φ
φ
φ
EXAMPLE 16
Given two vectors E = 05u x minus 22u
y + 16u
z and F = 26u
x + 08u
y minus 27u
z Find (a) E sdot F (b) E times F (c)
angle between E and F (d) the scalar component of F along E and (e) the unit vector which is perpen-dicular to the plane containing E and F
The given data are
E x = 05 E
y= minus22 E
z = 16
F x = 26 F
y= 08 F
z = minus27
(a) The dot product of the vectors
E sdot F = (05)(26) + (minus22)(08) + (16)(minus27) = minus478
(b) The cross product of the vectors
E u= minusminus
= +u u
0 2 1 6
2 6 0 8 2 7
6 12
(c) The magnitudes of the vectors are
= + = 2 7662
= = 3 8332
If a is angle between E and F then
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cos )( )
= = minus = minusFsdot E
78
766 30 451
a = 1168deg(d) The scalar component ofF along E = F cos a = minus1728
(e) The unit vector that is perpendicular to the plane containingE and FE F y=
+=
sin ( )( )( )α
4 66 6 12
766 3 8930 4 299 646
EXAMPLE 17
Given two vectors E = 52ur + 65u
z and F = 83u
r + 128u
f minus 30u
z Show that
E times F = EF sin a
The vectors are described in cylindrical coordinates The given data are
E r = 52 E
f = 0 E z = 65
F r = 83 F
f = 128 F
z = minus30
The magnitudes of the vectors are
= 8= 32
= + = 55
The dot product of the vectors
E sdot F = (52)(83) + 0 + (65)(minus30) = 2366
If a is angle between the two vectors
cos a = 236(832)(1555) = 0183
and sin a = 0983
EF sin a = (832)(1555)(0983) = 12718
The cross product of the vectors
E = = minus +u
u u
5 5
8 3 12 8 3minus 0
83 66 56
The magnitude of the cross product
= + = =83 66 sin
EXAMPLE 18
Three vectors are given by A = 3u x + 4u
y B = 4u
y + 5u
z C = 5u
x + 6u
z Find
(a) A sdot (B times C) (b) A times B times C
B = = x y z
x y z0 4 5
5 0 6
20
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A sdot (B times C) = (3u x + 4u
y) sdot (24u
x + 25u
y minus 20u
z ) = 172
A u u
minusCtimes
u
24 25 20
17 Scalar and Vector FieldsA physical quantity which is a scalar function of position is a real number The quantity may or may not be a
function of time The mathematical representation or graphical plot of a scalar function at various points in a
region or domain is the scalar field of the function in that region The region may be one-dimensional (a line)
two-dimensional (a surface) or three-dimensional (a volume) As an example let us consider a heated plate
The temperature at each point on the surface of the plate will have a specific value A graphical representation
of temperatures at several points is the temperature field in the region of the plate surface By joining all the
points of equal temperature by a continuous and smooth curve we will get a contour of constant temperature
When a number of such contours for temperatures say T 1 T
2 T
3hellip are plotted the set of contours is a map of
constant-temperature field Since temperature is a scalar quantity the field is a scalar field Some other exam-
ples of scalar fields are distribution of air-density in a region of earthrsquos atmosphere contours of equal height
from the base of a three-dimensional object potential distribution in a region of electric charges etc
If a physical quantity is a vector function of position descrip-
tion of its magnitude and direction in a region is the vector field
of the function in that region The vector quantity may or may
not be a function of time Velocity distribution of fluid flow
in a pipe of non-uniform cross section and distribution of veloc-
ity at various points of a rotating body are vector fields Vector
fields are generally plotted showing only the directions of
the vector function at various points in a region If a curve isdrawn so that the directions of a vector function are tangential
to the curve at all the points the curve is called a field line or a
streamline A set of such curves is the field map As an exam-
ple let us consider the vector function defined by the equation
F = xu x + yu
y
It is a two-dimensional function and its domain is the x-y
plane At each point on the x-y plane F has a specific mag-
nitude and direction When the directions at various points
on the x-y plane are drawn a pattern will emerge as shown
in Fig 112 The field map of F consists of radial lines
18 Partial Derivative of Vector FunctionsThe partial derivative of a vector quantity which is a function of more than one variable is defined in the
same way as for scalar functions For example let a vector function in terms of its components in rectangular
coordinates be given by
A = y2u x minus yxu
y + az u
z
where a is a constant quantity
Since the unit vectors do not vary with the coordinate variables we have
part = minusA
u A A
x= uminus
Fig 112 Illustration of a vector field
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Partial Derivatives of Unit Vectors in Cylindrical Coordinates
As the directions of unit vectors ur and u
f in cylindrical coordinates vary with f the partial derivatives of
these vectors with f are not zero The procedure for obtaining the partial derivatives of the unit vectors by
the use of a graphical method is explained below Referring to Fig 113(a) the radial line ob represents a unit
vector in r direction at an angle f The line oc rep-
resents a unit vector along r direction at angle f +
d f The two vectors are denoted by ur(f ) and u
r(f
+ d f ) The directed line from b to c gives the change
of ur when f changes by a differential amount d f
The length of the line is equal to d f as r = 1 and it
is in f direction Thus denoting the differential
change of ur by d u
r we have
d ur = u
r(f + d f ) minus u
r(f ) = d u
r = (d f )u
f (1)
The differential d ur is equal to the rate of change of
ur with f multiplied by d f Accordingly
part (2)
From (1) and (2) we get
part=
u
φ
Thus the partial derivative of ur with respect to f is
equal to a unit vector along f direction
In Fig 113(b) and the inset the f -directed unit
vectors at b and c are shown as uf (f ) and uf (f + d f )respectively The vector d u
f is the change of u
f
when f changes by a differential amount d f The
magnitude of d uf is equal to d f and it is along negative r direction Thus
d uf = d f (minusu
r )
Aspartpart
we havepartpart
= minusφ
r
It may be verified that all other partial derivatives of unit vectors of cylindrical coordinates are zero
Partial Derivatives of Unit Vectors in Spherical Coordinates
In spherical coordinates the directions of both ur and u
q vary with q and also with f The direction of u
f var-
ies with f only We can obtain the partial derivatives of the unit vectors using graphical techniques similar to
those used for cylindrical coordinates The partial derivatives of unit vectors are given below
part =
partr r = n
partminus θ c= u os
Unit circle in
- plane
y
x
r- direction
uf
c
uf ( ) f (
( )
( )
d
d
uf ( +
u (
c
y
x
nit circlesn x-y p ane
od
u (
Fig 113 Geometrical methods for determining
differential change of (a)u
r with f and (b)u
f with f in cylindrical coordinates
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partpart
= minusuφ
θ uminus
All other partial derivatives of unit vectors of spherical coordinates are zero
Gradient of a Scalar FunctionIn rectangular coordinates let us consider a scalar quantity V that is a function of all the three variables x y and
z The first partial derivative of V with respect to x is partVpart x If V is a single valued function partVpart x gives the rate
of change of V with x at a point in space assuming y and z as constants Similarly partVpart y and partVpart z give rate of
change of V with y and z respectively The vector function having partVpart x partVpart y and partVpart z as its scalar compo-
nents in x y and z direction respectively is called gradient of V or lsquograd V rsquo in abbreviated form Accordingly
Gradient V = grad y
= partpart
+part
u u
Since V is common to all the terms we can write
grad y
= part + partu u (3)
The function inside the bracket of (3) is a differential vector operator It is called del or nabla and is denoted
by the symbol nabla In rectangular coordinates
nabla = part part +part
y z
(4)
Thus grad V = nablaV (5)
The three components of (3) give the rate of change of V with x y z respectively As grad V is the vector sum
of all the components it gives the maximum rate of change of V at a point in space
Unit Vector Normal to a Surface
Let us consider that the equation S ( x y z ) = c where c is a constant represents a continuous and single-
valued surface in a scalar field Then it can be shown that the gradient of S is along the normal direction to
the surface at any point P ( x y z ) and its sense is in the direction of increasing S The magnitude of nablaS gives
the maximum rate of increase of S at P The unit vector along the normal direction at P is given by
= plusmn nablanabla
where nablaS is the magnitude of nablaS
Divergence of a Vector Function
Let us consider a vector function D with D x D
y and D
z as components in rectangular coordinates Thus
D = u x D
x + u
y D
y + u
z D
z
where D x D
y and D
z are in general functions of all the three variables x y and z The divergence of D is
defined as the sum of part D x part x part D
y part y and part D
z part z Thus
div D =part
+ part
+ part
part D
x
D
y (6)
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where lsquodiv Drsquo is the abbreviation of divergence of D
It can be shown that the divergence of a vector is equal to the dot product of nablaand D
nablasdot part part part sdotu= u u y
)u
=part
+ part
part + part
part x y (7)
As the right-hand sides of (6) and (7) are identical
div D = nabla middot D
The divergence of a vector function is a scalar function A vector field of zero divergence is called a
solenoidal field
Curl of a Vector FunctionIn rectangular coordinates let us consider a vector function
H = u x H
x + u
y H
y + u
z H
z
where the components H x H
y and H
z are functions of all the three variables x y and z The curl of H written
in the abbreviated form as lsquocurl Hrsquo is defined by the following operation
cur u upartpart
minus part
+part
part partminus
part y y H H
x
H H
partpart
(8)
It can be shown that curl H is equal to the cross product of the vector operator nabla defined in (4) and H That is
curl H = nabla times H
Equation (8) shows that the curl of a vector function is another vector function A vector field with zero
curl is said to be an irrotational field
EXAMPLE 19
Given a scalar function V = 5 x2 y + 3 xz Find the gradient of V at a point P (15 27 08)
The gradient of V
nablaV = (10 xy + 3 z )u x + 5 x2u
y + 3 xu
z
Substituting x = 15 y = 27 z = 08
nablaV at P = [10(15)(27) + 3(08)]u x + 5(15)2u
y + 3(15)u
z
= 429u x + 1125u
y + 45u
z
EXAMPLE 110
Find the gradient of the scalar function = + at (1 minus2 4)
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nabla = partpart
+ partpart
= x
u2 2
Substituting x = 1 y = minus2 z = 4
nabla =
minus y z
4+
21
EXAMPLE 111
A scalar function is given by = )+ Find nablaf at (2 minus1 3)
nabla =part
+ partpart
=+ y z
22
( )+ u
Substituting x = 2 y = minus1 z = 3
nabla = )+7
minus
EXAMPLE 112
A vector field is described by F = 500u x + 750u
y A plane surface in the region of the field is defined by
2 x + 4 y + 6 z = 12 Find the vector components of F that are normal and tangential to the surface
Denoting the surface by S we have
S = 2 x + 4 y + 6 z The gradient of S
nablaS = 2u x + 4u
y + 6u
z
The magnitude of the gradient of S
nabla = +2 6 5= 6
The unit vector normal to the surface
S nabla 1)4
The scalar component of the vector field normal to the surface
n n= = ) y
sdot ) y z+ =usdot 1
56
000
56
The vector component of the vector field normal to the surface
F un
sdot = =)( )u+uu
56428 6
The vector component of the vector field tangential to the surface
Ft = F minus F
n = 3571u
x + 4643u
y minus 4286 u
z
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EXAMPLE 113
Given a vector function F = 2 x12 yu x + xy2u
y + (1 z )u
z Find divergence and curl of F at P (05 08 02)
The divergence of F
nablasdot = part
( part = + minus x x xy+ 2
11 )
Substituting x = 05 y = 08 and z = 02
nabla sdot F at P = 26931
The curl of F
nabla times = partpart
= )F
u u
u z
minus
2 1
Substituting x = 05 y = 08 and z = 02nabla times F at P = minus 0774 u
z
EXAMPLE 114
The equation to a surface is given by S ( x y z ) = xy minus 4 z 2 = 0 What is the angle between unit normal
vectors to the surface at P 1(8 2 2) and P
2(6 6 minus3)
Unit vector normal to a surface u S = nabla
nabla
nablaS
= yu
x
+ xu
y
minus 8 z u
z
At P 1 nablaS
1 = 2u
x + 8u
y ndash 16u
z nablaS
1 = 18
2 16
18=
minus
At P 2 nablaS
2 = 6u
x + 6u
y + 24u
z nablaS
2 = 2545
2
6 24
25
+u
Let a be the angle between the unit vectors Then
cos)
( )( )α = = =
minussdot x y z x y z
2
minus 2+ 4
4
324
4
2
95 720 705
= minus
a = 1345deg
EXAMPLE 115
Two surfaces are defined by S 1 = x2 + y2 minus z2 = 7 and S
2 = x2 minus y + z 2 = 3 Find the angle between the surfaces
at P (2 2 minus1)
The angle between two surfaces at a point common to them is the angle between the normal to the surfaces
at the point
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nablaS 1 = 2( xu
x + yu
y ndash z u
z )
At P nablaS 1 = 4u
x + 4u
y + 2u
z and nablaS
1 = 6
nablaS 2 = 2 xu
x ndash u
y + 2 z u
z
At P nablaS 2 = 4u
x ndash u
y ndash 2u
z and nabla = 21
Let a be the angle between the unit vectors Then
cos)
(= =
nablanabla
sdot sdot
211
8
6 21)=
a = 7308deg
EXAMPLE 116
Two vector functions are given by A = 2 xu y + 3 y2u
z and B = z u
x + 3 yu
z Find nabla sdot (A times B) at (3 2 1)
A = x y z
z0 2 2 2
nablasdot = part + part)times u sdot minus
y+
= 6 y + 6 yz minus 2 x = 18 at (3 2 1)
EXAMPLE 117
A vector is defined by
A = xy2
u x + yz 2
u y + zx2
u z Find nabla times nabla times A
nabla times = partpart
part part = minus +A
u u u
z
yz xy
2 2 2
2( )
nabla times nabla times = partpart
A
u u
minus 0= x y
z z
EXAMPLE 118
A scalar function is given by f = x3 + y3 + xyz Find nabla sdot nablaf
nablasdotnabla = part
+ +part
= x y
( )+ x xyz
= + + part =2 2 2
z)+ y )+ xyz )+ xy
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19 Vector IdentitiesSome useful vector identities are listed below The identities can easily be proved by assuming that the vector
A and B and the scalar f are functions of rectangular-coordinate variables
1 nabla times (nablaf ) = 0
2 nabla sdot (nabla times A) = 03 nabla sdot (f A) = A sdot (nablaf ) + f (nabla sdot A)
4 nablasdot + part
+ partpart
(nabla = nabla2 2 2
x y
5 nabla times nabla times A = nabla(nabla sdot A) minus nabla2A
6 nabla times (f A) = (nablaf ) times A + f (nabla times A)
7 nabla sdot (A times B) = B sdot (nabla times A) minus A sdot (nabla times B)
110 Line Surface and Volume IntegralsIn the case of a definite integral
adxint ) x
where the integrand F ( x) is a real function of a single variable x The function is integrated along x direction
between limits x = a and x = b Whereas in the case of a line integral a real function of more than one variable
is integrated along a continuous curve from an initial point to an end point The curve may also be a closed
one The function may be a scalar or a vector function of real variables In the case of a vector function its
component along a specified path is integrated The line integral is a definite integral
The principle of evaluating the line integral of a vector
function along a path is as follows Let us consider a vec-
tor function F in any coordinate plane Let us take a con-
tinuous curve of any shape denoted by C in Fig 114 in
the plane of the vector The positive direction of the curve
is indicated by an arrow and its initial and final positions
are marked by a and b respectively If we divide the curve
into a large number of very small segments each seg-
ment may be considered as a straight line Let there be n
such segments of lengths ∆ ∆ sdotsdot sdot If the
average value of the vector function over the k th segment
is Fk its scalar component along the positive direction of
the segment is F k cos a
k where a
k is the angle between F
k
and tangent to the k th segment as shown in the figure The
product of F k cos a
k and is equal to the dot product of F
k and the vector length ∆ ℓ
k That is
cosα sdot= ∆l
The sum of such dot products of all the segments between a and b is
n
=sum ∆l
k
In the limit n approaching infinity the above summation is called line integral of F along the curve C The
curve is the path of integration The line integral of F along the path shown in Fig 114 is
d int sdot l
Fig 114 Pertaining to line integration of a vector
Tangent to k t
segment
a1
F k∆
∆ 2∆ ∆
k
∆ n
C
a
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If the line integral is over a closed path it is written by putting a small circle on the integral sign Thus
F sdot d l denotes the line integral of F over a closed path
In order to understand the process of integrating a vector func-
tion F over a surface let us consider a continuous open surface
S shown in Fig 115 The surface may be considered as consist-
ing of a large number of very small surface elements with areas
∆S 1 ∆S
2hellip ∆S
k hellip ∆S
n Let the average of F over the k th sur-
face element be Fk The scalar component of F
k along normal to
the surface element is equal to F k cos a
k where a
k is the angle
between Fk and the unit vector u
n normal to the surface element
as shown in the figure The product of F k cos a
k and ∆S
k can be
expressed as the dot product of the vectors Fk and ∆S
k
F k ∆S
kcos a = Fsdot(∆S
k u
n) = F
k ∆S
k
The sum of such dot products over all the n surface elements is given by
n
=sumThe above summation as n approaches infinity is the surface integral of F over the surface The surface
integral is a definite double integral which is denoted using either two integral signs or a single integral sign
with a subscript s We will use the latter notation Accordingly
Sint denotes the surface integral of a vector function F over an open surface
If the surface is a closed one the surface integral is denoted by putting a small circle on the integral sign
Accordingly SS
denotes the surface integral of F over a closed surface
The volume integral of a scalar point function in three-dimensional space is a triple integral The integral isdenoted using either three integral signs or a single integral sign with a subscript v We will use the latter
notation Thus the volume integral of a scalar function r which is a continuous function of space variables
in a region of volume bounded by a closed surface is written as
dv
where dv is the volume of a three-dimensional element
EXAMPLE 119
Find the line integral of the vector function F = ( x2 + 2 y)u x + (3 x minus y2)u
y along the straight line defined by
y = 3 x from (0 0) to (1 3)
An element of length vector in rectangular coordinates
d ℓ = u xdx + u
ydy + u
z dz
The dot product of F and d ℓ F middot d l = ( x2 + 2 y)dx + (3 x minus y2)dy
Substituting y by 3 x in the first term and x by y3 in the second term we have
F middot d ℓ = ( x2 + 6 x)dx + ( y minus y2)dy
The line integral sdot 3
7= minusminus 17=
nu
S
F
Fig 115 Pertaining to surface integration
of a vector
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EXAMPLE 120
Integrate the vector function
F u + x y y
( ) x
along the path described by the equation y2 = 4 x from P 1(1 2) to P
2(4 4)
An element of length vector in rectangular coordinates
d ℓ = u xdx + u
ydy + u
z dz
The dot product of F and d ℓ sdot d x y
dyl =) x y x y 2
(1)
The path of integration is defined by the equation
y2 = 4 x (2)
Or ydy = 2dx (3)
Substituting (2) and (3) in (1) we get
F sdot = + x x
23 2
Thus F sdot = + =int int x2
03 2
274P1
2
The integral can be evaluated by substituting x2 + 4 x = u
EXAMPLE 121
A circular cylinder has its base on the x- y plane with its axis along the z axis The radius and height of the
cylinder are 20 cm and 50 cm respectively By using the formula for the differential area d S = (rd f dz )ur +
(drdz )uf + (rdrd f )u
z find the surface area of the cylinder
A differential area on the surface of the cylinder is in r direction Thus
dS = rd f dz
At r = 02 m dS = 02d f dz
Surface area π = 0 2φ
m2
EXAMPLE 122
The radius of a sphere is 25 cm By using the formula for the differential area d S = (r 2sinq d q d f )ur +
(r sinq drd f ) uq + (rdrd f ) u
f find surface area of the lower hemisphere
A differential area on the surface of the sphere is in r direction Thus
dS = r 2 sinq d q d f
At r = 025 m dS = 00625 sinq d q d f
Surface area π = 0 125φ π
2
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EXAMPLE 123
Given a vector function F = x2 yu x + xy2u
y Integrate nabla times F over the rectangular surface shown in Fig 116
y
y 1
x 2
x minus2
y minus1
x
Fig 116 For Example 123
The curl of the vector function
nabla times = partpart part
=F
u
u x y
x2 2 0
)minus
An element of surface vector is given by
d S = u xdydz + u
ydzdx + u
z dxdy
Thus (nabla times F) sdot d S = ( y2 minus x2)dxdy
We find from Fig 116 that the lower and upper limits of x are minus20 and +20 and those of y are minus10 and
+10 Thus
= minus+
minus
+
int sdot (= 08
111 Coordinate Transformation of VectorsIt is desirable to use a suitable coordinate system at the outset for solving a field problem involving vectors
For example it is easier to solve a problem having cylindrical symmetry by using cylindrical coordinates A
proper choice of a coordinate system simplifies the analysis and results in a solution that is compact in form
and easy for physical interpretation However it is occasionally necessary to convert a vector function from
one coordinate system to another system The principles of transformation of a vector function between
cylindrical and rectangular coordinates and between spherical and rectangular coordinates are described in
the following
Transformations between Cylindrical and Rectangular Coordinates
Let a vector F in terms of its components in cylindrical coordinates be given by
F = F r u
r + F
f u
f + F
z u
z (1)
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where in general each component is a function of all the three variables r f and z We will transform the
vector to rectangular coordinates
Let the same vector in terms of its components in rectangular coordinates is
F = F xu
x + F
yu
y + F
z u
z (2)
In order to transform the vector we obtain at first the rectangular-coordinate components F x F y and F z of F interms of F
r F
f and F
z and then change the cylindrical-coordinate variables to rectangular-coordinate variables
We know that the component of a vector in any direction is given by the dot product of the vector and a unit
vector in that direction Accordingly F x is equal to the dot product of F described by (1) and the unit vector u
x
F x = ( F
r u
r + F
f u
f + F
z u
z ) sdot u
x
= F r (u
r sdot u
x) + F
f (u
f sdot u
x) + F
z (u
z sdot u
x) (3)
We see from Fig 117 that the angle between ur and u
x is f the angle between u
f and u
x is 90deg + f and the
angle between u z and u
x is 90deg Therefore u
r sdot u
x = cos f u
f sdot u
x = minus sin f and u
z sdot u
x = 0 Substituting these
results in (3) we get
F x = F
r cos f minus F
f sin f
The component F y = ( F
r u
r+ F
f u
f + F
z u
z ) sdot u
y= F
r (u
r sdot u
y)
+ F f (u
f sdot u
y) + F
z (u
z sdot u
y)
The angle between ur and u
y is 90deg minus f between u
f and u
y
is f and between u z and u
yis 90deg Thus
F y = F
r sin f + F
f cos f
As the z direction is common to both the systems
F z = F
z
Since F r F
f and F
z are functions of the cylindrical-coordi-
nate variables these have to be expressed in terms of
rectangular-coordinate variables to complete the transfor-
mation Relations connecting the two sets of variables are
given in (12-2) [Equation 2 of Section 12]
We use the same procedure as described above to transform a vector in rectangular coordinates to cylindrical
coordinates It can be shown that a vector
G = G xu x + G yu y + G z u z
in cylindrical coordinates when transformed to rectangular coordinates will have the following scalar
components
G r = G
x cos f + G
y sin f
G f = minus G
x sin f + G
y cos f
G z = G
z
To complete the transformation the components have to be expressed in terms of spherical-coordinate vari-
ables using the following formulae which can be derived from (12-2)
y
u
(90deg
u
u
u
ur u x
f
f
Fig 117 Showing unit vectors of rectangular
and cylindrical coordinates
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2
f = tanminus1( y x)
z = z
Transformations between Spherical and Rectangular CoordinatesIn spherical coordinates let a vector function be given by
E = E r u
r + E
q u
q + E
f u
f
where E r E
q and E
f are in general functions of all the three variables r q and f
In order to transform the vector to rectangular coordinates we have to find its components in x y and z direc-
tions and then express these components in terms of x y and z The component of E along x direction is
E x = E sdot u
x = E
r(u
r sdot u
x) + E
q (u
q sdot u
x) + E
f (u
f sdot u
x) (4)
The values of (ur sdot u x) and (uq sdot u x) cannot be found directly because the angles between the unit vectorsinvolving the dot products cannot be expressed as simple functions of q and f
This difficulty is overcome by finding at first the pro-
jections of the unit vectors on the x-y plane and then
projecting these projections onto the x axis Referring
to Fig 118 we find that the angle between ur and the
z axis is q and the angle between uq and the z axis is
90deg + q Therefore the lengths of projections urand u
q
on the x-y plane are equal to sin q and cos q respec-
tively Moreover these projections are at an angle f
with the x axis Thus we haveu
r sdot u
x = sin q cos f
uq sdot u
x = cos q cos f
As the unit vector uf is at angle 90deg + f with the x axis
the dot product of uf and u
x is
uf sdot u
x = minus sin f
Substituting the expressions of the dot products in (4)
we get
E x = E
r sin q cos f + E
q cos q cos f minus E
f sin f
The components of E along y and z directions can similarly be calculated These are given by E
y = E
r sin q sin f + E
q cos q sin f + E
f cos f
E z = E
r cos q minus E
q sin q
To complete the process of transformation we have to express the components in terms of the rectangular-
coordinate variables The relations connecting the two sets of variables are given by (12-3)
Let us next consider a vector H in rectangular coordinates defined in terms of its components
H = H xu
x + H
yu
y + H
z u
z
We can transform the vector into spherical coordinate system using the procedure similar to that described
above The scalar components of H in spherical coordinates are
u
u
u
u x
u
(90deg q )
u
x
f
q
Fig 118 Showing unit vectors of rectangular and
spherical coordinates
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H r = H
x sin q cos f + H
y sin q sin f + H
z cos q
H q = H
x cos q cos f + H
y cos q sin f minus H
z sin q
H f = minus H
x sin f + H
y cos f
To complete the process of conversion the components will have to be transformed to spherical-coordinate
variables using the following formulae These can be derived from (12-3)
r y z x
=+
minuscos 1
x
f = tanminus1 ( y x)
EXAMPLE 124
A vector in cylindrical coordinates is given byF = Transform the vector into rectangular coordinates
The vector has only one component F r = 1r in r direction Let the vector in rectangular coordinates be
F = F xu
x + F
yu
y + F
z u
z
Thenr
x
x yr
= =) cossdot
= =) s nsdot
F z = 0
The vector in rectangular coordinates is given by
F 1
)uu
EXAMPLE 125
The vector F = r sin f uf is given in cylindrical coordinates Transform the vector into rectangular
coordinates
The vector has only one component F f = r sin f in f direction Let the vector in rectangular coordinates be
F = F xu
x + F
yu
y + F
z u
z
Then y
= = minus) )sdot minus sin 2 2
x y= =)sdot
F z = 0
The vector in rectangular coordinate is given by
F 1
2 2)u
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EXAMPLE 126
Convert the vector = r
r in spherical coordinates into rectangular coordinates
The vector has only one componentr
r
1 in r direction Let the vector in rectangular coordinates be
E = E xu
x + E
yu
y + E
z u
z
We haver
= =)) x
sdot 1
yr
=))
sdot 1
= =) cos
)sdot
The vector in rectangular coordinate is given by
E 1
+ )uu
112 Sinusoidally Time-Varying QuantitiesA scalar or a vector quantity may be time-invariant or it may be a function of time Quantities that are either
sine or cosine function of time are called sinusoidally time-varying quantities For example a voltage repre-
sented by
V (t ) = V 0 cos w t (1)
is a co-sinusoidal quantity And a current given by
I (t ) = I 0 sin w t (2)
is a sinusoidal quantity These are also called alternat-
ing quantities In (1) and (2) V (t ) and I (t ) denote instan-
taneous values V 0 and I
0 are the maximum values or
amplitudes of the functions and w is the angular or
radian frequency The units of voltage and current are
volt (V) and ampere (A) and that of w is radians per
second (rads) The graphs of variation of voltage and
current with time shown in Fig 119 are the familiarcosine and sine waves The waves repeat after every
w t = 2p radian The number of such repetitions or
cycles per second is called frequency of the waves The
frequency is denoted by f and its unit is hertz (Hz) The
duration of one cycle is equal to one period It is gener-
ally denoted by T Therefore T = 1 f As w t changes by
2p radian in one period w = 2p T = 2p f Each cycle
consists of a positive half-cycle and a negative half-
cycle Both the half-cycles have the same amplitude
and identical shapes
(a
(b
3
V t
V
I t
I
p p p p t
t
2p
23p p p
Fig 119 (a) A cosine wave and (b) A sine wave
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Next let us consider the functions
V 1(t ) = V
10 cos (w t + y
1) (3)
and V 2(t ) = V
20 cos (w t minus y
2) (4)
Note that V 1
(t ) and V 2
(t ) have the same frequency as that of V (t ) Graphs of functions defined by (1) (3) and
(4) are shown in Fig 120 The symbols y 1and y
2denote phase angles of V
1(t ) and V
2(t ) respectively If we
take the time-angle at which V (t ) is zero (or maximum) as reference the corresponding zero of V 1(t ) occurs
earlier by a time-angle y 1 and that of V
2(t ) occurs later by a time-angle y
2 Thus V
1(t ) leads V (t ) by an angle
y 1 and V
2(t ) lags V (t ) by an angle y
2 As cos w t = sin(w t + p 2) a cosine function leads a sine function by p 2
radian The phase angles are specified either in radian or in degree
Representation of Sinusoidal Functions
Any of the equations (1) to (4) is the basic form of rep-
resenting a sinusoidal quantity in terms of its amplitude
frequency and phase angle This form gives the value of
the quantity at any instant The waveforms of Fig 119and 120 also provide the same information
Some other useful ways of representing a sinusoidal
quantity are the phasor the complex and the polar forms
The basis of these forms is the Eulerrsquos formula (or iden-
tity) of the complex exponential function e j w t As per the
formula
e j w t = cos w t + j sin w t
where = minus1
cos w t = Re e j w t (5) sin w t = Im e j w t (6)
The notations Re and Im are the abbreviations of lsquoreal part of rsquo and lsquoimaginary part of rsquo respectively Thus
using (5) and (6) in (1) and (2) we have
V (t ) = Re V 0 e j w t
and I (t ) = Im I 0 e j w t = Re I
0 e j (w t minusp 2)
Similarly (3) and (4) can be written as
e j )1=
e j )2=
These are the complex exponential forms of writing sinusoidally time-changing quantities One advantage of
using the complex exponential function e j w t instead of sin w t or cos w t is that the form of a function does not
change when differentiated or integrated with respect to time
To proceed further let us write the last four equations as in the following
V (t ) = V 0 cos w t = Re (V
0 e j 0)e j w t
I (t ) = I 0 sin w t = Re ( I
0 eminus j p 2)e j w t
e t
11) Re )ψ
e t
1) Re )= minusminus ψ
V t
ω t
V t V t
2p
Fig 120 Showing time-phase difference between
sinusoidal waves
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A study of the above equations shows that the factor e j w t appears in all the functions In the mathematical
analysis of a problem it is not necessary to show this factor in all the steps The presence of e j w t in a func-
tion is assumed If all the quantities in a study have the same frequency it is sufficient to use only the
functions shown within the brackets At the end of an analysis the final expression is multiplied by e j w t
and either its real part or the imaginary part is used to express the result in real time The functions inside
the brackets are called phasors
We will denote a phasor by putting a bar over the symbol of the quantity For example
j 1ψ
and j
02minus
These are the phasor representations of sinusoidally time-varying quantities
Two more forms of representing a sinusoid can be derived from the phasor form Let us consider a voltage
phasor
e ψ
Since e j w = cos y + j sin y
)s n (7)
The first term on the rhs of (7) is the real part and the second term is the imaginary part of Denoting the
real part by V 0a
and the imaginary part by V 0i we have
i (8)
where V 0a
= V 0 cos y and V
0i = V
0 sin y
The form of (8) suggests that a phasor can be represented in a complex plane as shown in Fig 121 Equation
(8) and Fig 121 are the complex form of representing a sinusoidally time-varying quantity
We see that to write a sinusoidal quantity in phasor and com-
plex forms only its amplitude and phase angle are needed
Thus a simpler way of describing a sinusoidal quantity is by
its amplitude and phase angle as given below
ang plusmn
This is known as the polar form of representing a sinusoid
This form is advantageous where multiplication and division
of phasors are involved To illustrate these operations let j 1plusmn
and e j 2plusmn ψ
The product of the two phasors0 0 2= ang plusmn )]
The ratio of the two phasors j
2= ang[plusmn )] plusmn )]minus
Thus the magnitude of the product of two phasors is equal to the product of their magnitudes whereas the
phase angle of their product is equal to the algebraic sum of their phase angles Moreover the magnitude of
the ratio of two phasors is equal to the ratio of their magnitudes and the phase angle is equal to the phase angle
of the numerator-phasor minus the phase angle of the denominator-phasor
Im
Re
V
V
V
y
Fig 121 Representation of a sinusoidal
function in the complex plane
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Root-Mean-Square Value of a Sinusoidal Quantity
In order to define the root-mean-square (rms) value of a function consider that a sinusoidal current
I (t ) = I 0 sin w t
flows through a resistor of R ohm Then electric power dissipated in the resistor at any instant
)t s n= 0
ω t
The average power over a complete cycle
=1
2 2
2π
Next consider that a time-invariant current I flows through the same resistor instead of the sinusoidal current
Power dissipated in the resistor is equal to I 2 R If we assume that I 2 R is equal to the average power dissipated
by the sinusoidal current I 0 sin w t then
2=
Or =2
The constant current I which produces the same power in the resistor as the average power due to an
alternating current is called root-mean-square (rms) or effective value of the time-varying current The
nomenclature is derived from the mathematical procedure involved in deriving it
The rms value of a sinusoidal quantity is equal to 21 times of its amplitude The rms value of any periodic
function can be determined using the above procedure Sinusoidal quantities can also be represented usingrms value instead of amplitudes as given below
Instantaneous form )t )=
)t )=
Phasor form e ψ
Complex form
Polar form ang plusmn
The Complex ImpedanceThe complex impedance of an electric load is defined as the ratio of its complex voltage and complex
current To calculate the impedance let us assume that the instantaneous
voltage across the electric load shown in Fig 122 is
V (t ) = V 0 cos w t (9)
The complex and polar forms of the voltage are
0+ (10)
0ang
I (t
V (t
Load
Z
Fig 122 A load connected
to an ac source
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For a purely resistive load of resistance R ohm instantaneous current through the load
t )t )t
cos= = ω cos (11)
where I 0 = V
0 R We find from equations (9) and (11) that these are in time-phase The complex form of load
current is0+ (12)
The complex impedance is found by dividing (10) by (12)
Z = =0
00 0= ang
If the load is an ideal (loss-free) inductor of inductance L henry (H)
t )t cos( )== deg1ω (13)
The constant of integration is assumed to be zero as we are considering alternating quantities under steady
state (not transient) condition In the above expressions X L
= w L is reactance of the inductor and I 0 = V
0 X
L is
amplitude of the current The unit of reactance is ohm We find from (9) and (13) that the current in a pure
inductor lags the voltage across it by 90deg The complex form of current is
0
The complex impedance of the inductor
= = deg0
0+ = = ang
If the load is an ideal (loss-free) capacitor of capacitance C farad (F)
t
)t = = minus +t deg)t = os )90
where X c = (1w c) is reactance of the capacitor in ohm and I
0 = (V
0 X
c) is amplitude of the current We find
that current in an ideal capacitor leads the voltage across it by 90 deg The complex form of current is given by
The complex impedance
= = + deg00
minus = minus = ang minus
The complex impedance of an electric load consisting of a resistance R an inductance X L and a capacitance
X C in series is given by
j+ +minus (14)
where X = X L
minus X C is the effective reactance of the circuit If X
L is greater than X
C then the load is inductive
and if X C is greater than X
L the load is capacitive The angle y = tanminus1( X R) is called impedance angle
The resistance and reactance of the load in terms of the load angle are given by
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R = Z cos y
X = Z sin y
The magnitude of the impedance
The impedance in polar form is represented as
ang
Current I 0taken by a load is equal to the ratio of (10) and (14)
ji2
0= = = = =
) R jX
where I 0a
= (V 0Z ) cos y = I
0 cos y is the real part and I
0i = (V
0Z ) sin y = I
0 sin y is the imaginary part of the
current phasor respectively
The current in the polar form is
0= ang
ang + = ang minus where
0 =
If the resistance and reactance of an electric load is known we can calculate values of the circuit impedance
Z and the impedance angle y Taking the voltage across the circuit as reference the equation for instanta-
neous current is given by
I (t ) = I 0 cos(w t minus y )
We see that the phase angle between voltage and current is equal to the impedance angle y The current lags
the voltage for an inductive load and the current leads the voltage for a capacitive load The impedance angle
lies between 0 and 90deg if the load is inductive and between 0 and minus90deg if the load is capacitive
The rms value of current I = =rms value of voltage
Instantaneous Average and Complex Powers
Instantaneous power input to a load is equal to the product of its voltage and current at a given instant If the
instantaneous voltage is described by the equation
V (t ) = V 0 cos (w t + y
1) (15)
and the current at the same instant is given by
I (t ) = I 0 cos (w t + y
2) (16)
then instantaneous power
P (t ) = V (t ) I (t ) = V 0 I
0 cos (w t +y
1) cos (w t + y
2)
= +t 2
)]ω + cos (17)
where y = y 2 minus y
1 is the phase difference between current and voltage
The instantaneous power given by (17) has two parts One part is independent of time and the other part var-
ies with time at twice the frequency The average power is equal to the average value of instantaneous power
over one cycle Thus the average power
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t 2
1
2)t
=0
2cosc= os (18)
The average power therefore is equal to the product of rms voltage rms current and the cosine of phase-angle between the voltage and current The power is also called active or effective or real power The electric unit
of power is watt (W) The product of V and I that is VI is called apparent power and its unit is volt-ampere
(VA) The factor cos y is called power factor of the load
Power factor cos = =2
VI
Substituting V = IZ and cos y = RZ in (18) we get the average power in terms of the current and the
resistance
P av
= I 2 R
Thus the active power is the power absorbed by the load
In an analogous way the reactive or quadrature power
1
2
2 (19)
The unit of reactive power is volt-ampere reactive (var)
It may be noted that I cos y of (18) is the component of current that is in phase with the voltage and I sin y of (19) is the component of current that is in quadrature with the voltage Thus the general principle is that
the average power is equal to the product of in-phase components of rms voltage and rms current and the
reactive power is given by the product of rms voltage and rms current which are out of phase by 90deg We will
use this principle to define complex power
The complex forms of voltage and current defined by (15) and (16) are
i (20)
andi (21)
In (20) V 0a
and V 0i are the real and imaginary parts of the voltage and in
(21) I 0a
and I 0i are the real and imaginary parts of the current These are
represented in the complex plane of Fig 123 Since V 0a
and I 0a
are in
phase and V 0i
and I 0i are also in phase the average power
1
2)
ii (22)
Moreover as V 0i
and I 0a
are out of phase by 90deg (V 0i I
0a2) gives one part of the
reactive power For the same reason (V 0a I
0i 2) gives a second part of reactive
power Note that in the first part the current lags the voltage and hence this part of the reactive power is inductive
The second part of the reactive power is capacitive as in this case the current leads the voltage If we assume the
inductive power to be positive then the capacitive power would be negative Thus the net reactive power
1)
ai a (23)
1
I
V
V a I
I
V
Im
Re
Fig 123 Showing real and
imaginary parts of a voltage
phasor and a current phasor
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We can also obtain the above results mathematically by the use of the complex forms of voltage and current
given in (20) and (21) as follows The conjugate of current is
i
lowast minus
Then1
2
1
2
lowast = i
)i
minus
= +1
2) + )]minus
i i (24)
We see that the rhs of (24) has a real part and an imaginary part The real part is same as the average power
given by (22) and the imaginary part is same as the reactive power given by (23) Thus 2lowast
gives the
complex power Denoting the complex power by P we have
lowast1
2 0
(25)
The average or active power 1
2 (26)
The reactive power 1
2 0
(27)
In (26) Re means lsquoReal part of rsquo and in (27) Im means lsquoImaginary part of rsquo the complex power The reactive
power is inductive if the imaginary part of (24) is positive and it is capacitive if the imaginary part is nega-
tive It can be shown that the real part of ( )2 is also equal to P av
However its imaginary part is nega-
tive of the imaginary part of (24)
EXAMPLE 127
The voltage and current of a given load are
V (t ) = 120 sin (1000t + 60deg) V
I (t ) = 15 cos (1000t - 45deg) A
(a) Find the phase difference between voltage and current and their root-mean-square values (b) Represent
the voltage and current in phasor complex and polar forms (c) Calculate the load impedance resistance
reactance inductance (or capacitance) power factor active power and reactive power using (18) and (19)
(d) Calculate the complex power using (25)
(a) In order to find the phase difference between voltage and current we have to write the voltage equation
in the cosine form
V (t ) = 120 sin (1000t + 60deg) = 120 cos (1000t minus 30deg) V
I (t ) = 15 cos (1000t minus 45deg) A
The phase angle of the current with respect to the voltage = minus 45degminus(minus30) = minus15deg The current lags the voltage
by 15deg
Root-mean-square values of voltage and current are
=2= 120 84 85 V
51= =2 60 A
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(b) Phasor forms e jminus ( ) V
e 4 ) A
Complex forms 0=)deg V
deg) = )minus A
Polar forms ang120 deg
= 1 Aang5 minus deg
(c) = = ang minus degang minus deg
= ang deg = deg +0
120 30
1 5 515 80 15(cos 2 700 1 Ω
Ω= 20 71 (Inductive)
Inductance L = X w = 20711000 = 2071 mH
Power factor = cos y = cos 15deg = 0966 (lagging)
Active power1
2
1120 1 966 93(= )( )5 0 ) 86 W
Reactive power 1
2
1120 1 259 29
0 = ) )5 0 ) = 23
(d) Complex powerlowast1
2
1 + 27
The real part is the average power in watts and the imaginary part is the reactive power in vars (inductive)
113 Fourier SeriesConsider that a function f ( x) has the following properties
1 It varies periodically with x That is f ( x + T ) = f ( x) where T is
the period
2 It is a single-valued function That is it has only one value for
a given value of the variable
3 It is a continuous function of the variable It may however have
finite number of discontinuities Such a periodic function is
shown in Fig 124 The wave is continuous in the range 0 lt x lt p and p lt x lt 2p and it is discontinuous at x = p and 2p
Any function f ( x) with a period 2p and satisfying the above mentioned properties can be represented by a trigonometric series as given below
) x1
==
infin
1
cn
)n (1)
where the constant a0 a
n and b
n are real numbers The trigonometric series is called Fourier series The con-
stants of the series are calculated from the following formulae
f d 1
minusπ
π x
p
f ( )
p
Fig 124 Illustration of a periodic
function
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x1
x
b f x d minus
1 π
Over a period 2p the constant a0 is the average value of f ( x) whereas the coefficients an and bn are twice theaverage values of f ( x) cos nx and f ( x) sin nx respectively
If a function f ( x) is defined over an interval of length instead of minus p to p its Fourier series is
obtained by replacing x in (1) by x Accordingly
n) x n=
(2)
The constants of (2) are given by
a f d 1
minus
+
x
x x
+1
b n x
dx1
minus
x sin
If f ( x) is an even function of x ie if f (minus x) = f ( x) then bn = 0 and
a x2
If f ( x) is an odd function of x [ f (minus x) = minus f ( x)] then an
= 0 and
b dx2
x sin
For an alternating function with identical positive and negative half-waves [ f ( x + p ) = minus f ( x)] the constant
a0 = 0
EXAMPLE 128
We will obtain the Fourier series of (a) a rectangular waveform and (b) of a triangular waveform illus-
trated in Fig 125
Fig 125 Pertaining to Example 128 (a) A rectangular wave and (b) A triangular wave
O
(a) b
f ( )
x
minusV
V
A
O
minusV
V
f ( )
minus x
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As both the waves are odd functions of x and have identical positive and negative half-cycles it is necessary
to calculate coefficient of the sine series only over the interval x = 0 to
(a) For the rectangular waveform f ( x) = V 0 in the interval x = 0 to =
=
2 2 2
0 = c
minus )
We see that bn = 0 for even values of n and b
n = 2 for odd values of n Thus the Fourier series of the
function is
) x == 4 1
1 3 5 (3)
(b) The equation of the triangular waveform from x = 0 to x = is that of the straight line OA Its equation
is
x
) x =
The coefficient of the nth term of the sine series
b x n x
dx
n
=
= minus
2
2
0
si
cos sin
= minus 2
ncos
Hence the Fourier series of the function is given by
) x s n= minus+ s n
2 1
3
3
2 (4)
114 Bessel FunctionsBessel functions are solutions of specific types of second order ordinary differential equations The general
form of the equation with V as dependent variable and r as independent variable is
r dr dr
0+ +r =)kr (1)
where k 2 is positive and n is any number Equation (1) is called Besselrsquos equation of order n though the dif-
ferential equation itself is of second order For n = 0 equation (1) becomes
dr dr
2 2 0+ + =)kr (2)
Equation (2) is Besselrsquos equation of zero order
Besselrsquos equation of any order is solved using the power series method We will limit our discussion to equa-
tion (2) as we will not need the solution of equation (1) for the analysis of problems which we will consider
in later chapters The solution of (2) is of the form
a + + + + +3 5 (3)
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The coefficients of the series are found by substituting V dV dr and d 2V dr 2 in (2) and then equating the
coefficients of like powers of r to zero Substituting (3) into the third term of (2) we get
2
)+ + + + + sdotsdotsdot (4)
Substituting dV dr and d 2V dr 2 into the second and first terms of (2) respectively we get
dV
r = 3 4 6 (5)
r d V
dr a r r 6 20= r + +a r +r (6)
Since the sum of the left-hand sides of (4) (5) and (6) is zero the sum of their right-hand sides must be equal
to zero Taking the sum and then collecting the terms of like powers of r we have
3 4r a a a
+ + =)+r r 6 0 (7)
Equation (7) will be satisfied if the coefficient of each power of r is equal to zero This exercise will yield the
following results
a1r = 0 rArr a
1 = 0
42
0 2
k = s an ar trar constant
9 0=
162
4
a k
a =
25 0a
362
6
a = minus
We find that the coefficients of odd powers of r of (3) are zero So the solution of the differential equation
will have terms with even powers of r only The coefficient of r 2m where m is a positive integer including
zero is given by
m1minus
m ) (8)
Replacing a0 of (8) by a different constant A the solution of (2) is given by
==
infin
sum minus( m )
)kr (9)
The function ) 1
)= sum
is called Bessel function of first kind and zero order
As equation (2) is a second-order differential equation there must be a second independent solution of the
equation The second solution is called Bessel function of second kind and zero order
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SUMMARY
We learnt the basics of three common types of coordinate systems vector analysis sinusoidally time-
varying functions Fourier series and Bessel function Other mathematical tools are described in later chap-
ters as and when necessary We found that unlike the unit vectors in rectangular coordinates the directionsof some of the unit vectors in cylindrical and spherical coordinates vary with one or two coordinate vari-
ables Though only the mathematical definitions of divergence gradient and curl operations are available
their applications to electric and magnetic fields and interpretations of results are described in later chap-
ters The vector operations in cylindrical and spherical coordinates are given in Chapters 2 and 4 The vec-
tor identities line surface and volume integrals will find frequent use in the text Moreover we will utilise
the coordinate transformation technique for calculation of vector magnetic potential of a current loop in
Chapter 4
Representation of sinusoidal quantities and power calculation will be used for the study of time-varying
fields We will apply Fourier series and Bessel function for the solution of boundary-value problems Bessel
function will also be used to study the skin-effect phenomenon in cylindrical conductors
IMPORTANT FORMULAE
Relation between coordinate variables
Rectangular and cylindrical coordinates
x = r cos f
y = r sin f
z = z
Rectangular and cylindrical coordinates
x = r sin q cos f
y = r sin q sin f
z = r cos q
Differential lengths
Rectangular coordinates d ℓ = u xdx + u
ydy + u
z dz
Cylindrical coordinates d ℓ = dr ur + rd f uf + u
z dz
Spherical coordinates d ℓ = ur dr + u
q (rd q ) + u
f (r sin q d f )
Differential surfaces
Rectangular coordinates d S = u x(dydz ) + u
y(dzdx) + u
z (dxdy)
Cylindrical coordinates d S = ur (rd f dz ) + u
f (drdz ) + u
z (rdrd f )
Spherical coordinates d S = ur (r 2sinq d q d f ) + u
q (r sinq drd f ) + u
f (rdrd q )
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Differential volumes
Rectangular coordinates dv = dxdydz
Cylindrical coordinates rdrd f dz
Spherical coordinates r 2sinq drd q d f
Position vector r = xu x + yu
y + z u
z
Dot product of two vectors
In rectangular coordinates A sdot B = A x B
x + A
y B
y + A
z B
z
In cylindrical coordinates A sdot B = Ar B
r + A
f B
f + A
z B
z
In spherical coordinates A sdot B = Ar B
r + A
q B
q + A
f B
f
Cross product of two vectors
In rectangular coordinates
A
u
=
x B B
In cylindrical coordinates
A
u u
= B
In spherical coordinates
A
= A A B
θ φ
θ φ
θ φ
Gradient of a scalar function in rectangular coordinates
nabla = part part + part y
u u
Divergence of a vector function in rectangular coordinates
nablasdot = partpart
+part
+part
D D
x y
D y
Curl of a vector function in rectangular coordinates
nabla times = partpart
part part y z
x y
H H Vector identities
nabla times nabla times A = nabla(nabla sdot A) minus nabla2A
nabla sdot (A times B) = B sdot (nabla times A) minus A sdot (nabla times B)
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Dot product of unit vectors
In Rectangular and Cylindrical Coordinate systems
sdotur
sdotuf
sdotu z
u x cos f ndashsin f 0u
ysin f cos f 0
u z
0 0 1
In Rectangular and Spherical Coordinate systems
sdotur
sdotuq
sdotuf
u x
sinq cosf cosq cosf ndashsin f
u y
sinq sinf cosq sinf cosf
u z cosq ndashsinq 0
Complex impedance
+ )minus
Instantaneous power
)t = ])t cos2
cos
Complex power
lowast1
2
MULTIPLE983085CHOICE QUESTIONS
(starred questions have two answers)
11 A point in cylindrical coordinates is defined by (14 m 25deg 075 m) Location of the point in rectan-
gular coordinates is
(a) (14 m 0592 m 075 m)
(b) (1269 m 0592 m 075 m)
(c) (14 m 0592 m 075 m)
(d) (14 m 0592 m 0375 m)
12 A point in spherical coordinates is described by (095 m 35deg 20deg) Location of the point in rectangu-
lar coordinates is
(a) (0512 m 0186 m 0778 m)
(b) (0186 m 0512 m 0778 m)
(c) (0512 m 0778 m 0186 m)
(d) (0186 m 0778 m 0512 m)
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13 A position vector is given by 4 The unit vector in the direction of the position
vector is
(a) 0 0 566 +u
(b) 0 0 24 +u
(c) 0 0 566 +u
(d) 0 0 707 +u
14 A vector is given by A uu+u If the unit vector alongA is u707
what should be the value of p
(a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 10 (d) 12
15 Two vectors are given by A 4+u and 1+u 2 The angle between the vectors is
nearest to
(a) 12deg (b) 14deg (c) 16deg (d) 18deg
16 Two vectors are described by A u u3+u and B u u For the vectors to be
parallel the values of p and q should be (a) p = 3 q = 3 (b) p = 3 q = 9 (c) p = 45 q = 3 (d) p = 3 q = 45
17 The angle between two vectors A 4+u x y
and B y is 15deg What is the ratio of p to q
(a) 1732 (b) minus1732 (c) 0577 (d) minus0577
18 Two vectors are given by A 2+u z and B 4+u
z The unit vector normal to the plane con-
taining A and B is given by
(a) +0 371 0 557 y
(b) +0 741 0 371 y
(c) 0741u x minus 0577u
y + 0371u
z
(d) 0371u x +
0743u y minus
05571u z
19 A scalar function is given byf = xyz The magnitude of grad f at (1 minus1 1) is equal to
(a) 2 3 (b) 3 2 (c) 31 (d) 3
110 If r is the position vector at ( x y z ) the magnitude of nabla sdot r is equal to
(a) 3 (b) 3 (c) 31 (d) 13
111 The divergence of F = xy (u x + u
y) at (1 3) is equal to
(a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3 (d) 2
112 A vector in cylindrical coordinates is given by (sin f r ) ur The vector in rectangular coordinates is
(a) y
2
3 2) (b)
y
2
2( ) (c)
y
2 2
2( ) (d)
y
2
2( )
113 A vector in spherical coordinates is given by ur r 2 The vector in rectangular coordinate is
(a)+u
x + 3 2 (b)
3 2
+u
x + (c)
u+u
( x + 3 (d)
zu u+u z
x + 3 2
114 The line integral of F = xy (u x + u
y) along the straight line y = x from (0 0) to (2 2) is
(a) 163 (b) 8 (c) 16 (d) 4
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115 The instantaneous voltage and current in an electric circuit are given by V (t ) = 5 sin (w t minus 30deg) V and
I (t ) = minus02 cos w t A The average power supplied to the circuit is
(a) 05 W (b) 3 2 W (c) 025 W (d) 3 4 W
QUESTIONS
11 Name the coordinate planes of rectangular coordinates
12 In rectangular coordinates the coordinates of a point are x y and z What is the normal distance of
the point from the x- y plane
13 Name the plane on which x = 0
14 The coordinate of two points are and respectively What is the distance between the
points
15 In rectangular coordinates locate the point ) by tracing the path along or parallel to the
coordinate axes starting from the origin
16 Describe the cylindrical coordinate system Show that the coordinate directions are mutually perpen-
dicular to each other
17 Describe the spherical coordinate system Show that the coordinate directions are mutually perpen-
dicular to each other
18 The r and variable appearing in cylindrical and spherical coordinate systems have the same mean-
ing or different meanings in the two systems Explain
19 Explain why the distance between two points specified in spherical coordinates cannot be calculated by direct use of the coordinates of the points
How is this distance calculated
110 Sketch a length vector in rectangular coordinates and show its components in the coordinate directions
111 Express the vector A as sum of its component in rectangular cylindrical and spherical coordinates
112 Write the differential length vector and the differential surface vector in rectangular cylindrical and
spherical coordinates in terms of the components Give also the formula for the differential volume
in the three coordinate systems
113 Define the cross product of two vectors A and B Explain how the angle between the vectors can be
calculated from the definition of the cross product
114 Explain what is meant by a scalar field Does the value of the field at a point depend on the choice of
the coordinate system
115 State what is meant by a vector field Does the value of the field at a point depend on the choice of
the coordinate system
116 Explain with sketches that the unit vectors ur and u
f in cylindrical coordinates vary with f
117 Explain the properties of the gradient of a scalar function
118 Describe the procedure for evaluating the line integral of a vector function from an initial point to a
final point along a given path
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119 For the vector function A( x y z ) show that nabla sdot nabla times A( x y z ) = 0
120 Two sinusoidal functions are given by
)t )minus=
)t )minus 12
π
What is the phase difference between the two quantities and which is the leading quantity
121 A sinusoidal quantity is given by
F (t ) = F 0 sin (w t + y )
Write the complex exponential phasor and polar forms of the quantity
122 Define the rms value of a sinusoidally time-varying current Explain its significance
123 If W V and I are the measured values of power rms value of voltage and rms value of current
respectively of an electric load then the ratio W (VI ) is defined as the power factor of the load Is this
definition applicable to only sinusoidal variation of voltage and current with time or for any type of
variation Explain
124 Explain with sketches the meanings of single-valued and multi-valued periodic functions
ANSWERS TO SELECTED QUESTIONS
16 Describe the cylindrical coordinate system Show that the coordinate directions are mutually perpen-
dicular to each other
Answer In cylindrical coordinate system the three surfaces are those of a circular cylinder and two
planes These surfaces are specified with reference to the rectangular coordinate system The axis of
the cylinder is along the z axis and its radius is denoted by r One of the plane surfaces containing the
z axis is specified by the angle it makes with the y-z plane The angle is generally denoted by f The
second plane surface is parallel to and at a height z from the x-y plane The three coordinate direc-
tions are r f and z
The r direction is normal to the surface of the cylinder hence it is perpendicular to the axis of the
cylinder As the axis of the cylinder is along the z axis r and z directions are perpendicular to each
other At a point on the cylindrical surface the r direction is perpendicular to and the f direction istangential to the cylindrical surface Hence they are perpendicular to each other Moreover the f direction is parallel to the x-y plane hence it is perpendicular to the z direction
18 The r and f variable appearing in cylindrical and spherical coordinate systems have the same mean-
ing or different meanings in the two systems Explain
Answer The variables in cylindrical coordinate system are r f and z and those of spherical coordi-
nates are r q and f The r direction in cylindrical coordinates is perpendicular to the z axis of rectan-
gular coordinates whereas the r direction in spherical coordinates is at an angle q with the z axis Thus
the r-variables have different meaning In both the systems the angle f is the angle between the y-z
plane and a plane surface containing the z axis Thus the variable f has the same meaning in both the
systems
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19 Explain why the distance between two points specified in spherical coordinates cannot be calculated
by direct use of the coordinates of the points
How is the distance calculated
Answer Both q and f variables of spherical coordinates are angles and radian is their unit As the
unit of distance between two points is that of length the variables cannot be used directly for calcula-tion of distance
To calculate the distance it is necessary to express the spherical coordinates of the point in terms of
rectangular coordinate variables
113 Define the cross product of two vectors A and B Explain how the angle between the vectors can be
calculated from the definition of the cross product
Answer The cross product of two vectors A and B is a vector quantity say C The magnitude of C
is equal to the products of the magnitude of A the magnitude of B and the sine of angle a between
A and B The direction of C is perpendicular to the plane containing A and B The positive direction
is taken along the advance of a right-handed screw when it is rotated from A towards B
As per the definition of the cross product
A times B = ABsin a
Hence sin α = A B
A B
114 Explain what is meant by a scalar field Does the value of the field at a point depend on the choice of
the coordinate system
Answer A physical quantity which is a scalar function of position is a real number The quantity
may or may not be a function of time The mathematical representation or graphical plot of a scalar
function at various points in a region or domain is the scalar field of the function in that region Theregion may be one-dimensional (a line) two-dimensional (a surface) or three-dimensional (a vol-
ume) As an example let us consider a heated plate The temperature at each point on the surface of
the plate will have a specific value A graphical representation of temperatures at several points is the
temperature field in the region of the plate surface
Value of the field at a point is independent of the choice of a coordinate system
117 Explain the properties of the gradient of a scalar function
Answer The gradient of a scalar quantity which is a function of x y and z in general is a vector quan-
tity It is given by
nabla = + part part + partpart y x
u u u u= u
The first second and third terms give the rate of change of V with x y and z respectively As nablaV is
the vector sum of all the three components it gives the maximum rate of change of V with distance
at a point in space
120 Two sinusoidal functions are given by
V )t )minus= π
I )t )minus 12
π
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What is the phase difference between the two quantities and which is the leading quantity
Answer As V (t ) is a cosine function of time and I (t ) is a sine function of time we have to express
either V (t ) as a sine function or I (t ) as a cosine function of time By expressing I (t ) as a cosine func-
tion we get
)t )t = minus minus Thus the phase difference between the quantities is 3= V (t ) is the leading
quantity
PROBLEMS
11 Show the location of points P 1(10 m 20 m 30m) P
2(minus10 m 20 m 30m) P
3(10 m minus20 m
30m) P 4(10 m 20 m minus30m) in rectangular coordinates Calculate the distances of the points from
the origin
12 Show the location of the point P (05 m 60deg 02 m) in cylindrical coordinates Calculate the distances
of P from the origin
13 Show the location of the point P (04 m 30deg 45deg) in spherical coordinates Calculate the distances of
P from the origin
14 A point in rectangular coordinates is defined by (2 m minus3 m minus1 m) Find coordinates of the point in
(a) cylindrical coordinate and (b) in spherical coordinates
15 Derive relations between the cylindrical coordinate and spherical coordinate variables For the radial
directions use subscripts c and s respectively for cylindrical and spherical coordinates
16 A point in cylindrical coordinates is defined by (3 m 300
2 m) Find coordinates of the point inspherical coordinates
17 Find the distance between two points located at (a) (10 m 24 m minus08 m) and (minus26 m 15 m 15 m)
in rectangular coordinates (b) (12 m 45deg 20 m) and (05 m 60deg 02 m) in cylindrical coordinates
(c) (04 m 30deg 45deg) and (10 m 75deg 15deg) in spherical coordinates
18 Find the length vector from the point P 2(075 m 13 m minus06 m) to the point P
1(125 m minus07 m
04 m) Find also the unit vector directed from P 1 to P
2
19 A point is located at (20 m p 3 rad 08 m) in cylindrical coordinates Obtain in rectangular coordi-
nates the unit vector directed from the origin to the point
110 The location of two points are given by P 1(1 m 2 m 3 m) and P
2(2 m 3 m 5 m) Find the length
vector from the origin to the mid-point of the line joining P 1 and P
2
111 The location of two points are given by P 1(15 m 45deg 2 m) and P
2(5 m 60deg 30deg) in cylindrical and
spherical coordinates respectively Find the length vector from P 1 to P
2
112 A point is located at P (5 m 90deg 60deg) in spherical coordinates Find the unit vector directed from the
origin to P in rectangular coordinates
113 The equation y = 2 minus x is that of a straight line in the x-y plane Obtain the unit normal vector directed
from the given line to the point (3 2)
114 Find the dot and cross products of the vectors A = 3u x + 8u
y B = 5u
x + 10u
y What is the angle
between the vectors
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115 Given the vectors A = 4u x + 5u
y B = 6u
x + B
yu y + 8u
z What should be the value of B
y so that the angle
between A and B is 60deg
116 Vector A is directed from (2 m 3 m 4 m) to (5 m 7 m 9 m) and vector B is directed from (0 1 m
2 m) to (3 m 5 m 7 m) Find the angle between the vectors
117
Find the gradient of the scalar function f =
x
2
y +
y
2
z +
xz
2
at (minus
1 2minus
3) 118 The equation 2 x + 3 y + 4 z = c where c is a constant is that of a plane surface Find the unit vector
that is normal to the given plane and directed away from the origin
119 A surface is defined by x2 + y2 minus z 2 = 21 Find the unit vector normal to the surface at (4 3 2)
120 For the surface defined in Problem 119 find the angle between unit vectors normal to the surface at
(4 3 2) and )15 3
121 A vector function is described by A
+
1
2 2)uuu Find the divergence of the
vector function at (2 minus1 minus2)
122 A vector function is given by A = x2 yu x + y2 z u
y + xz 2u
z Find the curl of the vector at (1 2 4)
123 For the scalar function f ( x y z ) show that nabla times nablaf = 0
124 Prove the validity of the vector identity nabla times nabla times A = nabla(nabla sdot A) minusnabla2A for the vector function A = A( x
y z )u x + A( x y z )u
y + A( x y z )u
z
125 A vector field in rectangular coordinates is given byu
= + z
x Express the vector in cylindrical
coordinates at (4 45deg 3)
126 A vector is directed from (2 30deg 4) to (3 60deg 6) in cylindrical coordinates Find the angle between
the vector and the y axis
127 A vector function in cylindrical coordinates is given by
u ucos tans nr r
Calculate the components of the vector in rectangular coordinates
128 A vector function is given by = 8
2 2 Find the line integral of E along a straight path from
(3 5) to (6 10)
129 On the surface of a sphere find the area in the region if r = 6 30deg le q le 60deg 0 le f le 30deg
130 The amplitude of sinusoidal voltage and current of an electric circuit are 15 V and 2 A respectively
The current lags the voltage by p 6 rad Calculate (a) the rms values of voltage and current (b) the
power factor (c) the average power and (d) the complex impedance of the circuit
Find also the instantaneous power and complex power taking the voltage as reference Identify the
components of the complex power Assume w to be the angular frequency of the voltage
131 The complex forms of voltage and current amplitudes of an electric load are
40 V
2 A
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2 2 2minus minus )minus (1)
If x1 = minus 15 m y
1 = 26 m z
1 = 38 m x
2 = 27 m y
2 = 16 m z
2 = minus 17 m then distance between P
1and P
2
12 1 7= + minus + minus =)5 1minus 6 992 m
It will be necessary to use differential elements of length surface area and volume to formulate field equa-tions The differential length along x direction is the distance between two planes located at distances x and
x + dx from the y-z plane Thus
the differential length along x direction is dx Similarly the differential lengths along y and z directions
are dy and dz respectively A volume element with side lengths dx dy and dz is shown in Fig 11(d ) The
differential areas of its top and bottom surfaces is dxdy of the front and back surfaces is dydz and of the
two side surfaces is dzdx The volume of the element dv = dxdydz
The Cylindrical Coordinate System
A point in space in cylindrical coordinate system is described by the point of intersection of a circular
cylindrical surface S 1 and two plane surfaces S
2 and S
3
as shown in Fig 12(a) These surfaces are specified with reference to the rectangular coordinate system The
axis of the cylinder is along the z axis and its radius is denoted by r1 The plane surface S 2 containing the z
axis is specified by the angle it makes with the y-z plane The angle is generally denoted by f The plane
surface S 3 is parallel to and at a height z from the x-y plane We see that the coordinate surfaces are mutually
perpendicular to one another The coordinate directions at a point P are perpendicular to the respective coor-
dinate planes as indicated in the figure Thus the coordinate directions are perpendicular to each other
The intersection of planes S 1 and S
2 is a straight line parallel to the z axis and the intersection of this line and sur-
face S 3 defines a point P in space as shown in Fig 12(b) The coordinates of the point are given by the radius r the angle f and the height z The z coordinate is common to both rectangular and cylindrical coordinate systems
If the coordinates of two points are given in cylindrical coordinate system we cannot calculate the dis-
tance between the points by direct use of the coordinate variables because f is an angle
To calculate the distance we have to obtain the coordinate of the points with reference to rectangular coordi-
nates To find the relationships between the variable of the two coordinate systems let us consider a point P
with coordinates r f and z as shown in Fig 12(b) Also let point P xy
be the projection of P on the x-y plane
As the length of OP xy
is equal to r and it is at an angle f with the x axis the lengths of projections of OP xy
along
x and y directions are given by r cos f and r sin f respectively Moreover z has the same meaning in both the
coordinate systems Thus the coordinates of P with reference to rectangular coordinate system are as follows x = r cosf (2a)
y = r sinf (2b)
z = z (2c)
We can calculate the distance between two points by the use of formula (1) after transforming the variables
using relations (2) For example distance between points P 1(r
1 f
1 z
1) and P
2(r
2 f
2 z
2)
R 2 2 2r )1
minus zr 2 minus r minus
1 Some authors use the symbol q
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Differential Lengths
The differential length dr along r direction is the radial distance between two concentric cylindrical surfaces
of radii r and (r + dr ) The differential length in f direction however is not d f because f is an angle To find
the differential length along this direction let us consider a radial line OC at an angle f with the x axis as
shown in Fig 12(c) If the line is rotated by a differential angle d f then it will be displaced along f direction
to the position OC prime The arc length CC prime = rd f is the differential length along f direction As the length is
infinitesimally small we can assume it to be a straight line The differential length in z direction is dz Anelement of volume having side lengths dr rd f and dz is shown in at Fig 12(c) The surface areas of the ele-
ment are rd f dz drdz and rdrd f in r f and z direction respectively The volume of the element which is
equal to the product of its three side lengths is dv = rdrd f dz
The Spherical Coordinate System
In the spherical coordinate system the three coordinate surfaces are those of a sphere of a cone and of a
plane
S 3
S
S 1
(a ( )
( )
z -direction
-direction
r -direction
y
z
r
z
x
A volume element
z
dr
x
C
C
rd
dz
d
z
y
r
r
P
z
r
z
x
y
P ( z
O
Fig 12 The cylindrical coordinate system (a) Coordinate planes (b) Coordinates of a point and (c) A
volume element having side lengths dr rd f and dz
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These surfaces indicated by S 1 S
2 and S
3 in Fig 13(a) are
defined with reference to rectangular coordinates The
spherical surface S 1 which has its centre at the origin of
rectangular coordinates is described by its radius r Surface
S 2 is that of a right circular cone with its vertex at the centre
of the sphere and its axis along the z axis The cone is defined by its semivertical angle q The angle is called polar angle
or co-latitude The plane surface S 3 is at an angle f with the
x-z plane The angle f is common to both cylindrical and
spherical coordinates The three surfaces form an orthogo-
nal set The coordinate directions are perpendicular to the
coordinate surfaces as indicated in the figure Thus the
coordinate directions are perpendicular to each other
The intersection between a sphere of radius r and a cone of
angle q is a circle The radius of the circle is equal to r sinq A plane at an angle f with respect to the x-z plane inter-
sects this circle at P as shown in Fig 13(a) The coordi-nates of P are therefore r q and f
To calculate distance between two points it is necessary
to express the spherical-coordinate variables in terms of
rectangular-coordinate variables as f and q are angles
The relationships between the two sets of variables are
obtained as follows In Fig 13(b) the coordinates of P are
r q and f and the projection of P on the x-y plane is P xy
The length of OP xy
= r sinq as the angle between OP and
OP xy
is 90deg minus q Moreover as the angle between the x axis
and OP xy is f the lengths of projections of OP xy along xand y directions are given by r sinq cosf and r sinq sinf respectively Also the component of OP in z direction is
r cosq Accordingly the coordinates of P with reference to
rectangular coordinate system are
x = r sinq cosf (3a)
y = r sinq sinf (3b)
z = r cosq (3c)
We can calculate the distance between two points
P 1(r 1 q 1 f 1) and P 2(r 2 q 2 f 2) by the use of formula (1)after transforming the variables using relations (3)
Differential Lengths
The differential length in r direction is dr The element of
length in q direction is equal to the arc length PP prime shown in
Fig 13(c) The radius of the arc is r and it subtends an
angle d q at the origin The differential length in q direction
is equal to the arc length rd q The element of length in f
- irection
z
y
x
f rect on
f
-direction
S 1 2
z
z
y
x r θ
r
P xy
r θ )
y
x
C
C
r sin φ
r
rd
r
φ d r
θ
φ
φ
z
x
y
r sinθ
prime
q
si
sini
(a)
(b
(c)
Fig 13 The spherical coordinate system
(a) Coordinate planes and location of a point
in space (b) For transforming coordinate of a
point into rectangular coordinates and
(c) Showing an element of volume with side
lengths dr rd q and r sinq d f
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direction is equal to length of the arc CC primeon the x-y plane (or parallel to the x-y plane) as indicated in the figure
The radius of the arc is r sinq and it makes an angle d f at the origin Thus the differential length in f direction
is r sinq d f The arc lengths can be considered as straight lines An element of volume having side lengths dr
rd q and r sinq d f is also illustrated in the figure The surface areas of the element are r 2sinq d q d f r sinq drd f and rdrd f along r q and f direction respectively The volume of the element dv = r 2 sinq dr d q d f
It may be noted that the symbol r is used to denote the radial distance in cylindrical as well as in spherical
coordinate systems However it would be possible to know for which coordinate system the symbol is meant
from the description of the problem If in the solution of a problem both the coordinate systems are employed
suitable subscripts can be used
EXAMPLE 11
Find the distance between points (a) P 1(12 m 30deg 16 m) and P
2(07 m 45deg 09 m) (b) P
3(06 m
30deg 20deg) and P 4(09 m 45deg 50deg)
The units of coordinates of the points show that the locations of P 1 and P
2 are described in cylindrical coor-
dinates and of P 3 and P
4 are described in spherical coordinates
(a) Coordinates of the points in terms of rectangular-coordinate variables are given by
x1 = 12 cos 30deg = 1039 m y
1 = 12 sin 30deg = 06 m z
1 = 16 m
x2 = 07 cos 45deg = 0495 m y
2 = 07 sin 45deg = 0495 m z
2 = 09 m
Distance between the points
2
2 2 21 1 0minus= minus minus+ = )039 )6 893 m
(b) Coordinates of the points in terms of rectangular-coordinate variables are given by
x3 = 06 sin 30deg cos 20deg = 0282 m y
3 = 06 sin 30deg sin 20deg = 0103 m z
3 = 06 cos 30deg = 052 m
x4 = 09 sin 45deg cos 50deg = 0409 m y
4 = 09 sin 45deg sin 50deg = 0488 m z
4 = 09 cos 45deg = 0636 m
Distance between the points
34
2 20 0 0minus= minus minus )282 52 22
13 Scalar and Vector QuantitiesThe topic of vector analysis generally starts with the definition of scalar and vector quantities A geometrical or
a physical quantity that is completely specified by its magnitude alone is called a scalar quantity A scalar quantity
is a real number with a proper unit Examples of scalar quantities are mass length time volume work energy
heat etc Both uppercase and lowercase letters in italic will be used to denote scalar quantities A quantity which
has direction in addition to its magnitude is called a vector Examples of vector quantities are force displacement
velocity torque etc The magnitude of a vector quantity is a real positive quantity with a proper unit
Some electric- and magnetic-field quantities are scalar functions and some are vector functions Electric
charge electrostatic potential electric and magnetic fluxes electric current etc are scalars Whereas force
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between electric charges and between current-carrying conductors electric field intensity magnetic-field
intensity current density etc are vectors As vector functions are described by scalar quantities it is possi-
ble to study electric and magnetic fields by the use of scalar functions However the use of vector analysis
has the following advantages
1 The field equations can be written in a compact form Hence time and space needed to write an equa-tion are reduced
2 The equations contain all the information Therefore physical interpretation of the equations is made
easy
3 Equations of scalar quantities can easily be written from the vector form of the equations
4 Some theorems and laws of vector analysis find application in electromagnetic theory
14 Representation of VectorsA vector is represented geometrically by a directed line segment having an initial point and an end point The
direction of a vector is indicated by an arrow mark Vector quantities will be denoted by uppercase as well as
lowercase bold letters Representations of two vectors A and B are shown in Fig 14 The length of the lineis generally arbitrary However for geometrical solution of a problem
the line segments have to be drawn to scale
The sum and difference of two vectors is also a vector If C is the sum
of two vectors A and B and D is the difference between them then we
write
C = A + B
D = A minus B
The geometric methods of finding the sum and differ-
ence of the vectors are shown in Fig 15
A vector is also represented by showing its magnitude
and direction explicitly The magnitude is denoted by
an alphabetic symbol with or without the modulus
sign
The direction of the vector is represented by a unit
vector The magnitude of a unit vector is equal to
one unit and its direction is same as the direction of
the original vector
Various types of symbols are used to denote a unit vector We will denote it by u with a subscript to indicate
its direction For example the vector shown in Fig 16 is written as
A = Au A
= Au A
= u A A
The unit vectors at a point in rectangular coordinate system which are
denoted by u x u
y and u
z are parallel to the x y and z axes respectively
Their directions do not vary with the coordinate variables In cylin-
drical coordinate system the unit vectors ur u
f and u
z at any point are perpendicular to their respective coor-
dinate surfaces
B
A
Fig 14 Representation of vec-
tors by directed line segments
C A + BD A minus B
A
B
(a) ( )
minusB
A
B
Fig 15 (a) Addition of two vectors and
(b) Subtraction of two vectors
u A
A = Au A
Fig 16 A vector represented by
its magnitude and a unit vector
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The directions of ur u
f for different values of f are different This can be verified by drawing the unit
vectors at two different values of f Therefore these vectors cannot be treated as constants while differ-
entiating or integrating with respect f
The direction of u z does not change with any of the coordinate variables The unit vectors in spherical coor-dinate system which are denoted by ur u
q and u
f are perpendicular to the coordinate surfaces at any point
The directions of ur and u
q vary with q and f The direction of u
f varies with f
The directions of all the unit vectors in all the coordinate systems are positive towards the increasing values
of coordinates variables at the point considered Each set of unit vectors shown in Fig 17 is a right-handed
orthogonal system
An important method of representing a vector quantity is in terms of its components along the coordinate directions
The value of the scalar component of a vector along a coordinate direction is equal to the product of the magnitude
of the vector and cosine of the angle of the vector with the coordinate direction The angle measured from the coor-dinate direction towards the vector in the counter-clockwise sense is taken as positive Thus the projection of a
vector along a coordinate direction is its scalar value along that direction If a vector A makes angles a b and g with
the x y and z axes of rectangular coordinates respectively the scalar components of the vector along the axes are
A x
= A cos a A y
= A cos b A z
= A cos g
z
x
y
u
u z
u
ur
φ r
uφ
u z
x
y
z
φ
z
θ uθ
u
u
x
r
a) b
Fig 17 Directions of unit vectors for (a) Rectangular coordinates (b) Cylindrical coordinates and (c)
Spherical coordinates
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The quantities cos a cos b and cos g are called direction
cosines of the vector The vector components of A along the
coordinate directions are A xu
x A
yu
y and A
z u
z as indicated in
Fig 18 Conversely the sum of the vector components is
equal to the original vector A That is
A = A xu x + A yu y + A z u z
The magnitude of A in terms of its scalar components is
given by
x y z
2
In cylindrical coordinates
A = Ar u
r + A
f u
f + A
z u
z
A A
In spherical coordinates
A = Ar ur + Aq uq + Af uf
r
2
φ
Now let the components of another vector B be denoted by B x B
y and B
z in rectangular coordinates If C is
equal to the vector sum of A and B and C x C
y and C
z are the components C then
C = A + B
Or C xu
x+ C
yu
y+ C
z u
z = ( A
xu
x+ A
yu
y+ A
z u
z ) + ( B
xu
x+ B
yu
y+ B
z u
z )
Hence C x
= A x
+ B x C
y = A
y + B
y C
z = A
z + B
z
Vector Representations of Differential Lengths and Differential Surfaces
A directed line segment of differential length is written as
d d
The direction of the unit vector u is along d ℓ Accordingly elements of length vectors in the coordinate
directions of rectangular coordinates are u xdx u
ydy and u
z dz If a differential length d ℓ has components in all
the coordinate directions then
d ℓ = u xdx + u
ydy + u
z dz
In the same way the vector forms of elements of lengths in cylindrical and spherical coordinate systems can
be writtenIn cylindrical coordinates d ℓ = u
r dr + u
f (rd f ) + u
z dz
In spherical coordinates d ℓ = ur dr + u
q (rd q ) + u
f (r sin q d f )
A differential surface element is considered as a vector quantity The vector is described by its area dS and a
unit vector normal to its surface Denoting the normal unit vector by un the vector form of a surface element
is written as
d S = undS
For example the area of a surface element on or parallel to the y-z plane of rectangular coordinates is equal
to dydz and the normal to the surface is parallel to the x axis Therefore denoting the differential surface
vector by d S x we have
Projection of A on
to the x-y plane
A u
A u
A xu x
A
z
y
x
Fig 18 Showing components of a vector A
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d S x = u
x(dydz )
The other components of surface elements are
d S y = u
y(dxdz )
d S z = u
z(dxdy)
These surfaces are shown in Fig 19 A differential surface vector inthree-dimensional space with reference to rectangular coordinates is the
sum of the three vector components Thus
d S = u x
(dydz ) + u y
(dzdx) + u z
(dxdy)
The elements of surface vector in the other two coordinate systems are
Cylindrical coordinates d S = ur(rd f dz ) + u
f (drdz ) + u
z(rdrd f )
Spherical coordinates d S = ur(r 2sin q d q d f ) + u
q (r sin q dr d f )
+ uf (r dr d q )
The Position Vector If one end of a directed line segment is located at the origin and the other end at a point P ( x y z ) as shown
in Fig 110(a) the directed line is known as the position vector at P A position vector is generally denoted
by r Referring to the figure the scalar components of the vector along the coordinate axes are OP x = x
OP y = y OP
z = z Accordingly the vector in terms of its components is given by
r = xu x + yu
y + z u
z
The vector equation of a directed line can be obtained by the use of position vectors In Fig 110(b) two ends
of a directed line R 12
are at P 1( x
1 y
1 z
1) and P
2( x
2 y
2 z
2) The equations of position vectors at these points are
r1 = x
1u
x + y
1u
y + z
1u
z
r2 = x2u x + y2u y + z 2u z Referring to the figure we find that the sum of vectors r
1 and R
12 is equal to r
2 Hence
R 12
= r2 minus r
1 = ( x
2 minus x
1)u
x + ( y
2 minus y
1)u
y + ( z
2 minus z
1)u
z
The length of the line
minus minus )minus
u
u
u
z
dx
z
x
y
y
z
xd
Fig 19 Showing differential
vector surfaces along the coor-
dinate directions
P x y P 111 z y x
P 2 z y x z
P x
P
(a (
r
P ( x y z )
z z
y
x
12R
1
x
y
2r
r
Fig 110 (a) A position vector r and its components along the axes and (b) Describing a vector R12
in space
in terms of two position vectors r1 and r
2
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The unit vector directed from P 1 to P
2
R
1212
1= = + y z
minus )1
minus
EXAMPLE 12
A vector is given by F u u Find the vector at x = 1 y = 2 z = 3
F = 2+ x y z x y z
EXAMPLE 13
Two points are located at P 1(14 m 09 m minus06 m) and P 2(minus025 m 17 m 15 m) Find the length vectordirected from P 1 to P
2 and the unit vector directed from P
2 to P
1
The position vectors at P 1 and P
2 are given by
r1 = 14u
x + 09u
y minus 06u
z
r2 = minus025u
x + 17u
y + 15u
z
The vector directed from P 1 to P
2
R 12
= r2 minus r
1 = (minus025 minus 14)u
x + (17 minus 09)u
y + (15 + 06)u
z
= minus 165u x + 08u
y+21u
z
The length of the line
12 788= m
The unit vector directed from P 2 to P
1
R21=
As R 21
= minusR 12
and R21
= R12
we have
uu u
1 2u 1
2 7880 753= minus
EXAMPLE 14
Two points in cylindrical coordinates are defined by P 1(20 m 30deg 30 m) and P
2(30 m 45deg 40 m) Find
the unit vector directed from P 2 to P
1
x1 = 2 cos 30deg = 1732 m y
1 = 2 sin 30deg = 1 m z
1= 3 m
x2 = 3 cos 45deg = 2121 m y
2 = 3 cos 45deg = 2121 m z
2 = 4 m
R 21
= (1732 minus 2121)u x + (10 minus 2121)u
y + (30 minus 40)u
z
= minus 0389u x minus 1121u
y minus 10u
z m
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2 1+ m
1
1 5521 121 251 0 644minus minus
0= minus
x y z x y z
EXAMPLE 15
Two points in spherical coordinates are given by P 1(30 m 0deg 30deg) and P
2(20 m 60deg 0deg) Find the unit
vector directed from P 1 to P
2
x1 = 3 sin 0 cos 30deg = 0 m y
1 = 3 sin 0 sin 30deg = 0 m z
1 = 3 cos 0deg = 3 m
x2 = 2 sin 60deg cos 0deg = 1732 m y
2 = 2 sin 60deg sin 0deg = 0 m z
2 = 2 cos 60deg = 1 m
R 12
= (1732 minus 0)u x + (10 minus 30)u
z = 1732 u
x minus 20u
z m
21 2 646=
u u12
1 732
2 646= = minus
15 Multiplication of a Vector by a ScalarWhen a vector is multiplied by a scalar it results in a vector quantity If we denote a vector by A a scalar (a
real quantity) by f and the product of the two quantities by B then
B = f A
The direction of B is same as that of A if f is positive and opposite to that of A if f is negative
By writing A and B in terms of their vector components in rectangular coordinates we get
B xu
x + B
yu
y + B
z u
z = f ( A
xu
x + A
yu
y + A
z u
z )
The above equality is satisfied if each component of lhs is equal to the corresponding component of rhs
Therefore
B x = f A
x B
y = f A
y B
z = f A
z
The magnitude of B is
B + =
Also (f 1 + f
2)A = f
1A + f
2A
f (A + C) = f A + f C
16 Scalar Product and Vector Product of Two VectorsThe scalar product of two vectors A and B is a scalar quantity It is equal to the products of the magnitude of
A the magnitude of B and cosine of the angle a between A and B The scalar product is written by putting a
dot between A and B Accordingly
A sdot B = AB cos a
The scalar product is also called dot product or inner product
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Since cos a = cos (minusa )A sdot B = B sdot A
Also (A + B) sdot C = A sdot C + B sdot C
The dot product of two vectors A and B can be obtained in terms of their components as follows In rectan-
gular coordinates let
A = A xu
x + A
yu
y + A
z u
z (1)
B = B xu
x + B
yu
y + B
z u
z (2)
Then A sdot B = ( A xu
x + A
yu
y + A
z u
z ) sdot ( B
xu
x + B
yu
y + B
z u
z )
= A x[(u
x sdot u
x) B
x + (u
x sdot u
y) B
y + (u
x sdot u
z ) B
z ]
+ A y[(u
y sdot u
x) B
x + (u
y sdot u
y) B
y + (u
y sdot u
z ) B
z ]
+ A z [(u
z sdot u
x) B
x + (u
z sdot u
y) B
y + (u
z sdot u
z ) B
z ]
The dot product of two unit vectors having the same direction is equal to unity and the dot product of two unit
vectors that are perpendicular to each other is equal to zero Using these properties in the above relation we get A sdot B = A
x B
x + A
y B
y + A
z B
z
In cylindrical coordinates A sdot B = Ar B
r + A
f B
f + A
z B
z
In spherical coordinates A sdot B = Ar B
r + A
q B
q + A
f B
f
The vector product of two vectors A and B is a vector quan-
tity say C The magnitude of C is equal to the products of
the magnitude of A the magnitude of B and the sine of
angle a between A and B The direction of C is perpendicu-
lar to the plane containing A and B The positive direction
is taken along the advance of a right-handed screw when it
is rotated from A towards B This is illustrated in Fig 111
The vector product is written by putting a cross sign between
A and B Accordingly
C = A times B = ( AB sin a )un = A times B u
n
where un is a unit vector normal to the plane containing A
and B Since the angle from B to A is negative of the angle from A to B we get
B times A = minusA times B
The vector product is also called cross product
The cross product of A and B defined in (1) and (2) is
A times B = ( A xu
x + A
yu
y + A
z u
z ) times ( B
xu
x + B
yu
y + B
z u
z )
= A x[(u
x times u
x) B
x + (u
x times u
y) B
y + (u
x times u
z ) B
z ]
+ A y[(u
y times u
x) B
x + (u
y times u
y) B
y +(u
y times u
z ) B
z ]
+ A z [(u
z times u
x) B
x + (u
z times u
y) B
y +(u
z times u
z ) B
z ] (3)
The expression contains nine cross products of unit vectors The cross product of two unit vectors having the
same direction is equal to zero The cross product of two unit vectors that are perpendicular to each other is
equal to either plus or minus of the unit vector in the third direction Using these properties in (3) we get
C
Direction of rotation of ari ht-handed screw
Plane containin
A and B
A
a B
un
Direction of advanceof the screw
Fig 111 Right-hand screw rule to determine
the direction of A times B
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u x times u
x = 0 u
y times u
y = 0 u
z times u
z = 0
u x times u
y = u
z u
y times u
z = u
x u
z times u
x = u
y
u y times u
x= minusu
z u
z times u
y = minusu
x u
x times u
z = minusu
y
Substituting these in (3) we get the cross product of the vectors in rectangular coordinates
A times B = u x( A y B z minus A z B y) + u y( A z B x minus A x B z ) + u z ( A x B y minus A y B x)
The cross product can also be written in determinant form
In rectangular coordinates
A = x y z
x y z
x y z
In cylindrical coordinates
A =u u
In spherical coordinates
A =u u
A A
B
φ
φ
φ
EXAMPLE 16
Given two vectors E = 05u x minus 22u
y + 16u
z and F = 26u
x + 08u
y minus 27u
z Find (a) E sdot F (b) E times F (c)
angle between E and F (d) the scalar component of F along E and (e) the unit vector which is perpen-dicular to the plane containing E and F
The given data are
E x = 05 E
y= minus22 E
z = 16
F x = 26 F
y= 08 F
z = minus27
(a) The dot product of the vectors
E sdot F = (05)(26) + (minus22)(08) + (16)(minus27) = minus478
(b) The cross product of the vectors
E u= minusminus
= +u u
0 2 1 6
2 6 0 8 2 7
6 12
(c) The magnitudes of the vectors are
= + = 2 7662
= = 3 8332
If a is angle between E and F then
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cos )( )
= = minus = minusFsdot E
78
766 30 451
a = 1168deg(d) The scalar component ofF along E = F cos a = minus1728
(e) The unit vector that is perpendicular to the plane containingE and FE F y=
+=
sin ( )( )( )α
4 66 6 12
766 3 8930 4 299 646
EXAMPLE 17
Given two vectors E = 52ur + 65u
z and F = 83u
r + 128u
f minus 30u
z Show that
E times F = EF sin a
The vectors are described in cylindrical coordinates The given data are
E r = 52 E
f = 0 E z = 65
F r = 83 F
f = 128 F
z = minus30
The magnitudes of the vectors are
= 8= 32
= + = 55
The dot product of the vectors
E sdot F = (52)(83) + 0 + (65)(minus30) = 2366
If a is angle between the two vectors
cos a = 236(832)(1555) = 0183
and sin a = 0983
EF sin a = (832)(1555)(0983) = 12718
The cross product of the vectors
E = = minus +u
u u
5 5
8 3 12 8 3minus 0
83 66 56
The magnitude of the cross product
= + = =83 66 sin
EXAMPLE 18
Three vectors are given by A = 3u x + 4u
y B = 4u
y + 5u
z C = 5u
x + 6u
z Find
(a) A sdot (B times C) (b) A times B times C
B = = x y z
x y z0 4 5
5 0 6
20
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A sdot (B times C) = (3u x + 4u
y) sdot (24u
x + 25u
y minus 20u
z ) = 172
A u u
minusCtimes
u
24 25 20
17 Scalar and Vector FieldsA physical quantity which is a scalar function of position is a real number The quantity may or may not be a
function of time The mathematical representation or graphical plot of a scalar function at various points in a
region or domain is the scalar field of the function in that region The region may be one-dimensional (a line)
two-dimensional (a surface) or three-dimensional (a volume) As an example let us consider a heated plate
The temperature at each point on the surface of the plate will have a specific value A graphical representation
of temperatures at several points is the temperature field in the region of the plate surface By joining all the
points of equal temperature by a continuous and smooth curve we will get a contour of constant temperature
When a number of such contours for temperatures say T 1 T
2 T
3hellip are plotted the set of contours is a map of
constant-temperature field Since temperature is a scalar quantity the field is a scalar field Some other exam-
ples of scalar fields are distribution of air-density in a region of earthrsquos atmosphere contours of equal height
from the base of a three-dimensional object potential distribution in a region of electric charges etc
If a physical quantity is a vector function of position descrip-
tion of its magnitude and direction in a region is the vector field
of the function in that region The vector quantity may or may
not be a function of time Velocity distribution of fluid flow
in a pipe of non-uniform cross section and distribution of veloc-
ity at various points of a rotating body are vector fields Vector
fields are generally plotted showing only the directions of
the vector function at various points in a region If a curve isdrawn so that the directions of a vector function are tangential
to the curve at all the points the curve is called a field line or a
streamline A set of such curves is the field map As an exam-
ple let us consider the vector function defined by the equation
F = xu x + yu
y
It is a two-dimensional function and its domain is the x-y
plane At each point on the x-y plane F has a specific mag-
nitude and direction When the directions at various points
on the x-y plane are drawn a pattern will emerge as shown
in Fig 112 The field map of F consists of radial lines
18 Partial Derivative of Vector FunctionsThe partial derivative of a vector quantity which is a function of more than one variable is defined in the
same way as for scalar functions For example let a vector function in terms of its components in rectangular
coordinates be given by
A = y2u x minus yxu
y + az u
z
where a is a constant quantity
Since the unit vectors do not vary with the coordinate variables we have
part = minusA
u A A
x= uminus
Fig 112 Illustration of a vector field
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Partial Derivatives of Unit Vectors in Cylindrical Coordinates
As the directions of unit vectors ur and u
f in cylindrical coordinates vary with f the partial derivatives of
these vectors with f are not zero The procedure for obtaining the partial derivatives of the unit vectors by
the use of a graphical method is explained below Referring to Fig 113(a) the radial line ob represents a unit
vector in r direction at an angle f The line oc rep-
resents a unit vector along r direction at angle f +
d f The two vectors are denoted by ur(f ) and u
r(f
+ d f ) The directed line from b to c gives the change
of ur when f changes by a differential amount d f
The length of the line is equal to d f as r = 1 and it
is in f direction Thus denoting the differential
change of ur by d u
r we have
d ur = u
r(f + d f ) minus u
r(f ) = d u
r = (d f )u
f (1)
The differential d ur is equal to the rate of change of
ur with f multiplied by d f Accordingly
part (2)
From (1) and (2) we get
part=
u
φ
Thus the partial derivative of ur with respect to f is
equal to a unit vector along f direction
In Fig 113(b) and the inset the f -directed unit
vectors at b and c are shown as uf (f ) and uf (f + d f )respectively The vector d u
f is the change of u
f
when f changes by a differential amount d f The
magnitude of d uf is equal to d f and it is along negative r direction Thus
d uf = d f (minusu
r )
Aspartpart
we havepartpart
= minusφ
r
It may be verified that all other partial derivatives of unit vectors of cylindrical coordinates are zero
Partial Derivatives of Unit Vectors in Spherical Coordinates
In spherical coordinates the directions of both ur and u
q vary with q and also with f The direction of u
f var-
ies with f only We can obtain the partial derivatives of the unit vectors using graphical techniques similar to
those used for cylindrical coordinates The partial derivatives of unit vectors are given below
part =
partr r = n
partminus θ c= u os
Unit circle in
- plane
y
x
r- direction
uf
c
uf ( ) f (
( )
( )
d
d
uf ( +
u (
c
y
x
nit circlesn x-y p ane
od
u (
Fig 113 Geometrical methods for determining
differential change of (a)u
r with f and (b)u
f with f in cylindrical coordinates
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partpart
= minusuφ
θ uminus
All other partial derivatives of unit vectors of spherical coordinates are zero
Gradient of a Scalar FunctionIn rectangular coordinates let us consider a scalar quantity V that is a function of all the three variables x y and
z The first partial derivative of V with respect to x is partVpart x If V is a single valued function partVpart x gives the rate
of change of V with x at a point in space assuming y and z as constants Similarly partVpart y and partVpart z give rate of
change of V with y and z respectively The vector function having partVpart x partVpart y and partVpart z as its scalar compo-
nents in x y and z direction respectively is called gradient of V or lsquograd V rsquo in abbreviated form Accordingly
Gradient V = grad y
= partpart
+part
u u
Since V is common to all the terms we can write
grad y
= part + partu u (3)
The function inside the bracket of (3) is a differential vector operator It is called del or nabla and is denoted
by the symbol nabla In rectangular coordinates
nabla = part part +part
y z
(4)
Thus grad V = nablaV (5)
The three components of (3) give the rate of change of V with x y z respectively As grad V is the vector sum
of all the components it gives the maximum rate of change of V at a point in space
Unit Vector Normal to a Surface
Let us consider that the equation S ( x y z ) = c where c is a constant represents a continuous and single-
valued surface in a scalar field Then it can be shown that the gradient of S is along the normal direction to
the surface at any point P ( x y z ) and its sense is in the direction of increasing S The magnitude of nablaS gives
the maximum rate of increase of S at P The unit vector along the normal direction at P is given by
= plusmn nablanabla
where nablaS is the magnitude of nablaS
Divergence of a Vector Function
Let us consider a vector function D with D x D
y and D
z as components in rectangular coordinates Thus
D = u x D
x + u
y D
y + u
z D
z
where D x D
y and D
z are in general functions of all the three variables x y and z The divergence of D is
defined as the sum of part D x part x part D
y part y and part D
z part z Thus
div D =part
+ part
+ part
part D
x
D
y (6)
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where lsquodiv Drsquo is the abbreviation of divergence of D
It can be shown that the divergence of a vector is equal to the dot product of nablaand D
nablasdot part part part sdotu= u u y
)u
=part
+ part
part + part
part x y (7)
As the right-hand sides of (6) and (7) are identical
div D = nabla middot D
The divergence of a vector function is a scalar function A vector field of zero divergence is called a
solenoidal field
Curl of a Vector FunctionIn rectangular coordinates let us consider a vector function
H = u x H
x + u
y H
y + u
z H
z
where the components H x H
y and H
z are functions of all the three variables x y and z The curl of H written
in the abbreviated form as lsquocurl Hrsquo is defined by the following operation
cur u upartpart
minus part
+part
part partminus
part y y H H
x
H H
partpart
(8)
It can be shown that curl H is equal to the cross product of the vector operator nabla defined in (4) and H That is
curl H = nabla times H
Equation (8) shows that the curl of a vector function is another vector function A vector field with zero
curl is said to be an irrotational field
EXAMPLE 19
Given a scalar function V = 5 x2 y + 3 xz Find the gradient of V at a point P (15 27 08)
The gradient of V
nablaV = (10 xy + 3 z )u x + 5 x2u
y + 3 xu
z
Substituting x = 15 y = 27 z = 08
nablaV at P = [10(15)(27) + 3(08)]u x + 5(15)2u
y + 3(15)u
z
= 429u x + 1125u
y + 45u
z
EXAMPLE 110
Find the gradient of the scalar function = + at (1 minus2 4)
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nabla = partpart
+ partpart
= x
u2 2
Substituting x = 1 y = minus2 z = 4
nabla =
minus y z
4+
21
EXAMPLE 111
A scalar function is given by = )+ Find nablaf at (2 minus1 3)
nabla =part
+ partpart
=+ y z
22
( )+ u
Substituting x = 2 y = minus1 z = 3
nabla = )+7
minus
EXAMPLE 112
A vector field is described by F = 500u x + 750u
y A plane surface in the region of the field is defined by
2 x + 4 y + 6 z = 12 Find the vector components of F that are normal and tangential to the surface
Denoting the surface by S we have
S = 2 x + 4 y + 6 z The gradient of S
nablaS = 2u x + 4u
y + 6u
z
The magnitude of the gradient of S
nabla = +2 6 5= 6
The unit vector normal to the surface
S nabla 1)4
The scalar component of the vector field normal to the surface
n n= = ) y
sdot ) y z+ =usdot 1
56
000
56
The vector component of the vector field normal to the surface
F un
sdot = =)( )u+uu
56428 6
The vector component of the vector field tangential to the surface
Ft = F minus F
n = 3571u
x + 4643u
y minus 4286 u
z
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EXAMPLE 113
Given a vector function F = 2 x12 yu x + xy2u
y + (1 z )u
z Find divergence and curl of F at P (05 08 02)
The divergence of F
nablasdot = part
( part = + minus x x xy+ 2
11 )
Substituting x = 05 y = 08 and z = 02
nabla sdot F at P = 26931
The curl of F
nabla times = partpart
= )F
u u
u z
minus
2 1
Substituting x = 05 y = 08 and z = 02nabla times F at P = minus 0774 u
z
EXAMPLE 114
The equation to a surface is given by S ( x y z ) = xy minus 4 z 2 = 0 What is the angle between unit normal
vectors to the surface at P 1(8 2 2) and P
2(6 6 minus3)
Unit vector normal to a surface u S = nabla
nabla
nablaS
= yu
x
+ xu
y
minus 8 z u
z
At P 1 nablaS
1 = 2u
x + 8u
y ndash 16u
z nablaS
1 = 18
2 16
18=
minus
At P 2 nablaS
2 = 6u
x + 6u
y + 24u
z nablaS
2 = 2545
2
6 24
25
+u
Let a be the angle between the unit vectors Then
cos)
( )( )α = = =
minussdot x y z x y z
2
minus 2+ 4
4
324
4
2
95 720 705
= minus
a = 1345deg
EXAMPLE 115
Two surfaces are defined by S 1 = x2 + y2 minus z2 = 7 and S
2 = x2 minus y + z 2 = 3 Find the angle between the surfaces
at P (2 2 minus1)
The angle between two surfaces at a point common to them is the angle between the normal to the surfaces
at the point
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nablaS 1 = 2( xu
x + yu
y ndash z u
z )
At P nablaS 1 = 4u
x + 4u
y + 2u
z and nablaS
1 = 6
nablaS 2 = 2 xu
x ndash u
y + 2 z u
z
At P nablaS 2 = 4u
x ndash u
y ndash 2u
z and nabla = 21
Let a be the angle between the unit vectors Then
cos)
(= =
nablanabla
sdot sdot
211
8
6 21)=
a = 7308deg
EXAMPLE 116
Two vector functions are given by A = 2 xu y + 3 y2u
z and B = z u
x + 3 yu
z Find nabla sdot (A times B) at (3 2 1)
A = x y z
z0 2 2 2
nablasdot = part + part)times u sdot minus
y+
= 6 y + 6 yz minus 2 x = 18 at (3 2 1)
EXAMPLE 117
A vector is defined by
A = xy2
u x + yz 2
u y + zx2
u z Find nabla times nabla times A
nabla times = partpart
part part = minus +A
u u u
z
yz xy
2 2 2
2( )
nabla times nabla times = partpart
A
u u
minus 0= x y
z z
EXAMPLE 118
A scalar function is given by f = x3 + y3 + xyz Find nabla sdot nablaf
nablasdotnabla = part
+ +part
= x y
( )+ x xyz
= + + part =2 2 2
z)+ y )+ xyz )+ xy
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19 Vector IdentitiesSome useful vector identities are listed below The identities can easily be proved by assuming that the vector
A and B and the scalar f are functions of rectangular-coordinate variables
1 nabla times (nablaf ) = 0
2 nabla sdot (nabla times A) = 03 nabla sdot (f A) = A sdot (nablaf ) + f (nabla sdot A)
4 nablasdot + part
+ partpart
(nabla = nabla2 2 2
x y
5 nabla times nabla times A = nabla(nabla sdot A) minus nabla2A
6 nabla times (f A) = (nablaf ) times A + f (nabla times A)
7 nabla sdot (A times B) = B sdot (nabla times A) minus A sdot (nabla times B)
110 Line Surface and Volume IntegralsIn the case of a definite integral
adxint ) x
where the integrand F ( x) is a real function of a single variable x The function is integrated along x direction
between limits x = a and x = b Whereas in the case of a line integral a real function of more than one variable
is integrated along a continuous curve from an initial point to an end point The curve may also be a closed
one The function may be a scalar or a vector function of real variables In the case of a vector function its
component along a specified path is integrated The line integral is a definite integral
The principle of evaluating the line integral of a vector
function along a path is as follows Let us consider a vec-
tor function F in any coordinate plane Let us take a con-
tinuous curve of any shape denoted by C in Fig 114 in
the plane of the vector The positive direction of the curve
is indicated by an arrow and its initial and final positions
are marked by a and b respectively If we divide the curve
into a large number of very small segments each seg-
ment may be considered as a straight line Let there be n
such segments of lengths ∆ ∆ sdotsdot sdot If the
average value of the vector function over the k th segment
is Fk its scalar component along the positive direction of
the segment is F k cos a
k where a
k is the angle between F
k
and tangent to the k th segment as shown in the figure The
product of F k cos a
k and is equal to the dot product of F
k and the vector length ∆ ℓ
k That is
cosα sdot= ∆l
The sum of such dot products of all the segments between a and b is
n
=sum ∆l
k
In the limit n approaching infinity the above summation is called line integral of F along the curve C The
curve is the path of integration The line integral of F along the path shown in Fig 114 is
d int sdot l
Fig 114 Pertaining to line integration of a vector
Tangent to k t
segment
a1
F k∆
∆ 2∆ ∆
k
∆ n
C
a
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If the line integral is over a closed path it is written by putting a small circle on the integral sign Thus
F sdot d l denotes the line integral of F over a closed path
In order to understand the process of integrating a vector func-
tion F over a surface let us consider a continuous open surface
S shown in Fig 115 The surface may be considered as consist-
ing of a large number of very small surface elements with areas
∆S 1 ∆S
2hellip ∆S
k hellip ∆S
n Let the average of F over the k th sur-
face element be Fk The scalar component of F
k along normal to
the surface element is equal to F k cos a
k where a
k is the angle
between Fk and the unit vector u
n normal to the surface element
as shown in the figure The product of F k cos a
k and ∆S
k can be
expressed as the dot product of the vectors Fk and ∆S
k
F k ∆S
kcos a = Fsdot(∆S
k u
n) = F
k ∆S
k
The sum of such dot products over all the n surface elements is given by
n
=sumThe above summation as n approaches infinity is the surface integral of F over the surface The surface
integral is a definite double integral which is denoted using either two integral signs or a single integral sign
with a subscript s We will use the latter notation Accordingly
Sint denotes the surface integral of a vector function F over an open surface
If the surface is a closed one the surface integral is denoted by putting a small circle on the integral sign
Accordingly SS
denotes the surface integral of F over a closed surface
The volume integral of a scalar point function in three-dimensional space is a triple integral The integral isdenoted using either three integral signs or a single integral sign with a subscript v We will use the latter
notation Thus the volume integral of a scalar function r which is a continuous function of space variables
in a region of volume bounded by a closed surface is written as
dv
where dv is the volume of a three-dimensional element
EXAMPLE 119
Find the line integral of the vector function F = ( x2 + 2 y)u x + (3 x minus y2)u
y along the straight line defined by
y = 3 x from (0 0) to (1 3)
An element of length vector in rectangular coordinates
d ℓ = u xdx + u
ydy + u
z dz
The dot product of F and d ℓ F middot d l = ( x2 + 2 y)dx + (3 x minus y2)dy
Substituting y by 3 x in the first term and x by y3 in the second term we have
F middot d ℓ = ( x2 + 6 x)dx + ( y minus y2)dy
The line integral sdot 3
7= minusminus 17=
nu
S
F
Fig 115 Pertaining to surface integration
of a vector
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EXAMPLE 120
Integrate the vector function
F u + x y y
( ) x
along the path described by the equation y2 = 4 x from P 1(1 2) to P
2(4 4)
An element of length vector in rectangular coordinates
d ℓ = u xdx + u
ydy + u
z dz
The dot product of F and d ℓ sdot d x y
dyl =) x y x y 2
(1)
The path of integration is defined by the equation
y2 = 4 x (2)
Or ydy = 2dx (3)
Substituting (2) and (3) in (1) we get
F sdot = + x x
23 2
Thus F sdot = + =int int x2
03 2
274P1
2
The integral can be evaluated by substituting x2 + 4 x = u
EXAMPLE 121
A circular cylinder has its base on the x- y plane with its axis along the z axis The radius and height of the
cylinder are 20 cm and 50 cm respectively By using the formula for the differential area d S = (rd f dz )ur +
(drdz )uf + (rdrd f )u
z find the surface area of the cylinder
A differential area on the surface of the cylinder is in r direction Thus
dS = rd f dz
At r = 02 m dS = 02d f dz
Surface area π = 0 2φ
m2
EXAMPLE 122
The radius of a sphere is 25 cm By using the formula for the differential area d S = (r 2sinq d q d f )ur +
(r sinq drd f ) uq + (rdrd f ) u
f find surface area of the lower hemisphere
A differential area on the surface of the sphere is in r direction Thus
dS = r 2 sinq d q d f
At r = 025 m dS = 00625 sinq d q d f
Surface area π = 0 125φ π
2
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EXAMPLE 123
Given a vector function F = x2 yu x + xy2u
y Integrate nabla times F over the rectangular surface shown in Fig 116
y
y 1
x 2
x minus2
y minus1
x
Fig 116 For Example 123
The curl of the vector function
nabla times = partpart part
=F
u
u x y
x2 2 0
)minus
An element of surface vector is given by
d S = u xdydz + u
ydzdx + u
z dxdy
Thus (nabla times F) sdot d S = ( y2 minus x2)dxdy
We find from Fig 116 that the lower and upper limits of x are minus20 and +20 and those of y are minus10 and
+10 Thus
= minus+
minus
+
int sdot (= 08
111 Coordinate Transformation of VectorsIt is desirable to use a suitable coordinate system at the outset for solving a field problem involving vectors
For example it is easier to solve a problem having cylindrical symmetry by using cylindrical coordinates A
proper choice of a coordinate system simplifies the analysis and results in a solution that is compact in form
and easy for physical interpretation However it is occasionally necessary to convert a vector function from
one coordinate system to another system The principles of transformation of a vector function between
cylindrical and rectangular coordinates and between spherical and rectangular coordinates are described in
the following
Transformations between Cylindrical and Rectangular Coordinates
Let a vector F in terms of its components in cylindrical coordinates be given by
F = F r u
r + F
f u
f + F
z u
z (1)
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where in general each component is a function of all the three variables r f and z We will transform the
vector to rectangular coordinates
Let the same vector in terms of its components in rectangular coordinates is
F = F xu
x + F
yu
y + F
z u
z (2)
In order to transform the vector we obtain at first the rectangular-coordinate components F x F y and F z of F interms of F
r F
f and F
z and then change the cylindrical-coordinate variables to rectangular-coordinate variables
We know that the component of a vector in any direction is given by the dot product of the vector and a unit
vector in that direction Accordingly F x is equal to the dot product of F described by (1) and the unit vector u
x
F x = ( F
r u
r + F
f u
f + F
z u
z ) sdot u
x
= F r (u
r sdot u
x) + F
f (u
f sdot u
x) + F
z (u
z sdot u
x) (3)
We see from Fig 117 that the angle between ur and u
x is f the angle between u
f and u
x is 90deg + f and the
angle between u z and u
x is 90deg Therefore u
r sdot u
x = cos f u
f sdot u
x = minus sin f and u
z sdot u
x = 0 Substituting these
results in (3) we get
F x = F
r cos f minus F
f sin f
The component F y = ( F
r u
r+ F
f u
f + F
z u
z ) sdot u
y= F
r (u
r sdot u
y)
+ F f (u
f sdot u
y) + F
z (u
z sdot u
y)
The angle between ur and u
y is 90deg minus f between u
f and u
y
is f and between u z and u
yis 90deg Thus
F y = F
r sin f + F
f cos f
As the z direction is common to both the systems
F z = F
z
Since F r F
f and F
z are functions of the cylindrical-coordi-
nate variables these have to be expressed in terms of
rectangular-coordinate variables to complete the transfor-
mation Relations connecting the two sets of variables are
given in (12-2) [Equation 2 of Section 12]
We use the same procedure as described above to transform a vector in rectangular coordinates to cylindrical
coordinates It can be shown that a vector
G = G xu x + G yu y + G z u z
in cylindrical coordinates when transformed to rectangular coordinates will have the following scalar
components
G r = G
x cos f + G
y sin f
G f = minus G
x sin f + G
y cos f
G z = G
z
To complete the transformation the components have to be expressed in terms of spherical-coordinate vari-
ables using the following formulae which can be derived from (12-2)
y
u
(90deg
u
u
u
ur u x
f
f
Fig 117 Showing unit vectors of rectangular
and cylindrical coordinates
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f = tanminus1( y x)
z = z
Transformations between Spherical and Rectangular CoordinatesIn spherical coordinates let a vector function be given by
E = E r u
r + E
q u
q + E
f u
f
where E r E
q and E
f are in general functions of all the three variables r q and f
In order to transform the vector to rectangular coordinates we have to find its components in x y and z direc-
tions and then express these components in terms of x y and z The component of E along x direction is
E x = E sdot u
x = E
r(u
r sdot u
x) + E
q (u
q sdot u
x) + E
f (u
f sdot u
x) (4)
The values of (ur sdot u x) and (uq sdot u x) cannot be found directly because the angles between the unit vectorsinvolving the dot products cannot be expressed as simple functions of q and f
This difficulty is overcome by finding at first the pro-
jections of the unit vectors on the x-y plane and then
projecting these projections onto the x axis Referring
to Fig 118 we find that the angle between ur and the
z axis is q and the angle between uq and the z axis is
90deg + q Therefore the lengths of projections urand u
q
on the x-y plane are equal to sin q and cos q respec-
tively Moreover these projections are at an angle f
with the x axis Thus we haveu
r sdot u
x = sin q cos f
uq sdot u
x = cos q cos f
As the unit vector uf is at angle 90deg + f with the x axis
the dot product of uf and u
x is
uf sdot u
x = minus sin f
Substituting the expressions of the dot products in (4)
we get
E x = E
r sin q cos f + E
q cos q cos f minus E
f sin f
The components of E along y and z directions can similarly be calculated These are given by E
y = E
r sin q sin f + E
q cos q sin f + E
f cos f
E z = E
r cos q minus E
q sin q
To complete the process of transformation we have to express the components in terms of the rectangular-
coordinate variables The relations connecting the two sets of variables are given by (12-3)
Let us next consider a vector H in rectangular coordinates defined in terms of its components
H = H xu
x + H
yu
y + H
z u
z
We can transform the vector into spherical coordinate system using the procedure similar to that described
above The scalar components of H in spherical coordinates are
u
u
u
u x
u
(90deg q )
u
x
f
q
Fig 118 Showing unit vectors of rectangular and
spherical coordinates
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H r = H
x sin q cos f + H
y sin q sin f + H
z cos q
H q = H
x cos q cos f + H
y cos q sin f minus H
z sin q
H f = minus H
x sin f + H
y cos f
To complete the process of conversion the components will have to be transformed to spherical-coordinate
variables using the following formulae These can be derived from (12-3)
r y z x
=+
minuscos 1
x
f = tanminus1 ( y x)
EXAMPLE 124
A vector in cylindrical coordinates is given byF = Transform the vector into rectangular coordinates
The vector has only one component F r = 1r in r direction Let the vector in rectangular coordinates be
F = F xu
x + F
yu
y + F
z u
z
Thenr
x
x yr
= =) cossdot
= =) s nsdot
F z = 0
The vector in rectangular coordinates is given by
F 1
)uu
EXAMPLE 125
The vector F = r sin f uf is given in cylindrical coordinates Transform the vector into rectangular
coordinates
The vector has only one component F f = r sin f in f direction Let the vector in rectangular coordinates be
F = F xu
x + F
yu
y + F
z u
z
Then y
= = minus) )sdot minus sin 2 2
x y= =)sdot
F z = 0
The vector in rectangular coordinate is given by
F 1
2 2)u
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EXAMPLE 126
Convert the vector = r
r in spherical coordinates into rectangular coordinates
The vector has only one componentr
r
1 in r direction Let the vector in rectangular coordinates be
E = E xu
x + E
yu
y + E
z u
z
We haver
= =)) x
sdot 1
yr
=))
sdot 1
= =) cos
)sdot
The vector in rectangular coordinate is given by
E 1
+ )uu
112 Sinusoidally Time-Varying QuantitiesA scalar or a vector quantity may be time-invariant or it may be a function of time Quantities that are either
sine or cosine function of time are called sinusoidally time-varying quantities For example a voltage repre-
sented by
V (t ) = V 0 cos w t (1)
is a co-sinusoidal quantity And a current given by
I (t ) = I 0 sin w t (2)
is a sinusoidal quantity These are also called alternat-
ing quantities In (1) and (2) V (t ) and I (t ) denote instan-
taneous values V 0 and I
0 are the maximum values or
amplitudes of the functions and w is the angular or
radian frequency The units of voltage and current are
volt (V) and ampere (A) and that of w is radians per
second (rads) The graphs of variation of voltage and
current with time shown in Fig 119 are the familiarcosine and sine waves The waves repeat after every
w t = 2p radian The number of such repetitions or
cycles per second is called frequency of the waves The
frequency is denoted by f and its unit is hertz (Hz) The
duration of one cycle is equal to one period It is gener-
ally denoted by T Therefore T = 1 f As w t changes by
2p radian in one period w = 2p T = 2p f Each cycle
consists of a positive half-cycle and a negative half-
cycle Both the half-cycles have the same amplitude
and identical shapes
(a
(b
3
V t
V
I t
I
p p p p t
t
2p
23p p p
Fig 119 (a) A cosine wave and (b) A sine wave
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Next let us consider the functions
V 1(t ) = V
10 cos (w t + y
1) (3)
and V 2(t ) = V
20 cos (w t minus y
2) (4)
Note that V 1
(t ) and V 2
(t ) have the same frequency as that of V (t ) Graphs of functions defined by (1) (3) and
(4) are shown in Fig 120 The symbols y 1and y
2denote phase angles of V
1(t ) and V
2(t ) respectively If we
take the time-angle at which V (t ) is zero (or maximum) as reference the corresponding zero of V 1(t ) occurs
earlier by a time-angle y 1 and that of V
2(t ) occurs later by a time-angle y
2 Thus V
1(t ) leads V (t ) by an angle
y 1 and V
2(t ) lags V (t ) by an angle y
2 As cos w t = sin(w t + p 2) a cosine function leads a sine function by p 2
radian The phase angles are specified either in radian or in degree
Representation of Sinusoidal Functions
Any of the equations (1) to (4) is the basic form of rep-
resenting a sinusoidal quantity in terms of its amplitude
frequency and phase angle This form gives the value of
the quantity at any instant The waveforms of Fig 119and 120 also provide the same information
Some other useful ways of representing a sinusoidal
quantity are the phasor the complex and the polar forms
The basis of these forms is the Eulerrsquos formula (or iden-
tity) of the complex exponential function e j w t As per the
formula
e j w t = cos w t + j sin w t
where = minus1
cos w t = Re e j w t (5) sin w t = Im e j w t (6)
The notations Re and Im are the abbreviations of lsquoreal part of rsquo and lsquoimaginary part of rsquo respectively Thus
using (5) and (6) in (1) and (2) we have
V (t ) = Re V 0 e j w t
and I (t ) = Im I 0 e j w t = Re I
0 e j (w t minusp 2)
Similarly (3) and (4) can be written as
e j )1=
e j )2=
These are the complex exponential forms of writing sinusoidally time-changing quantities One advantage of
using the complex exponential function e j w t instead of sin w t or cos w t is that the form of a function does not
change when differentiated or integrated with respect to time
To proceed further let us write the last four equations as in the following
V (t ) = V 0 cos w t = Re (V
0 e j 0)e j w t
I (t ) = I 0 sin w t = Re ( I
0 eminus j p 2)e j w t
e t
11) Re )ψ
e t
1) Re )= minusminus ψ
V t
ω t
V t V t
2p
Fig 120 Showing time-phase difference between
sinusoidal waves
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A study of the above equations shows that the factor e j w t appears in all the functions In the mathematical
analysis of a problem it is not necessary to show this factor in all the steps The presence of e j w t in a func-
tion is assumed If all the quantities in a study have the same frequency it is sufficient to use only the
functions shown within the brackets At the end of an analysis the final expression is multiplied by e j w t
and either its real part or the imaginary part is used to express the result in real time The functions inside
the brackets are called phasors
We will denote a phasor by putting a bar over the symbol of the quantity For example
j 1ψ
and j
02minus
These are the phasor representations of sinusoidally time-varying quantities
Two more forms of representing a sinusoid can be derived from the phasor form Let us consider a voltage
phasor
e ψ
Since e j w = cos y + j sin y
)s n (7)
The first term on the rhs of (7) is the real part and the second term is the imaginary part of Denoting the
real part by V 0a
and the imaginary part by V 0i we have
i (8)
where V 0a
= V 0 cos y and V
0i = V
0 sin y
The form of (8) suggests that a phasor can be represented in a complex plane as shown in Fig 121 Equation
(8) and Fig 121 are the complex form of representing a sinusoidally time-varying quantity
We see that to write a sinusoidal quantity in phasor and com-
plex forms only its amplitude and phase angle are needed
Thus a simpler way of describing a sinusoidal quantity is by
its amplitude and phase angle as given below
ang plusmn
This is known as the polar form of representing a sinusoid
This form is advantageous where multiplication and division
of phasors are involved To illustrate these operations let j 1plusmn
and e j 2plusmn ψ
The product of the two phasors0 0 2= ang plusmn )]
The ratio of the two phasors j
2= ang[plusmn )] plusmn )]minus
Thus the magnitude of the product of two phasors is equal to the product of their magnitudes whereas the
phase angle of their product is equal to the algebraic sum of their phase angles Moreover the magnitude of
the ratio of two phasors is equal to the ratio of their magnitudes and the phase angle is equal to the phase angle
of the numerator-phasor minus the phase angle of the denominator-phasor
Im
Re
V
V
V
y
Fig 121 Representation of a sinusoidal
function in the complex plane
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Root-Mean-Square Value of a Sinusoidal Quantity
In order to define the root-mean-square (rms) value of a function consider that a sinusoidal current
I (t ) = I 0 sin w t
flows through a resistor of R ohm Then electric power dissipated in the resistor at any instant
)t s n= 0
ω t
The average power over a complete cycle
=1
2 2
2π
Next consider that a time-invariant current I flows through the same resistor instead of the sinusoidal current
Power dissipated in the resistor is equal to I 2 R If we assume that I 2 R is equal to the average power dissipated
by the sinusoidal current I 0 sin w t then
2=
Or =2
The constant current I which produces the same power in the resistor as the average power due to an
alternating current is called root-mean-square (rms) or effective value of the time-varying current The
nomenclature is derived from the mathematical procedure involved in deriving it
The rms value of a sinusoidal quantity is equal to 21 times of its amplitude The rms value of any periodic
function can be determined using the above procedure Sinusoidal quantities can also be represented usingrms value instead of amplitudes as given below
Instantaneous form )t )=
)t )=
Phasor form e ψ
Complex form
Polar form ang plusmn
The Complex ImpedanceThe complex impedance of an electric load is defined as the ratio of its complex voltage and complex
current To calculate the impedance let us assume that the instantaneous
voltage across the electric load shown in Fig 122 is
V (t ) = V 0 cos w t (9)
The complex and polar forms of the voltage are
0+ (10)
0ang
I (t
V (t
Load
Z
Fig 122 A load connected
to an ac source
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For a purely resistive load of resistance R ohm instantaneous current through the load
t )t )t
cos= = ω cos (11)
where I 0 = V
0 R We find from equations (9) and (11) that these are in time-phase The complex form of load
current is0+ (12)
The complex impedance is found by dividing (10) by (12)
Z = =0
00 0= ang
If the load is an ideal (loss-free) inductor of inductance L henry (H)
t )t cos( )== deg1ω (13)
The constant of integration is assumed to be zero as we are considering alternating quantities under steady
state (not transient) condition In the above expressions X L
= w L is reactance of the inductor and I 0 = V
0 X
L is
amplitude of the current The unit of reactance is ohm We find from (9) and (13) that the current in a pure
inductor lags the voltage across it by 90deg The complex form of current is
0
The complex impedance of the inductor
= = deg0
0+ = = ang
If the load is an ideal (loss-free) capacitor of capacitance C farad (F)
t
)t = = minus +t deg)t = os )90
where X c = (1w c) is reactance of the capacitor in ohm and I
0 = (V
0 X
c) is amplitude of the current We find
that current in an ideal capacitor leads the voltage across it by 90 deg The complex form of current is given by
The complex impedance
= = + deg00
minus = minus = ang minus
The complex impedance of an electric load consisting of a resistance R an inductance X L and a capacitance
X C in series is given by
j+ +minus (14)
where X = X L
minus X C is the effective reactance of the circuit If X
L is greater than X
C then the load is inductive
and if X C is greater than X
L the load is capacitive The angle y = tanminus1( X R) is called impedance angle
The resistance and reactance of the load in terms of the load angle are given by
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R = Z cos y
X = Z sin y
The magnitude of the impedance
The impedance in polar form is represented as
ang
Current I 0taken by a load is equal to the ratio of (10) and (14)
ji2
0= = = = =
) R jX
where I 0a
= (V 0Z ) cos y = I
0 cos y is the real part and I
0i = (V
0Z ) sin y = I
0 sin y is the imaginary part of the
current phasor respectively
The current in the polar form is
0= ang
ang + = ang minus where
0 =
If the resistance and reactance of an electric load is known we can calculate values of the circuit impedance
Z and the impedance angle y Taking the voltage across the circuit as reference the equation for instanta-
neous current is given by
I (t ) = I 0 cos(w t minus y )
We see that the phase angle between voltage and current is equal to the impedance angle y The current lags
the voltage for an inductive load and the current leads the voltage for a capacitive load The impedance angle
lies between 0 and 90deg if the load is inductive and between 0 and minus90deg if the load is capacitive
The rms value of current I = =rms value of voltage
Instantaneous Average and Complex Powers
Instantaneous power input to a load is equal to the product of its voltage and current at a given instant If the
instantaneous voltage is described by the equation
V (t ) = V 0 cos (w t + y
1) (15)
and the current at the same instant is given by
I (t ) = I 0 cos (w t + y
2) (16)
then instantaneous power
P (t ) = V (t ) I (t ) = V 0 I
0 cos (w t +y
1) cos (w t + y
2)
= +t 2
)]ω + cos (17)
where y = y 2 minus y
1 is the phase difference between current and voltage
The instantaneous power given by (17) has two parts One part is independent of time and the other part var-
ies with time at twice the frequency The average power is equal to the average value of instantaneous power
over one cycle Thus the average power
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t 2
1
2)t
=0
2cosc= os (18)
The average power therefore is equal to the product of rms voltage rms current and the cosine of phase-angle between the voltage and current The power is also called active or effective or real power The electric unit
of power is watt (W) The product of V and I that is VI is called apparent power and its unit is volt-ampere
(VA) The factor cos y is called power factor of the load
Power factor cos = =2
VI
Substituting V = IZ and cos y = RZ in (18) we get the average power in terms of the current and the
resistance
P av
= I 2 R
Thus the active power is the power absorbed by the load
In an analogous way the reactive or quadrature power
1
2
2 (19)
The unit of reactive power is volt-ampere reactive (var)
It may be noted that I cos y of (18) is the component of current that is in phase with the voltage and I sin y of (19) is the component of current that is in quadrature with the voltage Thus the general principle is that
the average power is equal to the product of in-phase components of rms voltage and rms current and the
reactive power is given by the product of rms voltage and rms current which are out of phase by 90deg We will
use this principle to define complex power
The complex forms of voltage and current defined by (15) and (16) are
i (20)
andi (21)
In (20) V 0a
and V 0i are the real and imaginary parts of the voltage and in
(21) I 0a
and I 0i are the real and imaginary parts of the current These are
represented in the complex plane of Fig 123 Since V 0a
and I 0a
are in
phase and V 0i
and I 0i are also in phase the average power
1
2)
ii (22)
Moreover as V 0i
and I 0a
are out of phase by 90deg (V 0i I
0a2) gives one part of the
reactive power For the same reason (V 0a I
0i 2) gives a second part of reactive
power Note that in the first part the current lags the voltage and hence this part of the reactive power is inductive
The second part of the reactive power is capacitive as in this case the current leads the voltage If we assume the
inductive power to be positive then the capacitive power would be negative Thus the net reactive power
1)
ai a (23)
1
I
V
V a I
I
V
Im
Re
Fig 123 Showing real and
imaginary parts of a voltage
phasor and a current phasor
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We can also obtain the above results mathematically by the use of the complex forms of voltage and current
given in (20) and (21) as follows The conjugate of current is
i
lowast minus
Then1
2
1
2
lowast = i
)i
minus
= +1
2) + )]minus
i i (24)
We see that the rhs of (24) has a real part and an imaginary part The real part is same as the average power
given by (22) and the imaginary part is same as the reactive power given by (23) Thus 2lowast
gives the
complex power Denoting the complex power by P we have
lowast1
2 0
(25)
The average or active power 1
2 (26)
The reactive power 1
2 0
(27)
In (26) Re means lsquoReal part of rsquo and in (27) Im means lsquoImaginary part of rsquo the complex power The reactive
power is inductive if the imaginary part of (24) is positive and it is capacitive if the imaginary part is nega-
tive It can be shown that the real part of ( )2 is also equal to P av
However its imaginary part is nega-
tive of the imaginary part of (24)
EXAMPLE 127
The voltage and current of a given load are
V (t ) = 120 sin (1000t + 60deg) V
I (t ) = 15 cos (1000t - 45deg) A
(a) Find the phase difference between voltage and current and their root-mean-square values (b) Represent
the voltage and current in phasor complex and polar forms (c) Calculate the load impedance resistance
reactance inductance (or capacitance) power factor active power and reactive power using (18) and (19)
(d) Calculate the complex power using (25)
(a) In order to find the phase difference between voltage and current we have to write the voltage equation
in the cosine form
V (t ) = 120 sin (1000t + 60deg) = 120 cos (1000t minus 30deg) V
I (t ) = 15 cos (1000t minus 45deg) A
The phase angle of the current with respect to the voltage = minus 45degminus(minus30) = minus15deg The current lags the voltage
by 15deg
Root-mean-square values of voltage and current are
=2= 120 84 85 V
51= =2 60 A
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(b) Phasor forms e jminus ( ) V
e 4 ) A
Complex forms 0=)deg V
deg) = )minus A
Polar forms ang120 deg
= 1 Aang5 minus deg
(c) = = ang minus degang minus deg
= ang deg = deg +0
120 30
1 5 515 80 15(cos 2 700 1 Ω
Ω= 20 71 (Inductive)
Inductance L = X w = 20711000 = 2071 mH
Power factor = cos y = cos 15deg = 0966 (lagging)
Active power1
2
1120 1 966 93(= )( )5 0 ) 86 W
Reactive power 1
2
1120 1 259 29
0 = ) )5 0 ) = 23
(d) Complex powerlowast1
2
1 + 27
The real part is the average power in watts and the imaginary part is the reactive power in vars (inductive)
113 Fourier SeriesConsider that a function f ( x) has the following properties
1 It varies periodically with x That is f ( x + T ) = f ( x) where T is
the period
2 It is a single-valued function That is it has only one value for
a given value of the variable
3 It is a continuous function of the variable It may however have
finite number of discontinuities Such a periodic function is
shown in Fig 124 The wave is continuous in the range 0 lt x lt p and p lt x lt 2p and it is discontinuous at x = p and 2p
Any function f ( x) with a period 2p and satisfying the above mentioned properties can be represented by a trigonometric series as given below
) x1
==
infin
1
cn
)n (1)
where the constant a0 a
n and b
n are real numbers The trigonometric series is called Fourier series The con-
stants of the series are calculated from the following formulae
f d 1
minusπ
π x
p
f ( )
p
Fig 124 Illustration of a periodic
function
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x1
x
b f x d minus
1 π
Over a period 2p the constant a0 is the average value of f ( x) whereas the coefficients an and bn are twice theaverage values of f ( x) cos nx and f ( x) sin nx respectively
If a function f ( x) is defined over an interval of length instead of minus p to p its Fourier series is
obtained by replacing x in (1) by x Accordingly
n) x n=
(2)
The constants of (2) are given by
a f d 1
minus
+
x
x x
+1
b n x
dx1
minus
x sin
If f ( x) is an even function of x ie if f (minus x) = f ( x) then bn = 0 and
a x2
If f ( x) is an odd function of x [ f (minus x) = minus f ( x)] then an
= 0 and
b dx2
x sin
For an alternating function with identical positive and negative half-waves [ f ( x + p ) = minus f ( x)] the constant
a0 = 0
EXAMPLE 128
We will obtain the Fourier series of (a) a rectangular waveform and (b) of a triangular waveform illus-
trated in Fig 125
Fig 125 Pertaining to Example 128 (a) A rectangular wave and (b) A triangular wave
O
(a) b
f ( )
x
minusV
V
A
O
minusV
V
f ( )
minus x
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As both the waves are odd functions of x and have identical positive and negative half-cycles it is necessary
to calculate coefficient of the sine series only over the interval x = 0 to
(a) For the rectangular waveform f ( x) = V 0 in the interval x = 0 to =
=
2 2 2
0 = c
minus )
We see that bn = 0 for even values of n and b
n = 2 for odd values of n Thus the Fourier series of the
function is
) x == 4 1
1 3 5 (3)
(b) The equation of the triangular waveform from x = 0 to x = is that of the straight line OA Its equation
is
x
) x =
The coefficient of the nth term of the sine series
b x n x
dx
n
=
= minus
2
2
0
si
cos sin
= minus 2
ncos
Hence the Fourier series of the function is given by
) x s n= minus+ s n
2 1
3
3
2 (4)
114 Bessel FunctionsBessel functions are solutions of specific types of second order ordinary differential equations The general
form of the equation with V as dependent variable and r as independent variable is
r dr dr
0+ +r =)kr (1)
where k 2 is positive and n is any number Equation (1) is called Besselrsquos equation of order n though the dif-
ferential equation itself is of second order For n = 0 equation (1) becomes
dr dr
2 2 0+ + =)kr (2)
Equation (2) is Besselrsquos equation of zero order
Besselrsquos equation of any order is solved using the power series method We will limit our discussion to equa-
tion (2) as we will not need the solution of equation (1) for the analysis of problems which we will consider
in later chapters The solution of (2) is of the form
a + + + + +3 5 (3)
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The coefficients of the series are found by substituting V dV dr and d 2V dr 2 in (2) and then equating the
coefficients of like powers of r to zero Substituting (3) into the third term of (2) we get
2
)+ + + + + sdotsdotsdot (4)
Substituting dV dr and d 2V dr 2 into the second and first terms of (2) respectively we get
dV
r = 3 4 6 (5)
r d V
dr a r r 6 20= r + +a r +r (6)
Since the sum of the left-hand sides of (4) (5) and (6) is zero the sum of their right-hand sides must be equal
to zero Taking the sum and then collecting the terms of like powers of r we have
3 4r a a a
+ + =)+r r 6 0 (7)
Equation (7) will be satisfied if the coefficient of each power of r is equal to zero This exercise will yield the
following results
a1r = 0 rArr a
1 = 0
42
0 2
k = s an ar trar constant
9 0=
162
4
a k
a =
25 0a
362
6
a = minus
We find that the coefficients of odd powers of r of (3) are zero So the solution of the differential equation
will have terms with even powers of r only The coefficient of r 2m where m is a positive integer including
zero is given by
m1minus
m ) (8)
Replacing a0 of (8) by a different constant A the solution of (2) is given by
==
infin
sum minus( m )
)kr (9)
The function ) 1
)= sum
is called Bessel function of first kind and zero order
As equation (2) is a second-order differential equation there must be a second independent solution of the
equation The second solution is called Bessel function of second kind and zero order
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SUMMARY
We learnt the basics of three common types of coordinate systems vector analysis sinusoidally time-
varying functions Fourier series and Bessel function Other mathematical tools are described in later chap-
ters as and when necessary We found that unlike the unit vectors in rectangular coordinates the directionsof some of the unit vectors in cylindrical and spherical coordinates vary with one or two coordinate vari-
ables Though only the mathematical definitions of divergence gradient and curl operations are available
their applications to electric and magnetic fields and interpretations of results are described in later chap-
ters The vector operations in cylindrical and spherical coordinates are given in Chapters 2 and 4 The vec-
tor identities line surface and volume integrals will find frequent use in the text Moreover we will utilise
the coordinate transformation technique for calculation of vector magnetic potential of a current loop in
Chapter 4
Representation of sinusoidal quantities and power calculation will be used for the study of time-varying
fields We will apply Fourier series and Bessel function for the solution of boundary-value problems Bessel
function will also be used to study the skin-effect phenomenon in cylindrical conductors
IMPORTANT FORMULAE
Relation between coordinate variables
Rectangular and cylindrical coordinates
x = r cos f
y = r sin f
z = z
Rectangular and cylindrical coordinates
x = r sin q cos f
y = r sin q sin f
z = r cos q
Differential lengths
Rectangular coordinates d ℓ = u xdx + u
ydy + u
z dz
Cylindrical coordinates d ℓ = dr ur + rd f uf + u
z dz
Spherical coordinates d ℓ = ur dr + u
q (rd q ) + u
f (r sin q d f )
Differential surfaces
Rectangular coordinates d S = u x(dydz ) + u
y(dzdx) + u
z (dxdy)
Cylindrical coordinates d S = ur (rd f dz ) + u
f (drdz ) + u
z (rdrd f )
Spherical coordinates d S = ur (r 2sinq d q d f ) + u
q (r sinq drd f ) + u
f (rdrd q )
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Differential volumes
Rectangular coordinates dv = dxdydz
Cylindrical coordinates rdrd f dz
Spherical coordinates r 2sinq drd q d f
Position vector r = xu x + yu
y + z u
z
Dot product of two vectors
In rectangular coordinates A sdot B = A x B
x + A
y B
y + A
z B
z
In cylindrical coordinates A sdot B = Ar B
r + A
f B
f + A
z B
z
In spherical coordinates A sdot B = Ar B
r + A
q B
q + A
f B
f
Cross product of two vectors
In rectangular coordinates
A
u
=
x B B
In cylindrical coordinates
A
u u
= B
In spherical coordinates
A
= A A B
θ φ
θ φ
θ φ
Gradient of a scalar function in rectangular coordinates
nabla = part part + part y
u u
Divergence of a vector function in rectangular coordinates
nablasdot = partpart
+part
+part
D D
x y
D y
Curl of a vector function in rectangular coordinates
nabla times = partpart
part part y z
x y
H H Vector identities
nabla times nabla times A = nabla(nabla sdot A) minus nabla2A
nabla sdot (A times B) = B sdot (nabla times A) minus A sdot (nabla times B)
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Dot product of unit vectors
In Rectangular and Cylindrical Coordinate systems
sdotur
sdotuf
sdotu z
u x cos f ndashsin f 0u
ysin f cos f 0
u z
0 0 1
In Rectangular and Spherical Coordinate systems
sdotur
sdotuq
sdotuf
u x
sinq cosf cosq cosf ndashsin f
u y
sinq sinf cosq sinf cosf
u z cosq ndashsinq 0
Complex impedance
+ )minus
Instantaneous power
)t = ])t cos2
cos
Complex power
lowast1
2
MULTIPLE983085CHOICE QUESTIONS
(starred questions have two answers)
11 A point in cylindrical coordinates is defined by (14 m 25deg 075 m) Location of the point in rectan-
gular coordinates is
(a) (14 m 0592 m 075 m)
(b) (1269 m 0592 m 075 m)
(c) (14 m 0592 m 075 m)
(d) (14 m 0592 m 0375 m)
12 A point in spherical coordinates is described by (095 m 35deg 20deg) Location of the point in rectangu-
lar coordinates is
(a) (0512 m 0186 m 0778 m)
(b) (0186 m 0512 m 0778 m)
(c) (0512 m 0778 m 0186 m)
(d) (0186 m 0778 m 0512 m)
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13 A position vector is given by 4 The unit vector in the direction of the position
vector is
(a) 0 0 566 +u
(b) 0 0 24 +u
(c) 0 0 566 +u
(d) 0 0 707 +u
14 A vector is given by A uu+u If the unit vector alongA is u707
what should be the value of p
(a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 10 (d) 12
15 Two vectors are given by A 4+u and 1+u 2 The angle between the vectors is
nearest to
(a) 12deg (b) 14deg (c) 16deg (d) 18deg
16 Two vectors are described by A u u3+u and B u u For the vectors to be
parallel the values of p and q should be (a) p = 3 q = 3 (b) p = 3 q = 9 (c) p = 45 q = 3 (d) p = 3 q = 45
17 The angle between two vectors A 4+u x y
and B y is 15deg What is the ratio of p to q
(a) 1732 (b) minus1732 (c) 0577 (d) minus0577
18 Two vectors are given by A 2+u z and B 4+u
z The unit vector normal to the plane con-
taining A and B is given by
(a) +0 371 0 557 y
(b) +0 741 0 371 y
(c) 0741u x minus 0577u
y + 0371u
z
(d) 0371u x +
0743u y minus
05571u z
19 A scalar function is given byf = xyz The magnitude of grad f at (1 minus1 1) is equal to
(a) 2 3 (b) 3 2 (c) 31 (d) 3
110 If r is the position vector at ( x y z ) the magnitude of nabla sdot r is equal to
(a) 3 (b) 3 (c) 31 (d) 13
111 The divergence of F = xy (u x + u
y) at (1 3) is equal to
(a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3 (d) 2
112 A vector in cylindrical coordinates is given by (sin f r ) ur The vector in rectangular coordinates is
(a) y
2
3 2) (b)
y
2
2( ) (c)
y
2 2
2( ) (d)
y
2
2( )
113 A vector in spherical coordinates is given by ur r 2 The vector in rectangular coordinate is
(a)+u
x + 3 2 (b)
3 2
+u
x + (c)
u+u
( x + 3 (d)
zu u+u z
x + 3 2
114 The line integral of F = xy (u x + u
y) along the straight line y = x from (0 0) to (2 2) is
(a) 163 (b) 8 (c) 16 (d) 4
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115 The instantaneous voltage and current in an electric circuit are given by V (t ) = 5 sin (w t minus 30deg) V and
I (t ) = minus02 cos w t A The average power supplied to the circuit is
(a) 05 W (b) 3 2 W (c) 025 W (d) 3 4 W
QUESTIONS
11 Name the coordinate planes of rectangular coordinates
12 In rectangular coordinates the coordinates of a point are x y and z What is the normal distance of
the point from the x- y plane
13 Name the plane on which x = 0
14 The coordinate of two points are and respectively What is the distance between the
points
15 In rectangular coordinates locate the point ) by tracing the path along or parallel to the
coordinate axes starting from the origin
16 Describe the cylindrical coordinate system Show that the coordinate directions are mutually perpen-
dicular to each other
17 Describe the spherical coordinate system Show that the coordinate directions are mutually perpen-
dicular to each other
18 The r and variable appearing in cylindrical and spherical coordinate systems have the same mean-
ing or different meanings in the two systems Explain
19 Explain why the distance between two points specified in spherical coordinates cannot be calculated by direct use of the coordinates of the points
How is this distance calculated
110 Sketch a length vector in rectangular coordinates and show its components in the coordinate directions
111 Express the vector A as sum of its component in rectangular cylindrical and spherical coordinates
112 Write the differential length vector and the differential surface vector in rectangular cylindrical and
spherical coordinates in terms of the components Give also the formula for the differential volume
in the three coordinate systems
113 Define the cross product of two vectors A and B Explain how the angle between the vectors can be
calculated from the definition of the cross product
114 Explain what is meant by a scalar field Does the value of the field at a point depend on the choice of
the coordinate system
115 State what is meant by a vector field Does the value of the field at a point depend on the choice of
the coordinate system
116 Explain with sketches that the unit vectors ur and u
f in cylindrical coordinates vary with f
117 Explain the properties of the gradient of a scalar function
118 Describe the procedure for evaluating the line integral of a vector function from an initial point to a
final point along a given path
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119 For the vector function A( x y z ) show that nabla sdot nabla times A( x y z ) = 0
120 Two sinusoidal functions are given by
)t )minus=
)t )minus 12
π
What is the phase difference between the two quantities and which is the leading quantity
121 A sinusoidal quantity is given by
F (t ) = F 0 sin (w t + y )
Write the complex exponential phasor and polar forms of the quantity
122 Define the rms value of a sinusoidally time-varying current Explain its significance
123 If W V and I are the measured values of power rms value of voltage and rms value of current
respectively of an electric load then the ratio W (VI ) is defined as the power factor of the load Is this
definition applicable to only sinusoidal variation of voltage and current with time or for any type of
variation Explain
124 Explain with sketches the meanings of single-valued and multi-valued periodic functions
ANSWERS TO SELECTED QUESTIONS
16 Describe the cylindrical coordinate system Show that the coordinate directions are mutually perpen-
dicular to each other
Answer In cylindrical coordinate system the three surfaces are those of a circular cylinder and two
planes These surfaces are specified with reference to the rectangular coordinate system The axis of
the cylinder is along the z axis and its radius is denoted by r One of the plane surfaces containing the
z axis is specified by the angle it makes with the y-z plane The angle is generally denoted by f The
second plane surface is parallel to and at a height z from the x-y plane The three coordinate direc-
tions are r f and z
The r direction is normal to the surface of the cylinder hence it is perpendicular to the axis of the
cylinder As the axis of the cylinder is along the z axis r and z directions are perpendicular to each
other At a point on the cylindrical surface the r direction is perpendicular to and the f direction istangential to the cylindrical surface Hence they are perpendicular to each other Moreover the f direction is parallel to the x-y plane hence it is perpendicular to the z direction
18 The r and f variable appearing in cylindrical and spherical coordinate systems have the same mean-
ing or different meanings in the two systems Explain
Answer The variables in cylindrical coordinate system are r f and z and those of spherical coordi-
nates are r q and f The r direction in cylindrical coordinates is perpendicular to the z axis of rectan-
gular coordinates whereas the r direction in spherical coordinates is at an angle q with the z axis Thus
the r-variables have different meaning In both the systems the angle f is the angle between the y-z
plane and a plane surface containing the z axis Thus the variable f has the same meaning in both the
systems
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19 Explain why the distance between two points specified in spherical coordinates cannot be calculated
by direct use of the coordinates of the points
How is the distance calculated
Answer Both q and f variables of spherical coordinates are angles and radian is their unit As the
unit of distance between two points is that of length the variables cannot be used directly for calcula-tion of distance
To calculate the distance it is necessary to express the spherical coordinates of the point in terms of
rectangular coordinate variables
113 Define the cross product of two vectors A and B Explain how the angle between the vectors can be
calculated from the definition of the cross product
Answer The cross product of two vectors A and B is a vector quantity say C The magnitude of C
is equal to the products of the magnitude of A the magnitude of B and the sine of angle a between
A and B The direction of C is perpendicular to the plane containing A and B The positive direction
is taken along the advance of a right-handed screw when it is rotated from A towards B
As per the definition of the cross product
A times B = ABsin a
Hence sin α = A B
A B
114 Explain what is meant by a scalar field Does the value of the field at a point depend on the choice of
the coordinate system
Answer A physical quantity which is a scalar function of position is a real number The quantity
may or may not be a function of time The mathematical representation or graphical plot of a scalar
function at various points in a region or domain is the scalar field of the function in that region Theregion may be one-dimensional (a line) two-dimensional (a surface) or three-dimensional (a vol-
ume) As an example let us consider a heated plate The temperature at each point on the surface of
the plate will have a specific value A graphical representation of temperatures at several points is the
temperature field in the region of the plate surface
Value of the field at a point is independent of the choice of a coordinate system
117 Explain the properties of the gradient of a scalar function
Answer The gradient of a scalar quantity which is a function of x y and z in general is a vector quan-
tity It is given by
nabla = + part part + partpart y x
u u u u= u
The first second and third terms give the rate of change of V with x y and z respectively As nablaV is
the vector sum of all the three components it gives the maximum rate of change of V with distance
at a point in space
120 Two sinusoidal functions are given by
V )t )minus= π
I )t )minus 12
π
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What is the phase difference between the two quantities and which is the leading quantity
Answer As V (t ) is a cosine function of time and I (t ) is a sine function of time we have to express
either V (t ) as a sine function or I (t ) as a cosine function of time By expressing I (t ) as a cosine func-
tion we get
)t )t = minus minus Thus the phase difference between the quantities is 3= V (t ) is the leading
quantity
PROBLEMS
11 Show the location of points P 1(10 m 20 m 30m) P
2(minus10 m 20 m 30m) P
3(10 m minus20 m
30m) P 4(10 m 20 m minus30m) in rectangular coordinates Calculate the distances of the points from
the origin
12 Show the location of the point P (05 m 60deg 02 m) in cylindrical coordinates Calculate the distances
of P from the origin
13 Show the location of the point P (04 m 30deg 45deg) in spherical coordinates Calculate the distances of
P from the origin
14 A point in rectangular coordinates is defined by (2 m minus3 m minus1 m) Find coordinates of the point in
(a) cylindrical coordinate and (b) in spherical coordinates
15 Derive relations between the cylindrical coordinate and spherical coordinate variables For the radial
directions use subscripts c and s respectively for cylindrical and spherical coordinates
16 A point in cylindrical coordinates is defined by (3 m 300
2 m) Find coordinates of the point inspherical coordinates
17 Find the distance between two points located at (a) (10 m 24 m minus08 m) and (minus26 m 15 m 15 m)
in rectangular coordinates (b) (12 m 45deg 20 m) and (05 m 60deg 02 m) in cylindrical coordinates
(c) (04 m 30deg 45deg) and (10 m 75deg 15deg) in spherical coordinates
18 Find the length vector from the point P 2(075 m 13 m minus06 m) to the point P
1(125 m minus07 m
04 m) Find also the unit vector directed from P 1 to P
2
19 A point is located at (20 m p 3 rad 08 m) in cylindrical coordinates Obtain in rectangular coordi-
nates the unit vector directed from the origin to the point
110 The location of two points are given by P 1(1 m 2 m 3 m) and P
2(2 m 3 m 5 m) Find the length
vector from the origin to the mid-point of the line joining P 1 and P
2
111 The location of two points are given by P 1(15 m 45deg 2 m) and P
2(5 m 60deg 30deg) in cylindrical and
spherical coordinates respectively Find the length vector from P 1 to P
2
112 A point is located at P (5 m 90deg 60deg) in spherical coordinates Find the unit vector directed from the
origin to P in rectangular coordinates
113 The equation y = 2 minus x is that of a straight line in the x-y plane Obtain the unit normal vector directed
from the given line to the point (3 2)
114 Find the dot and cross products of the vectors A = 3u x + 8u
y B = 5u
x + 10u
y What is the angle
between the vectors
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115 Given the vectors A = 4u x + 5u
y B = 6u
x + B
yu y + 8u
z What should be the value of B
y so that the angle
between A and B is 60deg
116 Vector A is directed from (2 m 3 m 4 m) to (5 m 7 m 9 m) and vector B is directed from (0 1 m
2 m) to (3 m 5 m 7 m) Find the angle between the vectors
117
Find the gradient of the scalar function f =
x
2
y +
y
2
z +
xz
2
at (minus
1 2minus
3) 118 The equation 2 x + 3 y + 4 z = c where c is a constant is that of a plane surface Find the unit vector
that is normal to the given plane and directed away from the origin
119 A surface is defined by x2 + y2 minus z 2 = 21 Find the unit vector normal to the surface at (4 3 2)
120 For the surface defined in Problem 119 find the angle between unit vectors normal to the surface at
(4 3 2) and )15 3
121 A vector function is described by A
+
1
2 2)uuu Find the divergence of the
vector function at (2 minus1 minus2)
122 A vector function is given by A = x2 yu x + y2 z u
y + xz 2u
z Find the curl of the vector at (1 2 4)
123 For the scalar function f ( x y z ) show that nabla times nablaf = 0
124 Prove the validity of the vector identity nabla times nabla times A = nabla(nabla sdot A) minusnabla2A for the vector function A = A( x
y z )u x + A( x y z )u
y + A( x y z )u
z
125 A vector field in rectangular coordinates is given byu
= + z
x Express the vector in cylindrical
coordinates at (4 45deg 3)
126 A vector is directed from (2 30deg 4) to (3 60deg 6) in cylindrical coordinates Find the angle between
the vector and the y axis
127 A vector function in cylindrical coordinates is given by
u ucos tans nr r
Calculate the components of the vector in rectangular coordinates
128 A vector function is given by = 8
2 2 Find the line integral of E along a straight path from
(3 5) to (6 10)
129 On the surface of a sphere find the area in the region if r = 6 30deg le q le 60deg 0 le f le 30deg
130 The amplitude of sinusoidal voltage and current of an electric circuit are 15 V and 2 A respectively
The current lags the voltage by p 6 rad Calculate (a) the rms values of voltage and current (b) the
power factor (c) the average power and (d) the complex impedance of the circuit
Find also the instantaneous power and complex power taking the voltage as reference Identify the
components of the complex power Assume w to be the angular frequency of the voltage
131 The complex forms of voltage and current amplitudes of an electric load are
40 V
2 A
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Differential Lengths
The differential length dr along r direction is the radial distance between two concentric cylindrical surfaces
of radii r and (r + dr ) The differential length in f direction however is not d f because f is an angle To find
the differential length along this direction let us consider a radial line OC at an angle f with the x axis as
shown in Fig 12(c) If the line is rotated by a differential angle d f then it will be displaced along f direction
to the position OC prime The arc length CC prime = rd f is the differential length along f direction As the length is
infinitesimally small we can assume it to be a straight line The differential length in z direction is dz Anelement of volume having side lengths dr rd f and dz is shown in at Fig 12(c) The surface areas of the ele-
ment are rd f dz drdz and rdrd f in r f and z direction respectively The volume of the element which is
equal to the product of its three side lengths is dv = rdrd f dz
The Spherical Coordinate System
In the spherical coordinate system the three coordinate surfaces are those of a sphere of a cone and of a
plane
S 3
S
S 1
(a ( )
( )
z -direction
-direction
r -direction
y
z
r
z
x
A volume element
z
dr
x
C
C
rd
dz
d
z
y
r
r
P
z
r
z
x
y
P ( z
O
Fig 12 The cylindrical coordinate system (a) Coordinate planes (b) Coordinates of a point and (c) A
volume element having side lengths dr rd f and dz
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These surfaces indicated by S 1 S
2 and S
3 in Fig 13(a) are
defined with reference to rectangular coordinates The
spherical surface S 1 which has its centre at the origin of
rectangular coordinates is described by its radius r Surface
S 2 is that of a right circular cone with its vertex at the centre
of the sphere and its axis along the z axis The cone is defined by its semivertical angle q The angle is called polar angle
or co-latitude The plane surface S 3 is at an angle f with the
x-z plane The angle f is common to both cylindrical and
spherical coordinates The three surfaces form an orthogo-
nal set The coordinate directions are perpendicular to the
coordinate surfaces as indicated in the figure Thus the
coordinate directions are perpendicular to each other
The intersection between a sphere of radius r and a cone of
angle q is a circle The radius of the circle is equal to r sinq A plane at an angle f with respect to the x-z plane inter-
sects this circle at P as shown in Fig 13(a) The coordi-nates of P are therefore r q and f
To calculate distance between two points it is necessary
to express the spherical-coordinate variables in terms of
rectangular-coordinate variables as f and q are angles
The relationships between the two sets of variables are
obtained as follows In Fig 13(b) the coordinates of P are
r q and f and the projection of P on the x-y plane is P xy
The length of OP xy
= r sinq as the angle between OP and
OP xy
is 90deg minus q Moreover as the angle between the x axis
and OP xy is f the lengths of projections of OP xy along xand y directions are given by r sinq cosf and r sinq sinf respectively Also the component of OP in z direction is
r cosq Accordingly the coordinates of P with reference to
rectangular coordinate system are
x = r sinq cosf (3a)
y = r sinq sinf (3b)
z = r cosq (3c)
We can calculate the distance between two points
P 1(r 1 q 1 f 1) and P 2(r 2 q 2 f 2) by the use of formula (1)after transforming the variables using relations (3)
Differential Lengths
The differential length in r direction is dr The element of
length in q direction is equal to the arc length PP prime shown in
Fig 13(c) The radius of the arc is r and it subtends an
angle d q at the origin The differential length in q direction
is equal to the arc length rd q The element of length in f
- irection
z
y
x
f rect on
f
-direction
S 1 2
z
z
y
x r θ
r
P xy
r θ )
y
x
C
C
r sin φ
r
rd
r
φ d r
θ
φ
φ
z
x
y
r sinθ
prime
q
si
sini
(a)
(b
(c)
Fig 13 The spherical coordinate system
(a) Coordinate planes and location of a point
in space (b) For transforming coordinate of a
point into rectangular coordinates and
(c) Showing an element of volume with side
lengths dr rd q and r sinq d f
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direction is equal to length of the arc CC primeon the x-y plane (or parallel to the x-y plane) as indicated in the figure
The radius of the arc is r sinq and it makes an angle d f at the origin Thus the differential length in f direction
is r sinq d f The arc lengths can be considered as straight lines An element of volume having side lengths dr
rd q and r sinq d f is also illustrated in the figure The surface areas of the element are r 2sinq d q d f r sinq drd f and rdrd f along r q and f direction respectively The volume of the element dv = r 2 sinq dr d q d f
It may be noted that the symbol r is used to denote the radial distance in cylindrical as well as in spherical
coordinate systems However it would be possible to know for which coordinate system the symbol is meant
from the description of the problem If in the solution of a problem both the coordinate systems are employed
suitable subscripts can be used
EXAMPLE 11
Find the distance between points (a) P 1(12 m 30deg 16 m) and P
2(07 m 45deg 09 m) (b) P
3(06 m
30deg 20deg) and P 4(09 m 45deg 50deg)
The units of coordinates of the points show that the locations of P 1 and P
2 are described in cylindrical coor-
dinates and of P 3 and P
4 are described in spherical coordinates
(a) Coordinates of the points in terms of rectangular-coordinate variables are given by
x1 = 12 cos 30deg = 1039 m y
1 = 12 sin 30deg = 06 m z
1 = 16 m
x2 = 07 cos 45deg = 0495 m y
2 = 07 sin 45deg = 0495 m z
2 = 09 m
Distance between the points
2
2 2 21 1 0minus= minus minus+ = )039 )6 893 m
(b) Coordinates of the points in terms of rectangular-coordinate variables are given by
x3 = 06 sin 30deg cos 20deg = 0282 m y
3 = 06 sin 30deg sin 20deg = 0103 m z
3 = 06 cos 30deg = 052 m
x4 = 09 sin 45deg cos 50deg = 0409 m y
4 = 09 sin 45deg sin 50deg = 0488 m z
4 = 09 cos 45deg = 0636 m
Distance between the points
34
2 20 0 0minus= minus minus )282 52 22
13 Scalar and Vector QuantitiesThe topic of vector analysis generally starts with the definition of scalar and vector quantities A geometrical or
a physical quantity that is completely specified by its magnitude alone is called a scalar quantity A scalar quantity
is a real number with a proper unit Examples of scalar quantities are mass length time volume work energy
heat etc Both uppercase and lowercase letters in italic will be used to denote scalar quantities A quantity which
has direction in addition to its magnitude is called a vector Examples of vector quantities are force displacement
velocity torque etc The magnitude of a vector quantity is a real positive quantity with a proper unit
Some electric- and magnetic-field quantities are scalar functions and some are vector functions Electric
charge electrostatic potential electric and magnetic fluxes electric current etc are scalars Whereas force
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between electric charges and between current-carrying conductors electric field intensity magnetic-field
intensity current density etc are vectors As vector functions are described by scalar quantities it is possi-
ble to study electric and magnetic fields by the use of scalar functions However the use of vector analysis
has the following advantages
1 The field equations can be written in a compact form Hence time and space needed to write an equa-tion are reduced
2 The equations contain all the information Therefore physical interpretation of the equations is made
easy
3 Equations of scalar quantities can easily be written from the vector form of the equations
4 Some theorems and laws of vector analysis find application in electromagnetic theory
14 Representation of VectorsA vector is represented geometrically by a directed line segment having an initial point and an end point The
direction of a vector is indicated by an arrow mark Vector quantities will be denoted by uppercase as well as
lowercase bold letters Representations of two vectors A and B are shown in Fig 14 The length of the lineis generally arbitrary However for geometrical solution of a problem
the line segments have to be drawn to scale
The sum and difference of two vectors is also a vector If C is the sum
of two vectors A and B and D is the difference between them then we
write
C = A + B
D = A minus B
The geometric methods of finding the sum and differ-
ence of the vectors are shown in Fig 15
A vector is also represented by showing its magnitude
and direction explicitly The magnitude is denoted by
an alphabetic symbol with or without the modulus
sign
The direction of the vector is represented by a unit
vector The magnitude of a unit vector is equal to
one unit and its direction is same as the direction of
the original vector
Various types of symbols are used to denote a unit vector We will denote it by u with a subscript to indicate
its direction For example the vector shown in Fig 16 is written as
A = Au A
= Au A
= u A A
The unit vectors at a point in rectangular coordinate system which are
denoted by u x u
y and u
z are parallel to the x y and z axes respectively
Their directions do not vary with the coordinate variables In cylin-
drical coordinate system the unit vectors ur u
f and u
z at any point are perpendicular to their respective coor-
dinate surfaces
B
A
Fig 14 Representation of vec-
tors by directed line segments
C A + BD A minus B
A
B
(a) ( )
minusB
A
B
Fig 15 (a) Addition of two vectors and
(b) Subtraction of two vectors
u A
A = Au A
Fig 16 A vector represented by
its magnitude and a unit vector
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The directions of ur u
f for different values of f are different This can be verified by drawing the unit
vectors at two different values of f Therefore these vectors cannot be treated as constants while differ-
entiating or integrating with respect f
The direction of u z does not change with any of the coordinate variables The unit vectors in spherical coor-dinate system which are denoted by ur u
q and u
f are perpendicular to the coordinate surfaces at any point
The directions of ur and u
q vary with q and f The direction of u
f varies with f
The directions of all the unit vectors in all the coordinate systems are positive towards the increasing values
of coordinates variables at the point considered Each set of unit vectors shown in Fig 17 is a right-handed
orthogonal system
An important method of representing a vector quantity is in terms of its components along the coordinate directions
The value of the scalar component of a vector along a coordinate direction is equal to the product of the magnitude
of the vector and cosine of the angle of the vector with the coordinate direction The angle measured from the coor-dinate direction towards the vector in the counter-clockwise sense is taken as positive Thus the projection of a
vector along a coordinate direction is its scalar value along that direction If a vector A makes angles a b and g with
the x y and z axes of rectangular coordinates respectively the scalar components of the vector along the axes are
A x
= A cos a A y
= A cos b A z
= A cos g
z
x
y
u
u z
u
ur
φ r
uφ
u z
x
y
z
φ
z
θ uθ
u
u
x
r
a) b
Fig 17 Directions of unit vectors for (a) Rectangular coordinates (b) Cylindrical coordinates and (c)
Spherical coordinates
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The quantities cos a cos b and cos g are called direction
cosines of the vector The vector components of A along the
coordinate directions are A xu
x A
yu
y and A
z u
z as indicated in
Fig 18 Conversely the sum of the vector components is
equal to the original vector A That is
A = A xu x + A yu y + A z u z
The magnitude of A in terms of its scalar components is
given by
x y z
2
In cylindrical coordinates
A = Ar u
r + A
f u
f + A
z u
z
A A
In spherical coordinates
A = Ar ur + Aq uq + Af uf
r
2
φ
Now let the components of another vector B be denoted by B x B
y and B
z in rectangular coordinates If C is
equal to the vector sum of A and B and C x C
y and C
z are the components C then
C = A + B
Or C xu
x+ C
yu
y+ C
z u
z = ( A
xu
x+ A
yu
y+ A
z u
z ) + ( B
xu
x+ B
yu
y+ B
z u
z )
Hence C x
= A x
+ B x C
y = A
y + B
y C
z = A
z + B
z
Vector Representations of Differential Lengths and Differential Surfaces
A directed line segment of differential length is written as
d d
The direction of the unit vector u is along d ℓ Accordingly elements of length vectors in the coordinate
directions of rectangular coordinates are u xdx u
ydy and u
z dz If a differential length d ℓ has components in all
the coordinate directions then
d ℓ = u xdx + u
ydy + u
z dz
In the same way the vector forms of elements of lengths in cylindrical and spherical coordinate systems can
be writtenIn cylindrical coordinates d ℓ = u
r dr + u
f (rd f ) + u
z dz
In spherical coordinates d ℓ = ur dr + u
q (rd q ) + u
f (r sin q d f )
A differential surface element is considered as a vector quantity The vector is described by its area dS and a
unit vector normal to its surface Denoting the normal unit vector by un the vector form of a surface element
is written as
d S = undS
For example the area of a surface element on or parallel to the y-z plane of rectangular coordinates is equal
to dydz and the normal to the surface is parallel to the x axis Therefore denoting the differential surface
vector by d S x we have
Projection of A on
to the x-y plane
A u
A u
A xu x
A
z
y
x
Fig 18 Showing components of a vector A
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d S x = u
x(dydz )
The other components of surface elements are
d S y = u
y(dxdz )
d S z = u
z(dxdy)
These surfaces are shown in Fig 19 A differential surface vector inthree-dimensional space with reference to rectangular coordinates is the
sum of the three vector components Thus
d S = u x
(dydz ) + u y
(dzdx) + u z
(dxdy)
The elements of surface vector in the other two coordinate systems are
Cylindrical coordinates d S = ur(rd f dz ) + u
f (drdz ) + u
z(rdrd f )
Spherical coordinates d S = ur(r 2sin q d q d f ) + u
q (r sin q dr d f )
+ uf (r dr d q )
The Position Vector If one end of a directed line segment is located at the origin and the other end at a point P ( x y z ) as shown
in Fig 110(a) the directed line is known as the position vector at P A position vector is generally denoted
by r Referring to the figure the scalar components of the vector along the coordinate axes are OP x = x
OP y = y OP
z = z Accordingly the vector in terms of its components is given by
r = xu x + yu
y + z u
z
The vector equation of a directed line can be obtained by the use of position vectors In Fig 110(b) two ends
of a directed line R 12
are at P 1( x
1 y
1 z
1) and P
2( x
2 y
2 z
2) The equations of position vectors at these points are
r1 = x
1u
x + y
1u
y + z
1u
z
r2 = x2u x + y2u y + z 2u z Referring to the figure we find that the sum of vectors r
1 and R
12 is equal to r
2 Hence
R 12
= r2 minus r
1 = ( x
2 minus x
1)u
x + ( y
2 minus y
1)u
y + ( z
2 minus z
1)u
z
The length of the line
minus minus )minus
u
u
u
z
dx
z
x
y
y
z
xd
Fig 19 Showing differential
vector surfaces along the coor-
dinate directions
P x y P 111 z y x
P 2 z y x z
P x
P
(a (
r
P ( x y z )
z z
y
x
12R
1
x
y
2r
r
Fig 110 (a) A position vector r and its components along the axes and (b) Describing a vector R12
in space
in terms of two position vectors r1 and r
2
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The unit vector directed from P 1 to P
2
R
1212
1= = + y z
minus )1
minus
EXAMPLE 12
A vector is given by F u u Find the vector at x = 1 y = 2 z = 3
F = 2+ x y z x y z
EXAMPLE 13
Two points are located at P 1(14 m 09 m minus06 m) and P 2(minus025 m 17 m 15 m) Find the length vectordirected from P 1 to P
2 and the unit vector directed from P
2 to P
1
The position vectors at P 1 and P
2 are given by
r1 = 14u
x + 09u
y minus 06u
z
r2 = minus025u
x + 17u
y + 15u
z
The vector directed from P 1 to P
2
R 12
= r2 minus r
1 = (minus025 minus 14)u
x + (17 minus 09)u
y + (15 + 06)u
z
= minus 165u x + 08u
y+21u
z
The length of the line
12 788= m
The unit vector directed from P 2 to P
1
R21=
As R 21
= minusR 12
and R21
= R12
we have
uu u
1 2u 1
2 7880 753= minus
EXAMPLE 14
Two points in cylindrical coordinates are defined by P 1(20 m 30deg 30 m) and P
2(30 m 45deg 40 m) Find
the unit vector directed from P 2 to P
1
x1 = 2 cos 30deg = 1732 m y
1 = 2 sin 30deg = 1 m z
1= 3 m
x2 = 3 cos 45deg = 2121 m y
2 = 3 cos 45deg = 2121 m z
2 = 4 m
R 21
= (1732 minus 2121)u x + (10 minus 2121)u
y + (30 minus 40)u
z
= minus 0389u x minus 1121u
y minus 10u
z m
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2 1+ m
1
1 5521 121 251 0 644minus minus
0= minus
x y z x y z
EXAMPLE 15
Two points in spherical coordinates are given by P 1(30 m 0deg 30deg) and P
2(20 m 60deg 0deg) Find the unit
vector directed from P 1 to P
2
x1 = 3 sin 0 cos 30deg = 0 m y
1 = 3 sin 0 sin 30deg = 0 m z
1 = 3 cos 0deg = 3 m
x2 = 2 sin 60deg cos 0deg = 1732 m y
2 = 2 sin 60deg sin 0deg = 0 m z
2 = 2 cos 60deg = 1 m
R 12
= (1732 minus 0)u x + (10 minus 30)u
z = 1732 u
x minus 20u
z m
21 2 646=
u u12
1 732
2 646= = minus
15 Multiplication of a Vector by a ScalarWhen a vector is multiplied by a scalar it results in a vector quantity If we denote a vector by A a scalar (a
real quantity) by f and the product of the two quantities by B then
B = f A
The direction of B is same as that of A if f is positive and opposite to that of A if f is negative
By writing A and B in terms of their vector components in rectangular coordinates we get
B xu
x + B
yu
y + B
z u
z = f ( A
xu
x + A
yu
y + A
z u
z )
The above equality is satisfied if each component of lhs is equal to the corresponding component of rhs
Therefore
B x = f A
x B
y = f A
y B
z = f A
z
The magnitude of B is
B + =
Also (f 1 + f
2)A = f
1A + f
2A
f (A + C) = f A + f C
16 Scalar Product and Vector Product of Two VectorsThe scalar product of two vectors A and B is a scalar quantity It is equal to the products of the magnitude of
A the magnitude of B and cosine of the angle a between A and B The scalar product is written by putting a
dot between A and B Accordingly
A sdot B = AB cos a
The scalar product is also called dot product or inner product
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Since cos a = cos (minusa )A sdot B = B sdot A
Also (A + B) sdot C = A sdot C + B sdot C
The dot product of two vectors A and B can be obtained in terms of their components as follows In rectan-
gular coordinates let
A = A xu
x + A
yu
y + A
z u
z (1)
B = B xu
x + B
yu
y + B
z u
z (2)
Then A sdot B = ( A xu
x + A
yu
y + A
z u
z ) sdot ( B
xu
x + B
yu
y + B
z u
z )
= A x[(u
x sdot u
x) B
x + (u
x sdot u
y) B
y + (u
x sdot u
z ) B
z ]
+ A y[(u
y sdot u
x) B
x + (u
y sdot u
y) B
y + (u
y sdot u
z ) B
z ]
+ A z [(u
z sdot u
x) B
x + (u
z sdot u
y) B
y + (u
z sdot u
z ) B
z ]
The dot product of two unit vectors having the same direction is equal to unity and the dot product of two unit
vectors that are perpendicular to each other is equal to zero Using these properties in the above relation we get A sdot B = A
x B
x + A
y B
y + A
z B
z
In cylindrical coordinates A sdot B = Ar B
r + A
f B
f + A
z B
z
In spherical coordinates A sdot B = Ar B
r + A
q B
q + A
f B
f
The vector product of two vectors A and B is a vector quan-
tity say C The magnitude of C is equal to the products of
the magnitude of A the magnitude of B and the sine of
angle a between A and B The direction of C is perpendicu-
lar to the plane containing A and B The positive direction
is taken along the advance of a right-handed screw when it
is rotated from A towards B This is illustrated in Fig 111
The vector product is written by putting a cross sign between
A and B Accordingly
C = A times B = ( AB sin a )un = A times B u
n
where un is a unit vector normal to the plane containing A
and B Since the angle from B to A is negative of the angle from A to B we get
B times A = minusA times B
The vector product is also called cross product
The cross product of A and B defined in (1) and (2) is
A times B = ( A xu
x + A
yu
y + A
z u
z ) times ( B
xu
x + B
yu
y + B
z u
z )
= A x[(u
x times u
x) B
x + (u
x times u
y) B
y + (u
x times u
z ) B
z ]
+ A y[(u
y times u
x) B
x + (u
y times u
y) B
y +(u
y times u
z ) B
z ]
+ A z [(u
z times u
x) B
x + (u
z times u
y) B
y +(u
z times u
z ) B
z ] (3)
The expression contains nine cross products of unit vectors The cross product of two unit vectors having the
same direction is equal to zero The cross product of two unit vectors that are perpendicular to each other is
equal to either plus or minus of the unit vector in the third direction Using these properties in (3) we get
C
Direction of rotation of ari ht-handed screw
Plane containin
A and B
A
a B
un
Direction of advanceof the screw
Fig 111 Right-hand screw rule to determine
the direction of A times B
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u x times u
x = 0 u
y times u
y = 0 u
z times u
z = 0
u x times u
y = u
z u
y times u
z = u
x u
z times u
x = u
y
u y times u
x= minusu
z u
z times u
y = minusu
x u
x times u
z = minusu
y
Substituting these in (3) we get the cross product of the vectors in rectangular coordinates
A times B = u x( A y B z minus A z B y) + u y( A z B x minus A x B z ) + u z ( A x B y minus A y B x)
The cross product can also be written in determinant form
In rectangular coordinates
A = x y z
x y z
x y z
In cylindrical coordinates
A =u u
In spherical coordinates
A =u u
A A
B
φ
φ
φ
EXAMPLE 16
Given two vectors E = 05u x minus 22u
y + 16u
z and F = 26u
x + 08u
y minus 27u
z Find (a) E sdot F (b) E times F (c)
angle between E and F (d) the scalar component of F along E and (e) the unit vector which is perpen-dicular to the plane containing E and F
The given data are
E x = 05 E
y= minus22 E
z = 16
F x = 26 F
y= 08 F
z = minus27
(a) The dot product of the vectors
E sdot F = (05)(26) + (minus22)(08) + (16)(minus27) = minus478
(b) The cross product of the vectors
E u= minusminus
= +u u
0 2 1 6
2 6 0 8 2 7
6 12
(c) The magnitudes of the vectors are
= + = 2 7662
= = 3 8332
If a is angle between E and F then
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cos )( )
= = minus = minusFsdot E
78
766 30 451
a = 1168deg(d) The scalar component ofF along E = F cos a = minus1728
(e) The unit vector that is perpendicular to the plane containingE and FE F y=
+=
sin ( )( )( )α
4 66 6 12
766 3 8930 4 299 646
EXAMPLE 17
Given two vectors E = 52ur + 65u
z and F = 83u
r + 128u
f minus 30u
z Show that
E times F = EF sin a
The vectors are described in cylindrical coordinates The given data are
E r = 52 E
f = 0 E z = 65
F r = 83 F
f = 128 F
z = minus30
The magnitudes of the vectors are
= 8= 32
= + = 55
The dot product of the vectors
E sdot F = (52)(83) + 0 + (65)(minus30) = 2366
If a is angle between the two vectors
cos a = 236(832)(1555) = 0183
and sin a = 0983
EF sin a = (832)(1555)(0983) = 12718
The cross product of the vectors
E = = minus +u
u u
5 5
8 3 12 8 3minus 0
83 66 56
The magnitude of the cross product
= + = =83 66 sin
EXAMPLE 18
Three vectors are given by A = 3u x + 4u
y B = 4u
y + 5u
z C = 5u
x + 6u
z Find
(a) A sdot (B times C) (b) A times B times C
B = = x y z
x y z0 4 5
5 0 6
20
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A sdot (B times C) = (3u x + 4u
y) sdot (24u
x + 25u
y minus 20u
z ) = 172
A u u
minusCtimes
u
24 25 20
17 Scalar and Vector FieldsA physical quantity which is a scalar function of position is a real number The quantity may or may not be a
function of time The mathematical representation or graphical plot of a scalar function at various points in a
region or domain is the scalar field of the function in that region The region may be one-dimensional (a line)
two-dimensional (a surface) or three-dimensional (a volume) As an example let us consider a heated plate
The temperature at each point on the surface of the plate will have a specific value A graphical representation
of temperatures at several points is the temperature field in the region of the plate surface By joining all the
points of equal temperature by a continuous and smooth curve we will get a contour of constant temperature
When a number of such contours for temperatures say T 1 T
2 T
3hellip are plotted the set of contours is a map of
constant-temperature field Since temperature is a scalar quantity the field is a scalar field Some other exam-
ples of scalar fields are distribution of air-density in a region of earthrsquos atmosphere contours of equal height
from the base of a three-dimensional object potential distribution in a region of electric charges etc
If a physical quantity is a vector function of position descrip-
tion of its magnitude and direction in a region is the vector field
of the function in that region The vector quantity may or may
not be a function of time Velocity distribution of fluid flow
in a pipe of non-uniform cross section and distribution of veloc-
ity at various points of a rotating body are vector fields Vector
fields are generally plotted showing only the directions of
the vector function at various points in a region If a curve isdrawn so that the directions of a vector function are tangential
to the curve at all the points the curve is called a field line or a
streamline A set of such curves is the field map As an exam-
ple let us consider the vector function defined by the equation
F = xu x + yu
y
It is a two-dimensional function and its domain is the x-y
plane At each point on the x-y plane F has a specific mag-
nitude and direction When the directions at various points
on the x-y plane are drawn a pattern will emerge as shown
in Fig 112 The field map of F consists of radial lines
18 Partial Derivative of Vector FunctionsThe partial derivative of a vector quantity which is a function of more than one variable is defined in the
same way as for scalar functions For example let a vector function in terms of its components in rectangular
coordinates be given by
A = y2u x minus yxu
y + az u
z
where a is a constant quantity
Since the unit vectors do not vary with the coordinate variables we have
part = minusA
u A A
x= uminus
Fig 112 Illustration of a vector field
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Partial Derivatives of Unit Vectors in Cylindrical Coordinates
As the directions of unit vectors ur and u
f in cylindrical coordinates vary with f the partial derivatives of
these vectors with f are not zero The procedure for obtaining the partial derivatives of the unit vectors by
the use of a graphical method is explained below Referring to Fig 113(a) the radial line ob represents a unit
vector in r direction at an angle f The line oc rep-
resents a unit vector along r direction at angle f +
d f The two vectors are denoted by ur(f ) and u
r(f
+ d f ) The directed line from b to c gives the change
of ur when f changes by a differential amount d f
The length of the line is equal to d f as r = 1 and it
is in f direction Thus denoting the differential
change of ur by d u
r we have
d ur = u
r(f + d f ) minus u
r(f ) = d u
r = (d f )u
f (1)
The differential d ur is equal to the rate of change of
ur with f multiplied by d f Accordingly
part (2)
From (1) and (2) we get
part=
u
φ
Thus the partial derivative of ur with respect to f is
equal to a unit vector along f direction
In Fig 113(b) and the inset the f -directed unit
vectors at b and c are shown as uf (f ) and uf (f + d f )respectively The vector d u
f is the change of u
f
when f changes by a differential amount d f The
magnitude of d uf is equal to d f and it is along negative r direction Thus
d uf = d f (minusu
r )
Aspartpart
we havepartpart
= minusφ
r
It may be verified that all other partial derivatives of unit vectors of cylindrical coordinates are zero
Partial Derivatives of Unit Vectors in Spherical Coordinates
In spherical coordinates the directions of both ur and u
q vary with q and also with f The direction of u
f var-
ies with f only We can obtain the partial derivatives of the unit vectors using graphical techniques similar to
those used for cylindrical coordinates The partial derivatives of unit vectors are given below
part =
partr r = n
partminus θ c= u os
Unit circle in
- plane
y
x
r- direction
uf
c
uf ( ) f (
( )
( )
d
d
uf ( +
u (
c
y
x
nit circlesn x-y p ane
od
u (
Fig 113 Geometrical methods for determining
differential change of (a)u
r with f and (b)u
f with f in cylindrical coordinates
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partpart
= minusuφ
θ uminus
All other partial derivatives of unit vectors of spherical coordinates are zero
Gradient of a Scalar FunctionIn rectangular coordinates let us consider a scalar quantity V that is a function of all the three variables x y and
z The first partial derivative of V with respect to x is partVpart x If V is a single valued function partVpart x gives the rate
of change of V with x at a point in space assuming y and z as constants Similarly partVpart y and partVpart z give rate of
change of V with y and z respectively The vector function having partVpart x partVpart y and partVpart z as its scalar compo-
nents in x y and z direction respectively is called gradient of V or lsquograd V rsquo in abbreviated form Accordingly
Gradient V = grad y
= partpart
+part
u u
Since V is common to all the terms we can write
grad y
= part + partu u (3)
The function inside the bracket of (3) is a differential vector operator It is called del or nabla and is denoted
by the symbol nabla In rectangular coordinates
nabla = part part +part
y z
(4)
Thus grad V = nablaV (5)
The three components of (3) give the rate of change of V with x y z respectively As grad V is the vector sum
of all the components it gives the maximum rate of change of V at a point in space
Unit Vector Normal to a Surface
Let us consider that the equation S ( x y z ) = c where c is a constant represents a continuous and single-
valued surface in a scalar field Then it can be shown that the gradient of S is along the normal direction to
the surface at any point P ( x y z ) and its sense is in the direction of increasing S The magnitude of nablaS gives
the maximum rate of increase of S at P The unit vector along the normal direction at P is given by
= plusmn nablanabla
where nablaS is the magnitude of nablaS
Divergence of a Vector Function
Let us consider a vector function D with D x D
y and D
z as components in rectangular coordinates Thus
D = u x D
x + u
y D
y + u
z D
z
where D x D
y and D
z are in general functions of all the three variables x y and z The divergence of D is
defined as the sum of part D x part x part D
y part y and part D
z part z Thus
div D =part
+ part
+ part
part D
x
D
y (6)
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where lsquodiv Drsquo is the abbreviation of divergence of D
It can be shown that the divergence of a vector is equal to the dot product of nablaand D
nablasdot part part part sdotu= u u y
)u
=part
+ part
part + part
part x y (7)
As the right-hand sides of (6) and (7) are identical
div D = nabla middot D
The divergence of a vector function is a scalar function A vector field of zero divergence is called a
solenoidal field
Curl of a Vector FunctionIn rectangular coordinates let us consider a vector function
H = u x H
x + u
y H
y + u
z H
z
where the components H x H
y and H
z are functions of all the three variables x y and z The curl of H written
in the abbreviated form as lsquocurl Hrsquo is defined by the following operation
cur u upartpart
minus part
+part
part partminus
part y y H H
x
H H
partpart
(8)
It can be shown that curl H is equal to the cross product of the vector operator nabla defined in (4) and H That is
curl H = nabla times H
Equation (8) shows that the curl of a vector function is another vector function A vector field with zero
curl is said to be an irrotational field
EXAMPLE 19
Given a scalar function V = 5 x2 y + 3 xz Find the gradient of V at a point P (15 27 08)
The gradient of V
nablaV = (10 xy + 3 z )u x + 5 x2u
y + 3 xu
z
Substituting x = 15 y = 27 z = 08
nablaV at P = [10(15)(27) + 3(08)]u x + 5(15)2u
y + 3(15)u
z
= 429u x + 1125u
y + 45u
z
EXAMPLE 110
Find the gradient of the scalar function = + at (1 minus2 4)
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nabla = partpart
+ partpart
= x
u2 2
Substituting x = 1 y = minus2 z = 4
nabla =
minus y z
4+
21
EXAMPLE 111
A scalar function is given by = )+ Find nablaf at (2 minus1 3)
nabla =part
+ partpart
=+ y z
22
( )+ u
Substituting x = 2 y = minus1 z = 3
nabla = )+7
minus
EXAMPLE 112
A vector field is described by F = 500u x + 750u
y A plane surface in the region of the field is defined by
2 x + 4 y + 6 z = 12 Find the vector components of F that are normal and tangential to the surface
Denoting the surface by S we have
S = 2 x + 4 y + 6 z The gradient of S
nablaS = 2u x + 4u
y + 6u
z
The magnitude of the gradient of S
nabla = +2 6 5= 6
The unit vector normal to the surface
S nabla 1)4
The scalar component of the vector field normal to the surface
n n= = ) y
sdot ) y z+ =usdot 1
56
000
56
The vector component of the vector field normal to the surface
F un
sdot = =)( )u+uu
56428 6
The vector component of the vector field tangential to the surface
Ft = F minus F
n = 3571u
x + 4643u
y minus 4286 u
z
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EXAMPLE 113
Given a vector function F = 2 x12 yu x + xy2u
y + (1 z )u
z Find divergence and curl of F at P (05 08 02)
The divergence of F
nablasdot = part
( part = + minus x x xy+ 2
11 )
Substituting x = 05 y = 08 and z = 02
nabla sdot F at P = 26931
The curl of F
nabla times = partpart
= )F
u u
u z
minus
2 1
Substituting x = 05 y = 08 and z = 02nabla times F at P = minus 0774 u
z
EXAMPLE 114
The equation to a surface is given by S ( x y z ) = xy minus 4 z 2 = 0 What is the angle between unit normal
vectors to the surface at P 1(8 2 2) and P
2(6 6 minus3)
Unit vector normal to a surface u S = nabla
nabla
nablaS
= yu
x
+ xu
y
minus 8 z u
z
At P 1 nablaS
1 = 2u
x + 8u
y ndash 16u
z nablaS
1 = 18
2 16
18=
minus
At P 2 nablaS
2 = 6u
x + 6u
y + 24u
z nablaS
2 = 2545
2
6 24
25
+u
Let a be the angle between the unit vectors Then
cos)
( )( )α = = =
minussdot x y z x y z
2
minus 2+ 4
4
324
4
2
95 720 705
= minus
a = 1345deg
EXAMPLE 115
Two surfaces are defined by S 1 = x2 + y2 minus z2 = 7 and S
2 = x2 minus y + z 2 = 3 Find the angle between the surfaces
at P (2 2 minus1)
The angle between two surfaces at a point common to them is the angle between the normal to the surfaces
at the point
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nablaS 1 = 2( xu
x + yu
y ndash z u
z )
At P nablaS 1 = 4u
x + 4u
y + 2u
z and nablaS
1 = 6
nablaS 2 = 2 xu
x ndash u
y + 2 z u
z
At P nablaS 2 = 4u
x ndash u
y ndash 2u
z and nabla = 21
Let a be the angle between the unit vectors Then
cos)
(= =
nablanabla
sdot sdot
211
8
6 21)=
a = 7308deg
EXAMPLE 116
Two vector functions are given by A = 2 xu y + 3 y2u
z and B = z u
x + 3 yu
z Find nabla sdot (A times B) at (3 2 1)
A = x y z
z0 2 2 2
nablasdot = part + part)times u sdot minus
y+
= 6 y + 6 yz minus 2 x = 18 at (3 2 1)
EXAMPLE 117
A vector is defined by
A = xy2
u x + yz 2
u y + zx2
u z Find nabla times nabla times A
nabla times = partpart
part part = minus +A
u u u
z
yz xy
2 2 2
2( )
nabla times nabla times = partpart
A
u u
minus 0= x y
z z
EXAMPLE 118
A scalar function is given by f = x3 + y3 + xyz Find nabla sdot nablaf
nablasdotnabla = part
+ +part
= x y
( )+ x xyz
= + + part =2 2 2
z)+ y )+ xyz )+ xy
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19 Vector IdentitiesSome useful vector identities are listed below The identities can easily be proved by assuming that the vector
A and B and the scalar f are functions of rectangular-coordinate variables
1 nabla times (nablaf ) = 0
2 nabla sdot (nabla times A) = 03 nabla sdot (f A) = A sdot (nablaf ) + f (nabla sdot A)
4 nablasdot + part
+ partpart
(nabla = nabla2 2 2
x y
5 nabla times nabla times A = nabla(nabla sdot A) minus nabla2A
6 nabla times (f A) = (nablaf ) times A + f (nabla times A)
7 nabla sdot (A times B) = B sdot (nabla times A) minus A sdot (nabla times B)
110 Line Surface and Volume IntegralsIn the case of a definite integral
adxint ) x
where the integrand F ( x) is a real function of a single variable x The function is integrated along x direction
between limits x = a and x = b Whereas in the case of a line integral a real function of more than one variable
is integrated along a continuous curve from an initial point to an end point The curve may also be a closed
one The function may be a scalar or a vector function of real variables In the case of a vector function its
component along a specified path is integrated The line integral is a definite integral
The principle of evaluating the line integral of a vector
function along a path is as follows Let us consider a vec-
tor function F in any coordinate plane Let us take a con-
tinuous curve of any shape denoted by C in Fig 114 in
the plane of the vector The positive direction of the curve
is indicated by an arrow and its initial and final positions
are marked by a and b respectively If we divide the curve
into a large number of very small segments each seg-
ment may be considered as a straight line Let there be n
such segments of lengths ∆ ∆ sdotsdot sdot If the
average value of the vector function over the k th segment
is Fk its scalar component along the positive direction of
the segment is F k cos a
k where a
k is the angle between F
k
and tangent to the k th segment as shown in the figure The
product of F k cos a
k and is equal to the dot product of F
k and the vector length ∆ ℓ
k That is
cosα sdot= ∆l
The sum of such dot products of all the segments between a and b is
n
=sum ∆l
k
In the limit n approaching infinity the above summation is called line integral of F along the curve C The
curve is the path of integration The line integral of F along the path shown in Fig 114 is
d int sdot l
Fig 114 Pertaining to line integration of a vector
Tangent to k t
segment
a1
F k∆
∆ 2∆ ∆
k
∆ n
C
a
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If the line integral is over a closed path it is written by putting a small circle on the integral sign Thus
F sdot d l denotes the line integral of F over a closed path
In order to understand the process of integrating a vector func-
tion F over a surface let us consider a continuous open surface
S shown in Fig 115 The surface may be considered as consist-
ing of a large number of very small surface elements with areas
∆S 1 ∆S
2hellip ∆S
k hellip ∆S
n Let the average of F over the k th sur-
face element be Fk The scalar component of F
k along normal to
the surface element is equal to F k cos a
k where a
k is the angle
between Fk and the unit vector u
n normal to the surface element
as shown in the figure The product of F k cos a
k and ∆S
k can be
expressed as the dot product of the vectors Fk and ∆S
k
F k ∆S
kcos a = Fsdot(∆S
k u
n) = F
k ∆S
k
The sum of such dot products over all the n surface elements is given by
n
=sumThe above summation as n approaches infinity is the surface integral of F over the surface The surface
integral is a definite double integral which is denoted using either two integral signs or a single integral sign
with a subscript s We will use the latter notation Accordingly
Sint denotes the surface integral of a vector function F over an open surface
If the surface is a closed one the surface integral is denoted by putting a small circle on the integral sign
Accordingly SS
denotes the surface integral of F over a closed surface
The volume integral of a scalar point function in three-dimensional space is a triple integral The integral isdenoted using either three integral signs or a single integral sign with a subscript v We will use the latter
notation Thus the volume integral of a scalar function r which is a continuous function of space variables
in a region of volume bounded by a closed surface is written as
dv
where dv is the volume of a three-dimensional element
EXAMPLE 119
Find the line integral of the vector function F = ( x2 + 2 y)u x + (3 x minus y2)u
y along the straight line defined by
y = 3 x from (0 0) to (1 3)
An element of length vector in rectangular coordinates
d ℓ = u xdx + u
ydy + u
z dz
The dot product of F and d ℓ F middot d l = ( x2 + 2 y)dx + (3 x minus y2)dy
Substituting y by 3 x in the first term and x by y3 in the second term we have
F middot d ℓ = ( x2 + 6 x)dx + ( y minus y2)dy
The line integral sdot 3
7= minusminus 17=
nu
S
F
Fig 115 Pertaining to surface integration
of a vector
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EXAMPLE 120
Integrate the vector function
F u + x y y
( ) x
along the path described by the equation y2 = 4 x from P 1(1 2) to P
2(4 4)
An element of length vector in rectangular coordinates
d ℓ = u xdx + u
ydy + u
z dz
The dot product of F and d ℓ sdot d x y
dyl =) x y x y 2
(1)
The path of integration is defined by the equation
y2 = 4 x (2)
Or ydy = 2dx (3)
Substituting (2) and (3) in (1) we get
F sdot = + x x
23 2
Thus F sdot = + =int int x2
03 2
274P1
2
The integral can be evaluated by substituting x2 + 4 x = u
EXAMPLE 121
A circular cylinder has its base on the x- y plane with its axis along the z axis The radius and height of the
cylinder are 20 cm and 50 cm respectively By using the formula for the differential area d S = (rd f dz )ur +
(drdz )uf + (rdrd f )u
z find the surface area of the cylinder
A differential area on the surface of the cylinder is in r direction Thus
dS = rd f dz
At r = 02 m dS = 02d f dz
Surface area π = 0 2φ
m2
EXAMPLE 122
The radius of a sphere is 25 cm By using the formula for the differential area d S = (r 2sinq d q d f )ur +
(r sinq drd f ) uq + (rdrd f ) u
f find surface area of the lower hemisphere
A differential area on the surface of the sphere is in r direction Thus
dS = r 2 sinq d q d f
At r = 025 m dS = 00625 sinq d q d f
Surface area π = 0 125φ π
2
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EXAMPLE 123
Given a vector function F = x2 yu x + xy2u
y Integrate nabla times F over the rectangular surface shown in Fig 116
y
y 1
x 2
x minus2
y minus1
x
Fig 116 For Example 123
The curl of the vector function
nabla times = partpart part
=F
u
u x y
x2 2 0
)minus
An element of surface vector is given by
d S = u xdydz + u
ydzdx + u
z dxdy
Thus (nabla times F) sdot d S = ( y2 minus x2)dxdy
We find from Fig 116 that the lower and upper limits of x are minus20 and +20 and those of y are minus10 and
+10 Thus
= minus+
minus
+
int sdot (= 08
111 Coordinate Transformation of VectorsIt is desirable to use a suitable coordinate system at the outset for solving a field problem involving vectors
For example it is easier to solve a problem having cylindrical symmetry by using cylindrical coordinates A
proper choice of a coordinate system simplifies the analysis and results in a solution that is compact in form
and easy for physical interpretation However it is occasionally necessary to convert a vector function from
one coordinate system to another system The principles of transformation of a vector function between
cylindrical and rectangular coordinates and between spherical and rectangular coordinates are described in
the following
Transformations between Cylindrical and Rectangular Coordinates
Let a vector F in terms of its components in cylindrical coordinates be given by
F = F r u
r + F
f u
f + F
z u
z (1)
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where in general each component is a function of all the three variables r f and z We will transform the
vector to rectangular coordinates
Let the same vector in terms of its components in rectangular coordinates is
F = F xu
x + F
yu
y + F
z u
z (2)
In order to transform the vector we obtain at first the rectangular-coordinate components F x F y and F z of F interms of F
r F
f and F
z and then change the cylindrical-coordinate variables to rectangular-coordinate variables
We know that the component of a vector in any direction is given by the dot product of the vector and a unit
vector in that direction Accordingly F x is equal to the dot product of F described by (1) and the unit vector u
x
F x = ( F
r u
r + F
f u
f + F
z u
z ) sdot u
x
= F r (u
r sdot u
x) + F
f (u
f sdot u
x) + F
z (u
z sdot u
x) (3)
We see from Fig 117 that the angle between ur and u
x is f the angle between u
f and u
x is 90deg + f and the
angle between u z and u
x is 90deg Therefore u
r sdot u
x = cos f u
f sdot u
x = minus sin f and u
z sdot u
x = 0 Substituting these
results in (3) we get
F x = F
r cos f minus F
f sin f
The component F y = ( F
r u
r+ F
f u
f + F
z u
z ) sdot u
y= F
r (u
r sdot u
y)
+ F f (u
f sdot u
y) + F
z (u
z sdot u
y)
The angle between ur and u
y is 90deg minus f between u
f and u
y
is f and between u z and u
yis 90deg Thus
F y = F
r sin f + F
f cos f
As the z direction is common to both the systems
F z = F
z
Since F r F
f and F
z are functions of the cylindrical-coordi-
nate variables these have to be expressed in terms of
rectangular-coordinate variables to complete the transfor-
mation Relations connecting the two sets of variables are
given in (12-2) [Equation 2 of Section 12]
We use the same procedure as described above to transform a vector in rectangular coordinates to cylindrical
coordinates It can be shown that a vector
G = G xu x + G yu y + G z u z
in cylindrical coordinates when transformed to rectangular coordinates will have the following scalar
components
G r = G
x cos f + G
y sin f
G f = minus G
x sin f + G
y cos f
G z = G
z
To complete the transformation the components have to be expressed in terms of spherical-coordinate vari-
ables using the following formulae which can be derived from (12-2)
y
u
(90deg
u
u
u
ur u x
f
f
Fig 117 Showing unit vectors of rectangular
and cylindrical coordinates
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2
f = tanminus1( y x)
z = z
Transformations between Spherical and Rectangular CoordinatesIn spherical coordinates let a vector function be given by
E = E r u
r + E
q u
q + E
f u
f
where E r E
q and E
f are in general functions of all the three variables r q and f
In order to transform the vector to rectangular coordinates we have to find its components in x y and z direc-
tions and then express these components in terms of x y and z The component of E along x direction is
E x = E sdot u
x = E
r(u
r sdot u
x) + E
q (u
q sdot u
x) + E
f (u
f sdot u
x) (4)
The values of (ur sdot u x) and (uq sdot u x) cannot be found directly because the angles between the unit vectorsinvolving the dot products cannot be expressed as simple functions of q and f
This difficulty is overcome by finding at first the pro-
jections of the unit vectors on the x-y plane and then
projecting these projections onto the x axis Referring
to Fig 118 we find that the angle between ur and the
z axis is q and the angle between uq and the z axis is
90deg + q Therefore the lengths of projections urand u
q
on the x-y plane are equal to sin q and cos q respec-
tively Moreover these projections are at an angle f
with the x axis Thus we haveu
r sdot u
x = sin q cos f
uq sdot u
x = cos q cos f
As the unit vector uf is at angle 90deg + f with the x axis
the dot product of uf and u
x is
uf sdot u
x = minus sin f
Substituting the expressions of the dot products in (4)
we get
E x = E
r sin q cos f + E
q cos q cos f minus E
f sin f
The components of E along y and z directions can similarly be calculated These are given by E
y = E
r sin q sin f + E
q cos q sin f + E
f cos f
E z = E
r cos q minus E
q sin q
To complete the process of transformation we have to express the components in terms of the rectangular-
coordinate variables The relations connecting the two sets of variables are given by (12-3)
Let us next consider a vector H in rectangular coordinates defined in terms of its components
H = H xu
x + H
yu
y + H
z u
z
We can transform the vector into spherical coordinate system using the procedure similar to that described
above The scalar components of H in spherical coordinates are
u
u
u
u x
u
(90deg q )
u
x
f
q
Fig 118 Showing unit vectors of rectangular and
spherical coordinates
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H r = H
x sin q cos f + H
y sin q sin f + H
z cos q
H q = H
x cos q cos f + H
y cos q sin f minus H
z sin q
H f = minus H
x sin f + H
y cos f
To complete the process of conversion the components will have to be transformed to spherical-coordinate
variables using the following formulae These can be derived from (12-3)
r y z x
=+
minuscos 1
x
f = tanminus1 ( y x)
EXAMPLE 124
A vector in cylindrical coordinates is given byF = Transform the vector into rectangular coordinates
The vector has only one component F r = 1r in r direction Let the vector in rectangular coordinates be
F = F xu
x + F
yu
y + F
z u
z
Thenr
x
x yr
= =) cossdot
= =) s nsdot
F z = 0
The vector in rectangular coordinates is given by
F 1
)uu
EXAMPLE 125
The vector F = r sin f uf is given in cylindrical coordinates Transform the vector into rectangular
coordinates
The vector has only one component F f = r sin f in f direction Let the vector in rectangular coordinates be
F = F xu
x + F
yu
y + F
z u
z
Then y
= = minus) )sdot minus sin 2 2
x y= =)sdot
F z = 0
The vector in rectangular coordinate is given by
F 1
2 2)u
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EXAMPLE 126
Convert the vector = r
r in spherical coordinates into rectangular coordinates
The vector has only one componentr
r
1 in r direction Let the vector in rectangular coordinates be
E = E xu
x + E
yu
y + E
z u
z
We haver
= =)) x
sdot 1
yr
=))
sdot 1
= =) cos
)sdot
The vector in rectangular coordinate is given by
E 1
+ )uu
112 Sinusoidally Time-Varying QuantitiesA scalar or a vector quantity may be time-invariant or it may be a function of time Quantities that are either
sine or cosine function of time are called sinusoidally time-varying quantities For example a voltage repre-
sented by
V (t ) = V 0 cos w t (1)
is a co-sinusoidal quantity And a current given by
I (t ) = I 0 sin w t (2)
is a sinusoidal quantity These are also called alternat-
ing quantities In (1) and (2) V (t ) and I (t ) denote instan-
taneous values V 0 and I
0 are the maximum values or
amplitudes of the functions and w is the angular or
radian frequency The units of voltage and current are
volt (V) and ampere (A) and that of w is radians per
second (rads) The graphs of variation of voltage and
current with time shown in Fig 119 are the familiarcosine and sine waves The waves repeat after every
w t = 2p radian The number of such repetitions or
cycles per second is called frequency of the waves The
frequency is denoted by f and its unit is hertz (Hz) The
duration of one cycle is equal to one period It is gener-
ally denoted by T Therefore T = 1 f As w t changes by
2p radian in one period w = 2p T = 2p f Each cycle
consists of a positive half-cycle and a negative half-
cycle Both the half-cycles have the same amplitude
and identical shapes
(a
(b
3
V t
V
I t
I
p p p p t
t
2p
23p p p
Fig 119 (a) A cosine wave and (b) A sine wave
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Next let us consider the functions
V 1(t ) = V
10 cos (w t + y
1) (3)
and V 2(t ) = V
20 cos (w t minus y
2) (4)
Note that V 1
(t ) and V 2
(t ) have the same frequency as that of V (t ) Graphs of functions defined by (1) (3) and
(4) are shown in Fig 120 The symbols y 1and y
2denote phase angles of V
1(t ) and V
2(t ) respectively If we
take the time-angle at which V (t ) is zero (or maximum) as reference the corresponding zero of V 1(t ) occurs
earlier by a time-angle y 1 and that of V
2(t ) occurs later by a time-angle y
2 Thus V
1(t ) leads V (t ) by an angle
y 1 and V
2(t ) lags V (t ) by an angle y
2 As cos w t = sin(w t + p 2) a cosine function leads a sine function by p 2
radian The phase angles are specified either in radian or in degree
Representation of Sinusoidal Functions
Any of the equations (1) to (4) is the basic form of rep-
resenting a sinusoidal quantity in terms of its amplitude
frequency and phase angle This form gives the value of
the quantity at any instant The waveforms of Fig 119and 120 also provide the same information
Some other useful ways of representing a sinusoidal
quantity are the phasor the complex and the polar forms
The basis of these forms is the Eulerrsquos formula (or iden-
tity) of the complex exponential function e j w t As per the
formula
e j w t = cos w t + j sin w t
where = minus1
cos w t = Re e j w t (5) sin w t = Im e j w t (6)
The notations Re and Im are the abbreviations of lsquoreal part of rsquo and lsquoimaginary part of rsquo respectively Thus
using (5) and (6) in (1) and (2) we have
V (t ) = Re V 0 e j w t
and I (t ) = Im I 0 e j w t = Re I
0 e j (w t minusp 2)
Similarly (3) and (4) can be written as
e j )1=
e j )2=
These are the complex exponential forms of writing sinusoidally time-changing quantities One advantage of
using the complex exponential function e j w t instead of sin w t or cos w t is that the form of a function does not
change when differentiated or integrated with respect to time
To proceed further let us write the last four equations as in the following
V (t ) = V 0 cos w t = Re (V
0 e j 0)e j w t
I (t ) = I 0 sin w t = Re ( I
0 eminus j p 2)e j w t
e t
11) Re )ψ
e t
1) Re )= minusminus ψ
V t
ω t
V t V t
2p
Fig 120 Showing time-phase difference between
sinusoidal waves
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A study of the above equations shows that the factor e j w t appears in all the functions In the mathematical
analysis of a problem it is not necessary to show this factor in all the steps The presence of e j w t in a func-
tion is assumed If all the quantities in a study have the same frequency it is sufficient to use only the
functions shown within the brackets At the end of an analysis the final expression is multiplied by e j w t
and either its real part or the imaginary part is used to express the result in real time The functions inside
the brackets are called phasors
We will denote a phasor by putting a bar over the symbol of the quantity For example
j 1ψ
and j
02minus
These are the phasor representations of sinusoidally time-varying quantities
Two more forms of representing a sinusoid can be derived from the phasor form Let us consider a voltage
phasor
e ψ
Since e j w = cos y + j sin y
)s n (7)
The first term on the rhs of (7) is the real part and the second term is the imaginary part of Denoting the
real part by V 0a
and the imaginary part by V 0i we have
i (8)
where V 0a
= V 0 cos y and V
0i = V
0 sin y
The form of (8) suggests that a phasor can be represented in a complex plane as shown in Fig 121 Equation
(8) and Fig 121 are the complex form of representing a sinusoidally time-varying quantity
We see that to write a sinusoidal quantity in phasor and com-
plex forms only its amplitude and phase angle are needed
Thus a simpler way of describing a sinusoidal quantity is by
its amplitude and phase angle as given below
ang plusmn
This is known as the polar form of representing a sinusoid
This form is advantageous where multiplication and division
of phasors are involved To illustrate these operations let j 1plusmn
and e j 2plusmn ψ
The product of the two phasors0 0 2= ang plusmn )]
The ratio of the two phasors j
2= ang[plusmn )] plusmn )]minus
Thus the magnitude of the product of two phasors is equal to the product of their magnitudes whereas the
phase angle of their product is equal to the algebraic sum of their phase angles Moreover the magnitude of
the ratio of two phasors is equal to the ratio of their magnitudes and the phase angle is equal to the phase angle
of the numerator-phasor minus the phase angle of the denominator-phasor
Im
Re
V
V
V
y
Fig 121 Representation of a sinusoidal
function in the complex plane
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Root-Mean-Square Value of a Sinusoidal Quantity
In order to define the root-mean-square (rms) value of a function consider that a sinusoidal current
I (t ) = I 0 sin w t
flows through a resistor of R ohm Then electric power dissipated in the resistor at any instant
)t s n= 0
ω t
The average power over a complete cycle
=1
2 2
2π
Next consider that a time-invariant current I flows through the same resistor instead of the sinusoidal current
Power dissipated in the resistor is equal to I 2 R If we assume that I 2 R is equal to the average power dissipated
by the sinusoidal current I 0 sin w t then
2=
Or =2
The constant current I which produces the same power in the resistor as the average power due to an
alternating current is called root-mean-square (rms) or effective value of the time-varying current The
nomenclature is derived from the mathematical procedure involved in deriving it
The rms value of a sinusoidal quantity is equal to 21 times of its amplitude The rms value of any periodic
function can be determined using the above procedure Sinusoidal quantities can also be represented usingrms value instead of amplitudes as given below
Instantaneous form )t )=
)t )=
Phasor form e ψ
Complex form
Polar form ang plusmn
The Complex ImpedanceThe complex impedance of an electric load is defined as the ratio of its complex voltage and complex
current To calculate the impedance let us assume that the instantaneous
voltage across the electric load shown in Fig 122 is
V (t ) = V 0 cos w t (9)
The complex and polar forms of the voltage are
0+ (10)
0ang
I (t
V (t
Load
Z
Fig 122 A load connected
to an ac source
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For a purely resistive load of resistance R ohm instantaneous current through the load
t )t )t
cos= = ω cos (11)
where I 0 = V
0 R We find from equations (9) and (11) that these are in time-phase The complex form of load
current is0+ (12)
The complex impedance is found by dividing (10) by (12)
Z = =0
00 0= ang
If the load is an ideal (loss-free) inductor of inductance L henry (H)
t )t cos( )== deg1ω (13)
The constant of integration is assumed to be zero as we are considering alternating quantities under steady
state (not transient) condition In the above expressions X L
= w L is reactance of the inductor and I 0 = V
0 X
L is
amplitude of the current The unit of reactance is ohm We find from (9) and (13) that the current in a pure
inductor lags the voltage across it by 90deg The complex form of current is
0
The complex impedance of the inductor
= = deg0
0+ = = ang
If the load is an ideal (loss-free) capacitor of capacitance C farad (F)
t
)t = = minus +t deg)t = os )90
where X c = (1w c) is reactance of the capacitor in ohm and I
0 = (V
0 X
c) is amplitude of the current We find
that current in an ideal capacitor leads the voltage across it by 90 deg The complex form of current is given by
The complex impedance
= = + deg00
minus = minus = ang minus
The complex impedance of an electric load consisting of a resistance R an inductance X L and a capacitance
X C in series is given by
j+ +minus (14)
where X = X L
minus X C is the effective reactance of the circuit If X
L is greater than X
C then the load is inductive
and if X C is greater than X
L the load is capacitive The angle y = tanminus1( X R) is called impedance angle
The resistance and reactance of the load in terms of the load angle are given by
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R = Z cos y
X = Z sin y
The magnitude of the impedance
The impedance in polar form is represented as
ang
Current I 0taken by a load is equal to the ratio of (10) and (14)
ji2
0= = = = =
) R jX
where I 0a
= (V 0Z ) cos y = I
0 cos y is the real part and I
0i = (V
0Z ) sin y = I
0 sin y is the imaginary part of the
current phasor respectively
The current in the polar form is
0= ang
ang + = ang minus where
0 =
If the resistance and reactance of an electric load is known we can calculate values of the circuit impedance
Z and the impedance angle y Taking the voltage across the circuit as reference the equation for instanta-
neous current is given by
I (t ) = I 0 cos(w t minus y )
We see that the phase angle between voltage and current is equal to the impedance angle y The current lags
the voltage for an inductive load and the current leads the voltage for a capacitive load The impedance angle
lies between 0 and 90deg if the load is inductive and between 0 and minus90deg if the load is capacitive
The rms value of current I = =rms value of voltage
Instantaneous Average and Complex Powers
Instantaneous power input to a load is equal to the product of its voltage and current at a given instant If the
instantaneous voltage is described by the equation
V (t ) = V 0 cos (w t + y
1) (15)
and the current at the same instant is given by
I (t ) = I 0 cos (w t + y
2) (16)
then instantaneous power
P (t ) = V (t ) I (t ) = V 0 I
0 cos (w t +y
1) cos (w t + y
2)
= +t 2
)]ω + cos (17)
where y = y 2 minus y
1 is the phase difference between current and voltage
The instantaneous power given by (17) has two parts One part is independent of time and the other part var-
ies with time at twice the frequency The average power is equal to the average value of instantaneous power
over one cycle Thus the average power
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t 2
1
2)t
=0
2cosc= os (18)
The average power therefore is equal to the product of rms voltage rms current and the cosine of phase-angle between the voltage and current The power is also called active or effective or real power The electric unit
of power is watt (W) The product of V and I that is VI is called apparent power and its unit is volt-ampere
(VA) The factor cos y is called power factor of the load
Power factor cos = =2
VI
Substituting V = IZ and cos y = RZ in (18) we get the average power in terms of the current and the
resistance
P av
= I 2 R
Thus the active power is the power absorbed by the load
In an analogous way the reactive or quadrature power
1
2
2 (19)
The unit of reactive power is volt-ampere reactive (var)
It may be noted that I cos y of (18) is the component of current that is in phase with the voltage and I sin y of (19) is the component of current that is in quadrature with the voltage Thus the general principle is that
the average power is equal to the product of in-phase components of rms voltage and rms current and the
reactive power is given by the product of rms voltage and rms current which are out of phase by 90deg We will
use this principle to define complex power
The complex forms of voltage and current defined by (15) and (16) are
i (20)
andi (21)
In (20) V 0a
and V 0i are the real and imaginary parts of the voltage and in
(21) I 0a
and I 0i are the real and imaginary parts of the current These are
represented in the complex plane of Fig 123 Since V 0a
and I 0a
are in
phase and V 0i
and I 0i are also in phase the average power
1
2)
ii (22)
Moreover as V 0i
and I 0a
are out of phase by 90deg (V 0i I
0a2) gives one part of the
reactive power For the same reason (V 0a I
0i 2) gives a second part of reactive
power Note that in the first part the current lags the voltage and hence this part of the reactive power is inductive
The second part of the reactive power is capacitive as in this case the current leads the voltage If we assume the
inductive power to be positive then the capacitive power would be negative Thus the net reactive power
1)
ai a (23)
1
I
V
V a I
I
V
Im
Re
Fig 123 Showing real and
imaginary parts of a voltage
phasor and a current phasor
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We can also obtain the above results mathematically by the use of the complex forms of voltage and current
given in (20) and (21) as follows The conjugate of current is
i
lowast minus
Then1
2
1
2
lowast = i
)i
minus
= +1
2) + )]minus
i i (24)
We see that the rhs of (24) has a real part and an imaginary part The real part is same as the average power
given by (22) and the imaginary part is same as the reactive power given by (23) Thus 2lowast
gives the
complex power Denoting the complex power by P we have
lowast1
2 0
(25)
The average or active power 1
2 (26)
The reactive power 1
2 0
(27)
In (26) Re means lsquoReal part of rsquo and in (27) Im means lsquoImaginary part of rsquo the complex power The reactive
power is inductive if the imaginary part of (24) is positive and it is capacitive if the imaginary part is nega-
tive It can be shown that the real part of ( )2 is also equal to P av
However its imaginary part is nega-
tive of the imaginary part of (24)
EXAMPLE 127
The voltage and current of a given load are
V (t ) = 120 sin (1000t + 60deg) V
I (t ) = 15 cos (1000t - 45deg) A
(a) Find the phase difference between voltage and current and their root-mean-square values (b) Represent
the voltage and current in phasor complex and polar forms (c) Calculate the load impedance resistance
reactance inductance (or capacitance) power factor active power and reactive power using (18) and (19)
(d) Calculate the complex power using (25)
(a) In order to find the phase difference between voltage and current we have to write the voltage equation
in the cosine form
V (t ) = 120 sin (1000t + 60deg) = 120 cos (1000t minus 30deg) V
I (t ) = 15 cos (1000t minus 45deg) A
The phase angle of the current with respect to the voltage = minus 45degminus(minus30) = minus15deg The current lags the voltage
by 15deg
Root-mean-square values of voltage and current are
=2= 120 84 85 V
51= =2 60 A
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(b) Phasor forms e jminus ( ) V
e 4 ) A
Complex forms 0=)deg V
deg) = )minus A
Polar forms ang120 deg
= 1 Aang5 minus deg
(c) = = ang minus degang minus deg
= ang deg = deg +0
120 30
1 5 515 80 15(cos 2 700 1 Ω
Ω= 20 71 (Inductive)
Inductance L = X w = 20711000 = 2071 mH
Power factor = cos y = cos 15deg = 0966 (lagging)
Active power1
2
1120 1 966 93(= )( )5 0 ) 86 W
Reactive power 1
2
1120 1 259 29
0 = ) )5 0 ) = 23
(d) Complex powerlowast1
2
1 + 27
The real part is the average power in watts and the imaginary part is the reactive power in vars (inductive)
113 Fourier SeriesConsider that a function f ( x) has the following properties
1 It varies periodically with x That is f ( x + T ) = f ( x) where T is
the period
2 It is a single-valued function That is it has only one value for
a given value of the variable
3 It is a continuous function of the variable It may however have
finite number of discontinuities Such a periodic function is
shown in Fig 124 The wave is continuous in the range 0 lt x lt p and p lt x lt 2p and it is discontinuous at x = p and 2p
Any function f ( x) with a period 2p and satisfying the above mentioned properties can be represented by a trigonometric series as given below
) x1
==
infin
1
cn
)n (1)
where the constant a0 a
n and b
n are real numbers The trigonometric series is called Fourier series The con-
stants of the series are calculated from the following formulae
f d 1
minusπ
π x
p
f ( )
p
Fig 124 Illustration of a periodic
function
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x1
x
b f x d minus
1 π
Over a period 2p the constant a0 is the average value of f ( x) whereas the coefficients an and bn are twice theaverage values of f ( x) cos nx and f ( x) sin nx respectively
If a function f ( x) is defined over an interval of length instead of minus p to p its Fourier series is
obtained by replacing x in (1) by x Accordingly
n) x n=
(2)
The constants of (2) are given by
a f d 1
minus
+
x
x x
+1
b n x
dx1
minus
x sin
If f ( x) is an even function of x ie if f (minus x) = f ( x) then bn = 0 and
a x2
If f ( x) is an odd function of x [ f (minus x) = minus f ( x)] then an
= 0 and
b dx2
x sin
For an alternating function with identical positive and negative half-waves [ f ( x + p ) = minus f ( x)] the constant
a0 = 0
EXAMPLE 128
We will obtain the Fourier series of (a) a rectangular waveform and (b) of a triangular waveform illus-
trated in Fig 125
Fig 125 Pertaining to Example 128 (a) A rectangular wave and (b) A triangular wave
O
(a) b
f ( )
x
minusV
V
A
O
minusV
V
f ( )
minus x
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As both the waves are odd functions of x and have identical positive and negative half-cycles it is necessary
to calculate coefficient of the sine series only over the interval x = 0 to
(a) For the rectangular waveform f ( x) = V 0 in the interval x = 0 to =
=
2 2 2
0 = c
minus )
We see that bn = 0 for even values of n and b
n = 2 for odd values of n Thus the Fourier series of the
function is
) x == 4 1
1 3 5 (3)
(b) The equation of the triangular waveform from x = 0 to x = is that of the straight line OA Its equation
is
x
) x =
The coefficient of the nth term of the sine series
b x n x
dx
n
=
= minus
2
2
0
si
cos sin
= minus 2
ncos
Hence the Fourier series of the function is given by
) x s n= minus+ s n
2 1
3
3
2 (4)
114 Bessel FunctionsBessel functions are solutions of specific types of second order ordinary differential equations The general
form of the equation with V as dependent variable and r as independent variable is
r dr dr
0+ +r =)kr (1)
where k 2 is positive and n is any number Equation (1) is called Besselrsquos equation of order n though the dif-
ferential equation itself is of second order For n = 0 equation (1) becomes
dr dr
2 2 0+ + =)kr (2)
Equation (2) is Besselrsquos equation of zero order
Besselrsquos equation of any order is solved using the power series method We will limit our discussion to equa-
tion (2) as we will not need the solution of equation (1) for the analysis of problems which we will consider
in later chapters The solution of (2) is of the form
a + + + + +3 5 (3)
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The coefficients of the series are found by substituting V dV dr and d 2V dr 2 in (2) and then equating the
coefficients of like powers of r to zero Substituting (3) into the third term of (2) we get
2
)+ + + + + sdotsdotsdot (4)
Substituting dV dr and d 2V dr 2 into the second and first terms of (2) respectively we get
dV
r = 3 4 6 (5)
r d V
dr a r r 6 20= r + +a r +r (6)
Since the sum of the left-hand sides of (4) (5) and (6) is zero the sum of their right-hand sides must be equal
to zero Taking the sum and then collecting the terms of like powers of r we have
3 4r a a a
+ + =)+r r 6 0 (7)
Equation (7) will be satisfied if the coefficient of each power of r is equal to zero This exercise will yield the
following results
a1r = 0 rArr a
1 = 0
42
0 2
k = s an ar trar constant
9 0=
162
4
a k
a =
25 0a
362
6
a = minus
We find that the coefficients of odd powers of r of (3) are zero So the solution of the differential equation
will have terms with even powers of r only The coefficient of r 2m where m is a positive integer including
zero is given by
m1minus
m ) (8)
Replacing a0 of (8) by a different constant A the solution of (2) is given by
==
infin
sum minus( m )
)kr (9)
The function ) 1
)= sum
is called Bessel function of first kind and zero order
As equation (2) is a second-order differential equation there must be a second independent solution of the
equation The second solution is called Bessel function of second kind and zero order
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SUMMARY
We learnt the basics of three common types of coordinate systems vector analysis sinusoidally time-
varying functions Fourier series and Bessel function Other mathematical tools are described in later chap-
ters as and when necessary We found that unlike the unit vectors in rectangular coordinates the directionsof some of the unit vectors in cylindrical and spherical coordinates vary with one or two coordinate vari-
ables Though only the mathematical definitions of divergence gradient and curl operations are available
their applications to electric and magnetic fields and interpretations of results are described in later chap-
ters The vector operations in cylindrical and spherical coordinates are given in Chapters 2 and 4 The vec-
tor identities line surface and volume integrals will find frequent use in the text Moreover we will utilise
the coordinate transformation technique for calculation of vector magnetic potential of a current loop in
Chapter 4
Representation of sinusoidal quantities and power calculation will be used for the study of time-varying
fields We will apply Fourier series and Bessel function for the solution of boundary-value problems Bessel
function will also be used to study the skin-effect phenomenon in cylindrical conductors
IMPORTANT FORMULAE
Relation between coordinate variables
Rectangular and cylindrical coordinates
x = r cos f
y = r sin f
z = z
Rectangular and cylindrical coordinates
x = r sin q cos f
y = r sin q sin f
z = r cos q
Differential lengths
Rectangular coordinates d ℓ = u xdx + u
ydy + u
z dz
Cylindrical coordinates d ℓ = dr ur + rd f uf + u
z dz
Spherical coordinates d ℓ = ur dr + u
q (rd q ) + u
f (r sin q d f )
Differential surfaces
Rectangular coordinates d S = u x(dydz ) + u
y(dzdx) + u
z (dxdy)
Cylindrical coordinates d S = ur (rd f dz ) + u
f (drdz ) + u
z (rdrd f )
Spherical coordinates d S = ur (r 2sinq d q d f ) + u
q (r sinq drd f ) + u
f (rdrd q )
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Differential volumes
Rectangular coordinates dv = dxdydz
Cylindrical coordinates rdrd f dz
Spherical coordinates r 2sinq drd q d f
Position vector r = xu x + yu
y + z u
z
Dot product of two vectors
In rectangular coordinates A sdot B = A x B
x + A
y B
y + A
z B
z
In cylindrical coordinates A sdot B = Ar B
r + A
f B
f + A
z B
z
In spherical coordinates A sdot B = Ar B
r + A
q B
q + A
f B
f
Cross product of two vectors
In rectangular coordinates
A
u
=
x B B
In cylindrical coordinates
A
u u
= B
In spherical coordinates
A
= A A B
θ φ
θ φ
θ φ
Gradient of a scalar function in rectangular coordinates
nabla = part part + part y
u u
Divergence of a vector function in rectangular coordinates
nablasdot = partpart
+part
+part
D D
x y
D y
Curl of a vector function in rectangular coordinates
nabla times = partpart
part part y z
x y
H H Vector identities
nabla times nabla times A = nabla(nabla sdot A) minus nabla2A
nabla sdot (A times B) = B sdot (nabla times A) minus A sdot (nabla times B)
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Dot product of unit vectors
In Rectangular and Cylindrical Coordinate systems
sdotur
sdotuf
sdotu z
u x cos f ndashsin f 0u
ysin f cos f 0
u z
0 0 1
In Rectangular and Spherical Coordinate systems
sdotur
sdotuq
sdotuf
u x
sinq cosf cosq cosf ndashsin f
u y
sinq sinf cosq sinf cosf
u z cosq ndashsinq 0
Complex impedance
+ )minus
Instantaneous power
)t = ])t cos2
cos
Complex power
lowast1
2
MULTIPLE983085CHOICE QUESTIONS
(starred questions have two answers)
11 A point in cylindrical coordinates is defined by (14 m 25deg 075 m) Location of the point in rectan-
gular coordinates is
(a) (14 m 0592 m 075 m)
(b) (1269 m 0592 m 075 m)
(c) (14 m 0592 m 075 m)
(d) (14 m 0592 m 0375 m)
12 A point in spherical coordinates is described by (095 m 35deg 20deg) Location of the point in rectangu-
lar coordinates is
(a) (0512 m 0186 m 0778 m)
(b) (0186 m 0512 m 0778 m)
(c) (0512 m 0778 m 0186 m)
(d) (0186 m 0778 m 0512 m)
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13 A position vector is given by 4 The unit vector in the direction of the position
vector is
(a) 0 0 566 +u
(b) 0 0 24 +u
(c) 0 0 566 +u
(d) 0 0 707 +u
14 A vector is given by A uu+u If the unit vector alongA is u707
what should be the value of p
(a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 10 (d) 12
15 Two vectors are given by A 4+u and 1+u 2 The angle between the vectors is
nearest to
(a) 12deg (b) 14deg (c) 16deg (d) 18deg
16 Two vectors are described by A u u3+u and B u u For the vectors to be
parallel the values of p and q should be (a) p = 3 q = 3 (b) p = 3 q = 9 (c) p = 45 q = 3 (d) p = 3 q = 45
17 The angle between two vectors A 4+u x y
and B y is 15deg What is the ratio of p to q
(a) 1732 (b) minus1732 (c) 0577 (d) minus0577
18 Two vectors are given by A 2+u z and B 4+u
z The unit vector normal to the plane con-
taining A and B is given by
(a) +0 371 0 557 y
(b) +0 741 0 371 y
(c) 0741u x minus 0577u
y + 0371u
z
(d) 0371u x +
0743u y minus
05571u z
19 A scalar function is given byf = xyz The magnitude of grad f at (1 minus1 1) is equal to
(a) 2 3 (b) 3 2 (c) 31 (d) 3
110 If r is the position vector at ( x y z ) the magnitude of nabla sdot r is equal to
(a) 3 (b) 3 (c) 31 (d) 13
111 The divergence of F = xy (u x + u
y) at (1 3) is equal to
(a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3 (d) 2
112 A vector in cylindrical coordinates is given by (sin f r ) ur The vector in rectangular coordinates is
(a) y
2
3 2) (b)
y
2
2( ) (c)
y
2 2
2( ) (d)
y
2
2( )
113 A vector in spherical coordinates is given by ur r 2 The vector in rectangular coordinate is
(a)+u
x + 3 2 (b)
3 2
+u
x + (c)
u+u
( x + 3 (d)
zu u+u z
x + 3 2
114 The line integral of F = xy (u x + u
y) along the straight line y = x from (0 0) to (2 2) is
(a) 163 (b) 8 (c) 16 (d) 4
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115 The instantaneous voltage and current in an electric circuit are given by V (t ) = 5 sin (w t minus 30deg) V and
I (t ) = minus02 cos w t A The average power supplied to the circuit is
(a) 05 W (b) 3 2 W (c) 025 W (d) 3 4 W
QUESTIONS
11 Name the coordinate planes of rectangular coordinates
12 In rectangular coordinates the coordinates of a point are x y and z What is the normal distance of
the point from the x- y plane
13 Name the plane on which x = 0
14 The coordinate of two points are and respectively What is the distance between the
points
15 In rectangular coordinates locate the point ) by tracing the path along or parallel to the
coordinate axes starting from the origin
16 Describe the cylindrical coordinate system Show that the coordinate directions are mutually perpen-
dicular to each other
17 Describe the spherical coordinate system Show that the coordinate directions are mutually perpen-
dicular to each other
18 The r and variable appearing in cylindrical and spherical coordinate systems have the same mean-
ing or different meanings in the two systems Explain
19 Explain why the distance between two points specified in spherical coordinates cannot be calculated by direct use of the coordinates of the points
How is this distance calculated
110 Sketch a length vector in rectangular coordinates and show its components in the coordinate directions
111 Express the vector A as sum of its component in rectangular cylindrical and spherical coordinates
112 Write the differential length vector and the differential surface vector in rectangular cylindrical and
spherical coordinates in terms of the components Give also the formula for the differential volume
in the three coordinate systems
113 Define the cross product of two vectors A and B Explain how the angle between the vectors can be
calculated from the definition of the cross product
114 Explain what is meant by a scalar field Does the value of the field at a point depend on the choice of
the coordinate system
115 State what is meant by a vector field Does the value of the field at a point depend on the choice of
the coordinate system
116 Explain with sketches that the unit vectors ur and u
f in cylindrical coordinates vary with f
117 Explain the properties of the gradient of a scalar function
118 Describe the procedure for evaluating the line integral of a vector function from an initial point to a
final point along a given path
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119 For the vector function A( x y z ) show that nabla sdot nabla times A( x y z ) = 0
120 Two sinusoidal functions are given by
)t )minus=
)t )minus 12
π
What is the phase difference between the two quantities and which is the leading quantity
121 A sinusoidal quantity is given by
F (t ) = F 0 sin (w t + y )
Write the complex exponential phasor and polar forms of the quantity
122 Define the rms value of a sinusoidally time-varying current Explain its significance
123 If W V and I are the measured values of power rms value of voltage and rms value of current
respectively of an electric load then the ratio W (VI ) is defined as the power factor of the load Is this
definition applicable to only sinusoidal variation of voltage and current with time or for any type of
variation Explain
124 Explain with sketches the meanings of single-valued and multi-valued periodic functions
ANSWERS TO SELECTED QUESTIONS
16 Describe the cylindrical coordinate system Show that the coordinate directions are mutually perpen-
dicular to each other
Answer In cylindrical coordinate system the three surfaces are those of a circular cylinder and two
planes These surfaces are specified with reference to the rectangular coordinate system The axis of
the cylinder is along the z axis and its radius is denoted by r One of the plane surfaces containing the
z axis is specified by the angle it makes with the y-z plane The angle is generally denoted by f The
second plane surface is parallel to and at a height z from the x-y plane The three coordinate direc-
tions are r f and z
The r direction is normal to the surface of the cylinder hence it is perpendicular to the axis of the
cylinder As the axis of the cylinder is along the z axis r and z directions are perpendicular to each
other At a point on the cylindrical surface the r direction is perpendicular to and the f direction istangential to the cylindrical surface Hence they are perpendicular to each other Moreover the f direction is parallel to the x-y plane hence it is perpendicular to the z direction
18 The r and f variable appearing in cylindrical and spherical coordinate systems have the same mean-
ing or different meanings in the two systems Explain
Answer The variables in cylindrical coordinate system are r f and z and those of spherical coordi-
nates are r q and f The r direction in cylindrical coordinates is perpendicular to the z axis of rectan-
gular coordinates whereas the r direction in spherical coordinates is at an angle q with the z axis Thus
the r-variables have different meaning In both the systems the angle f is the angle between the y-z
plane and a plane surface containing the z axis Thus the variable f has the same meaning in both the
systems
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19 Explain why the distance between two points specified in spherical coordinates cannot be calculated
by direct use of the coordinates of the points
How is the distance calculated
Answer Both q and f variables of spherical coordinates are angles and radian is their unit As the
unit of distance between two points is that of length the variables cannot be used directly for calcula-tion of distance
To calculate the distance it is necessary to express the spherical coordinates of the point in terms of
rectangular coordinate variables
113 Define the cross product of two vectors A and B Explain how the angle between the vectors can be
calculated from the definition of the cross product
Answer The cross product of two vectors A and B is a vector quantity say C The magnitude of C
is equal to the products of the magnitude of A the magnitude of B and the sine of angle a between
A and B The direction of C is perpendicular to the plane containing A and B The positive direction
is taken along the advance of a right-handed screw when it is rotated from A towards B
As per the definition of the cross product
A times B = ABsin a
Hence sin α = A B
A B
114 Explain what is meant by a scalar field Does the value of the field at a point depend on the choice of
the coordinate system
Answer A physical quantity which is a scalar function of position is a real number The quantity
may or may not be a function of time The mathematical representation or graphical plot of a scalar
function at various points in a region or domain is the scalar field of the function in that region Theregion may be one-dimensional (a line) two-dimensional (a surface) or three-dimensional (a vol-
ume) As an example let us consider a heated plate The temperature at each point on the surface of
the plate will have a specific value A graphical representation of temperatures at several points is the
temperature field in the region of the plate surface
Value of the field at a point is independent of the choice of a coordinate system
117 Explain the properties of the gradient of a scalar function
Answer The gradient of a scalar quantity which is a function of x y and z in general is a vector quan-
tity It is given by
nabla = + part part + partpart y x
u u u u= u
The first second and third terms give the rate of change of V with x y and z respectively As nablaV is
the vector sum of all the three components it gives the maximum rate of change of V with distance
at a point in space
120 Two sinusoidal functions are given by
V )t )minus= π
I )t )minus 12
π
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What is the phase difference between the two quantities and which is the leading quantity
Answer As V (t ) is a cosine function of time and I (t ) is a sine function of time we have to express
either V (t ) as a sine function or I (t ) as a cosine function of time By expressing I (t ) as a cosine func-
tion we get
)t )t = minus minus Thus the phase difference between the quantities is 3= V (t ) is the leading
quantity
PROBLEMS
11 Show the location of points P 1(10 m 20 m 30m) P
2(minus10 m 20 m 30m) P
3(10 m minus20 m
30m) P 4(10 m 20 m minus30m) in rectangular coordinates Calculate the distances of the points from
the origin
12 Show the location of the point P (05 m 60deg 02 m) in cylindrical coordinates Calculate the distances
of P from the origin
13 Show the location of the point P (04 m 30deg 45deg) in spherical coordinates Calculate the distances of
P from the origin
14 A point in rectangular coordinates is defined by (2 m minus3 m minus1 m) Find coordinates of the point in
(a) cylindrical coordinate and (b) in spherical coordinates
15 Derive relations between the cylindrical coordinate and spherical coordinate variables For the radial
directions use subscripts c and s respectively for cylindrical and spherical coordinates
16 A point in cylindrical coordinates is defined by (3 m 300
2 m) Find coordinates of the point inspherical coordinates
17 Find the distance between two points located at (a) (10 m 24 m minus08 m) and (minus26 m 15 m 15 m)
in rectangular coordinates (b) (12 m 45deg 20 m) and (05 m 60deg 02 m) in cylindrical coordinates
(c) (04 m 30deg 45deg) and (10 m 75deg 15deg) in spherical coordinates
18 Find the length vector from the point P 2(075 m 13 m minus06 m) to the point P
1(125 m minus07 m
04 m) Find also the unit vector directed from P 1 to P
2
19 A point is located at (20 m p 3 rad 08 m) in cylindrical coordinates Obtain in rectangular coordi-
nates the unit vector directed from the origin to the point
110 The location of two points are given by P 1(1 m 2 m 3 m) and P
2(2 m 3 m 5 m) Find the length
vector from the origin to the mid-point of the line joining P 1 and P
2
111 The location of two points are given by P 1(15 m 45deg 2 m) and P
2(5 m 60deg 30deg) in cylindrical and
spherical coordinates respectively Find the length vector from P 1 to P
2
112 A point is located at P (5 m 90deg 60deg) in spherical coordinates Find the unit vector directed from the
origin to P in rectangular coordinates
113 The equation y = 2 minus x is that of a straight line in the x-y plane Obtain the unit normal vector directed
from the given line to the point (3 2)
114 Find the dot and cross products of the vectors A = 3u x + 8u
y B = 5u
x + 10u
y What is the angle
between the vectors
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115 Given the vectors A = 4u x + 5u
y B = 6u
x + B
yu y + 8u
z What should be the value of B
y so that the angle
between A and B is 60deg
116 Vector A is directed from (2 m 3 m 4 m) to (5 m 7 m 9 m) and vector B is directed from (0 1 m
2 m) to (3 m 5 m 7 m) Find the angle between the vectors
117
Find the gradient of the scalar function f =
x
2
y +
y
2
z +
xz
2
at (minus
1 2minus
3) 118 The equation 2 x + 3 y + 4 z = c where c is a constant is that of a plane surface Find the unit vector
that is normal to the given plane and directed away from the origin
119 A surface is defined by x2 + y2 minus z 2 = 21 Find the unit vector normal to the surface at (4 3 2)
120 For the surface defined in Problem 119 find the angle between unit vectors normal to the surface at
(4 3 2) and )15 3
121 A vector function is described by A
+
1
2 2)uuu Find the divergence of the
vector function at (2 minus1 minus2)
122 A vector function is given by A = x2 yu x + y2 z u
y + xz 2u
z Find the curl of the vector at (1 2 4)
123 For the scalar function f ( x y z ) show that nabla times nablaf = 0
124 Prove the validity of the vector identity nabla times nabla times A = nabla(nabla sdot A) minusnabla2A for the vector function A = A( x
y z )u x + A( x y z )u
y + A( x y z )u
z
125 A vector field in rectangular coordinates is given byu
= + z
x Express the vector in cylindrical
coordinates at (4 45deg 3)
126 A vector is directed from (2 30deg 4) to (3 60deg 6) in cylindrical coordinates Find the angle between
the vector and the y axis
127 A vector function in cylindrical coordinates is given by
u ucos tans nr r
Calculate the components of the vector in rectangular coordinates
128 A vector function is given by = 8
2 2 Find the line integral of E along a straight path from
(3 5) to (6 10)
129 On the surface of a sphere find the area in the region if r = 6 30deg le q le 60deg 0 le f le 30deg
130 The amplitude of sinusoidal voltage and current of an electric circuit are 15 V and 2 A respectively
The current lags the voltage by p 6 rad Calculate (a) the rms values of voltage and current (b) the
power factor (c) the average power and (d) the complex impedance of the circuit
Find also the instantaneous power and complex power taking the voltage as reference Identify the
components of the complex power Assume w to be the angular frequency of the voltage
131 The complex forms of voltage and current amplitudes of an electric load are
40 V
2 A
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These surfaces indicated by S 1 S
2 and S
3 in Fig 13(a) are
defined with reference to rectangular coordinates The
spherical surface S 1 which has its centre at the origin of
rectangular coordinates is described by its radius r Surface
S 2 is that of a right circular cone with its vertex at the centre
of the sphere and its axis along the z axis The cone is defined by its semivertical angle q The angle is called polar angle
or co-latitude The plane surface S 3 is at an angle f with the
x-z plane The angle f is common to both cylindrical and
spherical coordinates The three surfaces form an orthogo-
nal set The coordinate directions are perpendicular to the
coordinate surfaces as indicated in the figure Thus the
coordinate directions are perpendicular to each other
The intersection between a sphere of radius r and a cone of
angle q is a circle The radius of the circle is equal to r sinq A plane at an angle f with respect to the x-z plane inter-
sects this circle at P as shown in Fig 13(a) The coordi-nates of P are therefore r q and f
To calculate distance between two points it is necessary
to express the spherical-coordinate variables in terms of
rectangular-coordinate variables as f and q are angles
The relationships between the two sets of variables are
obtained as follows In Fig 13(b) the coordinates of P are
r q and f and the projection of P on the x-y plane is P xy
The length of OP xy
= r sinq as the angle between OP and
OP xy
is 90deg minus q Moreover as the angle between the x axis
and OP xy is f the lengths of projections of OP xy along xand y directions are given by r sinq cosf and r sinq sinf respectively Also the component of OP in z direction is
r cosq Accordingly the coordinates of P with reference to
rectangular coordinate system are
x = r sinq cosf (3a)
y = r sinq sinf (3b)
z = r cosq (3c)
We can calculate the distance between two points
P 1(r 1 q 1 f 1) and P 2(r 2 q 2 f 2) by the use of formula (1)after transforming the variables using relations (3)
Differential Lengths
The differential length in r direction is dr The element of
length in q direction is equal to the arc length PP prime shown in
Fig 13(c) The radius of the arc is r and it subtends an
angle d q at the origin The differential length in q direction
is equal to the arc length rd q The element of length in f
- irection
z
y
x
f rect on
f
-direction
S 1 2
z
z
y
x r θ
r
P xy
r θ )
y
x
C
C
r sin φ
r
rd
r
φ d r
θ
φ
φ
z
x
y
r sinθ
prime
q
si
sini
(a)
(b
(c)
Fig 13 The spherical coordinate system
(a) Coordinate planes and location of a point
in space (b) For transforming coordinate of a
point into rectangular coordinates and
(c) Showing an element of volume with side
lengths dr rd q and r sinq d f
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direction is equal to length of the arc CC primeon the x-y plane (or parallel to the x-y plane) as indicated in the figure
The radius of the arc is r sinq and it makes an angle d f at the origin Thus the differential length in f direction
is r sinq d f The arc lengths can be considered as straight lines An element of volume having side lengths dr
rd q and r sinq d f is also illustrated in the figure The surface areas of the element are r 2sinq d q d f r sinq drd f and rdrd f along r q and f direction respectively The volume of the element dv = r 2 sinq dr d q d f
It may be noted that the symbol r is used to denote the radial distance in cylindrical as well as in spherical
coordinate systems However it would be possible to know for which coordinate system the symbol is meant
from the description of the problem If in the solution of a problem both the coordinate systems are employed
suitable subscripts can be used
EXAMPLE 11
Find the distance between points (a) P 1(12 m 30deg 16 m) and P
2(07 m 45deg 09 m) (b) P
3(06 m
30deg 20deg) and P 4(09 m 45deg 50deg)
The units of coordinates of the points show that the locations of P 1 and P
2 are described in cylindrical coor-
dinates and of P 3 and P
4 are described in spherical coordinates
(a) Coordinates of the points in terms of rectangular-coordinate variables are given by
x1 = 12 cos 30deg = 1039 m y
1 = 12 sin 30deg = 06 m z
1 = 16 m
x2 = 07 cos 45deg = 0495 m y
2 = 07 sin 45deg = 0495 m z
2 = 09 m
Distance between the points
2
2 2 21 1 0minus= minus minus+ = )039 )6 893 m
(b) Coordinates of the points in terms of rectangular-coordinate variables are given by
x3 = 06 sin 30deg cos 20deg = 0282 m y
3 = 06 sin 30deg sin 20deg = 0103 m z
3 = 06 cos 30deg = 052 m
x4 = 09 sin 45deg cos 50deg = 0409 m y
4 = 09 sin 45deg sin 50deg = 0488 m z
4 = 09 cos 45deg = 0636 m
Distance between the points
34
2 20 0 0minus= minus minus )282 52 22
13 Scalar and Vector QuantitiesThe topic of vector analysis generally starts with the definition of scalar and vector quantities A geometrical or
a physical quantity that is completely specified by its magnitude alone is called a scalar quantity A scalar quantity
is a real number with a proper unit Examples of scalar quantities are mass length time volume work energy
heat etc Both uppercase and lowercase letters in italic will be used to denote scalar quantities A quantity which
has direction in addition to its magnitude is called a vector Examples of vector quantities are force displacement
velocity torque etc The magnitude of a vector quantity is a real positive quantity with a proper unit
Some electric- and magnetic-field quantities are scalar functions and some are vector functions Electric
charge electrostatic potential electric and magnetic fluxes electric current etc are scalars Whereas force
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between electric charges and between current-carrying conductors electric field intensity magnetic-field
intensity current density etc are vectors As vector functions are described by scalar quantities it is possi-
ble to study electric and magnetic fields by the use of scalar functions However the use of vector analysis
has the following advantages
1 The field equations can be written in a compact form Hence time and space needed to write an equa-tion are reduced
2 The equations contain all the information Therefore physical interpretation of the equations is made
easy
3 Equations of scalar quantities can easily be written from the vector form of the equations
4 Some theorems and laws of vector analysis find application in electromagnetic theory
14 Representation of VectorsA vector is represented geometrically by a directed line segment having an initial point and an end point The
direction of a vector is indicated by an arrow mark Vector quantities will be denoted by uppercase as well as
lowercase bold letters Representations of two vectors A and B are shown in Fig 14 The length of the lineis generally arbitrary However for geometrical solution of a problem
the line segments have to be drawn to scale
The sum and difference of two vectors is also a vector If C is the sum
of two vectors A and B and D is the difference between them then we
write
C = A + B
D = A minus B
The geometric methods of finding the sum and differ-
ence of the vectors are shown in Fig 15
A vector is also represented by showing its magnitude
and direction explicitly The magnitude is denoted by
an alphabetic symbol with or without the modulus
sign
The direction of the vector is represented by a unit
vector The magnitude of a unit vector is equal to
one unit and its direction is same as the direction of
the original vector
Various types of symbols are used to denote a unit vector We will denote it by u with a subscript to indicate
its direction For example the vector shown in Fig 16 is written as
A = Au A
= Au A
= u A A
The unit vectors at a point in rectangular coordinate system which are
denoted by u x u
y and u
z are parallel to the x y and z axes respectively
Their directions do not vary with the coordinate variables In cylin-
drical coordinate system the unit vectors ur u
f and u
z at any point are perpendicular to their respective coor-
dinate surfaces
B
A
Fig 14 Representation of vec-
tors by directed line segments
C A + BD A minus B
A
B
(a) ( )
minusB
A
B
Fig 15 (a) Addition of two vectors and
(b) Subtraction of two vectors
u A
A = Au A
Fig 16 A vector represented by
its magnitude and a unit vector
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The directions of ur u
f for different values of f are different This can be verified by drawing the unit
vectors at two different values of f Therefore these vectors cannot be treated as constants while differ-
entiating or integrating with respect f
The direction of u z does not change with any of the coordinate variables The unit vectors in spherical coor-dinate system which are denoted by ur u
q and u
f are perpendicular to the coordinate surfaces at any point
The directions of ur and u
q vary with q and f The direction of u
f varies with f
The directions of all the unit vectors in all the coordinate systems are positive towards the increasing values
of coordinates variables at the point considered Each set of unit vectors shown in Fig 17 is a right-handed
orthogonal system
An important method of representing a vector quantity is in terms of its components along the coordinate directions
The value of the scalar component of a vector along a coordinate direction is equal to the product of the magnitude
of the vector and cosine of the angle of the vector with the coordinate direction The angle measured from the coor-dinate direction towards the vector in the counter-clockwise sense is taken as positive Thus the projection of a
vector along a coordinate direction is its scalar value along that direction If a vector A makes angles a b and g with
the x y and z axes of rectangular coordinates respectively the scalar components of the vector along the axes are
A x
= A cos a A y
= A cos b A z
= A cos g
z
x
y
u
u z
u
ur
φ r
uφ
u z
x
y
z
φ
z
θ uθ
u
u
x
r
a) b
Fig 17 Directions of unit vectors for (a) Rectangular coordinates (b) Cylindrical coordinates and (c)
Spherical coordinates
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The quantities cos a cos b and cos g are called direction
cosines of the vector The vector components of A along the
coordinate directions are A xu
x A
yu
y and A
z u
z as indicated in
Fig 18 Conversely the sum of the vector components is
equal to the original vector A That is
A = A xu x + A yu y + A z u z
The magnitude of A in terms of its scalar components is
given by
x y z
2
In cylindrical coordinates
A = Ar u
r + A
f u
f + A
z u
z
A A
In spherical coordinates
A = Ar ur + Aq uq + Af uf
r
2
φ
Now let the components of another vector B be denoted by B x B
y and B
z in rectangular coordinates If C is
equal to the vector sum of A and B and C x C
y and C
z are the components C then
C = A + B
Or C xu
x+ C
yu
y+ C
z u
z = ( A
xu
x+ A
yu
y+ A
z u
z ) + ( B
xu
x+ B
yu
y+ B
z u
z )
Hence C x
= A x
+ B x C
y = A
y + B
y C
z = A
z + B
z
Vector Representations of Differential Lengths and Differential Surfaces
A directed line segment of differential length is written as
d d
The direction of the unit vector u is along d ℓ Accordingly elements of length vectors in the coordinate
directions of rectangular coordinates are u xdx u
ydy and u
z dz If a differential length d ℓ has components in all
the coordinate directions then
d ℓ = u xdx + u
ydy + u
z dz
In the same way the vector forms of elements of lengths in cylindrical and spherical coordinate systems can
be writtenIn cylindrical coordinates d ℓ = u
r dr + u
f (rd f ) + u
z dz
In spherical coordinates d ℓ = ur dr + u
q (rd q ) + u
f (r sin q d f )
A differential surface element is considered as a vector quantity The vector is described by its area dS and a
unit vector normal to its surface Denoting the normal unit vector by un the vector form of a surface element
is written as
d S = undS
For example the area of a surface element on or parallel to the y-z plane of rectangular coordinates is equal
to dydz and the normal to the surface is parallel to the x axis Therefore denoting the differential surface
vector by d S x we have
Projection of A on
to the x-y plane
A u
A u
A xu x
A
z
y
x
Fig 18 Showing components of a vector A
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d S x = u
x(dydz )
The other components of surface elements are
d S y = u
y(dxdz )
d S z = u
z(dxdy)
These surfaces are shown in Fig 19 A differential surface vector inthree-dimensional space with reference to rectangular coordinates is the
sum of the three vector components Thus
d S = u x
(dydz ) + u y
(dzdx) + u z
(dxdy)
The elements of surface vector in the other two coordinate systems are
Cylindrical coordinates d S = ur(rd f dz ) + u
f (drdz ) + u
z(rdrd f )
Spherical coordinates d S = ur(r 2sin q d q d f ) + u
q (r sin q dr d f )
+ uf (r dr d q )
The Position Vector If one end of a directed line segment is located at the origin and the other end at a point P ( x y z ) as shown
in Fig 110(a) the directed line is known as the position vector at P A position vector is generally denoted
by r Referring to the figure the scalar components of the vector along the coordinate axes are OP x = x
OP y = y OP
z = z Accordingly the vector in terms of its components is given by
r = xu x + yu
y + z u
z
The vector equation of a directed line can be obtained by the use of position vectors In Fig 110(b) two ends
of a directed line R 12
are at P 1( x
1 y
1 z
1) and P
2( x
2 y
2 z
2) The equations of position vectors at these points are
r1 = x
1u
x + y
1u
y + z
1u
z
r2 = x2u x + y2u y + z 2u z Referring to the figure we find that the sum of vectors r
1 and R
12 is equal to r
2 Hence
R 12
= r2 minus r
1 = ( x
2 minus x
1)u
x + ( y
2 minus y
1)u
y + ( z
2 minus z
1)u
z
The length of the line
minus minus )minus
u
u
u
z
dx
z
x
y
y
z
xd
Fig 19 Showing differential
vector surfaces along the coor-
dinate directions
P x y P 111 z y x
P 2 z y x z
P x
P
(a (
r
P ( x y z )
z z
y
x
12R
1
x
y
2r
r
Fig 110 (a) A position vector r and its components along the axes and (b) Describing a vector R12
in space
in terms of two position vectors r1 and r
2
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The unit vector directed from P 1 to P
2
R
1212
1= = + y z
minus )1
minus
EXAMPLE 12
A vector is given by F u u Find the vector at x = 1 y = 2 z = 3
F = 2+ x y z x y z
EXAMPLE 13
Two points are located at P 1(14 m 09 m minus06 m) and P 2(minus025 m 17 m 15 m) Find the length vectordirected from P 1 to P
2 and the unit vector directed from P
2 to P
1
The position vectors at P 1 and P
2 are given by
r1 = 14u
x + 09u
y minus 06u
z
r2 = minus025u
x + 17u
y + 15u
z
The vector directed from P 1 to P
2
R 12
= r2 minus r
1 = (minus025 minus 14)u
x + (17 minus 09)u
y + (15 + 06)u
z
= minus 165u x + 08u
y+21u
z
The length of the line
12 788= m
The unit vector directed from P 2 to P
1
R21=
As R 21
= minusR 12
and R21
= R12
we have
uu u
1 2u 1
2 7880 753= minus
EXAMPLE 14
Two points in cylindrical coordinates are defined by P 1(20 m 30deg 30 m) and P
2(30 m 45deg 40 m) Find
the unit vector directed from P 2 to P
1
x1 = 2 cos 30deg = 1732 m y
1 = 2 sin 30deg = 1 m z
1= 3 m
x2 = 3 cos 45deg = 2121 m y
2 = 3 cos 45deg = 2121 m z
2 = 4 m
R 21
= (1732 minus 2121)u x + (10 minus 2121)u
y + (30 minus 40)u
z
= minus 0389u x minus 1121u
y minus 10u
z m
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2 1+ m
1
1 5521 121 251 0 644minus minus
0= minus
x y z x y z
EXAMPLE 15
Two points in spherical coordinates are given by P 1(30 m 0deg 30deg) and P
2(20 m 60deg 0deg) Find the unit
vector directed from P 1 to P
2
x1 = 3 sin 0 cos 30deg = 0 m y
1 = 3 sin 0 sin 30deg = 0 m z
1 = 3 cos 0deg = 3 m
x2 = 2 sin 60deg cos 0deg = 1732 m y
2 = 2 sin 60deg sin 0deg = 0 m z
2 = 2 cos 60deg = 1 m
R 12
= (1732 minus 0)u x + (10 minus 30)u
z = 1732 u
x minus 20u
z m
21 2 646=
u u12
1 732
2 646= = minus
15 Multiplication of a Vector by a ScalarWhen a vector is multiplied by a scalar it results in a vector quantity If we denote a vector by A a scalar (a
real quantity) by f and the product of the two quantities by B then
B = f A
The direction of B is same as that of A if f is positive and opposite to that of A if f is negative
By writing A and B in terms of their vector components in rectangular coordinates we get
B xu
x + B
yu
y + B
z u
z = f ( A
xu
x + A
yu
y + A
z u
z )
The above equality is satisfied if each component of lhs is equal to the corresponding component of rhs
Therefore
B x = f A
x B
y = f A
y B
z = f A
z
The magnitude of B is
B + =
Also (f 1 + f
2)A = f
1A + f
2A
f (A + C) = f A + f C
16 Scalar Product and Vector Product of Two VectorsThe scalar product of two vectors A and B is a scalar quantity It is equal to the products of the magnitude of
A the magnitude of B and cosine of the angle a between A and B The scalar product is written by putting a
dot between A and B Accordingly
A sdot B = AB cos a
The scalar product is also called dot product or inner product
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Since cos a = cos (minusa )A sdot B = B sdot A
Also (A + B) sdot C = A sdot C + B sdot C
The dot product of two vectors A and B can be obtained in terms of their components as follows In rectan-
gular coordinates let
A = A xu
x + A
yu
y + A
z u
z (1)
B = B xu
x + B
yu
y + B
z u
z (2)
Then A sdot B = ( A xu
x + A
yu
y + A
z u
z ) sdot ( B
xu
x + B
yu
y + B
z u
z )
= A x[(u
x sdot u
x) B
x + (u
x sdot u
y) B
y + (u
x sdot u
z ) B
z ]
+ A y[(u
y sdot u
x) B
x + (u
y sdot u
y) B
y + (u
y sdot u
z ) B
z ]
+ A z [(u
z sdot u
x) B
x + (u
z sdot u
y) B
y + (u
z sdot u
z ) B
z ]
The dot product of two unit vectors having the same direction is equal to unity and the dot product of two unit
vectors that are perpendicular to each other is equal to zero Using these properties in the above relation we get A sdot B = A
x B
x + A
y B
y + A
z B
z
In cylindrical coordinates A sdot B = Ar B
r + A
f B
f + A
z B
z
In spherical coordinates A sdot B = Ar B
r + A
q B
q + A
f B
f
The vector product of two vectors A and B is a vector quan-
tity say C The magnitude of C is equal to the products of
the magnitude of A the magnitude of B and the sine of
angle a between A and B The direction of C is perpendicu-
lar to the plane containing A and B The positive direction
is taken along the advance of a right-handed screw when it
is rotated from A towards B This is illustrated in Fig 111
The vector product is written by putting a cross sign between
A and B Accordingly
C = A times B = ( AB sin a )un = A times B u
n
where un is a unit vector normal to the plane containing A
and B Since the angle from B to A is negative of the angle from A to B we get
B times A = minusA times B
The vector product is also called cross product
The cross product of A and B defined in (1) and (2) is
A times B = ( A xu
x + A
yu
y + A
z u
z ) times ( B
xu
x + B
yu
y + B
z u
z )
= A x[(u
x times u
x) B
x + (u
x times u
y) B
y + (u
x times u
z ) B
z ]
+ A y[(u
y times u
x) B
x + (u
y times u
y) B
y +(u
y times u
z ) B
z ]
+ A z [(u
z times u
x) B
x + (u
z times u
y) B
y +(u
z times u
z ) B
z ] (3)
The expression contains nine cross products of unit vectors The cross product of two unit vectors having the
same direction is equal to zero The cross product of two unit vectors that are perpendicular to each other is
equal to either plus or minus of the unit vector in the third direction Using these properties in (3) we get
C
Direction of rotation of ari ht-handed screw
Plane containin
A and B
A
a B
un
Direction of advanceof the screw
Fig 111 Right-hand screw rule to determine
the direction of A times B
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u x times u
x = 0 u
y times u
y = 0 u
z times u
z = 0
u x times u
y = u
z u
y times u
z = u
x u
z times u
x = u
y
u y times u
x= minusu
z u
z times u
y = minusu
x u
x times u
z = minusu
y
Substituting these in (3) we get the cross product of the vectors in rectangular coordinates
A times B = u x( A y B z minus A z B y) + u y( A z B x minus A x B z ) + u z ( A x B y minus A y B x)
The cross product can also be written in determinant form
In rectangular coordinates
A = x y z
x y z
x y z
In cylindrical coordinates
A =u u
In spherical coordinates
A =u u
A A
B
φ
φ
φ
EXAMPLE 16
Given two vectors E = 05u x minus 22u
y + 16u
z and F = 26u
x + 08u
y minus 27u
z Find (a) E sdot F (b) E times F (c)
angle between E and F (d) the scalar component of F along E and (e) the unit vector which is perpen-dicular to the plane containing E and F
The given data are
E x = 05 E
y= minus22 E
z = 16
F x = 26 F
y= 08 F
z = minus27
(a) The dot product of the vectors
E sdot F = (05)(26) + (minus22)(08) + (16)(minus27) = minus478
(b) The cross product of the vectors
E u= minusminus
= +u u
0 2 1 6
2 6 0 8 2 7
6 12
(c) The magnitudes of the vectors are
= + = 2 7662
= = 3 8332
If a is angle between E and F then
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cos )( )
= = minus = minusFsdot E
78
766 30 451
a = 1168deg(d) The scalar component ofF along E = F cos a = minus1728
(e) The unit vector that is perpendicular to the plane containingE and FE F y=
+=
sin ( )( )( )α
4 66 6 12
766 3 8930 4 299 646
EXAMPLE 17
Given two vectors E = 52ur + 65u
z and F = 83u
r + 128u
f minus 30u
z Show that
E times F = EF sin a
The vectors are described in cylindrical coordinates The given data are
E r = 52 E
f = 0 E z = 65
F r = 83 F
f = 128 F
z = minus30
The magnitudes of the vectors are
= 8= 32
= + = 55
The dot product of the vectors
E sdot F = (52)(83) + 0 + (65)(minus30) = 2366
If a is angle between the two vectors
cos a = 236(832)(1555) = 0183
and sin a = 0983
EF sin a = (832)(1555)(0983) = 12718
The cross product of the vectors
E = = minus +u
u u
5 5
8 3 12 8 3minus 0
83 66 56
The magnitude of the cross product
= + = =83 66 sin
EXAMPLE 18
Three vectors are given by A = 3u x + 4u
y B = 4u
y + 5u
z C = 5u
x + 6u
z Find
(a) A sdot (B times C) (b) A times B times C
B = = x y z
x y z0 4 5
5 0 6
20
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A sdot (B times C) = (3u x + 4u
y) sdot (24u
x + 25u
y minus 20u
z ) = 172
A u u
minusCtimes
u
24 25 20
17 Scalar and Vector FieldsA physical quantity which is a scalar function of position is a real number The quantity may or may not be a
function of time The mathematical representation or graphical plot of a scalar function at various points in a
region or domain is the scalar field of the function in that region The region may be one-dimensional (a line)
two-dimensional (a surface) or three-dimensional (a volume) As an example let us consider a heated plate
The temperature at each point on the surface of the plate will have a specific value A graphical representation
of temperatures at several points is the temperature field in the region of the plate surface By joining all the
points of equal temperature by a continuous and smooth curve we will get a contour of constant temperature
When a number of such contours for temperatures say T 1 T
2 T
3hellip are plotted the set of contours is a map of
constant-temperature field Since temperature is a scalar quantity the field is a scalar field Some other exam-
ples of scalar fields are distribution of air-density in a region of earthrsquos atmosphere contours of equal height
from the base of a three-dimensional object potential distribution in a region of electric charges etc
If a physical quantity is a vector function of position descrip-
tion of its magnitude and direction in a region is the vector field
of the function in that region The vector quantity may or may
not be a function of time Velocity distribution of fluid flow
in a pipe of non-uniform cross section and distribution of veloc-
ity at various points of a rotating body are vector fields Vector
fields are generally plotted showing only the directions of
the vector function at various points in a region If a curve isdrawn so that the directions of a vector function are tangential
to the curve at all the points the curve is called a field line or a
streamline A set of such curves is the field map As an exam-
ple let us consider the vector function defined by the equation
F = xu x + yu
y
It is a two-dimensional function and its domain is the x-y
plane At each point on the x-y plane F has a specific mag-
nitude and direction When the directions at various points
on the x-y plane are drawn a pattern will emerge as shown
in Fig 112 The field map of F consists of radial lines
18 Partial Derivative of Vector FunctionsThe partial derivative of a vector quantity which is a function of more than one variable is defined in the
same way as for scalar functions For example let a vector function in terms of its components in rectangular
coordinates be given by
A = y2u x minus yxu
y + az u
z
where a is a constant quantity
Since the unit vectors do not vary with the coordinate variables we have
part = minusA
u A A
x= uminus
Fig 112 Illustration of a vector field
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Partial Derivatives of Unit Vectors in Cylindrical Coordinates
As the directions of unit vectors ur and u
f in cylindrical coordinates vary with f the partial derivatives of
these vectors with f are not zero The procedure for obtaining the partial derivatives of the unit vectors by
the use of a graphical method is explained below Referring to Fig 113(a) the radial line ob represents a unit
vector in r direction at an angle f The line oc rep-
resents a unit vector along r direction at angle f +
d f The two vectors are denoted by ur(f ) and u
r(f
+ d f ) The directed line from b to c gives the change
of ur when f changes by a differential amount d f
The length of the line is equal to d f as r = 1 and it
is in f direction Thus denoting the differential
change of ur by d u
r we have
d ur = u
r(f + d f ) minus u
r(f ) = d u
r = (d f )u
f (1)
The differential d ur is equal to the rate of change of
ur with f multiplied by d f Accordingly
part (2)
From (1) and (2) we get
part=
u
φ
Thus the partial derivative of ur with respect to f is
equal to a unit vector along f direction
In Fig 113(b) and the inset the f -directed unit
vectors at b and c are shown as uf (f ) and uf (f + d f )respectively The vector d u
f is the change of u
f
when f changes by a differential amount d f The
magnitude of d uf is equal to d f and it is along negative r direction Thus
d uf = d f (minusu
r )
Aspartpart
we havepartpart
= minusφ
r
It may be verified that all other partial derivatives of unit vectors of cylindrical coordinates are zero
Partial Derivatives of Unit Vectors in Spherical Coordinates
In spherical coordinates the directions of both ur and u
q vary with q and also with f The direction of u
f var-
ies with f only We can obtain the partial derivatives of the unit vectors using graphical techniques similar to
those used for cylindrical coordinates The partial derivatives of unit vectors are given below
part =
partr r = n
partminus θ c= u os
Unit circle in
- plane
y
x
r- direction
uf
c
uf ( ) f (
( )
( )
d
d
uf ( +
u (
c
y
x
nit circlesn x-y p ane
od
u (
Fig 113 Geometrical methods for determining
differential change of (a)u
r with f and (b)u
f with f in cylindrical coordinates
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partpart
= minusuφ
θ uminus
All other partial derivatives of unit vectors of spherical coordinates are zero
Gradient of a Scalar FunctionIn rectangular coordinates let us consider a scalar quantity V that is a function of all the three variables x y and
z The first partial derivative of V with respect to x is partVpart x If V is a single valued function partVpart x gives the rate
of change of V with x at a point in space assuming y and z as constants Similarly partVpart y and partVpart z give rate of
change of V with y and z respectively The vector function having partVpart x partVpart y and partVpart z as its scalar compo-
nents in x y and z direction respectively is called gradient of V or lsquograd V rsquo in abbreviated form Accordingly
Gradient V = grad y
= partpart
+part
u u
Since V is common to all the terms we can write
grad y
= part + partu u (3)
The function inside the bracket of (3) is a differential vector operator It is called del or nabla and is denoted
by the symbol nabla In rectangular coordinates
nabla = part part +part
y z
(4)
Thus grad V = nablaV (5)
The three components of (3) give the rate of change of V with x y z respectively As grad V is the vector sum
of all the components it gives the maximum rate of change of V at a point in space
Unit Vector Normal to a Surface
Let us consider that the equation S ( x y z ) = c where c is a constant represents a continuous and single-
valued surface in a scalar field Then it can be shown that the gradient of S is along the normal direction to
the surface at any point P ( x y z ) and its sense is in the direction of increasing S The magnitude of nablaS gives
the maximum rate of increase of S at P The unit vector along the normal direction at P is given by
= plusmn nablanabla
where nablaS is the magnitude of nablaS
Divergence of a Vector Function
Let us consider a vector function D with D x D
y and D
z as components in rectangular coordinates Thus
D = u x D
x + u
y D
y + u
z D
z
where D x D
y and D
z are in general functions of all the three variables x y and z The divergence of D is
defined as the sum of part D x part x part D
y part y and part D
z part z Thus
div D =part
+ part
+ part
part D
x
D
y (6)
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where lsquodiv Drsquo is the abbreviation of divergence of D
It can be shown that the divergence of a vector is equal to the dot product of nablaand D
nablasdot part part part sdotu= u u y
)u
=part
+ part
part + part
part x y (7)
As the right-hand sides of (6) and (7) are identical
div D = nabla middot D
The divergence of a vector function is a scalar function A vector field of zero divergence is called a
solenoidal field
Curl of a Vector FunctionIn rectangular coordinates let us consider a vector function
H = u x H
x + u
y H
y + u
z H
z
where the components H x H
y and H
z are functions of all the three variables x y and z The curl of H written
in the abbreviated form as lsquocurl Hrsquo is defined by the following operation
cur u upartpart
minus part
+part
part partminus
part y y H H
x
H H
partpart
(8)
It can be shown that curl H is equal to the cross product of the vector operator nabla defined in (4) and H That is
curl H = nabla times H
Equation (8) shows that the curl of a vector function is another vector function A vector field with zero
curl is said to be an irrotational field
EXAMPLE 19
Given a scalar function V = 5 x2 y + 3 xz Find the gradient of V at a point P (15 27 08)
The gradient of V
nablaV = (10 xy + 3 z )u x + 5 x2u
y + 3 xu
z
Substituting x = 15 y = 27 z = 08
nablaV at P = [10(15)(27) + 3(08)]u x + 5(15)2u
y + 3(15)u
z
= 429u x + 1125u
y + 45u
z
EXAMPLE 110
Find the gradient of the scalar function = + at (1 minus2 4)
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nabla = partpart
+ partpart
= x
u2 2
Substituting x = 1 y = minus2 z = 4
nabla =
minus y z
4+
21
EXAMPLE 111
A scalar function is given by = )+ Find nablaf at (2 minus1 3)
nabla =part
+ partpart
=+ y z
22
( )+ u
Substituting x = 2 y = minus1 z = 3
nabla = )+7
minus
EXAMPLE 112
A vector field is described by F = 500u x + 750u
y A plane surface in the region of the field is defined by
2 x + 4 y + 6 z = 12 Find the vector components of F that are normal and tangential to the surface
Denoting the surface by S we have
S = 2 x + 4 y + 6 z The gradient of S
nablaS = 2u x + 4u
y + 6u
z
The magnitude of the gradient of S
nabla = +2 6 5= 6
The unit vector normal to the surface
S nabla 1)4
The scalar component of the vector field normal to the surface
n n= = ) y
sdot ) y z+ =usdot 1
56
000
56
The vector component of the vector field normal to the surface
F un
sdot = =)( )u+uu
56428 6
The vector component of the vector field tangential to the surface
Ft = F minus F
n = 3571u
x + 4643u
y minus 4286 u
z
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EXAMPLE 113
Given a vector function F = 2 x12 yu x + xy2u
y + (1 z )u
z Find divergence and curl of F at P (05 08 02)
The divergence of F
nablasdot = part
( part = + minus x x xy+ 2
11 )
Substituting x = 05 y = 08 and z = 02
nabla sdot F at P = 26931
The curl of F
nabla times = partpart
= )F
u u
u z
minus
2 1
Substituting x = 05 y = 08 and z = 02nabla times F at P = minus 0774 u
z
EXAMPLE 114
The equation to a surface is given by S ( x y z ) = xy minus 4 z 2 = 0 What is the angle between unit normal
vectors to the surface at P 1(8 2 2) and P
2(6 6 minus3)
Unit vector normal to a surface u S = nabla
nabla
nablaS
= yu
x
+ xu
y
minus 8 z u
z
At P 1 nablaS
1 = 2u
x + 8u
y ndash 16u
z nablaS
1 = 18
2 16
18=
minus
At P 2 nablaS
2 = 6u
x + 6u
y + 24u
z nablaS
2 = 2545
2
6 24
25
+u
Let a be the angle between the unit vectors Then
cos)
( )( )α = = =
minussdot x y z x y z
2
minus 2+ 4
4
324
4
2
95 720 705
= minus
a = 1345deg
EXAMPLE 115
Two surfaces are defined by S 1 = x2 + y2 minus z2 = 7 and S
2 = x2 minus y + z 2 = 3 Find the angle between the surfaces
at P (2 2 minus1)
The angle between two surfaces at a point common to them is the angle between the normal to the surfaces
at the point
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nablaS 1 = 2( xu
x + yu
y ndash z u
z )
At P nablaS 1 = 4u
x + 4u
y + 2u
z and nablaS
1 = 6
nablaS 2 = 2 xu
x ndash u
y + 2 z u
z
At P nablaS 2 = 4u
x ndash u
y ndash 2u
z and nabla = 21
Let a be the angle between the unit vectors Then
cos)
(= =
nablanabla
sdot sdot
211
8
6 21)=
a = 7308deg
EXAMPLE 116
Two vector functions are given by A = 2 xu y + 3 y2u
z and B = z u
x + 3 yu
z Find nabla sdot (A times B) at (3 2 1)
A = x y z
z0 2 2 2
nablasdot = part + part)times u sdot minus
y+
= 6 y + 6 yz minus 2 x = 18 at (3 2 1)
EXAMPLE 117
A vector is defined by
A = xy2
u x + yz 2
u y + zx2
u z Find nabla times nabla times A
nabla times = partpart
part part = minus +A
u u u
z
yz xy
2 2 2
2( )
nabla times nabla times = partpart
A
u u
minus 0= x y
z z
EXAMPLE 118
A scalar function is given by f = x3 + y3 + xyz Find nabla sdot nablaf
nablasdotnabla = part
+ +part
= x y
( )+ x xyz
= + + part =2 2 2
z)+ y )+ xyz )+ xy
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19 Vector IdentitiesSome useful vector identities are listed below The identities can easily be proved by assuming that the vector
A and B and the scalar f are functions of rectangular-coordinate variables
1 nabla times (nablaf ) = 0
2 nabla sdot (nabla times A) = 03 nabla sdot (f A) = A sdot (nablaf ) + f (nabla sdot A)
4 nablasdot + part
+ partpart
(nabla = nabla2 2 2
x y
5 nabla times nabla times A = nabla(nabla sdot A) minus nabla2A
6 nabla times (f A) = (nablaf ) times A + f (nabla times A)
7 nabla sdot (A times B) = B sdot (nabla times A) minus A sdot (nabla times B)
110 Line Surface and Volume IntegralsIn the case of a definite integral
adxint ) x
where the integrand F ( x) is a real function of a single variable x The function is integrated along x direction
between limits x = a and x = b Whereas in the case of a line integral a real function of more than one variable
is integrated along a continuous curve from an initial point to an end point The curve may also be a closed
one The function may be a scalar or a vector function of real variables In the case of a vector function its
component along a specified path is integrated The line integral is a definite integral
The principle of evaluating the line integral of a vector
function along a path is as follows Let us consider a vec-
tor function F in any coordinate plane Let us take a con-
tinuous curve of any shape denoted by C in Fig 114 in
the plane of the vector The positive direction of the curve
is indicated by an arrow and its initial and final positions
are marked by a and b respectively If we divide the curve
into a large number of very small segments each seg-
ment may be considered as a straight line Let there be n
such segments of lengths ∆ ∆ sdotsdot sdot If the
average value of the vector function over the k th segment
is Fk its scalar component along the positive direction of
the segment is F k cos a
k where a
k is the angle between F
k
and tangent to the k th segment as shown in the figure The
product of F k cos a
k and is equal to the dot product of F
k and the vector length ∆ ℓ
k That is
cosα sdot= ∆l
The sum of such dot products of all the segments between a and b is
n
=sum ∆l
k
In the limit n approaching infinity the above summation is called line integral of F along the curve C The
curve is the path of integration The line integral of F along the path shown in Fig 114 is
d int sdot l
Fig 114 Pertaining to line integration of a vector
Tangent to k t
segment
a1
F k∆
∆ 2∆ ∆
k
∆ n
C
a
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If the line integral is over a closed path it is written by putting a small circle on the integral sign Thus
F sdot d l denotes the line integral of F over a closed path
In order to understand the process of integrating a vector func-
tion F over a surface let us consider a continuous open surface
S shown in Fig 115 The surface may be considered as consist-
ing of a large number of very small surface elements with areas
∆S 1 ∆S
2hellip ∆S
k hellip ∆S
n Let the average of F over the k th sur-
face element be Fk The scalar component of F
k along normal to
the surface element is equal to F k cos a
k where a
k is the angle
between Fk and the unit vector u
n normal to the surface element
as shown in the figure The product of F k cos a
k and ∆S
k can be
expressed as the dot product of the vectors Fk and ∆S
k
F k ∆S
kcos a = Fsdot(∆S
k u
n) = F
k ∆S
k
The sum of such dot products over all the n surface elements is given by
n
=sumThe above summation as n approaches infinity is the surface integral of F over the surface The surface
integral is a definite double integral which is denoted using either two integral signs or a single integral sign
with a subscript s We will use the latter notation Accordingly
Sint denotes the surface integral of a vector function F over an open surface
If the surface is a closed one the surface integral is denoted by putting a small circle on the integral sign
Accordingly SS
denotes the surface integral of F over a closed surface
The volume integral of a scalar point function in three-dimensional space is a triple integral The integral isdenoted using either three integral signs or a single integral sign with a subscript v We will use the latter
notation Thus the volume integral of a scalar function r which is a continuous function of space variables
in a region of volume bounded by a closed surface is written as
dv
where dv is the volume of a three-dimensional element
EXAMPLE 119
Find the line integral of the vector function F = ( x2 + 2 y)u x + (3 x minus y2)u
y along the straight line defined by
y = 3 x from (0 0) to (1 3)
An element of length vector in rectangular coordinates
d ℓ = u xdx + u
ydy + u
z dz
The dot product of F and d ℓ F middot d l = ( x2 + 2 y)dx + (3 x minus y2)dy
Substituting y by 3 x in the first term and x by y3 in the second term we have
F middot d ℓ = ( x2 + 6 x)dx + ( y minus y2)dy
The line integral sdot 3
7= minusminus 17=
nu
S
F
Fig 115 Pertaining to surface integration
of a vector
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EXAMPLE 120
Integrate the vector function
F u + x y y
( ) x
along the path described by the equation y2 = 4 x from P 1(1 2) to P
2(4 4)
An element of length vector in rectangular coordinates
d ℓ = u xdx + u
ydy + u
z dz
The dot product of F and d ℓ sdot d x y
dyl =) x y x y 2
(1)
The path of integration is defined by the equation
y2 = 4 x (2)
Or ydy = 2dx (3)
Substituting (2) and (3) in (1) we get
F sdot = + x x
23 2
Thus F sdot = + =int int x2
03 2
274P1
2
The integral can be evaluated by substituting x2 + 4 x = u
EXAMPLE 121
A circular cylinder has its base on the x- y plane with its axis along the z axis The radius and height of the
cylinder are 20 cm and 50 cm respectively By using the formula for the differential area d S = (rd f dz )ur +
(drdz )uf + (rdrd f )u
z find the surface area of the cylinder
A differential area on the surface of the cylinder is in r direction Thus
dS = rd f dz
At r = 02 m dS = 02d f dz
Surface area π = 0 2φ
m2
EXAMPLE 122
The radius of a sphere is 25 cm By using the formula for the differential area d S = (r 2sinq d q d f )ur +
(r sinq drd f ) uq + (rdrd f ) u
f find surface area of the lower hemisphere
A differential area on the surface of the sphere is in r direction Thus
dS = r 2 sinq d q d f
At r = 025 m dS = 00625 sinq d q d f
Surface area π = 0 125φ π
2
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EXAMPLE 123
Given a vector function F = x2 yu x + xy2u
y Integrate nabla times F over the rectangular surface shown in Fig 116
y
y 1
x 2
x minus2
y minus1
x
Fig 116 For Example 123
The curl of the vector function
nabla times = partpart part
=F
u
u x y
x2 2 0
)minus
An element of surface vector is given by
d S = u xdydz + u
ydzdx + u
z dxdy
Thus (nabla times F) sdot d S = ( y2 minus x2)dxdy
We find from Fig 116 that the lower and upper limits of x are minus20 and +20 and those of y are minus10 and
+10 Thus
= minus+
minus
+
int sdot (= 08
111 Coordinate Transformation of VectorsIt is desirable to use a suitable coordinate system at the outset for solving a field problem involving vectors
For example it is easier to solve a problem having cylindrical symmetry by using cylindrical coordinates A
proper choice of a coordinate system simplifies the analysis and results in a solution that is compact in form
and easy for physical interpretation However it is occasionally necessary to convert a vector function from
one coordinate system to another system The principles of transformation of a vector function between
cylindrical and rectangular coordinates and between spherical and rectangular coordinates are described in
the following
Transformations between Cylindrical and Rectangular Coordinates
Let a vector F in terms of its components in cylindrical coordinates be given by
F = F r u
r + F
f u
f + F
z u
z (1)
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where in general each component is a function of all the three variables r f and z We will transform the
vector to rectangular coordinates
Let the same vector in terms of its components in rectangular coordinates is
F = F xu
x + F
yu
y + F
z u
z (2)
In order to transform the vector we obtain at first the rectangular-coordinate components F x F y and F z of F interms of F
r F
f and F
z and then change the cylindrical-coordinate variables to rectangular-coordinate variables
We know that the component of a vector in any direction is given by the dot product of the vector and a unit
vector in that direction Accordingly F x is equal to the dot product of F described by (1) and the unit vector u
x
F x = ( F
r u
r + F
f u
f + F
z u
z ) sdot u
x
= F r (u
r sdot u
x) + F
f (u
f sdot u
x) + F
z (u
z sdot u
x) (3)
We see from Fig 117 that the angle between ur and u
x is f the angle between u
f and u
x is 90deg + f and the
angle between u z and u
x is 90deg Therefore u
r sdot u
x = cos f u
f sdot u
x = minus sin f and u
z sdot u
x = 0 Substituting these
results in (3) we get
F x = F
r cos f minus F
f sin f
The component F y = ( F
r u
r+ F
f u
f + F
z u
z ) sdot u
y= F
r (u
r sdot u
y)
+ F f (u
f sdot u
y) + F
z (u
z sdot u
y)
The angle between ur and u
y is 90deg minus f between u
f and u
y
is f and between u z and u
yis 90deg Thus
F y = F
r sin f + F
f cos f
As the z direction is common to both the systems
F z = F
z
Since F r F
f and F
z are functions of the cylindrical-coordi-
nate variables these have to be expressed in terms of
rectangular-coordinate variables to complete the transfor-
mation Relations connecting the two sets of variables are
given in (12-2) [Equation 2 of Section 12]
We use the same procedure as described above to transform a vector in rectangular coordinates to cylindrical
coordinates It can be shown that a vector
G = G xu x + G yu y + G z u z
in cylindrical coordinates when transformed to rectangular coordinates will have the following scalar
components
G r = G
x cos f + G
y sin f
G f = minus G
x sin f + G
y cos f
G z = G
z
To complete the transformation the components have to be expressed in terms of spherical-coordinate vari-
ables using the following formulae which can be derived from (12-2)
y
u
(90deg
u
u
u
ur u x
f
f
Fig 117 Showing unit vectors of rectangular
and cylindrical coordinates
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2
f = tanminus1( y x)
z = z
Transformations between Spherical and Rectangular CoordinatesIn spherical coordinates let a vector function be given by
E = E r u
r + E
q u
q + E
f u
f
where E r E
q and E
f are in general functions of all the three variables r q and f
In order to transform the vector to rectangular coordinates we have to find its components in x y and z direc-
tions and then express these components in terms of x y and z The component of E along x direction is
E x = E sdot u
x = E
r(u
r sdot u
x) + E
q (u
q sdot u
x) + E
f (u
f sdot u
x) (4)
The values of (ur sdot u x) and (uq sdot u x) cannot be found directly because the angles between the unit vectorsinvolving the dot products cannot be expressed as simple functions of q and f
This difficulty is overcome by finding at first the pro-
jections of the unit vectors on the x-y plane and then
projecting these projections onto the x axis Referring
to Fig 118 we find that the angle between ur and the
z axis is q and the angle between uq and the z axis is
90deg + q Therefore the lengths of projections urand u
q
on the x-y plane are equal to sin q and cos q respec-
tively Moreover these projections are at an angle f
with the x axis Thus we haveu
r sdot u
x = sin q cos f
uq sdot u
x = cos q cos f
As the unit vector uf is at angle 90deg + f with the x axis
the dot product of uf and u
x is
uf sdot u
x = minus sin f
Substituting the expressions of the dot products in (4)
we get
E x = E
r sin q cos f + E
q cos q cos f minus E
f sin f
The components of E along y and z directions can similarly be calculated These are given by E
y = E
r sin q sin f + E
q cos q sin f + E
f cos f
E z = E
r cos q minus E
q sin q
To complete the process of transformation we have to express the components in terms of the rectangular-
coordinate variables The relations connecting the two sets of variables are given by (12-3)
Let us next consider a vector H in rectangular coordinates defined in terms of its components
H = H xu
x + H
yu
y + H
z u
z
We can transform the vector into spherical coordinate system using the procedure similar to that described
above The scalar components of H in spherical coordinates are
u
u
u
u x
u
(90deg q )
u
x
f
q
Fig 118 Showing unit vectors of rectangular and
spherical coordinates
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H r = H
x sin q cos f + H
y sin q sin f + H
z cos q
H q = H
x cos q cos f + H
y cos q sin f minus H
z sin q
H f = minus H
x sin f + H
y cos f
To complete the process of conversion the components will have to be transformed to spherical-coordinate
variables using the following formulae These can be derived from (12-3)
r y z x
=+
minuscos 1
x
f = tanminus1 ( y x)
EXAMPLE 124
A vector in cylindrical coordinates is given byF = Transform the vector into rectangular coordinates
The vector has only one component F r = 1r in r direction Let the vector in rectangular coordinates be
F = F xu
x + F
yu
y + F
z u
z
Thenr
x
x yr
= =) cossdot
= =) s nsdot
F z = 0
The vector in rectangular coordinates is given by
F 1
)uu
EXAMPLE 125
The vector F = r sin f uf is given in cylindrical coordinates Transform the vector into rectangular
coordinates
The vector has only one component F f = r sin f in f direction Let the vector in rectangular coordinates be
F = F xu
x + F
yu
y + F
z u
z
Then y
= = minus) )sdot minus sin 2 2
x y= =)sdot
F z = 0
The vector in rectangular coordinate is given by
F 1
2 2)u
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EXAMPLE 126
Convert the vector = r
r in spherical coordinates into rectangular coordinates
The vector has only one componentr
r
1 in r direction Let the vector in rectangular coordinates be
E = E xu
x + E
yu
y + E
z u
z
We haver
= =)) x
sdot 1
yr
=))
sdot 1
= =) cos
)sdot
The vector in rectangular coordinate is given by
E 1
+ )uu
112 Sinusoidally Time-Varying QuantitiesA scalar or a vector quantity may be time-invariant or it may be a function of time Quantities that are either
sine or cosine function of time are called sinusoidally time-varying quantities For example a voltage repre-
sented by
V (t ) = V 0 cos w t (1)
is a co-sinusoidal quantity And a current given by
I (t ) = I 0 sin w t (2)
is a sinusoidal quantity These are also called alternat-
ing quantities In (1) and (2) V (t ) and I (t ) denote instan-
taneous values V 0 and I
0 are the maximum values or
amplitudes of the functions and w is the angular or
radian frequency The units of voltage and current are
volt (V) and ampere (A) and that of w is radians per
second (rads) The graphs of variation of voltage and
current with time shown in Fig 119 are the familiarcosine and sine waves The waves repeat after every
w t = 2p radian The number of such repetitions or
cycles per second is called frequency of the waves The
frequency is denoted by f and its unit is hertz (Hz) The
duration of one cycle is equal to one period It is gener-
ally denoted by T Therefore T = 1 f As w t changes by
2p radian in one period w = 2p T = 2p f Each cycle
consists of a positive half-cycle and a negative half-
cycle Both the half-cycles have the same amplitude
and identical shapes
(a
(b
3
V t
V
I t
I
p p p p t
t
2p
23p p p
Fig 119 (a) A cosine wave and (b) A sine wave
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Next let us consider the functions
V 1(t ) = V
10 cos (w t + y
1) (3)
and V 2(t ) = V
20 cos (w t minus y
2) (4)
Note that V 1
(t ) and V 2
(t ) have the same frequency as that of V (t ) Graphs of functions defined by (1) (3) and
(4) are shown in Fig 120 The symbols y 1and y
2denote phase angles of V
1(t ) and V
2(t ) respectively If we
take the time-angle at which V (t ) is zero (or maximum) as reference the corresponding zero of V 1(t ) occurs
earlier by a time-angle y 1 and that of V
2(t ) occurs later by a time-angle y
2 Thus V
1(t ) leads V (t ) by an angle
y 1 and V
2(t ) lags V (t ) by an angle y
2 As cos w t = sin(w t + p 2) a cosine function leads a sine function by p 2
radian The phase angles are specified either in radian or in degree
Representation of Sinusoidal Functions
Any of the equations (1) to (4) is the basic form of rep-
resenting a sinusoidal quantity in terms of its amplitude
frequency and phase angle This form gives the value of
the quantity at any instant The waveforms of Fig 119and 120 also provide the same information
Some other useful ways of representing a sinusoidal
quantity are the phasor the complex and the polar forms
The basis of these forms is the Eulerrsquos formula (or iden-
tity) of the complex exponential function e j w t As per the
formula
e j w t = cos w t + j sin w t
where = minus1
cos w t = Re e j w t (5) sin w t = Im e j w t (6)
The notations Re and Im are the abbreviations of lsquoreal part of rsquo and lsquoimaginary part of rsquo respectively Thus
using (5) and (6) in (1) and (2) we have
V (t ) = Re V 0 e j w t
and I (t ) = Im I 0 e j w t = Re I
0 e j (w t minusp 2)
Similarly (3) and (4) can be written as
e j )1=
e j )2=
These are the complex exponential forms of writing sinusoidally time-changing quantities One advantage of
using the complex exponential function e j w t instead of sin w t or cos w t is that the form of a function does not
change when differentiated or integrated with respect to time
To proceed further let us write the last four equations as in the following
V (t ) = V 0 cos w t = Re (V
0 e j 0)e j w t
I (t ) = I 0 sin w t = Re ( I
0 eminus j p 2)e j w t
e t
11) Re )ψ
e t
1) Re )= minusminus ψ
V t
ω t
V t V t
2p
Fig 120 Showing time-phase difference between
sinusoidal waves
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A study of the above equations shows that the factor e j w t appears in all the functions In the mathematical
analysis of a problem it is not necessary to show this factor in all the steps The presence of e j w t in a func-
tion is assumed If all the quantities in a study have the same frequency it is sufficient to use only the
functions shown within the brackets At the end of an analysis the final expression is multiplied by e j w t
and either its real part or the imaginary part is used to express the result in real time The functions inside
the brackets are called phasors
We will denote a phasor by putting a bar over the symbol of the quantity For example
j 1ψ
and j
02minus
These are the phasor representations of sinusoidally time-varying quantities
Two more forms of representing a sinusoid can be derived from the phasor form Let us consider a voltage
phasor
e ψ
Since e j w = cos y + j sin y
)s n (7)
The first term on the rhs of (7) is the real part and the second term is the imaginary part of Denoting the
real part by V 0a
and the imaginary part by V 0i we have
i (8)
where V 0a
= V 0 cos y and V
0i = V
0 sin y
The form of (8) suggests that a phasor can be represented in a complex plane as shown in Fig 121 Equation
(8) and Fig 121 are the complex form of representing a sinusoidally time-varying quantity
We see that to write a sinusoidal quantity in phasor and com-
plex forms only its amplitude and phase angle are needed
Thus a simpler way of describing a sinusoidal quantity is by
its amplitude and phase angle as given below
ang plusmn
This is known as the polar form of representing a sinusoid
This form is advantageous where multiplication and division
of phasors are involved To illustrate these operations let j 1plusmn
and e j 2plusmn ψ
The product of the two phasors0 0 2= ang plusmn )]
The ratio of the two phasors j
2= ang[plusmn )] plusmn )]minus
Thus the magnitude of the product of two phasors is equal to the product of their magnitudes whereas the
phase angle of their product is equal to the algebraic sum of their phase angles Moreover the magnitude of
the ratio of two phasors is equal to the ratio of their magnitudes and the phase angle is equal to the phase angle
of the numerator-phasor minus the phase angle of the denominator-phasor
Im
Re
V
V
V
y
Fig 121 Representation of a sinusoidal
function in the complex plane
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Root-Mean-Square Value of a Sinusoidal Quantity
In order to define the root-mean-square (rms) value of a function consider that a sinusoidal current
I (t ) = I 0 sin w t
flows through a resistor of R ohm Then electric power dissipated in the resistor at any instant
)t s n= 0
ω t
The average power over a complete cycle
=1
2 2
2π
Next consider that a time-invariant current I flows through the same resistor instead of the sinusoidal current
Power dissipated in the resistor is equal to I 2 R If we assume that I 2 R is equal to the average power dissipated
by the sinusoidal current I 0 sin w t then
2=
Or =2
The constant current I which produces the same power in the resistor as the average power due to an
alternating current is called root-mean-square (rms) or effective value of the time-varying current The
nomenclature is derived from the mathematical procedure involved in deriving it
The rms value of a sinusoidal quantity is equal to 21 times of its amplitude The rms value of any periodic
function can be determined using the above procedure Sinusoidal quantities can also be represented usingrms value instead of amplitudes as given below
Instantaneous form )t )=
)t )=
Phasor form e ψ
Complex form
Polar form ang plusmn
The Complex ImpedanceThe complex impedance of an electric load is defined as the ratio of its complex voltage and complex
current To calculate the impedance let us assume that the instantaneous
voltage across the electric load shown in Fig 122 is
V (t ) = V 0 cos w t (9)
The complex and polar forms of the voltage are
0+ (10)
0ang
I (t
V (t
Load
Z
Fig 122 A load connected
to an ac source
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For a purely resistive load of resistance R ohm instantaneous current through the load
t )t )t
cos= = ω cos (11)
where I 0 = V
0 R We find from equations (9) and (11) that these are in time-phase The complex form of load
current is0+ (12)
The complex impedance is found by dividing (10) by (12)
Z = =0
00 0= ang
If the load is an ideal (loss-free) inductor of inductance L henry (H)
t )t cos( )== deg1ω (13)
The constant of integration is assumed to be zero as we are considering alternating quantities under steady
state (not transient) condition In the above expressions X L
= w L is reactance of the inductor and I 0 = V
0 X
L is
amplitude of the current The unit of reactance is ohm We find from (9) and (13) that the current in a pure
inductor lags the voltage across it by 90deg The complex form of current is
0
The complex impedance of the inductor
= = deg0
0+ = = ang
If the load is an ideal (loss-free) capacitor of capacitance C farad (F)
t
)t = = minus +t deg)t = os )90
where X c = (1w c) is reactance of the capacitor in ohm and I
0 = (V
0 X
c) is amplitude of the current We find
that current in an ideal capacitor leads the voltage across it by 90 deg The complex form of current is given by
The complex impedance
= = + deg00
minus = minus = ang minus
The complex impedance of an electric load consisting of a resistance R an inductance X L and a capacitance
X C in series is given by
j+ +minus (14)
where X = X L
minus X C is the effective reactance of the circuit If X
L is greater than X
C then the load is inductive
and if X C is greater than X
L the load is capacitive The angle y = tanminus1( X R) is called impedance angle
The resistance and reactance of the load in terms of the load angle are given by
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R = Z cos y
X = Z sin y
The magnitude of the impedance
The impedance in polar form is represented as
ang
Current I 0taken by a load is equal to the ratio of (10) and (14)
ji2
0= = = = =
) R jX
where I 0a
= (V 0Z ) cos y = I
0 cos y is the real part and I
0i = (V
0Z ) sin y = I
0 sin y is the imaginary part of the
current phasor respectively
The current in the polar form is
0= ang
ang + = ang minus where
0 =
If the resistance and reactance of an electric load is known we can calculate values of the circuit impedance
Z and the impedance angle y Taking the voltage across the circuit as reference the equation for instanta-
neous current is given by
I (t ) = I 0 cos(w t minus y )
We see that the phase angle between voltage and current is equal to the impedance angle y The current lags
the voltage for an inductive load and the current leads the voltage for a capacitive load The impedance angle
lies between 0 and 90deg if the load is inductive and between 0 and minus90deg if the load is capacitive
The rms value of current I = =rms value of voltage
Instantaneous Average and Complex Powers
Instantaneous power input to a load is equal to the product of its voltage and current at a given instant If the
instantaneous voltage is described by the equation
V (t ) = V 0 cos (w t + y
1) (15)
and the current at the same instant is given by
I (t ) = I 0 cos (w t + y
2) (16)
then instantaneous power
P (t ) = V (t ) I (t ) = V 0 I
0 cos (w t +y
1) cos (w t + y
2)
= +t 2
)]ω + cos (17)
where y = y 2 minus y
1 is the phase difference between current and voltage
The instantaneous power given by (17) has two parts One part is independent of time and the other part var-
ies with time at twice the frequency The average power is equal to the average value of instantaneous power
over one cycle Thus the average power
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t 2
1
2)t
=0
2cosc= os (18)
The average power therefore is equal to the product of rms voltage rms current and the cosine of phase-angle between the voltage and current The power is also called active or effective or real power The electric unit
of power is watt (W) The product of V and I that is VI is called apparent power and its unit is volt-ampere
(VA) The factor cos y is called power factor of the load
Power factor cos = =2
VI
Substituting V = IZ and cos y = RZ in (18) we get the average power in terms of the current and the
resistance
P av
= I 2 R
Thus the active power is the power absorbed by the load
In an analogous way the reactive or quadrature power
1
2
2 (19)
The unit of reactive power is volt-ampere reactive (var)
It may be noted that I cos y of (18) is the component of current that is in phase with the voltage and I sin y of (19) is the component of current that is in quadrature with the voltage Thus the general principle is that
the average power is equal to the product of in-phase components of rms voltage and rms current and the
reactive power is given by the product of rms voltage and rms current which are out of phase by 90deg We will
use this principle to define complex power
The complex forms of voltage and current defined by (15) and (16) are
i (20)
andi (21)
In (20) V 0a
and V 0i are the real and imaginary parts of the voltage and in
(21) I 0a
and I 0i are the real and imaginary parts of the current These are
represented in the complex plane of Fig 123 Since V 0a
and I 0a
are in
phase and V 0i
and I 0i are also in phase the average power
1
2)
ii (22)
Moreover as V 0i
and I 0a
are out of phase by 90deg (V 0i I
0a2) gives one part of the
reactive power For the same reason (V 0a I
0i 2) gives a second part of reactive
power Note that in the first part the current lags the voltage and hence this part of the reactive power is inductive
The second part of the reactive power is capacitive as in this case the current leads the voltage If we assume the
inductive power to be positive then the capacitive power would be negative Thus the net reactive power
1)
ai a (23)
1
I
V
V a I
I
V
Im
Re
Fig 123 Showing real and
imaginary parts of a voltage
phasor and a current phasor
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We can also obtain the above results mathematically by the use of the complex forms of voltage and current
given in (20) and (21) as follows The conjugate of current is
i
lowast minus
Then1
2
1
2
lowast = i
)i
minus
= +1
2) + )]minus
i i (24)
We see that the rhs of (24) has a real part and an imaginary part The real part is same as the average power
given by (22) and the imaginary part is same as the reactive power given by (23) Thus 2lowast
gives the
complex power Denoting the complex power by P we have
lowast1
2 0
(25)
The average or active power 1
2 (26)
The reactive power 1
2 0
(27)
In (26) Re means lsquoReal part of rsquo and in (27) Im means lsquoImaginary part of rsquo the complex power The reactive
power is inductive if the imaginary part of (24) is positive and it is capacitive if the imaginary part is nega-
tive It can be shown that the real part of ( )2 is also equal to P av
However its imaginary part is nega-
tive of the imaginary part of (24)
EXAMPLE 127
The voltage and current of a given load are
V (t ) = 120 sin (1000t + 60deg) V
I (t ) = 15 cos (1000t - 45deg) A
(a) Find the phase difference between voltage and current and their root-mean-square values (b) Represent
the voltage and current in phasor complex and polar forms (c) Calculate the load impedance resistance
reactance inductance (or capacitance) power factor active power and reactive power using (18) and (19)
(d) Calculate the complex power using (25)
(a) In order to find the phase difference between voltage and current we have to write the voltage equation
in the cosine form
V (t ) = 120 sin (1000t + 60deg) = 120 cos (1000t minus 30deg) V
I (t ) = 15 cos (1000t minus 45deg) A
The phase angle of the current with respect to the voltage = minus 45degminus(minus30) = minus15deg The current lags the voltage
by 15deg
Root-mean-square values of voltage and current are
=2= 120 84 85 V
51= =2 60 A
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(b) Phasor forms e jminus ( ) V
e 4 ) A
Complex forms 0=)deg V
deg) = )minus A
Polar forms ang120 deg
= 1 Aang5 minus deg
(c) = = ang minus degang minus deg
= ang deg = deg +0
120 30
1 5 515 80 15(cos 2 700 1 Ω
Ω= 20 71 (Inductive)
Inductance L = X w = 20711000 = 2071 mH
Power factor = cos y = cos 15deg = 0966 (lagging)
Active power1
2
1120 1 966 93(= )( )5 0 ) 86 W
Reactive power 1
2
1120 1 259 29
0 = ) )5 0 ) = 23
(d) Complex powerlowast1
2
1 + 27
The real part is the average power in watts and the imaginary part is the reactive power in vars (inductive)
113 Fourier SeriesConsider that a function f ( x) has the following properties
1 It varies periodically with x That is f ( x + T ) = f ( x) where T is
the period
2 It is a single-valued function That is it has only one value for
a given value of the variable
3 It is a continuous function of the variable It may however have
finite number of discontinuities Such a periodic function is
shown in Fig 124 The wave is continuous in the range 0 lt x lt p and p lt x lt 2p and it is discontinuous at x = p and 2p
Any function f ( x) with a period 2p and satisfying the above mentioned properties can be represented by a trigonometric series as given below
) x1
==
infin
1
cn
)n (1)
where the constant a0 a
n and b
n are real numbers The trigonometric series is called Fourier series The con-
stants of the series are calculated from the following formulae
f d 1
minusπ
π x
p
f ( )
p
Fig 124 Illustration of a periodic
function
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x1
x
b f x d minus
1 π
Over a period 2p the constant a0 is the average value of f ( x) whereas the coefficients an and bn are twice theaverage values of f ( x) cos nx and f ( x) sin nx respectively
If a function f ( x) is defined over an interval of length instead of minus p to p its Fourier series is
obtained by replacing x in (1) by x Accordingly
n) x n=
(2)
The constants of (2) are given by
a f d 1
minus
+
x
x x
+1
b n x
dx1
minus
x sin
If f ( x) is an even function of x ie if f (minus x) = f ( x) then bn = 0 and
a x2
If f ( x) is an odd function of x [ f (minus x) = minus f ( x)] then an
= 0 and
b dx2
x sin
For an alternating function with identical positive and negative half-waves [ f ( x + p ) = minus f ( x)] the constant
a0 = 0
EXAMPLE 128
We will obtain the Fourier series of (a) a rectangular waveform and (b) of a triangular waveform illus-
trated in Fig 125
Fig 125 Pertaining to Example 128 (a) A rectangular wave and (b) A triangular wave
O
(a) b
f ( )
x
minusV
V
A
O
minusV
V
f ( )
minus x
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As both the waves are odd functions of x and have identical positive and negative half-cycles it is necessary
to calculate coefficient of the sine series only over the interval x = 0 to
(a) For the rectangular waveform f ( x) = V 0 in the interval x = 0 to =
=
2 2 2
0 = c
minus )
We see that bn = 0 for even values of n and b
n = 2 for odd values of n Thus the Fourier series of the
function is
) x == 4 1
1 3 5 (3)
(b) The equation of the triangular waveform from x = 0 to x = is that of the straight line OA Its equation
is
x
) x =
The coefficient of the nth term of the sine series
b x n x
dx
n
=
= minus
2
2
0
si
cos sin
= minus 2
ncos
Hence the Fourier series of the function is given by
) x s n= minus+ s n
2 1
3
3
2 (4)
114 Bessel FunctionsBessel functions are solutions of specific types of second order ordinary differential equations The general
form of the equation with V as dependent variable and r as independent variable is
r dr dr
0+ +r =)kr (1)
where k 2 is positive and n is any number Equation (1) is called Besselrsquos equation of order n though the dif-
ferential equation itself is of second order For n = 0 equation (1) becomes
dr dr
2 2 0+ + =)kr (2)
Equation (2) is Besselrsquos equation of zero order
Besselrsquos equation of any order is solved using the power series method We will limit our discussion to equa-
tion (2) as we will not need the solution of equation (1) for the analysis of problems which we will consider
in later chapters The solution of (2) is of the form
a + + + + +3 5 (3)
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The coefficients of the series are found by substituting V dV dr and d 2V dr 2 in (2) and then equating the
coefficients of like powers of r to zero Substituting (3) into the third term of (2) we get
2
)+ + + + + sdotsdotsdot (4)
Substituting dV dr and d 2V dr 2 into the second and first terms of (2) respectively we get
dV
r = 3 4 6 (5)
r d V
dr a r r 6 20= r + +a r +r (6)
Since the sum of the left-hand sides of (4) (5) and (6) is zero the sum of their right-hand sides must be equal
to zero Taking the sum and then collecting the terms of like powers of r we have
3 4r a a a
+ + =)+r r 6 0 (7)
Equation (7) will be satisfied if the coefficient of each power of r is equal to zero This exercise will yield the
following results
a1r = 0 rArr a
1 = 0
42
0 2
k = s an ar trar constant
9 0=
162
4
a k
a =
25 0a
362
6
a = minus
We find that the coefficients of odd powers of r of (3) are zero So the solution of the differential equation
will have terms with even powers of r only The coefficient of r 2m where m is a positive integer including
zero is given by
m1minus
m ) (8)
Replacing a0 of (8) by a different constant A the solution of (2) is given by
==
infin
sum minus( m )
)kr (9)
The function ) 1
)= sum
is called Bessel function of first kind and zero order
As equation (2) is a second-order differential equation there must be a second independent solution of the
equation The second solution is called Bessel function of second kind and zero order
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SUMMARY
We learnt the basics of three common types of coordinate systems vector analysis sinusoidally time-
varying functions Fourier series and Bessel function Other mathematical tools are described in later chap-
ters as and when necessary We found that unlike the unit vectors in rectangular coordinates the directionsof some of the unit vectors in cylindrical and spherical coordinates vary with one or two coordinate vari-
ables Though only the mathematical definitions of divergence gradient and curl operations are available
their applications to electric and magnetic fields and interpretations of results are described in later chap-
ters The vector operations in cylindrical and spherical coordinates are given in Chapters 2 and 4 The vec-
tor identities line surface and volume integrals will find frequent use in the text Moreover we will utilise
the coordinate transformation technique for calculation of vector magnetic potential of a current loop in
Chapter 4
Representation of sinusoidal quantities and power calculation will be used for the study of time-varying
fields We will apply Fourier series and Bessel function for the solution of boundary-value problems Bessel
function will also be used to study the skin-effect phenomenon in cylindrical conductors
IMPORTANT FORMULAE
Relation between coordinate variables
Rectangular and cylindrical coordinates
x = r cos f
y = r sin f
z = z
Rectangular and cylindrical coordinates
x = r sin q cos f
y = r sin q sin f
z = r cos q
Differential lengths
Rectangular coordinates d ℓ = u xdx + u
ydy + u
z dz
Cylindrical coordinates d ℓ = dr ur + rd f uf + u
z dz
Spherical coordinates d ℓ = ur dr + u
q (rd q ) + u
f (r sin q d f )
Differential surfaces
Rectangular coordinates d S = u x(dydz ) + u
y(dzdx) + u
z (dxdy)
Cylindrical coordinates d S = ur (rd f dz ) + u
f (drdz ) + u
z (rdrd f )
Spherical coordinates d S = ur (r 2sinq d q d f ) + u
q (r sinq drd f ) + u
f (rdrd q )
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Differential volumes
Rectangular coordinates dv = dxdydz
Cylindrical coordinates rdrd f dz
Spherical coordinates r 2sinq drd q d f
Position vector r = xu x + yu
y + z u
z
Dot product of two vectors
In rectangular coordinates A sdot B = A x B
x + A
y B
y + A
z B
z
In cylindrical coordinates A sdot B = Ar B
r + A
f B
f + A
z B
z
In spherical coordinates A sdot B = Ar B
r + A
q B
q + A
f B
f
Cross product of two vectors
In rectangular coordinates
A
u
=
x B B
In cylindrical coordinates
A
u u
= B
In spherical coordinates
A
= A A B
θ φ
θ φ
θ φ
Gradient of a scalar function in rectangular coordinates
nabla = part part + part y
u u
Divergence of a vector function in rectangular coordinates
nablasdot = partpart
+part
+part
D D
x y
D y
Curl of a vector function in rectangular coordinates
nabla times = partpart
part part y z
x y
H H Vector identities
nabla times nabla times A = nabla(nabla sdot A) minus nabla2A
nabla sdot (A times B) = B sdot (nabla times A) minus A sdot (nabla times B)
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Dot product of unit vectors
In Rectangular and Cylindrical Coordinate systems
sdotur
sdotuf
sdotu z
u x cos f ndashsin f 0u
ysin f cos f 0
u z
0 0 1
In Rectangular and Spherical Coordinate systems
sdotur
sdotuq
sdotuf
u x
sinq cosf cosq cosf ndashsin f
u y
sinq sinf cosq sinf cosf
u z cosq ndashsinq 0
Complex impedance
+ )minus
Instantaneous power
)t = ])t cos2
cos
Complex power
lowast1
2
MULTIPLE983085CHOICE QUESTIONS
(starred questions have two answers)
11 A point in cylindrical coordinates is defined by (14 m 25deg 075 m) Location of the point in rectan-
gular coordinates is
(a) (14 m 0592 m 075 m)
(b) (1269 m 0592 m 075 m)
(c) (14 m 0592 m 075 m)
(d) (14 m 0592 m 0375 m)
12 A point in spherical coordinates is described by (095 m 35deg 20deg) Location of the point in rectangu-
lar coordinates is
(a) (0512 m 0186 m 0778 m)
(b) (0186 m 0512 m 0778 m)
(c) (0512 m 0778 m 0186 m)
(d) (0186 m 0778 m 0512 m)
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13 A position vector is given by 4 The unit vector in the direction of the position
vector is
(a) 0 0 566 +u
(b) 0 0 24 +u
(c) 0 0 566 +u
(d) 0 0 707 +u
14 A vector is given by A uu+u If the unit vector alongA is u707
what should be the value of p
(a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 10 (d) 12
15 Two vectors are given by A 4+u and 1+u 2 The angle between the vectors is
nearest to
(a) 12deg (b) 14deg (c) 16deg (d) 18deg
16 Two vectors are described by A u u3+u and B u u For the vectors to be
parallel the values of p and q should be (a) p = 3 q = 3 (b) p = 3 q = 9 (c) p = 45 q = 3 (d) p = 3 q = 45
17 The angle between two vectors A 4+u x y
and B y is 15deg What is the ratio of p to q
(a) 1732 (b) minus1732 (c) 0577 (d) minus0577
18 Two vectors are given by A 2+u z and B 4+u
z The unit vector normal to the plane con-
taining A and B is given by
(a) +0 371 0 557 y
(b) +0 741 0 371 y
(c) 0741u x minus 0577u
y + 0371u
z
(d) 0371u x +
0743u y minus
05571u z
19 A scalar function is given byf = xyz The magnitude of grad f at (1 minus1 1) is equal to
(a) 2 3 (b) 3 2 (c) 31 (d) 3
110 If r is the position vector at ( x y z ) the magnitude of nabla sdot r is equal to
(a) 3 (b) 3 (c) 31 (d) 13
111 The divergence of F = xy (u x + u
y) at (1 3) is equal to
(a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3 (d) 2
112 A vector in cylindrical coordinates is given by (sin f r ) ur The vector in rectangular coordinates is
(a) y
2
3 2) (b)
y
2
2( ) (c)
y
2 2
2( ) (d)
y
2
2( )
113 A vector in spherical coordinates is given by ur r 2 The vector in rectangular coordinate is
(a)+u
x + 3 2 (b)
3 2
+u
x + (c)
u+u
( x + 3 (d)
zu u+u z
x + 3 2
114 The line integral of F = xy (u x + u
y) along the straight line y = x from (0 0) to (2 2) is
(a) 163 (b) 8 (c) 16 (d) 4
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115 The instantaneous voltage and current in an electric circuit are given by V (t ) = 5 sin (w t minus 30deg) V and
I (t ) = minus02 cos w t A The average power supplied to the circuit is
(a) 05 W (b) 3 2 W (c) 025 W (d) 3 4 W
QUESTIONS
11 Name the coordinate planes of rectangular coordinates
12 In rectangular coordinates the coordinates of a point are x y and z What is the normal distance of
the point from the x- y plane
13 Name the plane on which x = 0
14 The coordinate of two points are and respectively What is the distance between the
points
15 In rectangular coordinates locate the point ) by tracing the path along or parallel to the
coordinate axes starting from the origin
16 Describe the cylindrical coordinate system Show that the coordinate directions are mutually perpen-
dicular to each other
17 Describe the spherical coordinate system Show that the coordinate directions are mutually perpen-
dicular to each other
18 The r and variable appearing in cylindrical and spherical coordinate systems have the same mean-
ing or different meanings in the two systems Explain
19 Explain why the distance between two points specified in spherical coordinates cannot be calculated by direct use of the coordinates of the points
How is this distance calculated
110 Sketch a length vector in rectangular coordinates and show its components in the coordinate directions
111 Express the vector A as sum of its component in rectangular cylindrical and spherical coordinates
112 Write the differential length vector and the differential surface vector in rectangular cylindrical and
spherical coordinates in terms of the components Give also the formula for the differential volume
in the three coordinate systems
113 Define the cross product of two vectors A and B Explain how the angle between the vectors can be
calculated from the definition of the cross product
114 Explain what is meant by a scalar field Does the value of the field at a point depend on the choice of
the coordinate system
115 State what is meant by a vector field Does the value of the field at a point depend on the choice of
the coordinate system
116 Explain with sketches that the unit vectors ur and u
f in cylindrical coordinates vary with f
117 Explain the properties of the gradient of a scalar function
118 Describe the procedure for evaluating the line integral of a vector function from an initial point to a
final point along a given path
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119 For the vector function A( x y z ) show that nabla sdot nabla times A( x y z ) = 0
120 Two sinusoidal functions are given by
)t )minus=
)t )minus 12
π
What is the phase difference between the two quantities and which is the leading quantity
121 A sinusoidal quantity is given by
F (t ) = F 0 sin (w t + y )
Write the complex exponential phasor and polar forms of the quantity
122 Define the rms value of a sinusoidally time-varying current Explain its significance
123 If W V and I are the measured values of power rms value of voltage and rms value of current
respectively of an electric load then the ratio W (VI ) is defined as the power factor of the load Is this
definition applicable to only sinusoidal variation of voltage and current with time or for any type of
variation Explain
124 Explain with sketches the meanings of single-valued and multi-valued periodic functions
ANSWERS TO SELECTED QUESTIONS
16 Describe the cylindrical coordinate system Show that the coordinate directions are mutually perpen-
dicular to each other
Answer In cylindrical coordinate system the three surfaces are those of a circular cylinder and two
planes These surfaces are specified with reference to the rectangular coordinate system The axis of
the cylinder is along the z axis and its radius is denoted by r One of the plane surfaces containing the
z axis is specified by the angle it makes with the y-z plane The angle is generally denoted by f The
second plane surface is parallel to and at a height z from the x-y plane The three coordinate direc-
tions are r f and z
The r direction is normal to the surface of the cylinder hence it is perpendicular to the axis of the
cylinder As the axis of the cylinder is along the z axis r and z directions are perpendicular to each
other At a point on the cylindrical surface the r direction is perpendicular to and the f direction istangential to the cylindrical surface Hence they are perpendicular to each other Moreover the f direction is parallel to the x-y plane hence it is perpendicular to the z direction
18 The r and f variable appearing in cylindrical and spherical coordinate systems have the same mean-
ing or different meanings in the two systems Explain
Answer The variables in cylindrical coordinate system are r f and z and those of spherical coordi-
nates are r q and f The r direction in cylindrical coordinates is perpendicular to the z axis of rectan-
gular coordinates whereas the r direction in spherical coordinates is at an angle q with the z axis Thus
the r-variables have different meaning In both the systems the angle f is the angle between the y-z
plane and a plane surface containing the z axis Thus the variable f has the same meaning in both the
systems
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19 Explain why the distance between two points specified in spherical coordinates cannot be calculated
by direct use of the coordinates of the points
How is the distance calculated
Answer Both q and f variables of spherical coordinates are angles and radian is their unit As the
unit of distance between two points is that of length the variables cannot be used directly for calcula-tion of distance
To calculate the distance it is necessary to express the spherical coordinates of the point in terms of
rectangular coordinate variables
113 Define the cross product of two vectors A and B Explain how the angle between the vectors can be
calculated from the definition of the cross product
Answer The cross product of two vectors A and B is a vector quantity say C The magnitude of C
is equal to the products of the magnitude of A the magnitude of B and the sine of angle a between
A and B The direction of C is perpendicular to the plane containing A and B The positive direction
is taken along the advance of a right-handed screw when it is rotated from A towards B
As per the definition of the cross product
A times B = ABsin a
Hence sin α = A B
A B
114 Explain what is meant by a scalar field Does the value of the field at a point depend on the choice of
the coordinate system
Answer A physical quantity which is a scalar function of position is a real number The quantity
may or may not be a function of time The mathematical representation or graphical plot of a scalar
function at various points in a region or domain is the scalar field of the function in that region Theregion may be one-dimensional (a line) two-dimensional (a surface) or three-dimensional (a vol-
ume) As an example let us consider a heated plate The temperature at each point on the surface of
the plate will have a specific value A graphical representation of temperatures at several points is the
temperature field in the region of the plate surface
Value of the field at a point is independent of the choice of a coordinate system
117 Explain the properties of the gradient of a scalar function
Answer The gradient of a scalar quantity which is a function of x y and z in general is a vector quan-
tity It is given by
nabla = + part part + partpart y x
u u u u= u
The first second and third terms give the rate of change of V with x y and z respectively As nablaV is
the vector sum of all the three components it gives the maximum rate of change of V with distance
at a point in space
120 Two sinusoidal functions are given by
V )t )minus= π
I )t )minus 12
π
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What is the phase difference between the two quantities and which is the leading quantity
Answer As V (t ) is a cosine function of time and I (t ) is a sine function of time we have to express
either V (t ) as a sine function or I (t ) as a cosine function of time By expressing I (t ) as a cosine func-
tion we get
)t )t = minus minus Thus the phase difference between the quantities is 3= V (t ) is the leading
quantity
PROBLEMS
11 Show the location of points P 1(10 m 20 m 30m) P
2(minus10 m 20 m 30m) P
3(10 m minus20 m
30m) P 4(10 m 20 m minus30m) in rectangular coordinates Calculate the distances of the points from
the origin
12 Show the location of the point P (05 m 60deg 02 m) in cylindrical coordinates Calculate the distances
of P from the origin
13 Show the location of the point P (04 m 30deg 45deg) in spherical coordinates Calculate the distances of
P from the origin
14 A point in rectangular coordinates is defined by (2 m minus3 m minus1 m) Find coordinates of the point in
(a) cylindrical coordinate and (b) in spherical coordinates
15 Derive relations between the cylindrical coordinate and spherical coordinate variables For the radial
directions use subscripts c and s respectively for cylindrical and spherical coordinates
16 A point in cylindrical coordinates is defined by (3 m 300
2 m) Find coordinates of the point inspherical coordinates
17 Find the distance between two points located at (a) (10 m 24 m minus08 m) and (minus26 m 15 m 15 m)
in rectangular coordinates (b) (12 m 45deg 20 m) and (05 m 60deg 02 m) in cylindrical coordinates
(c) (04 m 30deg 45deg) and (10 m 75deg 15deg) in spherical coordinates
18 Find the length vector from the point P 2(075 m 13 m minus06 m) to the point P
1(125 m minus07 m
04 m) Find also the unit vector directed from P 1 to P
2
19 A point is located at (20 m p 3 rad 08 m) in cylindrical coordinates Obtain in rectangular coordi-
nates the unit vector directed from the origin to the point
110 The location of two points are given by P 1(1 m 2 m 3 m) and P
2(2 m 3 m 5 m) Find the length
vector from the origin to the mid-point of the line joining P 1 and P
2
111 The location of two points are given by P 1(15 m 45deg 2 m) and P
2(5 m 60deg 30deg) in cylindrical and
spherical coordinates respectively Find the length vector from P 1 to P
2
112 A point is located at P (5 m 90deg 60deg) in spherical coordinates Find the unit vector directed from the
origin to P in rectangular coordinates
113 The equation y = 2 minus x is that of a straight line in the x-y plane Obtain the unit normal vector directed
from the given line to the point (3 2)
114 Find the dot and cross products of the vectors A = 3u x + 8u
y B = 5u
x + 10u
y What is the angle
between the vectors
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115 Given the vectors A = 4u x + 5u
y B = 6u
x + B
yu y + 8u
z What should be the value of B
y so that the angle
between A and B is 60deg
116 Vector A is directed from (2 m 3 m 4 m) to (5 m 7 m 9 m) and vector B is directed from (0 1 m
2 m) to (3 m 5 m 7 m) Find the angle between the vectors
117
Find the gradient of the scalar function f =
x
2
y +
y
2
z +
xz
2
at (minus
1 2minus
3) 118 The equation 2 x + 3 y + 4 z = c where c is a constant is that of a plane surface Find the unit vector
that is normal to the given plane and directed away from the origin
119 A surface is defined by x2 + y2 minus z 2 = 21 Find the unit vector normal to the surface at (4 3 2)
120 For the surface defined in Problem 119 find the angle between unit vectors normal to the surface at
(4 3 2) and )15 3
121 A vector function is described by A
+
1
2 2)uuu Find the divergence of the
vector function at (2 minus1 minus2)
122 A vector function is given by A = x2 yu x + y2 z u
y + xz 2u
z Find the curl of the vector at (1 2 4)
123 For the scalar function f ( x y z ) show that nabla times nablaf = 0
124 Prove the validity of the vector identity nabla times nabla times A = nabla(nabla sdot A) minusnabla2A for the vector function A = A( x
y z )u x + A( x y z )u
y + A( x y z )u
z
125 A vector field in rectangular coordinates is given byu
= + z
x Express the vector in cylindrical
coordinates at (4 45deg 3)
126 A vector is directed from (2 30deg 4) to (3 60deg 6) in cylindrical coordinates Find the angle between
the vector and the y axis
127 A vector function in cylindrical coordinates is given by
u ucos tans nr r
Calculate the components of the vector in rectangular coordinates
128 A vector function is given by = 8
2 2 Find the line integral of E along a straight path from
(3 5) to (6 10)
129 On the surface of a sphere find the area in the region if r = 6 30deg le q le 60deg 0 le f le 30deg
130 The amplitude of sinusoidal voltage and current of an electric circuit are 15 V and 2 A respectively
The current lags the voltage by p 6 rad Calculate (a) the rms values of voltage and current (b) the
power factor (c) the average power and (d) the complex impedance of the circuit
Find also the instantaneous power and complex power taking the voltage as reference Identify the
components of the complex power Assume w to be the angular frequency of the voltage
131 The complex forms of voltage and current amplitudes of an electric load are
40 V
2 A
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direction is equal to length of the arc CC primeon the x-y plane (or parallel to the x-y plane) as indicated in the figure
The radius of the arc is r sinq and it makes an angle d f at the origin Thus the differential length in f direction
is r sinq d f The arc lengths can be considered as straight lines An element of volume having side lengths dr
rd q and r sinq d f is also illustrated in the figure The surface areas of the element are r 2sinq d q d f r sinq drd f and rdrd f along r q and f direction respectively The volume of the element dv = r 2 sinq dr d q d f
It may be noted that the symbol r is used to denote the radial distance in cylindrical as well as in spherical
coordinate systems However it would be possible to know for which coordinate system the symbol is meant
from the description of the problem If in the solution of a problem both the coordinate systems are employed
suitable subscripts can be used
EXAMPLE 11
Find the distance between points (a) P 1(12 m 30deg 16 m) and P
2(07 m 45deg 09 m) (b) P
3(06 m
30deg 20deg) and P 4(09 m 45deg 50deg)
The units of coordinates of the points show that the locations of P 1 and P
2 are described in cylindrical coor-
dinates and of P 3 and P
4 are described in spherical coordinates
(a) Coordinates of the points in terms of rectangular-coordinate variables are given by
x1 = 12 cos 30deg = 1039 m y
1 = 12 sin 30deg = 06 m z
1 = 16 m
x2 = 07 cos 45deg = 0495 m y
2 = 07 sin 45deg = 0495 m z
2 = 09 m
Distance between the points
2
2 2 21 1 0minus= minus minus+ = )039 )6 893 m
(b) Coordinates of the points in terms of rectangular-coordinate variables are given by
x3 = 06 sin 30deg cos 20deg = 0282 m y
3 = 06 sin 30deg sin 20deg = 0103 m z
3 = 06 cos 30deg = 052 m
x4 = 09 sin 45deg cos 50deg = 0409 m y
4 = 09 sin 45deg sin 50deg = 0488 m z
4 = 09 cos 45deg = 0636 m
Distance between the points
34
2 20 0 0minus= minus minus )282 52 22
13 Scalar and Vector QuantitiesThe topic of vector analysis generally starts with the definition of scalar and vector quantities A geometrical or
a physical quantity that is completely specified by its magnitude alone is called a scalar quantity A scalar quantity
is a real number with a proper unit Examples of scalar quantities are mass length time volume work energy
heat etc Both uppercase and lowercase letters in italic will be used to denote scalar quantities A quantity which
has direction in addition to its magnitude is called a vector Examples of vector quantities are force displacement
velocity torque etc The magnitude of a vector quantity is a real positive quantity with a proper unit
Some electric- and magnetic-field quantities are scalar functions and some are vector functions Electric
charge electrostatic potential electric and magnetic fluxes electric current etc are scalars Whereas force
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between electric charges and between current-carrying conductors electric field intensity magnetic-field
intensity current density etc are vectors As vector functions are described by scalar quantities it is possi-
ble to study electric and magnetic fields by the use of scalar functions However the use of vector analysis
has the following advantages
1 The field equations can be written in a compact form Hence time and space needed to write an equa-tion are reduced
2 The equations contain all the information Therefore physical interpretation of the equations is made
easy
3 Equations of scalar quantities can easily be written from the vector form of the equations
4 Some theorems and laws of vector analysis find application in electromagnetic theory
14 Representation of VectorsA vector is represented geometrically by a directed line segment having an initial point and an end point The
direction of a vector is indicated by an arrow mark Vector quantities will be denoted by uppercase as well as
lowercase bold letters Representations of two vectors A and B are shown in Fig 14 The length of the lineis generally arbitrary However for geometrical solution of a problem
the line segments have to be drawn to scale
The sum and difference of two vectors is also a vector If C is the sum
of two vectors A and B and D is the difference between them then we
write
C = A + B
D = A minus B
The geometric methods of finding the sum and differ-
ence of the vectors are shown in Fig 15
A vector is also represented by showing its magnitude
and direction explicitly The magnitude is denoted by
an alphabetic symbol with or without the modulus
sign
The direction of the vector is represented by a unit
vector The magnitude of a unit vector is equal to
one unit and its direction is same as the direction of
the original vector
Various types of symbols are used to denote a unit vector We will denote it by u with a subscript to indicate
its direction For example the vector shown in Fig 16 is written as
A = Au A
= Au A
= u A A
The unit vectors at a point in rectangular coordinate system which are
denoted by u x u
y and u
z are parallel to the x y and z axes respectively
Their directions do not vary with the coordinate variables In cylin-
drical coordinate system the unit vectors ur u
f and u
z at any point are perpendicular to their respective coor-
dinate surfaces
B
A
Fig 14 Representation of vec-
tors by directed line segments
C A + BD A minus B
A
B
(a) ( )
minusB
A
B
Fig 15 (a) Addition of two vectors and
(b) Subtraction of two vectors
u A
A = Au A
Fig 16 A vector represented by
its magnitude and a unit vector
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The directions of ur u
f for different values of f are different This can be verified by drawing the unit
vectors at two different values of f Therefore these vectors cannot be treated as constants while differ-
entiating or integrating with respect f
The direction of u z does not change with any of the coordinate variables The unit vectors in spherical coor-dinate system which are denoted by ur u
q and u
f are perpendicular to the coordinate surfaces at any point
The directions of ur and u
q vary with q and f The direction of u
f varies with f
The directions of all the unit vectors in all the coordinate systems are positive towards the increasing values
of coordinates variables at the point considered Each set of unit vectors shown in Fig 17 is a right-handed
orthogonal system
An important method of representing a vector quantity is in terms of its components along the coordinate directions
The value of the scalar component of a vector along a coordinate direction is equal to the product of the magnitude
of the vector and cosine of the angle of the vector with the coordinate direction The angle measured from the coor-dinate direction towards the vector in the counter-clockwise sense is taken as positive Thus the projection of a
vector along a coordinate direction is its scalar value along that direction If a vector A makes angles a b and g with
the x y and z axes of rectangular coordinates respectively the scalar components of the vector along the axes are
A x
= A cos a A y
= A cos b A z
= A cos g
z
x
y
u
u z
u
ur
φ r
uφ
u z
x
y
z
φ
z
θ uθ
u
u
x
r
a) b
Fig 17 Directions of unit vectors for (a) Rectangular coordinates (b) Cylindrical coordinates and (c)
Spherical coordinates
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The quantities cos a cos b and cos g are called direction
cosines of the vector The vector components of A along the
coordinate directions are A xu
x A
yu
y and A
z u
z as indicated in
Fig 18 Conversely the sum of the vector components is
equal to the original vector A That is
A = A xu x + A yu y + A z u z
The magnitude of A in terms of its scalar components is
given by
x y z
2
In cylindrical coordinates
A = Ar u
r + A
f u
f + A
z u
z
A A
In spherical coordinates
A = Ar ur + Aq uq + Af uf
r
2
φ
Now let the components of another vector B be denoted by B x B
y and B
z in rectangular coordinates If C is
equal to the vector sum of A and B and C x C
y and C
z are the components C then
C = A + B
Or C xu
x+ C
yu
y+ C
z u
z = ( A
xu
x+ A
yu
y+ A
z u
z ) + ( B
xu
x+ B
yu
y+ B
z u
z )
Hence C x
= A x
+ B x C
y = A
y + B
y C
z = A
z + B
z
Vector Representations of Differential Lengths and Differential Surfaces
A directed line segment of differential length is written as
d d
The direction of the unit vector u is along d ℓ Accordingly elements of length vectors in the coordinate
directions of rectangular coordinates are u xdx u
ydy and u
z dz If a differential length d ℓ has components in all
the coordinate directions then
d ℓ = u xdx + u
ydy + u
z dz
In the same way the vector forms of elements of lengths in cylindrical and spherical coordinate systems can
be writtenIn cylindrical coordinates d ℓ = u
r dr + u
f (rd f ) + u
z dz
In spherical coordinates d ℓ = ur dr + u
q (rd q ) + u
f (r sin q d f )
A differential surface element is considered as a vector quantity The vector is described by its area dS and a
unit vector normal to its surface Denoting the normal unit vector by un the vector form of a surface element
is written as
d S = undS
For example the area of a surface element on or parallel to the y-z plane of rectangular coordinates is equal
to dydz and the normal to the surface is parallel to the x axis Therefore denoting the differential surface
vector by d S x we have
Projection of A on
to the x-y plane
A u
A u
A xu x
A
z
y
x
Fig 18 Showing components of a vector A
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d S x = u
x(dydz )
The other components of surface elements are
d S y = u
y(dxdz )
d S z = u
z(dxdy)
These surfaces are shown in Fig 19 A differential surface vector inthree-dimensional space with reference to rectangular coordinates is the
sum of the three vector components Thus
d S = u x
(dydz ) + u y
(dzdx) + u z
(dxdy)
The elements of surface vector in the other two coordinate systems are
Cylindrical coordinates d S = ur(rd f dz ) + u
f (drdz ) + u
z(rdrd f )
Spherical coordinates d S = ur(r 2sin q d q d f ) + u
q (r sin q dr d f )
+ uf (r dr d q )
The Position Vector If one end of a directed line segment is located at the origin and the other end at a point P ( x y z ) as shown
in Fig 110(a) the directed line is known as the position vector at P A position vector is generally denoted
by r Referring to the figure the scalar components of the vector along the coordinate axes are OP x = x
OP y = y OP
z = z Accordingly the vector in terms of its components is given by
r = xu x + yu
y + z u
z
The vector equation of a directed line can be obtained by the use of position vectors In Fig 110(b) two ends
of a directed line R 12
are at P 1( x
1 y
1 z
1) and P
2( x
2 y
2 z
2) The equations of position vectors at these points are
r1 = x
1u
x + y
1u
y + z
1u
z
r2 = x2u x + y2u y + z 2u z Referring to the figure we find that the sum of vectors r
1 and R
12 is equal to r
2 Hence
R 12
= r2 minus r
1 = ( x
2 minus x
1)u
x + ( y
2 minus y
1)u
y + ( z
2 minus z
1)u
z
The length of the line
minus minus )minus
u
u
u
z
dx
z
x
y
y
z
xd
Fig 19 Showing differential
vector surfaces along the coor-
dinate directions
P x y P 111 z y x
P 2 z y x z
P x
P
(a (
r
P ( x y z )
z z
y
x
12R
1
x
y
2r
r
Fig 110 (a) A position vector r and its components along the axes and (b) Describing a vector R12
in space
in terms of two position vectors r1 and r
2
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The unit vector directed from P 1 to P
2
R
1212
1= = + y z
minus )1
minus
EXAMPLE 12
A vector is given by F u u Find the vector at x = 1 y = 2 z = 3
F = 2+ x y z x y z
EXAMPLE 13
Two points are located at P 1(14 m 09 m minus06 m) and P 2(minus025 m 17 m 15 m) Find the length vectordirected from P 1 to P
2 and the unit vector directed from P
2 to P
1
The position vectors at P 1 and P
2 are given by
r1 = 14u
x + 09u
y minus 06u
z
r2 = minus025u
x + 17u
y + 15u
z
The vector directed from P 1 to P
2
R 12
= r2 minus r
1 = (minus025 minus 14)u
x + (17 minus 09)u
y + (15 + 06)u
z
= minus 165u x + 08u
y+21u
z
The length of the line
12 788= m
The unit vector directed from P 2 to P
1
R21=
As R 21
= minusR 12
and R21
= R12
we have
uu u
1 2u 1
2 7880 753= minus
EXAMPLE 14
Two points in cylindrical coordinates are defined by P 1(20 m 30deg 30 m) and P
2(30 m 45deg 40 m) Find
the unit vector directed from P 2 to P
1
x1 = 2 cos 30deg = 1732 m y
1 = 2 sin 30deg = 1 m z
1= 3 m
x2 = 3 cos 45deg = 2121 m y
2 = 3 cos 45deg = 2121 m z
2 = 4 m
R 21
= (1732 minus 2121)u x + (10 minus 2121)u
y + (30 minus 40)u
z
= minus 0389u x minus 1121u
y minus 10u
z m
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2 1+ m
1
1 5521 121 251 0 644minus minus
0= minus
x y z x y z
EXAMPLE 15
Two points in spherical coordinates are given by P 1(30 m 0deg 30deg) and P
2(20 m 60deg 0deg) Find the unit
vector directed from P 1 to P
2
x1 = 3 sin 0 cos 30deg = 0 m y
1 = 3 sin 0 sin 30deg = 0 m z
1 = 3 cos 0deg = 3 m
x2 = 2 sin 60deg cos 0deg = 1732 m y
2 = 2 sin 60deg sin 0deg = 0 m z
2 = 2 cos 60deg = 1 m
R 12
= (1732 minus 0)u x + (10 minus 30)u
z = 1732 u
x minus 20u
z m
21 2 646=
u u12
1 732
2 646= = minus
15 Multiplication of a Vector by a ScalarWhen a vector is multiplied by a scalar it results in a vector quantity If we denote a vector by A a scalar (a
real quantity) by f and the product of the two quantities by B then
B = f A
The direction of B is same as that of A if f is positive and opposite to that of A if f is negative
By writing A and B in terms of their vector components in rectangular coordinates we get
B xu
x + B
yu
y + B
z u
z = f ( A
xu
x + A
yu
y + A
z u
z )
The above equality is satisfied if each component of lhs is equal to the corresponding component of rhs
Therefore
B x = f A
x B
y = f A
y B
z = f A
z
The magnitude of B is
B + =
Also (f 1 + f
2)A = f
1A + f
2A
f (A + C) = f A + f C
16 Scalar Product and Vector Product of Two VectorsThe scalar product of two vectors A and B is a scalar quantity It is equal to the products of the magnitude of
A the magnitude of B and cosine of the angle a between A and B The scalar product is written by putting a
dot between A and B Accordingly
A sdot B = AB cos a
The scalar product is also called dot product or inner product
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Since cos a = cos (minusa )A sdot B = B sdot A
Also (A + B) sdot C = A sdot C + B sdot C
The dot product of two vectors A and B can be obtained in terms of their components as follows In rectan-
gular coordinates let
A = A xu
x + A
yu
y + A
z u
z (1)
B = B xu
x + B
yu
y + B
z u
z (2)
Then A sdot B = ( A xu
x + A
yu
y + A
z u
z ) sdot ( B
xu
x + B
yu
y + B
z u
z )
= A x[(u
x sdot u
x) B
x + (u
x sdot u
y) B
y + (u
x sdot u
z ) B
z ]
+ A y[(u
y sdot u
x) B
x + (u
y sdot u
y) B
y + (u
y sdot u
z ) B
z ]
+ A z [(u
z sdot u
x) B
x + (u
z sdot u
y) B
y + (u
z sdot u
z ) B
z ]
The dot product of two unit vectors having the same direction is equal to unity and the dot product of two unit
vectors that are perpendicular to each other is equal to zero Using these properties in the above relation we get A sdot B = A
x B
x + A
y B
y + A
z B
z
In cylindrical coordinates A sdot B = Ar B
r + A
f B
f + A
z B
z
In spherical coordinates A sdot B = Ar B
r + A
q B
q + A
f B
f
The vector product of two vectors A and B is a vector quan-
tity say C The magnitude of C is equal to the products of
the magnitude of A the magnitude of B and the sine of
angle a between A and B The direction of C is perpendicu-
lar to the plane containing A and B The positive direction
is taken along the advance of a right-handed screw when it
is rotated from A towards B This is illustrated in Fig 111
The vector product is written by putting a cross sign between
A and B Accordingly
C = A times B = ( AB sin a )un = A times B u
n
where un is a unit vector normal to the plane containing A
and B Since the angle from B to A is negative of the angle from A to B we get
B times A = minusA times B
The vector product is also called cross product
The cross product of A and B defined in (1) and (2) is
A times B = ( A xu
x + A
yu
y + A
z u
z ) times ( B
xu
x + B
yu
y + B
z u
z )
= A x[(u
x times u
x) B
x + (u
x times u
y) B
y + (u
x times u
z ) B
z ]
+ A y[(u
y times u
x) B
x + (u
y times u
y) B
y +(u
y times u
z ) B
z ]
+ A z [(u
z times u
x) B
x + (u
z times u
y) B
y +(u
z times u
z ) B
z ] (3)
The expression contains nine cross products of unit vectors The cross product of two unit vectors having the
same direction is equal to zero The cross product of two unit vectors that are perpendicular to each other is
equal to either plus or minus of the unit vector in the third direction Using these properties in (3) we get
C
Direction of rotation of ari ht-handed screw
Plane containin
A and B
A
a B
un
Direction of advanceof the screw
Fig 111 Right-hand screw rule to determine
the direction of A times B
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u x times u
x = 0 u
y times u
y = 0 u
z times u
z = 0
u x times u
y = u
z u
y times u
z = u
x u
z times u
x = u
y
u y times u
x= minusu
z u
z times u
y = minusu
x u
x times u
z = minusu
y
Substituting these in (3) we get the cross product of the vectors in rectangular coordinates
A times B = u x( A y B z minus A z B y) + u y( A z B x minus A x B z ) + u z ( A x B y minus A y B x)
The cross product can also be written in determinant form
In rectangular coordinates
A = x y z
x y z
x y z
In cylindrical coordinates
A =u u
In spherical coordinates
A =u u
A A
B
φ
φ
φ
EXAMPLE 16
Given two vectors E = 05u x minus 22u
y + 16u
z and F = 26u
x + 08u
y minus 27u
z Find (a) E sdot F (b) E times F (c)
angle between E and F (d) the scalar component of F along E and (e) the unit vector which is perpen-dicular to the plane containing E and F
The given data are
E x = 05 E
y= minus22 E
z = 16
F x = 26 F
y= 08 F
z = minus27
(a) The dot product of the vectors
E sdot F = (05)(26) + (minus22)(08) + (16)(minus27) = minus478
(b) The cross product of the vectors
E u= minusminus
= +u u
0 2 1 6
2 6 0 8 2 7
6 12
(c) The magnitudes of the vectors are
= + = 2 7662
= = 3 8332
If a is angle between E and F then
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cos )( )
= = minus = minusFsdot E
78
766 30 451
a = 1168deg(d) The scalar component ofF along E = F cos a = minus1728
(e) The unit vector that is perpendicular to the plane containingE and FE F y=
+=
sin ( )( )( )α
4 66 6 12
766 3 8930 4 299 646
EXAMPLE 17
Given two vectors E = 52ur + 65u
z and F = 83u
r + 128u
f minus 30u
z Show that
E times F = EF sin a
The vectors are described in cylindrical coordinates The given data are
E r = 52 E
f = 0 E z = 65
F r = 83 F
f = 128 F
z = minus30
The magnitudes of the vectors are
= 8= 32
= + = 55
The dot product of the vectors
E sdot F = (52)(83) + 0 + (65)(minus30) = 2366
If a is angle between the two vectors
cos a = 236(832)(1555) = 0183
and sin a = 0983
EF sin a = (832)(1555)(0983) = 12718
The cross product of the vectors
E = = minus +u
u u
5 5
8 3 12 8 3minus 0
83 66 56
The magnitude of the cross product
= + = =83 66 sin
EXAMPLE 18
Three vectors are given by A = 3u x + 4u
y B = 4u
y + 5u
z C = 5u
x + 6u
z Find
(a) A sdot (B times C) (b) A times B times C
B = = x y z
x y z0 4 5
5 0 6
20
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A sdot (B times C) = (3u x + 4u
y) sdot (24u
x + 25u
y minus 20u
z ) = 172
A u u
minusCtimes
u
24 25 20
17 Scalar and Vector FieldsA physical quantity which is a scalar function of position is a real number The quantity may or may not be a
function of time The mathematical representation or graphical plot of a scalar function at various points in a
region or domain is the scalar field of the function in that region The region may be one-dimensional (a line)
two-dimensional (a surface) or three-dimensional (a volume) As an example let us consider a heated plate
The temperature at each point on the surface of the plate will have a specific value A graphical representation
of temperatures at several points is the temperature field in the region of the plate surface By joining all the
points of equal temperature by a continuous and smooth curve we will get a contour of constant temperature
When a number of such contours for temperatures say T 1 T
2 T
3hellip are plotted the set of contours is a map of
constant-temperature field Since temperature is a scalar quantity the field is a scalar field Some other exam-
ples of scalar fields are distribution of air-density in a region of earthrsquos atmosphere contours of equal height
from the base of a three-dimensional object potential distribution in a region of electric charges etc
If a physical quantity is a vector function of position descrip-
tion of its magnitude and direction in a region is the vector field
of the function in that region The vector quantity may or may
not be a function of time Velocity distribution of fluid flow
in a pipe of non-uniform cross section and distribution of veloc-
ity at various points of a rotating body are vector fields Vector
fields are generally plotted showing only the directions of
the vector function at various points in a region If a curve isdrawn so that the directions of a vector function are tangential
to the curve at all the points the curve is called a field line or a
streamline A set of such curves is the field map As an exam-
ple let us consider the vector function defined by the equation
F = xu x + yu
y
It is a two-dimensional function and its domain is the x-y
plane At each point on the x-y plane F has a specific mag-
nitude and direction When the directions at various points
on the x-y plane are drawn a pattern will emerge as shown
in Fig 112 The field map of F consists of radial lines
18 Partial Derivative of Vector FunctionsThe partial derivative of a vector quantity which is a function of more than one variable is defined in the
same way as for scalar functions For example let a vector function in terms of its components in rectangular
coordinates be given by
A = y2u x minus yxu
y + az u
z
where a is a constant quantity
Since the unit vectors do not vary with the coordinate variables we have
part = minusA
u A A
x= uminus
Fig 112 Illustration of a vector field
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Partial Derivatives of Unit Vectors in Cylindrical Coordinates
As the directions of unit vectors ur and u
f in cylindrical coordinates vary with f the partial derivatives of
these vectors with f are not zero The procedure for obtaining the partial derivatives of the unit vectors by
the use of a graphical method is explained below Referring to Fig 113(a) the radial line ob represents a unit
vector in r direction at an angle f The line oc rep-
resents a unit vector along r direction at angle f +
d f The two vectors are denoted by ur(f ) and u
r(f
+ d f ) The directed line from b to c gives the change
of ur when f changes by a differential amount d f
The length of the line is equal to d f as r = 1 and it
is in f direction Thus denoting the differential
change of ur by d u
r we have
d ur = u
r(f + d f ) minus u
r(f ) = d u
r = (d f )u
f (1)
The differential d ur is equal to the rate of change of
ur with f multiplied by d f Accordingly
part (2)
From (1) and (2) we get
part=
u
φ
Thus the partial derivative of ur with respect to f is
equal to a unit vector along f direction
In Fig 113(b) and the inset the f -directed unit
vectors at b and c are shown as uf (f ) and uf (f + d f )respectively The vector d u
f is the change of u
f
when f changes by a differential amount d f The
magnitude of d uf is equal to d f and it is along negative r direction Thus
d uf = d f (minusu
r )
Aspartpart
we havepartpart
= minusφ
r
It may be verified that all other partial derivatives of unit vectors of cylindrical coordinates are zero
Partial Derivatives of Unit Vectors in Spherical Coordinates
In spherical coordinates the directions of both ur and u
q vary with q and also with f The direction of u
f var-
ies with f only We can obtain the partial derivatives of the unit vectors using graphical techniques similar to
those used for cylindrical coordinates The partial derivatives of unit vectors are given below
part =
partr r = n
partminus θ c= u os
Unit circle in
- plane
y
x
r- direction
uf
c
uf ( ) f (
( )
( )
d
d
uf ( +
u (
c
y
x
nit circlesn x-y p ane
od
u (
Fig 113 Geometrical methods for determining
differential change of (a)u
r with f and (b)u
f with f in cylindrical coordinates
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partpart
= minusuφ
θ uminus
All other partial derivatives of unit vectors of spherical coordinates are zero
Gradient of a Scalar FunctionIn rectangular coordinates let us consider a scalar quantity V that is a function of all the three variables x y and
z The first partial derivative of V with respect to x is partVpart x If V is a single valued function partVpart x gives the rate
of change of V with x at a point in space assuming y and z as constants Similarly partVpart y and partVpart z give rate of
change of V with y and z respectively The vector function having partVpart x partVpart y and partVpart z as its scalar compo-
nents in x y and z direction respectively is called gradient of V or lsquograd V rsquo in abbreviated form Accordingly
Gradient V = grad y
= partpart
+part
u u
Since V is common to all the terms we can write
grad y
= part + partu u (3)
The function inside the bracket of (3) is a differential vector operator It is called del or nabla and is denoted
by the symbol nabla In rectangular coordinates
nabla = part part +part
y z
(4)
Thus grad V = nablaV (5)
The three components of (3) give the rate of change of V with x y z respectively As grad V is the vector sum
of all the components it gives the maximum rate of change of V at a point in space
Unit Vector Normal to a Surface
Let us consider that the equation S ( x y z ) = c where c is a constant represents a continuous and single-
valued surface in a scalar field Then it can be shown that the gradient of S is along the normal direction to
the surface at any point P ( x y z ) and its sense is in the direction of increasing S The magnitude of nablaS gives
the maximum rate of increase of S at P The unit vector along the normal direction at P is given by
= plusmn nablanabla
where nablaS is the magnitude of nablaS
Divergence of a Vector Function
Let us consider a vector function D with D x D
y and D
z as components in rectangular coordinates Thus
D = u x D
x + u
y D
y + u
z D
z
where D x D
y and D
z are in general functions of all the three variables x y and z The divergence of D is
defined as the sum of part D x part x part D
y part y and part D
z part z Thus
div D =part
+ part
+ part
part D
x
D
y (6)
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where lsquodiv Drsquo is the abbreviation of divergence of D
It can be shown that the divergence of a vector is equal to the dot product of nablaand D
nablasdot part part part sdotu= u u y
)u
=part
+ part
part + part
part x y (7)
As the right-hand sides of (6) and (7) are identical
div D = nabla middot D
The divergence of a vector function is a scalar function A vector field of zero divergence is called a
solenoidal field
Curl of a Vector FunctionIn rectangular coordinates let us consider a vector function
H = u x H
x + u
y H
y + u
z H
z
where the components H x H
y and H
z are functions of all the three variables x y and z The curl of H written
in the abbreviated form as lsquocurl Hrsquo is defined by the following operation
cur u upartpart
minus part
+part
part partminus
part y y H H
x
H H
partpart
(8)
It can be shown that curl H is equal to the cross product of the vector operator nabla defined in (4) and H That is
curl H = nabla times H
Equation (8) shows that the curl of a vector function is another vector function A vector field with zero
curl is said to be an irrotational field
EXAMPLE 19
Given a scalar function V = 5 x2 y + 3 xz Find the gradient of V at a point P (15 27 08)
The gradient of V
nablaV = (10 xy + 3 z )u x + 5 x2u
y + 3 xu
z
Substituting x = 15 y = 27 z = 08
nablaV at P = [10(15)(27) + 3(08)]u x + 5(15)2u
y + 3(15)u
z
= 429u x + 1125u
y + 45u
z
EXAMPLE 110
Find the gradient of the scalar function = + at (1 minus2 4)
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nabla = partpart
+ partpart
= x
u2 2
Substituting x = 1 y = minus2 z = 4
nabla =
minus y z
4+
21
EXAMPLE 111
A scalar function is given by = )+ Find nablaf at (2 minus1 3)
nabla =part
+ partpart
=+ y z
22
( )+ u
Substituting x = 2 y = minus1 z = 3
nabla = )+7
minus
EXAMPLE 112
A vector field is described by F = 500u x + 750u
y A plane surface in the region of the field is defined by
2 x + 4 y + 6 z = 12 Find the vector components of F that are normal and tangential to the surface
Denoting the surface by S we have
S = 2 x + 4 y + 6 z The gradient of S
nablaS = 2u x + 4u
y + 6u
z
The magnitude of the gradient of S
nabla = +2 6 5= 6
The unit vector normal to the surface
S nabla 1)4
The scalar component of the vector field normal to the surface
n n= = ) y
sdot ) y z+ =usdot 1
56
000
56
The vector component of the vector field normal to the surface
F un
sdot = =)( )u+uu
56428 6
The vector component of the vector field tangential to the surface
Ft = F minus F
n = 3571u
x + 4643u
y minus 4286 u
z
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EXAMPLE 113
Given a vector function F = 2 x12 yu x + xy2u
y + (1 z )u
z Find divergence and curl of F at P (05 08 02)
The divergence of F
nablasdot = part
( part = + minus x x xy+ 2
11 )
Substituting x = 05 y = 08 and z = 02
nabla sdot F at P = 26931
The curl of F
nabla times = partpart
= )F
u u
u z
minus
2 1
Substituting x = 05 y = 08 and z = 02nabla times F at P = minus 0774 u
z
EXAMPLE 114
The equation to a surface is given by S ( x y z ) = xy minus 4 z 2 = 0 What is the angle between unit normal
vectors to the surface at P 1(8 2 2) and P
2(6 6 minus3)
Unit vector normal to a surface u S = nabla
nabla
nablaS
= yu
x
+ xu
y
minus 8 z u
z
At P 1 nablaS
1 = 2u
x + 8u
y ndash 16u
z nablaS
1 = 18
2 16
18=
minus
At P 2 nablaS
2 = 6u
x + 6u
y + 24u
z nablaS
2 = 2545
2
6 24
25
+u
Let a be the angle between the unit vectors Then
cos)
( )( )α = = =
minussdot x y z x y z
2
minus 2+ 4
4
324
4
2
95 720 705
= minus
a = 1345deg
EXAMPLE 115
Two surfaces are defined by S 1 = x2 + y2 minus z2 = 7 and S
2 = x2 minus y + z 2 = 3 Find the angle between the surfaces
at P (2 2 minus1)
The angle between two surfaces at a point common to them is the angle between the normal to the surfaces
at the point
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nablaS 1 = 2( xu
x + yu
y ndash z u
z )
At P nablaS 1 = 4u
x + 4u
y + 2u
z and nablaS
1 = 6
nablaS 2 = 2 xu
x ndash u
y + 2 z u
z
At P nablaS 2 = 4u
x ndash u
y ndash 2u
z and nabla = 21
Let a be the angle between the unit vectors Then
cos)
(= =
nablanabla
sdot sdot
211
8
6 21)=
a = 7308deg
EXAMPLE 116
Two vector functions are given by A = 2 xu y + 3 y2u
z and B = z u
x + 3 yu
z Find nabla sdot (A times B) at (3 2 1)
A = x y z
z0 2 2 2
nablasdot = part + part)times u sdot minus
y+
= 6 y + 6 yz minus 2 x = 18 at (3 2 1)
EXAMPLE 117
A vector is defined by
A = xy2
u x + yz 2
u y + zx2
u z Find nabla times nabla times A
nabla times = partpart
part part = minus +A
u u u
z
yz xy
2 2 2
2( )
nabla times nabla times = partpart
A
u u
minus 0= x y
z z
EXAMPLE 118
A scalar function is given by f = x3 + y3 + xyz Find nabla sdot nablaf
nablasdotnabla = part
+ +part
= x y
( )+ x xyz
= + + part =2 2 2
z)+ y )+ xyz )+ xy
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19 Vector IdentitiesSome useful vector identities are listed below The identities can easily be proved by assuming that the vector
A and B and the scalar f are functions of rectangular-coordinate variables
1 nabla times (nablaf ) = 0
2 nabla sdot (nabla times A) = 03 nabla sdot (f A) = A sdot (nablaf ) + f (nabla sdot A)
4 nablasdot + part
+ partpart
(nabla = nabla2 2 2
x y
5 nabla times nabla times A = nabla(nabla sdot A) minus nabla2A
6 nabla times (f A) = (nablaf ) times A + f (nabla times A)
7 nabla sdot (A times B) = B sdot (nabla times A) minus A sdot (nabla times B)
110 Line Surface and Volume IntegralsIn the case of a definite integral
adxint ) x
where the integrand F ( x) is a real function of a single variable x The function is integrated along x direction
between limits x = a and x = b Whereas in the case of a line integral a real function of more than one variable
is integrated along a continuous curve from an initial point to an end point The curve may also be a closed
one The function may be a scalar or a vector function of real variables In the case of a vector function its
component along a specified path is integrated The line integral is a definite integral
The principle of evaluating the line integral of a vector
function along a path is as follows Let us consider a vec-
tor function F in any coordinate plane Let us take a con-
tinuous curve of any shape denoted by C in Fig 114 in
the plane of the vector The positive direction of the curve
is indicated by an arrow and its initial and final positions
are marked by a and b respectively If we divide the curve
into a large number of very small segments each seg-
ment may be considered as a straight line Let there be n
such segments of lengths ∆ ∆ sdotsdot sdot If the
average value of the vector function over the k th segment
is Fk its scalar component along the positive direction of
the segment is F k cos a
k where a
k is the angle between F
k
and tangent to the k th segment as shown in the figure The
product of F k cos a
k and is equal to the dot product of F
k and the vector length ∆ ℓ
k That is
cosα sdot= ∆l
The sum of such dot products of all the segments between a and b is
n
=sum ∆l
k
In the limit n approaching infinity the above summation is called line integral of F along the curve C The
curve is the path of integration The line integral of F along the path shown in Fig 114 is
d int sdot l
Fig 114 Pertaining to line integration of a vector
Tangent to k t
segment
a1
F k∆
∆ 2∆ ∆
k
∆ n
C
a
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If the line integral is over a closed path it is written by putting a small circle on the integral sign Thus
F sdot d l denotes the line integral of F over a closed path
In order to understand the process of integrating a vector func-
tion F over a surface let us consider a continuous open surface
S shown in Fig 115 The surface may be considered as consist-
ing of a large number of very small surface elements with areas
∆S 1 ∆S
2hellip ∆S
k hellip ∆S
n Let the average of F over the k th sur-
face element be Fk The scalar component of F
k along normal to
the surface element is equal to F k cos a
k where a
k is the angle
between Fk and the unit vector u
n normal to the surface element
as shown in the figure The product of F k cos a
k and ∆S
k can be
expressed as the dot product of the vectors Fk and ∆S
k
F k ∆S
kcos a = Fsdot(∆S
k u
n) = F
k ∆S
k
The sum of such dot products over all the n surface elements is given by
n
=sumThe above summation as n approaches infinity is the surface integral of F over the surface The surface
integral is a definite double integral which is denoted using either two integral signs or a single integral sign
with a subscript s We will use the latter notation Accordingly
Sint denotes the surface integral of a vector function F over an open surface
If the surface is a closed one the surface integral is denoted by putting a small circle on the integral sign
Accordingly SS
denotes the surface integral of F over a closed surface
The volume integral of a scalar point function in three-dimensional space is a triple integral The integral isdenoted using either three integral signs or a single integral sign with a subscript v We will use the latter
notation Thus the volume integral of a scalar function r which is a continuous function of space variables
in a region of volume bounded by a closed surface is written as
dv
where dv is the volume of a three-dimensional element
EXAMPLE 119
Find the line integral of the vector function F = ( x2 + 2 y)u x + (3 x minus y2)u
y along the straight line defined by
y = 3 x from (0 0) to (1 3)
An element of length vector in rectangular coordinates
d ℓ = u xdx + u
ydy + u
z dz
The dot product of F and d ℓ F middot d l = ( x2 + 2 y)dx + (3 x minus y2)dy
Substituting y by 3 x in the first term and x by y3 in the second term we have
F middot d ℓ = ( x2 + 6 x)dx + ( y minus y2)dy
The line integral sdot 3
7= minusminus 17=
nu
S
F
Fig 115 Pertaining to surface integration
of a vector
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EXAMPLE 120
Integrate the vector function
F u + x y y
( ) x
along the path described by the equation y2 = 4 x from P 1(1 2) to P
2(4 4)
An element of length vector in rectangular coordinates
d ℓ = u xdx + u
ydy + u
z dz
The dot product of F and d ℓ sdot d x y
dyl =) x y x y 2
(1)
The path of integration is defined by the equation
y2 = 4 x (2)
Or ydy = 2dx (3)
Substituting (2) and (3) in (1) we get
F sdot = + x x
23 2
Thus F sdot = + =int int x2
03 2
274P1
2
The integral can be evaluated by substituting x2 + 4 x = u
EXAMPLE 121
A circular cylinder has its base on the x- y plane with its axis along the z axis The radius and height of the
cylinder are 20 cm and 50 cm respectively By using the formula for the differential area d S = (rd f dz )ur +
(drdz )uf + (rdrd f )u
z find the surface area of the cylinder
A differential area on the surface of the cylinder is in r direction Thus
dS = rd f dz
At r = 02 m dS = 02d f dz
Surface area π = 0 2φ
m2
EXAMPLE 122
The radius of a sphere is 25 cm By using the formula for the differential area d S = (r 2sinq d q d f )ur +
(r sinq drd f ) uq + (rdrd f ) u
f find surface area of the lower hemisphere
A differential area on the surface of the sphere is in r direction Thus
dS = r 2 sinq d q d f
At r = 025 m dS = 00625 sinq d q d f
Surface area π = 0 125φ π
2
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EXAMPLE 123
Given a vector function F = x2 yu x + xy2u
y Integrate nabla times F over the rectangular surface shown in Fig 116
y
y 1
x 2
x minus2
y minus1
x
Fig 116 For Example 123
The curl of the vector function
nabla times = partpart part
=F
u
u x y
x2 2 0
)minus
An element of surface vector is given by
d S = u xdydz + u
ydzdx + u
z dxdy
Thus (nabla times F) sdot d S = ( y2 minus x2)dxdy
We find from Fig 116 that the lower and upper limits of x are minus20 and +20 and those of y are minus10 and
+10 Thus
= minus+
minus
+
int sdot (= 08
111 Coordinate Transformation of VectorsIt is desirable to use a suitable coordinate system at the outset for solving a field problem involving vectors
For example it is easier to solve a problem having cylindrical symmetry by using cylindrical coordinates A
proper choice of a coordinate system simplifies the analysis and results in a solution that is compact in form
and easy for physical interpretation However it is occasionally necessary to convert a vector function from
one coordinate system to another system The principles of transformation of a vector function between
cylindrical and rectangular coordinates and between spherical and rectangular coordinates are described in
the following
Transformations between Cylindrical and Rectangular Coordinates
Let a vector F in terms of its components in cylindrical coordinates be given by
F = F r u
r + F
f u
f + F
z u
z (1)
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where in general each component is a function of all the three variables r f and z We will transform the
vector to rectangular coordinates
Let the same vector in terms of its components in rectangular coordinates is
F = F xu
x + F
yu
y + F
z u
z (2)
In order to transform the vector we obtain at first the rectangular-coordinate components F x F y and F z of F interms of F
r F
f and F
z and then change the cylindrical-coordinate variables to rectangular-coordinate variables
We know that the component of a vector in any direction is given by the dot product of the vector and a unit
vector in that direction Accordingly F x is equal to the dot product of F described by (1) and the unit vector u
x
F x = ( F
r u
r + F
f u
f + F
z u
z ) sdot u
x
= F r (u
r sdot u
x) + F
f (u
f sdot u
x) + F
z (u
z sdot u
x) (3)
We see from Fig 117 that the angle between ur and u
x is f the angle between u
f and u
x is 90deg + f and the
angle between u z and u
x is 90deg Therefore u
r sdot u
x = cos f u
f sdot u
x = minus sin f and u
z sdot u
x = 0 Substituting these
results in (3) we get
F x = F
r cos f minus F
f sin f
The component F y = ( F
r u
r+ F
f u
f + F
z u
z ) sdot u
y= F
r (u
r sdot u
y)
+ F f (u
f sdot u
y) + F
z (u
z sdot u
y)
The angle between ur and u
y is 90deg minus f between u
f and u
y
is f and between u z and u
yis 90deg Thus
F y = F
r sin f + F
f cos f
As the z direction is common to both the systems
F z = F
z
Since F r F
f and F
z are functions of the cylindrical-coordi-
nate variables these have to be expressed in terms of
rectangular-coordinate variables to complete the transfor-
mation Relations connecting the two sets of variables are
given in (12-2) [Equation 2 of Section 12]
We use the same procedure as described above to transform a vector in rectangular coordinates to cylindrical
coordinates It can be shown that a vector
G = G xu x + G yu y + G z u z
in cylindrical coordinates when transformed to rectangular coordinates will have the following scalar
components
G r = G
x cos f + G
y sin f
G f = minus G
x sin f + G
y cos f
G z = G
z
To complete the transformation the components have to be expressed in terms of spherical-coordinate vari-
ables using the following formulae which can be derived from (12-2)
y
u
(90deg
u
u
u
ur u x
f
f
Fig 117 Showing unit vectors of rectangular
and cylindrical coordinates
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2
f = tanminus1( y x)
z = z
Transformations between Spherical and Rectangular CoordinatesIn spherical coordinates let a vector function be given by
E = E r u
r + E
q u
q + E
f u
f
where E r E
q and E
f are in general functions of all the three variables r q and f
In order to transform the vector to rectangular coordinates we have to find its components in x y and z direc-
tions and then express these components in terms of x y and z The component of E along x direction is
E x = E sdot u
x = E
r(u
r sdot u
x) + E
q (u
q sdot u
x) + E
f (u
f sdot u
x) (4)
The values of (ur sdot u x) and (uq sdot u x) cannot be found directly because the angles between the unit vectorsinvolving the dot products cannot be expressed as simple functions of q and f
This difficulty is overcome by finding at first the pro-
jections of the unit vectors on the x-y plane and then
projecting these projections onto the x axis Referring
to Fig 118 we find that the angle between ur and the
z axis is q and the angle between uq and the z axis is
90deg + q Therefore the lengths of projections urand u
q
on the x-y plane are equal to sin q and cos q respec-
tively Moreover these projections are at an angle f
with the x axis Thus we haveu
r sdot u
x = sin q cos f
uq sdot u
x = cos q cos f
As the unit vector uf is at angle 90deg + f with the x axis
the dot product of uf and u
x is
uf sdot u
x = minus sin f
Substituting the expressions of the dot products in (4)
we get
E x = E
r sin q cos f + E
q cos q cos f minus E
f sin f
The components of E along y and z directions can similarly be calculated These are given by E
y = E
r sin q sin f + E
q cos q sin f + E
f cos f
E z = E
r cos q minus E
q sin q
To complete the process of transformation we have to express the components in terms of the rectangular-
coordinate variables The relations connecting the two sets of variables are given by (12-3)
Let us next consider a vector H in rectangular coordinates defined in terms of its components
H = H xu
x + H
yu
y + H
z u
z
We can transform the vector into spherical coordinate system using the procedure similar to that described
above The scalar components of H in spherical coordinates are
u
u
u
u x
u
(90deg q )
u
x
f
q
Fig 118 Showing unit vectors of rectangular and
spherical coordinates
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H r = H
x sin q cos f + H
y sin q sin f + H
z cos q
H q = H
x cos q cos f + H
y cos q sin f minus H
z sin q
H f = minus H
x sin f + H
y cos f
To complete the process of conversion the components will have to be transformed to spherical-coordinate
variables using the following formulae These can be derived from (12-3)
r y z x
=+
minuscos 1
x
f = tanminus1 ( y x)
EXAMPLE 124
A vector in cylindrical coordinates is given byF = Transform the vector into rectangular coordinates
The vector has only one component F r = 1r in r direction Let the vector in rectangular coordinates be
F = F xu
x + F
yu
y + F
z u
z
Thenr
x
x yr
= =) cossdot
= =) s nsdot
F z = 0
The vector in rectangular coordinates is given by
F 1
)uu
EXAMPLE 125
The vector F = r sin f uf is given in cylindrical coordinates Transform the vector into rectangular
coordinates
The vector has only one component F f = r sin f in f direction Let the vector in rectangular coordinates be
F = F xu
x + F
yu
y + F
z u
z
Then y
= = minus) )sdot minus sin 2 2
x y= =)sdot
F z = 0
The vector in rectangular coordinate is given by
F 1
2 2)u
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EXAMPLE 126
Convert the vector = r
r in spherical coordinates into rectangular coordinates
The vector has only one componentr
r
1 in r direction Let the vector in rectangular coordinates be
E = E xu
x + E
yu
y + E
z u
z
We haver
= =)) x
sdot 1
yr
=))
sdot 1
= =) cos
)sdot
The vector in rectangular coordinate is given by
E 1
+ )uu
112 Sinusoidally Time-Varying QuantitiesA scalar or a vector quantity may be time-invariant or it may be a function of time Quantities that are either
sine or cosine function of time are called sinusoidally time-varying quantities For example a voltage repre-
sented by
V (t ) = V 0 cos w t (1)
is a co-sinusoidal quantity And a current given by
I (t ) = I 0 sin w t (2)
is a sinusoidal quantity These are also called alternat-
ing quantities In (1) and (2) V (t ) and I (t ) denote instan-
taneous values V 0 and I
0 are the maximum values or
amplitudes of the functions and w is the angular or
radian frequency The units of voltage and current are
volt (V) and ampere (A) and that of w is radians per
second (rads) The graphs of variation of voltage and
current with time shown in Fig 119 are the familiarcosine and sine waves The waves repeat after every
w t = 2p radian The number of such repetitions or
cycles per second is called frequency of the waves The
frequency is denoted by f and its unit is hertz (Hz) The
duration of one cycle is equal to one period It is gener-
ally denoted by T Therefore T = 1 f As w t changes by
2p radian in one period w = 2p T = 2p f Each cycle
consists of a positive half-cycle and a negative half-
cycle Both the half-cycles have the same amplitude
and identical shapes
(a
(b
3
V t
V
I t
I
p p p p t
t
2p
23p p p
Fig 119 (a) A cosine wave and (b) A sine wave
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Next let us consider the functions
V 1(t ) = V
10 cos (w t + y
1) (3)
and V 2(t ) = V
20 cos (w t minus y
2) (4)
Note that V 1
(t ) and V 2
(t ) have the same frequency as that of V (t ) Graphs of functions defined by (1) (3) and
(4) are shown in Fig 120 The symbols y 1and y
2denote phase angles of V
1(t ) and V
2(t ) respectively If we
take the time-angle at which V (t ) is zero (or maximum) as reference the corresponding zero of V 1(t ) occurs
earlier by a time-angle y 1 and that of V
2(t ) occurs later by a time-angle y
2 Thus V
1(t ) leads V (t ) by an angle
y 1 and V
2(t ) lags V (t ) by an angle y
2 As cos w t = sin(w t + p 2) a cosine function leads a sine function by p 2
radian The phase angles are specified either in radian or in degree
Representation of Sinusoidal Functions
Any of the equations (1) to (4) is the basic form of rep-
resenting a sinusoidal quantity in terms of its amplitude
frequency and phase angle This form gives the value of
the quantity at any instant The waveforms of Fig 119and 120 also provide the same information
Some other useful ways of representing a sinusoidal
quantity are the phasor the complex and the polar forms
The basis of these forms is the Eulerrsquos formula (or iden-
tity) of the complex exponential function e j w t As per the
formula
e j w t = cos w t + j sin w t
where = minus1
cos w t = Re e j w t (5) sin w t = Im e j w t (6)
The notations Re and Im are the abbreviations of lsquoreal part of rsquo and lsquoimaginary part of rsquo respectively Thus
using (5) and (6) in (1) and (2) we have
V (t ) = Re V 0 e j w t
and I (t ) = Im I 0 e j w t = Re I
0 e j (w t minusp 2)
Similarly (3) and (4) can be written as
e j )1=
e j )2=
These are the complex exponential forms of writing sinusoidally time-changing quantities One advantage of
using the complex exponential function e j w t instead of sin w t or cos w t is that the form of a function does not
change when differentiated or integrated with respect to time
To proceed further let us write the last four equations as in the following
V (t ) = V 0 cos w t = Re (V
0 e j 0)e j w t
I (t ) = I 0 sin w t = Re ( I
0 eminus j p 2)e j w t
e t
11) Re )ψ
e t
1) Re )= minusminus ψ
V t
ω t
V t V t
2p
Fig 120 Showing time-phase difference between
sinusoidal waves
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A study of the above equations shows that the factor e j w t appears in all the functions In the mathematical
analysis of a problem it is not necessary to show this factor in all the steps The presence of e j w t in a func-
tion is assumed If all the quantities in a study have the same frequency it is sufficient to use only the
functions shown within the brackets At the end of an analysis the final expression is multiplied by e j w t
and either its real part or the imaginary part is used to express the result in real time The functions inside
the brackets are called phasors
We will denote a phasor by putting a bar over the symbol of the quantity For example
j 1ψ
and j
02minus
These are the phasor representations of sinusoidally time-varying quantities
Two more forms of representing a sinusoid can be derived from the phasor form Let us consider a voltage
phasor
e ψ
Since e j w = cos y + j sin y
)s n (7)
The first term on the rhs of (7) is the real part and the second term is the imaginary part of Denoting the
real part by V 0a
and the imaginary part by V 0i we have
i (8)
where V 0a
= V 0 cos y and V
0i = V
0 sin y
The form of (8) suggests that a phasor can be represented in a complex plane as shown in Fig 121 Equation
(8) and Fig 121 are the complex form of representing a sinusoidally time-varying quantity
We see that to write a sinusoidal quantity in phasor and com-
plex forms only its amplitude and phase angle are needed
Thus a simpler way of describing a sinusoidal quantity is by
its amplitude and phase angle as given below
ang plusmn
This is known as the polar form of representing a sinusoid
This form is advantageous where multiplication and division
of phasors are involved To illustrate these operations let j 1plusmn
and e j 2plusmn ψ
The product of the two phasors0 0 2= ang plusmn )]
The ratio of the two phasors j
2= ang[plusmn )] plusmn )]minus
Thus the magnitude of the product of two phasors is equal to the product of their magnitudes whereas the
phase angle of their product is equal to the algebraic sum of their phase angles Moreover the magnitude of
the ratio of two phasors is equal to the ratio of their magnitudes and the phase angle is equal to the phase angle
of the numerator-phasor minus the phase angle of the denominator-phasor
Im
Re
V
V
V
y
Fig 121 Representation of a sinusoidal
function in the complex plane
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Root-Mean-Square Value of a Sinusoidal Quantity
In order to define the root-mean-square (rms) value of a function consider that a sinusoidal current
I (t ) = I 0 sin w t
flows through a resistor of R ohm Then electric power dissipated in the resistor at any instant
)t s n= 0
ω t
The average power over a complete cycle
=1
2 2
2π
Next consider that a time-invariant current I flows through the same resistor instead of the sinusoidal current
Power dissipated in the resistor is equal to I 2 R If we assume that I 2 R is equal to the average power dissipated
by the sinusoidal current I 0 sin w t then
2=
Or =2
The constant current I which produces the same power in the resistor as the average power due to an
alternating current is called root-mean-square (rms) or effective value of the time-varying current The
nomenclature is derived from the mathematical procedure involved in deriving it
The rms value of a sinusoidal quantity is equal to 21 times of its amplitude The rms value of any periodic
function can be determined using the above procedure Sinusoidal quantities can also be represented usingrms value instead of amplitudes as given below
Instantaneous form )t )=
)t )=
Phasor form e ψ
Complex form
Polar form ang plusmn
The Complex ImpedanceThe complex impedance of an electric load is defined as the ratio of its complex voltage and complex
current To calculate the impedance let us assume that the instantaneous
voltage across the electric load shown in Fig 122 is
V (t ) = V 0 cos w t (9)
The complex and polar forms of the voltage are
0+ (10)
0ang
I (t
V (t
Load
Z
Fig 122 A load connected
to an ac source
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For a purely resistive load of resistance R ohm instantaneous current through the load
t )t )t
cos= = ω cos (11)
where I 0 = V
0 R We find from equations (9) and (11) that these are in time-phase The complex form of load
current is0+ (12)
The complex impedance is found by dividing (10) by (12)
Z = =0
00 0= ang
If the load is an ideal (loss-free) inductor of inductance L henry (H)
t )t cos( )== deg1ω (13)
The constant of integration is assumed to be zero as we are considering alternating quantities under steady
state (not transient) condition In the above expressions X L
= w L is reactance of the inductor and I 0 = V
0 X
L is
amplitude of the current The unit of reactance is ohm We find from (9) and (13) that the current in a pure
inductor lags the voltage across it by 90deg The complex form of current is
0
The complex impedance of the inductor
= = deg0
0+ = = ang
If the load is an ideal (loss-free) capacitor of capacitance C farad (F)
t
)t = = minus +t deg)t = os )90
where X c = (1w c) is reactance of the capacitor in ohm and I
0 = (V
0 X
c) is amplitude of the current We find
that current in an ideal capacitor leads the voltage across it by 90 deg The complex form of current is given by
The complex impedance
= = + deg00
minus = minus = ang minus
The complex impedance of an electric load consisting of a resistance R an inductance X L and a capacitance
X C in series is given by
j+ +minus (14)
where X = X L
minus X C is the effective reactance of the circuit If X
L is greater than X
C then the load is inductive
and if X C is greater than X
L the load is capacitive The angle y = tanminus1( X R) is called impedance angle
The resistance and reactance of the load in terms of the load angle are given by
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R = Z cos y
X = Z sin y
The magnitude of the impedance
The impedance in polar form is represented as
ang
Current I 0taken by a load is equal to the ratio of (10) and (14)
ji2
0= = = = =
) R jX
where I 0a
= (V 0Z ) cos y = I
0 cos y is the real part and I
0i = (V
0Z ) sin y = I
0 sin y is the imaginary part of the
current phasor respectively
The current in the polar form is
0= ang
ang + = ang minus where
0 =
If the resistance and reactance of an electric load is known we can calculate values of the circuit impedance
Z and the impedance angle y Taking the voltage across the circuit as reference the equation for instanta-
neous current is given by
I (t ) = I 0 cos(w t minus y )
We see that the phase angle between voltage and current is equal to the impedance angle y The current lags
the voltage for an inductive load and the current leads the voltage for a capacitive load The impedance angle
lies between 0 and 90deg if the load is inductive and between 0 and minus90deg if the load is capacitive
The rms value of current I = =rms value of voltage
Instantaneous Average and Complex Powers
Instantaneous power input to a load is equal to the product of its voltage and current at a given instant If the
instantaneous voltage is described by the equation
V (t ) = V 0 cos (w t + y
1) (15)
and the current at the same instant is given by
I (t ) = I 0 cos (w t + y
2) (16)
then instantaneous power
P (t ) = V (t ) I (t ) = V 0 I
0 cos (w t +y
1) cos (w t + y
2)
= +t 2
)]ω + cos (17)
where y = y 2 minus y
1 is the phase difference between current and voltage
The instantaneous power given by (17) has two parts One part is independent of time and the other part var-
ies with time at twice the frequency The average power is equal to the average value of instantaneous power
over one cycle Thus the average power
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t 2
1
2)t
=0
2cosc= os (18)
The average power therefore is equal to the product of rms voltage rms current and the cosine of phase-angle between the voltage and current The power is also called active or effective or real power The electric unit
of power is watt (W) The product of V and I that is VI is called apparent power and its unit is volt-ampere
(VA) The factor cos y is called power factor of the load
Power factor cos = =2
VI
Substituting V = IZ and cos y = RZ in (18) we get the average power in terms of the current and the
resistance
P av
= I 2 R
Thus the active power is the power absorbed by the load
In an analogous way the reactive or quadrature power
1
2
2 (19)
The unit of reactive power is volt-ampere reactive (var)
It may be noted that I cos y of (18) is the component of current that is in phase with the voltage and I sin y of (19) is the component of current that is in quadrature with the voltage Thus the general principle is that
the average power is equal to the product of in-phase components of rms voltage and rms current and the
reactive power is given by the product of rms voltage and rms current which are out of phase by 90deg We will
use this principle to define complex power
The complex forms of voltage and current defined by (15) and (16) are
i (20)
andi (21)
In (20) V 0a
and V 0i are the real and imaginary parts of the voltage and in
(21) I 0a
and I 0i are the real and imaginary parts of the current These are
represented in the complex plane of Fig 123 Since V 0a
and I 0a
are in
phase and V 0i
and I 0i are also in phase the average power
1
2)
ii (22)
Moreover as V 0i
and I 0a
are out of phase by 90deg (V 0i I
0a2) gives one part of the
reactive power For the same reason (V 0a I
0i 2) gives a second part of reactive
power Note that in the first part the current lags the voltage and hence this part of the reactive power is inductive
The second part of the reactive power is capacitive as in this case the current leads the voltage If we assume the
inductive power to be positive then the capacitive power would be negative Thus the net reactive power
1)
ai a (23)
1
I
V
V a I
I
V
Im
Re
Fig 123 Showing real and
imaginary parts of a voltage
phasor and a current phasor
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We can also obtain the above results mathematically by the use of the complex forms of voltage and current
given in (20) and (21) as follows The conjugate of current is
i
lowast minus
Then1
2
1
2
lowast = i
)i
minus
= +1
2) + )]minus
i i (24)
We see that the rhs of (24) has a real part and an imaginary part The real part is same as the average power
given by (22) and the imaginary part is same as the reactive power given by (23) Thus 2lowast
gives the
complex power Denoting the complex power by P we have
lowast1
2 0
(25)
The average or active power 1
2 (26)
The reactive power 1
2 0
(27)
In (26) Re means lsquoReal part of rsquo and in (27) Im means lsquoImaginary part of rsquo the complex power The reactive
power is inductive if the imaginary part of (24) is positive and it is capacitive if the imaginary part is nega-
tive It can be shown that the real part of ( )2 is also equal to P av
However its imaginary part is nega-
tive of the imaginary part of (24)
EXAMPLE 127
The voltage and current of a given load are
V (t ) = 120 sin (1000t + 60deg) V
I (t ) = 15 cos (1000t - 45deg) A
(a) Find the phase difference between voltage and current and their root-mean-square values (b) Represent
the voltage and current in phasor complex and polar forms (c) Calculate the load impedance resistance
reactance inductance (or capacitance) power factor active power and reactive power using (18) and (19)
(d) Calculate the complex power using (25)
(a) In order to find the phase difference between voltage and current we have to write the voltage equation
in the cosine form
V (t ) = 120 sin (1000t + 60deg) = 120 cos (1000t minus 30deg) V
I (t ) = 15 cos (1000t minus 45deg) A
The phase angle of the current with respect to the voltage = minus 45degminus(minus30) = minus15deg The current lags the voltage
by 15deg
Root-mean-square values of voltage and current are
=2= 120 84 85 V
51= =2 60 A
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(b) Phasor forms e jminus ( ) V
e 4 ) A
Complex forms 0=)deg V
deg) = )minus A
Polar forms ang120 deg
= 1 Aang5 minus deg
(c) = = ang minus degang minus deg
= ang deg = deg +0
120 30
1 5 515 80 15(cos 2 700 1 Ω
Ω= 20 71 (Inductive)
Inductance L = X w = 20711000 = 2071 mH
Power factor = cos y = cos 15deg = 0966 (lagging)
Active power1
2
1120 1 966 93(= )( )5 0 ) 86 W
Reactive power 1
2
1120 1 259 29
0 = ) )5 0 ) = 23
(d) Complex powerlowast1
2
1 + 27
The real part is the average power in watts and the imaginary part is the reactive power in vars (inductive)
113 Fourier SeriesConsider that a function f ( x) has the following properties
1 It varies periodically with x That is f ( x + T ) = f ( x) where T is
the period
2 It is a single-valued function That is it has only one value for
a given value of the variable
3 It is a continuous function of the variable It may however have
finite number of discontinuities Such a periodic function is
shown in Fig 124 The wave is continuous in the range 0 lt x lt p and p lt x lt 2p and it is discontinuous at x = p and 2p
Any function f ( x) with a period 2p and satisfying the above mentioned properties can be represented by a trigonometric series as given below
) x1
==
infin
1
cn
)n (1)
where the constant a0 a
n and b
n are real numbers The trigonometric series is called Fourier series The con-
stants of the series are calculated from the following formulae
f d 1
minusπ
π x
p
f ( )
p
Fig 124 Illustration of a periodic
function
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x1
x
b f x d minus
1 π
Over a period 2p the constant a0 is the average value of f ( x) whereas the coefficients an and bn are twice theaverage values of f ( x) cos nx and f ( x) sin nx respectively
If a function f ( x) is defined over an interval of length instead of minus p to p its Fourier series is
obtained by replacing x in (1) by x Accordingly
n) x n=
(2)
The constants of (2) are given by
a f d 1
minus
+
x
x x
+1
b n x
dx1
minus
x sin
If f ( x) is an even function of x ie if f (minus x) = f ( x) then bn = 0 and
a x2
If f ( x) is an odd function of x [ f (minus x) = minus f ( x)] then an
= 0 and
b dx2
x sin
For an alternating function with identical positive and negative half-waves [ f ( x + p ) = minus f ( x)] the constant
a0 = 0
EXAMPLE 128
We will obtain the Fourier series of (a) a rectangular waveform and (b) of a triangular waveform illus-
trated in Fig 125
Fig 125 Pertaining to Example 128 (a) A rectangular wave and (b) A triangular wave
O
(a) b
f ( )
x
minusV
V
A
O
minusV
V
f ( )
minus x
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As both the waves are odd functions of x and have identical positive and negative half-cycles it is necessary
to calculate coefficient of the sine series only over the interval x = 0 to
(a) For the rectangular waveform f ( x) = V 0 in the interval x = 0 to =
=
2 2 2
0 = c
minus )
We see that bn = 0 for even values of n and b
n = 2 for odd values of n Thus the Fourier series of the
function is
) x == 4 1
1 3 5 (3)
(b) The equation of the triangular waveform from x = 0 to x = is that of the straight line OA Its equation
is
x
) x =
The coefficient of the nth term of the sine series
b x n x
dx
n
=
= minus
2
2
0
si
cos sin
= minus 2
ncos
Hence the Fourier series of the function is given by
) x s n= minus+ s n
2 1
3
3
2 (4)
114 Bessel FunctionsBessel functions are solutions of specific types of second order ordinary differential equations The general
form of the equation with V as dependent variable and r as independent variable is
r dr dr
0+ +r =)kr (1)
where k 2 is positive and n is any number Equation (1) is called Besselrsquos equation of order n though the dif-
ferential equation itself is of second order For n = 0 equation (1) becomes
dr dr
2 2 0+ + =)kr (2)
Equation (2) is Besselrsquos equation of zero order
Besselrsquos equation of any order is solved using the power series method We will limit our discussion to equa-
tion (2) as we will not need the solution of equation (1) for the analysis of problems which we will consider
in later chapters The solution of (2) is of the form
a + + + + +3 5 (3)
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The coefficients of the series are found by substituting V dV dr and d 2V dr 2 in (2) and then equating the
coefficients of like powers of r to zero Substituting (3) into the third term of (2) we get
2
)+ + + + + sdotsdotsdot (4)
Substituting dV dr and d 2V dr 2 into the second and first terms of (2) respectively we get
dV
r = 3 4 6 (5)
r d V
dr a r r 6 20= r + +a r +r (6)
Since the sum of the left-hand sides of (4) (5) and (6) is zero the sum of their right-hand sides must be equal
to zero Taking the sum and then collecting the terms of like powers of r we have
3 4r a a a
+ + =)+r r 6 0 (7)
Equation (7) will be satisfied if the coefficient of each power of r is equal to zero This exercise will yield the
following results
a1r = 0 rArr a
1 = 0
42
0 2
k = s an ar trar constant
9 0=
162
4
a k
a =
25 0a
362
6
a = minus
We find that the coefficients of odd powers of r of (3) are zero So the solution of the differential equation
will have terms with even powers of r only The coefficient of r 2m where m is a positive integer including
zero is given by
m1minus
m ) (8)
Replacing a0 of (8) by a different constant A the solution of (2) is given by
==
infin
sum minus( m )
)kr (9)
The function ) 1
)= sum
is called Bessel function of first kind and zero order
As equation (2) is a second-order differential equation there must be a second independent solution of the
equation The second solution is called Bessel function of second kind and zero order
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SUMMARY
We learnt the basics of three common types of coordinate systems vector analysis sinusoidally time-
varying functions Fourier series and Bessel function Other mathematical tools are described in later chap-
ters as and when necessary We found that unlike the unit vectors in rectangular coordinates the directionsof some of the unit vectors in cylindrical and spherical coordinates vary with one or two coordinate vari-
ables Though only the mathematical definitions of divergence gradient and curl operations are available
their applications to electric and magnetic fields and interpretations of results are described in later chap-
ters The vector operations in cylindrical and spherical coordinates are given in Chapters 2 and 4 The vec-
tor identities line surface and volume integrals will find frequent use in the text Moreover we will utilise
the coordinate transformation technique for calculation of vector magnetic potential of a current loop in
Chapter 4
Representation of sinusoidal quantities and power calculation will be used for the study of time-varying
fields We will apply Fourier series and Bessel function for the solution of boundary-value problems Bessel
function will also be used to study the skin-effect phenomenon in cylindrical conductors
IMPORTANT FORMULAE
Relation between coordinate variables
Rectangular and cylindrical coordinates
x = r cos f
y = r sin f
z = z
Rectangular and cylindrical coordinates
x = r sin q cos f
y = r sin q sin f
z = r cos q
Differential lengths
Rectangular coordinates d ℓ = u xdx + u
ydy + u
z dz
Cylindrical coordinates d ℓ = dr ur + rd f uf + u
z dz
Spherical coordinates d ℓ = ur dr + u
q (rd q ) + u
f (r sin q d f )
Differential surfaces
Rectangular coordinates d S = u x(dydz ) + u
y(dzdx) + u
z (dxdy)
Cylindrical coordinates d S = ur (rd f dz ) + u
f (drdz ) + u
z (rdrd f )
Spherical coordinates d S = ur (r 2sinq d q d f ) + u
q (r sinq drd f ) + u
f (rdrd q )
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Differential volumes
Rectangular coordinates dv = dxdydz
Cylindrical coordinates rdrd f dz
Spherical coordinates r 2sinq drd q d f
Position vector r = xu x + yu
y + z u
z
Dot product of two vectors
In rectangular coordinates A sdot B = A x B
x + A
y B
y + A
z B
z
In cylindrical coordinates A sdot B = Ar B
r + A
f B
f + A
z B
z
In spherical coordinates A sdot B = Ar B
r + A
q B
q + A
f B
f
Cross product of two vectors
In rectangular coordinates
A
u
=
x B B
In cylindrical coordinates
A
u u
= B
In spherical coordinates
A
= A A B
θ φ
θ φ
θ φ
Gradient of a scalar function in rectangular coordinates
nabla = part part + part y
u u
Divergence of a vector function in rectangular coordinates
nablasdot = partpart
+part
+part
D D
x y
D y
Curl of a vector function in rectangular coordinates
nabla times = partpart
part part y z
x y
H H Vector identities
nabla times nabla times A = nabla(nabla sdot A) minus nabla2A
nabla sdot (A times B) = B sdot (nabla times A) minus A sdot (nabla times B)
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Dot product of unit vectors
In Rectangular and Cylindrical Coordinate systems
sdotur
sdotuf
sdotu z
u x cos f ndashsin f 0u
ysin f cos f 0
u z
0 0 1
In Rectangular and Spherical Coordinate systems
sdotur
sdotuq
sdotuf
u x
sinq cosf cosq cosf ndashsin f
u y
sinq sinf cosq sinf cosf
u z cosq ndashsinq 0
Complex impedance
+ )minus
Instantaneous power
)t = ])t cos2
cos
Complex power
lowast1
2
MULTIPLE983085CHOICE QUESTIONS
(starred questions have two answers)
11 A point in cylindrical coordinates is defined by (14 m 25deg 075 m) Location of the point in rectan-
gular coordinates is
(a) (14 m 0592 m 075 m)
(b) (1269 m 0592 m 075 m)
(c) (14 m 0592 m 075 m)
(d) (14 m 0592 m 0375 m)
12 A point in spherical coordinates is described by (095 m 35deg 20deg) Location of the point in rectangu-
lar coordinates is
(a) (0512 m 0186 m 0778 m)
(b) (0186 m 0512 m 0778 m)
(c) (0512 m 0778 m 0186 m)
(d) (0186 m 0778 m 0512 m)
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13 A position vector is given by 4 The unit vector in the direction of the position
vector is
(a) 0 0 566 +u
(b) 0 0 24 +u
(c) 0 0 566 +u
(d) 0 0 707 +u
14 A vector is given by A uu+u If the unit vector alongA is u707
what should be the value of p
(a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 10 (d) 12
15 Two vectors are given by A 4+u and 1+u 2 The angle between the vectors is
nearest to
(a) 12deg (b) 14deg (c) 16deg (d) 18deg
16 Two vectors are described by A u u3+u and B u u For the vectors to be
parallel the values of p and q should be (a) p = 3 q = 3 (b) p = 3 q = 9 (c) p = 45 q = 3 (d) p = 3 q = 45
17 The angle between two vectors A 4+u x y
and B y is 15deg What is the ratio of p to q
(a) 1732 (b) minus1732 (c) 0577 (d) minus0577
18 Two vectors are given by A 2+u z and B 4+u
z The unit vector normal to the plane con-
taining A and B is given by
(a) +0 371 0 557 y
(b) +0 741 0 371 y
(c) 0741u x minus 0577u
y + 0371u
z
(d) 0371u x +
0743u y minus
05571u z
19 A scalar function is given byf = xyz The magnitude of grad f at (1 minus1 1) is equal to
(a) 2 3 (b) 3 2 (c) 31 (d) 3
110 If r is the position vector at ( x y z ) the magnitude of nabla sdot r is equal to
(a) 3 (b) 3 (c) 31 (d) 13
111 The divergence of F = xy (u x + u
y) at (1 3) is equal to
(a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3 (d) 2
112 A vector in cylindrical coordinates is given by (sin f r ) ur The vector in rectangular coordinates is
(a) y
2
3 2) (b)
y
2
2( ) (c)
y
2 2
2( ) (d)
y
2
2( )
113 A vector in spherical coordinates is given by ur r 2 The vector in rectangular coordinate is
(a)+u
x + 3 2 (b)
3 2
+u
x + (c)
u+u
( x + 3 (d)
zu u+u z
x + 3 2
114 The line integral of F = xy (u x + u
y) along the straight line y = x from (0 0) to (2 2) is
(a) 163 (b) 8 (c) 16 (d) 4
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115 The instantaneous voltage and current in an electric circuit are given by V (t ) = 5 sin (w t minus 30deg) V and
I (t ) = minus02 cos w t A The average power supplied to the circuit is
(a) 05 W (b) 3 2 W (c) 025 W (d) 3 4 W
QUESTIONS
11 Name the coordinate planes of rectangular coordinates
12 In rectangular coordinates the coordinates of a point are x y and z What is the normal distance of
the point from the x- y plane
13 Name the plane on which x = 0
14 The coordinate of two points are and respectively What is the distance between the
points
15 In rectangular coordinates locate the point ) by tracing the path along or parallel to the
coordinate axes starting from the origin
16 Describe the cylindrical coordinate system Show that the coordinate directions are mutually perpen-
dicular to each other
17 Describe the spherical coordinate system Show that the coordinate directions are mutually perpen-
dicular to each other
18 The r and variable appearing in cylindrical and spherical coordinate systems have the same mean-
ing or different meanings in the two systems Explain
19 Explain why the distance between two points specified in spherical coordinates cannot be calculated by direct use of the coordinates of the points
How is this distance calculated
110 Sketch a length vector in rectangular coordinates and show its components in the coordinate directions
111 Express the vector A as sum of its component in rectangular cylindrical and spherical coordinates
112 Write the differential length vector and the differential surface vector in rectangular cylindrical and
spherical coordinates in terms of the components Give also the formula for the differential volume
in the three coordinate systems
113 Define the cross product of two vectors A and B Explain how the angle between the vectors can be
calculated from the definition of the cross product
114 Explain what is meant by a scalar field Does the value of the field at a point depend on the choice of
the coordinate system
115 State what is meant by a vector field Does the value of the field at a point depend on the choice of
the coordinate system
116 Explain with sketches that the unit vectors ur and u
f in cylindrical coordinates vary with f
117 Explain the properties of the gradient of a scalar function
118 Describe the procedure for evaluating the line integral of a vector function from an initial point to a
final point along a given path
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119 For the vector function A( x y z ) show that nabla sdot nabla times A( x y z ) = 0
120 Two sinusoidal functions are given by
)t )minus=
)t )minus 12
π
What is the phase difference between the two quantities and which is the leading quantity
121 A sinusoidal quantity is given by
F (t ) = F 0 sin (w t + y )
Write the complex exponential phasor and polar forms of the quantity
122 Define the rms value of a sinusoidally time-varying current Explain its significance
123 If W V and I are the measured values of power rms value of voltage and rms value of current
respectively of an electric load then the ratio W (VI ) is defined as the power factor of the load Is this
definition applicable to only sinusoidal variation of voltage and current with time or for any type of
variation Explain
124 Explain with sketches the meanings of single-valued and multi-valued periodic functions
ANSWERS TO SELECTED QUESTIONS
16 Describe the cylindrical coordinate system Show that the coordinate directions are mutually perpen-
dicular to each other
Answer In cylindrical coordinate system the three surfaces are those of a circular cylinder and two
planes These surfaces are specified with reference to the rectangular coordinate system The axis of
the cylinder is along the z axis and its radius is denoted by r One of the plane surfaces containing the
z axis is specified by the angle it makes with the y-z plane The angle is generally denoted by f The
second plane surface is parallel to and at a height z from the x-y plane The three coordinate direc-
tions are r f and z
The r direction is normal to the surface of the cylinder hence it is perpendicular to the axis of the
cylinder As the axis of the cylinder is along the z axis r and z directions are perpendicular to each
other At a point on the cylindrical surface the r direction is perpendicular to and the f direction istangential to the cylindrical surface Hence they are perpendicular to each other Moreover the f direction is parallel to the x-y plane hence it is perpendicular to the z direction
18 The r and f variable appearing in cylindrical and spherical coordinate systems have the same mean-
ing or different meanings in the two systems Explain
Answer The variables in cylindrical coordinate system are r f and z and those of spherical coordi-
nates are r q and f The r direction in cylindrical coordinates is perpendicular to the z axis of rectan-
gular coordinates whereas the r direction in spherical coordinates is at an angle q with the z axis Thus
the r-variables have different meaning In both the systems the angle f is the angle between the y-z
plane and a plane surface containing the z axis Thus the variable f has the same meaning in both the
systems
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19 Explain why the distance between two points specified in spherical coordinates cannot be calculated
by direct use of the coordinates of the points
How is the distance calculated
Answer Both q and f variables of spherical coordinates are angles and radian is their unit As the
unit of distance between two points is that of length the variables cannot be used directly for calcula-tion of distance
To calculate the distance it is necessary to express the spherical coordinates of the point in terms of
rectangular coordinate variables
113 Define the cross product of two vectors A and B Explain how the angle between the vectors can be
calculated from the definition of the cross product
Answer The cross product of two vectors A and B is a vector quantity say C The magnitude of C
is equal to the products of the magnitude of A the magnitude of B and the sine of angle a between
A and B The direction of C is perpendicular to the plane containing A and B The positive direction
is taken along the advance of a right-handed screw when it is rotated from A towards B
As per the definition of the cross product
A times B = ABsin a
Hence sin α = A B
A B
114 Explain what is meant by a scalar field Does the value of the field at a point depend on the choice of
the coordinate system
Answer A physical quantity which is a scalar function of position is a real number The quantity
may or may not be a function of time The mathematical representation or graphical plot of a scalar
function at various points in a region or domain is the scalar field of the function in that region Theregion may be one-dimensional (a line) two-dimensional (a surface) or three-dimensional (a vol-
ume) As an example let us consider a heated plate The temperature at each point on the surface of
the plate will have a specific value A graphical representation of temperatures at several points is the
temperature field in the region of the plate surface
Value of the field at a point is independent of the choice of a coordinate system
117 Explain the properties of the gradient of a scalar function
Answer The gradient of a scalar quantity which is a function of x y and z in general is a vector quan-
tity It is given by
nabla = + part part + partpart y x
u u u u= u
The first second and third terms give the rate of change of V with x y and z respectively As nablaV is
the vector sum of all the three components it gives the maximum rate of change of V with distance
at a point in space
120 Two sinusoidal functions are given by
V )t )minus= π
I )t )minus 12
π
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What is the phase difference between the two quantities and which is the leading quantity
Answer As V (t ) is a cosine function of time and I (t ) is a sine function of time we have to express
either V (t ) as a sine function or I (t ) as a cosine function of time By expressing I (t ) as a cosine func-
tion we get
)t )t = minus minus Thus the phase difference between the quantities is 3= V (t ) is the leading
quantity
PROBLEMS
11 Show the location of points P 1(10 m 20 m 30m) P
2(minus10 m 20 m 30m) P
3(10 m minus20 m
30m) P 4(10 m 20 m minus30m) in rectangular coordinates Calculate the distances of the points from
the origin
12 Show the location of the point P (05 m 60deg 02 m) in cylindrical coordinates Calculate the distances
of P from the origin
13 Show the location of the point P (04 m 30deg 45deg) in spherical coordinates Calculate the distances of
P from the origin
14 A point in rectangular coordinates is defined by (2 m minus3 m minus1 m) Find coordinates of the point in
(a) cylindrical coordinate and (b) in spherical coordinates
15 Derive relations between the cylindrical coordinate and spherical coordinate variables For the radial
directions use subscripts c and s respectively for cylindrical and spherical coordinates
16 A point in cylindrical coordinates is defined by (3 m 300
2 m) Find coordinates of the point inspherical coordinates
17 Find the distance between two points located at (a) (10 m 24 m minus08 m) and (minus26 m 15 m 15 m)
in rectangular coordinates (b) (12 m 45deg 20 m) and (05 m 60deg 02 m) in cylindrical coordinates
(c) (04 m 30deg 45deg) and (10 m 75deg 15deg) in spherical coordinates
18 Find the length vector from the point P 2(075 m 13 m minus06 m) to the point P
1(125 m minus07 m
04 m) Find also the unit vector directed from P 1 to P
2
19 A point is located at (20 m p 3 rad 08 m) in cylindrical coordinates Obtain in rectangular coordi-
nates the unit vector directed from the origin to the point
110 The location of two points are given by P 1(1 m 2 m 3 m) and P
2(2 m 3 m 5 m) Find the length
vector from the origin to the mid-point of the line joining P 1 and P
2
111 The location of two points are given by P 1(15 m 45deg 2 m) and P
2(5 m 60deg 30deg) in cylindrical and
spherical coordinates respectively Find the length vector from P 1 to P
2
112 A point is located at P (5 m 90deg 60deg) in spherical coordinates Find the unit vector directed from the
origin to P in rectangular coordinates
113 The equation y = 2 minus x is that of a straight line in the x-y plane Obtain the unit normal vector directed
from the given line to the point (3 2)
114 Find the dot and cross products of the vectors A = 3u x + 8u
y B = 5u
x + 10u
y What is the angle
between the vectors
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115 Given the vectors A = 4u x + 5u
y B = 6u
x + B
yu y + 8u
z What should be the value of B
y so that the angle
between A and B is 60deg
116 Vector A is directed from (2 m 3 m 4 m) to (5 m 7 m 9 m) and vector B is directed from (0 1 m
2 m) to (3 m 5 m 7 m) Find the angle between the vectors
117
Find the gradient of the scalar function f =
x
2
y +
y
2
z +
xz
2
at (minus
1 2minus
3) 118 The equation 2 x + 3 y + 4 z = c where c is a constant is that of a plane surface Find the unit vector
that is normal to the given plane and directed away from the origin
119 A surface is defined by x2 + y2 minus z 2 = 21 Find the unit vector normal to the surface at (4 3 2)
120 For the surface defined in Problem 119 find the angle between unit vectors normal to the surface at
(4 3 2) and )15 3
121 A vector function is described by A
+
1
2 2)uuu Find the divergence of the
vector function at (2 minus1 minus2)
122 A vector function is given by A = x2 yu x + y2 z u
y + xz 2u
z Find the curl of the vector at (1 2 4)
123 For the scalar function f ( x y z ) show that nabla times nablaf = 0
124 Prove the validity of the vector identity nabla times nabla times A = nabla(nabla sdot A) minusnabla2A for the vector function A = A( x
y z )u x + A( x y z )u
y + A( x y z )u
z
125 A vector field in rectangular coordinates is given byu
= + z
x Express the vector in cylindrical
coordinates at (4 45deg 3)
126 A vector is directed from (2 30deg 4) to (3 60deg 6) in cylindrical coordinates Find the angle between
the vector and the y axis
127 A vector function in cylindrical coordinates is given by
u ucos tans nr r
Calculate the components of the vector in rectangular coordinates
128 A vector function is given by = 8
2 2 Find the line integral of E along a straight path from
(3 5) to (6 10)
129 On the surface of a sphere find the area in the region if r = 6 30deg le q le 60deg 0 le f le 30deg
130 The amplitude of sinusoidal voltage and current of an electric circuit are 15 V and 2 A respectively
The current lags the voltage by p 6 rad Calculate (a) the rms values of voltage and current (b) the
power factor (c) the average power and (d) the complex impedance of the circuit
Find also the instantaneous power and complex power taking the voltage as reference Identify the
components of the complex power Assume w to be the angular frequency of the voltage
131 The complex forms of voltage and current amplitudes of an electric load are
40 V
2 A
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between electric charges and between current-carrying conductors electric field intensity magnetic-field
intensity current density etc are vectors As vector functions are described by scalar quantities it is possi-
ble to study electric and magnetic fields by the use of scalar functions However the use of vector analysis
has the following advantages
1 The field equations can be written in a compact form Hence time and space needed to write an equa-tion are reduced
2 The equations contain all the information Therefore physical interpretation of the equations is made
easy
3 Equations of scalar quantities can easily be written from the vector form of the equations
4 Some theorems and laws of vector analysis find application in electromagnetic theory
14 Representation of VectorsA vector is represented geometrically by a directed line segment having an initial point and an end point The
direction of a vector is indicated by an arrow mark Vector quantities will be denoted by uppercase as well as
lowercase bold letters Representations of two vectors A and B are shown in Fig 14 The length of the lineis generally arbitrary However for geometrical solution of a problem
the line segments have to be drawn to scale
The sum and difference of two vectors is also a vector If C is the sum
of two vectors A and B and D is the difference between them then we
write
C = A + B
D = A minus B
The geometric methods of finding the sum and differ-
ence of the vectors are shown in Fig 15
A vector is also represented by showing its magnitude
and direction explicitly The magnitude is denoted by
an alphabetic symbol with or without the modulus
sign
The direction of the vector is represented by a unit
vector The magnitude of a unit vector is equal to
one unit and its direction is same as the direction of
the original vector
Various types of symbols are used to denote a unit vector We will denote it by u with a subscript to indicate
its direction For example the vector shown in Fig 16 is written as
A = Au A
= Au A
= u A A
The unit vectors at a point in rectangular coordinate system which are
denoted by u x u
y and u
z are parallel to the x y and z axes respectively
Their directions do not vary with the coordinate variables In cylin-
drical coordinate system the unit vectors ur u
f and u
z at any point are perpendicular to their respective coor-
dinate surfaces
B
A
Fig 14 Representation of vec-
tors by directed line segments
C A + BD A minus B
A
B
(a) ( )
minusB
A
B
Fig 15 (a) Addition of two vectors and
(b) Subtraction of two vectors
u A
A = Au A
Fig 16 A vector represented by
its magnitude and a unit vector
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The directions of ur u
f for different values of f are different This can be verified by drawing the unit
vectors at two different values of f Therefore these vectors cannot be treated as constants while differ-
entiating or integrating with respect f
The direction of u z does not change with any of the coordinate variables The unit vectors in spherical coor-dinate system which are denoted by ur u
q and u
f are perpendicular to the coordinate surfaces at any point
The directions of ur and u
q vary with q and f The direction of u
f varies with f
The directions of all the unit vectors in all the coordinate systems are positive towards the increasing values
of coordinates variables at the point considered Each set of unit vectors shown in Fig 17 is a right-handed
orthogonal system
An important method of representing a vector quantity is in terms of its components along the coordinate directions
The value of the scalar component of a vector along a coordinate direction is equal to the product of the magnitude
of the vector and cosine of the angle of the vector with the coordinate direction The angle measured from the coor-dinate direction towards the vector in the counter-clockwise sense is taken as positive Thus the projection of a
vector along a coordinate direction is its scalar value along that direction If a vector A makes angles a b and g with
the x y and z axes of rectangular coordinates respectively the scalar components of the vector along the axes are
A x
= A cos a A y
= A cos b A z
= A cos g
z
x
y
u
u z
u
ur
φ r
uφ
u z
x
y
z
φ
z
θ uθ
u
u
x
r
a) b
Fig 17 Directions of unit vectors for (a) Rectangular coordinates (b) Cylindrical coordinates and (c)
Spherical coordinates
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The quantities cos a cos b and cos g are called direction
cosines of the vector The vector components of A along the
coordinate directions are A xu
x A
yu
y and A
z u
z as indicated in
Fig 18 Conversely the sum of the vector components is
equal to the original vector A That is
A = A xu x + A yu y + A z u z
The magnitude of A in terms of its scalar components is
given by
x y z
2
In cylindrical coordinates
A = Ar u
r + A
f u
f + A
z u
z
A A
In spherical coordinates
A = Ar ur + Aq uq + Af uf
r
2
φ
Now let the components of another vector B be denoted by B x B
y and B
z in rectangular coordinates If C is
equal to the vector sum of A and B and C x C
y and C
z are the components C then
C = A + B
Or C xu
x+ C
yu
y+ C
z u
z = ( A
xu
x+ A
yu
y+ A
z u
z ) + ( B
xu
x+ B
yu
y+ B
z u
z )
Hence C x
= A x
+ B x C
y = A
y + B
y C
z = A
z + B
z
Vector Representations of Differential Lengths and Differential Surfaces
A directed line segment of differential length is written as
d d
The direction of the unit vector u is along d ℓ Accordingly elements of length vectors in the coordinate
directions of rectangular coordinates are u xdx u
ydy and u
z dz If a differential length d ℓ has components in all
the coordinate directions then
d ℓ = u xdx + u
ydy + u
z dz
In the same way the vector forms of elements of lengths in cylindrical and spherical coordinate systems can
be writtenIn cylindrical coordinates d ℓ = u
r dr + u
f (rd f ) + u
z dz
In spherical coordinates d ℓ = ur dr + u
q (rd q ) + u
f (r sin q d f )
A differential surface element is considered as a vector quantity The vector is described by its area dS and a
unit vector normal to its surface Denoting the normal unit vector by un the vector form of a surface element
is written as
d S = undS
For example the area of a surface element on or parallel to the y-z plane of rectangular coordinates is equal
to dydz and the normal to the surface is parallel to the x axis Therefore denoting the differential surface
vector by d S x we have
Projection of A on
to the x-y plane
A u
A u
A xu x
A
z
y
x
Fig 18 Showing components of a vector A
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d S x = u
x(dydz )
The other components of surface elements are
d S y = u
y(dxdz )
d S z = u
z(dxdy)
These surfaces are shown in Fig 19 A differential surface vector inthree-dimensional space with reference to rectangular coordinates is the
sum of the three vector components Thus
d S = u x
(dydz ) + u y
(dzdx) + u z
(dxdy)
The elements of surface vector in the other two coordinate systems are
Cylindrical coordinates d S = ur(rd f dz ) + u
f (drdz ) + u
z(rdrd f )
Spherical coordinates d S = ur(r 2sin q d q d f ) + u
q (r sin q dr d f )
+ uf (r dr d q )
The Position Vector If one end of a directed line segment is located at the origin and the other end at a point P ( x y z ) as shown
in Fig 110(a) the directed line is known as the position vector at P A position vector is generally denoted
by r Referring to the figure the scalar components of the vector along the coordinate axes are OP x = x
OP y = y OP
z = z Accordingly the vector in terms of its components is given by
r = xu x + yu
y + z u
z
The vector equation of a directed line can be obtained by the use of position vectors In Fig 110(b) two ends
of a directed line R 12
are at P 1( x
1 y
1 z
1) and P
2( x
2 y
2 z
2) The equations of position vectors at these points are
r1 = x
1u
x + y
1u
y + z
1u
z
r2 = x2u x + y2u y + z 2u z Referring to the figure we find that the sum of vectors r
1 and R
12 is equal to r
2 Hence
R 12
= r2 minus r
1 = ( x
2 minus x
1)u
x + ( y
2 minus y
1)u
y + ( z
2 minus z
1)u
z
The length of the line
minus minus )minus
u
u
u
z
dx
z
x
y
y
z
xd
Fig 19 Showing differential
vector surfaces along the coor-
dinate directions
P x y P 111 z y x
P 2 z y x z
P x
P
(a (
r
P ( x y z )
z z
y
x
12R
1
x
y
2r
r
Fig 110 (a) A position vector r and its components along the axes and (b) Describing a vector R12
in space
in terms of two position vectors r1 and r
2
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The unit vector directed from P 1 to P
2
R
1212
1= = + y z
minus )1
minus
EXAMPLE 12
A vector is given by F u u Find the vector at x = 1 y = 2 z = 3
F = 2+ x y z x y z
EXAMPLE 13
Two points are located at P 1(14 m 09 m minus06 m) and P 2(minus025 m 17 m 15 m) Find the length vectordirected from P 1 to P
2 and the unit vector directed from P
2 to P
1
The position vectors at P 1 and P
2 are given by
r1 = 14u
x + 09u
y minus 06u
z
r2 = minus025u
x + 17u
y + 15u
z
The vector directed from P 1 to P
2
R 12
= r2 minus r
1 = (minus025 minus 14)u
x + (17 minus 09)u
y + (15 + 06)u
z
= minus 165u x + 08u
y+21u
z
The length of the line
12 788= m
The unit vector directed from P 2 to P
1
R21=
As R 21
= minusR 12
and R21
= R12
we have
uu u
1 2u 1
2 7880 753= minus
EXAMPLE 14
Two points in cylindrical coordinates are defined by P 1(20 m 30deg 30 m) and P
2(30 m 45deg 40 m) Find
the unit vector directed from P 2 to P
1
x1 = 2 cos 30deg = 1732 m y
1 = 2 sin 30deg = 1 m z
1= 3 m
x2 = 3 cos 45deg = 2121 m y
2 = 3 cos 45deg = 2121 m z
2 = 4 m
R 21
= (1732 minus 2121)u x + (10 minus 2121)u
y + (30 minus 40)u
z
= minus 0389u x minus 1121u
y minus 10u
z m
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2 1+ m
1
1 5521 121 251 0 644minus minus
0= minus
x y z x y z
EXAMPLE 15
Two points in spherical coordinates are given by P 1(30 m 0deg 30deg) and P
2(20 m 60deg 0deg) Find the unit
vector directed from P 1 to P
2
x1 = 3 sin 0 cos 30deg = 0 m y
1 = 3 sin 0 sin 30deg = 0 m z
1 = 3 cos 0deg = 3 m
x2 = 2 sin 60deg cos 0deg = 1732 m y
2 = 2 sin 60deg sin 0deg = 0 m z
2 = 2 cos 60deg = 1 m
R 12
= (1732 minus 0)u x + (10 minus 30)u
z = 1732 u
x minus 20u
z m
21 2 646=
u u12
1 732
2 646= = minus
15 Multiplication of a Vector by a ScalarWhen a vector is multiplied by a scalar it results in a vector quantity If we denote a vector by A a scalar (a
real quantity) by f and the product of the two quantities by B then
B = f A
The direction of B is same as that of A if f is positive and opposite to that of A if f is negative
By writing A and B in terms of their vector components in rectangular coordinates we get
B xu
x + B
yu
y + B
z u
z = f ( A
xu
x + A
yu
y + A
z u
z )
The above equality is satisfied if each component of lhs is equal to the corresponding component of rhs
Therefore
B x = f A
x B
y = f A
y B
z = f A
z
The magnitude of B is
B + =
Also (f 1 + f
2)A = f
1A + f
2A
f (A + C) = f A + f C
16 Scalar Product and Vector Product of Two VectorsThe scalar product of two vectors A and B is a scalar quantity It is equal to the products of the magnitude of
A the magnitude of B and cosine of the angle a between A and B The scalar product is written by putting a
dot between A and B Accordingly
A sdot B = AB cos a
The scalar product is also called dot product or inner product
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Since cos a = cos (minusa )A sdot B = B sdot A
Also (A + B) sdot C = A sdot C + B sdot C
The dot product of two vectors A and B can be obtained in terms of their components as follows In rectan-
gular coordinates let
A = A xu
x + A
yu
y + A
z u
z (1)
B = B xu
x + B
yu
y + B
z u
z (2)
Then A sdot B = ( A xu
x + A
yu
y + A
z u
z ) sdot ( B
xu
x + B
yu
y + B
z u
z )
= A x[(u
x sdot u
x) B
x + (u
x sdot u
y) B
y + (u
x sdot u
z ) B
z ]
+ A y[(u
y sdot u
x) B
x + (u
y sdot u
y) B
y + (u
y sdot u
z ) B
z ]
+ A z [(u
z sdot u
x) B
x + (u
z sdot u
y) B
y + (u
z sdot u
z ) B
z ]
The dot product of two unit vectors having the same direction is equal to unity and the dot product of two unit
vectors that are perpendicular to each other is equal to zero Using these properties in the above relation we get A sdot B = A
x B
x + A
y B
y + A
z B
z
In cylindrical coordinates A sdot B = Ar B
r + A
f B
f + A
z B
z
In spherical coordinates A sdot B = Ar B
r + A
q B
q + A
f B
f
The vector product of two vectors A and B is a vector quan-
tity say C The magnitude of C is equal to the products of
the magnitude of A the magnitude of B and the sine of
angle a between A and B The direction of C is perpendicu-
lar to the plane containing A and B The positive direction
is taken along the advance of a right-handed screw when it
is rotated from A towards B This is illustrated in Fig 111
The vector product is written by putting a cross sign between
A and B Accordingly
C = A times B = ( AB sin a )un = A times B u
n
where un is a unit vector normal to the plane containing A
and B Since the angle from B to A is negative of the angle from A to B we get
B times A = minusA times B
The vector product is also called cross product
The cross product of A and B defined in (1) and (2) is
A times B = ( A xu
x + A
yu
y + A
z u
z ) times ( B
xu
x + B
yu
y + B
z u
z )
= A x[(u
x times u
x) B
x + (u
x times u
y) B
y + (u
x times u
z ) B
z ]
+ A y[(u
y times u
x) B
x + (u
y times u
y) B
y +(u
y times u
z ) B
z ]
+ A z [(u
z times u
x) B
x + (u
z times u
y) B
y +(u
z times u
z ) B
z ] (3)
The expression contains nine cross products of unit vectors The cross product of two unit vectors having the
same direction is equal to zero The cross product of two unit vectors that are perpendicular to each other is
equal to either plus or minus of the unit vector in the third direction Using these properties in (3) we get
C
Direction of rotation of ari ht-handed screw
Plane containin
A and B
A
a B
un
Direction of advanceof the screw
Fig 111 Right-hand screw rule to determine
the direction of A times B
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u x times u
x = 0 u
y times u
y = 0 u
z times u
z = 0
u x times u
y = u
z u
y times u
z = u
x u
z times u
x = u
y
u y times u
x= minusu
z u
z times u
y = minusu
x u
x times u
z = minusu
y
Substituting these in (3) we get the cross product of the vectors in rectangular coordinates
A times B = u x( A y B z minus A z B y) + u y( A z B x minus A x B z ) + u z ( A x B y minus A y B x)
The cross product can also be written in determinant form
In rectangular coordinates
A = x y z
x y z
x y z
In cylindrical coordinates
A =u u
In spherical coordinates
A =u u
A A
B
φ
φ
φ
EXAMPLE 16
Given two vectors E = 05u x minus 22u
y + 16u
z and F = 26u
x + 08u
y minus 27u
z Find (a) E sdot F (b) E times F (c)
angle between E and F (d) the scalar component of F along E and (e) the unit vector which is perpen-dicular to the plane containing E and F
The given data are
E x = 05 E
y= minus22 E
z = 16
F x = 26 F
y= 08 F
z = minus27
(a) The dot product of the vectors
E sdot F = (05)(26) + (minus22)(08) + (16)(minus27) = minus478
(b) The cross product of the vectors
E u= minusminus
= +u u
0 2 1 6
2 6 0 8 2 7
6 12
(c) The magnitudes of the vectors are
= + = 2 7662
= = 3 8332
If a is angle between E and F then
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cos )( )
= = minus = minusFsdot E
78
766 30 451
a = 1168deg(d) The scalar component ofF along E = F cos a = minus1728
(e) The unit vector that is perpendicular to the plane containingE and FE F y=
+=
sin ( )( )( )α
4 66 6 12
766 3 8930 4 299 646
EXAMPLE 17
Given two vectors E = 52ur + 65u
z and F = 83u
r + 128u
f minus 30u
z Show that
E times F = EF sin a
The vectors are described in cylindrical coordinates The given data are
E r = 52 E
f = 0 E z = 65
F r = 83 F
f = 128 F
z = minus30
The magnitudes of the vectors are
= 8= 32
= + = 55
The dot product of the vectors
E sdot F = (52)(83) + 0 + (65)(minus30) = 2366
If a is angle between the two vectors
cos a = 236(832)(1555) = 0183
and sin a = 0983
EF sin a = (832)(1555)(0983) = 12718
The cross product of the vectors
E = = minus +u
u u
5 5
8 3 12 8 3minus 0
83 66 56
The magnitude of the cross product
= + = =83 66 sin
EXAMPLE 18
Three vectors are given by A = 3u x + 4u
y B = 4u
y + 5u
z C = 5u
x + 6u
z Find
(a) A sdot (B times C) (b) A times B times C
B = = x y z
x y z0 4 5
5 0 6
20
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A sdot (B times C) = (3u x + 4u
y) sdot (24u
x + 25u
y minus 20u
z ) = 172
A u u
minusCtimes
u
24 25 20
17 Scalar and Vector FieldsA physical quantity which is a scalar function of position is a real number The quantity may or may not be a
function of time The mathematical representation or graphical plot of a scalar function at various points in a
region or domain is the scalar field of the function in that region The region may be one-dimensional (a line)
two-dimensional (a surface) or three-dimensional (a volume) As an example let us consider a heated plate
The temperature at each point on the surface of the plate will have a specific value A graphical representation
of temperatures at several points is the temperature field in the region of the plate surface By joining all the
points of equal temperature by a continuous and smooth curve we will get a contour of constant temperature
When a number of such contours for temperatures say T 1 T
2 T
3hellip are plotted the set of contours is a map of
constant-temperature field Since temperature is a scalar quantity the field is a scalar field Some other exam-
ples of scalar fields are distribution of air-density in a region of earthrsquos atmosphere contours of equal height
from the base of a three-dimensional object potential distribution in a region of electric charges etc
If a physical quantity is a vector function of position descrip-
tion of its magnitude and direction in a region is the vector field
of the function in that region The vector quantity may or may
not be a function of time Velocity distribution of fluid flow
in a pipe of non-uniform cross section and distribution of veloc-
ity at various points of a rotating body are vector fields Vector
fields are generally plotted showing only the directions of
the vector function at various points in a region If a curve isdrawn so that the directions of a vector function are tangential
to the curve at all the points the curve is called a field line or a
streamline A set of such curves is the field map As an exam-
ple let us consider the vector function defined by the equation
F = xu x + yu
y
It is a two-dimensional function and its domain is the x-y
plane At each point on the x-y plane F has a specific mag-
nitude and direction When the directions at various points
on the x-y plane are drawn a pattern will emerge as shown
in Fig 112 The field map of F consists of radial lines
18 Partial Derivative of Vector FunctionsThe partial derivative of a vector quantity which is a function of more than one variable is defined in the
same way as for scalar functions For example let a vector function in terms of its components in rectangular
coordinates be given by
A = y2u x minus yxu
y + az u
z
where a is a constant quantity
Since the unit vectors do not vary with the coordinate variables we have
part = minusA
u A A
x= uminus
Fig 112 Illustration of a vector field
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Partial Derivatives of Unit Vectors in Cylindrical Coordinates
As the directions of unit vectors ur and u
f in cylindrical coordinates vary with f the partial derivatives of
these vectors with f are not zero The procedure for obtaining the partial derivatives of the unit vectors by
the use of a graphical method is explained below Referring to Fig 113(a) the radial line ob represents a unit
vector in r direction at an angle f The line oc rep-
resents a unit vector along r direction at angle f +
d f The two vectors are denoted by ur(f ) and u
r(f
+ d f ) The directed line from b to c gives the change
of ur when f changes by a differential amount d f
The length of the line is equal to d f as r = 1 and it
is in f direction Thus denoting the differential
change of ur by d u
r we have
d ur = u
r(f + d f ) minus u
r(f ) = d u
r = (d f )u
f (1)
The differential d ur is equal to the rate of change of
ur with f multiplied by d f Accordingly
part (2)
From (1) and (2) we get
part=
u
φ
Thus the partial derivative of ur with respect to f is
equal to a unit vector along f direction
In Fig 113(b) and the inset the f -directed unit
vectors at b and c are shown as uf (f ) and uf (f + d f )respectively The vector d u
f is the change of u
f
when f changes by a differential amount d f The
magnitude of d uf is equal to d f and it is along negative r direction Thus
d uf = d f (minusu
r )
Aspartpart
we havepartpart
= minusφ
r
It may be verified that all other partial derivatives of unit vectors of cylindrical coordinates are zero
Partial Derivatives of Unit Vectors in Spherical Coordinates
In spherical coordinates the directions of both ur and u
q vary with q and also with f The direction of u
f var-
ies with f only We can obtain the partial derivatives of the unit vectors using graphical techniques similar to
those used for cylindrical coordinates The partial derivatives of unit vectors are given below
part =
partr r = n
partminus θ c= u os
Unit circle in
- plane
y
x
r- direction
uf
c
uf ( ) f (
( )
( )
d
d
uf ( +
u (
c
y
x
nit circlesn x-y p ane
od
u (
Fig 113 Geometrical methods for determining
differential change of (a)u
r with f and (b)u
f with f in cylindrical coordinates
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partpart
= minusuφ
θ uminus
All other partial derivatives of unit vectors of spherical coordinates are zero
Gradient of a Scalar FunctionIn rectangular coordinates let us consider a scalar quantity V that is a function of all the three variables x y and
z The first partial derivative of V with respect to x is partVpart x If V is a single valued function partVpart x gives the rate
of change of V with x at a point in space assuming y and z as constants Similarly partVpart y and partVpart z give rate of
change of V with y and z respectively The vector function having partVpart x partVpart y and partVpart z as its scalar compo-
nents in x y and z direction respectively is called gradient of V or lsquograd V rsquo in abbreviated form Accordingly
Gradient V = grad y
= partpart
+part
u u
Since V is common to all the terms we can write
grad y
= part + partu u (3)
The function inside the bracket of (3) is a differential vector operator It is called del or nabla and is denoted
by the symbol nabla In rectangular coordinates
nabla = part part +part
y z
(4)
Thus grad V = nablaV (5)
The three components of (3) give the rate of change of V with x y z respectively As grad V is the vector sum
of all the components it gives the maximum rate of change of V at a point in space
Unit Vector Normal to a Surface
Let us consider that the equation S ( x y z ) = c where c is a constant represents a continuous and single-
valued surface in a scalar field Then it can be shown that the gradient of S is along the normal direction to
the surface at any point P ( x y z ) and its sense is in the direction of increasing S The magnitude of nablaS gives
the maximum rate of increase of S at P The unit vector along the normal direction at P is given by
= plusmn nablanabla
where nablaS is the magnitude of nablaS
Divergence of a Vector Function
Let us consider a vector function D with D x D
y and D
z as components in rectangular coordinates Thus
D = u x D
x + u
y D
y + u
z D
z
where D x D
y and D
z are in general functions of all the three variables x y and z The divergence of D is
defined as the sum of part D x part x part D
y part y and part D
z part z Thus
div D =part
+ part
+ part
part D
x
D
y (6)
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where lsquodiv Drsquo is the abbreviation of divergence of D
It can be shown that the divergence of a vector is equal to the dot product of nablaand D
nablasdot part part part sdotu= u u y
)u
=part
+ part
part + part
part x y (7)
As the right-hand sides of (6) and (7) are identical
div D = nabla middot D
The divergence of a vector function is a scalar function A vector field of zero divergence is called a
solenoidal field
Curl of a Vector FunctionIn rectangular coordinates let us consider a vector function
H = u x H
x + u
y H
y + u
z H
z
where the components H x H
y and H
z are functions of all the three variables x y and z The curl of H written
in the abbreviated form as lsquocurl Hrsquo is defined by the following operation
cur u upartpart
minus part
+part
part partminus
part y y H H
x
H H
partpart
(8)
It can be shown that curl H is equal to the cross product of the vector operator nabla defined in (4) and H That is
curl H = nabla times H
Equation (8) shows that the curl of a vector function is another vector function A vector field with zero
curl is said to be an irrotational field
EXAMPLE 19
Given a scalar function V = 5 x2 y + 3 xz Find the gradient of V at a point P (15 27 08)
The gradient of V
nablaV = (10 xy + 3 z )u x + 5 x2u
y + 3 xu
z
Substituting x = 15 y = 27 z = 08
nablaV at P = [10(15)(27) + 3(08)]u x + 5(15)2u
y + 3(15)u
z
= 429u x + 1125u
y + 45u
z
EXAMPLE 110
Find the gradient of the scalar function = + at (1 minus2 4)
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nabla = partpart
+ partpart
= x
u2 2
Substituting x = 1 y = minus2 z = 4
nabla =
minus y z
4+
21
EXAMPLE 111
A scalar function is given by = )+ Find nablaf at (2 minus1 3)
nabla =part
+ partpart
=+ y z
22
( )+ u
Substituting x = 2 y = minus1 z = 3
nabla = )+7
minus
EXAMPLE 112
A vector field is described by F = 500u x + 750u
y A plane surface in the region of the field is defined by
2 x + 4 y + 6 z = 12 Find the vector components of F that are normal and tangential to the surface
Denoting the surface by S we have
S = 2 x + 4 y + 6 z The gradient of S
nablaS = 2u x + 4u
y + 6u
z
The magnitude of the gradient of S
nabla = +2 6 5= 6
The unit vector normal to the surface
S nabla 1)4
The scalar component of the vector field normal to the surface
n n= = ) y
sdot ) y z+ =usdot 1
56
000
56
The vector component of the vector field normal to the surface
F un
sdot = =)( )u+uu
56428 6
The vector component of the vector field tangential to the surface
Ft = F minus F
n = 3571u
x + 4643u
y minus 4286 u
z
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EXAMPLE 113
Given a vector function F = 2 x12 yu x + xy2u
y + (1 z )u
z Find divergence and curl of F at P (05 08 02)
The divergence of F
nablasdot = part
( part = + minus x x xy+ 2
11 )
Substituting x = 05 y = 08 and z = 02
nabla sdot F at P = 26931
The curl of F
nabla times = partpart
= )F
u u
u z
minus
2 1
Substituting x = 05 y = 08 and z = 02nabla times F at P = minus 0774 u
z
EXAMPLE 114
The equation to a surface is given by S ( x y z ) = xy minus 4 z 2 = 0 What is the angle between unit normal
vectors to the surface at P 1(8 2 2) and P
2(6 6 minus3)
Unit vector normal to a surface u S = nabla
nabla
nablaS
= yu
x
+ xu
y
minus 8 z u
z
At P 1 nablaS
1 = 2u
x + 8u
y ndash 16u
z nablaS
1 = 18
2 16
18=
minus
At P 2 nablaS
2 = 6u
x + 6u
y + 24u
z nablaS
2 = 2545
2
6 24
25
+u
Let a be the angle between the unit vectors Then
cos)
( )( )α = = =
minussdot x y z x y z
2
minus 2+ 4
4
324
4
2
95 720 705
= minus
a = 1345deg
EXAMPLE 115
Two surfaces are defined by S 1 = x2 + y2 minus z2 = 7 and S
2 = x2 minus y + z 2 = 3 Find the angle between the surfaces
at P (2 2 minus1)
The angle between two surfaces at a point common to them is the angle between the normal to the surfaces
at the point
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nablaS 1 = 2( xu
x + yu
y ndash z u
z )
At P nablaS 1 = 4u
x + 4u
y + 2u
z and nablaS
1 = 6
nablaS 2 = 2 xu
x ndash u
y + 2 z u
z
At P nablaS 2 = 4u
x ndash u
y ndash 2u
z and nabla = 21
Let a be the angle between the unit vectors Then
cos)
(= =
nablanabla
sdot sdot
211
8
6 21)=
a = 7308deg
EXAMPLE 116
Two vector functions are given by A = 2 xu y + 3 y2u
z and B = z u
x + 3 yu
z Find nabla sdot (A times B) at (3 2 1)
A = x y z
z0 2 2 2
nablasdot = part + part)times u sdot minus
y+
= 6 y + 6 yz minus 2 x = 18 at (3 2 1)
EXAMPLE 117
A vector is defined by
A = xy2
u x + yz 2
u y + zx2
u z Find nabla times nabla times A
nabla times = partpart
part part = minus +A
u u u
z
yz xy
2 2 2
2( )
nabla times nabla times = partpart
A
u u
minus 0= x y
z z
EXAMPLE 118
A scalar function is given by f = x3 + y3 + xyz Find nabla sdot nablaf
nablasdotnabla = part
+ +part
= x y
( )+ x xyz
= + + part =2 2 2
z)+ y )+ xyz )+ xy
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19 Vector IdentitiesSome useful vector identities are listed below The identities can easily be proved by assuming that the vector
A and B and the scalar f are functions of rectangular-coordinate variables
1 nabla times (nablaf ) = 0
2 nabla sdot (nabla times A) = 03 nabla sdot (f A) = A sdot (nablaf ) + f (nabla sdot A)
4 nablasdot + part
+ partpart
(nabla = nabla2 2 2
x y
5 nabla times nabla times A = nabla(nabla sdot A) minus nabla2A
6 nabla times (f A) = (nablaf ) times A + f (nabla times A)
7 nabla sdot (A times B) = B sdot (nabla times A) minus A sdot (nabla times B)
110 Line Surface and Volume IntegralsIn the case of a definite integral
adxint ) x
where the integrand F ( x) is a real function of a single variable x The function is integrated along x direction
between limits x = a and x = b Whereas in the case of a line integral a real function of more than one variable
is integrated along a continuous curve from an initial point to an end point The curve may also be a closed
one The function may be a scalar or a vector function of real variables In the case of a vector function its
component along a specified path is integrated The line integral is a definite integral
The principle of evaluating the line integral of a vector
function along a path is as follows Let us consider a vec-
tor function F in any coordinate plane Let us take a con-
tinuous curve of any shape denoted by C in Fig 114 in
the plane of the vector The positive direction of the curve
is indicated by an arrow and its initial and final positions
are marked by a and b respectively If we divide the curve
into a large number of very small segments each seg-
ment may be considered as a straight line Let there be n
such segments of lengths ∆ ∆ sdotsdot sdot If the
average value of the vector function over the k th segment
is Fk its scalar component along the positive direction of
the segment is F k cos a
k where a
k is the angle between F
k
and tangent to the k th segment as shown in the figure The
product of F k cos a
k and is equal to the dot product of F
k and the vector length ∆ ℓ
k That is
cosα sdot= ∆l
The sum of such dot products of all the segments between a and b is
n
=sum ∆l
k
In the limit n approaching infinity the above summation is called line integral of F along the curve C The
curve is the path of integration The line integral of F along the path shown in Fig 114 is
d int sdot l
Fig 114 Pertaining to line integration of a vector
Tangent to k t
segment
a1
F k∆
∆ 2∆ ∆
k
∆ n
C
a
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If the line integral is over a closed path it is written by putting a small circle on the integral sign Thus
F sdot d l denotes the line integral of F over a closed path
In order to understand the process of integrating a vector func-
tion F over a surface let us consider a continuous open surface
S shown in Fig 115 The surface may be considered as consist-
ing of a large number of very small surface elements with areas
∆S 1 ∆S
2hellip ∆S
k hellip ∆S
n Let the average of F over the k th sur-
face element be Fk The scalar component of F
k along normal to
the surface element is equal to F k cos a
k where a
k is the angle
between Fk and the unit vector u
n normal to the surface element
as shown in the figure The product of F k cos a
k and ∆S
k can be
expressed as the dot product of the vectors Fk and ∆S
k
F k ∆S
kcos a = Fsdot(∆S
k u
n) = F
k ∆S
k
The sum of such dot products over all the n surface elements is given by
n
=sumThe above summation as n approaches infinity is the surface integral of F over the surface The surface
integral is a definite double integral which is denoted using either two integral signs or a single integral sign
with a subscript s We will use the latter notation Accordingly
Sint denotes the surface integral of a vector function F over an open surface
If the surface is a closed one the surface integral is denoted by putting a small circle on the integral sign
Accordingly SS
denotes the surface integral of F over a closed surface
The volume integral of a scalar point function in three-dimensional space is a triple integral The integral isdenoted using either three integral signs or a single integral sign with a subscript v We will use the latter
notation Thus the volume integral of a scalar function r which is a continuous function of space variables
in a region of volume bounded by a closed surface is written as
dv
where dv is the volume of a three-dimensional element
EXAMPLE 119
Find the line integral of the vector function F = ( x2 + 2 y)u x + (3 x minus y2)u
y along the straight line defined by
y = 3 x from (0 0) to (1 3)
An element of length vector in rectangular coordinates
d ℓ = u xdx + u
ydy + u
z dz
The dot product of F and d ℓ F middot d l = ( x2 + 2 y)dx + (3 x minus y2)dy
Substituting y by 3 x in the first term and x by y3 in the second term we have
F middot d ℓ = ( x2 + 6 x)dx + ( y minus y2)dy
The line integral sdot 3
7= minusminus 17=
nu
S
F
Fig 115 Pertaining to surface integration
of a vector
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EXAMPLE 120
Integrate the vector function
F u + x y y
( ) x
along the path described by the equation y2 = 4 x from P 1(1 2) to P
2(4 4)
An element of length vector in rectangular coordinates
d ℓ = u xdx + u
ydy + u
z dz
The dot product of F and d ℓ sdot d x y
dyl =) x y x y 2
(1)
The path of integration is defined by the equation
y2 = 4 x (2)
Or ydy = 2dx (3)
Substituting (2) and (3) in (1) we get
F sdot = + x x
23 2
Thus F sdot = + =int int x2
03 2
274P1
2
The integral can be evaluated by substituting x2 + 4 x = u
EXAMPLE 121
A circular cylinder has its base on the x- y plane with its axis along the z axis The radius and height of the
cylinder are 20 cm and 50 cm respectively By using the formula for the differential area d S = (rd f dz )ur +
(drdz )uf + (rdrd f )u
z find the surface area of the cylinder
A differential area on the surface of the cylinder is in r direction Thus
dS = rd f dz
At r = 02 m dS = 02d f dz
Surface area π = 0 2φ
m2
EXAMPLE 122
The radius of a sphere is 25 cm By using the formula for the differential area d S = (r 2sinq d q d f )ur +
(r sinq drd f ) uq + (rdrd f ) u
f find surface area of the lower hemisphere
A differential area on the surface of the sphere is in r direction Thus
dS = r 2 sinq d q d f
At r = 025 m dS = 00625 sinq d q d f
Surface area π = 0 125φ π
2
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EXAMPLE 123
Given a vector function F = x2 yu x + xy2u
y Integrate nabla times F over the rectangular surface shown in Fig 116
y
y 1
x 2
x minus2
y minus1
x
Fig 116 For Example 123
The curl of the vector function
nabla times = partpart part
=F
u
u x y
x2 2 0
)minus
An element of surface vector is given by
d S = u xdydz + u
ydzdx + u
z dxdy
Thus (nabla times F) sdot d S = ( y2 minus x2)dxdy
We find from Fig 116 that the lower and upper limits of x are minus20 and +20 and those of y are minus10 and
+10 Thus
= minus+
minus
+
int sdot (= 08
111 Coordinate Transformation of VectorsIt is desirable to use a suitable coordinate system at the outset for solving a field problem involving vectors
For example it is easier to solve a problem having cylindrical symmetry by using cylindrical coordinates A
proper choice of a coordinate system simplifies the analysis and results in a solution that is compact in form
and easy for physical interpretation However it is occasionally necessary to convert a vector function from
one coordinate system to another system The principles of transformation of a vector function between
cylindrical and rectangular coordinates and between spherical and rectangular coordinates are described in
the following
Transformations between Cylindrical and Rectangular Coordinates
Let a vector F in terms of its components in cylindrical coordinates be given by
F = F r u
r + F
f u
f + F
z u
z (1)
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where in general each component is a function of all the three variables r f and z We will transform the
vector to rectangular coordinates
Let the same vector in terms of its components in rectangular coordinates is
F = F xu
x + F
yu
y + F
z u
z (2)
In order to transform the vector we obtain at first the rectangular-coordinate components F x F y and F z of F interms of F
r F
f and F
z and then change the cylindrical-coordinate variables to rectangular-coordinate variables
We know that the component of a vector in any direction is given by the dot product of the vector and a unit
vector in that direction Accordingly F x is equal to the dot product of F described by (1) and the unit vector u
x
F x = ( F
r u
r + F
f u
f + F
z u
z ) sdot u
x
= F r (u
r sdot u
x) + F
f (u
f sdot u
x) + F
z (u
z sdot u
x) (3)
We see from Fig 117 that the angle between ur and u
x is f the angle between u
f and u
x is 90deg + f and the
angle between u z and u
x is 90deg Therefore u
r sdot u
x = cos f u
f sdot u
x = minus sin f and u
z sdot u
x = 0 Substituting these
results in (3) we get
F x = F
r cos f minus F
f sin f
The component F y = ( F
r u
r+ F
f u
f + F
z u
z ) sdot u
y= F
r (u
r sdot u
y)
+ F f (u
f sdot u
y) + F
z (u
z sdot u
y)
The angle between ur and u
y is 90deg minus f between u
f and u
y
is f and between u z and u
yis 90deg Thus
F y = F
r sin f + F
f cos f
As the z direction is common to both the systems
F z = F
z
Since F r F
f and F
z are functions of the cylindrical-coordi-
nate variables these have to be expressed in terms of
rectangular-coordinate variables to complete the transfor-
mation Relations connecting the two sets of variables are
given in (12-2) [Equation 2 of Section 12]
We use the same procedure as described above to transform a vector in rectangular coordinates to cylindrical
coordinates It can be shown that a vector
G = G xu x + G yu y + G z u z
in cylindrical coordinates when transformed to rectangular coordinates will have the following scalar
components
G r = G
x cos f + G
y sin f
G f = minus G
x sin f + G
y cos f
G z = G
z
To complete the transformation the components have to be expressed in terms of spherical-coordinate vari-
ables using the following formulae which can be derived from (12-2)
y
u
(90deg
u
u
u
ur u x
f
f
Fig 117 Showing unit vectors of rectangular
and cylindrical coordinates
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2
f = tanminus1( y x)
z = z
Transformations between Spherical and Rectangular CoordinatesIn spherical coordinates let a vector function be given by
E = E r u
r + E
q u
q + E
f u
f
where E r E
q and E
f are in general functions of all the three variables r q and f
In order to transform the vector to rectangular coordinates we have to find its components in x y and z direc-
tions and then express these components in terms of x y and z The component of E along x direction is
E x = E sdot u
x = E
r(u
r sdot u
x) + E
q (u
q sdot u
x) + E
f (u
f sdot u
x) (4)
The values of (ur sdot u x) and (uq sdot u x) cannot be found directly because the angles between the unit vectorsinvolving the dot products cannot be expressed as simple functions of q and f
This difficulty is overcome by finding at first the pro-
jections of the unit vectors on the x-y plane and then
projecting these projections onto the x axis Referring
to Fig 118 we find that the angle between ur and the
z axis is q and the angle between uq and the z axis is
90deg + q Therefore the lengths of projections urand u
q
on the x-y plane are equal to sin q and cos q respec-
tively Moreover these projections are at an angle f
with the x axis Thus we haveu
r sdot u
x = sin q cos f
uq sdot u
x = cos q cos f
As the unit vector uf is at angle 90deg + f with the x axis
the dot product of uf and u
x is
uf sdot u
x = minus sin f
Substituting the expressions of the dot products in (4)
we get
E x = E
r sin q cos f + E
q cos q cos f minus E
f sin f
The components of E along y and z directions can similarly be calculated These are given by E
y = E
r sin q sin f + E
q cos q sin f + E
f cos f
E z = E
r cos q minus E
q sin q
To complete the process of transformation we have to express the components in terms of the rectangular-
coordinate variables The relations connecting the two sets of variables are given by (12-3)
Let us next consider a vector H in rectangular coordinates defined in terms of its components
H = H xu
x + H
yu
y + H
z u
z
We can transform the vector into spherical coordinate system using the procedure similar to that described
above The scalar components of H in spherical coordinates are
u
u
u
u x
u
(90deg q )
u
x
f
q
Fig 118 Showing unit vectors of rectangular and
spherical coordinates
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H r = H
x sin q cos f + H
y sin q sin f + H
z cos q
H q = H
x cos q cos f + H
y cos q sin f minus H
z sin q
H f = minus H
x sin f + H
y cos f
To complete the process of conversion the components will have to be transformed to spherical-coordinate
variables using the following formulae These can be derived from (12-3)
r y z x
=+
minuscos 1
x
f = tanminus1 ( y x)
EXAMPLE 124
A vector in cylindrical coordinates is given byF = Transform the vector into rectangular coordinates
The vector has only one component F r = 1r in r direction Let the vector in rectangular coordinates be
F = F xu
x + F
yu
y + F
z u
z
Thenr
x
x yr
= =) cossdot
= =) s nsdot
F z = 0
The vector in rectangular coordinates is given by
F 1
)uu
EXAMPLE 125
The vector F = r sin f uf is given in cylindrical coordinates Transform the vector into rectangular
coordinates
The vector has only one component F f = r sin f in f direction Let the vector in rectangular coordinates be
F = F xu
x + F
yu
y + F
z u
z
Then y
= = minus) )sdot minus sin 2 2
x y= =)sdot
F z = 0
The vector in rectangular coordinate is given by
F 1
2 2)u
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EXAMPLE 126
Convert the vector = r
r in spherical coordinates into rectangular coordinates
The vector has only one componentr
r
1 in r direction Let the vector in rectangular coordinates be
E = E xu
x + E
yu
y + E
z u
z
We haver
= =)) x
sdot 1
yr
=))
sdot 1
= =) cos
)sdot
The vector in rectangular coordinate is given by
E 1
+ )uu
112 Sinusoidally Time-Varying QuantitiesA scalar or a vector quantity may be time-invariant or it may be a function of time Quantities that are either
sine or cosine function of time are called sinusoidally time-varying quantities For example a voltage repre-
sented by
V (t ) = V 0 cos w t (1)
is a co-sinusoidal quantity And a current given by
I (t ) = I 0 sin w t (2)
is a sinusoidal quantity These are also called alternat-
ing quantities In (1) and (2) V (t ) and I (t ) denote instan-
taneous values V 0 and I
0 are the maximum values or
amplitudes of the functions and w is the angular or
radian frequency The units of voltage and current are
volt (V) and ampere (A) and that of w is radians per
second (rads) The graphs of variation of voltage and
current with time shown in Fig 119 are the familiarcosine and sine waves The waves repeat after every
w t = 2p radian The number of such repetitions or
cycles per second is called frequency of the waves The
frequency is denoted by f and its unit is hertz (Hz) The
duration of one cycle is equal to one period It is gener-
ally denoted by T Therefore T = 1 f As w t changes by
2p radian in one period w = 2p T = 2p f Each cycle
consists of a positive half-cycle and a negative half-
cycle Both the half-cycles have the same amplitude
and identical shapes
(a
(b
3
V t
V
I t
I
p p p p t
t
2p
23p p p
Fig 119 (a) A cosine wave and (b) A sine wave
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Next let us consider the functions
V 1(t ) = V
10 cos (w t + y
1) (3)
and V 2(t ) = V
20 cos (w t minus y
2) (4)
Note that V 1
(t ) and V 2
(t ) have the same frequency as that of V (t ) Graphs of functions defined by (1) (3) and
(4) are shown in Fig 120 The symbols y 1and y
2denote phase angles of V
1(t ) and V
2(t ) respectively If we
take the time-angle at which V (t ) is zero (or maximum) as reference the corresponding zero of V 1(t ) occurs
earlier by a time-angle y 1 and that of V
2(t ) occurs later by a time-angle y
2 Thus V
1(t ) leads V (t ) by an angle
y 1 and V
2(t ) lags V (t ) by an angle y
2 As cos w t = sin(w t + p 2) a cosine function leads a sine function by p 2
radian The phase angles are specified either in radian or in degree
Representation of Sinusoidal Functions
Any of the equations (1) to (4) is the basic form of rep-
resenting a sinusoidal quantity in terms of its amplitude
frequency and phase angle This form gives the value of
the quantity at any instant The waveforms of Fig 119and 120 also provide the same information
Some other useful ways of representing a sinusoidal
quantity are the phasor the complex and the polar forms
The basis of these forms is the Eulerrsquos formula (or iden-
tity) of the complex exponential function e j w t As per the
formula
e j w t = cos w t + j sin w t
where = minus1
cos w t = Re e j w t (5) sin w t = Im e j w t (6)
The notations Re and Im are the abbreviations of lsquoreal part of rsquo and lsquoimaginary part of rsquo respectively Thus
using (5) and (6) in (1) and (2) we have
V (t ) = Re V 0 e j w t
and I (t ) = Im I 0 e j w t = Re I
0 e j (w t minusp 2)
Similarly (3) and (4) can be written as
e j )1=
e j )2=
These are the complex exponential forms of writing sinusoidally time-changing quantities One advantage of
using the complex exponential function e j w t instead of sin w t or cos w t is that the form of a function does not
change when differentiated or integrated with respect to time
To proceed further let us write the last four equations as in the following
V (t ) = V 0 cos w t = Re (V
0 e j 0)e j w t
I (t ) = I 0 sin w t = Re ( I
0 eminus j p 2)e j w t
e t
11) Re )ψ
e t
1) Re )= minusminus ψ
V t
ω t
V t V t
2p
Fig 120 Showing time-phase difference between
sinusoidal waves
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A study of the above equations shows that the factor e j w t appears in all the functions In the mathematical
analysis of a problem it is not necessary to show this factor in all the steps The presence of e j w t in a func-
tion is assumed If all the quantities in a study have the same frequency it is sufficient to use only the
functions shown within the brackets At the end of an analysis the final expression is multiplied by e j w t
and either its real part or the imaginary part is used to express the result in real time The functions inside
the brackets are called phasors
We will denote a phasor by putting a bar over the symbol of the quantity For example
j 1ψ
and j
02minus
These are the phasor representations of sinusoidally time-varying quantities
Two more forms of representing a sinusoid can be derived from the phasor form Let us consider a voltage
phasor
e ψ
Since e j w = cos y + j sin y
)s n (7)
The first term on the rhs of (7) is the real part and the second term is the imaginary part of Denoting the
real part by V 0a
and the imaginary part by V 0i we have
i (8)
where V 0a
= V 0 cos y and V
0i = V
0 sin y
The form of (8) suggests that a phasor can be represented in a complex plane as shown in Fig 121 Equation
(8) and Fig 121 are the complex form of representing a sinusoidally time-varying quantity
We see that to write a sinusoidal quantity in phasor and com-
plex forms only its amplitude and phase angle are needed
Thus a simpler way of describing a sinusoidal quantity is by
its amplitude and phase angle as given below
ang plusmn
This is known as the polar form of representing a sinusoid
This form is advantageous where multiplication and division
of phasors are involved To illustrate these operations let j 1plusmn
and e j 2plusmn ψ
The product of the two phasors0 0 2= ang plusmn )]
The ratio of the two phasors j
2= ang[plusmn )] plusmn )]minus
Thus the magnitude of the product of two phasors is equal to the product of their magnitudes whereas the
phase angle of their product is equal to the algebraic sum of their phase angles Moreover the magnitude of
the ratio of two phasors is equal to the ratio of their magnitudes and the phase angle is equal to the phase angle
of the numerator-phasor minus the phase angle of the denominator-phasor
Im
Re
V
V
V
y
Fig 121 Representation of a sinusoidal
function in the complex plane
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Root-Mean-Square Value of a Sinusoidal Quantity
In order to define the root-mean-square (rms) value of a function consider that a sinusoidal current
I (t ) = I 0 sin w t
flows through a resistor of R ohm Then electric power dissipated in the resistor at any instant
)t s n= 0
ω t
The average power over a complete cycle
=1
2 2
2π
Next consider that a time-invariant current I flows through the same resistor instead of the sinusoidal current
Power dissipated in the resistor is equal to I 2 R If we assume that I 2 R is equal to the average power dissipated
by the sinusoidal current I 0 sin w t then
2=
Or =2
The constant current I which produces the same power in the resistor as the average power due to an
alternating current is called root-mean-square (rms) or effective value of the time-varying current The
nomenclature is derived from the mathematical procedure involved in deriving it
The rms value of a sinusoidal quantity is equal to 21 times of its amplitude The rms value of any periodic
function can be determined using the above procedure Sinusoidal quantities can also be represented usingrms value instead of amplitudes as given below
Instantaneous form )t )=
)t )=
Phasor form e ψ
Complex form
Polar form ang plusmn
The Complex ImpedanceThe complex impedance of an electric load is defined as the ratio of its complex voltage and complex
current To calculate the impedance let us assume that the instantaneous
voltage across the electric load shown in Fig 122 is
V (t ) = V 0 cos w t (9)
The complex and polar forms of the voltage are
0+ (10)
0ang
I (t
V (t
Load
Z
Fig 122 A load connected
to an ac source
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For a purely resistive load of resistance R ohm instantaneous current through the load
t )t )t
cos= = ω cos (11)
where I 0 = V
0 R We find from equations (9) and (11) that these are in time-phase The complex form of load
current is0+ (12)
The complex impedance is found by dividing (10) by (12)
Z = =0
00 0= ang
If the load is an ideal (loss-free) inductor of inductance L henry (H)
t )t cos( )== deg1ω (13)
The constant of integration is assumed to be zero as we are considering alternating quantities under steady
state (not transient) condition In the above expressions X L
= w L is reactance of the inductor and I 0 = V
0 X
L is
amplitude of the current The unit of reactance is ohm We find from (9) and (13) that the current in a pure
inductor lags the voltage across it by 90deg The complex form of current is
0
The complex impedance of the inductor
= = deg0
0+ = = ang
If the load is an ideal (loss-free) capacitor of capacitance C farad (F)
t
)t = = minus +t deg)t = os )90
where X c = (1w c) is reactance of the capacitor in ohm and I
0 = (V
0 X
c) is amplitude of the current We find
that current in an ideal capacitor leads the voltage across it by 90 deg The complex form of current is given by
The complex impedance
= = + deg00
minus = minus = ang minus
The complex impedance of an electric load consisting of a resistance R an inductance X L and a capacitance
X C in series is given by
j+ +minus (14)
where X = X L
minus X C is the effective reactance of the circuit If X
L is greater than X
C then the load is inductive
and if X C is greater than X
L the load is capacitive The angle y = tanminus1( X R) is called impedance angle
The resistance and reactance of the load in terms of the load angle are given by
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R = Z cos y
X = Z sin y
The magnitude of the impedance
The impedance in polar form is represented as
ang
Current I 0taken by a load is equal to the ratio of (10) and (14)
ji2
0= = = = =
) R jX
where I 0a
= (V 0Z ) cos y = I
0 cos y is the real part and I
0i = (V
0Z ) sin y = I
0 sin y is the imaginary part of the
current phasor respectively
The current in the polar form is
0= ang
ang + = ang minus where
0 =
If the resistance and reactance of an electric load is known we can calculate values of the circuit impedance
Z and the impedance angle y Taking the voltage across the circuit as reference the equation for instanta-
neous current is given by
I (t ) = I 0 cos(w t minus y )
We see that the phase angle between voltage and current is equal to the impedance angle y The current lags
the voltage for an inductive load and the current leads the voltage for a capacitive load The impedance angle
lies between 0 and 90deg if the load is inductive and between 0 and minus90deg if the load is capacitive
The rms value of current I = =rms value of voltage
Instantaneous Average and Complex Powers
Instantaneous power input to a load is equal to the product of its voltage and current at a given instant If the
instantaneous voltage is described by the equation
V (t ) = V 0 cos (w t + y
1) (15)
and the current at the same instant is given by
I (t ) = I 0 cos (w t + y
2) (16)
then instantaneous power
P (t ) = V (t ) I (t ) = V 0 I
0 cos (w t +y
1) cos (w t + y
2)
= +t 2
)]ω + cos (17)
where y = y 2 minus y
1 is the phase difference between current and voltage
The instantaneous power given by (17) has two parts One part is independent of time and the other part var-
ies with time at twice the frequency The average power is equal to the average value of instantaneous power
over one cycle Thus the average power
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t 2
1
2)t
=0
2cosc= os (18)
The average power therefore is equal to the product of rms voltage rms current and the cosine of phase-angle between the voltage and current The power is also called active or effective or real power The electric unit
of power is watt (W) The product of V and I that is VI is called apparent power and its unit is volt-ampere
(VA) The factor cos y is called power factor of the load
Power factor cos = =2
VI
Substituting V = IZ and cos y = RZ in (18) we get the average power in terms of the current and the
resistance
P av
= I 2 R
Thus the active power is the power absorbed by the load
In an analogous way the reactive or quadrature power
1
2
2 (19)
The unit of reactive power is volt-ampere reactive (var)
It may be noted that I cos y of (18) is the component of current that is in phase with the voltage and I sin y of (19) is the component of current that is in quadrature with the voltage Thus the general principle is that
the average power is equal to the product of in-phase components of rms voltage and rms current and the
reactive power is given by the product of rms voltage and rms current which are out of phase by 90deg We will
use this principle to define complex power
The complex forms of voltage and current defined by (15) and (16) are
i (20)
andi (21)
In (20) V 0a
and V 0i are the real and imaginary parts of the voltage and in
(21) I 0a
and I 0i are the real and imaginary parts of the current These are
represented in the complex plane of Fig 123 Since V 0a
and I 0a
are in
phase and V 0i
and I 0i are also in phase the average power
1
2)
ii (22)
Moreover as V 0i
and I 0a
are out of phase by 90deg (V 0i I
0a2) gives one part of the
reactive power For the same reason (V 0a I
0i 2) gives a second part of reactive
power Note that in the first part the current lags the voltage and hence this part of the reactive power is inductive
The second part of the reactive power is capacitive as in this case the current leads the voltage If we assume the
inductive power to be positive then the capacitive power would be negative Thus the net reactive power
1)
ai a (23)
1
I
V
V a I
I
V
Im
Re
Fig 123 Showing real and
imaginary parts of a voltage
phasor and a current phasor
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We can also obtain the above results mathematically by the use of the complex forms of voltage and current
given in (20) and (21) as follows The conjugate of current is
i
lowast minus
Then1
2
1
2
lowast = i
)i
minus
= +1
2) + )]minus
i i (24)
We see that the rhs of (24) has a real part and an imaginary part The real part is same as the average power
given by (22) and the imaginary part is same as the reactive power given by (23) Thus 2lowast
gives the
complex power Denoting the complex power by P we have
lowast1
2 0
(25)
The average or active power 1
2 (26)
The reactive power 1
2 0
(27)
In (26) Re means lsquoReal part of rsquo and in (27) Im means lsquoImaginary part of rsquo the complex power The reactive
power is inductive if the imaginary part of (24) is positive and it is capacitive if the imaginary part is nega-
tive It can be shown that the real part of ( )2 is also equal to P av
However its imaginary part is nega-
tive of the imaginary part of (24)
EXAMPLE 127
The voltage and current of a given load are
V (t ) = 120 sin (1000t + 60deg) V
I (t ) = 15 cos (1000t - 45deg) A
(a) Find the phase difference between voltage and current and their root-mean-square values (b) Represent
the voltage and current in phasor complex and polar forms (c) Calculate the load impedance resistance
reactance inductance (or capacitance) power factor active power and reactive power using (18) and (19)
(d) Calculate the complex power using (25)
(a) In order to find the phase difference between voltage and current we have to write the voltage equation
in the cosine form
V (t ) = 120 sin (1000t + 60deg) = 120 cos (1000t minus 30deg) V
I (t ) = 15 cos (1000t minus 45deg) A
The phase angle of the current with respect to the voltage = minus 45degminus(minus30) = minus15deg The current lags the voltage
by 15deg
Root-mean-square values of voltage and current are
=2= 120 84 85 V
51= =2 60 A
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(b) Phasor forms e jminus ( ) V
e 4 ) A
Complex forms 0=)deg V
deg) = )minus A
Polar forms ang120 deg
= 1 Aang5 minus deg
(c) = = ang minus degang minus deg
= ang deg = deg +0
120 30
1 5 515 80 15(cos 2 700 1 Ω
Ω= 20 71 (Inductive)
Inductance L = X w = 20711000 = 2071 mH
Power factor = cos y = cos 15deg = 0966 (lagging)
Active power1
2
1120 1 966 93(= )( )5 0 ) 86 W
Reactive power 1
2
1120 1 259 29
0 = ) )5 0 ) = 23
(d) Complex powerlowast1
2
1 + 27
The real part is the average power in watts and the imaginary part is the reactive power in vars (inductive)
113 Fourier SeriesConsider that a function f ( x) has the following properties
1 It varies periodically with x That is f ( x + T ) = f ( x) where T is
the period
2 It is a single-valued function That is it has only one value for
a given value of the variable
3 It is a continuous function of the variable It may however have
finite number of discontinuities Such a periodic function is
shown in Fig 124 The wave is continuous in the range 0 lt x lt p and p lt x lt 2p and it is discontinuous at x = p and 2p
Any function f ( x) with a period 2p and satisfying the above mentioned properties can be represented by a trigonometric series as given below
) x1
==
infin
1
cn
)n (1)
where the constant a0 a
n and b
n are real numbers The trigonometric series is called Fourier series The con-
stants of the series are calculated from the following formulae
f d 1
minusπ
π x
p
f ( )
p
Fig 124 Illustration of a periodic
function
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x1
x
b f x d minus
1 π
Over a period 2p the constant a0 is the average value of f ( x) whereas the coefficients an and bn are twice theaverage values of f ( x) cos nx and f ( x) sin nx respectively
If a function f ( x) is defined over an interval of length instead of minus p to p its Fourier series is
obtained by replacing x in (1) by x Accordingly
n) x n=
(2)
The constants of (2) are given by
a f d 1
minus
+
x
x x
+1
b n x
dx1
minus
x sin
If f ( x) is an even function of x ie if f (minus x) = f ( x) then bn = 0 and
a x2
If f ( x) is an odd function of x [ f (minus x) = minus f ( x)] then an
= 0 and
b dx2
x sin
For an alternating function with identical positive and negative half-waves [ f ( x + p ) = minus f ( x)] the constant
a0 = 0
EXAMPLE 128
We will obtain the Fourier series of (a) a rectangular waveform and (b) of a triangular waveform illus-
trated in Fig 125
Fig 125 Pertaining to Example 128 (a) A rectangular wave and (b) A triangular wave
O
(a) b
f ( )
x
minusV
V
A
O
minusV
V
f ( )
minus x
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As both the waves are odd functions of x and have identical positive and negative half-cycles it is necessary
to calculate coefficient of the sine series only over the interval x = 0 to
(a) For the rectangular waveform f ( x) = V 0 in the interval x = 0 to =
=
2 2 2
0 = c
minus )
We see that bn = 0 for even values of n and b
n = 2 for odd values of n Thus the Fourier series of the
function is
) x == 4 1
1 3 5 (3)
(b) The equation of the triangular waveform from x = 0 to x = is that of the straight line OA Its equation
is
x
) x =
The coefficient of the nth term of the sine series
b x n x
dx
n
=
= minus
2
2
0
si
cos sin
= minus 2
ncos
Hence the Fourier series of the function is given by
) x s n= minus+ s n
2 1
3
3
2 (4)
114 Bessel FunctionsBessel functions are solutions of specific types of second order ordinary differential equations The general
form of the equation with V as dependent variable and r as independent variable is
r dr dr
0+ +r =)kr (1)
where k 2 is positive and n is any number Equation (1) is called Besselrsquos equation of order n though the dif-
ferential equation itself is of second order For n = 0 equation (1) becomes
dr dr
2 2 0+ + =)kr (2)
Equation (2) is Besselrsquos equation of zero order
Besselrsquos equation of any order is solved using the power series method We will limit our discussion to equa-
tion (2) as we will not need the solution of equation (1) for the analysis of problems which we will consider
in later chapters The solution of (2) is of the form
a + + + + +3 5 (3)
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The coefficients of the series are found by substituting V dV dr and d 2V dr 2 in (2) and then equating the
coefficients of like powers of r to zero Substituting (3) into the third term of (2) we get
2
)+ + + + + sdotsdotsdot (4)
Substituting dV dr and d 2V dr 2 into the second and first terms of (2) respectively we get
dV
r = 3 4 6 (5)
r d V
dr a r r 6 20= r + +a r +r (6)
Since the sum of the left-hand sides of (4) (5) and (6) is zero the sum of their right-hand sides must be equal
to zero Taking the sum and then collecting the terms of like powers of r we have
3 4r a a a
+ + =)+r r 6 0 (7)
Equation (7) will be satisfied if the coefficient of each power of r is equal to zero This exercise will yield the
following results
a1r = 0 rArr a
1 = 0
42
0 2
k = s an ar trar constant
9 0=
162
4
a k
a =
25 0a
362
6
a = minus
We find that the coefficients of odd powers of r of (3) are zero So the solution of the differential equation
will have terms with even powers of r only The coefficient of r 2m where m is a positive integer including
zero is given by
m1minus
m ) (8)
Replacing a0 of (8) by a different constant A the solution of (2) is given by
==
infin
sum minus( m )
)kr (9)
The function ) 1
)= sum
is called Bessel function of first kind and zero order
As equation (2) is a second-order differential equation there must be a second independent solution of the
equation The second solution is called Bessel function of second kind and zero order
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SUMMARY
We learnt the basics of three common types of coordinate systems vector analysis sinusoidally time-
varying functions Fourier series and Bessel function Other mathematical tools are described in later chap-
ters as and when necessary We found that unlike the unit vectors in rectangular coordinates the directionsof some of the unit vectors in cylindrical and spherical coordinates vary with one or two coordinate vari-
ables Though only the mathematical definitions of divergence gradient and curl operations are available
their applications to electric and magnetic fields and interpretations of results are described in later chap-
ters The vector operations in cylindrical and spherical coordinates are given in Chapters 2 and 4 The vec-
tor identities line surface and volume integrals will find frequent use in the text Moreover we will utilise
the coordinate transformation technique for calculation of vector magnetic potential of a current loop in
Chapter 4
Representation of sinusoidal quantities and power calculation will be used for the study of time-varying
fields We will apply Fourier series and Bessel function for the solution of boundary-value problems Bessel
function will also be used to study the skin-effect phenomenon in cylindrical conductors
IMPORTANT FORMULAE
Relation between coordinate variables
Rectangular and cylindrical coordinates
x = r cos f
y = r sin f
z = z
Rectangular and cylindrical coordinates
x = r sin q cos f
y = r sin q sin f
z = r cos q
Differential lengths
Rectangular coordinates d ℓ = u xdx + u
ydy + u
z dz
Cylindrical coordinates d ℓ = dr ur + rd f uf + u
z dz
Spherical coordinates d ℓ = ur dr + u
q (rd q ) + u
f (r sin q d f )
Differential surfaces
Rectangular coordinates d S = u x(dydz ) + u
y(dzdx) + u
z (dxdy)
Cylindrical coordinates d S = ur (rd f dz ) + u
f (drdz ) + u
z (rdrd f )
Spherical coordinates d S = ur (r 2sinq d q d f ) + u
q (r sinq drd f ) + u
f (rdrd q )
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Differential volumes
Rectangular coordinates dv = dxdydz
Cylindrical coordinates rdrd f dz
Spherical coordinates r 2sinq drd q d f
Position vector r = xu x + yu
y + z u
z
Dot product of two vectors
In rectangular coordinates A sdot B = A x B
x + A
y B
y + A
z B
z
In cylindrical coordinates A sdot B = Ar B
r + A
f B
f + A
z B
z
In spherical coordinates A sdot B = Ar B
r + A
q B
q + A
f B
f
Cross product of two vectors
In rectangular coordinates
A
u
=
x B B
In cylindrical coordinates
A
u u
= B
In spherical coordinates
A
= A A B
θ φ
θ φ
θ φ
Gradient of a scalar function in rectangular coordinates
nabla = part part + part y
u u
Divergence of a vector function in rectangular coordinates
nablasdot = partpart
+part
+part
D D
x y
D y
Curl of a vector function in rectangular coordinates
nabla times = partpart
part part y z
x y
H H Vector identities
nabla times nabla times A = nabla(nabla sdot A) minus nabla2A
nabla sdot (A times B) = B sdot (nabla times A) minus A sdot (nabla times B)
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Dot product of unit vectors
In Rectangular and Cylindrical Coordinate systems
sdotur
sdotuf
sdotu z
u x cos f ndashsin f 0u
ysin f cos f 0
u z
0 0 1
In Rectangular and Spherical Coordinate systems
sdotur
sdotuq
sdotuf
u x
sinq cosf cosq cosf ndashsin f
u y
sinq sinf cosq sinf cosf
u z cosq ndashsinq 0
Complex impedance
+ )minus
Instantaneous power
)t = ])t cos2
cos
Complex power
lowast1
2
MULTIPLE983085CHOICE QUESTIONS
(starred questions have two answers)
11 A point in cylindrical coordinates is defined by (14 m 25deg 075 m) Location of the point in rectan-
gular coordinates is
(a) (14 m 0592 m 075 m)
(b) (1269 m 0592 m 075 m)
(c) (14 m 0592 m 075 m)
(d) (14 m 0592 m 0375 m)
12 A point in spherical coordinates is described by (095 m 35deg 20deg) Location of the point in rectangu-
lar coordinates is
(a) (0512 m 0186 m 0778 m)
(b) (0186 m 0512 m 0778 m)
(c) (0512 m 0778 m 0186 m)
(d) (0186 m 0778 m 0512 m)
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13 A position vector is given by 4 The unit vector in the direction of the position
vector is
(a) 0 0 566 +u
(b) 0 0 24 +u
(c) 0 0 566 +u
(d) 0 0 707 +u
14 A vector is given by A uu+u If the unit vector alongA is u707
what should be the value of p
(a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 10 (d) 12
15 Two vectors are given by A 4+u and 1+u 2 The angle between the vectors is
nearest to
(a) 12deg (b) 14deg (c) 16deg (d) 18deg
16 Two vectors are described by A u u3+u and B u u For the vectors to be
parallel the values of p and q should be (a) p = 3 q = 3 (b) p = 3 q = 9 (c) p = 45 q = 3 (d) p = 3 q = 45
17 The angle between two vectors A 4+u x y
and B y is 15deg What is the ratio of p to q
(a) 1732 (b) minus1732 (c) 0577 (d) minus0577
18 Two vectors are given by A 2+u z and B 4+u
z The unit vector normal to the plane con-
taining A and B is given by
(a) +0 371 0 557 y
(b) +0 741 0 371 y
(c) 0741u x minus 0577u
y + 0371u
z
(d) 0371u x +
0743u y minus
05571u z
19 A scalar function is given byf = xyz The magnitude of grad f at (1 minus1 1) is equal to
(a) 2 3 (b) 3 2 (c) 31 (d) 3
110 If r is the position vector at ( x y z ) the magnitude of nabla sdot r is equal to
(a) 3 (b) 3 (c) 31 (d) 13
111 The divergence of F = xy (u x + u
y) at (1 3) is equal to
(a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3 (d) 2
112 A vector in cylindrical coordinates is given by (sin f r ) ur The vector in rectangular coordinates is
(a) y
2
3 2) (b)
y
2
2( ) (c)
y
2 2
2( ) (d)
y
2
2( )
113 A vector in spherical coordinates is given by ur r 2 The vector in rectangular coordinate is
(a)+u
x + 3 2 (b)
3 2
+u
x + (c)
u+u
( x + 3 (d)
zu u+u z
x + 3 2
114 The line integral of F = xy (u x + u
y) along the straight line y = x from (0 0) to (2 2) is
(a) 163 (b) 8 (c) 16 (d) 4
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115 The instantaneous voltage and current in an electric circuit are given by V (t ) = 5 sin (w t minus 30deg) V and
I (t ) = minus02 cos w t A The average power supplied to the circuit is
(a) 05 W (b) 3 2 W (c) 025 W (d) 3 4 W
QUESTIONS
11 Name the coordinate planes of rectangular coordinates
12 In rectangular coordinates the coordinates of a point are x y and z What is the normal distance of
the point from the x- y plane
13 Name the plane on which x = 0
14 The coordinate of two points are and respectively What is the distance between the
points
15 In rectangular coordinates locate the point ) by tracing the path along or parallel to the
coordinate axes starting from the origin
16 Describe the cylindrical coordinate system Show that the coordinate directions are mutually perpen-
dicular to each other
17 Describe the spherical coordinate system Show that the coordinate directions are mutually perpen-
dicular to each other
18 The r and variable appearing in cylindrical and spherical coordinate systems have the same mean-
ing or different meanings in the two systems Explain
19 Explain why the distance between two points specified in spherical coordinates cannot be calculated by direct use of the coordinates of the points
How is this distance calculated
110 Sketch a length vector in rectangular coordinates and show its components in the coordinate directions
111 Express the vector A as sum of its component in rectangular cylindrical and spherical coordinates
112 Write the differential length vector and the differential surface vector in rectangular cylindrical and
spherical coordinates in terms of the components Give also the formula for the differential volume
in the three coordinate systems
113 Define the cross product of two vectors A and B Explain how the angle between the vectors can be
calculated from the definition of the cross product
114 Explain what is meant by a scalar field Does the value of the field at a point depend on the choice of
the coordinate system
115 State what is meant by a vector field Does the value of the field at a point depend on the choice of
the coordinate system
116 Explain with sketches that the unit vectors ur and u
f in cylindrical coordinates vary with f
117 Explain the properties of the gradient of a scalar function
118 Describe the procedure for evaluating the line integral of a vector function from an initial point to a
final point along a given path
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119 For the vector function A( x y z ) show that nabla sdot nabla times A( x y z ) = 0
120 Two sinusoidal functions are given by
)t )minus=
)t )minus 12
π
What is the phase difference between the two quantities and which is the leading quantity
121 A sinusoidal quantity is given by
F (t ) = F 0 sin (w t + y )
Write the complex exponential phasor and polar forms of the quantity
122 Define the rms value of a sinusoidally time-varying current Explain its significance
123 If W V and I are the measured values of power rms value of voltage and rms value of current
respectively of an electric load then the ratio W (VI ) is defined as the power factor of the load Is this
definition applicable to only sinusoidal variation of voltage and current with time or for any type of
variation Explain
124 Explain with sketches the meanings of single-valued and multi-valued periodic functions
ANSWERS TO SELECTED QUESTIONS
16 Describe the cylindrical coordinate system Show that the coordinate directions are mutually perpen-
dicular to each other
Answer In cylindrical coordinate system the three surfaces are those of a circular cylinder and two
planes These surfaces are specified with reference to the rectangular coordinate system The axis of
the cylinder is along the z axis and its radius is denoted by r One of the plane surfaces containing the
z axis is specified by the angle it makes with the y-z plane The angle is generally denoted by f The
second plane surface is parallel to and at a height z from the x-y plane The three coordinate direc-
tions are r f and z
The r direction is normal to the surface of the cylinder hence it is perpendicular to the axis of the
cylinder As the axis of the cylinder is along the z axis r and z directions are perpendicular to each
other At a point on the cylindrical surface the r direction is perpendicular to and the f direction istangential to the cylindrical surface Hence they are perpendicular to each other Moreover the f direction is parallel to the x-y plane hence it is perpendicular to the z direction
18 The r and f variable appearing in cylindrical and spherical coordinate systems have the same mean-
ing or different meanings in the two systems Explain
Answer The variables in cylindrical coordinate system are r f and z and those of spherical coordi-
nates are r q and f The r direction in cylindrical coordinates is perpendicular to the z axis of rectan-
gular coordinates whereas the r direction in spherical coordinates is at an angle q with the z axis Thus
the r-variables have different meaning In both the systems the angle f is the angle between the y-z
plane and a plane surface containing the z axis Thus the variable f has the same meaning in both the
systems
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19 Explain why the distance between two points specified in spherical coordinates cannot be calculated
by direct use of the coordinates of the points
How is the distance calculated
Answer Both q and f variables of spherical coordinates are angles and radian is their unit As the
unit of distance between two points is that of length the variables cannot be used directly for calcula-tion of distance
To calculate the distance it is necessary to express the spherical coordinates of the point in terms of
rectangular coordinate variables
113 Define the cross product of two vectors A and B Explain how the angle between the vectors can be
calculated from the definition of the cross product
Answer The cross product of two vectors A and B is a vector quantity say C The magnitude of C
is equal to the products of the magnitude of A the magnitude of B and the sine of angle a between
A and B The direction of C is perpendicular to the plane containing A and B The positive direction
is taken along the advance of a right-handed screw when it is rotated from A towards B
As per the definition of the cross product
A times B = ABsin a
Hence sin α = A B
A B
114 Explain what is meant by a scalar field Does the value of the field at a point depend on the choice of
the coordinate system
Answer A physical quantity which is a scalar function of position is a real number The quantity
may or may not be a function of time The mathematical representation or graphical plot of a scalar
function at various points in a region or domain is the scalar field of the function in that region Theregion may be one-dimensional (a line) two-dimensional (a surface) or three-dimensional (a vol-
ume) As an example let us consider a heated plate The temperature at each point on the surface of
the plate will have a specific value A graphical representation of temperatures at several points is the
temperature field in the region of the plate surface
Value of the field at a point is independent of the choice of a coordinate system
117 Explain the properties of the gradient of a scalar function
Answer The gradient of a scalar quantity which is a function of x y and z in general is a vector quan-
tity It is given by
nabla = + part part + partpart y x
u u u u= u
The first second and third terms give the rate of change of V with x y and z respectively As nablaV is
the vector sum of all the three components it gives the maximum rate of change of V with distance
at a point in space
120 Two sinusoidal functions are given by
V )t )minus= π
I )t )minus 12
π
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What is the phase difference between the two quantities and which is the leading quantity
Answer As V (t ) is a cosine function of time and I (t ) is a sine function of time we have to express
either V (t ) as a sine function or I (t ) as a cosine function of time By expressing I (t ) as a cosine func-
tion we get
)t )t = minus minus Thus the phase difference between the quantities is 3= V (t ) is the leading
quantity
PROBLEMS
11 Show the location of points P 1(10 m 20 m 30m) P
2(minus10 m 20 m 30m) P
3(10 m minus20 m
30m) P 4(10 m 20 m minus30m) in rectangular coordinates Calculate the distances of the points from
the origin
12 Show the location of the point P (05 m 60deg 02 m) in cylindrical coordinates Calculate the distances
of P from the origin
13 Show the location of the point P (04 m 30deg 45deg) in spherical coordinates Calculate the distances of
P from the origin
14 A point in rectangular coordinates is defined by (2 m minus3 m minus1 m) Find coordinates of the point in
(a) cylindrical coordinate and (b) in spherical coordinates
15 Derive relations between the cylindrical coordinate and spherical coordinate variables For the radial
directions use subscripts c and s respectively for cylindrical and spherical coordinates
16 A point in cylindrical coordinates is defined by (3 m 300
2 m) Find coordinates of the point inspherical coordinates
17 Find the distance between two points located at (a) (10 m 24 m minus08 m) and (minus26 m 15 m 15 m)
in rectangular coordinates (b) (12 m 45deg 20 m) and (05 m 60deg 02 m) in cylindrical coordinates
(c) (04 m 30deg 45deg) and (10 m 75deg 15deg) in spherical coordinates
18 Find the length vector from the point P 2(075 m 13 m minus06 m) to the point P
1(125 m minus07 m
04 m) Find also the unit vector directed from P 1 to P
2
19 A point is located at (20 m p 3 rad 08 m) in cylindrical coordinates Obtain in rectangular coordi-
nates the unit vector directed from the origin to the point
110 The location of two points are given by P 1(1 m 2 m 3 m) and P
2(2 m 3 m 5 m) Find the length
vector from the origin to the mid-point of the line joining P 1 and P
2
111 The location of two points are given by P 1(15 m 45deg 2 m) and P
2(5 m 60deg 30deg) in cylindrical and
spherical coordinates respectively Find the length vector from P 1 to P
2
112 A point is located at P (5 m 90deg 60deg) in spherical coordinates Find the unit vector directed from the
origin to P in rectangular coordinates
113 The equation y = 2 minus x is that of a straight line in the x-y plane Obtain the unit normal vector directed
from the given line to the point (3 2)
114 Find the dot and cross products of the vectors A = 3u x + 8u
y B = 5u
x + 10u
y What is the angle
between the vectors
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115 Given the vectors A = 4u x + 5u
y B = 6u
x + B
yu y + 8u
z What should be the value of B
y so that the angle
between A and B is 60deg
116 Vector A is directed from (2 m 3 m 4 m) to (5 m 7 m 9 m) and vector B is directed from (0 1 m
2 m) to (3 m 5 m 7 m) Find the angle between the vectors
117
Find the gradient of the scalar function f =
x
2
y +
y
2
z +
xz
2
at (minus
1 2minus
3) 118 The equation 2 x + 3 y + 4 z = c where c is a constant is that of a plane surface Find the unit vector
that is normal to the given plane and directed away from the origin
119 A surface is defined by x2 + y2 minus z 2 = 21 Find the unit vector normal to the surface at (4 3 2)
120 For the surface defined in Problem 119 find the angle between unit vectors normal to the surface at
(4 3 2) and )15 3
121 A vector function is described by A
+
1
2 2)uuu Find the divergence of the
vector function at (2 minus1 minus2)
122 A vector function is given by A = x2 yu x + y2 z u
y + xz 2u
z Find the curl of the vector at (1 2 4)
123 For the scalar function f ( x y z ) show that nabla times nablaf = 0
124 Prove the validity of the vector identity nabla times nabla times A = nabla(nabla sdot A) minusnabla2A for the vector function A = A( x
y z )u x + A( x y z )u
y + A( x y z )u
z
125 A vector field in rectangular coordinates is given byu
= + z
x Express the vector in cylindrical
coordinates at (4 45deg 3)
126 A vector is directed from (2 30deg 4) to (3 60deg 6) in cylindrical coordinates Find the angle between
the vector and the y axis
127 A vector function in cylindrical coordinates is given by
u ucos tans nr r
Calculate the components of the vector in rectangular coordinates
128 A vector function is given by = 8
2 2 Find the line integral of E along a straight path from
(3 5) to (6 10)
129 On the surface of a sphere find the area in the region if r = 6 30deg le q le 60deg 0 le f le 30deg
130 The amplitude of sinusoidal voltage and current of an electric circuit are 15 V and 2 A respectively
The current lags the voltage by p 6 rad Calculate (a) the rms values of voltage and current (b) the
power factor (c) the average power and (d) the complex impedance of the circuit
Find also the instantaneous power and complex power taking the voltage as reference Identify the
components of the complex power Assume w to be the angular frequency of the voltage
131 The complex forms of voltage and current amplitudes of an electric load are
40 V
2 A
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The directions of ur u
f for different values of f are different This can be verified by drawing the unit
vectors at two different values of f Therefore these vectors cannot be treated as constants while differ-
entiating or integrating with respect f
The direction of u z does not change with any of the coordinate variables The unit vectors in spherical coor-dinate system which are denoted by ur u
q and u
f are perpendicular to the coordinate surfaces at any point
The directions of ur and u
q vary with q and f The direction of u
f varies with f
The directions of all the unit vectors in all the coordinate systems are positive towards the increasing values
of coordinates variables at the point considered Each set of unit vectors shown in Fig 17 is a right-handed
orthogonal system
An important method of representing a vector quantity is in terms of its components along the coordinate directions
The value of the scalar component of a vector along a coordinate direction is equal to the product of the magnitude
of the vector and cosine of the angle of the vector with the coordinate direction The angle measured from the coor-dinate direction towards the vector in the counter-clockwise sense is taken as positive Thus the projection of a
vector along a coordinate direction is its scalar value along that direction If a vector A makes angles a b and g with
the x y and z axes of rectangular coordinates respectively the scalar components of the vector along the axes are
A x
= A cos a A y
= A cos b A z
= A cos g
z
x
y
u
u z
u
ur
φ r
uφ
u z
x
y
z
φ
z
θ uθ
u
u
x
r
a) b
Fig 17 Directions of unit vectors for (a) Rectangular coordinates (b) Cylindrical coordinates and (c)
Spherical coordinates
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The quantities cos a cos b and cos g are called direction
cosines of the vector The vector components of A along the
coordinate directions are A xu
x A
yu
y and A
z u
z as indicated in
Fig 18 Conversely the sum of the vector components is
equal to the original vector A That is
A = A xu x + A yu y + A z u z
The magnitude of A in terms of its scalar components is
given by
x y z
2
In cylindrical coordinates
A = Ar u
r + A
f u
f + A
z u
z
A A
In spherical coordinates
A = Ar ur + Aq uq + Af uf
r
2
φ
Now let the components of another vector B be denoted by B x B
y and B
z in rectangular coordinates If C is
equal to the vector sum of A and B and C x C
y and C
z are the components C then
C = A + B
Or C xu
x+ C
yu
y+ C
z u
z = ( A
xu
x+ A
yu
y+ A
z u
z ) + ( B
xu
x+ B
yu
y+ B
z u
z )
Hence C x
= A x
+ B x C
y = A
y + B
y C
z = A
z + B
z
Vector Representations of Differential Lengths and Differential Surfaces
A directed line segment of differential length is written as
d d
The direction of the unit vector u is along d ℓ Accordingly elements of length vectors in the coordinate
directions of rectangular coordinates are u xdx u
ydy and u
z dz If a differential length d ℓ has components in all
the coordinate directions then
d ℓ = u xdx + u
ydy + u
z dz
In the same way the vector forms of elements of lengths in cylindrical and spherical coordinate systems can
be writtenIn cylindrical coordinates d ℓ = u
r dr + u
f (rd f ) + u
z dz
In spherical coordinates d ℓ = ur dr + u
q (rd q ) + u
f (r sin q d f )
A differential surface element is considered as a vector quantity The vector is described by its area dS and a
unit vector normal to its surface Denoting the normal unit vector by un the vector form of a surface element
is written as
d S = undS
For example the area of a surface element on or parallel to the y-z plane of rectangular coordinates is equal
to dydz and the normal to the surface is parallel to the x axis Therefore denoting the differential surface
vector by d S x we have
Projection of A on
to the x-y plane
A u
A u
A xu x
A
z
y
x
Fig 18 Showing components of a vector A
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d S x = u
x(dydz )
The other components of surface elements are
d S y = u
y(dxdz )
d S z = u
z(dxdy)
These surfaces are shown in Fig 19 A differential surface vector inthree-dimensional space with reference to rectangular coordinates is the
sum of the three vector components Thus
d S = u x
(dydz ) + u y
(dzdx) + u z
(dxdy)
The elements of surface vector in the other two coordinate systems are
Cylindrical coordinates d S = ur(rd f dz ) + u
f (drdz ) + u
z(rdrd f )
Spherical coordinates d S = ur(r 2sin q d q d f ) + u
q (r sin q dr d f )
+ uf (r dr d q )
The Position Vector If one end of a directed line segment is located at the origin and the other end at a point P ( x y z ) as shown
in Fig 110(a) the directed line is known as the position vector at P A position vector is generally denoted
by r Referring to the figure the scalar components of the vector along the coordinate axes are OP x = x
OP y = y OP
z = z Accordingly the vector in terms of its components is given by
r = xu x + yu
y + z u
z
The vector equation of a directed line can be obtained by the use of position vectors In Fig 110(b) two ends
of a directed line R 12
are at P 1( x
1 y
1 z
1) and P
2( x
2 y
2 z
2) The equations of position vectors at these points are
r1 = x
1u
x + y
1u
y + z
1u
z
r2 = x2u x + y2u y + z 2u z Referring to the figure we find that the sum of vectors r
1 and R
12 is equal to r
2 Hence
R 12
= r2 minus r
1 = ( x
2 minus x
1)u
x + ( y
2 minus y
1)u
y + ( z
2 minus z
1)u
z
The length of the line
minus minus )minus
u
u
u
z
dx
z
x
y
y
z
xd
Fig 19 Showing differential
vector surfaces along the coor-
dinate directions
P x y P 111 z y x
P 2 z y x z
P x
P
(a (
r
P ( x y z )
z z
y
x
12R
1
x
y
2r
r
Fig 110 (a) A position vector r and its components along the axes and (b) Describing a vector R12
in space
in terms of two position vectors r1 and r
2
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The unit vector directed from P 1 to P
2
R
1212
1= = + y z
minus )1
minus
EXAMPLE 12
A vector is given by F u u Find the vector at x = 1 y = 2 z = 3
F = 2+ x y z x y z
EXAMPLE 13
Two points are located at P 1(14 m 09 m minus06 m) and P 2(minus025 m 17 m 15 m) Find the length vectordirected from P 1 to P
2 and the unit vector directed from P
2 to P
1
The position vectors at P 1 and P
2 are given by
r1 = 14u
x + 09u
y minus 06u
z
r2 = minus025u
x + 17u
y + 15u
z
The vector directed from P 1 to P
2
R 12
= r2 minus r
1 = (minus025 minus 14)u
x + (17 minus 09)u
y + (15 + 06)u
z
= minus 165u x + 08u
y+21u
z
The length of the line
12 788= m
The unit vector directed from P 2 to P
1
R21=
As R 21
= minusR 12
and R21
= R12
we have
uu u
1 2u 1
2 7880 753= minus
EXAMPLE 14
Two points in cylindrical coordinates are defined by P 1(20 m 30deg 30 m) and P
2(30 m 45deg 40 m) Find
the unit vector directed from P 2 to P
1
x1 = 2 cos 30deg = 1732 m y
1 = 2 sin 30deg = 1 m z
1= 3 m
x2 = 3 cos 45deg = 2121 m y
2 = 3 cos 45deg = 2121 m z
2 = 4 m
R 21
= (1732 minus 2121)u x + (10 minus 2121)u
y + (30 minus 40)u
z
= minus 0389u x minus 1121u
y minus 10u
z m
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2 1+ m
1
1 5521 121 251 0 644minus minus
0= minus
x y z x y z
EXAMPLE 15
Two points in spherical coordinates are given by P 1(30 m 0deg 30deg) and P
2(20 m 60deg 0deg) Find the unit
vector directed from P 1 to P
2
x1 = 3 sin 0 cos 30deg = 0 m y
1 = 3 sin 0 sin 30deg = 0 m z
1 = 3 cos 0deg = 3 m
x2 = 2 sin 60deg cos 0deg = 1732 m y
2 = 2 sin 60deg sin 0deg = 0 m z
2 = 2 cos 60deg = 1 m
R 12
= (1732 minus 0)u x + (10 minus 30)u
z = 1732 u
x minus 20u
z m
21 2 646=
u u12
1 732
2 646= = minus
15 Multiplication of a Vector by a ScalarWhen a vector is multiplied by a scalar it results in a vector quantity If we denote a vector by A a scalar (a
real quantity) by f and the product of the two quantities by B then
B = f A
The direction of B is same as that of A if f is positive and opposite to that of A if f is negative
By writing A and B in terms of their vector components in rectangular coordinates we get
B xu
x + B
yu
y + B
z u
z = f ( A
xu
x + A
yu
y + A
z u
z )
The above equality is satisfied if each component of lhs is equal to the corresponding component of rhs
Therefore
B x = f A
x B
y = f A
y B
z = f A
z
The magnitude of B is
B + =
Also (f 1 + f
2)A = f
1A + f
2A
f (A + C) = f A + f C
16 Scalar Product and Vector Product of Two VectorsThe scalar product of two vectors A and B is a scalar quantity It is equal to the products of the magnitude of
A the magnitude of B and cosine of the angle a between A and B The scalar product is written by putting a
dot between A and B Accordingly
A sdot B = AB cos a
The scalar product is also called dot product or inner product
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Since cos a = cos (minusa )A sdot B = B sdot A
Also (A + B) sdot C = A sdot C + B sdot C
The dot product of two vectors A and B can be obtained in terms of their components as follows In rectan-
gular coordinates let
A = A xu
x + A
yu
y + A
z u
z (1)
B = B xu
x + B
yu
y + B
z u
z (2)
Then A sdot B = ( A xu
x + A
yu
y + A
z u
z ) sdot ( B
xu
x + B
yu
y + B
z u
z )
= A x[(u
x sdot u
x) B
x + (u
x sdot u
y) B
y + (u
x sdot u
z ) B
z ]
+ A y[(u
y sdot u
x) B
x + (u
y sdot u
y) B
y + (u
y sdot u
z ) B
z ]
+ A z [(u
z sdot u
x) B
x + (u
z sdot u
y) B
y + (u
z sdot u
z ) B
z ]
The dot product of two unit vectors having the same direction is equal to unity and the dot product of two unit
vectors that are perpendicular to each other is equal to zero Using these properties in the above relation we get A sdot B = A
x B
x + A
y B
y + A
z B
z
In cylindrical coordinates A sdot B = Ar B
r + A
f B
f + A
z B
z
In spherical coordinates A sdot B = Ar B
r + A
q B
q + A
f B
f
The vector product of two vectors A and B is a vector quan-
tity say C The magnitude of C is equal to the products of
the magnitude of A the magnitude of B and the sine of
angle a between A and B The direction of C is perpendicu-
lar to the plane containing A and B The positive direction
is taken along the advance of a right-handed screw when it
is rotated from A towards B This is illustrated in Fig 111
The vector product is written by putting a cross sign between
A and B Accordingly
C = A times B = ( AB sin a )un = A times B u
n
where un is a unit vector normal to the plane containing A
and B Since the angle from B to A is negative of the angle from A to B we get
B times A = minusA times B
The vector product is also called cross product
The cross product of A and B defined in (1) and (2) is
A times B = ( A xu
x + A
yu
y + A
z u
z ) times ( B
xu
x + B
yu
y + B
z u
z )
= A x[(u
x times u
x) B
x + (u
x times u
y) B
y + (u
x times u
z ) B
z ]
+ A y[(u
y times u
x) B
x + (u
y times u
y) B
y +(u
y times u
z ) B
z ]
+ A z [(u
z times u
x) B
x + (u
z times u
y) B
y +(u
z times u
z ) B
z ] (3)
The expression contains nine cross products of unit vectors The cross product of two unit vectors having the
same direction is equal to zero The cross product of two unit vectors that are perpendicular to each other is
equal to either plus or minus of the unit vector in the third direction Using these properties in (3) we get
C
Direction of rotation of ari ht-handed screw
Plane containin
A and B
A
a B
un
Direction of advanceof the screw
Fig 111 Right-hand screw rule to determine
the direction of A times B
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u x times u
x = 0 u
y times u
y = 0 u
z times u
z = 0
u x times u
y = u
z u
y times u
z = u
x u
z times u
x = u
y
u y times u
x= minusu
z u
z times u
y = minusu
x u
x times u
z = minusu
y
Substituting these in (3) we get the cross product of the vectors in rectangular coordinates
A times B = u x( A y B z minus A z B y) + u y( A z B x minus A x B z ) + u z ( A x B y minus A y B x)
The cross product can also be written in determinant form
In rectangular coordinates
A = x y z
x y z
x y z
In cylindrical coordinates
A =u u
In spherical coordinates
A =u u
A A
B
φ
φ
φ
EXAMPLE 16
Given two vectors E = 05u x minus 22u
y + 16u
z and F = 26u
x + 08u
y minus 27u
z Find (a) E sdot F (b) E times F (c)
angle between E and F (d) the scalar component of F along E and (e) the unit vector which is perpen-dicular to the plane containing E and F
The given data are
E x = 05 E
y= minus22 E
z = 16
F x = 26 F
y= 08 F
z = minus27
(a) The dot product of the vectors
E sdot F = (05)(26) + (minus22)(08) + (16)(minus27) = minus478
(b) The cross product of the vectors
E u= minusminus
= +u u
0 2 1 6
2 6 0 8 2 7
6 12
(c) The magnitudes of the vectors are
= + = 2 7662
= = 3 8332
If a is angle between E and F then
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cos )( )
= = minus = minusFsdot E
78
766 30 451
a = 1168deg(d) The scalar component ofF along E = F cos a = minus1728
(e) The unit vector that is perpendicular to the plane containingE and FE F y=
+=
sin ( )( )( )α
4 66 6 12
766 3 8930 4 299 646
EXAMPLE 17
Given two vectors E = 52ur + 65u
z and F = 83u
r + 128u
f minus 30u
z Show that
E times F = EF sin a
The vectors are described in cylindrical coordinates The given data are
E r = 52 E
f = 0 E z = 65
F r = 83 F
f = 128 F
z = minus30
The magnitudes of the vectors are
= 8= 32
= + = 55
The dot product of the vectors
E sdot F = (52)(83) + 0 + (65)(minus30) = 2366
If a is angle between the two vectors
cos a = 236(832)(1555) = 0183
and sin a = 0983
EF sin a = (832)(1555)(0983) = 12718
The cross product of the vectors
E = = minus +u
u u
5 5
8 3 12 8 3minus 0
83 66 56
The magnitude of the cross product
= + = =83 66 sin
EXAMPLE 18
Three vectors are given by A = 3u x + 4u
y B = 4u
y + 5u
z C = 5u
x + 6u
z Find
(a) A sdot (B times C) (b) A times B times C
B = = x y z
x y z0 4 5
5 0 6
20
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A sdot (B times C) = (3u x + 4u
y) sdot (24u
x + 25u
y minus 20u
z ) = 172
A u u
minusCtimes
u
24 25 20
17 Scalar and Vector FieldsA physical quantity which is a scalar function of position is a real number The quantity may or may not be a
function of time The mathematical representation or graphical plot of a scalar function at various points in a
region or domain is the scalar field of the function in that region The region may be one-dimensional (a line)
two-dimensional (a surface) or three-dimensional (a volume) As an example let us consider a heated plate
The temperature at each point on the surface of the plate will have a specific value A graphical representation
of temperatures at several points is the temperature field in the region of the plate surface By joining all the
points of equal temperature by a continuous and smooth curve we will get a contour of constant temperature
When a number of such contours for temperatures say T 1 T
2 T
3hellip are plotted the set of contours is a map of
constant-temperature field Since temperature is a scalar quantity the field is a scalar field Some other exam-
ples of scalar fields are distribution of air-density in a region of earthrsquos atmosphere contours of equal height
from the base of a three-dimensional object potential distribution in a region of electric charges etc
If a physical quantity is a vector function of position descrip-
tion of its magnitude and direction in a region is the vector field
of the function in that region The vector quantity may or may
not be a function of time Velocity distribution of fluid flow
in a pipe of non-uniform cross section and distribution of veloc-
ity at various points of a rotating body are vector fields Vector
fields are generally plotted showing only the directions of
the vector function at various points in a region If a curve isdrawn so that the directions of a vector function are tangential
to the curve at all the points the curve is called a field line or a
streamline A set of such curves is the field map As an exam-
ple let us consider the vector function defined by the equation
F = xu x + yu
y
It is a two-dimensional function and its domain is the x-y
plane At each point on the x-y plane F has a specific mag-
nitude and direction When the directions at various points
on the x-y plane are drawn a pattern will emerge as shown
in Fig 112 The field map of F consists of radial lines
18 Partial Derivative of Vector FunctionsThe partial derivative of a vector quantity which is a function of more than one variable is defined in the
same way as for scalar functions For example let a vector function in terms of its components in rectangular
coordinates be given by
A = y2u x minus yxu
y + az u
z
where a is a constant quantity
Since the unit vectors do not vary with the coordinate variables we have
part = minusA
u A A
x= uminus
Fig 112 Illustration of a vector field
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Partial Derivatives of Unit Vectors in Cylindrical Coordinates
As the directions of unit vectors ur and u
f in cylindrical coordinates vary with f the partial derivatives of
these vectors with f are not zero The procedure for obtaining the partial derivatives of the unit vectors by
the use of a graphical method is explained below Referring to Fig 113(a) the radial line ob represents a unit
vector in r direction at an angle f The line oc rep-
resents a unit vector along r direction at angle f +
d f The two vectors are denoted by ur(f ) and u
r(f
+ d f ) The directed line from b to c gives the change
of ur when f changes by a differential amount d f
The length of the line is equal to d f as r = 1 and it
is in f direction Thus denoting the differential
change of ur by d u
r we have
d ur = u
r(f + d f ) minus u
r(f ) = d u
r = (d f )u
f (1)
The differential d ur is equal to the rate of change of
ur with f multiplied by d f Accordingly
part (2)
From (1) and (2) we get
part=
u
φ
Thus the partial derivative of ur with respect to f is
equal to a unit vector along f direction
In Fig 113(b) and the inset the f -directed unit
vectors at b and c are shown as uf (f ) and uf (f + d f )respectively The vector d u
f is the change of u
f
when f changes by a differential amount d f The
magnitude of d uf is equal to d f and it is along negative r direction Thus
d uf = d f (minusu
r )
Aspartpart
we havepartpart
= minusφ
r
It may be verified that all other partial derivatives of unit vectors of cylindrical coordinates are zero
Partial Derivatives of Unit Vectors in Spherical Coordinates
In spherical coordinates the directions of both ur and u
q vary with q and also with f The direction of u
f var-
ies with f only We can obtain the partial derivatives of the unit vectors using graphical techniques similar to
those used for cylindrical coordinates The partial derivatives of unit vectors are given below
part =
partr r = n
partminus θ c= u os
Unit circle in
- plane
y
x
r- direction
uf
c
uf ( ) f (
( )
( )
d
d
uf ( +
u (
c
y
x
nit circlesn x-y p ane
od
u (
Fig 113 Geometrical methods for determining
differential change of (a)u
r with f and (b)u
f with f in cylindrical coordinates
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partpart
= minusuφ
θ uminus
All other partial derivatives of unit vectors of spherical coordinates are zero
Gradient of a Scalar FunctionIn rectangular coordinates let us consider a scalar quantity V that is a function of all the three variables x y and
z The first partial derivative of V with respect to x is partVpart x If V is a single valued function partVpart x gives the rate
of change of V with x at a point in space assuming y and z as constants Similarly partVpart y and partVpart z give rate of
change of V with y and z respectively The vector function having partVpart x partVpart y and partVpart z as its scalar compo-
nents in x y and z direction respectively is called gradient of V or lsquograd V rsquo in abbreviated form Accordingly
Gradient V = grad y
= partpart
+part
u u
Since V is common to all the terms we can write
grad y
= part + partu u (3)
The function inside the bracket of (3) is a differential vector operator It is called del or nabla and is denoted
by the symbol nabla In rectangular coordinates
nabla = part part +part
y z
(4)
Thus grad V = nablaV (5)
The three components of (3) give the rate of change of V with x y z respectively As grad V is the vector sum
of all the components it gives the maximum rate of change of V at a point in space
Unit Vector Normal to a Surface
Let us consider that the equation S ( x y z ) = c where c is a constant represents a continuous and single-
valued surface in a scalar field Then it can be shown that the gradient of S is along the normal direction to
the surface at any point P ( x y z ) and its sense is in the direction of increasing S The magnitude of nablaS gives
the maximum rate of increase of S at P The unit vector along the normal direction at P is given by
= plusmn nablanabla
where nablaS is the magnitude of nablaS
Divergence of a Vector Function
Let us consider a vector function D with D x D
y and D
z as components in rectangular coordinates Thus
D = u x D
x + u
y D
y + u
z D
z
where D x D
y and D
z are in general functions of all the three variables x y and z The divergence of D is
defined as the sum of part D x part x part D
y part y and part D
z part z Thus
div D =part
+ part
+ part
part D
x
D
y (6)
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where lsquodiv Drsquo is the abbreviation of divergence of D
It can be shown that the divergence of a vector is equal to the dot product of nablaand D
nablasdot part part part sdotu= u u y
)u
=part
+ part
part + part
part x y (7)
As the right-hand sides of (6) and (7) are identical
div D = nabla middot D
The divergence of a vector function is a scalar function A vector field of zero divergence is called a
solenoidal field
Curl of a Vector FunctionIn rectangular coordinates let us consider a vector function
H = u x H
x + u
y H
y + u
z H
z
where the components H x H
y and H
z are functions of all the three variables x y and z The curl of H written
in the abbreviated form as lsquocurl Hrsquo is defined by the following operation
cur u upartpart
minus part
+part
part partminus
part y y H H
x
H H
partpart
(8)
It can be shown that curl H is equal to the cross product of the vector operator nabla defined in (4) and H That is
curl H = nabla times H
Equation (8) shows that the curl of a vector function is another vector function A vector field with zero
curl is said to be an irrotational field
EXAMPLE 19
Given a scalar function V = 5 x2 y + 3 xz Find the gradient of V at a point P (15 27 08)
The gradient of V
nablaV = (10 xy + 3 z )u x + 5 x2u
y + 3 xu
z
Substituting x = 15 y = 27 z = 08
nablaV at P = [10(15)(27) + 3(08)]u x + 5(15)2u
y + 3(15)u
z
= 429u x + 1125u
y + 45u
z
EXAMPLE 110
Find the gradient of the scalar function = + at (1 minus2 4)
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nabla = partpart
+ partpart
= x
u2 2
Substituting x = 1 y = minus2 z = 4
nabla =
minus y z
4+
21
EXAMPLE 111
A scalar function is given by = )+ Find nablaf at (2 minus1 3)
nabla =part
+ partpart
=+ y z
22
( )+ u
Substituting x = 2 y = minus1 z = 3
nabla = )+7
minus
EXAMPLE 112
A vector field is described by F = 500u x + 750u
y A plane surface in the region of the field is defined by
2 x + 4 y + 6 z = 12 Find the vector components of F that are normal and tangential to the surface
Denoting the surface by S we have
S = 2 x + 4 y + 6 z The gradient of S
nablaS = 2u x + 4u
y + 6u
z
The magnitude of the gradient of S
nabla = +2 6 5= 6
The unit vector normal to the surface
S nabla 1)4
The scalar component of the vector field normal to the surface
n n= = ) y
sdot ) y z+ =usdot 1
56
000
56
The vector component of the vector field normal to the surface
F un
sdot = =)( )u+uu
56428 6
The vector component of the vector field tangential to the surface
Ft = F minus F
n = 3571u
x + 4643u
y minus 4286 u
z
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EXAMPLE 113
Given a vector function F = 2 x12 yu x + xy2u
y + (1 z )u
z Find divergence and curl of F at P (05 08 02)
The divergence of F
nablasdot = part
( part = + minus x x xy+ 2
11 )
Substituting x = 05 y = 08 and z = 02
nabla sdot F at P = 26931
The curl of F
nabla times = partpart
= )F
u u
u z
minus
2 1
Substituting x = 05 y = 08 and z = 02nabla times F at P = minus 0774 u
z
EXAMPLE 114
The equation to a surface is given by S ( x y z ) = xy minus 4 z 2 = 0 What is the angle between unit normal
vectors to the surface at P 1(8 2 2) and P
2(6 6 minus3)
Unit vector normal to a surface u S = nabla
nabla
nablaS
= yu
x
+ xu
y
minus 8 z u
z
At P 1 nablaS
1 = 2u
x + 8u
y ndash 16u
z nablaS
1 = 18
2 16
18=
minus
At P 2 nablaS
2 = 6u
x + 6u
y + 24u
z nablaS
2 = 2545
2
6 24
25
+u
Let a be the angle between the unit vectors Then
cos)
( )( )α = = =
minussdot x y z x y z
2
minus 2+ 4
4
324
4
2
95 720 705
= minus
a = 1345deg
EXAMPLE 115
Two surfaces are defined by S 1 = x2 + y2 minus z2 = 7 and S
2 = x2 minus y + z 2 = 3 Find the angle between the surfaces
at P (2 2 minus1)
The angle between two surfaces at a point common to them is the angle between the normal to the surfaces
at the point
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nablaS 1 = 2( xu
x + yu
y ndash z u
z )
At P nablaS 1 = 4u
x + 4u
y + 2u
z and nablaS
1 = 6
nablaS 2 = 2 xu
x ndash u
y + 2 z u
z
At P nablaS 2 = 4u
x ndash u
y ndash 2u
z and nabla = 21
Let a be the angle between the unit vectors Then
cos)
(= =
nablanabla
sdot sdot
211
8
6 21)=
a = 7308deg
EXAMPLE 116
Two vector functions are given by A = 2 xu y + 3 y2u
z and B = z u
x + 3 yu
z Find nabla sdot (A times B) at (3 2 1)
A = x y z
z0 2 2 2
nablasdot = part + part)times u sdot minus
y+
= 6 y + 6 yz minus 2 x = 18 at (3 2 1)
EXAMPLE 117
A vector is defined by
A = xy2
u x + yz 2
u y + zx2
u z Find nabla times nabla times A
nabla times = partpart
part part = minus +A
u u u
z
yz xy
2 2 2
2( )
nabla times nabla times = partpart
A
u u
minus 0= x y
z z
EXAMPLE 118
A scalar function is given by f = x3 + y3 + xyz Find nabla sdot nablaf
nablasdotnabla = part
+ +part
= x y
( )+ x xyz
= + + part =2 2 2
z)+ y )+ xyz )+ xy
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19 Vector IdentitiesSome useful vector identities are listed below The identities can easily be proved by assuming that the vector
A and B and the scalar f are functions of rectangular-coordinate variables
1 nabla times (nablaf ) = 0
2 nabla sdot (nabla times A) = 03 nabla sdot (f A) = A sdot (nablaf ) + f (nabla sdot A)
4 nablasdot + part
+ partpart
(nabla = nabla2 2 2
x y
5 nabla times nabla times A = nabla(nabla sdot A) minus nabla2A
6 nabla times (f A) = (nablaf ) times A + f (nabla times A)
7 nabla sdot (A times B) = B sdot (nabla times A) minus A sdot (nabla times B)
110 Line Surface and Volume IntegralsIn the case of a definite integral
adxint ) x
where the integrand F ( x) is a real function of a single variable x The function is integrated along x direction
between limits x = a and x = b Whereas in the case of a line integral a real function of more than one variable
is integrated along a continuous curve from an initial point to an end point The curve may also be a closed
one The function may be a scalar or a vector function of real variables In the case of a vector function its
component along a specified path is integrated The line integral is a definite integral
The principle of evaluating the line integral of a vector
function along a path is as follows Let us consider a vec-
tor function F in any coordinate plane Let us take a con-
tinuous curve of any shape denoted by C in Fig 114 in
the plane of the vector The positive direction of the curve
is indicated by an arrow and its initial and final positions
are marked by a and b respectively If we divide the curve
into a large number of very small segments each seg-
ment may be considered as a straight line Let there be n
such segments of lengths ∆ ∆ sdotsdot sdot If the
average value of the vector function over the k th segment
is Fk its scalar component along the positive direction of
the segment is F k cos a
k where a
k is the angle between F
k
and tangent to the k th segment as shown in the figure The
product of F k cos a
k and is equal to the dot product of F
k and the vector length ∆ ℓ
k That is
cosα sdot= ∆l
The sum of such dot products of all the segments between a and b is
n
=sum ∆l
k
In the limit n approaching infinity the above summation is called line integral of F along the curve C The
curve is the path of integration The line integral of F along the path shown in Fig 114 is
d int sdot l
Fig 114 Pertaining to line integration of a vector
Tangent to k t
segment
a1
F k∆
∆ 2∆ ∆
k
∆ n
C
a
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If the line integral is over a closed path it is written by putting a small circle on the integral sign Thus
F sdot d l denotes the line integral of F over a closed path
In order to understand the process of integrating a vector func-
tion F over a surface let us consider a continuous open surface
S shown in Fig 115 The surface may be considered as consist-
ing of a large number of very small surface elements with areas
∆S 1 ∆S
2hellip ∆S
k hellip ∆S
n Let the average of F over the k th sur-
face element be Fk The scalar component of F
k along normal to
the surface element is equal to F k cos a
k where a
k is the angle
between Fk and the unit vector u
n normal to the surface element
as shown in the figure The product of F k cos a
k and ∆S
k can be
expressed as the dot product of the vectors Fk and ∆S
k
F k ∆S
kcos a = Fsdot(∆S
k u
n) = F
k ∆S
k
The sum of such dot products over all the n surface elements is given by
n
=sumThe above summation as n approaches infinity is the surface integral of F over the surface The surface
integral is a definite double integral which is denoted using either two integral signs or a single integral sign
with a subscript s We will use the latter notation Accordingly
Sint denotes the surface integral of a vector function F over an open surface
If the surface is a closed one the surface integral is denoted by putting a small circle on the integral sign
Accordingly SS
denotes the surface integral of F over a closed surface
The volume integral of a scalar point function in three-dimensional space is a triple integral The integral isdenoted using either three integral signs or a single integral sign with a subscript v We will use the latter
notation Thus the volume integral of a scalar function r which is a continuous function of space variables
in a region of volume bounded by a closed surface is written as
dv
where dv is the volume of a three-dimensional element
EXAMPLE 119
Find the line integral of the vector function F = ( x2 + 2 y)u x + (3 x minus y2)u
y along the straight line defined by
y = 3 x from (0 0) to (1 3)
An element of length vector in rectangular coordinates
d ℓ = u xdx + u
ydy + u
z dz
The dot product of F and d ℓ F middot d l = ( x2 + 2 y)dx + (3 x minus y2)dy
Substituting y by 3 x in the first term and x by y3 in the second term we have
F middot d ℓ = ( x2 + 6 x)dx + ( y minus y2)dy
The line integral sdot 3
7= minusminus 17=
nu
S
F
Fig 115 Pertaining to surface integration
of a vector
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EXAMPLE 120
Integrate the vector function
F u + x y y
( ) x
along the path described by the equation y2 = 4 x from P 1(1 2) to P
2(4 4)
An element of length vector in rectangular coordinates
d ℓ = u xdx + u
ydy + u
z dz
The dot product of F and d ℓ sdot d x y
dyl =) x y x y 2
(1)
The path of integration is defined by the equation
y2 = 4 x (2)
Or ydy = 2dx (3)
Substituting (2) and (3) in (1) we get
F sdot = + x x
23 2
Thus F sdot = + =int int x2
03 2
274P1
2
The integral can be evaluated by substituting x2 + 4 x = u
EXAMPLE 121
A circular cylinder has its base on the x- y plane with its axis along the z axis The radius and height of the
cylinder are 20 cm and 50 cm respectively By using the formula for the differential area d S = (rd f dz )ur +
(drdz )uf + (rdrd f )u
z find the surface area of the cylinder
A differential area on the surface of the cylinder is in r direction Thus
dS = rd f dz
At r = 02 m dS = 02d f dz
Surface area π = 0 2φ
m2
EXAMPLE 122
The radius of a sphere is 25 cm By using the formula for the differential area d S = (r 2sinq d q d f )ur +
(r sinq drd f ) uq + (rdrd f ) u
f find surface area of the lower hemisphere
A differential area on the surface of the sphere is in r direction Thus
dS = r 2 sinq d q d f
At r = 025 m dS = 00625 sinq d q d f
Surface area π = 0 125φ π
2
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EXAMPLE 123
Given a vector function F = x2 yu x + xy2u
y Integrate nabla times F over the rectangular surface shown in Fig 116
y
y 1
x 2
x minus2
y minus1
x
Fig 116 For Example 123
The curl of the vector function
nabla times = partpart part
=F
u
u x y
x2 2 0
)minus
An element of surface vector is given by
d S = u xdydz + u
ydzdx + u
z dxdy
Thus (nabla times F) sdot d S = ( y2 minus x2)dxdy
We find from Fig 116 that the lower and upper limits of x are minus20 and +20 and those of y are minus10 and
+10 Thus
= minus+
minus
+
int sdot (= 08
111 Coordinate Transformation of VectorsIt is desirable to use a suitable coordinate system at the outset for solving a field problem involving vectors
For example it is easier to solve a problem having cylindrical symmetry by using cylindrical coordinates A
proper choice of a coordinate system simplifies the analysis and results in a solution that is compact in form
and easy for physical interpretation However it is occasionally necessary to convert a vector function from
one coordinate system to another system The principles of transformation of a vector function between
cylindrical and rectangular coordinates and between spherical and rectangular coordinates are described in
the following
Transformations between Cylindrical and Rectangular Coordinates
Let a vector F in terms of its components in cylindrical coordinates be given by
F = F r u
r + F
f u
f + F
z u
z (1)
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where in general each component is a function of all the three variables r f and z We will transform the
vector to rectangular coordinates
Let the same vector in terms of its components in rectangular coordinates is
F = F xu
x + F
yu
y + F
z u
z (2)
In order to transform the vector we obtain at first the rectangular-coordinate components F x F y and F z of F interms of F
r F
f and F
z and then change the cylindrical-coordinate variables to rectangular-coordinate variables
We know that the component of a vector in any direction is given by the dot product of the vector and a unit
vector in that direction Accordingly F x is equal to the dot product of F described by (1) and the unit vector u
x
F x = ( F
r u
r + F
f u
f + F
z u
z ) sdot u
x
= F r (u
r sdot u
x) + F
f (u
f sdot u
x) + F
z (u
z sdot u
x) (3)
We see from Fig 117 that the angle between ur and u
x is f the angle between u
f and u
x is 90deg + f and the
angle between u z and u
x is 90deg Therefore u
r sdot u
x = cos f u
f sdot u
x = minus sin f and u
z sdot u
x = 0 Substituting these
results in (3) we get
F x = F
r cos f minus F
f sin f
The component F y = ( F
r u
r+ F
f u
f + F
z u
z ) sdot u
y= F
r (u
r sdot u
y)
+ F f (u
f sdot u
y) + F
z (u
z sdot u
y)
The angle between ur and u
y is 90deg minus f between u
f and u
y
is f and between u z and u
yis 90deg Thus
F y = F
r sin f + F
f cos f
As the z direction is common to both the systems
F z = F
z
Since F r F
f and F
z are functions of the cylindrical-coordi-
nate variables these have to be expressed in terms of
rectangular-coordinate variables to complete the transfor-
mation Relations connecting the two sets of variables are
given in (12-2) [Equation 2 of Section 12]
We use the same procedure as described above to transform a vector in rectangular coordinates to cylindrical
coordinates It can be shown that a vector
G = G xu x + G yu y + G z u z
in cylindrical coordinates when transformed to rectangular coordinates will have the following scalar
components
G r = G
x cos f + G
y sin f
G f = minus G
x sin f + G
y cos f
G z = G
z
To complete the transformation the components have to be expressed in terms of spherical-coordinate vari-
ables using the following formulae which can be derived from (12-2)
y
u
(90deg
u
u
u
ur u x
f
f
Fig 117 Showing unit vectors of rectangular
and cylindrical coordinates
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2
f = tanminus1( y x)
z = z
Transformations between Spherical and Rectangular CoordinatesIn spherical coordinates let a vector function be given by
E = E r u
r + E
q u
q + E
f u
f
where E r E
q and E
f are in general functions of all the three variables r q and f
In order to transform the vector to rectangular coordinates we have to find its components in x y and z direc-
tions and then express these components in terms of x y and z The component of E along x direction is
E x = E sdot u
x = E
r(u
r sdot u
x) + E
q (u
q sdot u
x) + E
f (u
f sdot u
x) (4)
The values of (ur sdot u x) and (uq sdot u x) cannot be found directly because the angles between the unit vectorsinvolving the dot products cannot be expressed as simple functions of q and f
This difficulty is overcome by finding at first the pro-
jections of the unit vectors on the x-y plane and then
projecting these projections onto the x axis Referring
to Fig 118 we find that the angle between ur and the
z axis is q and the angle between uq and the z axis is
90deg + q Therefore the lengths of projections urand u
q
on the x-y plane are equal to sin q and cos q respec-
tively Moreover these projections are at an angle f
with the x axis Thus we haveu
r sdot u
x = sin q cos f
uq sdot u
x = cos q cos f
As the unit vector uf is at angle 90deg + f with the x axis
the dot product of uf and u
x is
uf sdot u
x = minus sin f
Substituting the expressions of the dot products in (4)
we get
E x = E
r sin q cos f + E
q cos q cos f minus E
f sin f
The components of E along y and z directions can similarly be calculated These are given by E
y = E
r sin q sin f + E
q cos q sin f + E
f cos f
E z = E
r cos q minus E
q sin q
To complete the process of transformation we have to express the components in terms of the rectangular-
coordinate variables The relations connecting the two sets of variables are given by (12-3)
Let us next consider a vector H in rectangular coordinates defined in terms of its components
H = H xu
x + H
yu
y + H
z u
z
We can transform the vector into spherical coordinate system using the procedure similar to that described
above The scalar components of H in spherical coordinates are
u
u
u
u x
u
(90deg q )
u
x
f
q
Fig 118 Showing unit vectors of rectangular and
spherical coordinates
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H r = H
x sin q cos f + H
y sin q sin f + H
z cos q
H q = H
x cos q cos f + H
y cos q sin f minus H
z sin q
H f = minus H
x sin f + H
y cos f
To complete the process of conversion the components will have to be transformed to spherical-coordinate
variables using the following formulae These can be derived from (12-3)
r y z x
=+
minuscos 1
x
f = tanminus1 ( y x)
EXAMPLE 124
A vector in cylindrical coordinates is given byF = Transform the vector into rectangular coordinates
The vector has only one component F r = 1r in r direction Let the vector in rectangular coordinates be
F = F xu
x + F
yu
y + F
z u
z
Thenr
x
x yr
= =) cossdot
= =) s nsdot
F z = 0
The vector in rectangular coordinates is given by
F 1
)uu
EXAMPLE 125
The vector F = r sin f uf is given in cylindrical coordinates Transform the vector into rectangular
coordinates
The vector has only one component F f = r sin f in f direction Let the vector in rectangular coordinates be
F = F xu
x + F
yu
y + F
z u
z
Then y
= = minus) )sdot minus sin 2 2
x y= =)sdot
F z = 0
The vector in rectangular coordinate is given by
F 1
2 2)u
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EXAMPLE 126
Convert the vector = r
r in spherical coordinates into rectangular coordinates
The vector has only one componentr
r
1 in r direction Let the vector in rectangular coordinates be
E = E xu
x + E
yu
y + E
z u
z
We haver
= =)) x
sdot 1
yr
=))
sdot 1
= =) cos
)sdot
The vector in rectangular coordinate is given by
E 1
+ )uu
112 Sinusoidally Time-Varying QuantitiesA scalar or a vector quantity may be time-invariant or it may be a function of time Quantities that are either
sine or cosine function of time are called sinusoidally time-varying quantities For example a voltage repre-
sented by
V (t ) = V 0 cos w t (1)
is a co-sinusoidal quantity And a current given by
I (t ) = I 0 sin w t (2)
is a sinusoidal quantity These are also called alternat-
ing quantities In (1) and (2) V (t ) and I (t ) denote instan-
taneous values V 0 and I
0 are the maximum values or
amplitudes of the functions and w is the angular or
radian frequency The units of voltage and current are
volt (V) and ampere (A) and that of w is radians per
second (rads) The graphs of variation of voltage and
current with time shown in Fig 119 are the familiarcosine and sine waves The waves repeat after every
w t = 2p radian The number of such repetitions or
cycles per second is called frequency of the waves The
frequency is denoted by f and its unit is hertz (Hz) The
duration of one cycle is equal to one period It is gener-
ally denoted by T Therefore T = 1 f As w t changes by
2p radian in one period w = 2p T = 2p f Each cycle
consists of a positive half-cycle and a negative half-
cycle Both the half-cycles have the same amplitude
and identical shapes
(a
(b
3
V t
V
I t
I
p p p p t
t
2p
23p p p
Fig 119 (a) A cosine wave and (b) A sine wave
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Next let us consider the functions
V 1(t ) = V
10 cos (w t + y
1) (3)
and V 2(t ) = V
20 cos (w t minus y
2) (4)
Note that V 1
(t ) and V 2
(t ) have the same frequency as that of V (t ) Graphs of functions defined by (1) (3) and
(4) are shown in Fig 120 The symbols y 1and y
2denote phase angles of V
1(t ) and V
2(t ) respectively If we
take the time-angle at which V (t ) is zero (or maximum) as reference the corresponding zero of V 1(t ) occurs
earlier by a time-angle y 1 and that of V
2(t ) occurs later by a time-angle y
2 Thus V
1(t ) leads V (t ) by an angle
y 1 and V
2(t ) lags V (t ) by an angle y
2 As cos w t = sin(w t + p 2) a cosine function leads a sine function by p 2
radian The phase angles are specified either in radian or in degree
Representation of Sinusoidal Functions
Any of the equations (1) to (4) is the basic form of rep-
resenting a sinusoidal quantity in terms of its amplitude
frequency and phase angle This form gives the value of
the quantity at any instant The waveforms of Fig 119and 120 also provide the same information
Some other useful ways of representing a sinusoidal
quantity are the phasor the complex and the polar forms
The basis of these forms is the Eulerrsquos formula (or iden-
tity) of the complex exponential function e j w t As per the
formula
e j w t = cos w t + j sin w t
where = minus1
cos w t = Re e j w t (5) sin w t = Im e j w t (6)
The notations Re and Im are the abbreviations of lsquoreal part of rsquo and lsquoimaginary part of rsquo respectively Thus
using (5) and (6) in (1) and (2) we have
V (t ) = Re V 0 e j w t
and I (t ) = Im I 0 e j w t = Re I
0 e j (w t minusp 2)
Similarly (3) and (4) can be written as
e j )1=
e j )2=
These are the complex exponential forms of writing sinusoidally time-changing quantities One advantage of
using the complex exponential function e j w t instead of sin w t or cos w t is that the form of a function does not
change when differentiated or integrated with respect to time
To proceed further let us write the last four equations as in the following
V (t ) = V 0 cos w t = Re (V
0 e j 0)e j w t
I (t ) = I 0 sin w t = Re ( I
0 eminus j p 2)e j w t
e t
11) Re )ψ
e t
1) Re )= minusminus ψ
V t
ω t
V t V t
2p
Fig 120 Showing time-phase difference between
sinusoidal waves
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A study of the above equations shows that the factor e j w t appears in all the functions In the mathematical
analysis of a problem it is not necessary to show this factor in all the steps The presence of e j w t in a func-
tion is assumed If all the quantities in a study have the same frequency it is sufficient to use only the
functions shown within the brackets At the end of an analysis the final expression is multiplied by e j w t
and either its real part or the imaginary part is used to express the result in real time The functions inside
the brackets are called phasors
We will denote a phasor by putting a bar over the symbol of the quantity For example
j 1ψ
and j
02minus
These are the phasor representations of sinusoidally time-varying quantities
Two more forms of representing a sinusoid can be derived from the phasor form Let us consider a voltage
phasor
e ψ
Since e j w = cos y + j sin y
)s n (7)
The first term on the rhs of (7) is the real part and the second term is the imaginary part of Denoting the
real part by V 0a
and the imaginary part by V 0i we have
i (8)
where V 0a
= V 0 cos y and V
0i = V
0 sin y
The form of (8) suggests that a phasor can be represented in a complex plane as shown in Fig 121 Equation
(8) and Fig 121 are the complex form of representing a sinusoidally time-varying quantity
We see that to write a sinusoidal quantity in phasor and com-
plex forms only its amplitude and phase angle are needed
Thus a simpler way of describing a sinusoidal quantity is by
its amplitude and phase angle as given below
ang plusmn
This is known as the polar form of representing a sinusoid
This form is advantageous where multiplication and division
of phasors are involved To illustrate these operations let j 1plusmn
and e j 2plusmn ψ
The product of the two phasors0 0 2= ang plusmn )]
The ratio of the two phasors j
2= ang[plusmn )] plusmn )]minus
Thus the magnitude of the product of two phasors is equal to the product of their magnitudes whereas the
phase angle of their product is equal to the algebraic sum of their phase angles Moreover the magnitude of
the ratio of two phasors is equal to the ratio of their magnitudes and the phase angle is equal to the phase angle
of the numerator-phasor minus the phase angle of the denominator-phasor
Im
Re
V
V
V
y
Fig 121 Representation of a sinusoidal
function in the complex plane
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Root-Mean-Square Value of a Sinusoidal Quantity
In order to define the root-mean-square (rms) value of a function consider that a sinusoidal current
I (t ) = I 0 sin w t
flows through a resistor of R ohm Then electric power dissipated in the resistor at any instant
)t s n= 0
ω t
The average power over a complete cycle
=1
2 2
2π
Next consider that a time-invariant current I flows through the same resistor instead of the sinusoidal current
Power dissipated in the resistor is equal to I 2 R If we assume that I 2 R is equal to the average power dissipated
by the sinusoidal current I 0 sin w t then
2=
Or =2
The constant current I which produces the same power in the resistor as the average power due to an
alternating current is called root-mean-square (rms) or effective value of the time-varying current The
nomenclature is derived from the mathematical procedure involved in deriving it
The rms value of a sinusoidal quantity is equal to 21 times of its amplitude The rms value of any periodic
function can be determined using the above procedure Sinusoidal quantities can also be represented usingrms value instead of amplitudes as given below
Instantaneous form )t )=
)t )=
Phasor form e ψ
Complex form
Polar form ang plusmn
The Complex ImpedanceThe complex impedance of an electric load is defined as the ratio of its complex voltage and complex
current To calculate the impedance let us assume that the instantaneous
voltage across the electric load shown in Fig 122 is
V (t ) = V 0 cos w t (9)
The complex and polar forms of the voltage are
0+ (10)
0ang
I (t
V (t
Load
Z
Fig 122 A load connected
to an ac source
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For a purely resistive load of resistance R ohm instantaneous current through the load
t )t )t
cos= = ω cos (11)
where I 0 = V
0 R We find from equations (9) and (11) that these are in time-phase The complex form of load
current is0+ (12)
The complex impedance is found by dividing (10) by (12)
Z = =0
00 0= ang
If the load is an ideal (loss-free) inductor of inductance L henry (H)
t )t cos( )== deg1ω (13)
The constant of integration is assumed to be zero as we are considering alternating quantities under steady
state (not transient) condition In the above expressions X L
= w L is reactance of the inductor and I 0 = V
0 X
L is
amplitude of the current The unit of reactance is ohm We find from (9) and (13) that the current in a pure
inductor lags the voltage across it by 90deg The complex form of current is
0
The complex impedance of the inductor
= = deg0
0+ = = ang
If the load is an ideal (loss-free) capacitor of capacitance C farad (F)
t
)t = = minus +t deg)t = os )90
where X c = (1w c) is reactance of the capacitor in ohm and I
0 = (V
0 X
c) is amplitude of the current We find
that current in an ideal capacitor leads the voltage across it by 90 deg The complex form of current is given by
The complex impedance
= = + deg00
minus = minus = ang minus
The complex impedance of an electric load consisting of a resistance R an inductance X L and a capacitance
X C in series is given by
j+ +minus (14)
where X = X L
minus X C is the effective reactance of the circuit If X
L is greater than X
C then the load is inductive
and if X C is greater than X
L the load is capacitive The angle y = tanminus1( X R) is called impedance angle
The resistance and reactance of the load in terms of the load angle are given by
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R = Z cos y
X = Z sin y
The magnitude of the impedance
The impedance in polar form is represented as
ang
Current I 0taken by a load is equal to the ratio of (10) and (14)
ji2
0= = = = =
) R jX
where I 0a
= (V 0Z ) cos y = I
0 cos y is the real part and I
0i = (V
0Z ) sin y = I
0 sin y is the imaginary part of the
current phasor respectively
The current in the polar form is
0= ang
ang + = ang minus where
0 =
If the resistance and reactance of an electric load is known we can calculate values of the circuit impedance
Z and the impedance angle y Taking the voltage across the circuit as reference the equation for instanta-
neous current is given by
I (t ) = I 0 cos(w t minus y )
We see that the phase angle between voltage and current is equal to the impedance angle y The current lags
the voltage for an inductive load and the current leads the voltage for a capacitive load The impedance angle
lies between 0 and 90deg if the load is inductive and between 0 and minus90deg if the load is capacitive
The rms value of current I = =rms value of voltage
Instantaneous Average and Complex Powers
Instantaneous power input to a load is equal to the product of its voltage and current at a given instant If the
instantaneous voltage is described by the equation
V (t ) = V 0 cos (w t + y
1) (15)
and the current at the same instant is given by
I (t ) = I 0 cos (w t + y
2) (16)
then instantaneous power
P (t ) = V (t ) I (t ) = V 0 I
0 cos (w t +y
1) cos (w t + y
2)
= +t 2
)]ω + cos (17)
where y = y 2 minus y
1 is the phase difference between current and voltage
The instantaneous power given by (17) has two parts One part is independent of time and the other part var-
ies with time at twice the frequency The average power is equal to the average value of instantaneous power
over one cycle Thus the average power
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t 2
1
2)t
=0
2cosc= os (18)
The average power therefore is equal to the product of rms voltage rms current and the cosine of phase-angle between the voltage and current The power is also called active or effective or real power The electric unit
of power is watt (W) The product of V and I that is VI is called apparent power and its unit is volt-ampere
(VA) The factor cos y is called power factor of the load
Power factor cos = =2
VI
Substituting V = IZ and cos y = RZ in (18) we get the average power in terms of the current and the
resistance
P av
= I 2 R
Thus the active power is the power absorbed by the load
In an analogous way the reactive or quadrature power
1
2
2 (19)
The unit of reactive power is volt-ampere reactive (var)
It may be noted that I cos y of (18) is the component of current that is in phase with the voltage and I sin y of (19) is the component of current that is in quadrature with the voltage Thus the general principle is that
the average power is equal to the product of in-phase components of rms voltage and rms current and the
reactive power is given by the product of rms voltage and rms current which are out of phase by 90deg We will
use this principle to define complex power
The complex forms of voltage and current defined by (15) and (16) are
i (20)
andi (21)
In (20) V 0a
and V 0i are the real and imaginary parts of the voltage and in
(21) I 0a
and I 0i are the real and imaginary parts of the current These are
represented in the complex plane of Fig 123 Since V 0a
and I 0a
are in
phase and V 0i
and I 0i are also in phase the average power
1
2)
ii (22)
Moreover as V 0i
and I 0a
are out of phase by 90deg (V 0i I
0a2) gives one part of the
reactive power For the same reason (V 0a I
0i 2) gives a second part of reactive
power Note that in the first part the current lags the voltage and hence this part of the reactive power is inductive
The second part of the reactive power is capacitive as in this case the current leads the voltage If we assume the
inductive power to be positive then the capacitive power would be negative Thus the net reactive power
1)
ai a (23)
1
I
V
V a I
I
V
Im
Re
Fig 123 Showing real and
imaginary parts of a voltage
phasor and a current phasor
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We can also obtain the above results mathematically by the use of the complex forms of voltage and current
given in (20) and (21) as follows The conjugate of current is
i
lowast minus
Then1
2
1
2
lowast = i
)i
minus
= +1
2) + )]minus
i i (24)
We see that the rhs of (24) has a real part and an imaginary part The real part is same as the average power
given by (22) and the imaginary part is same as the reactive power given by (23) Thus 2lowast
gives the
complex power Denoting the complex power by P we have
lowast1
2 0
(25)
The average or active power 1
2 (26)
The reactive power 1
2 0
(27)
In (26) Re means lsquoReal part of rsquo and in (27) Im means lsquoImaginary part of rsquo the complex power The reactive
power is inductive if the imaginary part of (24) is positive and it is capacitive if the imaginary part is nega-
tive It can be shown that the real part of ( )2 is also equal to P av
However its imaginary part is nega-
tive of the imaginary part of (24)
EXAMPLE 127
The voltage and current of a given load are
V (t ) = 120 sin (1000t + 60deg) V
I (t ) = 15 cos (1000t - 45deg) A
(a) Find the phase difference between voltage and current and their root-mean-square values (b) Represent
the voltage and current in phasor complex and polar forms (c) Calculate the load impedance resistance
reactance inductance (or capacitance) power factor active power and reactive power using (18) and (19)
(d) Calculate the complex power using (25)
(a) In order to find the phase difference between voltage and current we have to write the voltage equation
in the cosine form
V (t ) = 120 sin (1000t + 60deg) = 120 cos (1000t minus 30deg) V
I (t ) = 15 cos (1000t minus 45deg) A
The phase angle of the current with respect to the voltage = minus 45degminus(minus30) = minus15deg The current lags the voltage
by 15deg
Root-mean-square values of voltage and current are
=2= 120 84 85 V
51= =2 60 A
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(b) Phasor forms e jminus ( ) V
e 4 ) A
Complex forms 0=)deg V
deg) = )minus A
Polar forms ang120 deg
= 1 Aang5 minus deg
(c) = = ang minus degang minus deg
= ang deg = deg +0
120 30
1 5 515 80 15(cos 2 700 1 Ω
Ω= 20 71 (Inductive)
Inductance L = X w = 20711000 = 2071 mH
Power factor = cos y = cos 15deg = 0966 (lagging)
Active power1
2
1120 1 966 93(= )( )5 0 ) 86 W
Reactive power 1
2
1120 1 259 29
0 = ) )5 0 ) = 23
(d) Complex powerlowast1
2
1 + 27
The real part is the average power in watts and the imaginary part is the reactive power in vars (inductive)
113 Fourier SeriesConsider that a function f ( x) has the following properties
1 It varies periodically with x That is f ( x + T ) = f ( x) where T is
the period
2 It is a single-valued function That is it has only one value for
a given value of the variable
3 It is a continuous function of the variable It may however have
finite number of discontinuities Such a periodic function is
shown in Fig 124 The wave is continuous in the range 0 lt x lt p and p lt x lt 2p and it is discontinuous at x = p and 2p
Any function f ( x) with a period 2p and satisfying the above mentioned properties can be represented by a trigonometric series as given below
) x1
==
infin
1
cn
)n (1)
where the constant a0 a
n and b
n are real numbers The trigonometric series is called Fourier series The con-
stants of the series are calculated from the following formulae
f d 1
minusπ
π x
p
f ( )
p
Fig 124 Illustration of a periodic
function
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x1
x
b f x d minus
1 π
Over a period 2p the constant a0 is the average value of f ( x) whereas the coefficients an and bn are twice theaverage values of f ( x) cos nx and f ( x) sin nx respectively
If a function f ( x) is defined over an interval of length instead of minus p to p its Fourier series is
obtained by replacing x in (1) by x Accordingly
n) x n=
(2)
The constants of (2) are given by
a f d 1
minus
+
x
x x
+1
b n x
dx1
minus
x sin
If f ( x) is an even function of x ie if f (minus x) = f ( x) then bn = 0 and
a x2
If f ( x) is an odd function of x [ f (minus x) = minus f ( x)] then an
= 0 and
b dx2
x sin
For an alternating function with identical positive and negative half-waves [ f ( x + p ) = minus f ( x)] the constant
a0 = 0
EXAMPLE 128
We will obtain the Fourier series of (a) a rectangular waveform and (b) of a triangular waveform illus-
trated in Fig 125
Fig 125 Pertaining to Example 128 (a) A rectangular wave and (b) A triangular wave
O
(a) b
f ( )
x
minusV
V
A
O
minusV
V
f ( )
minus x
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As both the waves are odd functions of x and have identical positive and negative half-cycles it is necessary
to calculate coefficient of the sine series only over the interval x = 0 to
(a) For the rectangular waveform f ( x) = V 0 in the interval x = 0 to =
=
2 2 2
0 = c
minus )
We see that bn = 0 for even values of n and b
n = 2 for odd values of n Thus the Fourier series of the
function is
) x == 4 1
1 3 5 (3)
(b) The equation of the triangular waveform from x = 0 to x = is that of the straight line OA Its equation
is
x
) x =
The coefficient of the nth term of the sine series
b x n x
dx
n
=
= minus
2
2
0
si
cos sin
= minus 2
ncos
Hence the Fourier series of the function is given by
) x s n= minus+ s n
2 1
3
3
2 (4)
114 Bessel FunctionsBessel functions are solutions of specific types of second order ordinary differential equations The general
form of the equation with V as dependent variable and r as independent variable is
r dr dr
0+ +r =)kr (1)
where k 2 is positive and n is any number Equation (1) is called Besselrsquos equation of order n though the dif-
ferential equation itself is of second order For n = 0 equation (1) becomes
dr dr
2 2 0+ + =)kr (2)
Equation (2) is Besselrsquos equation of zero order
Besselrsquos equation of any order is solved using the power series method We will limit our discussion to equa-
tion (2) as we will not need the solution of equation (1) for the analysis of problems which we will consider
in later chapters The solution of (2) is of the form
a + + + + +3 5 (3)
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The coefficients of the series are found by substituting V dV dr and d 2V dr 2 in (2) and then equating the
coefficients of like powers of r to zero Substituting (3) into the third term of (2) we get
2
)+ + + + + sdotsdotsdot (4)
Substituting dV dr and d 2V dr 2 into the second and first terms of (2) respectively we get
dV
r = 3 4 6 (5)
r d V
dr a r r 6 20= r + +a r +r (6)
Since the sum of the left-hand sides of (4) (5) and (6) is zero the sum of their right-hand sides must be equal
to zero Taking the sum and then collecting the terms of like powers of r we have
3 4r a a a
+ + =)+r r 6 0 (7)
Equation (7) will be satisfied if the coefficient of each power of r is equal to zero This exercise will yield the
following results
a1r = 0 rArr a
1 = 0
42
0 2
k = s an ar trar constant
9 0=
162
4
a k
a =
25 0a
362
6
a = minus
We find that the coefficients of odd powers of r of (3) are zero So the solution of the differential equation
will have terms with even powers of r only The coefficient of r 2m where m is a positive integer including
zero is given by
m1minus
m ) (8)
Replacing a0 of (8) by a different constant A the solution of (2) is given by
==
infin
sum minus( m )
)kr (9)
The function ) 1
)= sum
is called Bessel function of first kind and zero order
As equation (2) is a second-order differential equation there must be a second independent solution of the
equation The second solution is called Bessel function of second kind and zero order
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SUMMARY
We learnt the basics of three common types of coordinate systems vector analysis sinusoidally time-
varying functions Fourier series and Bessel function Other mathematical tools are described in later chap-
ters as and when necessary We found that unlike the unit vectors in rectangular coordinates the directionsof some of the unit vectors in cylindrical and spherical coordinates vary with one or two coordinate vari-
ables Though only the mathematical definitions of divergence gradient and curl operations are available
their applications to electric and magnetic fields and interpretations of results are described in later chap-
ters The vector operations in cylindrical and spherical coordinates are given in Chapters 2 and 4 The vec-
tor identities line surface and volume integrals will find frequent use in the text Moreover we will utilise
the coordinate transformation technique for calculation of vector magnetic potential of a current loop in
Chapter 4
Representation of sinusoidal quantities and power calculation will be used for the study of time-varying
fields We will apply Fourier series and Bessel function for the solution of boundary-value problems Bessel
function will also be used to study the skin-effect phenomenon in cylindrical conductors
IMPORTANT FORMULAE
Relation between coordinate variables
Rectangular and cylindrical coordinates
x = r cos f
y = r sin f
z = z
Rectangular and cylindrical coordinates
x = r sin q cos f
y = r sin q sin f
z = r cos q
Differential lengths
Rectangular coordinates d ℓ = u xdx + u
ydy + u
z dz
Cylindrical coordinates d ℓ = dr ur + rd f uf + u
z dz
Spherical coordinates d ℓ = ur dr + u
q (rd q ) + u
f (r sin q d f )
Differential surfaces
Rectangular coordinates d S = u x(dydz ) + u
y(dzdx) + u
z (dxdy)
Cylindrical coordinates d S = ur (rd f dz ) + u
f (drdz ) + u
z (rdrd f )
Spherical coordinates d S = ur (r 2sinq d q d f ) + u
q (r sinq drd f ) + u
f (rdrd q )
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Differential volumes
Rectangular coordinates dv = dxdydz
Cylindrical coordinates rdrd f dz
Spherical coordinates r 2sinq drd q d f
Position vector r = xu x + yu
y + z u
z
Dot product of two vectors
In rectangular coordinates A sdot B = A x B
x + A
y B
y + A
z B
z
In cylindrical coordinates A sdot B = Ar B
r + A
f B
f + A
z B
z
In spherical coordinates A sdot B = Ar B
r + A
q B
q + A
f B
f
Cross product of two vectors
In rectangular coordinates
A
u
=
x B B
In cylindrical coordinates
A
u u
= B
In spherical coordinates
A
= A A B
θ φ
θ φ
θ φ
Gradient of a scalar function in rectangular coordinates
nabla = part part + part y
u u
Divergence of a vector function in rectangular coordinates
nablasdot = partpart
+part
+part
D D
x y
D y
Curl of a vector function in rectangular coordinates
nabla times = partpart
part part y z
x y
H H Vector identities
nabla times nabla times A = nabla(nabla sdot A) minus nabla2A
nabla sdot (A times B) = B sdot (nabla times A) minus A sdot (nabla times B)
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Dot product of unit vectors
In Rectangular and Cylindrical Coordinate systems
sdotur
sdotuf
sdotu z
u x cos f ndashsin f 0u
ysin f cos f 0
u z
0 0 1
In Rectangular and Spherical Coordinate systems
sdotur
sdotuq
sdotuf
u x
sinq cosf cosq cosf ndashsin f
u y
sinq sinf cosq sinf cosf
u z cosq ndashsinq 0
Complex impedance
+ )minus
Instantaneous power
)t = ])t cos2
cos
Complex power
lowast1
2
MULTIPLE983085CHOICE QUESTIONS
(starred questions have two answers)
11 A point in cylindrical coordinates is defined by (14 m 25deg 075 m) Location of the point in rectan-
gular coordinates is
(a) (14 m 0592 m 075 m)
(b) (1269 m 0592 m 075 m)
(c) (14 m 0592 m 075 m)
(d) (14 m 0592 m 0375 m)
12 A point in spherical coordinates is described by (095 m 35deg 20deg) Location of the point in rectangu-
lar coordinates is
(a) (0512 m 0186 m 0778 m)
(b) (0186 m 0512 m 0778 m)
(c) (0512 m 0778 m 0186 m)
(d) (0186 m 0778 m 0512 m)
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13 A position vector is given by 4 The unit vector in the direction of the position
vector is
(a) 0 0 566 +u
(b) 0 0 24 +u
(c) 0 0 566 +u
(d) 0 0 707 +u
14 A vector is given by A uu+u If the unit vector alongA is u707
what should be the value of p
(a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 10 (d) 12
15 Two vectors are given by A 4+u and 1+u 2 The angle between the vectors is
nearest to
(a) 12deg (b) 14deg (c) 16deg (d) 18deg
16 Two vectors are described by A u u3+u and B u u For the vectors to be
parallel the values of p and q should be (a) p = 3 q = 3 (b) p = 3 q = 9 (c) p = 45 q = 3 (d) p = 3 q = 45
17 The angle between two vectors A 4+u x y
and B y is 15deg What is the ratio of p to q
(a) 1732 (b) minus1732 (c) 0577 (d) minus0577
18 Two vectors are given by A 2+u z and B 4+u
z The unit vector normal to the plane con-
taining A and B is given by
(a) +0 371 0 557 y
(b) +0 741 0 371 y
(c) 0741u x minus 0577u
y + 0371u
z
(d) 0371u x +
0743u y minus
05571u z
19 A scalar function is given byf = xyz The magnitude of grad f at (1 minus1 1) is equal to
(a) 2 3 (b) 3 2 (c) 31 (d) 3
110 If r is the position vector at ( x y z ) the magnitude of nabla sdot r is equal to
(a) 3 (b) 3 (c) 31 (d) 13
111 The divergence of F = xy (u x + u
y) at (1 3) is equal to
(a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3 (d) 2
112 A vector in cylindrical coordinates is given by (sin f r ) ur The vector in rectangular coordinates is
(a) y
2
3 2) (b)
y
2
2( ) (c)
y
2 2
2( ) (d)
y
2
2( )
113 A vector in spherical coordinates is given by ur r 2 The vector in rectangular coordinate is
(a)+u
x + 3 2 (b)
3 2
+u
x + (c)
u+u
( x + 3 (d)
zu u+u z
x + 3 2
114 The line integral of F = xy (u x + u
y) along the straight line y = x from (0 0) to (2 2) is
(a) 163 (b) 8 (c) 16 (d) 4
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115 The instantaneous voltage and current in an electric circuit are given by V (t ) = 5 sin (w t minus 30deg) V and
I (t ) = minus02 cos w t A The average power supplied to the circuit is
(a) 05 W (b) 3 2 W (c) 025 W (d) 3 4 W
QUESTIONS
11 Name the coordinate planes of rectangular coordinates
12 In rectangular coordinates the coordinates of a point are x y and z What is the normal distance of
the point from the x- y plane
13 Name the plane on which x = 0
14 The coordinate of two points are and respectively What is the distance between the
points
15 In rectangular coordinates locate the point ) by tracing the path along or parallel to the
coordinate axes starting from the origin
16 Describe the cylindrical coordinate system Show that the coordinate directions are mutually perpen-
dicular to each other
17 Describe the spherical coordinate system Show that the coordinate directions are mutually perpen-
dicular to each other
18 The r and variable appearing in cylindrical and spherical coordinate systems have the same mean-
ing or different meanings in the two systems Explain
19 Explain why the distance between two points specified in spherical coordinates cannot be calculated by direct use of the coordinates of the points
How is this distance calculated
110 Sketch a length vector in rectangular coordinates and show its components in the coordinate directions
111 Express the vector A as sum of its component in rectangular cylindrical and spherical coordinates
112 Write the differential length vector and the differential surface vector in rectangular cylindrical and
spherical coordinates in terms of the components Give also the formula for the differential volume
in the three coordinate systems
113 Define the cross product of two vectors A and B Explain how the angle between the vectors can be
calculated from the definition of the cross product
114 Explain what is meant by a scalar field Does the value of the field at a point depend on the choice of
the coordinate system
115 State what is meant by a vector field Does the value of the field at a point depend on the choice of
the coordinate system
116 Explain with sketches that the unit vectors ur and u
f in cylindrical coordinates vary with f
117 Explain the properties of the gradient of a scalar function
118 Describe the procedure for evaluating the line integral of a vector function from an initial point to a
final point along a given path
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119 For the vector function A( x y z ) show that nabla sdot nabla times A( x y z ) = 0
120 Two sinusoidal functions are given by
)t )minus=
)t )minus 12
π
What is the phase difference between the two quantities and which is the leading quantity
121 A sinusoidal quantity is given by
F (t ) = F 0 sin (w t + y )
Write the complex exponential phasor and polar forms of the quantity
122 Define the rms value of a sinusoidally time-varying current Explain its significance
123 If W V and I are the measured values of power rms value of voltage and rms value of current
respectively of an electric load then the ratio W (VI ) is defined as the power factor of the load Is this
definition applicable to only sinusoidal variation of voltage and current with time or for any type of
variation Explain
124 Explain with sketches the meanings of single-valued and multi-valued periodic functions
ANSWERS TO SELECTED QUESTIONS
16 Describe the cylindrical coordinate system Show that the coordinate directions are mutually perpen-
dicular to each other
Answer In cylindrical coordinate system the three surfaces are those of a circular cylinder and two
planes These surfaces are specified with reference to the rectangular coordinate system The axis of
the cylinder is along the z axis and its radius is denoted by r One of the plane surfaces containing the
z axis is specified by the angle it makes with the y-z plane The angle is generally denoted by f The
second plane surface is parallel to and at a height z from the x-y plane The three coordinate direc-
tions are r f and z
The r direction is normal to the surface of the cylinder hence it is perpendicular to the axis of the
cylinder As the axis of the cylinder is along the z axis r and z directions are perpendicular to each
other At a point on the cylindrical surface the r direction is perpendicular to and the f direction istangential to the cylindrical surface Hence they are perpendicular to each other Moreover the f direction is parallel to the x-y plane hence it is perpendicular to the z direction
18 The r and f variable appearing in cylindrical and spherical coordinate systems have the same mean-
ing or different meanings in the two systems Explain
Answer The variables in cylindrical coordinate system are r f and z and those of spherical coordi-
nates are r q and f The r direction in cylindrical coordinates is perpendicular to the z axis of rectan-
gular coordinates whereas the r direction in spherical coordinates is at an angle q with the z axis Thus
the r-variables have different meaning In both the systems the angle f is the angle between the y-z
plane and a plane surface containing the z axis Thus the variable f has the same meaning in both the
systems
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19 Explain why the distance between two points specified in spherical coordinates cannot be calculated
by direct use of the coordinates of the points
How is the distance calculated
Answer Both q and f variables of spherical coordinates are angles and radian is their unit As the
unit of distance between two points is that of length the variables cannot be used directly for calcula-tion of distance
To calculate the distance it is necessary to express the spherical coordinates of the point in terms of
rectangular coordinate variables
113 Define the cross product of two vectors A and B Explain how the angle between the vectors can be
calculated from the definition of the cross product
Answer The cross product of two vectors A and B is a vector quantity say C The magnitude of C
is equal to the products of the magnitude of A the magnitude of B and the sine of angle a between
A and B The direction of C is perpendicular to the plane containing A and B The positive direction
is taken along the advance of a right-handed screw when it is rotated from A towards B
As per the definition of the cross product
A times B = ABsin a
Hence sin α = A B
A B
114 Explain what is meant by a scalar field Does the value of the field at a point depend on the choice of
the coordinate system
Answer A physical quantity which is a scalar function of position is a real number The quantity
may or may not be a function of time The mathematical representation or graphical plot of a scalar
function at various points in a region or domain is the scalar field of the function in that region Theregion may be one-dimensional (a line) two-dimensional (a surface) or three-dimensional (a vol-
ume) As an example let us consider a heated plate The temperature at each point on the surface of
the plate will have a specific value A graphical representation of temperatures at several points is the
temperature field in the region of the plate surface
Value of the field at a point is independent of the choice of a coordinate system
117 Explain the properties of the gradient of a scalar function
Answer The gradient of a scalar quantity which is a function of x y and z in general is a vector quan-
tity It is given by
nabla = + part part + partpart y x
u u u u= u
The first second and third terms give the rate of change of V with x y and z respectively As nablaV is
the vector sum of all the three components it gives the maximum rate of change of V with distance
at a point in space
120 Two sinusoidal functions are given by
V )t )minus= π
I )t )minus 12
π
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What is the phase difference between the two quantities and which is the leading quantity
Answer As V (t ) is a cosine function of time and I (t ) is a sine function of time we have to express
either V (t ) as a sine function or I (t ) as a cosine function of time By expressing I (t ) as a cosine func-
tion we get
)t )t = minus minus Thus the phase difference between the quantities is 3= V (t ) is the leading
quantity
PROBLEMS
11 Show the location of points P 1(10 m 20 m 30m) P
2(minus10 m 20 m 30m) P
3(10 m minus20 m
30m) P 4(10 m 20 m minus30m) in rectangular coordinates Calculate the distances of the points from
the origin
12 Show the location of the point P (05 m 60deg 02 m) in cylindrical coordinates Calculate the distances
of P from the origin
13 Show the location of the point P (04 m 30deg 45deg) in spherical coordinates Calculate the distances of
P from the origin
14 A point in rectangular coordinates is defined by (2 m minus3 m minus1 m) Find coordinates of the point in
(a) cylindrical coordinate and (b) in spherical coordinates
15 Derive relations between the cylindrical coordinate and spherical coordinate variables For the radial
directions use subscripts c and s respectively for cylindrical and spherical coordinates
16 A point in cylindrical coordinates is defined by (3 m 300
2 m) Find coordinates of the point inspherical coordinates
17 Find the distance between two points located at (a) (10 m 24 m minus08 m) and (minus26 m 15 m 15 m)
in rectangular coordinates (b) (12 m 45deg 20 m) and (05 m 60deg 02 m) in cylindrical coordinates
(c) (04 m 30deg 45deg) and (10 m 75deg 15deg) in spherical coordinates
18 Find the length vector from the point P 2(075 m 13 m minus06 m) to the point P
1(125 m minus07 m
04 m) Find also the unit vector directed from P 1 to P
2
19 A point is located at (20 m p 3 rad 08 m) in cylindrical coordinates Obtain in rectangular coordi-
nates the unit vector directed from the origin to the point
110 The location of two points are given by P 1(1 m 2 m 3 m) and P
2(2 m 3 m 5 m) Find the length
vector from the origin to the mid-point of the line joining P 1 and P
2
111 The location of two points are given by P 1(15 m 45deg 2 m) and P
2(5 m 60deg 30deg) in cylindrical and
spherical coordinates respectively Find the length vector from P 1 to P
2
112 A point is located at P (5 m 90deg 60deg) in spherical coordinates Find the unit vector directed from the
origin to P in rectangular coordinates
113 The equation y = 2 minus x is that of a straight line in the x-y plane Obtain the unit normal vector directed
from the given line to the point (3 2)
114 Find the dot and cross products of the vectors A = 3u x + 8u
y B = 5u
x + 10u
y What is the angle
between the vectors
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115 Given the vectors A = 4u x + 5u
y B = 6u
x + B
yu y + 8u
z What should be the value of B
y so that the angle
between A and B is 60deg
116 Vector A is directed from (2 m 3 m 4 m) to (5 m 7 m 9 m) and vector B is directed from (0 1 m
2 m) to (3 m 5 m 7 m) Find the angle between the vectors
117
Find the gradient of the scalar function f =
x
2
y +
y
2
z +
xz
2
at (minus
1 2minus
3) 118 The equation 2 x + 3 y + 4 z = c where c is a constant is that of a plane surface Find the unit vector
that is normal to the given plane and directed away from the origin
119 A surface is defined by x2 + y2 minus z 2 = 21 Find the unit vector normal to the surface at (4 3 2)
120 For the surface defined in Problem 119 find the angle between unit vectors normal to the surface at
(4 3 2) and )15 3
121 A vector function is described by A
+
1
2 2)uuu Find the divergence of the
vector function at (2 minus1 minus2)
122 A vector function is given by A = x2 yu x + y2 z u
y + xz 2u
z Find the curl of the vector at (1 2 4)
123 For the scalar function f ( x y z ) show that nabla times nablaf = 0
124 Prove the validity of the vector identity nabla times nabla times A = nabla(nabla sdot A) minusnabla2A for the vector function A = A( x
y z )u x + A( x y z )u
y + A( x y z )u
z
125 A vector field in rectangular coordinates is given byu
= + z
x Express the vector in cylindrical
coordinates at (4 45deg 3)
126 A vector is directed from (2 30deg 4) to (3 60deg 6) in cylindrical coordinates Find the angle between
the vector and the y axis
127 A vector function in cylindrical coordinates is given by
u ucos tans nr r
Calculate the components of the vector in rectangular coordinates
128 A vector function is given by = 8
2 2 Find the line integral of E along a straight path from
(3 5) to (6 10)
129 On the surface of a sphere find the area in the region if r = 6 30deg le q le 60deg 0 le f le 30deg
130 The amplitude of sinusoidal voltage and current of an electric circuit are 15 V and 2 A respectively
The current lags the voltage by p 6 rad Calculate (a) the rms values of voltage and current (b) the
power factor (c) the average power and (d) the complex impedance of the circuit
Find also the instantaneous power and complex power taking the voltage as reference Identify the
components of the complex power Assume w to be the angular frequency of the voltage
131 The complex forms of voltage and current amplitudes of an electric load are
40 V
2 A
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The quantities cos a cos b and cos g are called direction
cosines of the vector The vector components of A along the
coordinate directions are A xu
x A
yu
y and A
z u
z as indicated in
Fig 18 Conversely the sum of the vector components is
equal to the original vector A That is
A = A xu x + A yu y + A z u z
The magnitude of A in terms of its scalar components is
given by
x y z
2
In cylindrical coordinates
A = Ar u
r + A
f u
f + A
z u
z
A A
In spherical coordinates
A = Ar ur + Aq uq + Af uf
r
2
φ
Now let the components of another vector B be denoted by B x B
y and B
z in rectangular coordinates If C is
equal to the vector sum of A and B and C x C
y and C
z are the components C then
C = A + B
Or C xu
x+ C
yu
y+ C
z u
z = ( A
xu
x+ A
yu
y+ A
z u
z ) + ( B
xu
x+ B
yu
y+ B
z u
z )
Hence C x
= A x
+ B x C
y = A
y + B
y C
z = A
z + B
z
Vector Representations of Differential Lengths and Differential Surfaces
A directed line segment of differential length is written as
d d
The direction of the unit vector u is along d ℓ Accordingly elements of length vectors in the coordinate
directions of rectangular coordinates are u xdx u
ydy and u
z dz If a differential length d ℓ has components in all
the coordinate directions then
d ℓ = u xdx + u
ydy + u
z dz
In the same way the vector forms of elements of lengths in cylindrical and spherical coordinate systems can
be writtenIn cylindrical coordinates d ℓ = u
r dr + u
f (rd f ) + u
z dz
In spherical coordinates d ℓ = ur dr + u
q (rd q ) + u
f (r sin q d f )
A differential surface element is considered as a vector quantity The vector is described by its area dS and a
unit vector normal to its surface Denoting the normal unit vector by un the vector form of a surface element
is written as
d S = undS
For example the area of a surface element on or parallel to the y-z plane of rectangular coordinates is equal
to dydz and the normal to the surface is parallel to the x axis Therefore denoting the differential surface
vector by d S x we have
Projection of A on
to the x-y plane
A u
A u
A xu x
A
z
y
x
Fig 18 Showing components of a vector A
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d S x = u
x(dydz )
The other components of surface elements are
d S y = u
y(dxdz )
d S z = u
z(dxdy)
These surfaces are shown in Fig 19 A differential surface vector inthree-dimensional space with reference to rectangular coordinates is the
sum of the three vector components Thus
d S = u x
(dydz ) + u y
(dzdx) + u z
(dxdy)
The elements of surface vector in the other two coordinate systems are
Cylindrical coordinates d S = ur(rd f dz ) + u
f (drdz ) + u
z(rdrd f )
Spherical coordinates d S = ur(r 2sin q d q d f ) + u
q (r sin q dr d f )
+ uf (r dr d q )
The Position Vector If one end of a directed line segment is located at the origin and the other end at a point P ( x y z ) as shown
in Fig 110(a) the directed line is known as the position vector at P A position vector is generally denoted
by r Referring to the figure the scalar components of the vector along the coordinate axes are OP x = x
OP y = y OP
z = z Accordingly the vector in terms of its components is given by
r = xu x + yu
y + z u
z
The vector equation of a directed line can be obtained by the use of position vectors In Fig 110(b) two ends
of a directed line R 12
are at P 1( x
1 y
1 z
1) and P
2( x
2 y
2 z
2) The equations of position vectors at these points are
r1 = x
1u
x + y
1u
y + z
1u
z
r2 = x2u x + y2u y + z 2u z Referring to the figure we find that the sum of vectors r
1 and R
12 is equal to r
2 Hence
R 12
= r2 minus r
1 = ( x
2 minus x
1)u
x + ( y
2 minus y
1)u
y + ( z
2 minus z
1)u
z
The length of the line
minus minus )minus
u
u
u
z
dx
z
x
y
y
z
xd
Fig 19 Showing differential
vector surfaces along the coor-
dinate directions
P x y P 111 z y x
P 2 z y x z
P x
P
(a (
r
P ( x y z )
z z
y
x
12R
1
x
y
2r
r
Fig 110 (a) A position vector r and its components along the axes and (b) Describing a vector R12
in space
in terms of two position vectors r1 and r
2
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The unit vector directed from P 1 to P
2
R
1212
1= = + y z
minus )1
minus
EXAMPLE 12
A vector is given by F u u Find the vector at x = 1 y = 2 z = 3
F = 2+ x y z x y z
EXAMPLE 13
Two points are located at P 1(14 m 09 m minus06 m) and P 2(minus025 m 17 m 15 m) Find the length vectordirected from P 1 to P
2 and the unit vector directed from P
2 to P
1
The position vectors at P 1 and P
2 are given by
r1 = 14u
x + 09u
y minus 06u
z
r2 = minus025u
x + 17u
y + 15u
z
The vector directed from P 1 to P
2
R 12
= r2 minus r
1 = (minus025 minus 14)u
x + (17 minus 09)u
y + (15 + 06)u
z
= minus 165u x + 08u
y+21u
z
The length of the line
12 788= m
The unit vector directed from P 2 to P
1
R21=
As R 21
= minusR 12
and R21
= R12
we have
uu u
1 2u 1
2 7880 753= minus
EXAMPLE 14
Two points in cylindrical coordinates are defined by P 1(20 m 30deg 30 m) and P
2(30 m 45deg 40 m) Find
the unit vector directed from P 2 to P
1
x1 = 2 cos 30deg = 1732 m y
1 = 2 sin 30deg = 1 m z
1= 3 m
x2 = 3 cos 45deg = 2121 m y
2 = 3 cos 45deg = 2121 m z
2 = 4 m
R 21
= (1732 minus 2121)u x + (10 minus 2121)u
y + (30 minus 40)u
z
= minus 0389u x minus 1121u
y minus 10u
z m
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2 1+ m
1
1 5521 121 251 0 644minus minus
0= minus
x y z x y z
EXAMPLE 15
Two points in spherical coordinates are given by P 1(30 m 0deg 30deg) and P
2(20 m 60deg 0deg) Find the unit
vector directed from P 1 to P
2
x1 = 3 sin 0 cos 30deg = 0 m y
1 = 3 sin 0 sin 30deg = 0 m z
1 = 3 cos 0deg = 3 m
x2 = 2 sin 60deg cos 0deg = 1732 m y
2 = 2 sin 60deg sin 0deg = 0 m z
2 = 2 cos 60deg = 1 m
R 12
= (1732 minus 0)u x + (10 minus 30)u
z = 1732 u
x minus 20u
z m
21 2 646=
u u12
1 732
2 646= = minus
15 Multiplication of a Vector by a ScalarWhen a vector is multiplied by a scalar it results in a vector quantity If we denote a vector by A a scalar (a
real quantity) by f and the product of the two quantities by B then
B = f A
The direction of B is same as that of A if f is positive and opposite to that of A if f is negative
By writing A and B in terms of their vector components in rectangular coordinates we get
B xu
x + B
yu
y + B
z u
z = f ( A
xu
x + A
yu
y + A
z u
z )
The above equality is satisfied if each component of lhs is equal to the corresponding component of rhs
Therefore
B x = f A
x B
y = f A
y B
z = f A
z
The magnitude of B is
B + =
Also (f 1 + f
2)A = f
1A + f
2A
f (A + C) = f A + f C
16 Scalar Product and Vector Product of Two VectorsThe scalar product of two vectors A and B is a scalar quantity It is equal to the products of the magnitude of
A the magnitude of B and cosine of the angle a between A and B The scalar product is written by putting a
dot between A and B Accordingly
A sdot B = AB cos a
The scalar product is also called dot product or inner product
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Since cos a = cos (minusa )A sdot B = B sdot A
Also (A + B) sdot C = A sdot C + B sdot C
The dot product of two vectors A and B can be obtained in terms of their components as follows In rectan-
gular coordinates let
A = A xu
x + A
yu
y + A
z u
z (1)
B = B xu
x + B
yu
y + B
z u
z (2)
Then A sdot B = ( A xu
x + A
yu
y + A
z u
z ) sdot ( B
xu
x + B
yu
y + B
z u
z )
= A x[(u
x sdot u
x) B
x + (u
x sdot u
y) B
y + (u
x sdot u
z ) B
z ]
+ A y[(u
y sdot u
x) B
x + (u
y sdot u
y) B
y + (u
y sdot u
z ) B
z ]
+ A z [(u
z sdot u
x) B
x + (u
z sdot u
y) B
y + (u
z sdot u
z ) B
z ]
The dot product of two unit vectors having the same direction is equal to unity and the dot product of two unit
vectors that are perpendicular to each other is equal to zero Using these properties in the above relation we get A sdot B = A
x B
x + A
y B
y + A
z B
z
In cylindrical coordinates A sdot B = Ar B
r + A
f B
f + A
z B
z
In spherical coordinates A sdot B = Ar B
r + A
q B
q + A
f B
f
The vector product of two vectors A and B is a vector quan-
tity say C The magnitude of C is equal to the products of
the magnitude of A the magnitude of B and the sine of
angle a between A and B The direction of C is perpendicu-
lar to the plane containing A and B The positive direction
is taken along the advance of a right-handed screw when it
is rotated from A towards B This is illustrated in Fig 111
The vector product is written by putting a cross sign between
A and B Accordingly
C = A times B = ( AB sin a )un = A times B u
n
where un is a unit vector normal to the plane containing A
and B Since the angle from B to A is negative of the angle from A to B we get
B times A = minusA times B
The vector product is also called cross product
The cross product of A and B defined in (1) and (2) is
A times B = ( A xu
x + A
yu
y + A
z u
z ) times ( B
xu
x + B
yu
y + B
z u
z )
= A x[(u
x times u
x) B
x + (u
x times u
y) B
y + (u
x times u
z ) B
z ]
+ A y[(u
y times u
x) B
x + (u
y times u
y) B
y +(u
y times u
z ) B
z ]
+ A z [(u
z times u
x) B
x + (u
z times u
y) B
y +(u
z times u
z ) B
z ] (3)
The expression contains nine cross products of unit vectors The cross product of two unit vectors having the
same direction is equal to zero The cross product of two unit vectors that are perpendicular to each other is
equal to either plus or minus of the unit vector in the third direction Using these properties in (3) we get
C
Direction of rotation of ari ht-handed screw
Plane containin
A and B
A
a B
un
Direction of advanceof the screw
Fig 111 Right-hand screw rule to determine
the direction of A times B
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u x times u
x = 0 u
y times u
y = 0 u
z times u
z = 0
u x times u
y = u
z u
y times u
z = u
x u
z times u
x = u
y
u y times u
x= minusu
z u
z times u
y = minusu
x u
x times u
z = minusu
y
Substituting these in (3) we get the cross product of the vectors in rectangular coordinates
A times B = u x( A y B z minus A z B y) + u y( A z B x minus A x B z ) + u z ( A x B y minus A y B x)
The cross product can also be written in determinant form
In rectangular coordinates
A = x y z
x y z
x y z
In cylindrical coordinates
A =u u
In spherical coordinates
A =u u
A A
B
φ
φ
φ
EXAMPLE 16
Given two vectors E = 05u x minus 22u
y + 16u
z and F = 26u
x + 08u
y minus 27u
z Find (a) E sdot F (b) E times F (c)
angle between E and F (d) the scalar component of F along E and (e) the unit vector which is perpen-dicular to the plane containing E and F
The given data are
E x = 05 E
y= minus22 E
z = 16
F x = 26 F
y= 08 F
z = minus27
(a) The dot product of the vectors
E sdot F = (05)(26) + (minus22)(08) + (16)(minus27) = minus478
(b) The cross product of the vectors
E u= minusminus
= +u u
0 2 1 6
2 6 0 8 2 7
6 12
(c) The magnitudes of the vectors are
= + = 2 7662
= = 3 8332
If a is angle between E and F then
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cos )( )
= = minus = minusFsdot E
78
766 30 451
a = 1168deg(d) The scalar component ofF along E = F cos a = minus1728
(e) The unit vector that is perpendicular to the plane containingE and FE F y=
+=
sin ( )( )( )α
4 66 6 12
766 3 8930 4 299 646
EXAMPLE 17
Given two vectors E = 52ur + 65u
z and F = 83u
r + 128u
f minus 30u
z Show that
E times F = EF sin a
The vectors are described in cylindrical coordinates The given data are
E r = 52 E
f = 0 E z = 65
F r = 83 F
f = 128 F
z = minus30
The magnitudes of the vectors are
= 8= 32
= + = 55
The dot product of the vectors
E sdot F = (52)(83) + 0 + (65)(minus30) = 2366
If a is angle between the two vectors
cos a = 236(832)(1555) = 0183
and sin a = 0983
EF sin a = (832)(1555)(0983) = 12718
The cross product of the vectors
E = = minus +u
u u
5 5
8 3 12 8 3minus 0
83 66 56
The magnitude of the cross product
= + = =83 66 sin
EXAMPLE 18
Three vectors are given by A = 3u x + 4u
y B = 4u
y + 5u
z C = 5u
x + 6u
z Find
(a) A sdot (B times C) (b) A times B times C
B = = x y z
x y z0 4 5
5 0 6
20
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A sdot (B times C) = (3u x + 4u
y) sdot (24u
x + 25u
y minus 20u
z ) = 172
A u u
minusCtimes
u
24 25 20
17 Scalar and Vector FieldsA physical quantity which is a scalar function of position is a real number The quantity may or may not be a
function of time The mathematical representation or graphical plot of a scalar function at various points in a
region or domain is the scalar field of the function in that region The region may be one-dimensional (a line)
two-dimensional (a surface) or three-dimensional (a volume) As an example let us consider a heated plate
The temperature at each point on the surface of the plate will have a specific value A graphical representation
of temperatures at several points is the temperature field in the region of the plate surface By joining all the
points of equal temperature by a continuous and smooth curve we will get a contour of constant temperature
When a number of such contours for temperatures say T 1 T
2 T
3hellip are plotted the set of contours is a map of
constant-temperature field Since temperature is a scalar quantity the field is a scalar field Some other exam-
ples of scalar fields are distribution of air-density in a region of earthrsquos atmosphere contours of equal height
from the base of a three-dimensional object potential distribution in a region of electric charges etc
If a physical quantity is a vector function of position descrip-
tion of its magnitude and direction in a region is the vector field
of the function in that region The vector quantity may or may
not be a function of time Velocity distribution of fluid flow
in a pipe of non-uniform cross section and distribution of veloc-
ity at various points of a rotating body are vector fields Vector
fields are generally plotted showing only the directions of
the vector function at various points in a region If a curve isdrawn so that the directions of a vector function are tangential
to the curve at all the points the curve is called a field line or a
streamline A set of such curves is the field map As an exam-
ple let us consider the vector function defined by the equation
F = xu x + yu
y
It is a two-dimensional function and its domain is the x-y
plane At each point on the x-y plane F has a specific mag-
nitude and direction When the directions at various points
on the x-y plane are drawn a pattern will emerge as shown
in Fig 112 The field map of F consists of radial lines
18 Partial Derivative of Vector FunctionsThe partial derivative of a vector quantity which is a function of more than one variable is defined in the
same way as for scalar functions For example let a vector function in terms of its components in rectangular
coordinates be given by
A = y2u x minus yxu
y + az u
z
where a is a constant quantity
Since the unit vectors do not vary with the coordinate variables we have
part = minusA
u A A
x= uminus
Fig 112 Illustration of a vector field
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Partial Derivatives of Unit Vectors in Cylindrical Coordinates
As the directions of unit vectors ur and u
f in cylindrical coordinates vary with f the partial derivatives of
these vectors with f are not zero The procedure for obtaining the partial derivatives of the unit vectors by
the use of a graphical method is explained below Referring to Fig 113(a) the radial line ob represents a unit
vector in r direction at an angle f The line oc rep-
resents a unit vector along r direction at angle f +
d f The two vectors are denoted by ur(f ) and u
r(f
+ d f ) The directed line from b to c gives the change
of ur when f changes by a differential amount d f
The length of the line is equal to d f as r = 1 and it
is in f direction Thus denoting the differential
change of ur by d u
r we have
d ur = u
r(f + d f ) minus u
r(f ) = d u
r = (d f )u
f (1)
The differential d ur is equal to the rate of change of
ur with f multiplied by d f Accordingly
part (2)
From (1) and (2) we get
part=
u
φ
Thus the partial derivative of ur with respect to f is
equal to a unit vector along f direction
In Fig 113(b) and the inset the f -directed unit
vectors at b and c are shown as uf (f ) and uf (f + d f )respectively The vector d u
f is the change of u
f
when f changes by a differential amount d f The
magnitude of d uf is equal to d f and it is along negative r direction Thus
d uf = d f (minusu
r )
Aspartpart
we havepartpart
= minusφ
r
It may be verified that all other partial derivatives of unit vectors of cylindrical coordinates are zero
Partial Derivatives of Unit Vectors in Spherical Coordinates
In spherical coordinates the directions of both ur and u
q vary with q and also with f The direction of u
f var-
ies with f only We can obtain the partial derivatives of the unit vectors using graphical techniques similar to
those used for cylindrical coordinates The partial derivatives of unit vectors are given below
part =
partr r = n
partminus θ c= u os
Unit circle in
- plane
y
x
r- direction
uf
c
uf ( ) f (
( )
( )
d
d
uf ( +
u (
c
y
x
nit circlesn x-y p ane
od
u (
Fig 113 Geometrical methods for determining
differential change of (a)u
r with f and (b)u
f with f in cylindrical coordinates
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partpart
= minusuφ
θ uminus
All other partial derivatives of unit vectors of spherical coordinates are zero
Gradient of a Scalar FunctionIn rectangular coordinates let us consider a scalar quantity V that is a function of all the three variables x y and
z The first partial derivative of V with respect to x is partVpart x If V is a single valued function partVpart x gives the rate
of change of V with x at a point in space assuming y and z as constants Similarly partVpart y and partVpart z give rate of
change of V with y and z respectively The vector function having partVpart x partVpart y and partVpart z as its scalar compo-
nents in x y and z direction respectively is called gradient of V or lsquograd V rsquo in abbreviated form Accordingly
Gradient V = grad y
= partpart
+part
u u
Since V is common to all the terms we can write
grad y
= part + partu u (3)
The function inside the bracket of (3) is a differential vector operator It is called del or nabla and is denoted
by the symbol nabla In rectangular coordinates
nabla = part part +part
y z
(4)
Thus grad V = nablaV (5)
The three components of (3) give the rate of change of V with x y z respectively As grad V is the vector sum
of all the components it gives the maximum rate of change of V at a point in space
Unit Vector Normal to a Surface
Let us consider that the equation S ( x y z ) = c where c is a constant represents a continuous and single-
valued surface in a scalar field Then it can be shown that the gradient of S is along the normal direction to
the surface at any point P ( x y z ) and its sense is in the direction of increasing S The magnitude of nablaS gives
the maximum rate of increase of S at P The unit vector along the normal direction at P is given by
= plusmn nablanabla
where nablaS is the magnitude of nablaS
Divergence of a Vector Function
Let us consider a vector function D with D x D
y and D
z as components in rectangular coordinates Thus
D = u x D
x + u
y D
y + u
z D
z
where D x D
y and D
z are in general functions of all the three variables x y and z The divergence of D is
defined as the sum of part D x part x part D
y part y and part D
z part z Thus
div D =part
+ part
+ part
part D
x
D
y (6)
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where lsquodiv Drsquo is the abbreviation of divergence of D
It can be shown that the divergence of a vector is equal to the dot product of nablaand D
nablasdot part part part sdotu= u u y
)u
=part
+ part
part + part
part x y (7)
As the right-hand sides of (6) and (7) are identical
div D = nabla middot D
The divergence of a vector function is a scalar function A vector field of zero divergence is called a
solenoidal field
Curl of a Vector FunctionIn rectangular coordinates let us consider a vector function
H = u x H
x + u
y H
y + u
z H
z
where the components H x H
y and H
z are functions of all the three variables x y and z The curl of H written
in the abbreviated form as lsquocurl Hrsquo is defined by the following operation
cur u upartpart
minus part
+part
part partminus
part y y H H
x
H H
partpart
(8)
It can be shown that curl H is equal to the cross product of the vector operator nabla defined in (4) and H That is
curl H = nabla times H
Equation (8) shows that the curl of a vector function is another vector function A vector field with zero
curl is said to be an irrotational field
EXAMPLE 19
Given a scalar function V = 5 x2 y + 3 xz Find the gradient of V at a point P (15 27 08)
The gradient of V
nablaV = (10 xy + 3 z )u x + 5 x2u
y + 3 xu
z
Substituting x = 15 y = 27 z = 08
nablaV at P = [10(15)(27) + 3(08)]u x + 5(15)2u
y + 3(15)u
z
= 429u x + 1125u
y + 45u
z
EXAMPLE 110
Find the gradient of the scalar function = + at (1 minus2 4)
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nabla = partpart
+ partpart
= x
u2 2
Substituting x = 1 y = minus2 z = 4
nabla =
minus y z
4+
21
EXAMPLE 111
A scalar function is given by = )+ Find nablaf at (2 minus1 3)
nabla =part
+ partpart
=+ y z
22
( )+ u
Substituting x = 2 y = minus1 z = 3
nabla = )+7
minus
EXAMPLE 112
A vector field is described by F = 500u x + 750u
y A plane surface in the region of the field is defined by
2 x + 4 y + 6 z = 12 Find the vector components of F that are normal and tangential to the surface
Denoting the surface by S we have
S = 2 x + 4 y + 6 z The gradient of S
nablaS = 2u x + 4u
y + 6u
z
The magnitude of the gradient of S
nabla = +2 6 5= 6
The unit vector normal to the surface
S nabla 1)4
The scalar component of the vector field normal to the surface
n n= = ) y
sdot ) y z+ =usdot 1
56
000
56
The vector component of the vector field normal to the surface
F un
sdot = =)( )u+uu
56428 6
The vector component of the vector field tangential to the surface
Ft = F minus F
n = 3571u
x + 4643u
y minus 4286 u
z
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EXAMPLE 113
Given a vector function F = 2 x12 yu x + xy2u
y + (1 z )u
z Find divergence and curl of F at P (05 08 02)
The divergence of F
nablasdot = part
( part = + minus x x xy+ 2
11 )
Substituting x = 05 y = 08 and z = 02
nabla sdot F at P = 26931
The curl of F
nabla times = partpart
= )F
u u
u z
minus
2 1
Substituting x = 05 y = 08 and z = 02nabla times F at P = minus 0774 u
z
EXAMPLE 114
The equation to a surface is given by S ( x y z ) = xy minus 4 z 2 = 0 What is the angle between unit normal
vectors to the surface at P 1(8 2 2) and P
2(6 6 minus3)
Unit vector normal to a surface u S = nabla
nabla
nablaS
= yu
x
+ xu
y
minus 8 z u
z
At P 1 nablaS
1 = 2u
x + 8u
y ndash 16u
z nablaS
1 = 18
2 16
18=
minus
At P 2 nablaS
2 = 6u
x + 6u
y + 24u
z nablaS
2 = 2545
2
6 24
25
+u
Let a be the angle between the unit vectors Then
cos)
( )( )α = = =
minussdot x y z x y z
2
minus 2+ 4
4
324
4
2
95 720 705
= minus
a = 1345deg
EXAMPLE 115
Two surfaces are defined by S 1 = x2 + y2 minus z2 = 7 and S
2 = x2 minus y + z 2 = 3 Find the angle between the surfaces
at P (2 2 minus1)
The angle between two surfaces at a point common to them is the angle between the normal to the surfaces
at the point
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nablaS 1 = 2( xu
x + yu
y ndash z u
z )
At P nablaS 1 = 4u
x + 4u
y + 2u
z and nablaS
1 = 6
nablaS 2 = 2 xu
x ndash u
y + 2 z u
z
At P nablaS 2 = 4u
x ndash u
y ndash 2u
z and nabla = 21
Let a be the angle between the unit vectors Then
cos)
(= =
nablanabla
sdot sdot
211
8
6 21)=
a = 7308deg
EXAMPLE 116
Two vector functions are given by A = 2 xu y + 3 y2u
z and B = z u
x + 3 yu
z Find nabla sdot (A times B) at (3 2 1)
A = x y z
z0 2 2 2
nablasdot = part + part)times u sdot minus
y+
= 6 y + 6 yz minus 2 x = 18 at (3 2 1)
EXAMPLE 117
A vector is defined by
A = xy2
u x + yz 2
u y + zx2
u z Find nabla times nabla times A
nabla times = partpart
part part = minus +A
u u u
z
yz xy
2 2 2
2( )
nabla times nabla times = partpart
A
u u
minus 0= x y
z z
EXAMPLE 118
A scalar function is given by f = x3 + y3 + xyz Find nabla sdot nablaf
nablasdotnabla = part
+ +part
= x y
( )+ x xyz
= + + part =2 2 2
z)+ y )+ xyz )+ xy
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19 Vector IdentitiesSome useful vector identities are listed below The identities can easily be proved by assuming that the vector
A and B and the scalar f are functions of rectangular-coordinate variables
1 nabla times (nablaf ) = 0
2 nabla sdot (nabla times A) = 03 nabla sdot (f A) = A sdot (nablaf ) + f (nabla sdot A)
4 nablasdot + part
+ partpart
(nabla = nabla2 2 2
x y
5 nabla times nabla times A = nabla(nabla sdot A) minus nabla2A
6 nabla times (f A) = (nablaf ) times A + f (nabla times A)
7 nabla sdot (A times B) = B sdot (nabla times A) minus A sdot (nabla times B)
110 Line Surface and Volume IntegralsIn the case of a definite integral
adxint ) x
where the integrand F ( x) is a real function of a single variable x The function is integrated along x direction
between limits x = a and x = b Whereas in the case of a line integral a real function of more than one variable
is integrated along a continuous curve from an initial point to an end point The curve may also be a closed
one The function may be a scalar or a vector function of real variables In the case of a vector function its
component along a specified path is integrated The line integral is a definite integral
The principle of evaluating the line integral of a vector
function along a path is as follows Let us consider a vec-
tor function F in any coordinate plane Let us take a con-
tinuous curve of any shape denoted by C in Fig 114 in
the plane of the vector The positive direction of the curve
is indicated by an arrow and its initial and final positions
are marked by a and b respectively If we divide the curve
into a large number of very small segments each seg-
ment may be considered as a straight line Let there be n
such segments of lengths ∆ ∆ sdotsdot sdot If the
average value of the vector function over the k th segment
is Fk its scalar component along the positive direction of
the segment is F k cos a
k where a
k is the angle between F
k
and tangent to the k th segment as shown in the figure The
product of F k cos a
k and is equal to the dot product of F
k and the vector length ∆ ℓ
k That is
cosα sdot= ∆l
The sum of such dot products of all the segments between a and b is
n
=sum ∆l
k
In the limit n approaching infinity the above summation is called line integral of F along the curve C The
curve is the path of integration The line integral of F along the path shown in Fig 114 is
d int sdot l
Fig 114 Pertaining to line integration of a vector
Tangent to k t
segment
a1
F k∆
∆ 2∆ ∆
k
∆ n
C
a
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If the line integral is over a closed path it is written by putting a small circle on the integral sign Thus
F sdot d l denotes the line integral of F over a closed path
In order to understand the process of integrating a vector func-
tion F over a surface let us consider a continuous open surface
S shown in Fig 115 The surface may be considered as consist-
ing of a large number of very small surface elements with areas
∆S 1 ∆S
2hellip ∆S
k hellip ∆S
n Let the average of F over the k th sur-
face element be Fk The scalar component of F
k along normal to
the surface element is equal to F k cos a
k where a
k is the angle
between Fk and the unit vector u
n normal to the surface element
as shown in the figure The product of F k cos a
k and ∆S
k can be
expressed as the dot product of the vectors Fk and ∆S
k
F k ∆S
kcos a = Fsdot(∆S
k u
n) = F
k ∆S
k
The sum of such dot products over all the n surface elements is given by
n
=sumThe above summation as n approaches infinity is the surface integral of F over the surface The surface
integral is a definite double integral which is denoted using either two integral signs or a single integral sign
with a subscript s We will use the latter notation Accordingly
Sint denotes the surface integral of a vector function F over an open surface
If the surface is a closed one the surface integral is denoted by putting a small circle on the integral sign
Accordingly SS
denotes the surface integral of F over a closed surface
The volume integral of a scalar point function in three-dimensional space is a triple integral The integral isdenoted using either three integral signs or a single integral sign with a subscript v We will use the latter
notation Thus the volume integral of a scalar function r which is a continuous function of space variables
in a region of volume bounded by a closed surface is written as
dv
where dv is the volume of a three-dimensional element
EXAMPLE 119
Find the line integral of the vector function F = ( x2 + 2 y)u x + (3 x minus y2)u
y along the straight line defined by
y = 3 x from (0 0) to (1 3)
An element of length vector in rectangular coordinates
d ℓ = u xdx + u
ydy + u
z dz
The dot product of F and d ℓ F middot d l = ( x2 + 2 y)dx + (3 x minus y2)dy
Substituting y by 3 x in the first term and x by y3 in the second term we have
F middot d ℓ = ( x2 + 6 x)dx + ( y minus y2)dy
The line integral sdot 3
7= minusminus 17=
nu
S
F
Fig 115 Pertaining to surface integration
of a vector
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EXAMPLE 120
Integrate the vector function
F u + x y y
( ) x
along the path described by the equation y2 = 4 x from P 1(1 2) to P
2(4 4)
An element of length vector in rectangular coordinates
d ℓ = u xdx + u
ydy + u
z dz
The dot product of F and d ℓ sdot d x y
dyl =) x y x y 2
(1)
The path of integration is defined by the equation
y2 = 4 x (2)
Or ydy = 2dx (3)
Substituting (2) and (3) in (1) we get
F sdot = + x x
23 2
Thus F sdot = + =int int x2
03 2
274P1
2
The integral can be evaluated by substituting x2 + 4 x = u
EXAMPLE 121
A circular cylinder has its base on the x- y plane with its axis along the z axis The radius and height of the
cylinder are 20 cm and 50 cm respectively By using the formula for the differential area d S = (rd f dz )ur +
(drdz )uf + (rdrd f )u
z find the surface area of the cylinder
A differential area on the surface of the cylinder is in r direction Thus
dS = rd f dz
At r = 02 m dS = 02d f dz
Surface area π = 0 2φ
m2
EXAMPLE 122
The radius of a sphere is 25 cm By using the formula for the differential area d S = (r 2sinq d q d f )ur +
(r sinq drd f ) uq + (rdrd f ) u
f find surface area of the lower hemisphere
A differential area on the surface of the sphere is in r direction Thus
dS = r 2 sinq d q d f
At r = 025 m dS = 00625 sinq d q d f
Surface area π = 0 125φ π
2
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EXAMPLE 123
Given a vector function F = x2 yu x + xy2u
y Integrate nabla times F over the rectangular surface shown in Fig 116
y
y 1
x 2
x minus2
y minus1
x
Fig 116 For Example 123
The curl of the vector function
nabla times = partpart part
=F
u
u x y
x2 2 0
)minus
An element of surface vector is given by
d S = u xdydz + u
ydzdx + u
z dxdy
Thus (nabla times F) sdot d S = ( y2 minus x2)dxdy
We find from Fig 116 that the lower and upper limits of x are minus20 and +20 and those of y are minus10 and
+10 Thus
= minus+
minus
+
int sdot (= 08
111 Coordinate Transformation of VectorsIt is desirable to use a suitable coordinate system at the outset for solving a field problem involving vectors
For example it is easier to solve a problem having cylindrical symmetry by using cylindrical coordinates A
proper choice of a coordinate system simplifies the analysis and results in a solution that is compact in form
and easy for physical interpretation However it is occasionally necessary to convert a vector function from
one coordinate system to another system The principles of transformation of a vector function between
cylindrical and rectangular coordinates and between spherical and rectangular coordinates are described in
the following
Transformations between Cylindrical and Rectangular Coordinates
Let a vector F in terms of its components in cylindrical coordinates be given by
F = F r u
r + F
f u
f + F
z u
z (1)
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where in general each component is a function of all the three variables r f and z We will transform the
vector to rectangular coordinates
Let the same vector in terms of its components in rectangular coordinates is
F = F xu
x + F
yu
y + F
z u
z (2)
In order to transform the vector we obtain at first the rectangular-coordinate components F x F y and F z of F interms of F
r F
f and F
z and then change the cylindrical-coordinate variables to rectangular-coordinate variables
We know that the component of a vector in any direction is given by the dot product of the vector and a unit
vector in that direction Accordingly F x is equal to the dot product of F described by (1) and the unit vector u
x
F x = ( F
r u
r + F
f u
f + F
z u
z ) sdot u
x
= F r (u
r sdot u
x) + F
f (u
f sdot u
x) + F
z (u
z sdot u
x) (3)
We see from Fig 117 that the angle between ur and u
x is f the angle between u
f and u
x is 90deg + f and the
angle between u z and u
x is 90deg Therefore u
r sdot u
x = cos f u
f sdot u
x = minus sin f and u
z sdot u
x = 0 Substituting these
results in (3) we get
F x = F
r cos f minus F
f sin f
The component F y = ( F
r u
r+ F
f u
f + F
z u
z ) sdot u
y= F
r (u
r sdot u
y)
+ F f (u
f sdot u
y) + F
z (u
z sdot u
y)
The angle between ur and u
y is 90deg minus f between u
f and u
y
is f and between u z and u
yis 90deg Thus
F y = F
r sin f + F
f cos f
As the z direction is common to both the systems
F z = F
z
Since F r F
f and F
z are functions of the cylindrical-coordi-
nate variables these have to be expressed in terms of
rectangular-coordinate variables to complete the transfor-
mation Relations connecting the two sets of variables are
given in (12-2) [Equation 2 of Section 12]
We use the same procedure as described above to transform a vector in rectangular coordinates to cylindrical
coordinates It can be shown that a vector
G = G xu x + G yu y + G z u z
in cylindrical coordinates when transformed to rectangular coordinates will have the following scalar
components
G r = G
x cos f + G
y sin f
G f = minus G
x sin f + G
y cos f
G z = G
z
To complete the transformation the components have to be expressed in terms of spherical-coordinate vari-
ables using the following formulae which can be derived from (12-2)
y
u
(90deg
u
u
u
ur u x
f
f
Fig 117 Showing unit vectors of rectangular
and cylindrical coordinates
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2
f = tanminus1( y x)
z = z
Transformations between Spherical and Rectangular CoordinatesIn spherical coordinates let a vector function be given by
E = E r u
r + E
q u
q + E
f u
f
where E r E
q and E
f are in general functions of all the three variables r q and f
In order to transform the vector to rectangular coordinates we have to find its components in x y and z direc-
tions and then express these components in terms of x y and z The component of E along x direction is
E x = E sdot u
x = E
r(u
r sdot u
x) + E
q (u
q sdot u
x) + E
f (u
f sdot u
x) (4)
The values of (ur sdot u x) and (uq sdot u x) cannot be found directly because the angles between the unit vectorsinvolving the dot products cannot be expressed as simple functions of q and f
This difficulty is overcome by finding at first the pro-
jections of the unit vectors on the x-y plane and then
projecting these projections onto the x axis Referring
to Fig 118 we find that the angle between ur and the
z axis is q and the angle between uq and the z axis is
90deg + q Therefore the lengths of projections urand u
q
on the x-y plane are equal to sin q and cos q respec-
tively Moreover these projections are at an angle f
with the x axis Thus we haveu
r sdot u
x = sin q cos f
uq sdot u
x = cos q cos f
As the unit vector uf is at angle 90deg + f with the x axis
the dot product of uf and u
x is
uf sdot u
x = minus sin f
Substituting the expressions of the dot products in (4)
we get
E x = E
r sin q cos f + E
q cos q cos f minus E
f sin f
The components of E along y and z directions can similarly be calculated These are given by E
y = E
r sin q sin f + E
q cos q sin f + E
f cos f
E z = E
r cos q minus E
q sin q
To complete the process of transformation we have to express the components in terms of the rectangular-
coordinate variables The relations connecting the two sets of variables are given by (12-3)
Let us next consider a vector H in rectangular coordinates defined in terms of its components
H = H xu
x + H
yu
y + H
z u
z
We can transform the vector into spherical coordinate system using the procedure similar to that described
above The scalar components of H in spherical coordinates are
u
u
u
u x
u
(90deg q )
u
x
f
q
Fig 118 Showing unit vectors of rectangular and
spherical coordinates
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H r = H
x sin q cos f + H
y sin q sin f + H
z cos q
H q = H
x cos q cos f + H
y cos q sin f minus H
z sin q
H f = minus H
x sin f + H
y cos f
To complete the process of conversion the components will have to be transformed to spherical-coordinate
variables using the following formulae These can be derived from (12-3)
r y z x
=+
minuscos 1
x
f = tanminus1 ( y x)
EXAMPLE 124
A vector in cylindrical coordinates is given byF = Transform the vector into rectangular coordinates
The vector has only one component F r = 1r in r direction Let the vector in rectangular coordinates be
F = F xu
x + F
yu
y + F
z u
z
Thenr
x
x yr
= =) cossdot
= =) s nsdot
F z = 0
The vector in rectangular coordinates is given by
F 1
)uu
EXAMPLE 125
The vector F = r sin f uf is given in cylindrical coordinates Transform the vector into rectangular
coordinates
The vector has only one component F f = r sin f in f direction Let the vector in rectangular coordinates be
F = F xu
x + F
yu
y + F
z u
z
Then y
= = minus) )sdot minus sin 2 2
x y= =)sdot
F z = 0
The vector in rectangular coordinate is given by
F 1
2 2)u
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EXAMPLE 126
Convert the vector = r
r in spherical coordinates into rectangular coordinates
The vector has only one componentr
r
1 in r direction Let the vector in rectangular coordinates be
E = E xu
x + E
yu
y + E
z u
z
We haver
= =)) x
sdot 1
yr
=))
sdot 1
= =) cos
)sdot
The vector in rectangular coordinate is given by
E 1
+ )uu
112 Sinusoidally Time-Varying QuantitiesA scalar or a vector quantity may be time-invariant or it may be a function of time Quantities that are either
sine or cosine function of time are called sinusoidally time-varying quantities For example a voltage repre-
sented by
V (t ) = V 0 cos w t (1)
is a co-sinusoidal quantity And a current given by
I (t ) = I 0 sin w t (2)
is a sinusoidal quantity These are also called alternat-
ing quantities In (1) and (2) V (t ) and I (t ) denote instan-
taneous values V 0 and I
0 are the maximum values or
amplitudes of the functions and w is the angular or
radian frequency The units of voltage and current are
volt (V) and ampere (A) and that of w is radians per
second (rads) The graphs of variation of voltage and
current with time shown in Fig 119 are the familiarcosine and sine waves The waves repeat after every
w t = 2p radian The number of such repetitions or
cycles per second is called frequency of the waves The
frequency is denoted by f and its unit is hertz (Hz) The
duration of one cycle is equal to one period It is gener-
ally denoted by T Therefore T = 1 f As w t changes by
2p radian in one period w = 2p T = 2p f Each cycle
consists of a positive half-cycle and a negative half-
cycle Both the half-cycles have the same amplitude
and identical shapes
(a
(b
3
V t
V
I t
I
p p p p t
t
2p
23p p p
Fig 119 (a) A cosine wave and (b) A sine wave
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Next let us consider the functions
V 1(t ) = V
10 cos (w t + y
1) (3)
and V 2(t ) = V
20 cos (w t minus y
2) (4)
Note that V 1
(t ) and V 2
(t ) have the same frequency as that of V (t ) Graphs of functions defined by (1) (3) and
(4) are shown in Fig 120 The symbols y 1and y
2denote phase angles of V
1(t ) and V
2(t ) respectively If we
take the time-angle at which V (t ) is zero (or maximum) as reference the corresponding zero of V 1(t ) occurs
earlier by a time-angle y 1 and that of V
2(t ) occurs later by a time-angle y
2 Thus V
1(t ) leads V (t ) by an angle
y 1 and V
2(t ) lags V (t ) by an angle y
2 As cos w t = sin(w t + p 2) a cosine function leads a sine function by p 2
radian The phase angles are specified either in radian or in degree
Representation of Sinusoidal Functions
Any of the equations (1) to (4) is the basic form of rep-
resenting a sinusoidal quantity in terms of its amplitude
frequency and phase angle This form gives the value of
the quantity at any instant The waveforms of Fig 119and 120 also provide the same information
Some other useful ways of representing a sinusoidal
quantity are the phasor the complex and the polar forms
The basis of these forms is the Eulerrsquos formula (or iden-
tity) of the complex exponential function e j w t As per the
formula
e j w t = cos w t + j sin w t
where = minus1
cos w t = Re e j w t (5) sin w t = Im e j w t (6)
The notations Re and Im are the abbreviations of lsquoreal part of rsquo and lsquoimaginary part of rsquo respectively Thus
using (5) and (6) in (1) and (2) we have
V (t ) = Re V 0 e j w t
and I (t ) = Im I 0 e j w t = Re I
0 e j (w t minusp 2)
Similarly (3) and (4) can be written as
e j )1=
e j )2=
These are the complex exponential forms of writing sinusoidally time-changing quantities One advantage of
using the complex exponential function e j w t instead of sin w t or cos w t is that the form of a function does not
change when differentiated or integrated with respect to time
To proceed further let us write the last four equations as in the following
V (t ) = V 0 cos w t = Re (V
0 e j 0)e j w t
I (t ) = I 0 sin w t = Re ( I
0 eminus j p 2)e j w t
e t
11) Re )ψ
e t
1) Re )= minusminus ψ
V t
ω t
V t V t
2p
Fig 120 Showing time-phase difference between
sinusoidal waves
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A study of the above equations shows that the factor e j w t appears in all the functions In the mathematical
analysis of a problem it is not necessary to show this factor in all the steps The presence of e j w t in a func-
tion is assumed If all the quantities in a study have the same frequency it is sufficient to use only the
functions shown within the brackets At the end of an analysis the final expression is multiplied by e j w t
and either its real part or the imaginary part is used to express the result in real time The functions inside
the brackets are called phasors
We will denote a phasor by putting a bar over the symbol of the quantity For example
j 1ψ
and j
02minus
These are the phasor representations of sinusoidally time-varying quantities
Two more forms of representing a sinusoid can be derived from the phasor form Let us consider a voltage
phasor
e ψ
Since e j w = cos y + j sin y
)s n (7)
The first term on the rhs of (7) is the real part and the second term is the imaginary part of Denoting the
real part by V 0a
and the imaginary part by V 0i we have
i (8)
where V 0a
= V 0 cos y and V
0i = V
0 sin y
The form of (8) suggests that a phasor can be represented in a complex plane as shown in Fig 121 Equation
(8) and Fig 121 are the complex form of representing a sinusoidally time-varying quantity
We see that to write a sinusoidal quantity in phasor and com-
plex forms only its amplitude and phase angle are needed
Thus a simpler way of describing a sinusoidal quantity is by
its amplitude and phase angle as given below
ang plusmn
This is known as the polar form of representing a sinusoid
This form is advantageous where multiplication and division
of phasors are involved To illustrate these operations let j 1plusmn
and e j 2plusmn ψ
The product of the two phasors0 0 2= ang plusmn )]
The ratio of the two phasors j
2= ang[plusmn )] plusmn )]minus
Thus the magnitude of the product of two phasors is equal to the product of their magnitudes whereas the
phase angle of their product is equal to the algebraic sum of their phase angles Moreover the magnitude of
the ratio of two phasors is equal to the ratio of their magnitudes and the phase angle is equal to the phase angle
of the numerator-phasor minus the phase angle of the denominator-phasor
Im
Re
V
V
V
y
Fig 121 Representation of a sinusoidal
function in the complex plane
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Root-Mean-Square Value of a Sinusoidal Quantity
In order to define the root-mean-square (rms) value of a function consider that a sinusoidal current
I (t ) = I 0 sin w t
flows through a resistor of R ohm Then electric power dissipated in the resistor at any instant
)t s n= 0
ω t
The average power over a complete cycle
=1
2 2
2π
Next consider that a time-invariant current I flows through the same resistor instead of the sinusoidal current
Power dissipated in the resistor is equal to I 2 R If we assume that I 2 R is equal to the average power dissipated
by the sinusoidal current I 0 sin w t then
2=
Or =2
The constant current I which produces the same power in the resistor as the average power due to an
alternating current is called root-mean-square (rms) or effective value of the time-varying current The
nomenclature is derived from the mathematical procedure involved in deriving it
The rms value of a sinusoidal quantity is equal to 21 times of its amplitude The rms value of any periodic
function can be determined using the above procedure Sinusoidal quantities can also be represented usingrms value instead of amplitudes as given below
Instantaneous form )t )=
)t )=
Phasor form e ψ
Complex form
Polar form ang plusmn
The Complex ImpedanceThe complex impedance of an electric load is defined as the ratio of its complex voltage and complex
current To calculate the impedance let us assume that the instantaneous
voltage across the electric load shown in Fig 122 is
V (t ) = V 0 cos w t (9)
The complex and polar forms of the voltage are
0+ (10)
0ang
I (t
V (t
Load
Z
Fig 122 A load connected
to an ac source
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For a purely resistive load of resistance R ohm instantaneous current through the load
t )t )t
cos= = ω cos (11)
where I 0 = V
0 R We find from equations (9) and (11) that these are in time-phase The complex form of load
current is0+ (12)
The complex impedance is found by dividing (10) by (12)
Z = =0
00 0= ang
If the load is an ideal (loss-free) inductor of inductance L henry (H)
t )t cos( )== deg1ω (13)
The constant of integration is assumed to be zero as we are considering alternating quantities under steady
state (not transient) condition In the above expressions X L
= w L is reactance of the inductor and I 0 = V
0 X
L is
amplitude of the current The unit of reactance is ohm We find from (9) and (13) that the current in a pure
inductor lags the voltage across it by 90deg The complex form of current is
0
The complex impedance of the inductor
= = deg0
0+ = = ang
If the load is an ideal (loss-free) capacitor of capacitance C farad (F)
t
)t = = minus +t deg)t = os )90
where X c = (1w c) is reactance of the capacitor in ohm and I
0 = (V
0 X
c) is amplitude of the current We find
that current in an ideal capacitor leads the voltage across it by 90 deg The complex form of current is given by
The complex impedance
= = + deg00
minus = minus = ang minus
The complex impedance of an electric load consisting of a resistance R an inductance X L and a capacitance
X C in series is given by
j+ +minus (14)
where X = X L
minus X C is the effective reactance of the circuit If X
L is greater than X
C then the load is inductive
and if X C is greater than X
L the load is capacitive The angle y = tanminus1( X R) is called impedance angle
The resistance and reactance of the load in terms of the load angle are given by
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R = Z cos y
X = Z sin y
The magnitude of the impedance
The impedance in polar form is represented as
ang
Current I 0taken by a load is equal to the ratio of (10) and (14)
ji2
0= = = = =
) R jX
where I 0a
= (V 0Z ) cos y = I
0 cos y is the real part and I
0i = (V
0Z ) sin y = I
0 sin y is the imaginary part of the
current phasor respectively
The current in the polar form is
0= ang
ang + = ang minus where
0 =
If the resistance and reactance of an electric load is known we can calculate values of the circuit impedance
Z and the impedance angle y Taking the voltage across the circuit as reference the equation for instanta-
neous current is given by
I (t ) = I 0 cos(w t minus y )
We see that the phase angle between voltage and current is equal to the impedance angle y The current lags
the voltage for an inductive load and the current leads the voltage for a capacitive load The impedance angle
lies between 0 and 90deg if the load is inductive and between 0 and minus90deg if the load is capacitive
The rms value of current I = =rms value of voltage
Instantaneous Average and Complex Powers
Instantaneous power input to a load is equal to the product of its voltage and current at a given instant If the
instantaneous voltage is described by the equation
V (t ) = V 0 cos (w t + y
1) (15)
and the current at the same instant is given by
I (t ) = I 0 cos (w t + y
2) (16)
then instantaneous power
P (t ) = V (t ) I (t ) = V 0 I
0 cos (w t +y
1) cos (w t + y
2)
= +t 2
)]ω + cos (17)
where y = y 2 minus y
1 is the phase difference between current and voltage
The instantaneous power given by (17) has two parts One part is independent of time and the other part var-
ies with time at twice the frequency The average power is equal to the average value of instantaneous power
over one cycle Thus the average power
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t 2
1
2)t
=0
2cosc= os (18)
The average power therefore is equal to the product of rms voltage rms current and the cosine of phase-angle between the voltage and current The power is also called active or effective or real power The electric unit
of power is watt (W) The product of V and I that is VI is called apparent power and its unit is volt-ampere
(VA) The factor cos y is called power factor of the load
Power factor cos = =2
VI
Substituting V = IZ and cos y = RZ in (18) we get the average power in terms of the current and the
resistance
P av
= I 2 R
Thus the active power is the power absorbed by the load
In an analogous way the reactive or quadrature power
1
2
2 (19)
The unit of reactive power is volt-ampere reactive (var)
It may be noted that I cos y of (18) is the component of current that is in phase with the voltage and I sin y of (19) is the component of current that is in quadrature with the voltage Thus the general principle is that
the average power is equal to the product of in-phase components of rms voltage and rms current and the
reactive power is given by the product of rms voltage and rms current which are out of phase by 90deg We will
use this principle to define complex power
The complex forms of voltage and current defined by (15) and (16) are
i (20)
andi (21)
In (20) V 0a
and V 0i are the real and imaginary parts of the voltage and in
(21) I 0a
and I 0i are the real and imaginary parts of the current These are
represented in the complex plane of Fig 123 Since V 0a
and I 0a
are in
phase and V 0i
and I 0i are also in phase the average power
1
2)
ii (22)
Moreover as V 0i
and I 0a
are out of phase by 90deg (V 0i I
0a2) gives one part of the
reactive power For the same reason (V 0a I
0i 2) gives a second part of reactive
power Note that in the first part the current lags the voltage and hence this part of the reactive power is inductive
The second part of the reactive power is capacitive as in this case the current leads the voltage If we assume the
inductive power to be positive then the capacitive power would be negative Thus the net reactive power
1)
ai a (23)
1
I
V
V a I
I
V
Im
Re
Fig 123 Showing real and
imaginary parts of a voltage
phasor and a current phasor
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We can also obtain the above results mathematically by the use of the complex forms of voltage and current
given in (20) and (21) as follows The conjugate of current is
i
lowast minus
Then1
2
1
2
lowast = i
)i
minus
= +1
2) + )]minus
i i (24)
We see that the rhs of (24) has a real part and an imaginary part The real part is same as the average power
given by (22) and the imaginary part is same as the reactive power given by (23) Thus 2lowast
gives the
complex power Denoting the complex power by P we have
lowast1
2 0
(25)
The average or active power 1
2 (26)
The reactive power 1
2 0
(27)
In (26) Re means lsquoReal part of rsquo and in (27) Im means lsquoImaginary part of rsquo the complex power The reactive
power is inductive if the imaginary part of (24) is positive and it is capacitive if the imaginary part is nega-
tive It can be shown that the real part of ( )2 is also equal to P av
However its imaginary part is nega-
tive of the imaginary part of (24)
EXAMPLE 127
The voltage and current of a given load are
V (t ) = 120 sin (1000t + 60deg) V
I (t ) = 15 cos (1000t - 45deg) A
(a) Find the phase difference between voltage and current and their root-mean-square values (b) Represent
the voltage and current in phasor complex and polar forms (c) Calculate the load impedance resistance
reactance inductance (or capacitance) power factor active power and reactive power using (18) and (19)
(d) Calculate the complex power using (25)
(a) In order to find the phase difference between voltage and current we have to write the voltage equation
in the cosine form
V (t ) = 120 sin (1000t + 60deg) = 120 cos (1000t minus 30deg) V
I (t ) = 15 cos (1000t minus 45deg) A
The phase angle of the current with respect to the voltage = minus 45degminus(minus30) = minus15deg The current lags the voltage
by 15deg
Root-mean-square values of voltage and current are
=2= 120 84 85 V
51= =2 60 A
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(b) Phasor forms e jminus ( ) V
e 4 ) A
Complex forms 0=)deg V
deg) = )minus A
Polar forms ang120 deg
= 1 Aang5 minus deg
(c) = = ang minus degang minus deg
= ang deg = deg +0
120 30
1 5 515 80 15(cos 2 700 1 Ω
Ω= 20 71 (Inductive)
Inductance L = X w = 20711000 = 2071 mH
Power factor = cos y = cos 15deg = 0966 (lagging)
Active power1
2
1120 1 966 93(= )( )5 0 ) 86 W
Reactive power 1
2
1120 1 259 29
0 = ) )5 0 ) = 23
(d) Complex powerlowast1
2
1 + 27
The real part is the average power in watts and the imaginary part is the reactive power in vars (inductive)
113 Fourier SeriesConsider that a function f ( x) has the following properties
1 It varies periodically with x That is f ( x + T ) = f ( x) where T is
the period
2 It is a single-valued function That is it has only one value for
a given value of the variable
3 It is a continuous function of the variable It may however have
finite number of discontinuities Such a periodic function is
shown in Fig 124 The wave is continuous in the range 0 lt x lt p and p lt x lt 2p and it is discontinuous at x = p and 2p
Any function f ( x) with a period 2p and satisfying the above mentioned properties can be represented by a trigonometric series as given below
) x1
==
infin
1
cn
)n (1)
where the constant a0 a
n and b
n are real numbers The trigonometric series is called Fourier series The con-
stants of the series are calculated from the following formulae
f d 1
minusπ
π x
p
f ( )
p
Fig 124 Illustration of a periodic
function
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x1
x
b f x d minus
1 π
Over a period 2p the constant a0 is the average value of f ( x) whereas the coefficients an and bn are twice theaverage values of f ( x) cos nx and f ( x) sin nx respectively
If a function f ( x) is defined over an interval of length instead of minus p to p its Fourier series is
obtained by replacing x in (1) by x Accordingly
n) x n=
(2)
The constants of (2) are given by
a f d 1
minus
+
x
x x
+1
b n x
dx1
minus
x sin
If f ( x) is an even function of x ie if f (minus x) = f ( x) then bn = 0 and
a x2
If f ( x) is an odd function of x [ f (minus x) = minus f ( x)] then an
= 0 and
b dx2
x sin
For an alternating function with identical positive and negative half-waves [ f ( x + p ) = minus f ( x)] the constant
a0 = 0
EXAMPLE 128
We will obtain the Fourier series of (a) a rectangular waveform and (b) of a triangular waveform illus-
trated in Fig 125
Fig 125 Pertaining to Example 128 (a) A rectangular wave and (b) A triangular wave
O
(a) b
f ( )
x
minusV
V
A
O
minusV
V
f ( )
minus x
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As both the waves are odd functions of x and have identical positive and negative half-cycles it is necessary
to calculate coefficient of the sine series only over the interval x = 0 to
(a) For the rectangular waveform f ( x) = V 0 in the interval x = 0 to =
=
2 2 2
0 = c
minus )
We see that bn = 0 for even values of n and b
n = 2 for odd values of n Thus the Fourier series of the
function is
) x == 4 1
1 3 5 (3)
(b) The equation of the triangular waveform from x = 0 to x = is that of the straight line OA Its equation
is
x
) x =
The coefficient of the nth term of the sine series
b x n x
dx
n
=
= minus
2
2
0
si
cos sin
= minus 2
ncos
Hence the Fourier series of the function is given by
) x s n= minus+ s n
2 1
3
3
2 (4)
114 Bessel FunctionsBessel functions are solutions of specific types of second order ordinary differential equations The general
form of the equation with V as dependent variable and r as independent variable is
r dr dr
0+ +r =)kr (1)
where k 2 is positive and n is any number Equation (1) is called Besselrsquos equation of order n though the dif-
ferential equation itself is of second order For n = 0 equation (1) becomes
dr dr
2 2 0+ + =)kr (2)
Equation (2) is Besselrsquos equation of zero order
Besselrsquos equation of any order is solved using the power series method We will limit our discussion to equa-
tion (2) as we will not need the solution of equation (1) for the analysis of problems which we will consider
in later chapters The solution of (2) is of the form
a + + + + +3 5 (3)
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The coefficients of the series are found by substituting V dV dr and d 2V dr 2 in (2) and then equating the
coefficients of like powers of r to zero Substituting (3) into the third term of (2) we get
2
)+ + + + + sdotsdotsdot (4)
Substituting dV dr and d 2V dr 2 into the second and first terms of (2) respectively we get
dV
r = 3 4 6 (5)
r d V
dr a r r 6 20= r + +a r +r (6)
Since the sum of the left-hand sides of (4) (5) and (6) is zero the sum of their right-hand sides must be equal
to zero Taking the sum and then collecting the terms of like powers of r we have
3 4r a a a
+ + =)+r r 6 0 (7)
Equation (7) will be satisfied if the coefficient of each power of r is equal to zero This exercise will yield the
following results
a1r = 0 rArr a
1 = 0
42
0 2
k = s an ar trar constant
9 0=
162
4
a k
a =
25 0a
362
6
a = minus
We find that the coefficients of odd powers of r of (3) are zero So the solution of the differential equation
will have terms with even powers of r only The coefficient of r 2m where m is a positive integer including
zero is given by
m1minus
m ) (8)
Replacing a0 of (8) by a different constant A the solution of (2) is given by
==
infin
sum minus( m )
)kr (9)
The function ) 1
)= sum
is called Bessel function of first kind and zero order
As equation (2) is a second-order differential equation there must be a second independent solution of the
equation The second solution is called Bessel function of second kind and zero order
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SUMMARY
We learnt the basics of three common types of coordinate systems vector analysis sinusoidally time-
varying functions Fourier series and Bessel function Other mathematical tools are described in later chap-
ters as and when necessary We found that unlike the unit vectors in rectangular coordinates the directionsof some of the unit vectors in cylindrical and spherical coordinates vary with one or two coordinate vari-
ables Though only the mathematical definitions of divergence gradient and curl operations are available
their applications to electric and magnetic fields and interpretations of results are described in later chap-
ters The vector operations in cylindrical and spherical coordinates are given in Chapters 2 and 4 The vec-
tor identities line surface and volume integrals will find frequent use in the text Moreover we will utilise
the coordinate transformation technique for calculation of vector magnetic potential of a current loop in
Chapter 4
Representation of sinusoidal quantities and power calculation will be used for the study of time-varying
fields We will apply Fourier series and Bessel function for the solution of boundary-value problems Bessel
function will also be used to study the skin-effect phenomenon in cylindrical conductors
IMPORTANT FORMULAE
Relation between coordinate variables
Rectangular and cylindrical coordinates
x = r cos f
y = r sin f
z = z
Rectangular and cylindrical coordinates
x = r sin q cos f
y = r sin q sin f
z = r cos q
Differential lengths
Rectangular coordinates d ℓ = u xdx + u
ydy + u
z dz
Cylindrical coordinates d ℓ = dr ur + rd f uf + u
z dz
Spherical coordinates d ℓ = ur dr + u
q (rd q ) + u
f (r sin q d f )
Differential surfaces
Rectangular coordinates d S = u x(dydz ) + u
y(dzdx) + u
z (dxdy)
Cylindrical coordinates d S = ur (rd f dz ) + u
f (drdz ) + u
z (rdrd f )
Spherical coordinates d S = ur (r 2sinq d q d f ) + u
q (r sinq drd f ) + u
f (rdrd q )
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Differential volumes
Rectangular coordinates dv = dxdydz
Cylindrical coordinates rdrd f dz
Spherical coordinates r 2sinq drd q d f
Position vector r = xu x + yu
y + z u
z
Dot product of two vectors
In rectangular coordinates A sdot B = A x B
x + A
y B
y + A
z B
z
In cylindrical coordinates A sdot B = Ar B
r + A
f B
f + A
z B
z
In spherical coordinates A sdot B = Ar B
r + A
q B
q + A
f B
f
Cross product of two vectors
In rectangular coordinates
A
u
=
x B B
In cylindrical coordinates
A
u u
= B
In spherical coordinates
A
= A A B
θ φ
θ φ
θ φ
Gradient of a scalar function in rectangular coordinates
nabla = part part + part y
u u
Divergence of a vector function in rectangular coordinates
nablasdot = partpart
+part
+part
D D
x y
D y
Curl of a vector function in rectangular coordinates
nabla times = partpart
part part y z
x y
H H Vector identities
nabla times nabla times A = nabla(nabla sdot A) minus nabla2A
nabla sdot (A times B) = B sdot (nabla times A) minus A sdot (nabla times B)
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Dot product of unit vectors
In Rectangular and Cylindrical Coordinate systems
sdotur
sdotuf
sdotu z
u x cos f ndashsin f 0u
ysin f cos f 0
u z
0 0 1
In Rectangular and Spherical Coordinate systems
sdotur
sdotuq
sdotuf
u x
sinq cosf cosq cosf ndashsin f
u y
sinq sinf cosq sinf cosf
u z cosq ndashsinq 0
Complex impedance
+ )minus
Instantaneous power
)t = ])t cos2
cos
Complex power
lowast1
2
MULTIPLE983085CHOICE QUESTIONS
(starred questions have two answers)
11 A point in cylindrical coordinates is defined by (14 m 25deg 075 m) Location of the point in rectan-
gular coordinates is
(a) (14 m 0592 m 075 m)
(b) (1269 m 0592 m 075 m)
(c) (14 m 0592 m 075 m)
(d) (14 m 0592 m 0375 m)
12 A point in spherical coordinates is described by (095 m 35deg 20deg) Location of the point in rectangu-
lar coordinates is
(a) (0512 m 0186 m 0778 m)
(b) (0186 m 0512 m 0778 m)
(c) (0512 m 0778 m 0186 m)
(d) (0186 m 0778 m 0512 m)
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13 A position vector is given by 4 The unit vector in the direction of the position
vector is
(a) 0 0 566 +u
(b) 0 0 24 +u
(c) 0 0 566 +u
(d) 0 0 707 +u
14 A vector is given by A uu+u If the unit vector alongA is u707
what should be the value of p
(a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 10 (d) 12
15 Two vectors are given by A 4+u and 1+u 2 The angle between the vectors is
nearest to
(a) 12deg (b) 14deg (c) 16deg (d) 18deg
16 Two vectors are described by A u u3+u and B u u For the vectors to be
parallel the values of p and q should be (a) p = 3 q = 3 (b) p = 3 q = 9 (c) p = 45 q = 3 (d) p = 3 q = 45
17 The angle between two vectors A 4+u x y
and B y is 15deg What is the ratio of p to q
(a) 1732 (b) minus1732 (c) 0577 (d) minus0577
18 Two vectors are given by A 2+u z and B 4+u
z The unit vector normal to the plane con-
taining A and B is given by
(a) +0 371 0 557 y
(b) +0 741 0 371 y
(c) 0741u x minus 0577u
y + 0371u
z
(d) 0371u x +
0743u y minus
05571u z
19 A scalar function is given byf = xyz The magnitude of grad f at (1 minus1 1) is equal to
(a) 2 3 (b) 3 2 (c) 31 (d) 3
110 If r is the position vector at ( x y z ) the magnitude of nabla sdot r is equal to
(a) 3 (b) 3 (c) 31 (d) 13
111 The divergence of F = xy (u x + u
y) at (1 3) is equal to
(a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3 (d) 2
112 A vector in cylindrical coordinates is given by (sin f r ) ur The vector in rectangular coordinates is
(a) y
2
3 2) (b)
y
2
2( ) (c)
y
2 2
2( ) (d)
y
2
2( )
113 A vector in spherical coordinates is given by ur r 2 The vector in rectangular coordinate is
(a)+u
x + 3 2 (b)
3 2
+u
x + (c)
u+u
( x + 3 (d)
zu u+u z
x + 3 2
114 The line integral of F = xy (u x + u
y) along the straight line y = x from (0 0) to (2 2) is
(a) 163 (b) 8 (c) 16 (d) 4
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115 The instantaneous voltage and current in an electric circuit are given by V (t ) = 5 sin (w t minus 30deg) V and
I (t ) = minus02 cos w t A The average power supplied to the circuit is
(a) 05 W (b) 3 2 W (c) 025 W (d) 3 4 W
QUESTIONS
11 Name the coordinate planes of rectangular coordinates
12 In rectangular coordinates the coordinates of a point are x y and z What is the normal distance of
the point from the x- y plane
13 Name the plane on which x = 0
14 The coordinate of two points are and respectively What is the distance between the
points
15 In rectangular coordinates locate the point ) by tracing the path along or parallel to the
coordinate axes starting from the origin
16 Describe the cylindrical coordinate system Show that the coordinate directions are mutually perpen-
dicular to each other
17 Describe the spherical coordinate system Show that the coordinate directions are mutually perpen-
dicular to each other
18 The r and variable appearing in cylindrical and spherical coordinate systems have the same mean-
ing or different meanings in the two systems Explain
19 Explain why the distance between two points specified in spherical coordinates cannot be calculated by direct use of the coordinates of the points
How is this distance calculated
110 Sketch a length vector in rectangular coordinates and show its components in the coordinate directions
111 Express the vector A as sum of its component in rectangular cylindrical and spherical coordinates
112 Write the differential length vector and the differential surface vector in rectangular cylindrical and
spherical coordinates in terms of the components Give also the formula for the differential volume
in the three coordinate systems
113 Define the cross product of two vectors A and B Explain how the angle between the vectors can be
calculated from the definition of the cross product
114 Explain what is meant by a scalar field Does the value of the field at a point depend on the choice of
the coordinate system
115 State what is meant by a vector field Does the value of the field at a point depend on the choice of
the coordinate system
116 Explain with sketches that the unit vectors ur and u
f in cylindrical coordinates vary with f
117 Explain the properties of the gradient of a scalar function
118 Describe the procedure for evaluating the line integral of a vector function from an initial point to a
final point along a given path
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119 For the vector function A( x y z ) show that nabla sdot nabla times A( x y z ) = 0
120 Two sinusoidal functions are given by
)t )minus=
)t )minus 12
π
What is the phase difference between the two quantities and which is the leading quantity
121 A sinusoidal quantity is given by
F (t ) = F 0 sin (w t + y )
Write the complex exponential phasor and polar forms of the quantity
122 Define the rms value of a sinusoidally time-varying current Explain its significance
123 If W V and I are the measured values of power rms value of voltage and rms value of current
respectively of an electric load then the ratio W (VI ) is defined as the power factor of the load Is this
definition applicable to only sinusoidal variation of voltage and current with time or for any type of
variation Explain
124 Explain with sketches the meanings of single-valued and multi-valued periodic functions
ANSWERS TO SELECTED QUESTIONS
16 Describe the cylindrical coordinate system Show that the coordinate directions are mutually perpen-
dicular to each other
Answer In cylindrical coordinate system the three surfaces are those of a circular cylinder and two
planes These surfaces are specified with reference to the rectangular coordinate system The axis of
the cylinder is along the z axis and its radius is denoted by r One of the plane surfaces containing the
z axis is specified by the angle it makes with the y-z plane The angle is generally denoted by f The
second plane surface is parallel to and at a height z from the x-y plane The three coordinate direc-
tions are r f and z
The r direction is normal to the surface of the cylinder hence it is perpendicular to the axis of the
cylinder As the axis of the cylinder is along the z axis r and z directions are perpendicular to each
other At a point on the cylindrical surface the r direction is perpendicular to and the f direction istangential to the cylindrical surface Hence they are perpendicular to each other Moreover the f direction is parallel to the x-y plane hence it is perpendicular to the z direction
18 The r and f variable appearing in cylindrical and spherical coordinate systems have the same mean-
ing or different meanings in the two systems Explain
Answer The variables in cylindrical coordinate system are r f and z and those of spherical coordi-
nates are r q and f The r direction in cylindrical coordinates is perpendicular to the z axis of rectan-
gular coordinates whereas the r direction in spherical coordinates is at an angle q with the z axis Thus
the r-variables have different meaning In both the systems the angle f is the angle between the y-z
plane and a plane surface containing the z axis Thus the variable f has the same meaning in both the
systems
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19 Explain why the distance between two points specified in spherical coordinates cannot be calculated
by direct use of the coordinates of the points
How is the distance calculated
Answer Both q and f variables of spherical coordinates are angles and radian is their unit As the
unit of distance between two points is that of length the variables cannot be used directly for calcula-tion of distance
To calculate the distance it is necessary to express the spherical coordinates of the point in terms of
rectangular coordinate variables
113 Define the cross product of two vectors A and B Explain how the angle between the vectors can be
calculated from the definition of the cross product
Answer The cross product of two vectors A and B is a vector quantity say C The magnitude of C
is equal to the products of the magnitude of A the magnitude of B and the sine of angle a between
A and B The direction of C is perpendicular to the plane containing A and B The positive direction
is taken along the advance of a right-handed screw when it is rotated from A towards B
As per the definition of the cross product
A times B = ABsin a
Hence sin α = A B
A B
114 Explain what is meant by a scalar field Does the value of the field at a point depend on the choice of
the coordinate system
Answer A physical quantity which is a scalar function of position is a real number The quantity
may or may not be a function of time The mathematical representation or graphical plot of a scalar
function at various points in a region or domain is the scalar field of the function in that region Theregion may be one-dimensional (a line) two-dimensional (a surface) or three-dimensional (a vol-
ume) As an example let us consider a heated plate The temperature at each point on the surface of
the plate will have a specific value A graphical representation of temperatures at several points is the
temperature field in the region of the plate surface
Value of the field at a point is independent of the choice of a coordinate system
117 Explain the properties of the gradient of a scalar function
Answer The gradient of a scalar quantity which is a function of x y and z in general is a vector quan-
tity It is given by
nabla = + part part + partpart y x
u u u u= u
The first second and third terms give the rate of change of V with x y and z respectively As nablaV is
the vector sum of all the three components it gives the maximum rate of change of V with distance
at a point in space
120 Two sinusoidal functions are given by
V )t )minus= π
I )t )minus 12
π
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What is the phase difference between the two quantities and which is the leading quantity
Answer As V (t ) is a cosine function of time and I (t ) is a sine function of time we have to express
either V (t ) as a sine function or I (t ) as a cosine function of time By expressing I (t ) as a cosine func-
tion we get
)t )t = minus minus Thus the phase difference between the quantities is 3= V (t ) is the leading
quantity
PROBLEMS
11 Show the location of points P 1(10 m 20 m 30m) P
2(minus10 m 20 m 30m) P
3(10 m minus20 m
30m) P 4(10 m 20 m minus30m) in rectangular coordinates Calculate the distances of the points from
the origin
12 Show the location of the point P (05 m 60deg 02 m) in cylindrical coordinates Calculate the distances
of P from the origin
13 Show the location of the point P (04 m 30deg 45deg) in spherical coordinates Calculate the distances of
P from the origin
14 A point in rectangular coordinates is defined by (2 m minus3 m minus1 m) Find coordinates of the point in
(a) cylindrical coordinate and (b) in spherical coordinates
15 Derive relations between the cylindrical coordinate and spherical coordinate variables For the radial
directions use subscripts c and s respectively for cylindrical and spherical coordinates
16 A point in cylindrical coordinates is defined by (3 m 300
2 m) Find coordinates of the point inspherical coordinates
17 Find the distance between two points located at (a) (10 m 24 m minus08 m) and (minus26 m 15 m 15 m)
in rectangular coordinates (b) (12 m 45deg 20 m) and (05 m 60deg 02 m) in cylindrical coordinates
(c) (04 m 30deg 45deg) and (10 m 75deg 15deg) in spherical coordinates
18 Find the length vector from the point P 2(075 m 13 m minus06 m) to the point P
1(125 m minus07 m
04 m) Find also the unit vector directed from P 1 to P
2
19 A point is located at (20 m p 3 rad 08 m) in cylindrical coordinates Obtain in rectangular coordi-
nates the unit vector directed from the origin to the point
110 The location of two points are given by P 1(1 m 2 m 3 m) and P
2(2 m 3 m 5 m) Find the length
vector from the origin to the mid-point of the line joining P 1 and P
2
111 The location of two points are given by P 1(15 m 45deg 2 m) and P
2(5 m 60deg 30deg) in cylindrical and
spherical coordinates respectively Find the length vector from P 1 to P
2
112 A point is located at P (5 m 90deg 60deg) in spherical coordinates Find the unit vector directed from the
origin to P in rectangular coordinates
113 The equation y = 2 minus x is that of a straight line in the x-y plane Obtain the unit normal vector directed
from the given line to the point (3 2)
114 Find the dot and cross products of the vectors A = 3u x + 8u
y B = 5u
x + 10u
y What is the angle
between the vectors
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115 Given the vectors A = 4u x + 5u
y B = 6u
x + B
yu y + 8u
z What should be the value of B
y so that the angle
between A and B is 60deg
116 Vector A is directed from (2 m 3 m 4 m) to (5 m 7 m 9 m) and vector B is directed from (0 1 m
2 m) to (3 m 5 m 7 m) Find the angle between the vectors
117
Find the gradient of the scalar function f =
x
2
y +
y
2
z +
xz
2
at (minus
1 2minus
3) 118 The equation 2 x + 3 y + 4 z = c where c is a constant is that of a plane surface Find the unit vector
that is normal to the given plane and directed away from the origin
119 A surface is defined by x2 + y2 minus z 2 = 21 Find the unit vector normal to the surface at (4 3 2)
120 For the surface defined in Problem 119 find the angle between unit vectors normal to the surface at
(4 3 2) and )15 3
121 A vector function is described by A
+
1
2 2)uuu Find the divergence of the
vector function at (2 minus1 minus2)
122 A vector function is given by A = x2 yu x + y2 z u
y + xz 2u
z Find the curl of the vector at (1 2 4)
123 For the scalar function f ( x y z ) show that nabla times nablaf = 0
124 Prove the validity of the vector identity nabla times nabla times A = nabla(nabla sdot A) minusnabla2A for the vector function A = A( x
y z )u x + A( x y z )u
y + A( x y z )u
z
125 A vector field in rectangular coordinates is given byu
= + z
x Express the vector in cylindrical
coordinates at (4 45deg 3)
126 A vector is directed from (2 30deg 4) to (3 60deg 6) in cylindrical coordinates Find the angle between
the vector and the y axis
127 A vector function in cylindrical coordinates is given by
u ucos tans nr r
Calculate the components of the vector in rectangular coordinates
128 A vector function is given by = 8
2 2 Find the line integral of E along a straight path from
(3 5) to (6 10)
129 On the surface of a sphere find the area in the region if r = 6 30deg le q le 60deg 0 le f le 30deg
130 The amplitude of sinusoidal voltage and current of an electric circuit are 15 V and 2 A respectively
The current lags the voltage by p 6 rad Calculate (a) the rms values of voltage and current (b) the
power factor (c) the average power and (d) the complex impedance of the circuit
Find also the instantaneous power and complex power taking the voltage as reference Identify the
components of the complex power Assume w to be the angular frequency of the voltage
131 The complex forms of voltage and current amplitudes of an electric load are
40 V
2 A
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d S x = u
x(dydz )
The other components of surface elements are
d S y = u
y(dxdz )
d S z = u
z(dxdy)
These surfaces are shown in Fig 19 A differential surface vector inthree-dimensional space with reference to rectangular coordinates is the
sum of the three vector components Thus
d S = u x
(dydz ) + u y
(dzdx) + u z
(dxdy)
The elements of surface vector in the other two coordinate systems are
Cylindrical coordinates d S = ur(rd f dz ) + u
f (drdz ) + u
z(rdrd f )
Spherical coordinates d S = ur(r 2sin q d q d f ) + u
q (r sin q dr d f )
+ uf (r dr d q )
The Position Vector If one end of a directed line segment is located at the origin and the other end at a point P ( x y z ) as shown
in Fig 110(a) the directed line is known as the position vector at P A position vector is generally denoted
by r Referring to the figure the scalar components of the vector along the coordinate axes are OP x = x
OP y = y OP
z = z Accordingly the vector in terms of its components is given by
r = xu x + yu
y + z u
z
The vector equation of a directed line can be obtained by the use of position vectors In Fig 110(b) two ends
of a directed line R 12
are at P 1( x
1 y
1 z
1) and P
2( x
2 y
2 z
2) The equations of position vectors at these points are
r1 = x
1u
x + y
1u
y + z
1u
z
r2 = x2u x + y2u y + z 2u z Referring to the figure we find that the sum of vectors r
1 and R
12 is equal to r
2 Hence
R 12
= r2 minus r
1 = ( x
2 minus x
1)u
x + ( y
2 minus y
1)u
y + ( z
2 minus z
1)u
z
The length of the line
minus minus )minus
u
u
u
z
dx
z
x
y
y
z
xd
Fig 19 Showing differential
vector surfaces along the coor-
dinate directions
P x y P 111 z y x
P 2 z y x z
P x
P
(a (
r
P ( x y z )
z z
y
x
12R
1
x
y
2r
r
Fig 110 (a) A position vector r and its components along the axes and (b) Describing a vector R12
in space
in terms of two position vectors r1 and r
2
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The unit vector directed from P 1 to P
2
R
1212
1= = + y z
minus )1
minus
EXAMPLE 12
A vector is given by F u u Find the vector at x = 1 y = 2 z = 3
F = 2+ x y z x y z
EXAMPLE 13
Two points are located at P 1(14 m 09 m minus06 m) and P 2(minus025 m 17 m 15 m) Find the length vectordirected from P 1 to P
2 and the unit vector directed from P
2 to P
1
The position vectors at P 1 and P
2 are given by
r1 = 14u
x + 09u
y minus 06u
z
r2 = minus025u
x + 17u
y + 15u
z
The vector directed from P 1 to P
2
R 12
= r2 minus r
1 = (minus025 minus 14)u
x + (17 minus 09)u
y + (15 + 06)u
z
= minus 165u x + 08u
y+21u
z
The length of the line
12 788= m
The unit vector directed from P 2 to P
1
R21=
As R 21
= minusR 12
and R21
= R12
we have
uu u
1 2u 1
2 7880 753= minus
EXAMPLE 14
Two points in cylindrical coordinates are defined by P 1(20 m 30deg 30 m) and P
2(30 m 45deg 40 m) Find
the unit vector directed from P 2 to P
1
x1 = 2 cos 30deg = 1732 m y
1 = 2 sin 30deg = 1 m z
1= 3 m
x2 = 3 cos 45deg = 2121 m y
2 = 3 cos 45deg = 2121 m z
2 = 4 m
R 21
= (1732 minus 2121)u x + (10 minus 2121)u
y + (30 minus 40)u
z
= minus 0389u x minus 1121u
y minus 10u
z m
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2 1+ m
1
1 5521 121 251 0 644minus minus
0= minus
x y z x y z
EXAMPLE 15
Two points in spherical coordinates are given by P 1(30 m 0deg 30deg) and P
2(20 m 60deg 0deg) Find the unit
vector directed from P 1 to P
2
x1 = 3 sin 0 cos 30deg = 0 m y
1 = 3 sin 0 sin 30deg = 0 m z
1 = 3 cos 0deg = 3 m
x2 = 2 sin 60deg cos 0deg = 1732 m y
2 = 2 sin 60deg sin 0deg = 0 m z
2 = 2 cos 60deg = 1 m
R 12
= (1732 minus 0)u x + (10 minus 30)u
z = 1732 u
x minus 20u
z m
21 2 646=
u u12
1 732
2 646= = minus
15 Multiplication of a Vector by a ScalarWhen a vector is multiplied by a scalar it results in a vector quantity If we denote a vector by A a scalar (a
real quantity) by f and the product of the two quantities by B then
B = f A
The direction of B is same as that of A if f is positive and opposite to that of A if f is negative
By writing A and B in terms of their vector components in rectangular coordinates we get
B xu
x + B
yu
y + B
z u
z = f ( A
xu
x + A
yu
y + A
z u
z )
The above equality is satisfied if each component of lhs is equal to the corresponding component of rhs
Therefore
B x = f A
x B
y = f A
y B
z = f A
z
The magnitude of B is
B + =
Also (f 1 + f
2)A = f
1A + f
2A
f (A + C) = f A + f C
16 Scalar Product and Vector Product of Two VectorsThe scalar product of two vectors A and B is a scalar quantity It is equal to the products of the magnitude of
A the magnitude of B and cosine of the angle a between A and B The scalar product is written by putting a
dot between A and B Accordingly
A sdot B = AB cos a
The scalar product is also called dot product or inner product
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Since cos a = cos (minusa )A sdot B = B sdot A
Also (A + B) sdot C = A sdot C + B sdot C
The dot product of two vectors A and B can be obtained in terms of their components as follows In rectan-
gular coordinates let
A = A xu
x + A
yu
y + A
z u
z (1)
B = B xu
x + B
yu
y + B
z u
z (2)
Then A sdot B = ( A xu
x + A
yu
y + A
z u
z ) sdot ( B
xu
x + B
yu
y + B
z u
z )
= A x[(u
x sdot u
x) B
x + (u
x sdot u
y) B
y + (u
x sdot u
z ) B
z ]
+ A y[(u
y sdot u
x) B
x + (u
y sdot u
y) B
y + (u
y sdot u
z ) B
z ]
+ A z [(u
z sdot u
x) B
x + (u
z sdot u
y) B
y + (u
z sdot u
z ) B
z ]
The dot product of two unit vectors having the same direction is equal to unity and the dot product of two unit
vectors that are perpendicular to each other is equal to zero Using these properties in the above relation we get A sdot B = A
x B
x + A
y B
y + A
z B
z
In cylindrical coordinates A sdot B = Ar B
r + A
f B
f + A
z B
z
In spherical coordinates A sdot B = Ar B
r + A
q B
q + A
f B
f
The vector product of two vectors A and B is a vector quan-
tity say C The magnitude of C is equal to the products of
the magnitude of A the magnitude of B and the sine of
angle a between A and B The direction of C is perpendicu-
lar to the plane containing A and B The positive direction
is taken along the advance of a right-handed screw when it
is rotated from A towards B This is illustrated in Fig 111
The vector product is written by putting a cross sign between
A and B Accordingly
C = A times B = ( AB sin a )un = A times B u
n
where un is a unit vector normal to the plane containing A
and B Since the angle from B to A is negative of the angle from A to B we get
B times A = minusA times B
The vector product is also called cross product
The cross product of A and B defined in (1) and (2) is
A times B = ( A xu
x + A
yu
y + A
z u
z ) times ( B
xu
x + B
yu
y + B
z u
z )
= A x[(u
x times u
x) B
x + (u
x times u
y) B
y + (u
x times u
z ) B
z ]
+ A y[(u
y times u
x) B
x + (u
y times u
y) B
y +(u
y times u
z ) B
z ]
+ A z [(u
z times u
x) B
x + (u
z times u
y) B
y +(u
z times u
z ) B
z ] (3)
The expression contains nine cross products of unit vectors The cross product of two unit vectors having the
same direction is equal to zero The cross product of two unit vectors that are perpendicular to each other is
equal to either plus or minus of the unit vector in the third direction Using these properties in (3) we get
C
Direction of rotation of ari ht-handed screw
Plane containin
A and B
A
a B
un
Direction of advanceof the screw
Fig 111 Right-hand screw rule to determine
the direction of A times B
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u x times u
x = 0 u
y times u
y = 0 u
z times u
z = 0
u x times u
y = u
z u
y times u
z = u
x u
z times u
x = u
y
u y times u
x= minusu
z u
z times u
y = minusu
x u
x times u
z = minusu
y
Substituting these in (3) we get the cross product of the vectors in rectangular coordinates
A times B = u x( A y B z minus A z B y) + u y( A z B x minus A x B z ) + u z ( A x B y minus A y B x)
The cross product can also be written in determinant form
In rectangular coordinates
A = x y z
x y z
x y z
In cylindrical coordinates
A =u u
In spherical coordinates
A =u u
A A
B
φ
φ
φ
EXAMPLE 16
Given two vectors E = 05u x minus 22u
y + 16u
z and F = 26u
x + 08u
y minus 27u
z Find (a) E sdot F (b) E times F (c)
angle between E and F (d) the scalar component of F along E and (e) the unit vector which is perpen-dicular to the plane containing E and F
The given data are
E x = 05 E
y= minus22 E
z = 16
F x = 26 F
y= 08 F
z = minus27
(a) The dot product of the vectors
E sdot F = (05)(26) + (minus22)(08) + (16)(minus27) = minus478
(b) The cross product of the vectors
E u= minusminus
= +u u
0 2 1 6
2 6 0 8 2 7
6 12
(c) The magnitudes of the vectors are
= + = 2 7662
= = 3 8332
If a is angle between E and F then
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cos )( )
= = minus = minusFsdot E
78
766 30 451
a = 1168deg(d) The scalar component ofF along E = F cos a = minus1728
(e) The unit vector that is perpendicular to the plane containingE and FE F y=
+=
sin ( )( )( )α
4 66 6 12
766 3 8930 4 299 646
EXAMPLE 17
Given two vectors E = 52ur + 65u
z and F = 83u
r + 128u
f minus 30u
z Show that
E times F = EF sin a
The vectors are described in cylindrical coordinates The given data are
E r = 52 E
f = 0 E z = 65
F r = 83 F
f = 128 F
z = minus30
The magnitudes of the vectors are
= 8= 32
= + = 55
The dot product of the vectors
E sdot F = (52)(83) + 0 + (65)(minus30) = 2366
If a is angle between the two vectors
cos a = 236(832)(1555) = 0183
and sin a = 0983
EF sin a = (832)(1555)(0983) = 12718
The cross product of the vectors
E = = minus +u
u u
5 5
8 3 12 8 3minus 0
83 66 56
The magnitude of the cross product
= + = =83 66 sin
EXAMPLE 18
Three vectors are given by A = 3u x + 4u
y B = 4u
y + 5u
z C = 5u
x + 6u
z Find
(a) A sdot (B times C) (b) A times B times C
B = = x y z
x y z0 4 5
5 0 6
20
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A sdot (B times C) = (3u x + 4u
y) sdot (24u
x + 25u
y minus 20u
z ) = 172
A u u
minusCtimes
u
24 25 20
17 Scalar and Vector FieldsA physical quantity which is a scalar function of position is a real number The quantity may or may not be a
function of time The mathematical representation or graphical plot of a scalar function at various points in a
region or domain is the scalar field of the function in that region The region may be one-dimensional (a line)
two-dimensional (a surface) or three-dimensional (a volume) As an example let us consider a heated plate
The temperature at each point on the surface of the plate will have a specific value A graphical representation
of temperatures at several points is the temperature field in the region of the plate surface By joining all the
points of equal temperature by a continuous and smooth curve we will get a contour of constant temperature
When a number of such contours for temperatures say T 1 T
2 T
3hellip are plotted the set of contours is a map of
constant-temperature field Since temperature is a scalar quantity the field is a scalar field Some other exam-
ples of scalar fields are distribution of air-density in a region of earthrsquos atmosphere contours of equal height
from the base of a three-dimensional object potential distribution in a region of electric charges etc
If a physical quantity is a vector function of position descrip-
tion of its magnitude and direction in a region is the vector field
of the function in that region The vector quantity may or may
not be a function of time Velocity distribution of fluid flow
in a pipe of non-uniform cross section and distribution of veloc-
ity at various points of a rotating body are vector fields Vector
fields are generally plotted showing only the directions of
the vector function at various points in a region If a curve isdrawn so that the directions of a vector function are tangential
to the curve at all the points the curve is called a field line or a
streamline A set of such curves is the field map As an exam-
ple let us consider the vector function defined by the equation
F = xu x + yu
y
It is a two-dimensional function and its domain is the x-y
plane At each point on the x-y plane F has a specific mag-
nitude and direction When the directions at various points
on the x-y plane are drawn a pattern will emerge as shown
in Fig 112 The field map of F consists of radial lines
18 Partial Derivative of Vector FunctionsThe partial derivative of a vector quantity which is a function of more than one variable is defined in the
same way as for scalar functions For example let a vector function in terms of its components in rectangular
coordinates be given by
A = y2u x minus yxu
y + az u
z
where a is a constant quantity
Since the unit vectors do not vary with the coordinate variables we have
part = minusA
u A A
x= uminus
Fig 112 Illustration of a vector field
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Partial Derivatives of Unit Vectors in Cylindrical Coordinates
As the directions of unit vectors ur and u
f in cylindrical coordinates vary with f the partial derivatives of
these vectors with f are not zero The procedure for obtaining the partial derivatives of the unit vectors by
the use of a graphical method is explained below Referring to Fig 113(a) the radial line ob represents a unit
vector in r direction at an angle f The line oc rep-
resents a unit vector along r direction at angle f +
d f The two vectors are denoted by ur(f ) and u
r(f
+ d f ) The directed line from b to c gives the change
of ur when f changes by a differential amount d f
The length of the line is equal to d f as r = 1 and it
is in f direction Thus denoting the differential
change of ur by d u
r we have
d ur = u
r(f + d f ) minus u
r(f ) = d u
r = (d f )u
f (1)
The differential d ur is equal to the rate of change of
ur with f multiplied by d f Accordingly
part (2)
From (1) and (2) we get
part=
u
φ
Thus the partial derivative of ur with respect to f is
equal to a unit vector along f direction
In Fig 113(b) and the inset the f -directed unit
vectors at b and c are shown as uf (f ) and uf (f + d f )respectively The vector d u
f is the change of u
f
when f changes by a differential amount d f The
magnitude of d uf is equal to d f and it is along negative r direction Thus
d uf = d f (minusu
r )
Aspartpart
we havepartpart
= minusφ
r
It may be verified that all other partial derivatives of unit vectors of cylindrical coordinates are zero
Partial Derivatives of Unit Vectors in Spherical Coordinates
In spherical coordinates the directions of both ur and u
q vary with q and also with f The direction of u
f var-
ies with f only We can obtain the partial derivatives of the unit vectors using graphical techniques similar to
those used for cylindrical coordinates The partial derivatives of unit vectors are given below
part =
partr r = n
partminus θ c= u os
Unit circle in
- plane
y
x
r- direction
uf
c
uf ( ) f (
( )
( )
d
d
uf ( +
u (
c
y
x
nit circlesn x-y p ane
od
u (
Fig 113 Geometrical methods for determining
differential change of (a)u
r with f and (b)u
f with f in cylindrical coordinates
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partpart
= minusuφ
θ uminus
All other partial derivatives of unit vectors of spherical coordinates are zero
Gradient of a Scalar FunctionIn rectangular coordinates let us consider a scalar quantity V that is a function of all the three variables x y and
z The first partial derivative of V with respect to x is partVpart x If V is a single valued function partVpart x gives the rate
of change of V with x at a point in space assuming y and z as constants Similarly partVpart y and partVpart z give rate of
change of V with y and z respectively The vector function having partVpart x partVpart y and partVpart z as its scalar compo-
nents in x y and z direction respectively is called gradient of V or lsquograd V rsquo in abbreviated form Accordingly
Gradient V = grad y
= partpart
+part
u u
Since V is common to all the terms we can write
grad y
= part + partu u (3)
The function inside the bracket of (3) is a differential vector operator It is called del or nabla and is denoted
by the symbol nabla In rectangular coordinates
nabla = part part +part
y z
(4)
Thus grad V = nablaV (5)
The three components of (3) give the rate of change of V with x y z respectively As grad V is the vector sum
of all the components it gives the maximum rate of change of V at a point in space
Unit Vector Normal to a Surface
Let us consider that the equation S ( x y z ) = c where c is a constant represents a continuous and single-
valued surface in a scalar field Then it can be shown that the gradient of S is along the normal direction to
the surface at any point P ( x y z ) and its sense is in the direction of increasing S The magnitude of nablaS gives
the maximum rate of increase of S at P The unit vector along the normal direction at P is given by
= plusmn nablanabla
where nablaS is the magnitude of nablaS
Divergence of a Vector Function
Let us consider a vector function D with D x D
y and D
z as components in rectangular coordinates Thus
D = u x D
x + u
y D
y + u
z D
z
where D x D
y and D
z are in general functions of all the three variables x y and z The divergence of D is
defined as the sum of part D x part x part D
y part y and part D
z part z Thus
div D =part
+ part
+ part
part D
x
D
y (6)
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where lsquodiv Drsquo is the abbreviation of divergence of D
It can be shown that the divergence of a vector is equal to the dot product of nablaand D
nablasdot part part part sdotu= u u y
)u
=part
+ part
part + part
part x y (7)
As the right-hand sides of (6) and (7) are identical
div D = nabla middot D
The divergence of a vector function is a scalar function A vector field of zero divergence is called a
solenoidal field
Curl of a Vector FunctionIn rectangular coordinates let us consider a vector function
H = u x H
x + u
y H
y + u
z H
z
where the components H x H
y and H
z are functions of all the three variables x y and z The curl of H written
in the abbreviated form as lsquocurl Hrsquo is defined by the following operation
cur u upartpart
minus part
+part
part partminus
part y y H H
x
H H
partpart
(8)
It can be shown that curl H is equal to the cross product of the vector operator nabla defined in (4) and H That is
curl H = nabla times H
Equation (8) shows that the curl of a vector function is another vector function A vector field with zero
curl is said to be an irrotational field
EXAMPLE 19
Given a scalar function V = 5 x2 y + 3 xz Find the gradient of V at a point P (15 27 08)
The gradient of V
nablaV = (10 xy + 3 z )u x + 5 x2u
y + 3 xu
z
Substituting x = 15 y = 27 z = 08
nablaV at P = [10(15)(27) + 3(08)]u x + 5(15)2u
y + 3(15)u
z
= 429u x + 1125u
y + 45u
z
EXAMPLE 110
Find the gradient of the scalar function = + at (1 minus2 4)
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nabla = partpart
+ partpart
= x
u2 2
Substituting x = 1 y = minus2 z = 4
nabla =
minus y z
4+
21
EXAMPLE 111
A scalar function is given by = )+ Find nablaf at (2 minus1 3)
nabla =part
+ partpart
=+ y z
22
( )+ u
Substituting x = 2 y = minus1 z = 3
nabla = )+7
minus
EXAMPLE 112
A vector field is described by F = 500u x + 750u
y A plane surface in the region of the field is defined by
2 x + 4 y + 6 z = 12 Find the vector components of F that are normal and tangential to the surface
Denoting the surface by S we have
S = 2 x + 4 y + 6 z The gradient of S
nablaS = 2u x + 4u
y + 6u
z
The magnitude of the gradient of S
nabla = +2 6 5= 6
The unit vector normal to the surface
S nabla 1)4
The scalar component of the vector field normal to the surface
n n= = ) y
sdot ) y z+ =usdot 1
56
000
56
The vector component of the vector field normal to the surface
F un
sdot = =)( )u+uu
56428 6
The vector component of the vector field tangential to the surface
Ft = F minus F
n = 3571u
x + 4643u
y minus 4286 u
z
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EXAMPLE 113
Given a vector function F = 2 x12 yu x + xy2u
y + (1 z )u
z Find divergence and curl of F at P (05 08 02)
The divergence of F
nablasdot = part
( part = + minus x x xy+ 2
11 )
Substituting x = 05 y = 08 and z = 02
nabla sdot F at P = 26931
The curl of F
nabla times = partpart
= )F
u u
u z
minus
2 1
Substituting x = 05 y = 08 and z = 02nabla times F at P = minus 0774 u
z
EXAMPLE 114
The equation to a surface is given by S ( x y z ) = xy minus 4 z 2 = 0 What is the angle between unit normal
vectors to the surface at P 1(8 2 2) and P
2(6 6 minus3)
Unit vector normal to a surface u S = nabla
nabla
nablaS
= yu
x
+ xu
y
minus 8 z u
z
At P 1 nablaS
1 = 2u
x + 8u
y ndash 16u
z nablaS
1 = 18
2 16
18=
minus
At P 2 nablaS
2 = 6u
x + 6u
y + 24u
z nablaS
2 = 2545
2
6 24
25
+u
Let a be the angle between the unit vectors Then
cos)
( )( )α = = =
minussdot x y z x y z
2
minus 2+ 4
4
324
4
2
95 720 705
= minus
a = 1345deg
EXAMPLE 115
Two surfaces are defined by S 1 = x2 + y2 minus z2 = 7 and S
2 = x2 minus y + z 2 = 3 Find the angle between the surfaces
at P (2 2 minus1)
The angle between two surfaces at a point common to them is the angle between the normal to the surfaces
at the point
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nablaS 1 = 2( xu
x + yu
y ndash z u
z )
At P nablaS 1 = 4u
x + 4u
y + 2u
z and nablaS
1 = 6
nablaS 2 = 2 xu
x ndash u
y + 2 z u
z
At P nablaS 2 = 4u
x ndash u
y ndash 2u
z and nabla = 21
Let a be the angle between the unit vectors Then
cos)
(= =
nablanabla
sdot sdot
211
8
6 21)=
a = 7308deg
EXAMPLE 116
Two vector functions are given by A = 2 xu y + 3 y2u
z and B = z u
x + 3 yu
z Find nabla sdot (A times B) at (3 2 1)
A = x y z
z0 2 2 2
nablasdot = part + part)times u sdot minus
y+
= 6 y + 6 yz minus 2 x = 18 at (3 2 1)
EXAMPLE 117
A vector is defined by
A = xy2
u x + yz 2
u y + zx2
u z Find nabla times nabla times A
nabla times = partpart
part part = minus +A
u u u
z
yz xy
2 2 2
2( )
nabla times nabla times = partpart
A
u u
minus 0= x y
z z
EXAMPLE 118
A scalar function is given by f = x3 + y3 + xyz Find nabla sdot nablaf
nablasdotnabla = part
+ +part
= x y
( )+ x xyz
= + + part =2 2 2
z)+ y )+ xyz )+ xy
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19 Vector IdentitiesSome useful vector identities are listed below The identities can easily be proved by assuming that the vector
A and B and the scalar f are functions of rectangular-coordinate variables
1 nabla times (nablaf ) = 0
2 nabla sdot (nabla times A) = 03 nabla sdot (f A) = A sdot (nablaf ) + f (nabla sdot A)
4 nablasdot + part
+ partpart
(nabla = nabla2 2 2
x y
5 nabla times nabla times A = nabla(nabla sdot A) minus nabla2A
6 nabla times (f A) = (nablaf ) times A + f (nabla times A)
7 nabla sdot (A times B) = B sdot (nabla times A) minus A sdot (nabla times B)
110 Line Surface and Volume IntegralsIn the case of a definite integral
adxint ) x
where the integrand F ( x) is a real function of a single variable x The function is integrated along x direction
between limits x = a and x = b Whereas in the case of a line integral a real function of more than one variable
is integrated along a continuous curve from an initial point to an end point The curve may also be a closed
one The function may be a scalar or a vector function of real variables In the case of a vector function its
component along a specified path is integrated The line integral is a definite integral
The principle of evaluating the line integral of a vector
function along a path is as follows Let us consider a vec-
tor function F in any coordinate plane Let us take a con-
tinuous curve of any shape denoted by C in Fig 114 in
the plane of the vector The positive direction of the curve
is indicated by an arrow and its initial and final positions
are marked by a and b respectively If we divide the curve
into a large number of very small segments each seg-
ment may be considered as a straight line Let there be n
such segments of lengths ∆ ∆ sdotsdot sdot If the
average value of the vector function over the k th segment
is Fk its scalar component along the positive direction of
the segment is F k cos a
k where a
k is the angle between F
k
and tangent to the k th segment as shown in the figure The
product of F k cos a
k and is equal to the dot product of F
k and the vector length ∆ ℓ
k That is
cosα sdot= ∆l
The sum of such dot products of all the segments between a and b is
n
=sum ∆l
k
In the limit n approaching infinity the above summation is called line integral of F along the curve C The
curve is the path of integration The line integral of F along the path shown in Fig 114 is
d int sdot l
Fig 114 Pertaining to line integration of a vector
Tangent to k t
segment
a1
F k∆
∆ 2∆ ∆
k
∆ n
C
a
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If the line integral is over a closed path it is written by putting a small circle on the integral sign Thus
F sdot d l denotes the line integral of F over a closed path
In order to understand the process of integrating a vector func-
tion F over a surface let us consider a continuous open surface
S shown in Fig 115 The surface may be considered as consist-
ing of a large number of very small surface elements with areas
∆S 1 ∆S
2hellip ∆S
k hellip ∆S
n Let the average of F over the k th sur-
face element be Fk The scalar component of F
k along normal to
the surface element is equal to F k cos a
k where a
k is the angle
between Fk and the unit vector u
n normal to the surface element
as shown in the figure The product of F k cos a
k and ∆S
k can be
expressed as the dot product of the vectors Fk and ∆S
k
F k ∆S
kcos a = Fsdot(∆S
k u
n) = F
k ∆S
k
The sum of such dot products over all the n surface elements is given by
n
=sumThe above summation as n approaches infinity is the surface integral of F over the surface The surface
integral is a definite double integral which is denoted using either two integral signs or a single integral sign
with a subscript s We will use the latter notation Accordingly
Sint denotes the surface integral of a vector function F over an open surface
If the surface is a closed one the surface integral is denoted by putting a small circle on the integral sign
Accordingly SS
denotes the surface integral of F over a closed surface
The volume integral of a scalar point function in three-dimensional space is a triple integral The integral isdenoted using either three integral signs or a single integral sign with a subscript v We will use the latter
notation Thus the volume integral of a scalar function r which is a continuous function of space variables
in a region of volume bounded by a closed surface is written as
dv
where dv is the volume of a three-dimensional element
EXAMPLE 119
Find the line integral of the vector function F = ( x2 + 2 y)u x + (3 x minus y2)u
y along the straight line defined by
y = 3 x from (0 0) to (1 3)
An element of length vector in rectangular coordinates
d ℓ = u xdx + u
ydy + u
z dz
The dot product of F and d ℓ F middot d l = ( x2 + 2 y)dx + (3 x minus y2)dy
Substituting y by 3 x in the first term and x by y3 in the second term we have
F middot d ℓ = ( x2 + 6 x)dx + ( y minus y2)dy
The line integral sdot 3
7= minusminus 17=
nu
S
F
Fig 115 Pertaining to surface integration
of a vector
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EXAMPLE 120
Integrate the vector function
F u + x y y
( ) x
along the path described by the equation y2 = 4 x from P 1(1 2) to P
2(4 4)
An element of length vector in rectangular coordinates
d ℓ = u xdx + u
ydy + u
z dz
The dot product of F and d ℓ sdot d x y
dyl =) x y x y 2
(1)
The path of integration is defined by the equation
y2 = 4 x (2)
Or ydy = 2dx (3)
Substituting (2) and (3) in (1) we get
F sdot = + x x
23 2
Thus F sdot = + =int int x2
03 2
274P1
2
The integral can be evaluated by substituting x2 + 4 x = u
EXAMPLE 121
A circular cylinder has its base on the x- y plane with its axis along the z axis The radius and height of the
cylinder are 20 cm and 50 cm respectively By using the formula for the differential area d S = (rd f dz )ur +
(drdz )uf + (rdrd f )u
z find the surface area of the cylinder
A differential area on the surface of the cylinder is in r direction Thus
dS = rd f dz
At r = 02 m dS = 02d f dz
Surface area π = 0 2φ
m2
EXAMPLE 122
The radius of a sphere is 25 cm By using the formula for the differential area d S = (r 2sinq d q d f )ur +
(r sinq drd f ) uq + (rdrd f ) u
f find surface area of the lower hemisphere
A differential area on the surface of the sphere is in r direction Thus
dS = r 2 sinq d q d f
At r = 025 m dS = 00625 sinq d q d f
Surface area π = 0 125φ π
2
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EXAMPLE 123
Given a vector function F = x2 yu x + xy2u
y Integrate nabla times F over the rectangular surface shown in Fig 116
y
y 1
x 2
x minus2
y minus1
x
Fig 116 For Example 123
The curl of the vector function
nabla times = partpart part
=F
u
u x y
x2 2 0
)minus
An element of surface vector is given by
d S = u xdydz + u
ydzdx + u
z dxdy
Thus (nabla times F) sdot d S = ( y2 minus x2)dxdy
We find from Fig 116 that the lower and upper limits of x are minus20 and +20 and those of y are minus10 and
+10 Thus
= minus+
minus
+
int sdot (= 08
111 Coordinate Transformation of VectorsIt is desirable to use a suitable coordinate system at the outset for solving a field problem involving vectors
For example it is easier to solve a problem having cylindrical symmetry by using cylindrical coordinates A
proper choice of a coordinate system simplifies the analysis and results in a solution that is compact in form
and easy for physical interpretation However it is occasionally necessary to convert a vector function from
one coordinate system to another system The principles of transformation of a vector function between
cylindrical and rectangular coordinates and between spherical and rectangular coordinates are described in
the following
Transformations between Cylindrical and Rectangular Coordinates
Let a vector F in terms of its components in cylindrical coordinates be given by
F = F r u
r + F
f u
f + F
z u
z (1)
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where in general each component is a function of all the three variables r f and z We will transform the
vector to rectangular coordinates
Let the same vector in terms of its components in rectangular coordinates is
F = F xu
x + F
yu
y + F
z u
z (2)
In order to transform the vector we obtain at first the rectangular-coordinate components F x F y and F z of F interms of F
r F
f and F
z and then change the cylindrical-coordinate variables to rectangular-coordinate variables
We know that the component of a vector in any direction is given by the dot product of the vector and a unit
vector in that direction Accordingly F x is equal to the dot product of F described by (1) and the unit vector u
x
F x = ( F
r u
r + F
f u
f + F
z u
z ) sdot u
x
= F r (u
r sdot u
x) + F
f (u
f sdot u
x) + F
z (u
z sdot u
x) (3)
We see from Fig 117 that the angle between ur and u
x is f the angle between u
f and u
x is 90deg + f and the
angle between u z and u
x is 90deg Therefore u
r sdot u
x = cos f u
f sdot u
x = minus sin f and u
z sdot u
x = 0 Substituting these
results in (3) we get
F x = F
r cos f minus F
f sin f
The component F y = ( F
r u
r+ F
f u
f + F
z u
z ) sdot u
y= F
r (u
r sdot u
y)
+ F f (u
f sdot u
y) + F
z (u
z sdot u
y)
The angle between ur and u
y is 90deg minus f between u
f and u
y
is f and between u z and u
yis 90deg Thus
F y = F
r sin f + F
f cos f
As the z direction is common to both the systems
F z = F
z
Since F r F
f and F
z are functions of the cylindrical-coordi-
nate variables these have to be expressed in terms of
rectangular-coordinate variables to complete the transfor-
mation Relations connecting the two sets of variables are
given in (12-2) [Equation 2 of Section 12]
We use the same procedure as described above to transform a vector in rectangular coordinates to cylindrical
coordinates It can be shown that a vector
G = G xu x + G yu y + G z u z
in cylindrical coordinates when transformed to rectangular coordinates will have the following scalar
components
G r = G
x cos f + G
y sin f
G f = minus G
x sin f + G
y cos f
G z = G
z
To complete the transformation the components have to be expressed in terms of spherical-coordinate vari-
ables using the following formulae which can be derived from (12-2)
y
u
(90deg
u
u
u
ur u x
f
f
Fig 117 Showing unit vectors of rectangular
and cylindrical coordinates
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f = tanminus1( y x)
z = z
Transformations between Spherical and Rectangular CoordinatesIn spherical coordinates let a vector function be given by
E = E r u
r + E
q u
q + E
f u
f
where E r E
q and E
f are in general functions of all the three variables r q and f
In order to transform the vector to rectangular coordinates we have to find its components in x y and z direc-
tions and then express these components in terms of x y and z The component of E along x direction is
E x = E sdot u
x = E
r(u
r sdot u
x) + E
q (u
q sdot u
x) + E
f (u
f sdot u
x) (4)
The values of (ur sdot u x) and (uq sdot u x) cannot be found directly because the angles between the unit vectorsinvolving the dot products cannot be expressed as simple functions of q and f
This difficulty is overcome by finding at first the pro-
jections of the unit vectors on the x-y plane and then
projecting these projections onto the x axis Referring
to Fig 118 we find that the angle between ur and the
z axis is q and the angle between uq and the z axis is
90deg + q Therefore the lengths of projections urand u
q
on the x-y plane are equal to sin q and cos q respec-
tively Moreover these projections are at an angle f
with the x axis Thus we haveu
r sdot u
x = sin q cos f
uq sdot u
x = cos q cos f
As the unit vector uf is at angle 90deg + f with the x axis
the dot product of uf and u
x is
uf sdot u
x = minus sin f
Substituting the expressions of the dot products in (4)
we get
E x = E
r sin q cos f + E
q cos q cos f minus E
f sin f
The components of E along y and z directions can similarly be calculated These are given by E
y = E
r sin q sin f + E
q cos q sin f + E
f cos f
E z = E
r cos q minus E
q sin q
To complete the process of transformation we have to express the components in terms of the rectangular-
coordinate variables The relations connecting the two sets of variables are given by (12-3)
Let us next consider a vector H in rectangular coordinates defined in terms of its components
H = H xu
x + H
yu
y + H
z u
z
We can transform the vector into spherical coordinate system using the procedure similar to that described
above The scalar components of H in spherical coordinates are
u
u
u
u x
u
(90deg q )
u
x
f
q
Fig 118 Showing unit vectors of rectangular and
spherical coordinates
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H r = H
x sin q cos f + H
y sin q sin f + H
z cos q
H q = H
x cos q cos f + H
y cos q sin f minus H
z sin q
H f = minus H
x sin f + H
y cos f
To complete the process of conversion the components will have to be transformed to spherical-coordinate
variables using the following formulae These can be derived from (12-3)
r y z x
=+
minuscos 1
x
f = tanminus1 ( y x)
EXAMPLE 124
A vector in cylindrical coordinates is given byF = Transform the vector into rectangular coordinates
The vector has only one component F r = 1r in r direction Let the vector in rectangular coordinates be
F = F xu
x + F
yu
y + F
z u
z
Thenr
x
x yr
= =) cossdot
= =) s nsdot
F z = 0
The vector in rectangular coordinates is given by
F 1
)uu
EXAMPLE 125
The vector F = r sin f uf is given in cylindrical coordinates Transform the vector into rectangular
coordinates
The vector has only one component F f = r sin f in f direction Let the vector in rectangular coordinates be
F = F xu
x + F
yu
y + F
z u
z
Then y
= = minus) )sdot minus sin 2 2
x y= =)sdot
F z = 0
The vector in rectangular coordinate is given by
F 1
2 2)u
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EXAMPLE 126
Convert the vector = r
r in spherical coordinates into rectangular coordinates
The vector has only one componentr
r
1 in r direction Let the vector in rectangular coordinates be
E = E xu
x + E
yu
y + E
z u
z
We haver
= =)) x
sdot 1
yr
=))
sdot 1
= =) cos
)sdot
The vector in rectangular coordinate is given by
E 1
+ )uu
112 Sinusoidally Time-Varying QuantitiesA scalar or a vector quantity may be time-invariant or it may be a function of time Quantities that are either
sine or cosine function of time are called sinusoidally time-varying quantities For example a voltage repre-
sented by
V (t ) = V 0 cos w t (1)
is a co-sinusoidal quantity And a current given by
I (t ) = I 0 sin w t (2)
is a sinusoidal quantity These are also called alternat-
ing quantities In (1) and (2) V (t ) and I (t ) denote instan-
taneous values V 0 and I
0 are the maximum values or
amplitudes of the functions and w is the angular or
radian frequency The units of voltage and current are
volt (V) and ampere (A) and that of w is radians per
second (rads) The graphs of variation of voltage and
current with time shown in Fig 119 are the familiarcosine and sine waves The waves repeat after every
w t = 2p radian The number of such repetitions or
cycles per second is called frequency of the waves The
frequency is denoted by f and its unit is hertz (Hz) The
duration of one cycle is equal to one period It is gener-
ally denoted by T Therefore T = 1 f As w t changes by
2p radian in one period w = 2p T = 2p f Each cycle
consists of a positive half-cycle and a negative half-
cycle Both the half-cycles have the same amplitude
and identical shapes
(a
(b
3
V t
V
I t
I
p p p p t
t
2p
23p p p
Fig 119 (a) A cosine wave and (b) A sine wave
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Next let us consider the functions
V 1(t ) = V
10 cos (w t + y
1) (3)
and V 2(t ) = V
20 cos (w t minus y
2) (4)
Note that V 1
(t ) and V 2
(t ) have the same frequency as that of V (t ) Graphs of functions defined by (1) (3) and
(4) are shown in Fig 120 The symbols y 1and y
2denote phase angles of V
1(t ) and V
2(t ) respectively If we
take the time-angle at which V (t ) is zero (or maximum) as reference the corresponding zero of V 1(t ) occurs
earlier by a time-angle y 1 and that of V
2(t ) occurs later by a time-angle y
2 Thus V
1(t ) leads V (t ) by an angle
y 1 and V
2(t ) lags V (t ) by an angle y
2 As cos w t = sin(w t + p 2) a cosine function leads a sine function by p 2
radian The phase angles are specified either in radian or in degree
Representation of Sinusoidal Functions
Any of the equations (1) to (4) is the basic form of rep-
resenting a sinusoidal quantity in terms of its amplitude
frequency and phase angle This form gives the value of
the quantity at any instant The waveforms of Fig 119and 120 also provide the same information
Some other useful ways of representing a sinusoidal
quantity are the phasor the complex and the polar forms
The basis of these forms is the Eulerrsquos formula (or iden-
tity) of the complex exponential function e j w t As per the
formula
e j w t = cos w t + j sin w t
where = minus1
cos w t = Re e j w t (5) sin w t = Im e j w t (6)
The notations Re and Im are the abbreviations of lsquoreal part of rsquo and lsquoimaginary part of rsquo respectively Thus
using (5) and (6) in (1) and (2) we have
V (t ) = Re V 0 e j w t
and I (t ) = Im I 0 e j w t = Re I
0 e j (w t minusp 2)
Similarly (3) and (4) can be written as
e j )1=
e j )2=
These are the complex exponential forms of writing sinusoidally time-changing quantities One advantage of
using the complex exponential function e j w t instead of sin w t or cos w t is that the form of a function does not
change when differentiated or integrated with respect to time
To proceed further let us write the last four equations as in the following
V (t ) = V 0 cos w t = Re (V
0 e j 0)e j w t
I (t ) = I 0 sin w t = Re ( I
0 eminus j p 2)e j w t
e t
11) Re )ψ
e t
1) Re )= minusminus ψ
V t
ω t
V t V t
2p
Fig 120 Showing time-phase difference between
sinusoidal waves
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A study of the above equations shows that the factor e j w t appears in all the functions In the mathematical
analysis of a problem it is not necessary to show this factor in all the steps The presence of e j w t in a func-
tion is assumed If all the quantities in a study have the same frequency it is sufficient to use only the
functions shown within the brackets At the end of an analysis the final expression is multiplied by e j w t
and either its real part or the imaginary part is used to express the result in real time The functions inside
the brackets are called phasors
We will denote a phasor by putting a bar over the symbol of the quantity For example
j 1ψ
and j
02minus
These are the phasor representations of sinusoidally time-varying quantities
Two more forms of representing a sinusoid can be derived from the phasor form Let us consider a voltage
phasor
e ψ
Since e j w = cos y + j sin y
)s n (7)
The first term on the rhs of (7) is the real part and the second term is the imaginary part of Denoting the
real part by V 0a
and the imaginary part by V 0i we have
i (8)
where V 0a
= V 0 cos y and V
0i = V
0 sin y
The form of (8) suggests that a phasor can be represented in a complex plane as shown in Fig 121 Equation
(8) and Fig 121 are the complex form of representing a sinusoidally time-varying quantity
We see that to write a sinusoidal quantity in phasor and com-
plex forms only its amplitude and phase angle are needed
Thus a simpler way of describing a sinusoidal quantity is by
its amplitude and phase angle as given below
ang plusmn
This is known as the polar form of representing a sinusoid
This form is advantageous where multiplication and division
of phasors are involved To illustrate these operations let j 1plusmn
and e j 2plusmn ψ
The product of the two phasors0 0 2= ang plusmn )]
The ratio of the two phasors j
2= ang[plusmn )] plusmn )]minus
Thus the magnitude of the product of two phasors is equal to the product of their magnitudes whereas the
phase angle of their product is equal to the algebraic sum of their phase angles Moreover the magnitude of
the ratio of two phasors is equal to the ratio of their magnitudes and the phase angle is equal to the phase angle
of the numerator-phasor minus the phase angle of the denominator-phasor
Im
Re
V
V
V
y
Fig 121 Representation of a sinusoidal
function in the complex plane
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Root-Mean-Square Value of a Sinusoidal Quantity
In order to define the root-mean-square (rms) value of a function consider that a sinusoidal current
I (t ) = I 0 sin w t
flows through a resistor of R ohm Then electric power dissipated in the resistor at any instant
)t s n= 0
ω t
The average power over a complete cycle
=1
2 2
2π
Next consider that a time-invariant current I flows through the same resistor instead of the sinusoidal current
Power dissipated in the resistor is equal to I 2 R If we assume that I 2 R is equal to the average power dissipated
by the sinusoidal current I 0 sin w t then
2=
Or =2
The constant current I which produces the same power in the resistor as the average power due to an
alternating current is called root-mean-square (rms) or effective value of the time-varying current The
nomenclature is derived from the mathematical procedure involved in deriving it
The rms value of a sinusoidal quantity is equal to 21 times of its amplitude The rms value of any periodic
function can be determined using the above procedure Sinusoidal quantities can also be represented usingrms value instead of amplitudes as given below
Instantaneous form )t )=
)t )=
Phasor form e ψ
Complex form
Polar form ang plusmn
The Complex ImpedanceThe complex impedance of an electric load is defined as the ratio of its complex voltage and complex
current To calculate the impedance let us assume that the instantaneous
voltage across the electric load shown in Fig 122 is
V (t ) = V 0 cos w t (9)
The complex and polar forms of the voltage are
0+ (10)
0ang
I (t
V (t
Load
Z
Fig 122 A load connected
to an ac source
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For a purely resistive load of resistance R ohm instantaneous current through the load
t )t )t
cos= = ω cos (11)
where I 0 = V
0 R We find from equations (9) and (11) that these are in time-phase The complex form of load
current is0+ (12)
The complex impedance is found by dividing (10) by (12)
Z = =0
00 0= ang
If the load is an ideal (loss-free) inductor of inductance L henry (H)
t )t cos( )== deg1ω (13)
The constant of integration is assumed to be zero as we are considering alternating quantities under steady
state (not transient) condition In the above expressions X L
= w L is reactance of the inductor and I 0 = V
0 X
L is
amplitude of the current The unit of reactance is ohm We find from (9) and (13) that the current in a pure
inductor lags the voltage across it by 90deg The complex form of current is
0
The complex impedance of the inductor
= = deg0
0+ = = ang
If the load is an ideal (loss-free) capacitor of capacitance C farad (F)
t
)t = = minus +t deg)t = os )90
where X c = (1w c) is reactance of the capacitor in ohm and I
0 = (V
0 X
c) is amplitude of the current We find
that current in an ideal capacitor leads the voltage across it by 90 deg The complex form of current is given by
The complex impedance
= = + deg00
minus = minus = ang minus
The complex impedance of an electric load consisting of a resistance R an inductance X L and a capacitance
X C in series is given by
j+ +minus (14)
where X = X L
minus X C is the effective reactance of the circuit If X
L is greater than X
C then the load is inductive
and if X C is greater than X
L the load is capacitive The angle y = tanminus1( X R) is called impedance angle
The resistance and reactance of the load in terms of the load angle are given by
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R = Z cos y
X = Z sin y
The magnitude of the impedance
The impedance in polar form is represented as
ang
Current I 0taken by a load is equal to the ratio of (10) and (14)
ji2
0= = = = =
) R jX
where I 0a
= (V 0Z ) cos y = I
0 cos y is the real part and I
0i = (V
0Z ) sin y = I
0 sin y is the imaginary part of the
current phasor respectively
The current in the polar form is
0= ang
ang + = ang minus where
0 =
If the resistance and reactance of an electric load is known we can calculate values of the circuit impedance
Z and the impedance angle y Taking the voltage across the circuit as reference the equation for instanta-
neous current is given by
I (t ) = I 0 cos(w t minus y )
We see that the phase angle between voltage and current is equal to the impedance angle y The current lags
the voltage for an inductive load and the current leads the voltage for a capacitive load The impedance angle
lies between 0 and 90deg if the load is inductive and between 0 and minus90deg if the load is capacitive
The rms value of current I = =rms value of voltage
Instantaneous Average and Complex Powers
Instantaneous power input to a load is equal to the product of its voltage and current at a given instant If the
instantaneous voltage is described by the equation
V (t ) = V 0 cos (w t + y
1) (15)
and the current at the same instant is given by
I (t ) = I 0 cos (w t + y
2) (16)
then instantaneous power
P (t ) = V (t ) I (t ) = V 0 I
0 cos (w t +y
1) cos (w t + y
2)
= +t 2
)]ω + cos (17)
where y = y 2 minus y
1 is the phase difference between current and voltage
The instantaneous power given by (17) has two parts One part is independent of time and the other part var-
ies with time at twice the frequency The average power is equal to the average value of instantaneous power
over one cycle Thus the average power
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t 2
1
2)t
=0
2cosc= os (18)
The average power therefore is equal to the product of rms voltage rms current and the cosine of phase-angle between the voltage and current The power is also called active or effective or real power The electric unit
of power is watt (W) The product of V and I that is VI is called apparent power and its unit is volt-ampere
(VA) The factor cos y is called power factor of the load
Power factor cos = =2
VI
Substituting V = IZ and cos y = RZ in (18) we get the average power in terms of the current and the
resistance
P av
= I 2 R
Thus the active power is the power absorbed by the load
In an analogous way the reactive or quadrature power
1
2
2 (19)
The unit of reactive power is volt-ampere reactive (var)
It may be noted that I cos y of (18) is the component of current that is in phase with the voltage and I sin y of (19) is the component of current that is in quadrature with the voltage Thus the general principle is that
the average power is equal to the product of in-phase components of rms voltage and rms current and the
reactive power is given by the product of rms voltage and rms current which are out of phase by 90deg We will
use this principle to define complex power
The complex forms of voltage and current defined by (15) and (16) are
i (20)
andi (21)
In (20) V 0a
and V 0i are the real and imaginary parts of the voltage and in
(21) I 0a
and I 0i are the real and imaginary parts of the current These are
represented in the complex plane of Fig 123 Since V 0a
and I 0a
are in
phase and V 0i
and I 0i are also in phase the average power
1
2)
ii (22)
Moreover as V 0i
and I 0a
are out of phase by 90deg (V 0i I
0a2) gives one part of the
reactive power For the same reason (V 0a I
0i 2) gives a second part of reactive
power Note that in the first part the current lags the voltage and hence this part of the reactive power is inductive
The second part of the reactive power is capacitive as in this case the current leads the voltage If we assume the
inductive power to be positive then the capacitive power would be negative Thus the net reactive power
1)
ai a (23)
1
I
V
V a I
I
V
Im
Re
Fig 123 Showing real and
imaginary parts of a voltage
phasor and a current phasor
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We can also obtain the above results mathematically by the use of the complex forms of voltage and current
given in (20) and (21) as follows The conjugate of current is
i
lowast minus
Then1
2
1
2
lowast = i
)i
minus
= +1
2) + )]minus
i i (24)
We see that the rhs of (24) has a real part and an imaginary part The real part is same as the average power
given by (22) and the imaginary part is same as the reactive power given by (23) Thus 2lowast
gives the
complex power Denoting the complex power by P we have
lowast1
2 0
(25)
The average or active power 1
2 (26)
The reactive power 1
2 0
(27)
In (26) Re means lsquoReal part of rsquo and in (27) Im means lsquoImaginary part of rsquo the complex power The reactive
power is inductive if the imaginary part of (24) is positive and it is capacitive if the imaginary part is nega-
tive It can be shown that the real part of ( )2 is also equal to P av
However its imaginary part is nega-
tive of the imaginary part of (24)
EXAMPLE 127
The voltage and current of a given load are
V (t ) = 120 sin (1000t + 60deg) V
I (t ) = 15 cos (1000t - 45deg) A
(a) Find the phase difference between voltage and current and their root-mean-square values (b) Represent
the voltage and current in phasor complex and polar forms (c) Calculate the load impedance resistance
reactance inductance (or capacitance) power factor active power and reactive power using (18) and (19)
(d) Calculate the complex power using (25)
(a) In order to find the phase difference between voltage and current we have to write the voltage equation
in the cosine form
V (t ) = 120 sin (1000t + 60deg) = 120 cos (1000t minus 30deg) V
I (t ) = 15 cos (1000t minus 45deg) A
The phase angle of the current with respect to the voltage = minus 45degminus(minus30) = minus15deg The current lags the voltage
by 15deg
Root-mean-square values of voltage and current are
=2= 120 84 85 V
51= =2 60 A
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(b) Phasor forms e jminus ( ) V
e 4 ) A
Complex forms 0=)deg V
deg) = )minus A
Polar forms ang120 deg
= 1 Aang5 minus deg
(c) = = ang minus degang minus deg
= ang deg = deg +0
120 30
1 5 515 80 15(cos 2 700 1 Ω
Ω= 20 71 (Inductive)
Inductance L = X w = 20711000 = 2071 mH
Power factor = cos y = cos 15deg = 0966 (lagging)
Active power1
2
1120 1 966 93(= )( )5 0 ) 86 W
Reactive power 1
2
1120 1 259 29
0 = ) )5 0 ) = 23
(d) Complex powerlowast1
2
1 + 27
The real part is the average power in watts and the imaginary part is the reactive power in vars (inductive)
113 Fourier SeriesConsider that a function f ( x) has the following properties
1 It varies periodically with x That is f ( x + T ) = f ( x) where T is
the period
2 It is a single-valued function That is it has only one value for
a given value of the variable
3 It is a continuous function of the variable It may however have
finite number of discontinuities Such a periodic function is
shown in Fig 124 The wave is continuous in the range 0 lt x lt p and p lt x lt 2p and it is discontinuous at x = p and 2p
Any function f ( x) with a period 2p and satisfying the above mentioned properties can be represented by a trigonometric series as given below
) x1
==
infin
1
cn
)n (1)
where the constant a0 a
n and b
n are real numbers The trigonometric series is called Fourier series The con-
stants of the series are calculated from the following formulae
f d 1
minusπ
π x
p
f ( )
p
Fig 124 Illustration of a periodic
function
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x1
x
b f x d minus
1 π
Over a period 2p the constant a0 is the average value of f ( x) whereas the coefficients an and bn are twice theaverage values of f ( x) cos nx and f ( x) sin nx respectively
If a function f ( x) is defined over an interval of length instead of minus p to p its Fourier series is
obtained by replacing x in (1) by x Accordingly
n) x n=
(2)
The constants of (2) are given by
a f d 1
minus
+
x
x x
+1
b n x
dx1
minus
x sin
If f ( x) is an even function of x ie if f (minus x) = f ( x) then bn = 0 and
a x2
If f ( x) is an odd function of x [ f (minus x) = minus f ( x)] then an
= 0 and
b dx2
x sin
For an alternating function with identical positive and negative half-waves [ f ( x + p ) = minus f ( x)] the constant
a0 = 0
EXAMPLE 128
We will obtain the Fourier series of (a) a rectangular waveform and (b) of a triangular waveform illus-
trated in Fig 125
Fig 125 Pertaining to Example 128 (a) A rectangular wave and (b) A triangular wave
O
(a) b
f ( )
x
minusV
V
A
O
minusV
V
f ( )
minus x
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As both the waves are odd functions of x and have identical positive and negative half-cycles it is necessary
to calculate coefficient of the sine series only over the interval x = 0 to
(a) For the rectangular waveform f ( x) = V 0 in the interval x = 0 to =
=
2 2 2
0 = c
minus )
We see that bn = 0 for even values of n and b
n = 2 for odd values of n Thus the Fourier series of the
function is
) x == 4 1
1 3 5 (3)
(b) The equation of the triangular waveform from x = 0 to x = is that of the straight line OA Its equation
is
x
) x =
The coefficient of the nth term of the sine series
b x n x
dx
n
=
= minus
2
2
0
si
cos sin
= minus 2
ncos
Hence the Fourier series of the function is given by
) x s n= minus+ s n
2 1
3
3
2 (4)
114 Bessel FunctionsBessel functions are solutions of specific types of second order ordinary differential equations The general
form of the equation with V as dependent variable and r as independent variable is
r dr dr
0+ +r =)kr (1)
where k 2 is positive and n is any number Equation (1) is called Besselrsquos equation of order n though the dif-
ferential equation itself is of second order For n = 0 equation (1) becomes
dr dr
2 2 0+ + =)kr (2)
Equation (2) is Besselrsquos equation of zero order
Besselrsquos equation of any order is solved using the power series method We will limit our discussion to equa-
tion (2) as we will not need the solution of equation (1) for the analysis of problems which we will consider
in later chapters The solution of (2) is of the form
a + + + + +3 5 (3)
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The coefficients of the series are found by substituting V dV dr and d 2V dr 2 in (2) and then equating the
coefficients of like powers of r to zero Substituting (3) into the third term of (2) we get
2
)+ + + + + sdotsdotsdot (4)
Substituting dV dr and d 2V dr 2 into the second and first terms of (2) respectively we get
dV
r = 3 4 6 (5)
r d V
dr a r r 6 20= r + +a r +r (6)
Since the sum of the left-hand sides of (4) (5) and (6) is zero the sum of their right-hand sides must be equal
to zero Taking the sum and then collecting the terms of like powers of r we have
3 4r a a a
+ + =)+r r 6 0 (7)
Equation (7) will be satisfied if the coefficient of each power of r is equal to zero This exercise will yield the
following results
a1r = 0 rArr a
1 = 0
42
0 2
k = s an ar trar constant
9 0=
162
4
a k
a =
25 0a
362
6
a = minus
We find that the coefficients of odd powers of r of (3) are zero So the solution of the differential equation
will have terms with even powers of r only The coefficient of r 2m where m is a positive integer including
zero is given by
m1minus
m ) (8)
Replacing a0 of (8) by a different constant A the solution of (2) is given by
==
infin
sum minus( m )
)kr (9)
The function ) 1
)= sum
is called Bessel function of first kind and zero order
As equation (2) is a second-order differential equation there must be a second independent solution of the
equation The second solution is called Bessel function of second kind and zero order
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SUMMARY
We learnt the basics of three common types of coordinate systems vector analysis sinusoidally time-
varying functions Fourier series and Bessel function Other mathematical tools are described in later chap-
ters as and when necessary We found that unlike the unit vectors in rectangular coordinates the directionsof some of the unit vectors in cylindrical and spherical coordinates vary with one or two coordinate vari-
ables Though only the mathematical definitions of divergence gradient and curl operations are available
their applications to electric and magnetic fields and interpretations of results are described in later chap-
ters The vector operations in cylindrical and spherical coordinates are given in Chapters 2 and 4 The vec-
tor identities line surface and volume integrals will find frequent use in the text Moreover we will utilise
the coordinate transformation technique for calculation of vector magnetic potential of a current loop in
Chapter 4
Representation of sinusoidal quantities and power calculation will be used for the study of time-varying
fields We will apply Fourier series and Bessel function for the solution of boundary-value problems Bessel
function will also be used to study the skin-effect phenomenon in cylindrical conductors
IMPORTANT FORMULAE
Relation between coordinate variables
Rectangular and cylindrical coordinates
x = r cos f
y = r sin f
z = z
Rectangular and cylindrical coordinates
x = r sin q cos f
y = r sin q sin f
z = r cos q
Differential lengths
Rectangular coordinates d ℓ = u xdx + u
ydy + u
z dz
Cylindrical coordinates d ℓ = dr ur + rd f uf + u
z dz
Spherical coordinates d ℓ = ur dr + u
q (rd q ) + u
f (r sin q d f )
Differential surfaces
Rectangular coordinates d S = u x(dydz ) + u
y(dzdx) + u
z (dxdy)
Cylindrical coordinates d S = ur (rd f dz ) + u
f (drdz ) + u
z (rdrd f )
Spherical coordinates d S = ur (r 2sinq d q d f ) + u
q (r sinq drd f ) + u
f (rdrd q )
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Differential volumes
Rectangular coordinates dv = dxdydz
Cylindrical coordinates rdrd f dz
Spherical coordinates r 2sinq drd q d f
Position vector r = xu x + yu
y + z u
z
Dot product of two vectors
In rectangular coordinates A sdot B = A x B
x + A
y B
y + A
z B
z
In cylindrical coordinates A sdot B = Ar B
r + A
f B
f + A
z B
z
In spherical coordinates A sdot B = Ar B
r + A
q B
q + A
f B
f
Cross product of two vectors
In rectangular coordinates
A
u
=
x B B
In cylindrical coordinates
A
u u
= B
In spherical coordinates
A
= A A B
θ φ
θ φ
θ φ
Gradient of a scalar function in rectangular coordinates
nabla = part part + part y
u u
Divergence of a vector function in rectangular coordinates
nablasdot = partpart
+part
+part
D D
x y
D y
Curl of a vector function in rectangular coordinates
nabla times = partpart
part part y z
x y
H H Vector identities
nabla times nabla times A = nabla(nabla sdot A) minus nabla2A
nabla sdot (A times B) = B sdot (nabla times A) minus A sdot (nabla times B)
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Dot product of unit vectors
In Rectangular and Cylindrical Coordinate systems
sdotur
sdotuf
sdotu z
u x cos f ndashsin f 0u
ysin f cos f 0
u z
0 0 1
In Rectangular and Spherical Coordinate systems
sdotur
sdotuq
sdotuf
u x
sinq cosf cosq cosf ndashsin f
u y
sinq sinf cosq sinf cosf
u z cosq ndashsinq 0
Complex impedance
+ )minus
Instantaneous power
)t = ])t cos2
cos
Complex power
lowast1
2
MULTIPLE983085CHOICE QUESTIONS
(starred questions have two answers)
11 A point in cylindrical coordinates is defined by (14 m 25deg 075 m) Location of the point in rectan-
gular coordinates is
(a) (14 m 0592 m 075 m)
(b) (1269 m 0592 m 075 m)
(c) (14 m 0592 m 075 m)
(d) (14 m 0592 m 0375 m)
12 A point in spherical coordinates is described by (095 m 35deg 20deg) Location of the point in rectangu-
lar coordinates is
(a) (0512 m 0186 m 0778 m)
(b) (0186 m 0512 m 0778 m)
(c) (0512 m 0778 m 0186 m)
(d) (0186 m 0778 m 0512 m)
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13 A position vector is given by 4 The unit vector in the direction of the position
vector is
(a) 0 0 566 +u
(b) 0 0 24 +u
(c) 0 0 566 +u
(d) 0 0 707 +u
14 A vector is given by A uu+u If the unit vector alongA is u707
what should be the value of p
(a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 10 (d) 12
15 Two vectors are given by A 4+u and 1+u 2 The angle between the vectors is
nearest to
(a) 12deg (b) 14deg (c) 16deg (d) 18deg
16 Two vectors are described by A u u3+u and B u u For the vectors to be
parallel the values of p and q should be (a) p = 3 q = 3 (b) p = 3 q = 9 (c) p = 45 q = 3 (d) p = 3 q = 45
17 The angle between two vectors A 4+u x y
and B y is 15deg What is the ratio of p to q
(a) 1732 (b) minus1732 (c) 0577 (d) minus0577
18 Two vectors are given by A 2+u z and B 4+u
z The unit vector normal to the plane con-
taining A and B is given by
(a) +0 371 0 557 y
(b) +0 741 0 371 y
(c) 0741u x minus 0577u
y + 0371u
z
(d) 0371u x +
0743u y minus
05571u z
19 A scalar function is given byf = xyz The magnitude of grad f at (1 minus1 1) is equal to
(a) 2 3 (b) 3 2 (c) 31 (d) 3
110 If r is the position vector at ( x y z ) the magnitude of nabla sdot r is equal to
(a) 3 (b) 3 (c) 31 (d) 13
111 The divergence of F = xy (u x + u
y) at (1 3) is equal to
(a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3 (d) 2
112 A vector in cylindrical coordinates is given by (sin f r ) ur The vector in rectangular coordinates is
(a) y
2
3 2) (b)
y
2
2( ) (c)
y
2 2
2( ) (d)
y
2
2( )
113 A vector in spherical coordinates is given by ur r 2 The vector in rectangular coordinate is
(a)+u
x + 3 2 (b)
3 2
+u
x + (c)
u+u
( x + 3 (d)
zu u+u z
x + 3 2
114 The line integral of F = xy (u x + u
y) along the straight line y = x from (0 0) to (2 2) is
(a) 163 (b) 8 (c) 16 (d) 4
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115 The instantaneous voltage and current in an electric circuit are given by V (t ) = 5 sin (w t minus 30deg) V and
I (t ) = minus02 cos w t A The average power supplied to the circuit is
(a) 05 W (b) 3 2 W (c) 025 W (d) 3 4 W
QUESTIONS
11 Name the coordinate planes of rectangular coordinates
12 In rectangular coordinates the coordinates of a point are x y and z What is the normal distance of
the point from the x- y plane
13 Name the plane on which x = 0
14 The coordinate of two points are and respectively What is the distance between the
points
15 In rectangular coordinates locate the point ) by tracing the path along or parallel to the
coordinate axes starting from the origin
16 Describe the cylindrical coordinate system Show that the coordinate directions are mutually perpen-
dicular to each other
17 Describe the spherical coordinate system Show that the coordinate directions are mutually perpen-
dicular to each other
18 The r and variable appearing in cylindrical and spherical coordinate systems have the same mean-
ing or different meanings in the two systems Explain
19 Explain why the distance between two points specified in spherical coordinates cannot be calculated by direct use of the coordinates of the points
How is this distance calculated
110 Sketch a length vector in rectangular coordinates and show its components in the coordinate directions
111 Express the vector A as sum of its component in rectangular cylindrical and spherical coordinates
112 Write the differential length vector and the differential surface vector in rectangular cylindrical and
spherical coordinates in terms of the components Give also the formula for the differential volume
in the three coordinate systems
113 Define the cross product of two vectors A and B Explain how the angle between the vectors can be
calculated from the definition of the cross product
114 Explain what is meant by a scalar field Does the value of the field at a point depend on the choice of
the coordinate system
115 State what is meant by a vector field Does the value of the field at a point depend on the choice of
the coordinate system
116 Explain with sketches that the unit vectors ur and u
f in cylindrical coordinates vary with f
117 Explain the properties of the gradient of a scalar function
118 Describe the procedure for evaluating the line integral of a vector function from an initial point to a
final point along a given path
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119 For the vector function A( x y z ) show that nabla sdot nabla times A( x y z ) = 0
120 Two sinusoidal functions are given by
)t )minus=
)t )minus 12
π
What is the phase difference between the two quantities and which is the leading quantity
121 A sinusoidal quantity is given by
F (t ) = F 0 sin (w t + y )
Write the complex exponential phasor and polar forms of the quantity
122 Define the rms value of a sinusoidally time-varying current Explain its significance
123 If W V and I are the measured values of power rms value of voltage and rms value of current
respectively of an electric load then the ratio W (VI ) is defined as the power factor of the load Is this
definition applicable to only sinusoidal variation of voltage and current with time or for any type of
variation Explain
124 Explain with sketches the meanings of single-valued and multi-valued periodic functions
ANSWERS TO SELECTED QUESTIONS
16 Describe the cylindrical coordinate system Show that the coordinate directions are mutually perpen-
dicular to each other
Answer In cylindrical coordinate system the three surfaces are those of a circular cylinder and two
planes These surfaces are specified with reference to the rectangular coordinate system The axis of
the cylinder is along the z axis and its radius is denoted by r One of the plane surfaces containing the
z axis is specified by the angle it makes with the y-z plane The angle is generally denoted by f The
second plane surface is parallel to and at a height z from the x-y plane The three coordinate direc-
tions are r f and z
The r direction is normal to the surface of the cylinder hence it is perpendicular to the axis of the
cylinder As the axis of the cylinder is along the z axis r and z directions are perpendicular to each
other At a point on the cylindrical surface the r direction is perpendicular to and the f direction istangential to the cylindrical surface Hence they are perpendicular to each other Moreover the f direction is parallel to the x-y plane hence it is perpendicular to the z direction
18 The r and f variable appearing in cylindrical and spherical coordinate systems have the same mean-
ing or different meanings in the two systems Explain
Answer The variables in cylindrical coordinate system are r f and z and those of spherical coordi-
nates are r q and f The r direction in cylindrical coordinates is perpendicular to the z axis of rectan-
gular coordinates whereas the r direction in spherical coordinates is at an angle q with the z axis Thus
the r-variables have different meaning In both the systems the angle f is the angle between the y-z
plane and a plane surface containing the z axis Thus the variable f has the same meaning in both the
systems
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19 Explain why the distance between two points specified in spherical coordinates cannot be calculated
by direct use of the coordinates of the points
How is the distance calculated
Answer Both q and f variables of spherical coordinates are angles and radian is their unit As the
unit of distance between two points is that of length the variables cannot be used directly for calcula-tion of distance
To calculate the distance it is necessary to express the spherical coordinates of the point in terms of
rectangular coordinate variables
113 Define the cross product of two vectors A and B Explain how the angle between the vectors can be
calculated from the definition of the cross product
Answer The cross product of two vectors A and B is a vector quantity say C The magnitude of C
is equal to the products of the magnitude of A the magnitude of B and the sine of angle a between
A and B The direction of C is perpendicular to the plane containing A and B The positive direction
is taken along the advance of a right-handed screw when it is rotated from A towards B
As per the definition of the cross product
A times B = ABsin a
Hence sin α = A B
A B
114 Explain what is meant by a scalar field Does the value of the field at a point depend on the choice of
the coordinate system
Answer A physical quantity which is a scalar function of position is a real number The quantity
may or may not be a function of time The mathematical representation or graphical plot of a scalar
function at various points in a region or domain is the scalar field of the function in that region Theregion may be one-dimensional (a line) two-dimensional (a surface) or three-dimensional (a vol-
ume) As an example let us consider a heated plate The temperature at each point on the surface of
the plate will have a specific value A graphical representation of temperatures at several points is the
temperature field in the region of the plate surface
Value of the field at a point is independent of the choice of a coordinate system
117 Explain the properties of the gradient of a scalar function
Answer The gradient of a scalar quantity which is a function of x y and z in general is a vector quan-
tity It is given by
nabla = + part part + partpart y x
u u u u= u
The first second and third terms give the rate of change of V with x y and z respectively As nablaV is
the vector sum of all the three components it gives the maximum rate of change of V with distance
at a point in space
120 Two sinusoidal functions are given by
V )t )minus= π
I )t )minus 12
π
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What is the phase difference between the two quantities and which is the leading quantity
Answer As V (t ) is a cosine function of time and I (t ) is a sine function of time we have to express
either V (t ) as a sine function or I (t ) as a cosine function of time By expressing I (t ) as a cosine func-
tion we get
)t )t = minus minus Thus the phase difference between the quantities is 3= V (t ) is the leading
quantity
PROBLEMS
11 Show the location of points P 1(10 m 20 m 30m) P
2(minus10 m 20 m 30m) P
3(10 m minus20 m
30m) P 4(10 m 20 m minus30m) in rectangular coordinates Calculate the distances of the points from
the origin
12 Show the location of the point P (05 m 60deg 02 m) in cylindrical coordinates Calculate the distances
of P from the origin
13 Show the location of the point P (04 m 30deg 45deg) in spherical coordinates Calculate the distances of
P from the origin
14 A point in rectangular coordinates is defined by (2 m minus3 m minus1 m) Find coordinates of the point in
(a) cylindrical coordinate and (b) in spherical coordinates
15 Derive relations between the cylindrical coordinate and spherical coordinate variables For the radial
directions use subscripts c and s respectively for cylindrical and spherical coordinates
16 A point in cylindrical coordinates is defined by (3 m 300
2 m) Find coordinates of the point inspherical coordinates
17 Find the distance between two points located at (a) (10 m 24 m minus08 m) and (minus26 m 15 m 15 m)
in rectangular coordinates (b) (12 m 45deg 20 m) and (05 m 60deg 02 m) in cylindrical coordinates
(c) (04 m 30deg 45deg) and (10 m 75deg 15deg) in spherical coordinates
18 Find the length vector from the point P 2(075 m 13 m minus06 m) to the point P
1(125 m minus07 m
04 m) Find also the unit vector directed from P 1 to P
2
19 A point is located at (20 m p 3 rad 08 m) in cylindrical coordinates Obtain in rectangular coordi-
nates the unit vector directed from the origin to the point
110 The location of two points are given by P 1(1 m 2 m 3 m) and P
2(2 m 3 m 5 m) Find the length
vector from the origin to the mid-point of the line joining P 1 and P
2
111 The location of two points are given by P 1(15 m 45deg 2 m) and P
2(5 m 60deg 30deg) in cylindrical and
spherical coordinates respectively Find the length vector from P 1 to P
2
112 A point is located at P (5 m 90deg 60deg) in spherical coordinates Find the unit vector directed from the
origin to P in rectangular coordinates
113 The equation y = 2 minus x is that of a straight line in the x-y plane Obtain the unit normal vector directed
from the given line to the point (3 2)
114 Find the dot and cross products of the vectors A = 3u x + 8u
y B = 5u
x + 10u
y What is the angle
between the vectors
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115 Given the vectors A = 4u x + 5u
y B = 6u
x + B
yu y + 8u
z What should be the value of B
y so that the angle
between A and B is 60deg
116 Vector A is directed from (2 m 3 m 4 m) to (5 m 7 m 9 m) and vector B is directed from (0 1 m
2 m) to (3 m 5 m 7 m) Find the angle between the vectors
117
Find the gradient of the scalar function f =
x
2
y +
y
2
z +
xz
2
at (minus
1 2minus
3) 118 The equation 2 x + 3 y + 4 z = c where c is a constant is that of a plane surface Find the unit vector
that is normal to the given plane and directed away from the origin
119 A surface is defined by x2 + y2 minus z 2 = 21 Find the unit vector normal to the surface at (4 3 2)
120 For the surface defined in Problem 119 find the angle between unit vectors normal to the surface at
(4 3 2) and )15 3
121 A vector function is described by A
+
1
2 2)uuu Find the divergence of the
vector function at (2 minus1 minus2)
122 A vector function is given by A = x2 yu x + y2 z u
y + xz 2u
z Find the curl of the vector at (1 2 4)
123 For the scalar function f ( x y z ) show that nabla times nablaf = 0
124 Prove the validity of the vector identity nabla times nabla times A = nabla(nabla sdot A) minusnabla2A for the vector function A = A( x
y z )u x + A( x y z )u
y + A( x y z )u
z
125 A vector field in rectangular coordinates is given byu
= + z
x Express the vector in cylindrical
coordinates at (4 45deg 3)
126 A vector is directed from (2 30deg 4) to (3 60deg 6) in cylindrical coordinates Find the angle between
the vector and the y axis
127 A vector function in cylindrical coordinates is given by
u ucos tans nr r
Calculate the components of the vector in rectangular coordinates
128 A vector function is given by = 8
2 2 Find the line integral of E along a straight path from
(3 5) to (6 10)
129 On the surface of a sphere find the area in the region if r = 6 30deg le q le 60deg 0 le f le 30deg
130 The amplitude of sinusoidal voltage and current of an electric circuit are 15 V and 2 A respectively
The current lags the voltage by p 6 rad Calculate (a) the rms values of voltage and current (b) the
power factor (c) the average power and (d) the complex impedance of the circuit
Find also the instantaneous power and complex power taking the voltage as reference Identify the
components of the complex power Assume w to be the angular frequency of the voltage
131 The complex forms of voltage and current amplitudes of an electric load are
40 V
2 A
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The unit vector directed from P 1 to P
2
R
1212
1= = + y z
minus )1
minus
EXAMPLE 12
A vector is given by F u u Find the vector at x = 1 y = 2 z = 3
F = 2+ x y z x y z
EXAMPLE 13
Two points are located at P 1(14 m 09 m minus06 m) and P 2(minus025 m 17 m 15 m) Find the length vectordirected from P 1 to P
2 and the unit vector directed from P
2 to P
1
The position vectors at P 1 and P
2 are given by
r1 = 14u
x + 09u
y minus 06u
z
r2 = minus025u
x + 17u
y + 15u
z
The vector directed from P 1 to P
2
R 12
= r2 minus r
1 = (minus025 minus 14)u
x + (17 minus 09)u
y + (15 + 06)u
z
= minus 165u x + 08u
y+21u
z
The length of the line
12 788= m
The unit vector directed from P 2 to P
1
R21=
As R 21
= minusR 12
and R21
= R12
we have
uu u
1 2u 1
2 7880 753= minus
EXAMPLE 14
Two points in cylindrical coordinates are defined by P 1(20 m 30deg 30 m) and P
2(30 m 45deg 40 m) Find
the unit vector directed from P 2 to P
1
x1 = 2 cos 30deg = 1732 m y
1 = 2 sin 30deg = 1 m z
1= 3 m
x2 = 3 cos 45deg = 2121 m y
2 = 3 cos 45deg = 2121 m z
2 = 4 m
R 21
= (1732 minus 2121)u x + (10 minus 2121)u
y + (30 minus 40)u
z
= minus 0389u x minus 1121u
y minus 10u
z m
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2 1+ m
1
1 5521 121 251 0 644minus minus
0= minus
x y z x y z
EXAMPLE 15
Two points in spherical coordinates are given by P 1(30 m 0deg 30deg) and P
2(20 m 60deg 0deg) Find the unit
vector directed from P 1 to P
2
x1 = 3 sin 0 cos 30deg = 0 m y
1 = 3 sin 0 sin 30deg = 0 m z
1 = 3 cos 0deg = 3 m
x2 = 2 sin 60deg cos 0deg = 1732 m y
2 = 2 sin 60deg sin 0deg = 0 m z
2 = 2 cos 60deg = 1 m
R 12
= (1732 minus 0)u x + (10 minus 30)u
z = 1732 u
x minus 20u
z m
21 2 646=
u u12
1 732
2 646= = minus
15 Multiplication of a Vector by a ScalarWhen a vector is multiplied by a scalar it results in a vector quantity If we denote a vector by A a scalar (a
real quantity) by f and the product of the two quantities by B then
B = f A
The direction of B is same as that of A if f is positive and opposite to that of A if f is negative
By writing A and B in terms of their vector components in rectangular coordinates we get
B xu
x + B
yu
y + B
z u
z = f ( A
xu
x + A
yu
y + A
z u
z )
The above equality is satisfied if each component of lhs is equal to the corresponding component of rhs
Therefore
B x = f A
x B
y = f A
y B
z = f A
z
The magnitude of B is
B + =
Also (f 1 + f
2)A = f
1A + f
2A
f (A + C) = f A + f C
16 Scalar Product and Vector Product of Two VectorsThe scalar product of two vectors A and B is a scalar quantity It is equal to the products of the magnitude of
A the magnitude of B and cosine of the angle a between A and B The scalar product is written by putting a
dot between A and B Accordingly
A sdot B = AB cos a
The scalar product is also called dot product or inner product
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Since cos a = cos (minusa )A sdot B = B sdot A
Also (A + B) sdot C = A sdot C + B sdot C
The dot product of two vectors A and B can be obtained in terms of their components as follows In rectan-
gular coordinates let
A = A xu
x + A
yu
y + A
z u
z (1)
B = B xu
x + B
yu
y + B
z u
z (2)
Then A sdot B = ( A xu
x + A
yu
y + A
z u
z ) sdot ( B
xu
x + B
yu
y + B
z u
z )
= A x[(u
x sdot u
x) B
x + (u
x sdot u
y) B
y + (u
x sdot u
z ) B
z ]
+ A y[(u
y sdot u
x) B
x + (u
y sdot u
y) B
y + (u
y sdot u
z ) B
z ]
+ A z [(u
z sdot u
x) B
x + (u
z sdot u
y) B
y + (u
z sdot u
z ) B
z ]
The dot product of two unit vectors having the same direction is equal to unity and the dot product of two unit
vectors that are perpendicular to each other is equal to zero Using these properties in the above relation we get A sdot B = A
x B
x + A
y B
y + A
z B
z
In cylindrical coordinates A sdot B = Ar B
r + A
f B
f + A
z B
z
In spherical coordinates A sdot B = Ar B
r + A
q B
q + A
f B
f
The vector product of two vectors A and B is a vector quan-
tity say C The magnitude of C is equal to the products of
the magnitude of A the magnitude of B and the sine of
angle a between A and B The direction of C is perpendicu-
lar to the plane containing A and B The positive direction
is taken along the advance of a right-handed screw when it
is rotated from A towards B This is illustrated in Fig 111
The vector product is written by putting a cross sign between
A and B Accordingly
C = A times B = ( AB sin a )un = A times B u
n
where un is a unit vector normal to the plane containing A
and B Since the angle from B to A is negative of the angle from A to B we get
B times A = minusA times B
The vector product is also called cross product
The cross product of A and B defined in (1) and (2) is
A times B = ( A xu
x + A
yu
y + A
z u
z ) times ( B
xu
x + B
yu
y + B
z u
z )
= A x[(u
x times u
x) B
x + (u
x times u
y) B
y + (u
x times u
z ) B
z ]
+ A y[(u
y times u
x) B
x + (u
y times u
y) B
y +(u
y times u
z ) B
z ]
+ A z [(u
z times u
x) B
x + (u
z times u
y) B
y +(u
z times u
z ) B
z ] (3)
The expression contains nine cross products of unit vectors The cross product of two unit vectors having the
same direction is equal to zero The cross product of two unit vectors that are perpendicular to each other is
equal to either plus or minus of the unit vector in the third direction Using these properties in (3) we get
C
Direction of rotation of ari ht-handed screw
Plane containin
A and B
A
a B
un
Direction of advanceof the screw
Fig 111 Right-hand screw rule to determine
the direction of A times B
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u x times u
x = 0 u
y times u
y = 0 u
z times u
z = 0
u x times u
y = u
z u
y times u
z = u
x u
z times u
x = u
y
u y times u
x= minusu
z u
z times u
y = minusu
x u
x times u
z = minusu
y
Substituting these in (3) we get the cross product of the vectors in rectangular coordinates
A times B = u x( A y B z minus A z B y) + u y( A z B x minus A x B z ) + u z ( A x B y minus A y B x)
The cross product can also be written in determinant form
In rectangular coordinates
A = x y z
x y z
x y z
In cylindrical coordinates
A =u u
In spherical coordinates
A =u u
A A
B
φ
φ
φ
EXAMPLE 16
Given two vectors E = 05u x minus 22u
y + 16u
z and F = 26u
x + 08u
y minus 27u
z Find (a) E sdot F (b) E times F (c)
angle between E and F (d) the scalar component of F along E and (e) the unit vector which is perpen-dicular to the plane containing E and F
The given data are
E x = 05 E
y= minus22 E
z = 16
F x = 26 F
y= 08 F
z = minus27
(a) The dot product of the vectors
E sdot F = (05)(26) + (minus22)(08) + (16)(minus27) = minus478
(b) The cross product of the vectors
E u= minusminus
= +u u
0 2 1 6
2 6 0 8 2 7
6 12
(c) The magnitudes of the vectors are
= + = 2 7662
= = 3 8332
If a is angle between E and F then
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cos )( )
= = minus = minusFsdot E
78
766 30 451
a = 1168deg(d) The scalar component ofF along E = F cos a = minus1728
(e) The unit vector that is perpendicular to the plane containingE and FE F y=
+=
sin ( )( )( )α
4 66 6 12
766 3 8930 4 299 646
EXAMPLE 17
Given two vectors E = 52ur + 65u
z and F = 83u
r + 128u
f minus 30u
z Show that
E times F = EF sin a
The vectors are described in cylindrical coordinates The given data are
E r = 52 E
f = 0 E z = 65
F r = 83 F
f = 128 F
z = minus30
The magnitudes of the vectors are
= 8= 32
= + = 55
The dot product of the vectors
E sdot F = (52)(83) + 0 + (65)(minus30) = 2366
If a is angle between the two vectors
cos a = 236(832)(1555) = 0183
and sin a = 0983
EF sin a = (832)(1555)(0983) = 12718
The cross product of the vectors
E = = minus +u
u u
5 5
8 3 12 8 3minus 0
83 66 56
The magnitude of the cross product
= + = =83 66 sin
EXAMPLE 18
Three vectors are given by A = 3u x + 4u
y B = 4u
y + 5u
z C = 5u
x + 6u
z Find
(a) A sdot (B times C) (b) A times B times C
B = = x y z
x y z0 4 5
5 0 6
20
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A sdot (B times C) = (3u x + 4u
y) sdot (24u
x + 25u
y minus 20u
z ) = 172
A u u
minusCtimes
u
24 25 20
17 Scalar and Vector FieldsA physical quantity which is a scalar function of position is a real number The quantity may or may not be a
function of time The mathematical representation or graphical plot of a scalar function at various points in a
region or domain is the scalar field of the function in that region The region may be one-dimensional (a line)
two-dimensional (a surface) or three-dimensional (a volume) As an example let us consider a heated plate
The temperature at each point on the surface of the plate will have a specific value A graphical representation
of temperatures at several points is the temperature field in the region of the plate surface By joining all the
points of equal temperature by a continuous and smooth curve we will get a contour of constant temperature
When a number of such contours for temperatures say T 1 T
2 T
3hellip are plotted the set of contours is a map of
constant-temperature field Since temperature is a scalar quantity the field is a scalar field Some other exam-
ples of scalar fields are distribution of air-density in a region of earthrsquos atmosphere contours of equal height
from the base of a three-dimensional object potential distribution in a region of electric charges etc
If a physical quantity is a vector function of position descrip-
tion of its magnitude and direction in a region is the vector field
of the function in that region The vector quantity may or may
not be a function of time Velocity distribution of fluid flow
in a pipe of non-uniform cross section and distribution of veloc-
ity at various points of a rotating body are vector fields Vector
fields are generally plotted showing only the directions of
the vector function at various points in a region If a curve isdrawn so that the directions of a vector function are tangential
to the curve at all the points the curve is called a field line or a
streamline A set of such curves is the field map As an exam-
ple let us consider the vector function defined by the equation
F = xu x + yu
y
It is a two-dimensional function and its domain is the x-y
plane At each point on the x-y plane F has a specific mag-
nitude and direction When the directions at various points
on the x-y plane are drawn a pattern will emerge as shown
in Fig 112 The field map of F consists of radial lines
18 Partial Derivative of Vector FunctionsThe partial derivative of a vector quantity which is a function of more than one variable is defined in the
same way as for scalar functions For example let a vector function in terms of its components in rectangular
coordinates be given by
A = y2u x minus yxu
y + az u
z
where a is a constant quantity
Since the unit vectors do not vary with the coordinate variables we have
part = minusA
u A A
x= uminus
Fig 112 Illustration of a vector field
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Partial Derivatives of Unit Vectors in Cylindrical Coordinates
As the directions of unit vectors ur and u
f in cylindrical coordinates vary with f the partial derivatives of
these vectors with f are not zero The procedure for obtaining the partial derivatives of the unit vectors by
the use of a graphical method is explained below Referring to Fig 113(a) the radial line ob represents a unit
vector in r direction at an angle f The line oc rep-
resents a unit vector along r direction at angle f +
d f The two vectors are denoted by ur(f ) and u
r(f
+ d f ) The directed line from b to c gives the change
of ur when f changes by a differential amount d f
The length of the line is equal to d f as r = 1 and it
is in f direction Thus denoting the differential
change of ur by d u
r we have
d ur = u
r(f + d f ) minus u
r(f ) = d u
r = (d f )u
f (1)
The differential d ur is equal to the rate of change of
ur with f multiplied by d f Accordingly
part (2)
From (1) and (2) we get
part=
u
φ
Thus the partial derivative of ur with respect to f is
equal to a unit vector along f direction
In Fig 113(b) and the inset the f -directed unit
vectors at b and c are shown as uf (f ) and uf (f + d f )respectively The vector d u
f is the change of u
f
when f changes by a differential amount d f The
magnitude of d uf is equal to d f and it is along negative r direction Thus
d uf = d f (minusu
r )
Aspartpart
we havepartpart
= minusφ
r
It may be verified that all other partial derivatives of unit vectors of cylindrical coordinates are zero
Partial Derivatives of Unit Vectors in Spherical Coordinates
In spherical coordinates the directions of both ur and u
q vary with q and also with f The direction of u
f var-
ies with f only We can obtain the partial derivatives of the unit vectors using graphical techniques similar to
those used for cylindrical coordinates The partial derivatives of unit vectors are given below
part =
partr r = n
partminus θ c= u os
Unit circle in
- plane
y
x
r- direction
uf
c
uf ( ) f (
( )
( )
d
d
uf ( +
u (
c
y
x
nit circlesn x-y p ane
od
u (
Fig 113 Geometrical methods for determining
differential change of (a)u
r with f and (b)u
f with f in cylindrical coordinates
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partpart
= minusuφ
θ uminus
All other partial derivatives of unit vectors of spherical coordinates are zero
Gradient of a Scalar FunctionIn rectangular coordinates let us consider a scalar quantity V that is a function of all the three variables x y and
z The first partial derivative of V with respect to x is partVpart x If V is a single valued function partVpart x gives the rate
of change of V with x at a point in space assuming y and z as constants Similarly partVpart y and partVpart z give rate of
change of V with y and z respectively The vector function having partVpart x partVpart y and partVpart z as its scalar compo-
nents in x y and z direction respectively is called gradient of V or lsquograd V rsquo in abbreviated form Accordingly
Gradient V = grad y
= partpart
+part
u u
Since V is common to all the terms we can write
grad y
= part + partu u (3)
The function inside the bracket of (3) is a differential vector operator It is called del or nabla and is denoted
by the symbol nabla In rectangular coordinates
nabla = part part +part
y z
(4)
Thus grad V = nablaV (5)
The three components of (3) give the rate of change of V with x y z respectively As grad V is the vector sum
of all the components it gives the maximum rate of change of V at a point in space
Unit Vector Normal to a Surface
Let us consider that the equation S ( x y z ) = c where c is a constant represents a continuous and single-
valued surface in a scalar field Then it can be shown that the gradient of S is along the normal direction to
the surface at any point P ( x y z ) and its sense is in the direction of increasing S The magnitude of nablaS gives
the maximum rate of increase of S at P The unit vector along the normal direction at P is given by
= plusmn nablanabla
where nablaS is the magnitude of nablaS
Divergence of a Vector Function
Let us consider a vector function D with D x D
y and D
z as components in rectangular coordinates Thus
D = u x D
x + u
y D
y + u
z D
z
where D x D
y and D
z are in general functions of all the three variables x y and z The divergence of D is
defined as the sum of part D x part x part D
y part y and part D
z part z Thus
div D =part
+ part
+ part
part D
x
D
y (6)
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where lsquodiv Drsquo is the abbreviation of divergence of D
It can be shown that the divergence of a vector is equal to the dot product of nablaand D
nablasdot part part part sdotu= u u y
)u
=part
+ part
part + part
part x y (7)
As the right-hand sides of (6) and (7) are identical
div D = nabla middot D
The divergence of a vector function is a scalar function A vector field of zero divergence is called a
solenoidal field
Curl of a Vector FunctionIn rectangular coordinates let us consider a vector function
H = u x H
x + u
y H
y + u
z H
z
where the components H x H
y and H
z are functions of all the three variables x y and z The curl of H written
in the abbreviated form as lsquocurl Hrsquo is defined by the following operation
cur u upartpart
minus part
+part
part partminus
part y y H H
x
H H
partpart
(8)
It can be shown that curl H is equal to the cross product of the vector operator nabla defined in (4) and H That is
curl H = nabla times H
Equation (8) shows that the curl of a vector function is another vector function A vector field with zero
curl is said to be an irrotational field
EXAMPLE 19
Given a scalar function V = 5 x2 y + 3 xz Find the gradient of V at a point P (15 27 08)
The gradient of V
nablaV = (10 xy + 3 z )u x + 5 x2u
y + 3 xu
z
Substituting x = 15 y = 27 z = 08
nablaV at P = [10(15)(27) + 3(08)]u x + 5(15)2u
y + 3(15)u
z
= 429u x + 1125u
y + 45u
z
EXAMPLE 110
Find the gradient of the scalar function = + at (1 minus2 4)
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nabla = partpart
+ partpart
= x
u2 2
Substituting x = 1 y = minus2 z = 4
nabla =
minus y z
4+
21
EXAMPLE 111
A scalar function is given by = )+ Find nablaf at (2 minus1 3)
nabla =part
+ partpart
=+ y z
22
( )+ u
Substituting x = 2 y = minus1 z = 3
nabla = )+7
minus
EXAMPLE 112
A vector field is described by F = 500u x + 750u
y A plane surface in the region of the field is defined by
2 x + 4 y + 6 z = 12 Find the vector components of F that are normal and tangential to the surface
Denoting the surface by S we have
S = 2 x + 4 y + 6 z The gradient of S
nablaS = 2u x + 4u
y + 6u
z
The magnitude of the gradient of S
nabla = +2 6 5= 6
The unit vector normal to the surface
S nabla 1)4
The scalar component of the vector field normal to the surface
n n= = ) y
sdot ) y z+ =usdot 1
56
000
56
The vector component of the vector field normal to the surface
F un
sdot = =)( )u+uu
56428 6
The vector component of the vector field tangential to the surface
Ft = F minus F
n = 3571u
x + 4643u
y minus 4286 u
z
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EXAMPLE 113
Given a vector function F = 2 x12 yu x + xy2u
y + (1 z )u
z Find divergence and curl of F at P (05 08 02)
The divergence of F
nablasdot = part
( part = + minus x x xy+ 2
11 )
Substituting x = 05 y = 08 and z = 02
nabla sdot F at P = 26931
The curl of F
nabla times = partpart
= )F
u u
u z
minus
2 1
Substituting x = 05 y = 08 and z = 02nabla times F at P = minus 0774 u
z
EXAMPLE 114
The equation to a surface is given by S ( x y z ) = xy minus 4 z 2 = 0 What is the angle between unit normal
vectors to the surface at P 1(8 2 2) and P
2(6 6 minus3)
Unit vector normal to a surface u S = nabla
nabla
nablaS
= yu
x
+ xu
y
minus 8 z u
z
At P 1 nablaS
1 = 2u
x + 8u
y ndash 16u
z nablaS
1 = 18
2 16
18=
minus
At P 2 nablaS
2 = 6u
x + 6u
y + 24u
z nablaS
2 = 2545
2
6 24
25
+u
Let a be the angle between the unit vectors Then
cos)
( )( )α = = =
minussdot x y z x y z
2
minus 2+ 4
4
324
4
2
95 720 705
= minus
a = 1345deg
EXAMPLE 115
Two surfaces are defined by S 1 = x2 + y2 minus z2 = 7 and S
2 = x2 minus y + z 2 = 3 Find the angle between the surfaces
at P (2 2 minus1)
The angle between two surfaces at a point common to them is the angle between the normal to the surfaces
at the point
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nablaS 1 = 2( xu
x + yu
y ndash z u
z )
At P nablaS 1 = 4u
x + 4u
y + 2u
z and nablaS
1 = 6
nablaS 2 = 2 xu
x ndash u
y + 2 z u
z
At P nablaS 2 = 4u
x ndash u
y ndash 2u
z and nabla = 21
Let a be the angle between the unit vectors Then
cos)
(= =
nablanabla
sdot sdot
211
8
6 21)=
a = 7308deg
EXAMPLE 116
Two vector functions are given by A = 2 xu y + 3 y2u
z and B = z u
x + 3 yu
z Find nabla sdot (A times B) at (3 2 1)
A = x y z
z0 2 2 2
nablasdot = part + part)times u sdot minus
y+
= 6 y + 6 yz minus 2 x = 18 at (3 2 1)
EXAMPLE 117
A vector is defined by
A = xy2
u x + yz 2
u y + zx2
u z Find nabla times nabla times A
nabla times = partpart
part part = minus +A
u u u
z
yz xy
2 2 2
2( )
nabla times nabla times = partpart
A
u u
minus 0= x y
z z
EXAMPLE 118
A scalar function is given by f = x3 + y3 + xyz Find nabla sdot nablaf
nablasdotnabla = part
+ +part
= x y
( )+ x xyz
= + + part =2 2 2
z)+ y )+ xyz )+ xy
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19 Vector IdentitiesSome useful vector identities are listed below The identities can easily be proved by assuming that the vector
A and B and the scalar f are functions of rectangular-coordinate variables
1 nabla times (nablaf ) = 0
2 nabla sdot (nabla times A) = 03 nabla sdot (f A) = A sdot (nablaf ) + f (nabla sdot A)
4 nablasdot + part
+ partpart
(nabla = nabla2 2 2
x y
5 nabla times nabla times A = nabla(nabla sdot A) minus nabla2A
6 nabla times (f A) = (nablaf ) times A + f (nabla times A)
7 nabla sdot (A times B) = B sdot (nabla times A) minus A sdot (nabla times B)
110 Line Surface and Volume IntegralsIn the case of a definite integral
adxint ) x
where the integrand F ( x) is a real function of a single variable x The function is integrated along x direction
between limits x = a and x = b Whereas in the case of a line integral a real function of more than one variable
is integrated along a continuous curve from an initial point to an end point The curve may also be a closed
one The function may be a scalar or a vector function of real variables In the case of a vector function its
component along a specified path is integrated The line integral is a definite integral
The principle of evaluating the line integral of a vector
function along a path is as follows Let us consider a vec-
tor function F in any coordinate plane Let us take a con-
tinuous curve of any shape denoted by C in Fig 114 in
the plane of the vector The positive direction of the curve
is indicated by an arrow and its initial and final positions
are marked by a and b respectively If we divide the curve
into a large number of very small segments each seg-
ment may be considered as a straight line Let there be n
such segments of lengths ∆ ∆ sdotsdot sdot If the
average value of the vector function over the k th segment
is Fk its scalar component along the positive direction of
the segment is F k cos a
k where a
k is the angle between F
k
and tangent to the k th segment as shown in the figure The
product of F k cos a
k and is equal to the dot product of F
k and the vector length ∆ ℓ
k That is
cosα sdot= ∆l
The sum of such dot products of all the segments between a and b is
n
=sum ∆l
k
In the limit n approaching infinity the above summation is called line integral of F along the curve C The
curve is the path of integration The line integral of F along the path shown in Fig 114 is
d int sdot l
Fig 114 Pertaining to line integration of a vector
Tangent to k t
segment
a1
F k∆
∆ 2∆ ∆
k
∆ n
C
a
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If the line integral is over a closed path it is written by putting a small circle on the integral sign Thus
F sdot d l denotes the line integral of F over a closed path
In order to understand the process of integrating a vector func-
tion F over a surface let us consider a continuous open surface
S shown in Fig 115 The surface may be considered as consist-
ing of a large number of very small surface elements with areas
∆S 1 ∆S
2hellip ∆S
k hellip ∆S
n Let the average of F over the k th sur-
face element be Fk The scalar component of F
k along normal to
the surface element is equal to F k cos a
k where a
k is the angle
between Fk and the unit vector u
n normal to the surface element
as shown in the figure The product of F k cos a
k and ∆S
k can be
expressed as the dot product of the vectors Fk and ∆S
k
F k ∆S
kcos a = Fsdot(∆S
k u
n) = F
k ∆S
k
The sum of such dot products over all the n surface elements is given by
n
=sumThe above summation as n approaches infinity is the surface integral of F over the surface The surface
integral is a definite double integral which is denoted using either two integral signs or a single integral sign
with a subscript s We will use the latter notation Accordingly
Sint denotes the surface integral of a vector function F over an open surface
If the surface is a closed one the surface integral is denoted by putting a small circle on the integral sign
Accordingly SS
denotes the surface integral of F over a closed surface
The volume integral of a scalar point function in three-dimensional space is a triple integral The integral isdenoted using either three integral signs or a single integral sign with a subscript v We will use the latter
notation Thus the volume integral of a scalar function r which is a continuous function of space variables
in a region of volume bounded by a closed surface is written as
dv
where dv is the volume of a three-dimensional element
EXAMPLE 119
Find the line integral of the vector function F = ( x2 + 2 y)u x + (3 x minus y2)u
y along the straight line defined by
y = 3 x from (0 0) to (1 3)
An element of length vector in rectangular coordinates
d ℓ = u xdx + u
ydy + u
z dz
The dot product of F and d ℓ F middot d l = ( x2 + 2 y)dx + (3 x minus y2)dy
Substituting y by 3 x in the first term and x by y3 in the second term we have
F middot d ℓ = ( x2 + 6 x)dx + ( y minus y2)dy
The line integral sdot 3
7= minusminus 17=
nu
S
F
Fig 115 Pertaining to surface integration
of a vector
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EXAMPLE 120
Integrate the vector function
F u + x y y
( ) x
along the path described by the equation y2 = 4 x from P 1(1 2) to P
2(4 4)
An element of length vector in rectangular coordinates
d ℓ = u xdx + u
ydy + u
z dz
The dot product of F and d ℓ sdot d x y
dyl =) x y x y 2
(1)
The path of integration is defined by the equation
y2 = 4 x (2)
Or ydy = 2dx (3)
Substituting (2) and (3) in (1) we get
F sdot = + x x
23 2
Thus F sdot = + =int int x2
03 2
274P1
2
The integral can be evaluated by substituting x2 + 4 x = u
EXAMPLE 121
A circular cylinder has its base on the x- y plane with its axis along the z axis The radius and height of the
cylinder are 20 cm and 50 cm respectively By using the formula for the differential area d S = (rd f dz )ur +
(drdz )uf + (rdrd f )u
z find the surface area of the cylinder
A differential area on the surface of the cylinder is in r direction Thus
dS = rd f dz
At r = 02 m dS = 02d f dz
Surface area π = 0 2φ
m2
EXAMPLE 122
The radius of a sphere is 25 cm By using the formula for the differential area d S = (r 2sinq d q d f )ur +
(r sinq drd f ) uq + (rdrd f ) u
f find surface area of the lower hemisphere
A differential area on the surface of the sphere is in r direction Thus
dS = r 2 sinq d q d f
At r = 025 m dS = 00625 sinq d q d f
Surface area π = 0 125φ π
2
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EXAMPLE 123
Given a vector function F = x2 yu x + xy2u
y Integrate nabla times F over the rectangular surface shown in Fig 116
y
y 1
x 2
x minus2
y minus1
x
Fig 116 For Example 123
The curl of the vector function
nabla times = partpart part
=F
u
u x y
x2 2 0
)minus
An element of surface vector is given by
d S = u xdydz + u
ydzdx + u
z dxdy
Thus (nabla times F) sdot d S = ( y2 minus x2)dxdy
We find from Fig 116 that the lower and upper limits of x are minus20 and +20 and those of y are minus10 and
+10 Thus
= minus+
minus
+
int sdot (= 08
111 Coordinate Transformation of VectorsIt is desirable to use a suitable coordinate system at the outset for solving a field problem involving vectors
For example it is easier to solve a problem having cylindrical symmetry by using cylindrical coordinates A
proper choice of a coordinate system simplifies the analysis and results in a solution that is compact in form
and easy for physical interpretation However it is occasionally necessary to convert a vector function from
one coordinate system to another system The principles of transformation of a vector function between
cylindrical and rectangular coordinates and between spherical and rectangular coordinates are described in
the following
Transformations between Cylindrical and Rectangular Coordinates
Let a vector F in terms of its components in cylindrical coordinates be given by
F = F r u
r + F
f u
f + F
z u
z (1)
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where in general each component is a function of all the three variables r f and z We will transform the
vector to rectangular coordinates
Let the same vector in terms of its components in rectangular coordinates is
F = F xu
x + F
yu
y + F
z u
z (2)
In order to transform the vector we obtain at first the rectangular-coordinate components F x F y and F z of F interms of F
r F
f and F
z and then change the cylindrical-coordinate variables to rectangular-coordinate variables
We know that the component of a vector in any direction is given by the dot product of the vector and a unit
vector in that direction Accordingly F x is equal to the dot product of F described by (1) and the unit vector u
x
F x = ( F
r u
r + F
f u
f + F
z u
z ) sdot u
x
= F r (u
r sdot u
x) + F
f (u
f sdot u
x) + F
z (u
z sdot u
x) (3)
We see from Fig 117 that the angle between ur and u
x is f the angle between u
f and u
x is 90deg + f and the
angle between u z and u
x is 90deg Therefore u
r sdot u
x = cos f u
f sdot u
x = minus sin f and u
z sdot u
x = 0 Substituting these
results in (3) we get
F x = F
r cos f minus F
f sin f
The component F y = ( F
r u
r+ F
f u
f + F
z u
z ) sdot u
y= F
r (u
r sdot u
y)
+ F f (u
f sdot u
y) + F
z (u
z sdot u
y)
The angle between ur and u
y is 90deg minus f between u
f and u
y
is f and between u z and u
yis 90deg Thus
F y = F
r sin f + F
f cos f
As the z direction is common to both the systems
F z = F
z
Since F r F
f and F
z are functions of the cylindrical-coordi-
nate variables these have to be expressed in terms of
rectangular-coordinate variables to complete the transfor-
mation Relations connecting the two sets of variables are
given in (12-2) [Equation 2 of Section 12]
We use the same procedure as described above to transform a vector in rectangular coordinates to cylindrical
coordinates It can be shown that a vector
G = G xu x + G yu y + G z u z
in cylindrical coordinates when transformed to rectangular coordinates will have the following scalar
components
G r = G
x cos f + G
y sin f
G f = minus G
x sin f + G
y cos f
G z = G
z
To complete the transformation the components have to be expressed in terms of spherical-coordinate vari-
ables using the following formulae which can be derived from (12-2)
y
u
(90deg
u
u
u
ur u x
f
f
Fig 117 Showing unit vectors of rectangular
and cylindrical coordinates
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f = tanminus1( y x)
z = z
Transformations between Spherical and Rectangular CoordinatesIn spherical coordinates let a vector function be given by
E = E r u
r + E
q u
q + E
f u
f
where E r E
q and E
f are in general functions of all the three variables r q and f
In order to transform the vector to rectangular coordinates we have to find its components in x y and z direc-
tions and then express these components in terms of x y and z The component of E along x direction is
E x = E sdot u
x = E
r(u
r sdot u
x) + E
q (u
q sdot u
x) + E
f (u
f sdot u
x) (4)
The values of (ur sdot u x) and (uq sdot u x) cannot be found directly because the angles between the unit vectorsinvolving the dot products cannot be expressed as simple functions of q and f
This difficulty is overcome by finding at first the pro-
jections of the unit vectors on the x-y plane and then
projecting these projections onto the x axis Referring
to Fig 118 we find that the angle between ur and the
z axis is q and the angle between uq and the z axis is
90deg + q Therefore the lengths of projections urand u
q
on the x-y plane are equal to sin q and cos q respec-
tively Moreover these projections are at an angle f
with the x axis Thus we haveu
r sdot u
x = sin q cos f
uq sdot u
x = cos q cos f
As the unit vector uf is at angle 90deg + f with the x axis
the dot product of uf and u
x is
uf sdot u
x = minus sin f
Substituting the expressions of the dot products in (4)
we get
E x = E
r sin q cos f + E
q cos q cos f minus E
f sin f
The components of E along y and z directions can similarly be calculated These are given by E
y = E
r sin q sin f + E
q cos q sin f + E
f cos f
E z = E
r cos q minus E
q sin q
To complete the process of transformation we have to express the components in terms of the rectangular-
coordinate variables The relations connecting the two sets of variables are given by (12-3)
Let us next consider a vector H in rectangular coordinates defined in terms of its components
H = H xu
x + H
yu
y + H
z u
z
We can transform the vector into spherical coordinate system using the procedure similar to that described
above The scalar components of H in spherical coordinates are
u
u
u
u x
u
(90deg q )
u
x
f
q
Fig 118 Showing unit vectors of rectangular and
spherical coordinates
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H r = H
x sin q cos f + H
y sin q sin f + H
z cos q
H q = H
x cos q cos f + H
y cos q sin f minus H
z sin q
H f = minus H
x sin f + H
y cos f
To complete the process of conversion the components will have to be transformed to spherical-coordinate
variables using the following formulae These can be derived from (12-3)
r y z x
=+
minuscos 1
x
f = tanminus1 ( y x)
EXAMPLE 124
A vector in cylindrical coordinates is given byF = Transform the vector into rectangular coordinates
The vector has only one component F r = 1r in r direction Let the vector in rectangular coordinates be
F = F xu
x + F
yu
y + F
z u
z
Thenr
x
x yr
= =) cossdot
= =) s nsdot
F z = 0
The vector in rectangular coordinates is given by
F 1
)uu
EXAMPLE 125
The vector F = r sin f uf is given in cylindrical coordinates Transform the vector into rectangular
coordinates
The vector has only one component F f = r sin f in f direction Let the vector in rectangular coordinates be
F = F xu
x + F
yu
y + F
z u
z
Then y
= = minus) )sdot minus sin 2 2
x y= =)sdot
F z = 0
The vector in rectangular coordinate is given by
F 1
2 2)u
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EXAMPLE 126
Convert the vector = r
r in spherical coordinates into rectangular coordinates
The vector has only one componentr
r
1 in r direction Let the vector in rectangular coordinates be
E = E xu
x + E
yu
y + E
z u
z
We haver
= =)) x
sdot 1
yr
=))
sdot 1
= =) cos
)sdot
The vector in rectangular coordinate is given by
E 1
+ )uu
112 Sinusoidally Time-Varying QuantitiesA scalar or a vector quantity may be time-invariant or it may be a function of time Quantities that are either
sine or cosine function of time are called sinusoidally time-varying quantities For example a voltage repre-
sented by
V (t ) = V 0 cos w t (1)
is a co-sinusoidal quantity And a current given by
I (t ) = I 0 sin w t (2)
is a sinusoidal quantity These are also called alternat-
ing quantities In (1) and (2) V (t ) and I (t ) denote instan-
taneous values V 0 and I
0 are the maximum values or
amplitudes of the functions and w is the angular or
radian frequency The units of voltage and current are
volt (V) and ampere (A) and that of w is radians per
second (rads) The graphs of variation of voltage and
current with time shown in Fig 119 are the familiarcosine and sine waves The waves repeat after every
w t = 2p radian The number of such repetitions or
cycles per second is called frequency of the waves The
frequency is denoted by f and its unit is hertz (Hz) The
duration of one cycle is equal to one period It is gener-
ally denoted by T Therefore T = 1 f As w t changes by
2p radian in one period w = 2p T = 2p f Each cycle
consists of a positive half-cycle and a negative half-
cycle Both the half-cycles have the same amplitude
and identical shapes
(a
(b
3
V t
V
I t
I
p p p p t
t
2p
23p p p
Fig 119 (a) A cosine wave and (b) A sine wave
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Next let us consider the functions
V 1(t ) = V
10 cos (w t + y
1) (3)
and V 2(t ) = V
20 cos (w t minus y
2) (4)
Note that V 1
(t ) and V 2
(t ) have the same frequency as that of V (t ) Graphs of functions defined by (1) (3) and
(4) are shown in Fig 120 The symbols y 1and y
2denote phase angles of V
1(t ) and V
2(t ) respectively If we
take the time-angle at which V (t ) is zero (or maximum) as reference the corresponding zero of V 1(t ) occurs
earlier by a time-angle y 1 and that of V
2(t ) occurs later by a time-angle y
2 Thus V
1(t ) leads V (t ) by an angle
y 1 and V
2(t ) lags V (t ) by an angle y
2 As cos w t = sin(w t + p 2) a cosine function leads a sine function by p 2
radian The phase angles are specified either in radian or in degree
Representation of Sinusoidal Functions
Any of the equations (1) to (4) is the basic form of rep-
resenting a sinusoidal quantity in terms of its amplitude
frequency and phase angle This form gives the value of
the quantity at any instant The waveforms of Fig 119and 120 also provide the same information
Some other useful ways of representing a sinusoidal
quantity are the phasor the complex and the polar forms
The basis of these forms is the Eulerrsquos formula (or iden-
tity) of the complex exponential function e j w t As per the
formula
e j w t = cos w t + j sin w t
where = minus1
cos w t = Re e j w t (5) sin w t = Im e j w t (6)
The notations Re and Im are the abbreviations of lsquoreal part of rsquo and lsquoimaginary part of rsquo respectively Thus
using (5) and (6) in (1) and (2) we have
V (t ) = Re V 0 e j w t
and I (t ) = Im I 0 e j w t = Re I
0 e j (w t minusp 2)
Similarly (3) and (4) can be written as
e j )1=
e j )2=
These are the complex exponential forms of writing sinusoidally time-changing quantities One advantage of
using the complex exponential function e j w t instead of sin w t or cos w t is that the form of a function does not
change when differentiated or integrated with respect to time
To proceed further let us write the last four equations as in the following
V (t ) = V 0 cos w t = Re (V
0 e j 0)e j w t
I (t ) = I 0 sin w t = Re ( I
0 eminus j p 2)e j w t
e t
11) Re )ψ
e t
1) Re )= minusminus ψ
V t
ω t
V t V t
2p
Fig 120 Showing time-phase difference between
sinusoidal waves
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A study of the above equations shows that the factor e j w t appears in all the functions In the mathematical
analysis of a problem it is not necessary to show this factor in all the steps The presence of e j w t in a func-
tion is assumed If all the quantities in a study have the same frequency it is sufficient to use only the
functions shown within the brackets At the end of an analysis the final expression is multiplied by e j w t
and either its real part or the imaginary part is used to express the result in real time The functions inside
the brackets are called phasors
We will denote a phasor by putting a bar over the symbol of the quantity For example
j 1ψ
and j
02minus
These are the phasor representations of sinusoidally time-varying quantities
Two more forms of representing a sinusoid can be derived from the phasor form Let us consider a voltage
phasor
e ψ
Since e j w = cos y + j sin y
)s n (7)
The first term on the rhs of (7) is the real part and the second term is the imaginary part of Denoting the
real part by V 0a
and the imaginary part by V 0i we have
i (8)
where V 0a
= V 0 cos y and V
0i = V
0 sin y
The form of (8) suggests that a phasor can be represented in a complex plane as shown in Fig 121 Equation
(8) and Fig 121 are the complex form of representing a sinusoidally time-varying quantity
We see that to write a sinusoidal quantity in phasor and com-
plex forms only its amplitude and phase angle are needed
Thus a simpler way of describing a sinusoidal quantity is by
its amplitude and phase angle as given below
ang plusmn
This is known as the polar form of representing a sinusoid
This form is advantageous where multiplication and division
of phasors are involved To illustrate these operations let j 1plusmn
and e j 2plusmn ψ
The product of the two phasors0 0 2= ang plusmn )]
The ratio of the two phasors j
2= ang[plusmn )] plusmn )]minus
Thus the magnitude of the product of two phasors is equal to the product of their magnitudes whereas the
phase angle of their product is equal to the algebraic sum of their phase angles Moreover the magnitude of
the ratio of two phasors is equal to the ratio of their magnitudes and the phase angle is equal to the phase angle
of the numerator-phasor minus the phase angle of the denominator-phasor
Im
Re
V
V
V
y
Fig 121 Representation of a sinusoidal
function in the complex plane
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Root-Mean-Square Value of a Sinusoidal Quantity
In order to define the root-mean-square (rms) value of a function consider that a sinusoidal current
I (t ) = I 0 sin w t
flows through a resistor of R ohm Then electric power dissipated in the resistor at any instant
)t s n= 0
ω t
The average power over a complete cycle
=1
2 2
2π
Next consider that a time-invariant current I flows through the same resistor instead of the sinusoidal current
Power dissipated in the resistor is equal to I 2 R If we assume that I 2 R is equal to the average power dissipated
by the sinusoidal current I 0 sin w t then
2=
Or =2
The constant current I which produces the same power in the resistor as the average power due to an
alternating current is called root-mean-square (rms) or effective value of the time-varying current The
nomenclature is derived from the mathematical procedure involved in deriving it
The rms value of a sinusoidal quantity is equal to 21 times of its amplitude The rms value of any periodic
function can be determined using the above procedure Sinusoidal quantities can also be represented usingrms value instead of amplitudes as given below
Instantaneous form )t )=
)t )=
Phasor form e ψ
Complex form
Polar form ang plusmn
The Complex ImpedanceThe complex impedance of an electric load is defined as the ratio of its complex voltage and complex
current To calculate the impedance let us assume that the instantaneous
voltage across the electric load shown in Fig 122 is
V (t ) = V 0 cos w t (9)
The complex and polar forms of the voltage are
0+ (10)
0ang
I (t
V (t
Load
Z
Fig 122 A load connected
to an ac source
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For a purely resistive load of resistance R ohm instantaneous current through the load
t )t )t
cos= = ω cos (11)
where I 0 = V
0 R We find from equations (9) and (11) that these are in time-phase The complex form of load
current is0+ (12)
The complex impedance is found by dividing (10) by (12)
Z = =0
00 0= ang
If the load is an ideal (loss-free) inductor of inductance L henry (H)
t )t cos( )== deg1ω (13)
The constant of integration is assumed to be zero as we are considering alternating quantities under steady
state (not transient) condition In the above expressions X L
= w L is reactance of the inductor and I 0 = V
0 X
L is
amplitude of the current The unit of reactance is ohm We find from (9) and (13) that the current in a pure
inductor lags the voltage across it by 90deg The complex form of current is
0
The complex impedance of the inductor
= = deg0
0+ = = ang
If the load is an ideal (loss-free) capacitor of capacitance C farad (F)
t
)t = = minus +t deg)t = os )90
where X c = (1w c) is reactance of the capacitor in ohm and I
0 = (V
0 X
c) is amplitude of the current We find
that current in an ideal capacitor leads the voltage across it by 90 deg The complex form of current is given by
The complex impedance
= = + deg00
minus = minus = ang minus
The complex impedance of an electric load consisting of a resistance R an inductance X L and a capacitance
X C in series is given by
j+ +minus (14)
where X = X L
minus X C is the effective reactance of the circuit If X
L is greater than X
C then the load is inductive
and if X C is greater than X
L the load is capacitive The angle y = tanminus1( X R) is called impedance angle
The resistance and reactance of the load in terms of the load angle are given by
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R = Z cos y
X = Z sin y
The magnitude of the impedance
The impedance in polar form is represented as
ang
Current I 0taken by a load is equal to the ratio of (10) and (14)
ji2
0= = = = =
) R jX
where I 0a
= (V 0Z ) cos y = I
0 cos y is the real part and I
0i = (V
0Z ) sin y = I
0 sin y is the imaginary part of the
current phasor respectively
The current in the polar form is
0= ang
ang + = ang minus where
0 =
If the resistance and reactance of an electric load is known we can calculate values of the circuit impedance
Z and the impedance angle y Taking the voltage across the circuit as reference the equation for instanta-
neous current is given by
I (t ) = I 0 cos(w t minus y )
We see that the phase angle between voltage and current is equal to the impedance angle y The current lags
the voltage for an inductive load and the current leads the voltage for a capacitive load The impedance angle
lies between 0 and 90deg if the load is inductive and between 0 and minus90deg if the load is capacitive
The rms value of current I = =rms value of voltage
Instantaneous Average and Complex Powers
Instantaneous power input to a load is equal to the product of its voltage and current at a given instant If the
instantaneous voltage is described by the equation
V (t ) = V 0 cos (w t + y
1) (15)
and the current at the same instant is given by
I (t ) = I 0 cos (w t + y
2) (16)
then instantaneous power
P (t ) = V (t ) I (t ) = V 0 I
0 cos (w t +y
1) cos (w t + y
2)
= +t 2
)]ω + cos (17)
where y = y 2 minus y
1 is the phase difference between current and voltage
The instantaneous power given by (17) has two parts One part is independent of time and the other part var-
ies with time at twice the frequency The average power is equal to the average value of instantaneous power
over one cycle Thus the average power
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t 2
1
2)t
=0
2cosc= os (18)
The average power therefore is equal to the product of rms voltage rms current and the cosine of phase-angle between the voltage and current The power is also called active or effective or real power The electric unit
of power is watt (W) The product of V and I that is VI is called apparent power and its unit is volt-ampere
(VA) The factor cos y is called power factor of the load
Power factor cos = =2
VI
Substituting V = IZ and cos y = RZ in (18) we get the average power in terms of the current and the
resistance
P av
= I 2 R
Thus the active power is the power absorbed by the load
In an analogous way the reactive or quadrature power
1
2
2 (19)
The unit of reactive power is volt-ampere reactive (var)
It may be noted that I cos y of (18) is the component of current that is in phase with the voltage and I sin y of (19) is the component of current that is in quadrature with the voltage Thus the general principle is that
the average power is equal to the product of in-phase components of rms voltage and rms current and the
reactive power is given by the product of rms voltage and rms current which are out of phase by 90deg We will
use this principle to define complex power
The complex forms of voltage and current defined by (15) and (16) are
i (20)
andi (21)
In (20) V 0a
and V 0i are the real and imaginary parts of the voltage and in
(21) I 0a
and I 0i are the real and imaginary parts of the current These are
represented in the complex plane of Fig 123 Since V 0a
and I 0a
are in
phase and V 0i
and I 0i are also in phase the average power
1
2)
ii (22)
Moreover as V 0i
and I 0a
are out of phase by 90deg (V 0i I
0a2) gives one part of the
reactive power For the same reason (V 0a I
0i 2) gives a second part of reactive
power Note that in the first part the current lags the voltage and hence this part of the reactive power is inductive
The second part of the reactive power is capacitive as in this case the current leads the voltage If we assume the
inductive power to be positive then the capacitive power would be negative Thus the net reactive power
1)
ai a (23)
1
I
V
V a I
I
V
Im
Re
Fig 123 Showing real and
imaginary parts of a voltage
phasor and a current phasor
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We can also obtain the above results mathematically by the use of the complex forms of voltage and current
given in (20) and (21) as follows The conjugate of current is
i
lowast minus
Then1
2
1
2
lowast = i
)i
minus
= +1
2) + )]minus
i i (24)
We see that the rhs of (24) has a real part and an imaginary part The real part is same as the average power
given by (22) and the imaginary part is same as the reactive power given by (23) Thus 2lowast
gives the
complex power Denoting the complex power by P we have
lowast1
2 0
(25)
The average or active power 1
2 (26)
The reactive power 1
2 0
(27)
In (26) Re means lsquoReal part of rsquo and in (27) Im means lsquoImaginary part of rsquo the complex power The reactive
power is inductive if the imaginary part of (24) is positive and it is capacitive if the imaginary part is nega-
tive It can be shown that the real part of ( )2 is also equal to P av
However its imaginary part is nega-
tive of the imaginary part of (24)
EXAMPLE 127
The voltage and current of a given load are
V (t ) = 120 sin (1000t + 60deg) V
I (t ) = 15 cos (1000t - 45deg) A
(a) Find the phase difference between voltage and current and their root-mean-square values (b) Represent
the voltage and current in phasor complex and polar forms (c) Calculate the load impedance resistance
reactance inductance (or capacitance) power factor active power and reactive power using (18) and (19)
(d) Calculate the complex power using (25)
(a) In order to find the phase difference between voltage and current we have to write the voltage equation
in the cosine form
V (t ) = 120 sin (1000t + 60deg) = 120 cos (1000t minus 30deg) V
I (t ) = 15 cos (1000t minus 45deg) A
The phase angle of the current with respect to the voltage = minus 45degminus(minus30) = minus15deg The current lags the voltage
by 15deg
Root-mean-square values of voltage and current are
=2= 120 84 85 V
51= =2 60 A
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(b) Phasor forms e jminus ( ) V
e 4 ) A
Complex forms 0=)deg V
deg) = )minus A
Polar forms ang120 deg
= 1 Aang5 minus deg
(c) = = ang minus degang minus deg
= ang deg = deg +0
120 30
1 5 515 80 15(cos 2 700 1 Ω
Ω= 20 71 (Inductive)
Inductance L = X w = 20711000 = 2071 mH
Power factor = cos y = cos 15deg = 0966 (lagging)
Active power1
2
1120 1 966 93(= )( )5 0 ) 86 W
Reactive power 1
2
1120 1 259 29
0 = ) )5 0 ) = 23
(d) Complex powerlowast1
2
1 + 27
The real part is the average power in watts and the imaginary part is the reactive power in vars (inductive)
113 Fourier SeriesConsider that a function f ( x) has the following properties
1 It varies periodically with x That is f ( x + T ) = f ( x) where T is
the period
2 It is a single-valued function That is it has only one value for
a given value of the variable
3 It is a continuous function of the variable It may however have
finite number of discontinuities Such a periodic function is
shown in Fig 124 The wave is continuous in the range 0 lt x lt p and p lt x lt 2p and it is discontinuous at x = p and 2p
Any function f ( x) with a period 2p and satisfying the above mentioned properties can be represented by a trigonometric series as given below
) x1
==
infin
1
cn
)n (1)
where the constant a0 a
n and b
n are real numbers The trigonometric series is called Fourier series The con-
stants of the series are calculated from the following formulae
f d 1
minusπ
π x
p
f ( )
p
Fig 124 Illustration of a periodic
function
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x1
x
b f x d minus
1 π
Over a period 2p the constant a0 is the average value of f ( x) whereas the coefficients an and bn are twice theaverage values of f ( x) cos nx and f ( x) sin nx respectively
If a function f ( x) is defined over an interval of length instead of minus p to p its Fourier series is
obtained by replacing x in (1) by x Accordingly
n) x n=
(2)
The constants of (2) are given by
a f d 1
minus
+
x
x x
+1
b n x
dx1
minus
x sin
If f ( x) is an even function of x ie if f (minus x) = f ( x) then bn = 0 and
a x2
If f ( x) is an odd function of x [ f (minus x) = minus f ( x)] then an
= 0 and
b dx2
x sin
For an alternating function with identical positive and negative half-waves [ f ( x + p ) = minus f ( x)] the constant
a0 = 0
EXAMPLE 128
We will obtain the Fourier series of (a) a rectangular waveform and (b) of a triangular waveform illus-
trated in Fig 125
Fig 125 Pertaining to Example 128 (a) A rectangular wave and (b) A triangular wave
O
(a) b
f ( )
x
minusV
V
A
O
minusV
V
f ( )
minus x
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As both the waves are odd functions of x and have identical positive and negative half-cycles it is necessary
to calculate coefficient of the sine series only over the interval x = 0 to
(a) For the rectangular waveform f ( x) = V 0 in the interval x = 0 to =
=
2 2 2
0 = c
minus )
We see that bn = 0 for even values of n and b
n = 2 for odd values of n Thus the Fourier series of the
function is
) x == 4 1
1 3 5 (3)
(b) The equation of the triangular waveform from x = 0 to x = is that of the straight line OA Its equation
is
x
) x =
The coefficient of the nth term of the sine series
b x n x
dx
n
=
= minus
2
2
0
si
cos sin
= minus 2
ncos
Hence the Fourier series of the function is given by
) x s n= minus+ s n
2 1
3
3
2 (4)
114 Bessel FunctionsBessel functions are solutions of specific types of second order ordinary differential equations The general
form of the equation with V as dependent variable and r as independent variable is
r dr dr
0+ +r =)kr (1)
where k 2 is positive and n is any number Equation (1) is called Besselrsquos equation of order n though the dif-
ferential equation itself is of second order For n = 0 equation (1) becomes
dr dr
2 2 0+ + =)kr (2)
Equation (2) is Besselrsquos equation of zero order
Besselrsquos equation of any order is solved using the power series method We will limit our discussion to equa-
tion (2) as we will not need the solution of equation (1) for the analysis of problems which we will consider
in later chapters The solution of (2) is of the form
a + + + + +3 5 (3)
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The coefficients of the series are found by substituting V dV dr and d 2V dr 2 in (2) and then equating the
coefficients of like powers of r to zero Substituting (3) into the third term of (2) we get
2
)+ + + + + sdotsdotsdot (4)
Substituting dV dr and d 2V dr 2 into the second and first terms of (2) respectively we get
dV
r = 3 4 6 (5)
r d V
dr a r r 6 20= r + +a r +r (6)
Since the sum of the left-hand sides of (4) (5) and (6) is zero the sum of their right-hand sides must be equal
to zero Taking the sum and then collecting the terms of like powers of r we have
3 4r a a a
+ + =)+r r 6 0 (7)
Equation (7) will be satisfied if the coefficient of each power of r is equal to zero This exercise will yield the
following results
a1r = 0 rArr a
1 = 0
42
0 2
k = s an ar trar constant
9 0=
162
4
a k
a =
25 0a
362
6
a = minus
We find that the coefficients of odd powers of r of (3) are zero So the solution of the differential equation
will have terms with even powers of r only The coefficient of r 2m where m is a positive integer including
zero is given by
m1minus
m ) (8)
Replacing a0 of (8) by a different constant A the solution of (2) is given by
==
infin
sum minus( m )
)kr (9)
The function ) 1
)= sum
is called Bessel function of first kind and zero order
As equation (2) is a second-order differential equation there must be a second independent solution of the
equation The second solution is called Bessel function of second kind and zero order
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SUMMARY
We learnt the basics of three common types of coordinate systems vector analysis sinusoidally time-
varying functions Fourier series and Bessel function Other mathematical tools are described in later chap-
ters as and when necessary We found that unlike the unit vectors in rectangular coordinates the directionsof some of the unit vectors in cylindrical and spherical coordinates vary with one or two coordinate vari-
ables Though only the mathematical definitions of divergence gradient and curl operations are available
their applications to electric and magnetic fields and interpretations of results are described in later chap-
ters The vector operations in cylindrical and spherical coordinates are given in Chapters 2 and 4 The vec-
tor identities line surface and volume integrals will find frequent use in the text Moreover we will utilise
the coordinate transformation technique for calculation of vector magnetic potential of a current loop in
Chapter 4
Representation of sinusoidal quantities and power calculation will be used for the study of time-varying
fields We will apply Fourier series and Bessel function for the solution of boundary-value problems Bessel
function will also be used to study the skin-effect phenomenon in cylindrical conductors
IMPORTANT FORMULAE
Relation between coordinate variables
Rectangular and cylindrical coordinates
x = r cos f
y = r sin f
z = z
Rectangular and cylindrical coordinates
x = r sin q cos f
y = r sin q sin f
z = r cos q
Differential lengths
Rectangular coordinates d ℓ = u xdx + u
ydy + u
z dz
Cylindrical coordinates d ℓ = dr ur + rd f uf + u
z dz
Spherical coordinates d ℓ = ur dr + u
q (rd q ) + u
f (r sin q d f )
Differential surfaces
Rectangular coordinates d S = u x(dydz ) + u
y(dzdx) + u
z (dxdy)
Cylindrical coordinates d S = ur (rd f dz ) + u
f (drdz ) + u
z (rdrd f )
Spherical coordinates d S = ur (r 2sinq d q d f ) + u
q (r sinq drd f ) + u
f (rdrd q )
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Differential volumes
Rectangular coordinates dv = dxdydz
Cylindrical coordinates rdrd f dz
Spherical coordinates r 2sinq drd q d f
Position vector r = xu x + yu
y + z u
z
Dot product of two vectors
In rectangular coordinates A sdot B = A x B
x + A
y B
y + A
z B
z
In cylindrical coordinates A sdot B = Ar B
r + A
f B
f + A
z B
z
In spherical coordinates A sdot B = Ar B
r + A
q B
q + A
f B
f
Cross product of two vectors
In rectangular coordinates
A
u
=
x B B
In cylindrical coordinates
A
u u
= B
In spherical coordinates
A
= A A B
θ φ
θ φ
θ φ
Gradient of a scalar function in rectangular coordinates
nabla = part part + part y
u u
Divergence of a vector function in rectangular coordinates
nablasdot = partpart
+part
+part
D D
x y
D y
Curl of a vector function in rectangular coordinates
nabla times = partpart
part part y z
x y
H H Vector identities
nabla times nabla times A = nabla(nabla sdot A) minus nabla2A
nabla sdot (A times B) = B sdot (nabla times A) minus A sdot (nabla times B)
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Dot product of unit vectors
In Rectangular and Cylindrical Coordinate systems
sdotur
sdotuf
sdotu z
u x cos f ndashsin f 0u
ysin f cos f 0
u z
0 0 1
In Rectangular and Spherical Coordinate systems
sdotur
sdotuq
sdotuf
u x
sinq cosf cosq cosf ndashsin f
u y
sinq sinf cosq sinf cosf
u z cosq ndashsinq 0
Complex impedance
+ )minus
Instantaneous power
)t = ])t cos2
cos
Complex power
lowast1
2
MULTIPLE983085CHOICE QUESTIONS
(starred questions have two answers)
11 A point in cylindrical coordinates is defined by (14 m 25deg 075 m) Location of the point in rectan-
gular coordinates is
(a) (14 m 0592 m 075 m)
(b) (1269 m 0592 m 075 m)
(c) (14 m 0592 m 075 m)
(d) (14 m 0592 m 0375 m)
12 A point in spherical coordinates is described by (095 m 35deg 20deg) Location of the point in rectangu-
lar coordinates is
(a) (0512 m 0186 m 0778 m)
(b) (0186 m 0512 m 0778 m)
(c) (0512 m 0778 m 0186 m)
(d) (0186 m 0778 m 0512 m)
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13 A position vector is given by 4 The unit vector in the direction of the position
vector is
(a) 0 0 566 +u
(b) 0 0 24 +u
(c) 0 0 566 +u
(d) 0 0 707 +u
14 A vector is given by A uu+u If the unit vector alongA is u707
what should be the value of p
(a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 10 (d) 12
15 Two vectors are given by A 4+u and 1+u 2 The angle between the vectors is
nearest to
(a) 12deg (b) 14deg (c) 16deg (d) 18deg
16 Two vectors are described by A u u3+u and B u u For the vectors to be
parallel the values of p and q should be (a) p = 3 q = 3 (b) p = 3 q = 9 (c) p = 45 q = 3 (d) p = 3 q = 45
17 The angle between two vectors A 4+u x y
and B y is 15deg What is the ratio of p to q
(a) 1732 (b) minus1732 (c) 0577 (d) minus0577
18 Two vectors are given by A 2+u z and B 4+u
z The unit vector normal to the plane con-
taining A and B is given by
(a) +0 371 0 557 y
(b) +0 741 0 371 y
(c) 0741u x minus 0577u
y + 0371u
z
(d) 0371u x +
0743u y minus
05571u z
19 A scalar function is given byf = xyz The magnitude of grad f at (1 minus1 1) is equal to
(a) 2 3 (b) 3 2 (c) 31 (d) 3
110 If r is the position vector at ( x y z ) the magnitude of nabla sdot r is equal to
(a) 3 (b) 3 (c) 31 (d) 13
111 The divergence of F = xy (u x + u
y) at (1 3) is equal to
(a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3 (d) 2
112 A vector in cylindrical coordinates is given by (sin f r ) ur The vector in rectangular coordinates is
(a) y
2
3 2) (b)
y
2
2( ) (c)
y
2 2
2( ) (d)
y
2
2( )
113 A vector in spherical coordinates is given by ur r 2 The vector in rectangular coordinate is
(a)+u
x + 3 2 (b)
3 2
+u
x + (c)
u+u
( x + 3 (d)
zu u+u z
x + 3 2
114 The line integral of F = xy (u x + u
y) along the straight line y = x from (0 0) to (2 2) is
(a) 163 (b) 8 (c) 16 (d) 4
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115 The instantaneous voltage and current in an electric circuit are given by V (t ) = 5 sin (w t minus 30deg) V and
I (t ) = minus02 cos w t A The average power supplied to the circuit is
(a) 05 W (b) 3 2 W (c) 025 W (d) 3 4 W
QUESTIONS
11 Name the coordinate planes of rectangular coordinates
12 In rectangular coordinates the coordinates of a point are x y and z What is the normal distance of
the point from the x- y plane
13 Name the plane on which x = 0
14 The coordinate of two points are and respectively What is the distance between the
points
15 In rectangular coordinates locate the point ) by tracing the path along or parallel to the
coordinate axes starting from the origin
16 Describe the cylindrical coordinate system Show that the coordinate directions are mutually perpen-
dicular to each other
17 Describe the spherical coordinate system Show that the coordinate directions are mutually perpen-
dicular to each other
18 The r and variable appearing in cylindrical and spherical coordinate systems have the same mean-
ing or different meanings in the two systems Explain
19 Explain why the distance between two points specified in spherical coordinates cannot be calculated by direct use of the coordinates of the points
How is this distance calculated
110 Sketch a length vector in rectangular coordinates and show its components in the coordinate directions
111 Express the vector A as sum of its component in rectangular cylindrical and spherical coordinates
112 Write the differential length vector and the differential surface vector in rectangular cylindrical and
spherical coordinates in terms of the components Give also the formula for the differential volume
in the three coordinate systems
113 Define the cross product of two vectors A and B Explain how the angle between the vectors can be
calculated from the definition of the cross product
114 Explain what is meant by a scalar field Does the value of the field at a point depend on the choice of
the coordinate system
115 State what is meant by a vector field Does the value of the field at a point depend on the choice of
the coordinate system
116 Explain with sketches that the unit vectors ur and u
f in cylindrical coordinates vary with f
117 Explain the properties of the gradient of a scalar function
118 Describe the procedure for evaluating the line integral of a vector function from an initial point to a
final point along a given path
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119 For the vector function A( x y z ) show that nabla sdot nabla times A( x y z ) = 0
120 Two sinusoidal functions are given by
)t )minus=
)t )minus 12
π
What is the phase difference between the two quantities and which is the leading quantity
121 A sinusoidal quantity is given by
F (t ) = F 0 sin (w t + y )
Write the complex exponential phasor and polar forms of the quantity
122 Define the rms value of a sinusoidally time-varying current Explain its significance
123 If W V and I are the measured values of power rms value of voltage and rms value of current
respectively of an electric load then the ratio W (VI ) is defined as the power factor of the load Is this
definition applicable to only sinusoidal variation of voltage and current with time or for any type of
variation Explain
124 Explain with sketches the meanings of single-valued and multi-valued periodic functions
ANSWERS TO SELECTED QUESTIONS
16 Describe the cylindrical coordinate system Show that the coordinate directions are mutually perpen-
dicular to each other
Answer In cylindrical coordinate system the three surfaces are those of a circular cylinder and two
planes These surfaces are specified with reference to the rectangular coordinate system The axis of
the cylinder is along the z axis and its radius is denoted by r One of the plane surfaces containing the
z axis is specified by the angle it makes with the y-z plane The angle is generally denoted by f The
second plane surface is parallel to and at a height z from the x-y plane The three coordinate direc-
tions are r f and z
The r direction is normal to the surface of the cylinder hence it is perpendicular to the axis of the
cylinder As the axis of the cylinder is along the z axis r and z directions are perpendicular to each
other At a point on the cylindrical surface the r direction is perpendicular to and the f direction istangential to the cylindrical surface Hence they are perpendicular to each other Moreover the f direction is parallel to the x-y plane hence it is perpendicular to the z direction
18 The r and f variable appearing in cylindrical and spherical coordinate systems have the same mean-
ing or different meanings in the two systems Explain
Answer The variables in cylindrical coordinate system are r f and z and those of spherical coordi-
nates are r q and f The r direction in cylindrical coordinates is perpendicular to the z axis of rectan-
gular coordinates whereas the r direction in spherical coordinates is at an angle q with the z axis Thus
the r-variables have different meaning In both the systems the angle f is the angle between the y-z
plane and a plane surface containing the z axis Thus the variable f has the same meaning in both the
systems
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19 Explain why the distance between two points specified in spherical coordinates cannot be calculated
by direct use of the coordinates of the points
How is the distance calculated
Answer Both q and f variables of spherical coordinates are angles and radian is their unit As the
unit of distance between two points is that of length the variables cannot be used directly for calcula-tion of distance
To calculate the distance it is necessary to express the spherical coordinates of the point in terms of
rectangular coordinate variables
113 Define the cross product of two vectors A and B Explain how the angle between the vectors can be
calculated from the definition of the cross product
Answer The cross product of two vectors A and B is a vector quantity say C The magnitude of C
is equal to the products of the magnitude of A the magnitude of B and the sine of angle a between
A and B The direction of C is perpendicular to the plane containing A and B The positive direction
is taken along the advance of a right-handed screw when it is rotated from A towards B
As per the definition of the cross product
A times B = ABsin a
Hence sin α = A B
A B
114 Explain what is meant by a scalar field Does the value of the field at a point depend on the choice of
the coordinate system
Answer A physical quantity which is a scalar function of position is a real number The quantity
may or may not be a function of time The mathematical representation or graphical plot of a scalar
function at various points in a region or domain is the scalar field of the function in that region Theregion may be one-dimensional (a line) two-dimensional (a surface) or three-dimensional (a vol-
ume) As an example let us consider a heated plate The temperature at each point on the surface of
the plate will have a specific value A graphical representation of temperatures at several points is the
temperature field in the region of the plate surface
Value of the field at a point is independent of the choice of a coordinate system
117 Explain the properties of the gradient of a scalar function
Answer The gradient of a scalar quantity which is a function of x y and z in general is a vector quan-
tity It is given by
nabla = + part part + partpart y x
u u u u= u
The first second and third terms give the rate of change of V with x y and z respectively As nablaV is
the vector sum of all the three components it gives the maximum rate of change of V with distance
at a point in space
120 Two sinusoidal functions are given by
V )t )minus= π
I )t )minus 12
π
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What is the phase difference between the two quantities and which is the leading quantity
Answer As V (t ) is a cosine function of time and I (t ) is a sine function of time we have to express
either V (t ) as a sine function or I (t ) as a cosine function of time By expressing I (t ) as a cosine func-
tion we get
)t )t = minus minus Thus the phase difference between the quantities is 3= V (t ) is the leading
quantity
PROBLEMS
11 Show the location of points P 1(10 m 20 m 30m) P
2(minus10 m 20 m 30m) P
3(10 m minus20 m
30m) P 4(10 m 20 m minus30m) in rectangular coordinates Calculate the distances of the points from
the origin
12 Show the location of the point P (05 m 60deg 02 m) in cylindrical coordinates Calculate the distances
of P from the origin
13 Show the location of the point P (04 m 30deg 45deg) in spherical coordinates Calculate the distances of
P from the origin
14 A point in rectangular coordinates is defined by (2 m minus3 m minus1 m) Find coordinates of the point in
(a) cylindrical coordinate and (b) in spherical coordinates
15 Derive relations between the cylindrical coordinate and spherical coordinate variables For the radial
directions use subscripts c and s respectively for cylindrical and spherical coordinates
16 A point in cylindrical coordinates is defined by (3 m 300
2 m) Find coordinates of the point inspherical coordinates
17 Find the distance between two points located at (a) (10 m 24 m minus08 m) and (minus26 m 15 m 15 m)
in rectangular coordinates (b) (12 m 45deg 20 m) and (05 m 60deg 02 m) in cylindrical coordinates
(c) (04 m 30deg 45deg) and (10 m 75deg 15deg) in spherical coordinates
18 Find the length vector from the point P 2(075 m 13 m minus06 m) to the point P
1(125 m minus07 m
04 m) Find also the unit vector directed from P 1 to P
2
19 A point is located at (20 m p 3 rad 08 m) in cylindrical coordinates Obtain in rectangular coordi-
nates the unit vector directed from the origin to the point
110 The location of two points are given by P 1(1 m 2 m 3 m) and P
2(2 m 3 m 5 m) Find the length
vector from the origin to the mid-point of the line joining P 1 and P
2
111 The location of two points are given by P 1(15 m 45deg 2 m) and P
2(5 m 60deg 30deg) in cylindrical and
spherical coordinates respectively Find the length vector from P 1 to P
2
112 A point is located at P (5 m 90deg 60deg) in spherical coordinates Find the unit vector directed from the
origin to P in rectangular coordinates
113 The equation y = 2 minus x is that of a straight line in the x-y plane Obtain the unit normal vector directed
from the given line to the point (3 2)
114 Find the dot and cross products of the vectors A = 3u x + 8u
y B = 5u
x + 10u
y What is the angle
between the vectors
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115 Given the vectors A = 4u x + 5u
y B = 6u
x + B
yu y + 8u
z What should be the value of B
y so that the angle
between A and B is 60deg
116 Vector A is directed from (2 m 3 m 4 m) to (5 m 7 m 9 m) and vector B is directed from (0 1 m
2 m) to (3 m 5 m 7 m) Find the angle between the vectors
117
Find the gradient of the scalar function f =
x
2
y +
y
2
z +
xz
2
at (minus
1 2minus
3) 118 The equation 2 x + 3 y + 4 z = c where c is a constant is that of a plane surface Find the unit vector
that is normal to the given plane and directed away from the origin
119 A surface is defined by x2 + y2 minus z 2 = 21 Find the unit vector normal to the surface at (4 3 2)
120 For the surface defined in Problem 119 find the angle between unit vectors normal to the surface at
(4 3 2) and )15 3
121 A vector function is described by A
+
1
2 2)uuu Find the divergence of the
vector function at (2 minus1 minus2)
122 A vector function is given by A = x2 yu x + y2 z u
y + xz 2u
z Find the curl of the vector at (1 2 4)
123 For the scalar function f ( x y z ) show that nabla times nablaf = 0
124 Prove the validity of the vector identity nabla times nabla times A = nabla(nabla sdot A) minusnabla2A for the vector function A = A( x
y z )u x + A( x y z )u
y + A( x y z )u
z
125 A vector field in rectangular coordinates is given byu
= + z
x Express the vector in cylindrical
coordinates at (4 45deg 3)
126 A vector is directed from (2 30deg 4) to (3 60deg 6) in cylindrical coordinates Find the angle between
the vector and the y axis
127 A vector function in cylindrical coordinates is given by
u ucos tans nr r
Calculate the components of the vector in rectangular coordinates
128 A vector function is given by = 8
2 2 Find the line integral of E along a straight path from
(3 5) to (6 10)
129 On the surface of a sphere find the area in the region if r = 6 30deg le q le 60deg 0 le f le 30deg
130 The amplitude of sinusoidal voltage and current of an electric circuit are 15 V and 2 A respectively
The current lags the voltage by p 6 rad Calculate (a) the rms values of voltage and current (b) the
power factor (c) the average power and (d) the complex impedance of the circuit
Find also the instantaneous power and complex power taking the voltage as reference Identify the
components of the complex power Assume w to be the angular frequency of the voltage
131 The complex forms of voltage and current amplitudes of an electric load are
40 V
2 A
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2 1+ m
1
1 5521 121 251 0 644minus minus
0= minus
x y z x y z
EXAMPLE 15
Two points in spherical coordinates are given by P 1(30 m 0deg 30deg) and P
2(20 m 60deg 0deg) Find the unit
vector directed from P 1 to P
2
x1 = 3 sin 0 cos 30deg = 0 m y
1 = 3 sin 0 sin 30deg = 0 m z
1 = 3 cos 0deg = 3 m
x2 = 2 sin 60deg cos 0deg = 1732 m y
2 = 2 sin 60deg sin 0deg = 0 m z
2 = 2 cos 60deg = 1 m
R 12
= (1732 minus 0)u x + (10 minus 30)u
z = 1732 u
x minus 20u
z m
21 2 646=
u u12
1 732
2 646= = minus
15 Multiplication of a Vector by a ScalarWhen a vector is multiplied by a scalar it results in a vector quantity If we denote a vector by A a scalar (a
real quantity) by f and the product of the two quantities by B then
B = f A
The direction of B is same as that of A if f is positive and opposite to that of A if f is negative
By writing A and B in terms of their vector components in rectangular coordinates we get
B xu
x + B
yu
y + B
z u
z = f ( A
xu
x + A
yu
y + A
z u
z )
The above equality is satisfied if each component of lhs is equal to the corresponding component of rhs
Therefore
B x = f A
x B
y = f A
y B
z = f A
z
The magnitude of B is
B + =
Also (f 1 + f
2)A = f
1A + f
2A
f (A + C) = f A + f C
16 Scalar Product and Vector Product of Two VectorsThe scalar product of two vectors A and B is a scalar quantity It is equal to the products of the magnitude of
A the magnitude of B and cosine of the angle a between A and B The scalar product is written by putting a
dot between A and B Accordingly
A sdot B = AB cos a
The scalar product is also called dot product or inner product
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Since cos a = cos (minusa )A sdot B = B sdot A
Also (A + B) sdot C = A sdot C + B sdot C
The dot product of two vectors A and B can be obtained in terms of their components as follows In rectan-
gular coordinates let
A = A xu
x + A
yu
y + A
z u
z (1)
B = B xu
x + B
yu
y + B
z u
z (2)
Then A sdot B = ( A xu
x + A
yu
y + A
z u
z ) sdot ( B
xu
x + B
yu
y + B
z u
z )
= A x[(u
x sdot u
x) B
x + (u
x sdot u
y) B
y + (u
x sdot u
z ) B
z ]
+ A y[(u
y sdot u
x) B
x + (u
y sdot u
y) B
y + (u
y sdot u
z ) B
z ]
+ A z [(u
z sdot u
x) B
x + (u
z sdot u
y) B
y + (u
z sdot u
z ) B
z ]
The dot product of two unit vectors having the same direction is equal to unity and the dot product of two unit
vectors that are perpendicular to each other is equal to zero Using these properties in the above relation we get A sdot B = A
x B
x + A
y B
y + A
z B
z
In cylindrical coordinates A sdot B = Ar B
r + A
f B
f + A
z B
z
In spherical coordinates A sdot B = Ar B
r + A
q B
q + A
f B
f
The vector product of two vectors A and B is a vector quan-
tity say C The magnitude of C is equal to the products of
the magnitude of A the magnitude of B and the sine of
angle a between A and B The direction of C is perpendicu-
lar to the plane containing A and B The positive direction
is taken along the advance of a right-handed screw when it
is rotated from A towards B This is illustrated in Fig 111
The vector product is written by putting a cross sign between
A and B Accordingly
C = A times B = ( AB sin a )un = A times B u
n
where un is a unit vector normal to the plane containing A
and B Since the angle from B to A is negative of the angle from A to B we get
B times A = minusA times B
The vector product is also called cross product
The cross product of A and B defined in (1) and (2) is
A times B = ( A xu
x + A
yu
y + A
z u
z ) times ( B
xu
x + B
yu
y + B
z u
z )
= A x[(u
x times u
x) B
x + (u
x times u
y) B
y + (u
x times u
z ) B
z ]
+ A y[(u
y times u
x) B
x + (u
y times u
y) B
y +(u
y times u
z ) B
z ]
+ A z [(u
z times u
x) B
x + (u
z times u
y) B
y +(u
z times u
z ) B
z ] (3)
The expression contains nine cross products of unit vectors The cross product of two unit vectors having the
same direction is equal to zero The cross product of two unit vectors that are perpendicular to each other is
equal to either plus or minus of the unit vector in the third direction Using these properties in (3) we get
C
Direction of rotation of ari ht-handed screw
Plane containin
A and B
A
a B
un
Direction of advanceof the screw
Fig 111 Right-hand screw rule to determine
the direction of A times B
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u x times u
x = 0 u
y times u
y = 0 u
z times u
z = 0
u x times u
y = u
z u
y times u
z = u
x u
z times u
x = u
y
u y times u
x= minusu
z u
z times u
y = minusu
x u
x times u
z = minusu
y
Substituting these in (3) we get the cross product of the vectors in rectangular coordinates
A times B = u x( A y B z minus A z B y) + u y( A z B x minus A x B z ) + u z ( A x B y minus A y B x)
The cross product can also be written in determinant form
In rectangular coordinates
A = x y z
x y z
x y z
In cylindrical coordinates
A =u u
In spherical coordinates
A =u u
A A
B
φ
φ
φ
EXAMPLE 16
Given two vectors E = 05u x minus 22u
y + 16u
z and F = 26u
x + 08u
y minus 27u
z Find (a) E sdot F (b) E times F (c)
angle between E and F (d) the scalar component of F along E and (e) the unit vector which is perpen-dicular to the plane containing E and F
The given data are
E x = 05 E
y= minus22 E
z = 16
F x = 26 F
y= 08 F
z = minus27
(a) The dot product of the vectors
E sdot F = (05)(26) + (minus22)(08) + (16)(minus27) = minus478
(b) The cross product of the vectors
E u= minusminus
= +u u
0 2 1 6
2 6 0 8 2 7
6 12
(c) The magnitudes of the vectors are
= + = 2 7662
= = 3 8332
If a is angle between E and F then
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cos )( )
= = minus = minusFsdot E
78
766 30 451
a = 1168deg(d) The scalar component ofF along E = F cos a = minus1728
(e) The unit vector that is perpendicular to the plane containingE and FE F y=
+=
sin ( )( )( )α
4 66 6 12
766 3 8930 4 299 646
EXAMPLE 17
Given two vectors E = 52ur + 65u
z and F = 83u
r + 128u
f minus 30u
z Show that
E times F = EF sin a
The vectors are described in cylindrical coordinates The given data are
E r = 52 E
f = 0 E z = 65
F r = 83 F
f = 128 F
z = minus30
The magnitudes of the vectors are
= 8= 32
= + = 55
The dot product of the vectors
E sdot F = (52)(83) + 0 + (65)(minus30) = 2366
If a is angle between the two vectors
cos a = 236(832)(1555) = 0183
and sin a = 0983
EF sin a = (832)(1555)(0983) = 12718
The cross product of the vectors
E = = minus +u
u u
5 5
8 3 12 8 3minus 0
83 66 56
The magnitude of the cross product
= + = =83 66 sin
EXAMPLE 18
Three vectors are given by A = 3u x + 4u
y B = 4u
y + 5u
z C = 5u
x + 6u
z Find
(a) A sdot (B times C) (b) A times B times C
B = = x y z
x y z0 4 5
5 0 6
20
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A sdot (B times C) = (3u x + 4u
y) sdot (24u
x + 25u
y minus 20u
z ) = 172
A u u
minusCtimes
u
24 25 20
17 Scalar and Vector FieldsA physical quantity which is a scalar function of position is a real number The quantity may or may not be a
function of time The mathematical representation or graphical plot of a scalar function at various points in a
region or domain is the scalar field of the function in that region The region may be one-dimensional (a line)
two-dimensional (a surface) or three-dimensional (a volume) As an example let us consider a heated plate
The temperature at each point on the surface of the plate will have a specific value A graphical representation
of temperatures at several points is the temperature field in the region of the plate surface By joining all the
points of equal temperature by a continuous and smooth curve we will get a contour of constant temperature
When a number of such contours for temperatures say T 1 T
2 T
3hellip are plotted the set of contours is a map of
constant-temperature field Since temperature is a scalar quantity the field is a scalar field Some other exam-
ples of scalar fields are distribution of air-density in a region of earthrsquos atmosphere contours of equal height
from the base of a three-dimensional object potential distribution in a region of electric charges etc
If a physical quantity is a vector function of position descrip-
tion of its magnitude and direction in a region is the vector field
of the function in that region The vector quantity may or may
not be a function of time Velocity distribution of fluid flow
in a pipe of non-uniform cross section and distribution of veloc-
ity at various points of a rotating body are vector fields Vector
fields are generally plotted showing only the directions of
the vector function at various points in a region If a curve isdrawn so that the directions of a vector function are tangential
to the curve at all the points the curve is called a field line or a
streamline A set of such curves is the field map As an exam-
ple let us consider the vector function defined by the equation
F = xu x + yu
y
It is a two-dimensional function and its domain is the x-y
plane At each point on the x-y plane F has a specific mag-
nitude and direction When the directions at various points
on the x-y plane are drawn a pattern will emerge as shown
in Fig 112 The field map of F consists of radial lines
18 Partial Derivative of Vector FunctionsThe partial derivative of a vector quantity which is a function of more than one variable is defined in the
same way as for scalar functions For example let a vector function in terms of its components in rectangular
coordinates be given by
A = y2u x minus yxu
y + az u
z
where a is a constant quantity
Since the unit vectors do not vary with the coordinate variables we have
part = minusA
u A A
x= uminus
Fig 112 Illustration of a vector field
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Partial Derivatives of Unit Vectors in Cylindrical Coordinates
As the directions of unit vectors ur and u
f in cylindrical coordinates vary with f the partial derivatives of
these vectors with f are not zero The procedure for obtaining the partial derivatives of the unit vectors by
the use of a graphical method is explained below Referring to Fig 113(a) the radial line ob represents a unit
vector in r direction at an angle f The line oc rep-
resents a unit vector along r direction at angle f +
d f The two vectors are denoted by ur(f ) and u
r(f
+ d f ) The directed line from b to c gives the change
of ur when f changes by a differential amount d f
The length of the line is equal to d f as r = 1 and it
is in f direction Thus denoting the differential
change of ur by d u
r we have
d ur = u
r(f + d f ) minus u
r(f ) = d u
r = (d f )u
f (1)
The differential d ur is equal to the rate of change of
ur with f multiplied by d f Accordingly
part (2)
From (1) and (2) we get
part=
u
φ
Thus the partial derivative of ur with respect to f is
equal to a unit vector along f direction
In Fig 113(b) and the inset the f -directed unit
vectors at b and c are shown as uf (f ) and uf (f + d f )respectively The vector d u
f is the change of u
f
when f changes by a differential amount d f The
magnitude of d uf is equal to d f and it is along negative r direction Thus
d uf = d f (minusu
r )
Aspartpart
we havepartpart
= minusφ
r
It may be verified that all other partial derivatives of unit vectors of cylindrical coordinates are zero
Partial Derivatives of Unit Vectors in Spherical Coordinates
In spherical coordinates the directions of both ur and u
q vary with q and also with f The direction of u
f var-
ies with f only We can obtain the partial derivatives of the unit vectors using graphical techniques similar to
those used for cylindrical coordinates The partial derivatives of unit vectors are given below
part =
partr r = n
partminus θ c= u os
Unit circle in
- plane
y
x
r- direction
uf
c
uf ( ) f (
( )
( )
d
d
uf ( +
u (
c
y
x
nit circlesn x-y p ane
od
u (
Fig 113 Geometrical methods for determining
differential change of (a)u
r with f and (b)u
f with f in cylindrical coordinates
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partpart
= minusuφ
θ uminus
All other partial derivatives of unit vectors of spherical coordinates are zero
Gradient of a Scalar FunctionIn rectangular coordinates let us consider a scalar quantity V that is a function of all the three variables x y and
z The first partial derivative of V with respect to x is partVpart x If V is a single valued function partVpart x gives the rate
of change of V with x at a point in space assuming y and z as constants Similarly partVpart y and partVpart z give rate of
change of V with y and z respectively The vector function having partVpart x partVpart y and partVpart z as its scalar compo-
nents in x y and z direction respectively is called gradient of V or lsquograd V rsquo in abbreviated form Accordingly
Gradient V = grad y
= partpart
+part
u u
Since V is common to all the terms we can write
grad y
= part + partu u (3)
The function inside the bracket of (3) is a differential vector operator It is called del or nabla and is denoted
by the symbol nabla In rectangular coordinates
nabla = part part +part
y z
(4)
Thus grad V = nablaV (5)
The three components of (3) give the rate of change of V with x y z respectively As grad V is the vector sum
of all the components it gives the maximum rate of change of V at a point in space
Unit Vector Normal to a Surface
Let us consider that the equation S ( x y z ) = c where c is a constant represents a continuous and single-
valued surface in a scalar field Then it can be shown that the gradient of S is along the normal direction to
the surface at any point P ( x y z ) and its sense is in the direction of increasing S The magnitude of nablaS gives
the maximum rate of increase of S at P The unit vector along the normal direction at P is given by
= plusmn nablanabla
where nablaS is the magnitude of nablaS
Divergence of a Vector Function
Let us consider a vector function D with D x D
y and D
z as components in rectangular coordinates Thus
D = u x D
x + u
y D
y + u
z D
z
where D x D
y and D
z are in general functions of all the three variables x y and z The divergence of D is
defined as the sum of part D x part x part D
y part y and part D
z part z Thus
div D =part
+ part
+ part
part D
x
D
y (6)
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where lsquodiv Drsquo is the abbreviation of divergence of D
It can be shown that the divergence of a vector is equal to the dot product of nablaand D
nablasdot part part part sdotu= u u y
)u
=part
+ part
part + part
part x y (7)
As the right-hand sides of (6) and (7) are identical
div D = nabla middot D
The divergence of a vector function is a scalar function A vector field of zero divergence is called a
solenoidal field
Curl of a Vector FunctionIn rectangular coordinates let us consider a vector function
H = u x H
x + u
y H
y + u
z H
z
where the components H x H
y and H
z are functions of all the three variables x y and z The curl of H written
in the abbreviated form as lsquocurl Hrsquo is defined by the following operation
cur u upartpart
minus part
+part
part partminus
part y y H H
x
H H
partpart
(8)
It can be shown that curl H is equal to the cross product of the vector operator nabla defined in (4) and H That is
curl H = nabla times H
Equation (8) shows that the curl of a vector function is another vector function A vector field with zero
curl is said to be an irrotational field
EXAMPLE 19
Given a scalar function V = 5 x2 y + 3 xz Find the gradient of V at a point P (15 27 08)
The gradient of V
nablaV = (10 xy + 3 z )u x + 5 x2u
y + 3 xu
z
Substituting x = 15 y = 27 z = 08
nablaV at P = [10(15)(27) + 3(08)]u x + 5(15)2u
y + 3(15)u
z
= 429u x + 1125u
y + 45u
z
EXAMPLE 110
Find the gradient of the scalar function = + at (1 minus2 4)
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nabla = partpart
+ partpart
= x
u2 2
Substituting x = 1 y = minus2 z = 4
nabla =
minus y z
4+
21
EXAMPLE 111
A scalar function is given by = )+ Find nablaf at (2 minus1 3)
nabla =part
+ partpart
=+ y z
22
( )+ u
Substituting x = 2 y = minus1 z = 3
nabla = )+7
minus
EXAMPLE 112
A vector field is described by F = 500u x + 750u
y A plane surface in the region of the field is defined by
2 x + 4 y + 6 z = 12 Find the vector components of F that are normal and tangential to the surface
Denoting the surface by S we have
S = 2 x + 4 y + 6 z The gradient of S
nablaS = 2u x + 4u
y + 6u
z
The magnitude of the gradient of S
nabla = +2 6 5= 6
The unit vector normal to the surface
S nabla 1)4
The scalar component of the vector field normal to the surface
n n= = ) y
sdot ) y z+ =usdot 1
56
000
56
The vector component of the vector field normal to the surface
F un
sdot = =)( )u+uu
56428 6
The vector component of the vector field tangential to the surface
Ft = F minus F
n = 3571u
x + 4643u
y minus 4286 u
z
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EXAMPLE 113
Given a vector function F = 2 x12 yu x + xy2u
y + (1 z )u
z Find divergence and curl of F at P (05 08 02)
The divergence of F
nablasdot = part
( part = + minus x x xy+ 2
11 )
Substituting x = 05 y = 08 and z = 02
nabla sdot F at P = 26931
The curl of F
nabla times = partpart
= )F
u u
u z
minus
2 1
Substituting x = 05 y = 08 and z = 02nabla times F at P = minus 0774 u
z
EXAMPLE 114
The equation to a surface is given by S ( x y z ) = xy minus 4 z 2 = 0 What is the angle between unit normal
vectors to the surface at P 1(8 2 2) and P
2(6 6 minus3)
Unit vector normal to a surface u S = nabla
nabla
nablaS
= yu
x
+ xu
y
minus 8 z u
z
At P 1 nablaS
1 = 2u
x + 8u
y ndash 16u
z nablaS
1 = 18
2 16
18=
minus
At P 2 nablaS
2 = 6u
x + 6u
y + 24u
z nablaS
2 = 2545
2
6 24
25
+u
Let a be the angle between the unit vectors Then
cos)
( )( )α = = =
minussdot x y z x y z
2
minus 2+ 4
4
324
4
2
95 720 705
= minus
a = 1345deg
EXAMPLE 115
Two surfaces are defined by S 1 = x2 + y2 minus z2 = 7 and S
2 = x2 minus y + z 2 = 3 Find the angle between the surfaces
at P (2 2 minus1)
The angle between two surfaces at a point common to them is the angle between the normal to the surfaces
at the point
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nablaS 1 = 2( xu
x + yu
y ndash z u
z )
At P nablaS 1 = 4u
x + 4u
y + 2u
z and nablaS
1 = 6
nablaS 2 = 2 xu
x ndash u
y + 2 z u
z
At P nablaS 2 = 4u
x ndash u
y ndash 2u
z and nabla = 21
Let a be the angle between the unit vectors Then
cos)
(= =
nablanabla
sdot sdot
211
8
6 21)=
a = 7308deg
EXAMPLE 116
Two vector functions are given by A = 2 xu y + 3 y2u
z and B = z u
x + 3 yu
z Find nabla sdot (A times B) at (3 2 1)
A = x y z
z0 2 2 2
nablasdot = part + part)times u sdot minus
y+
= 6 y + 6 yz minus 2 x = 18 at (3 2 1)
EXAMPLE 117
A vector is defined by
A = xy2
u x + yz 2
u y + zx2
u z Find nabla times nabla times A
nabla times = partpart
part part = minus +A
u u u
z
yz xy
2 2 2
2( )
nabla times nabla times = partpart
A
u u
minus 0= x y
z z
EXAMPLE 118
A scalar function is given by f = x3 + y3 + xyz Find nabla sdot nablaf
nablasdotnabla = part
+ +part
= x y
( )+ x xyz
= + + part =2 2 2
z)+ y )+ xyz )+ xy
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19 Vector IdentitiesSome useful vector identities are listed below The identities can easily be proved by assuming that the vector
A and B and the scalar f are functions of rectangular-coordinate variables
1 nabla times (nablaf ) = 0
2 nabla sdot (nabla times A) = 03 nabla sdot (f A) = A sdot (nablaf ) + f (nabla sdot A)
4 nablasdot + part
+ partpart
(nabla = nabla2 2 2
x y
5 nabla times nabla times A = nabla(nabla sdot A) minus nabla2A
6 nabla times (f A) = (nablaf ) times A + f (nabla times A)
7 nabla sdot (A times B) = B sdot (nabla times A) minus A sdot (nabla times B)
110 Line Surface and Volume IntegralsIn the case of a definite integral
adxint ) x
where the integrand F ( x) is a real function of a single variable x The function is integrated along x direction
between limits x = a and x = b Whereas in the case of a line integral a real function of more than one variable
is integrated along a continuous curve from an initial point to an end point The curve may also be a closed
one The function may be a scalar or a vector function of real variables In the case of a vector function its
component along a specified path is integrated The line integral is a definite integral
The principle of evaluating the line integral of a vector
function along a path is as follows Let us consider a vec-
tor function F in any coordinate plane Let us take a con-
tinuous curve of any shape denoted by C in Fig 114 in
the plane of the vector The positive direction of the curve
is indicated by an arrow and its initial and final positions
are marked by a and b respectively If we divide the curve
into a large number of very small segments each seg-
ment may be considered as a straight line Let there be n
such segments of lengths ∆ ∆ sdotsdot sdot If the
average value of the vector function over the k th segment
is Fk its scalar component along the positive direction of
the segment is F k cos a
k where a
k is the angle between F
k
and tangent to the k th segment as shown in the figure The
product of F k cos a
k and is equal to the dot product of F
k and the vector length ∆ ℓ
k That is
cosα sdot= ∆l
The sum of such dot products of all the segments between a and b is
n
=sum ∆l
k
In the limit n approaching infinity the above summation is called line integral of F along the curve C The
curve is the path of integration The line integral of F along the path shown in Fig 114 is
d int sdot l
Fig 114 Pertaining to line integration of a vector
Tangent to k t
segment
a1
F k∆
∆ 2∆ ∆
k
∆ n
C
a
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If the line integral is over a closed path it is written by putting a small circle on the integral sign Thus
F sdot d l denotes the line integral of F over a closed path
In order to understand the process of integrating a vector func-
tion F over a surface let us consider a continuous open surface
S shown in Fig 115 The surface may be considered as consist-
ing of a large number of very small surface elements with areas
∆S 1 ∆S
2hellip ∆S
k hellip ∆S
n Let the average of F over the k th sur-
face element be Fk The scalar component of F
k along normal to
the surface element is equal to F k cos a
k where a
k is the angle
between Fk and the unit vector u
n normal to the surface element
as shown in the figure The product of F k cos a
k and ∆S
k can be
expressed as the dot product of the vectors Fk and ∆S
k
F k ∆S
kcos a = Fsdot(∆S
k u
n) = F
k ∆S
k
The sum of such dot products over all the n surface elements is given by
n
=sumThe above summation as n approaches infinity is the surface integral of F over the surface The surface
integral is a definite double integral which is denoted using either two integral signs or a single integral sign
with a subscript s We will use the latter notation Accordingly
Sint denotes the surface integral of a vector function F over an open surface
If the surface is a closed one the surface integral is denoted by putting a small circle on the integral sign
Accordingly SS
denotes the surface integral of F over a closed surface
The volume integral of a scalar point function in three-dimensional space is a triple integral The integral isdenoted using either three integral signs or a single integral sign with a subscript v We will use the latter
notation Thus the volume integral of a scalar function r which is a continuous function of space variables
in a region of volume bounded by a closed surface is written as
dv
where dv is the volume of a three-dimensional element
EXAMPLE 119
Find the line integral of the vector function F = ( x2 + 2 y)u x + (3 x minus y2)u
y along the straight line defined by
y = 3 x from (0 0) to (1 3)
An element of length vector in rectangular coordinates
d ℓ = u xdx + u
ydy + u
z dz
The dot product of F and d ℓ F middot d l = ( x2 + 2 y)dx + (3 x minus y2)dy
Substituting y by 3 x in the first term and x by y3 in the second term we have
F middot d ℓ = ( x2 + 6 x)dx + ( y minus y2)dy
The line integral sdot 3
7= minusminus 17=
nu
S
F
Fig 115 Pertaining to surface integration
of a vector
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EXAMPLE 120
Integrate the vector function
F u + x y y
( ) x
along the path described by the equation y2 = 4 x from P 1(1 2) to P
2(4 4)
An element of length vector in rectangular coordinates
d ℓ = u xdx + u
ydy + u
z dz
The dot product of F and d ℓ sdot d x y
dyl =) x y x y 2
(1)
The path of integration is defined by the equation
y2 = 4 x (2)
Or ydy = 2dx (3)
Substituting (2) and (3) in (1) we get
F sdot = + x x
23 2
Thus F sdot = + =int int x2
03 2
274P1
2
The integral can be evaluated by substituting x2 + 4 x = u
EXAMPLE 121
A circular cylinder has its base on the x- y plane with its axis along the z axis The radius and height of the
cylinder are 20 cm and 50 cm respectively By using the formula for the differential area d S = (rd f dz )ur +
(drdz )uf + (rdrd f )u
z find the surface area of the cylinder
A differential area on the surface of the cylinder is in r direction Thus
dS = rd f dz
At r = 02 m dS = 02d f dz
Surface area π = 0 2φ
m2
EXAMPLE 122
The radius of a sphere is 25 cm By using the formula for the differential area d S = (r 2sinq d q d f )ur +
(r sinq drd f ) uq + (rdrd f ) u
f find surface area of the lower hemisphere
A differential area on the surface of the sphere is in r direction Thus
dS = r 2 sinq d q d f
At r = 025 m dS = 00625 sinq d q d f
Surface area π = 0 125φ π
2
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EXAMPLE 123
Given a vector function F = x2 yu x + xy2u
y Integrate nabla times F over the rectangular surface shown in Fig 116
y
y 1
x 2
x minus2
y minus1
x
Fig 116 For Example 123
The curl of the vector function
nabla times = partpart part
=F
u
u x y
x2 2 0
)minus
An element of surface vector is given by
d S = u xdydz + u
ydzdx + u
z dxdy
Thus (nabla times F) sdot d S = ( y2 minus x2)dxdy
We find from Fig 116 that the lower and upper limits of x are minus20 and +20 and those of y are minus10 and
+10 Thus
= minus+
minus
+
int sdot (= 08
111 Coordinate Transformation of VectorsIt is desirable to use a suitable coordinate system at the outset for solving a field problem involving vectors
For example it is easier to solve a problem having cylindrical symmetry by using cylindrical coordinates A
proper choice of a coordinate system simplifies the analysis and results in a solution that is compact in form
and easy for physical interpretation However it is occasionally necessary to convert a vector function from
one coordinate system to another system The principles of transformation of a vector function between
cylindrical and rectangular coordinates and between spherical and rectangular coordinates are described in
the following
Transformations between Cylindrical and Rectangular Coordinates
Let a vector F in terms of its components in cylindrical coordinates be given by
F = F r u
r + F
f u
f + F
z u
z (1)
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where in general each component is a function of all the three variables r f and z We will transform the
vector to rectangular coordinates
Let the same vector in terms of its components in rectangular coordinates is
F = F xu
x + F
yu
y + F
z u
z (2)
In order to transform the vector we obtain at first the rectangular-coordinate components F x F y and F z of F interms of F
r F
f and F
z and then change the cylindrical-coordinate variables to rectangular-coordinate variables
We know that the component of a vector in any direction is given by the dot product of the vector and a unit
vector in that direction Accordingly F x is equal to the dot product of F described by (1) and the unit vector u
x
F x = ( F
r u
r + F
f u
f + F
z u
z ) sdot u
x
= F r (u
r sdot u
x) + F
f (u
f sdot u
x) + F
z (u
z sdot u
x) (3)
We see from Fig 117 that the angle between ur and u
x is f the angle between u
f and u
x is 90deg + f and the
angle between u z and u
x is 90deg Therefore u
r sdot u
x = cos f u
f sdot u
x = minus sin f and u
z sdot u
x = 0 Substituting these
results in (3) we get
F x = F
r cos f minus F
f sin f
The component F y = ( F
r u
r+ F
f u
f + F
z u
z ) sdot u
y= F
r (u
r sdot u
y)
+ F f (u
f sdot u
y) + F
z (u
z sdot u
y)
The angle between ur and u
y is 90deg minus f between u
f and u
y
is f and between u z and u
yis 90deg Thus
F y = F
r sin f + F
f cos f
As the z direction is common to both the systems
F z = F
z
Since F r F
f and F
z are functions of the cylindrical-coordi-
nate variables these have to be expressed in terms of
rectangular-coordinate variables to complete the transfor-
mation Relations connecting the two sets of variables are
given in (12-2) [Equation 2 of Section 12]
We use the same procedure as described above to transform a vector in rectangular coordinates to cylindrical
coordinates It can be shown that a vector
G = G xu x + G yu y + G z u z
in cylindrical coordinates when transformed to rectangular coordinates will have the following scalar
components
G r = G
x cos f + G
y sin f
G f = minus G
x sin f + G
y cos f
G z = G
z
To complete the transformation the components have to be expressed in terms of spherical-coordinate vari-
ables using the following formulae which can be derived from (12-2)
y
u
(90deg
u
u
u
ur u x
f
f
Fig 117 Showing unit vectors of rectangular
and cylindrical coordinates
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f = tanminus1( y x)
z = z
Transformations between Spherical and Rectangular CoordinatesIn spherical coordinates let a vector function be given by
E = E r u
r + E
q u
q + E
f u
f
where E r E
q and E
f are in general functions of all the three variables r q and f
In order to transform the vector to rectangular coordinates we have to find its components in x y and z direc-
tions and then express these components in terms of x y and z The component of E along x direction is
E x = E sdot u
x = E
r(u
r sdot u
x) + E
q (u
q sdot u
x) + E
f (u
f sdot u
x) (4)
The values of (ur sdot u x) and (uq sdot u x) cannot be found directly because the angles between the unit vectorsinvolving the dot products cannot be expressed as simple functions of q and f
This difficulty is overcome by finding at first the pro-
jections of the unit vectors on the x-y plane and then
projecting these projections onto the x axis Referring
to Fig 118 we find that the angle between ur and the
z axis is q and the angle between uq and the z axis is
90deg + q Therefore the lengths of projections urand u
q
on the x-y plane are equal to sin q and cos q respec-
tively Moreover these projections are at an angle f
with the x axis Thus we haveu
r sdot u
x = sin q cos f
uq sdot u
x = cos q cos f
As the unit vector uf is at angle 90deg + f with the x axis
the dot product of uf and u
x is
uf sdot u
x = minus sin f
Substituting the expressions of the dot products in (4)
we get
E x = E
r sin q cos f + E
q cos q cos f minus E
f sin f
The components of E along y and z directions can similarly be calculated These are given by E
y = E
r sin q sin f + E
q cos q sin f + E
f cos f
E z = E
r cos q minus E
q sin q
To complete the process of transformation we have to express the components in terms of the rectangular-
coordinate variables The relations connecting the two sets of variables are given by (12-3)
Let us next consider a vector H in rectangular coordinates defined in terms of its components
H = H xu
x + H
yu
y + H
z u
z
We can transform the vector into spherical coordinate system using the procedure similar to that described
above The scalar components of H in spherical coordinates are
u
u
u
u x
u
(90deg q )
u
x
f
q
Fig 118 Showing unit vectors of rectangular and
spherical coordinates
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H r = H
x sin q cos f + H
y sin q sin f + H
z cos q
H q = H
x cos q cos f + H
y cos q sin f minus H
z sin q
H f = minus H
x sin f + H
y cos f
To complete the process of conversion the components will have to be transformed to spherical-coordinate
variables using the following formulae These can be derived from (12-3)
r y z x
=+
minuscos 1
x
f = tanminus1 ( y x)
EXAMPLE 124
A vector in cylindrical coordinates is given byF = Transform the vector into rectangular coordinates
The vector has only one component F r = 1r in r direction Let the vector in rectangular coordinates be
F = F xu
x + F
yu
y + F
z u
z
Thenr
x
x yr
= =) cossdot
= =) s nsdot
F z = 0
The vector in rectangular coordinates is given by
F 1
)uu
EXAMPLE 125
The vector F = r sin f uf is given in cylindrical coordinates Transform the vector into rectangular
coordinates
The vector has only one component F f = r sin f in f direction Let the vector in rectangular coordinates be
F = F xu
x + F
yu
y + F
z u
z
Then y
= = minus) )sdot minus sin 2 2
x y= =)sdot
F z = 0
The vector in rectangular coordinate is given by
F 1
2 2)u
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EXAMPLE 126
Convert the vector = r
r in spherical coordinates into rectangular coordinates
The vector has only one componentr
r
1 in r direction Let the vector in rectangular coordinates be
E = E xu
x + E
yu
y + E
z u
z
We haver
= =)) x
sdot 1
yr
=))
sdot 1
= =) cos
)sdot
The vector in rectangular coordinate is given by
E 1
+ )uu
112 Sinusoidally Time-Varying QuantitiesA scalar or a vector quantity may be time-invariant or it may be a function of time Quantities that are either
sine or cosine function of time are called sinusoidally time-varying quantities For example a voltage repre-
sented by
V (t ) = V 0 cos w t (1)
is a co-sinusoidal quantity And a current given by
I (t ) = I 0 sin w t (2)
is a sinusoidal quantity These are also called alternat-
ing quantities In (1) and (2) V (t ) and I (t ) denote instan-
taneous values V 0 and I
0 are the maximum values or
amplitudes of the functions and w is the angular or
radian frequency The units of voltage and current are
volt (V) and ampere (A) and that of w is radians per
second (rads) The graphs of variation of voltage and
current with time shown in Fig 119 are the familiarcosine and sine waves The waves repeat after every
w t = 2p radian The number of such repetitions or
cycles per second is called frequency of the waves The
frequency is denoted by f and its unit is hertz (Hz) The
duration of one cycle is equal to one period It is gener-
ally denoted by T Therefore T = 1 f As w t changes by
2p radian in one period w = 2p T = 2p f Each cycle
consists of a positive half-cycle and a negative half-
cycle Both the half-cycles have the same amplitude
and identical shapes
(a
(b
3
V t
V
I t
I
p p p p t
t
2p
23p p p
Fig 119 (a) A cosine wave and (b) A sine wave
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Next let us consider the functions
V 1(t ) = V
10 cos (w t + y
1) (3)
and V 2(t ) = V
20 cos (w t minus y
2) (4)
Note that V 1
(t ) and V 2
(t ) have the same frequency as that of V (t ) Graphs of functions defined by (1) (3) and
(4) are shown in Fig 120 The symbols y 1and y
2denote phase angles of V
1(t ) and V
2(t ) respectively If we
take the time-angle at which V (t ) is zero (or maximum) as reference the corresponding zero of V 1(t ) occurs
earlier by a time-angle y 1 and that of V
2(t ) occurs later by a time-angle y
2 Thus V
1(t ) leads V (t ) by an angle
y 1 and V
2(t ) lags V (t ) by an angle y
2 As cos w t = sin(w t + p 2) a cosine function leads a sine function by p 2
radian The phase angles are specified either in radian or in degree
Representation of Sinusoidal Functions
Any of the equations (1) to (4) is the basic form of rep-
resenting a sinusoidal quantity in terms of its amplitude
frequency and phase angle This form gives the value of
the quantity at any instant The waveforms of Fig 119and 120 also provide the same information
Some other useful ways of representing a sinusoidal
quantity are the phasor the complex and the polar forms
The basis of these forms is the Eulerrsquos formula (or iden-
tity) of the complex exponential function e j w t As per the
formula
e j w t = cos w t + j sin w t
where = minus1
cos w t = Re e j w t (5) sin w t = Im e j w t (6)
The notations Re and Im are the abbreviations of lsquoreal part of rsquo and lsquoimaginary part of rsquo respectively Thus
using (5) and (6) in (1) and (2) we have
V (t ) = Re V 0 e j w t
and I (t ) = Im I 0 e j w t = Re I
0 e j (w t minusp 2)
Similarly (3) and (4) can be written as
e j )1=
e j )2=
These are the complex exponential forms of writing sinusoidally time-changing quantities One advantage of
using the complex exponential function e j w t instead of sin w t or cos w t is that the form of a function does not
change when differentiated or integrated with respect to time
To proceed further let us write the last four equations as in the following
V (t ) = V 0 cos w t = Re (V
0 e j 0)e j w t
I (t ) = I 0 sin w t = Re ( I
0 eminus j p 2)e j w t
e t
11) Re )ψ
e t
1) Re )= minusminus ψ
V t
ω t
V t V t
2p
Fig 120 Showing time-phase difference between
sinusoidal waves
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A study of the above equations shows that the factor e j w t appears in all the functions In the mathematical
analysis of a problem it is not necessary to show this factor in all the steps The presence of e j w t in a func-
tion is assumed If all the quantities in a study have the same frequency it is sufficient to use only the
functions shown within the brackets At the end of an analysis the final expression is multiplied by e j w t
and either its real part or the imaginary part is used to express the result in real time The functions inside
the brackets are called phasors
We will denote a phasor by putting a bar over the symbol of the quantity For example
j 1ψ
and j
02minus
These are the phasor representations of sinusoidally time-varying quantities
Two more forms of representing a sinusoid can be derived from the phasor form Let us consider a voltage
phasor
e ψ
Since e j w = cos y + j sin y
)s n (7)
The first term on the rhs of (7) is the real part and the second term is the imaginary part of Denoting the
real part by V 0a
and the imaginary part by V 0i we have
i (8)
where V 0a
= V 0 cos y and V
0i = V
0 sin y
The form of (8) suggests that a phasor can be represented in a complex plane as shown in Fig 121 Equation
(8) and Fig 121 are the complex form of representing a sinusoidally time-varying quantity
We see that to write a sinusoidal quantity in phasor and com-
plex forms only its amplitude and phase angle are needed
Thus a simpler way of describing a sinusoidal quantity is by
its amplitude and phase angle as given below
ang plusmn
This is known as the polar form of representing a sinusoid
This form is advantageous where multiplication and division
of phasors are involved To illustrate these operations let j 1plusmn
and e j 2plusmn ψ
The product of the two phasors0 0 2= ang plusmn )]
The ratio of the two phasors j
2= ang[plusmn )] plusmn )]minus
Thus the magnitude of the product of two phasors is equal to the product of their magnitudes whereas the
phase angle of their product is equal to the algebraic sum of their phase angles Moreover the magnitude of
the ratio of two phasors is equal to the ratio of their magnitudes and the phase angle is equal to the phase angle
of the numerator-phasor minus the phase angle of the denominator-phasor
Im
Re
V
V
V
y
Fig 121 Representation of a sinusoidal
function in the complex plane
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Root-Mean-Square Value of a Sinusoidal Quantity
In order to define the root-mean-square (rms) value of a function consider that a sinusoidal current
I (t ) = I 0 sin w t
flows through a resistor of R ohm Then electric power dissipated in the resistor at any instant
)t s n= 0
ω t
The average power over a complete cycle
=1
2 2
2π
Next consider that a time-invariant current I flows through the same resistor instead of the sinusoidal current
Power dissipated in the resistor is equal to I 2 R If we assume that I 2 R is equal to the average power dissipated
by the sinusoidal current I 0 sin w t then
2=
Or =2
The constant current I which produces the same power in the resistor as the average power due to an
alternating current is called root-mean-square (rms) or effective value of the time-varying current The
nomenclature is derived from the mathematical procedure involved in deriving it
The rms value of a sinusoidal quantity is equal to 21 times of its amplitude The rms value of any periodic
function can be determined using the above procedure Sinusoidal quantities can also be represented usingrms value instead of amplitudes as given below
Instantaneous form )t )=
)t )=
Phasor form e ψ
Complex form
Polar form ang plusmn
The Complex ImpedanceThe complex impedance of an electric load is defined as the ratio of its complex voltage and complex
current To calculate the impedance let us assume that the instantaneous
voltage across the electric load shown in Fig 122 is
V (t ) = V 0 cos w t (9)
The complex and polar forms of the voltage are
0+ (10)
0ang
I (t
V (t
Load
Z
Fig 122 A load connected
to an ac source
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For a purely resistive load of resistance R ohm instantaneous current through the load
t )t )t
cos= = ω cos (11)
where I 0 = V
0 R We find from equations (9) and (11) that these are in time-phase The complex form of load
current is0+ (12)
The complex impedance is found by dividing (10) by (12)
Z = =0
00 0= ang
If the load is an ideal (loss-free) inductor of inductance L henry (H)
t )t cos( )== deg1ω (13)
The constant of integration is assumed to be zero as we are considering alternating quantities under steady
state (not transient) condition In the above expressions X L
= w L is reactance of the inductor and I 0 = V
0 X
L is
amplitude of the current The unit of reactance is ohm We find from (9) and (13) that the current in a pure
inductor lags the voltage across it by 90deg The complex form of current is
0
The complex impedance of the inductor
= = deg0
0+ = = ang
If the load is an ideal (loss-free) capacitor of capacitance C farad (F)
t
)t = = minus +t deg)t = os )90
where X c = (1w c) is reactance of the capacitor in ohm and I
0 = (V
0 X
c) is amplitude of the current We find
that current in an ideal capacitor leads the voltage across it by 90 deg The complex form of current is given by
The complex impedance
= = + deg00
minus = minus = ang minus
The complex impedance of an electric load consisting of a resistance R an inductance X L and a capacitance
X C in series is given by
j+ +minus (14)
where X = X L
minus X C is the effective reactance of the circuit If X
L is greater than X
C then the load is inductive
and if X C is greater than X
L the load is capacitive The angle y = tanminus1( X R) is called impedance angle
The resistance and reactance of the load in terms of the load angle are given by
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R = Z cos y
X = Z sin y
The magnitude of the impedance
The impedance in polar form is represented as
ang
Current I 0taken by a load is equal to the ratio of (10) and (14)
ji2
0= = = = =
) R jX
where I 0a
= (V 0Z ) cos y = I
0 cos y is the real part and I
0i = (V
0Z ) sin y = I
0 sin y is the imaginary part of the
current phasor respectively
The current in the polar form is
0= ang
ang + = ang minus where
0 =
If the resistance and reactance of an electric load is known we can calculate values of the circuit impedance
Z and the impedance angle y Taking the voltage across the circuit as reference the equation for instanta-
neous current is given by
I (t ) = I 0 cos(w t minus y )
We see that the phase angle between voltage and current is equal to the impedance angle y The current lags
the voltage for an inductive load and the current leads the voltage for a capacitive load The impedance angle
lies between 0 and 90deg if the load is inductive and between 0 and minus90deg if the load is capacitive
The rms value of current I = =rms value of voltage
Instantaneous Average and Complex Powers
Instantaneous power input to a load is equal to the product of its voltage and current at a given instant If the
instantaneous voltage is described by the equation
V (t ) = V 0 cos (w t + y
1) (15)
and the current at the same instant is given by
I (t ) = I 0 cos (w t + y
2) (16)
then instantaneous power
P (t ) = V (t ) I (t ) = V 0 I
0 cos (w t +y
1) cos (w t + y
2)
= +t 2
)]ω + cos (17)
where y = y 2 minus y
1 is the phase difference between current and voltage
The instantaneous power given by (17) has two parts One part is independent of time and the other part var-
ies with time at twice the frequency The average power is equal to the average value of instantaneous power
over one cycle Thus the average power
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t 2
1
2)t
=0
2cosc= os (18)
The average power therefore is equal to the product of rms voltage rms current and the cosine of phase-angle between the voltage and current The power is also called active or effective or real power The electric unit
of power is watt (W) The product of V and I that is VI is called apparent power and its unit is volt-ampere
(VA) The factor cos y is called power factor of the load
Power factor cos = =2
VI
Substituting V = IZ and cos y = RZ in (18) we get the average power in terms of the current and the
resistance
P av
= I 2 R
Thus the active power is the power absorbed by the load
In an analogous way the reactive or quadrature power
1
2
2 (19)
The unit of reactive power is volt-ampere reactive (var)
It may be noted that I cos y of (18) is the component of current that is in phase with the voltage and I sin y of (19) is the component of current that is in quadrature with the voltage Thus the general principle is that
the average power is equal to the product of in-phase components of rms voltage and rms current and the
reactive power is given by the product of rms voltage and rms current which are out of phase by 90deg We will
use this principle to define complex power
The complex forms of voltage and current defined by (15) and (16) are
i (20)
andi (21)
In (20) V 0a
and V 0i are the real and imaginary parts of the voltage and in
(21) I 0a
and I 0i are the real and imaginary parts of the current These are
represented in the complex plane of Fig 123 Since V 0a
and I 0a
are in
phase and V 0i
and I 0i are also in phase the average power
1
2)
ii (22)
Moreover as V 0i
and I 0a
are out of phase by 90deg (V 0i I
0a2) gives one part of the
reactive power For the same reason (V 0a I
0i 2) gives a second part of reactive
power Note that in the first part the current lags the voltage and hence this part of the reactive power is inductive
The second part of the reactive power is capacitive as in this case the current leads the voltage If we assume the
inductive power to be positive then the capacitive power would be negative Thus the net reactive power
1)
ai a (23)
1
I
V
V a I
I
V
Im
Re
Fig 123 Showing real and
imaginary parts of a voltage
phasor and a current phasor
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We can also obtain the above results mathematically by the use of the complex forms of voltage and current
given in (20) and (21) as follows The conjugate of current is
i
lowast minus
Then1
2
1
2
lowast = i
)i
minus
= +1
2) + )]minus
i i (24)
We see that the rhs of (24) has a real part and an imaginary part The real part is same as the average power
given by (22) and the imaginary part is same as the reactive power given by (23) Thus 2lowast
gives the
complex power Denoting the complex power by P we have
lowast1
2 0
(25)
The average or active power 1
2 (26)
The reactive power 1
2 0
(27)
In (26) Re means lsquoReal part of rsquo and in (27) Im means lsquoImaginary part of rsquo the complex power The reactive
power is inductive if the imaginary part of (24) is positive and it is capacitive if the imaginary part is nega-
tive It can be shown that the real part of ( )2 is also equal to P av
However its imaginary part is nega-
tive of the imaginary part of (24)
EXAMPLE 127
The voltage and current of a given load are
V (t ) = 120 sin (1000t + 60deg) V
I (t ) = 15 cos (1000t - 45deg) A
(a) Find the phase difference between voltage and current and their root-mean-square values (b) Represent
the voltage and current in phasor complex and polar forms (c) Calculate the load impedance resistance
reactance inductance (or capacitance) power factor active power and reactive power using (18) and (19)
(d) Calculate the complex power using (25)
(a) In order to find the phase difference between voltage and current we have to write the voltage equation
in the cosine form
V (t ) = 120 sin (1000t + 60deg) = 120 cos (1000t minus 30deg) V
I (t ) = 15 cos (1000t minus 45deg) A
The phase angle of the current with respect to the voltage = minus 45degminus(minus30) = minus15deg The current lags the voltage
by 15deg
Root-mean-square values of voltage and current are
=2= 120 84 85 V
51= =2 60 A
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(b) Phasor forms e jminus ( ) V
e 4 ) A
Complex forms 0=)deg V
deg) = )minus A
Polar forms ang120 deg
= 1 Aang5 minus deg
(c) = = ang minus degang minus deg
= ang deg = deg +0
120 30
1 5 515 80 15(cos 2 700 1 Ω
Ω= 20 71 (Inductive)
Inductance L = X w = 20711000 = 2071 mH
Power factor = cos y = cos 15deg = 0966 (lagging)
Active power1
2
1120 1 966 93(= )( )5 0 ) 86 W
Reactive power 1
2
1120 1 259 29
0 = ) )5 0 ) = 23
(d) Complex powerlowast1
2
1 + 27
The real part is the average power in watts and the imaginary part is the reactive power in vars (inductive)
113 Fourier SeriesConsider that a function f ( x) has the following properties
1 It varies periodically with x That is f ( x + T ) = f ( x) where T is
the period
2 It is a single-valued function That is it has only one value for
a given value of the variable
3 It is a continuous function of the variable It may however have
finite number of discontinuities Such a periodic function is
shown in Fig 124 The wave is continuous in the range 0 lt x lt p and p lt x lt 2p and it is discontinuous at x = p and 2p
Any function f ( x) with a period 2p and satisfying the above mentioned properties can be represented by a trigonometric series as given below
) x1
==
infin
1
cn
)n (1)
where the constant a0 a
n and b
n are real numbers The trigonometric series is called Fourier series The con-
stants of the series are calculated from the following formulae
f d 1
minusπ
π x
p
f ( )
p
Fig 124 Illustration of a periodic
function
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x1
x
b f x d minus
1 π
Over a period 2p the constant a0 is the average value of f ( x) whereas the coefficients an and bn are twice theaverage values of f ( x) cos nx and f ( x) sin nx respectively
If a function f ( x) is defined over an interval of length instead of minus p to p its Fourier series is
obtained by replacing x in (1) by x Accordingly
n) x n=
(2)
The constants of (2) are given by
a f d 1
minus
+
x
x x
+1
b n x
dx1
minus
x sin
If f ( x) is an even function of x ie if f (minus x) = f ( x) then bn = 0 and
a x2
If f ( x) is an odd function of x [ f (minus x) = minus f ( x)] then an
= 0 and
b dx2
x sin
For an alternating function with identical positive and negative half-waves [ f ( x + p ) = minus f ( x)] the constant
a0 = 0
EXAMPLE 128
We will obtain the Fourier series of (a) a rectangular waveform and (b) of a triangular waveform illus-
trated in Fig 125
Fig 125 Pertaining to Example 128 (a) A rectangular wave and (b) A triangular wave
O
(a) b
f ( )
x
minusV
V
A
O
minusV
V
f ( )
minus x
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As both the waves are odd functions of x and have identical positive and negative half-cycles it is necessary
to calculate coefficient of the sine series only over the interval x = 0 to
(a) For the rectangular waveform f ( x) = V 0 in the interval x = 0 to =
=
2 2 2
0 = c
minus )
We see that bn = 0 for even values of n and b
n = 2 for odd values of n Thus the Fourier series of the
function is
) x == 4 1
1 3 5 (3)
(b) The equation of the triangular waveform from x = 0 to x = is that of the straight line OA Its equation
is
x
) x =
The coefficient of the nth term of the sine series
b x n x
dx
n
=
= minus
2
2
0
si
cos sin
= minus 2
ncos
Hence the Fourier series of the function is given by
) x s n= minus+ s n
2 1
3
3
2 (4)
114 Bessel FunctionsBessel functions are solutions of specific types of second order ordinary differential equations The general
form of the equation with V as dependent variable and r as independent variable is
r dr dr
0+ +r =)kr (1)
where k 2 is positive and n is any number Equation (1) is called Besselrsquos equation of order n though the dif-
ferential equation itself is of second order For n = 0 equation (1) becomes
dr dr
2 2 0+ + =)kr (2)
Equation (2) is Besselrsquos equation of zero order
Besselrsquos equation of any order is solved using the power series method We will limit our discussion to equa-
tion (2) as we will not need the solution of equation (1) for the analysis of problems which we will consider
in later chapters The solution of (2) is of the form
a + + + + +3 5 (3)
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The coefficients of the series are found by substituting V dV dr and d 2V dr 2 in (2) and then equating the
coefficients of like powers of r to zero Substituting (3) into the third term of (2) we get
2
)+ + + + + sdotsdotsdot (4)
Substituting dV dr and d 2V dr 2 into the second and first terms of (2) respectively we get
dV
r = 3 4 6 (5)
r d V
dr a r r 6 20= r + +a r +r (6)
Since the sum of the left-hand sides of (4) (5) and (6) is zero the sum of their right-hand sides must be equal
to zero Taking the sum and then collecting the terms of like powers of r we have
3 4r a a a
+ + =)+r r 6 0 (7)
Equation (7) will be satisfied if the coefficient of each power of r is equal to zero This exercise will yield the
following results
a1r = 0 rArr a
1 = 0
42
0 2
k = s an ar trar constant
9 0=
162
4
a k
a =
25 0a
362
6
a = minus
We find that the coefficients of odd powers of r of (3) are zero So the solution of the differential equation
will have terms with even powers of r only The coefficient of r 2m where m is a positive integer including
zero is given by
m1minus
m ) (8)
Replacing a0 of (8) by a different constant A the solution of (2) is given by
==
infin
sum minus( m )
)kr (9)
The function ) 1
)= sum
is called Bessel function of first kind and zero order
As equation (2) is a second-order differential equation there must be a second independent solution of the
equation The second solution is called Bessel function of second kind and zero order
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SUMMARY
We learnt the basics of three common types of coordinate systems vector analysis sinusoidally time-
varying functions Fourier series and Bessel function Other mathematical tools are described in later chap-
ters as and when necessary We found that unlike the unit vectors in rectangular coordinates the directionsof some of the unit vectors in cylindrical and spherical coordinates vary with one or two coordinate vari-
ables Though only the mathematical definitions of divergence gradient and curl operations are available
their applications to electric and magnetic fields and interpretations of results are described in later chap-
ters The vector operations in cylindrical and spherical coordinates are given in Chapters 2 and 4 The vec-
tor identities line surface and volume integrals will find frequent use in the text Moreover we will utilise
the coordinate transformation technique for calculation of vector magnetic potential of a current loop in
Chapter 4
Representation of sinusoidal quantities and power calculation will be used for the study of time-varying
fields We will apply Fourier series and Bessel function for the solution of boundary-value problems Bessel
function will also be used to study the skin-effect phenomenon in cylindrical conductors
IMPORTANT FORMULAE
Relation between coordinate variables
Rectangular and cylindrical coordinates
x = r cos f
y = r sin f
z = z
Rectangular and cylindrical coordinates
x = r sin q cos f
y = r sin q sin f
z = r cos q
Differential lengths
Rectangular coordinates d ℓ = u xdx + u
ydy + u
z dz
Cylindrical coordinates d ℓ = dr ur + rd f uf + u
z dz
Spherical coordinates d ℓ = ur dr + u
q (rd q ) + u
f (r sin q d f )
Differential surfaces
Rectangular coordinates d S = u x(dydz ) + u
y(dzdx) + u
z (dxdy)
Cylindrical coordinates d S = ur (rd f dz ) + u
f (drdz ) + u
z (rdrd f )
Spherical coordinates d S = ur (r 2sinq d q d f ) + u
q (r sinq drd f ) + u
f (rdrd q )
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Differential volumes
Rectangular coordinates dv = dxdydz
Cylindrical coordinates rdrd f dz
Spherical coordinates r 2sinq drd q d f
Position vector r = xu x + yu
y + z u
z
Dot product of two vectors
In rectangular coordinates A sdot B = A x B
x + A
y B
y + A
z B
z
In cylindrical coordinates A sdot B = Ar B
r + A
f B
f + A
z B
z
In spherical coordinates A sdot B = Ar B
r + A
q B
q + A
f B
f
Cross product of two vectors
In rectangular coordinates
A
u
=
x B B
In cylindrical coordinates
A
u u
= B
In spherical coordinates
A
= A A B
θ φ
θ φ
θ φ
Gradient of a scalar function in rectangular coordinates
nabla = part part + part y
u u
Divergence of a vector function in rectangular coordinates
nablasdot = partpart
+part
+part
D D
x y
D y
Curl of a vector function in rectangular coordinates
nabla times = partpart
part part y z
x y
H H Vector identities
nabla times nabla times A = nabla(nabla sdot A) minus nabla2A
nabla sdot (A times B) = B sdot (nabla times A) minus A sdot (nabla times B)
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Dot product of unit vectors
In Rectangular and Cylindrical Coordinate systems
sdotur
sdotuf
sdotu z
u x cos f ndashsin f 0u
ysin f cos f 0
u z
0 0 1
In Rectangular and Spherical Coordinate systems
sdotur
sdotuq
sdotuf
u x
sinq cosf cosq cosf ndashsin f
u y
sinq sinf cosq sinf cosf
u z cosq ndashsinq 0
Complex impedance
+ )minus
Instantaneous power
)t = ])t cos2
cos
Complex power
lowast1
2
MULTIPLE983085CHOICE QUESTIONS
(starred questions have two answers)
11 A point in cylindrical coordinates is defined by (14 m 25deg 075 m) Location of the point in rectan-
gular coordinates is
(a) (14 m 0592 m 075 m)
(b) (1269 m 0592 m 075 m)
(c) (14 m 0592 m 075 m)
(d) (14 m 0592 m 0375 m)
12 A point in spherical coordinates is described by (095 m 35deg 20deg) Location of the point in rectangu-
lar coordinates is
(a) (0512 m 0186 m 0778 m)
(b) (0186 m 0512 m 0778 m)
(c) (0512 m 0778 m 0186 m)
(d) (0186 m 0778 m 0512 m)
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13 A position vector is given by 4 The unit vector in the direction of the position
vector is
(a) 0 0 566 +u
(b) 0 0 24 +u
(c) 0 0 566 +u
(d) 0 0 707 +u
14 A vector is given by A uu+u If the unit vector alongA is u707
what should be the value of p
(a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 10 (d) 12
15 Two vectors are given by A 4+u and 1+u 2 The angle between the vectors is
nearest to
(a) 12deg (b) 14deg (c) 16deg (d) 18deg
16 Two vectors are described by A u u3+u and B u u For the vectors to be
parallel the values of p and q should be (a) p = 3 q = 3 (b) p = 3 q = 9 (c) p = 45 q = 3 (d) p = 3 q = 45
17 The angle between two vectors A 4+u x y
and B y is 15deg What is the ratio of p to q
(a) 1732 (b) minus1732 (c) 0577 (d) minus0577
18 Two vectors are given by A 2+u z and B 4+u
z The unit vector normal to the plane con-
taining A and B is given by
(a) +0 371 0 557 y
(b) +0 741 0 371 y
(c) 0741u x minus 0577u
y + 0371u
z
(d) 0371u x +
0743u y minus
05571u z
19 A scalar function is given byf = xyz The magnitude of grad f at (1 minus1 1) is equal to
(a) 2 3 (b) 3 2 (c) 31 (d) 3
110 If r is the position vector at ( x y z ) the magnitude of nabla sdot r is equal to
(a) 3 (b) 3 (c) 31 (d) 13
111 The divergence of F = xy (u x + u
y) at (1 3) is equal to
(a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3 (d) 2
112 A vector in cylindrical coordinates is given by (sin f r ) ur The vector in rectangular coordinates is
(a) y
2
3 2) (b)
y
2
2( ) (c)
y
2 2
2( ) (d)
y
2
2( )
113 A vector in spherical coordinates is given by ur r 2 The vector in rectangular coordinate is
(a)+u
x + 3 2 (b)
3 2
+u
x + (c)
u+u
( x + 3 (d)
zu u+u z
x + 3 2
114 The line integral of F = xy (u x + u
y) along the straight line y = x from (0 0) to (2 2) is
(a) 163 (b) 8 (c) 16 (d) 4
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115 The instantaneous voltage and current in an electric circuit are given by V (t ) = 5 sin (w t minus 30deg) V and
I (t ) = minus02 cos w t A The average power supplied to the circuit is
(a) 05 W (b) 3 2 W (c) 025 W (d) 3 4 W
QUESTIONS
11 Name the coordinate planes of rectangular coordinates
12 In rectangular coordinates the coordinates of a point are x y and z What is the normal distance of
the point from the x- y plane
13 Name the plane on which x = 0
14 The coordinate of two points are and respectively What is the distance between the
points
15 In rectangular coordinates locate the point ) by tracing the path along or parallel to the
coordinate axes starting from the origin
16 Describe the cylindrical coordinate system Show that the coordinate directions are mutually perpen-
dicular to each other
17 Describe the spherical coordinate system Show that the coordinate directions are mutually perpen-
dicular to each other
18 The r and variable appearing in cylindrical and spherical coordinate systems have the same mean-
ing or different meanings in the two systems Explain
19 Explain why the distance between two points specified in spherical coordinates cannot be calculated by direct use of the coordinates of the points
How is this distance calculated
110 Sketch a length vector in rectangular coordinates and show its components in the coordinate directions
111 Express the vector A as sum of its component in rectangular cylindrical and spherical coordinates
112 Write the differential length vector and the differential surface vector in rectangular cylindrical and
spherical coordinates in terms of the components Give also the formula for the differential volume
in the three coordinate systems
113 Define the cross product of two vectors A and B Explain how the angle between the vectors can be
calculated from the definition of the cross product
114 Explain what is meant by a scalar field Does the value of the field at a point depend on the choice of
the coordinate system
115 State what is meant by a vector field Does the value of the field at a point depend on the choice of
the coordinate system
116 Explain with sketches that the unit vectors ur and u
f in cylindrical coordinates vary with f
117 Explain the properties of the gradient of a scalar function
118 Describe the procedure for evaluating the line integral of a vector function from an initial point to a
final point along a given path
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119 For the vector function A( x y z ) show that nabla sdot nabla times A( x y z ) = 0
120 Two sinusoidal functions are given by
)t )minus=
)t )minus 12
π
What is the phase difference between the two quantities and which is the leading quantity
121 A sinusoidal quantity is given by
F (t ) = F 0 sin (w t + y )
Write the complex exponential phasor and polar forms of the quantity
122 Define the rms value of a sinusoidally time-varying current Explain its significance
123 If W V and I are the measured values of power rms value of voltage and rms value of current
respectively of an electric load then the ratio W (VI ) is defined as the power factor of the load Is this
definition applicable to only sinusoidal variation of voltage and current with time or for any type of
variation Explain
124 Explain with sketches the meanings of single-valued and multi-valued periodic functions
ANSWERS TO SELECTED QUESTIONS
16 Describe the cylindrical coordinate system Show that the coordinate directions are mutually perpen-
dicular to each other
Answer In cylindrical coordinate system the three surfaces are those of a circular cylinder and two
planes These surfaces are specified with reference to the rectangular coordinate system The axis of
the cylinder is along the z axis and its radius is denoted by r One of the plane surfaces containing the
z axis is specified by the angle it makes with the y-z plane The angle is generally denoted by f The
second plane surface is parallel to and at a height z from the x-y plane The three coordinate direc-
tions are r f and z
The r direction is normal to the surface of the cylinder hence it is perpendicular to the axis of the
cylinder As the axis of the cylinder is along the z axis r and z directions are perpendicular to each
other At a point on the cylindrical surface the r direction is perpendicular to and the f direction istangential to the cylindrical surface Hence they are perpendicular to each other Moreover the f direction is parallel to the x-y plane hence it is perpendicular to the z direction
18 The r and f variable appearing in cylindrical and spherical coordinate systems have the same mean-
ing or different meanings in the two systems Explain
Answer The variables in cylindrical coordinate system are r f and z and those of spherical coordi-
nates are r q and f The r direction in cylindrical coordinates is perpendicular to the z axis of rectan-
gular coordinates whereas the r direction in spherical coordinates is at an angle q with the z axis Thus
the r-variables have different meaning In both the systems the angle f is the angle between the y-z
plane and a plane surface containing the z axis Thus the variable f has the same meaning in both the
systems
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19 Explain why the distance between two points specified in spherical coordinates cannot be calculated
by direct use of the coordinates of the points
How is the distance calculated
Answer Both q and f variables of spherical coordinates are angles and radian is their unit As the
unit of distance between two points is that of length the variables cannot be used directly for calcula-tion of distance
To calculate the distance it is necessary to express the spherical coordinates of the point in terms of
rectangular coordinate variables
113 Define the cross product of two vectors A and B Explain how the angle between the vectors can be
calculated from the definition of the cross product
Answer The cross product of two vectors A and B is a vector quantity say C The magnitude of C
is equal to the products of the magnitude of A the magnitude of B and the sine of angle a between
A and B The direction of C is perpendicular to the plane containing A and B The positive direction
is taken along the advance of a right-handed screw when it is rotated from A towards B
As per the definition of the cross product
A times B = ABsin a
Hence sin α = A B
A B
114 Explain what is meant by a scalar field Does the value of the field at a point depend on the choice of
the coordinate system
Answer A physical quantity which is a scalar function of position is a real number The quantity
may or may not be a function of time The mathematical representation or graphical plot of a scalar
function at various points in a region or domain is the scalar field of the function in that region Theregion may be one-dimensional (a line) two-dimensional (a surface) or three-dimensional (a vol-
ume) As an example let us consider a heated plate The temperature at each point on the surface of
the plate will have a specific value A graphical representation of temperatures at several points is the
temperature field in the region of the plate surface
Value of the field at a point is independent of the choice of a coordinate system
117 Explain the properties of the gradient of a scalar function
Answer The gradient of a scalar quantity which is a function of x y and z in general is a vector quan-
tity It is given by
nabla = + part part + partpart y x
u u u u= u
The first second and third terms give the rate of change of V with x y and z respectively As nablaV is
the vector sum of all the three components it gives the maximum rate of change of V with distance
at a point in space
120 Two sinusoidal functions are given by
V )t )minus= π
I )t )minus 12
π
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What is the phase difference between the two quantities and which is the leading quantity
Answer As V (t ) is a cosine function of time and I (t ) is a sine function of time we have to express
either V (t ) as a sine function or I (t ) as a cosine function of time By expressing I (t ) as a cosine func-
tion we get
)t )t = minus minus Thus the phase difference between the quantities is 3= V (t ) is the leading
quantity
PROBLEMS
11 Show the location of points P 1(10 m 20 m 30m) P
2(minus10 m 20 m 30m) P
3(10 m minus20 m
30m) P 4(10 m 20 m minus30m) in rectangular coordinates Calculate the distances of the points from
the origin
12 Show the location of the point P (05 m 60deg 02 m) in cylindrical coordinates Calculate the distances
of P from the origin
13 Show the location of the point P (04 m 30deg 45deg) in spherical coordinates Calculate the distances of
P from the origin
14 A point in rectangular coordinates is defined by (2 m minus3 m minus1 m) Find coordinates of the point in
(a) cylindrical coordinate and (b) in spherical coordinates
15 Derive relations between the cylindrical coordinate and spherical coordinate variables For the radial
directions use subscripts c and s respectively for cylindrical and spherical coordinates
16 A point in cylindrical coordinates is defined by (3 m 300
2 m) Find coordinates of the point inspherical coordinates
17 Find the distance between two points located at (a) (10 m 24 m minus08 m) and (minus26 m 15 m 15 m)
in rectangular coordinates (b) (12 m 45deg 20 m) and (05 m 60deg 02 m) in cylindrical coordinates
(c) (04 m 30deg 45deg) and (10 m 75deg 15deg) in spherical coordinates
18 Find the length vector from the point P 2(075 m 13 m minus06 m) to the point P
1(125 m minus07 m
04 m) Find also the unit vector directed from P 1 to P
2
19 A point is located at (20 m p 3 rad 08 m) in cylindrical coordinates Obtain in rectangular coordi-
nates the unit vector directed from the origin to the point
110 The location of two points are given by P 1(1 m 2 m 3 m) and P
2(2 m 3 m 5 m) Find the length
vector from the origin to the mid-point of the line joining P 1 and P
2
111 The location of two points are given by P 1(15 m 45deg 2 m) and P
2(5 m 60deg 30deg) in cylindrical and
spherical coordinates respectively Find the length vector from P 1 to P
2
112 A point is located at P (5 m 90deg 60deg) in spherical coordinates Find the unit vector directed from the
origin to P in rectangular coordinates
113 The equation y = 2 minus x is that of a straight line in the x-y plane Obtain the unit normal vector directed
from the given line to the point (3 2)
114 Find the dot and cross products of the vectors A = 3u x + 8u
y B = 5u
x + 10u
y What is the angle
between the vectors
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115 Given the vectors A = 4u x + 5u
y B = 6u
x + B
yu y + 8u
z What should be the value of B
y so that the angle
between A and B is 60deg
116 Vector A is directed from (2 m 3 m 4 m) to (5 m 7 m 9 m) and vector B is directed from (0 1 m
2 m) to (3 m 5 m 7 m) Find the angle between the vectors
117
Find the gradient of the scalar function f =
x
2
y +
y
2
z +
xz
2
at (minus
1 2minus
3) 118 The equation 2 x + 3 y + 4 z = c where c is a constant is that of a plane surface Find the unit vector
that is normal to the given plane and directed away from the origin
119 A surface is defined by x2 + y2 minus z 2 = 21 Find the unit vector normal to the surface at (4 3 2)
120 For the surface defined in Problem 119 find the angle between unit vectors normal to the surface at
(4 3 2) and )15 3
121 A vector function is described by A
+
1
2 2)uuu Find the divergence of the
vector function at (2 minus1 minus2)
122 A vector function is given by A = x2 yu x + y2 z u
y + xz 2u
z Find the curl of the vector at (1 2 4)
123 For the scalar function f ( x y z ) show that nabla times nablaf = 0
124 Prove the validity of the vector identity nabla times nabla times A = nabla(nabla sdot A) minusnabla2A for the vector function A = A( x
y z )u x + A( x y z )u
y + A( x y z )u
z
125 A vector field in rectangular coordinates is given byu
= + z
x Express the vector in cylindrical
coordinates at (4 45deg 3)
126 A vector is directed from (2 30deg 4) to (3 60deg 6) in cylindrical coordinates Find the angle between
the vector and the y axis
127 A vector function in cylindrical coordinates is given by
u ucos tans nr r
Calculate the components of the vector in rectangular coordinates
128 A vector function is given by = 8
2 2 Find the line integral of E along a straight path from
(3 5) to (6 10)
129 On the surface of a sphere find the area in the region if r = 6 30deg le q le 60deg 0 le f le 30deg
130 The amplitude of sinusoidal voltage and current of an electric circuit are 15 V and 2 A respectively
The current lags the voltage by p 6 rad Calculate (a) the rms values of voltage and current (b) the
power factor (c) the average power and (d) the complex impedance of the circuit
Find also the instantaneous power and complex power taking the voltage as reference Identify the
components of the complex power Assume w to be the angular frequency of the voltage
131 The complex forms of voltage and current amplitudes of an electric load are
40 V
2 A
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Since cos a = cos (minusa )A sdot B = B sdot A
Also (A + B) sdot C = A sdot C + B sdot C
The dot product of two vectors A and B can be obtained in terms of their components as follows In rectan-
gular coordinates let
A = A xu
x + A
yu
y + A
z u
z (1)
B = B xu
x + B
yu
y + B
z u
z (2)
Then A sdot B = ( A xu
x + A
yu
y + A
z u
z ) sdot ( B
xu
x + B
yu
y + B
z u
z )
= A x[(u
x sdot u
x) B
x + (u
x sdot u
y) B
y + (u
x sdot u
z ) B
z ]
+ A y[(u
y sdot u
x) B
x + (u
y sdot u
y) B
y + (u
y sdot u
z ) B
z ]
+ A z [(u
z sdot u
x) B
x + (u
z sdot u
y) B
y + (u
z sdot u
z ) B
z ]
The dot product of two unit vectors having the same direction is equal to unity and the dot product of two unit
vectors that are perpendicular to each other is equal to zero Using these properties in the above relation we get A sdot B = A
x B
x + A
y B
y + A
z B
z
In cylindrical coordinates A sdot B = Ar B
r + A
f B
f + A
z B
z
In spherical coordinates A sdot B = Ar B
r + A
q B
q + A
f B
f
The vector product of two vectors A and B is a vector quan-
tity say C The magnitude of C is equal to the products of
the magnitude of A the magnitude of B and the sine of
angle a between A and B The direction of C is perpendicu-
lar to the plane containing A and B The positive direction
is taken along the advance of a right-handed screw when it
is rotated from A towards B This is illustrated in Fig 111
The vector product is written by putting a cross sign between
A and B Accordingly
C = A times B = ( AB sin a )un = A times B u
n
where un is a unit vector normal to the plane containing A
and B Since the angle from B to A is negative of the angle from A to B we get
B times A = minusA times B
The vector product is also called cross product
The cross product of A and B defined in (1) and (2) is
A times B = ( A xu
x + A
yu
y + A
z u
z ) times ( B
xu
x + B
yu
y + B
z u
z )
= A x[(u
x times u
x) B
x + (u
x times u
y) B
y + (u
x times u
z ) B
z ]
+ A y[(u
y times u
x) B
x + (u
y times u
y) B
y +(u
y times u
z ) B
z ]
+ A z [(u
z times u
x) B
x + (u
z times u
y) B
y +(u
z times u
z ) B
z ] (3)
The expression contains nine cross products of unit vectors The cross product of two unit vectors having the
same direction is equal to zero The cross product of two unit vectors that are perpendicular to each other is
equal to either plus or minus of the unit vector in the third direction Using these properties in (3) we get
C
Direction of rotation of ari ht-handed screw
Plane containin
A and B
A
a B
un
Direction of advanceof the screw
Fig 111 Right-hand screw rule to determine
the direction of A times B
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u x times u
x = 0 u
y times u
y = 0 u
z times u
z = 0
u x times u
y = u
z u
y times u
z = u
x u
z times u
x = u
y
u y times u
x= minusu
z u
z times u
y = minusu
x u
x times u
z = minusu
y
Substituting these in (3) we get the cross product of the vectors in rectangular coordinates
A times B = u x( A y B z minus A z B y) + u y( A z B x minus A x B z ) + u z ( A x B y minus A y B x)
The cross product can also be written in determinant form
In rectangular coordinates
A = x y z
x y z
x y z
In cylindrical coordinates
A =u u
In spherical coordinates
A =u u
A A
B
φ
φ
φ
EXAMPLE 16
Given two vectors E = 05u x minus 22u
y + 16u
z and F = 26u
x + 08u
y minus 27u
z Find (a) E sdot F (b) E times F (c)
angle between E and F (d) the scalar component of F along E and (e) the unit vector which is perpen-dicular to the plane containing E and F
The given data are
E x = 05 E
y= minus22 E
z = 16
F x = 26 F
y= 08 F
z = minus27
(a) The dot product of the vectors
E sdot F = (05)(26) + (minus22)(08) + (16)(minus27) = minus478
(b) The cross product of the vectors
E u= minusminus
= +u u
0 2 1 6
2 6 0 8 2 7
6 12
(c) The magnitudes of the vectors are
= + = 2 7662
= = 3 8332
If a is angle between E and F then
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cos )( )
= = minus = minusFsdot E
78
766 30 451
a = 1168deg(d) The scalar component ofF along E = F cos a = minus1728
(e) The unit vector that is perpendicular to the plane containingE and FE F y=
+=
sin ( )( )( )α
4 66 6 12
766 3 8930 4 299 646
EXAMPLE 17
Given two vectors E = 52ur + 65u
z and F = 83u
r + 128u
f minus 30u
z Show that
E times F = EF sin a
The vectors are described in cylindrical coordinates The given data are
E r = 52 E
f = 0 E z = 65
F r = 83 F
f = 128 F
z = minus30
The magnitudes of the vectors are
= 8= 32
= + = 55
The dot product of the vectors
E sdot F = (52)(83) + 0 + (65)(minus30) = 2366
If a is angle between the two vectors
cos a = 236(832)(1555) = 0183
and sin a = 0983
EF sin a = (832)(1555)(0983) = 12718
The cross product of the vectors
E = = minus +u
u u
5 5
8 3 12 8 3minus 0
83 66 56
The magnitude of the cross product
= + = =83 66 sin
EXAMPLE 18
Three vectors are given by A = 3u x + 4u
y B = 4u
y + 5u
z C = 5u
x + 6u
z Find
(a) A sdot (B times C) (b) A times B times C
B = = x y z
x y z0 4 5
5 0 6
20
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A sdot (B times C) = (3u x + 4u
y) sdot (24u
x + 25u
y minus 20u
z ) = 172
A u u
minusCtimes
u
24 25 20
17 Scalar and Vector FieldsA physical quantity which is a scalar function of position is a real number The quantity may or may not be a
function of time The mathematical representation or graphical plot of a scalar function at various points in a
region or domain is the scalar field of the function in that region The region may be one-dimensional (a line)
two-dimensional (a surface) or three-dimensional (a volume) As an example let us consider a heated plate
The temperature at each point on the surface of the plate will have a specific value A graphical representation
of temperatures at several points is the temperature field in the region of the plate surface By joining all the
points of equal temperature by a continuous and smooth curve we will get a contour of constant temperature
When a number of such contours for temperatures say T 1 T
2 T
3hellip are plotted the set of contours is a map of
constant-temperature field Since temperature is a scalar quantity the field is a scalar field Some other exam-
ples of scalar fields are distribution of air-density in a region of earthrsquos atmosphere contours of equal height
from the base of a three-dimensional object potential distribution in a region of electric charges etc
If a physical quantity is a vector function of position descrip-
tion of its magnitude and direction in a region is the vector field
of the function in that region The vector quantity may or may
not be a function of time Velocity distribution of fluid flow
in a pipe of non-uniform cross section and distribution of veloc-
ity at various points of a rotating body are vector fields Vector
fields are generally plotted showing only the directions of
the vector function at various points in a region If a curve isdrawn so that the directions of a vector function are tangential
to the curve at all the points the curve is called a field line or a
streamline A set of such curves is the field map As an exam-
ple let us consider the vector function defined by the equation
F = xu x + yu
y
It is a two-dimensional function and its domain is the x-y
plane At each point on the x-y plane F has a specific mag-
nitude and direction When the directions at various points
on the x-y plane are drawn a pattern will emerge as shown
in Fig 112 The field map of F consists of radial lines
18 Partial Derivative of Vector FunctionsThe partial derivative of a vector quantity which is a function of more than one variable is defined in the
same way as for scalar functions For example let a vector function in terms of its components in rectangular
coordinates be given by
A = y2u x minus yxu
y + az u
z
where a is a constant quantity
Since the unit vectors do not vary with the coordinate variables we have
part = minusA
u A A
x= uminus
Fig 112 Illustration of a vector field
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Partial Derivatives of Unit Vectors in Cylindrical Coordinates
As the directions of unit vectors ur and u
f in cylindrical coordinates vary with f the partial derivatives of
these vectors with f are not zero The procedure for obtaining the partial derivatives of the unit vectors by
the use of a graphical method is explained below Referring to Fig 113(a) the radial line ob represents a unit
vector in r direction at an angle f The line oc rep-
resents a unit vector along r direction at angle f +
d f The two vectors are denoted by ur(f ) and u
r(f
+ d f ) The directed line from b to c gives the change
of ur when f changes by a differential amount d f
The length of the line is equal to d f as r = 1 and it
is in f direction Thus denoting the differential
change of ur by d u
r we have
d ur = u
r(f + d f ) minus u
r(f ) = d u
r = (d f )u
f (1)
The differential d ur is equal to the rate of change of
ur with f multiplied by d f Accordingly
part (2)
From (1) and (2) we get
part=
u
φ
Thus the partial derivative of ur with respect to f is
equal to a unit vector along f direction
In Fig 113(b) and the inset the f -directed unit
vectors at b and c are shown as uf (f ) and uf (f + d f )respectively The vector d u
f is the change of u
f
when f changes by a differential amount d f The
magnitude of d uf is equal to d f and it is along negative r direction Thus
d uf = d f (minusu
r )
Aspartpart
we havepartpart
= minusφ
r
It may be verified that all other partial derivatives of unit vectors of cylindrical coordinates are zero
Partial Derivatives of Unit Vectors in Spherical Coordinates
In spherical coordinates the directions of both ur and u
q vary with q and also with f The direction of u
f var-
ies with f only We can obtain the partial derivatives of the unit vectors using graphical techniques similar to
those used for cylindrical coordinates The partial derivatives of unit vectors are given below
part =
partr r = n
partminus θ c= u os
Unit circle in
- plane
y
x
r- direction
uf
c
uf ( ) f (
( )
( )
d
d
uf ( +
u (
c
y
x
nit circlesn x-y p ane
od
u (
Fig 113 Geometrical methods for determining
differential change of (a)u
r with f and (b)u
f with f in cylindrical coordinates
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partpart
= minusuφ
θ uminus
All other partial derivatives of unit vectors of spherical coordinates are zero
Gradient of a Scalar FunctionIn rectangular coordinates let us consider a scalar quantity V that is a function of all the three variables x y and
z The first partial derivative of V with respect to x is partVpart x If V is a single valued function partVpart x gives the rate
of change of V with x at a point in space assuming y and z as constants Similarly partVpart y and partVpart z give rate of
change of V with y and z respectively The vector function having partVpart x partVpart y and partVpart z as its scalar compo-
nents in x y and z direction respectively is called gradient of V or lsquograd V rsquo in abbreviated form Accordingly
Gradient V = grad y
= partpart
+part
u u
Since V is common to all the terms we can write
grad y
= part + partu u (3)
The function inside the bracket of (3) is a differential vector operator It is called del or nabla and is denoted
by the symbol nabla In rectangular coordinates
nabla = part part +part
y z
(4)
Thus grad V = nablaV (5)
The three components of (3) give the rate of change of V with x y z respectively As grad V is the vector sum
of all the components it gives the maximum rate of change of V at a point in space
Unit Vector Normal to a Surface
Let us consider that the equation S ( x y z ) = c where c is a constant represents a continuous and single-
valued surface in a scalar field Then it can be shown that the gradient of S is along the normal direction to
the surface at any point P ( x y z ) and its sense is in the direction of increasing S The magnitude of nablaS gives
the maximum rate of increase of S at P The unit vector along the normal direction at P is given by
= plusmn nablanabla
where nablaS is the magnitude of nablaS
Divergence of a Vector Function
Let us consider a vector function D with D x D
y and D
z as components in rectangular coordinates Thus
D = u x D
x + u
y D
y + u
z D
z
where D x D
y and D
z are in general functions of all the three variables x y and z The divergence of D is
defined as the sum of part D x part x part D
y part y and part D
z part z Thus
div D =part
+ part
+ part
part D
x
D
y (6)
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where lsquodiv Drsquo is the abbreviation of divergence of D
It can be shown that the divergence of a vector is equal to the dot product of nablaand D
nablasdot part part part sdotu= u u y
)u
=part
+ part
part + part
part x y (7)
As the right-hand sides of (6) and (7) are identical
div D = nabla middot D
The divergence of a vector function is a scalar function A vector field of zero divergence is called a
solenoidal field
Curl of a Vector FunctionIn rectangular coordinates let us consider a vector function
H = u x H
x + u
y H
y + u
z H
z
where the components H x H
y and H
z are functions of all the three variables x y and z The curl of H written
in the abbreviated form as lsquocurl Hrsquo is defined by the following operation
cur u upartpart
minus part
+part
part partminus
part y y H H
x
H H
partpart
(8)
It can be shown that curl H is equal to the cross product of the vector operator nabla defined in (4) and H That is
curl H = nabla times H
Equation (8) shows that the curl of a vector function is another vector function A vector field with zero
curl is said to be an irrotational field
EXAMPLE 19
Given a scalar function V = 5 x2 y + 3 xz Find the gradient of V at a point P (15 27 08)
The gradient of V
nablaV = (10 xy + 3 z )u x + 5 x2u
y + 3 xu
z
Substituting x = 15 y = 27 z = 08
nablaV at P = [10(15)(27) + 3(08)]u x + 5(15)2u
y + 3(15)u
z
= 429u x + 1125u
y + 45u
z
EXAMPLE 110
Find the gradient of the scalar function = + at (1 minus2 4)
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nabla = partpart
+ partpart
= x
u2 2
Substituting x = 1 y = minus2 z = 4
nabla =
minus y z
4+
21
EXAMPLE 111
A scalar function is given by = )+ Find nablaf at (2 minus1 3)
nabla =part
+ partpart
=+ y z
22
( )+ u
Substituting x = 2 y = minus1 z = 3
nabla = )+7
minus
EXAMPLE 112
A vector field is described by F = 500u x + 750u
y A plane surface in the region of the field is defined by
2 x + 4 y + 6 z = 12 Find the vector components of F that are normal and tangential to the surface
Denoting the surface by S we have
S = 2 x + 4 y + 6 z The gradient of S
nablaS = 2u x + 4u
y + 6u
z
The magnitude of the gradient of S
nabla = +2 6 5= 6
The unit vector normal to the surface
S nabla 1)4
The scalar component of the vector field normal to the surface
n n= = ) y
sdot ) y z+ =usdot 1
56
000
56
The vector component of the vector field normal to the surface
F un
sdot = =)( )u+uu
56428 6
The vector component of the vector field tangential to the surface
Ft = F minus F
n = 3571u
x + 4643u
y minus 4286 u
z
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EXAMPLE 113
Given a vector function F = 2 x12 yu x + xy2u
y + (1 z )u
z Find divergence and curl of F at P (05 08 02)
The divergence of F
nablasdot = part
( part = + minus x x xy+ 2
11 )
Substituting x = 05 y = 08 and z = 02
nabla sdot F at P = 26931
The curl of F
nabla times = partpart
= )F
u u
u z
minus
2 1
Substituting x = 05 y = 08 and z = 02nabla times F at P = minus 0774 u
z
EXAMPLE 114
The equation to a surface is given by S ( x y z ) = xy minus 4 z 2 = 0 What is the angle between unit normal
vectors to the surface at P 1(8 2 2) and P
2(6 6 minus3)
Unit vector normal to a surface u S = nabla
nabla
nablaS
= yu
x
+ xu
y
minus 8 z u
z
At P 1 nablaS
1 = 2u
x + 8u
y ndash 16u
z nablaS
1 = 18
2 16
18=
minus
At P 2 nablaS
2 = 6u
x + 6u
y + 24u
z nablaS
2 = 2545
2
6 24
25
+u
Let a be the angle between the unit vectors Then
cos)
( )( )α = = =
minussdot x y z x y z
2
minus 2+ 4
4
324
4
2
95 720 705
= minus
a = 1345deg
EXAMPLE 115
Two surfaces are defined by S 1 = x2 + y2 minus z2 = 7 and S
2 = x2 minus y + z 2 = 3 Find the angle between the surfaces
at P (2 2 minus1)
The angle between two surfaces at a point common to them is the angle between the normal to the surfaces
at the point
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nablaS 1 = 2( xu
x + yu
y ndash z u
z )
At P nablaS 1 = 4u
x + 4u
y + 2u
z and nablaS
1 = 6
nablaS 2 = 2 xu
x ndash u
y + 2 z u
z
At P nablaS 2 = 4u
x ndash u
y ndash 2u
z and nabla = 21
Let a be the angle between the unit vectors Then
cos)
(= =
nablanabla
sdot sdot
211
8
6 21)=
a = 7308deg
EXAMPLE 116
Two vector functions are given by A = 2 xu y + 3 y2u
z and B = z u
x + 3 yu
z Find nabla sdot (A times B) at (3 2 1)
A = x y z
z0 2 2 2
nablasdot = part + part)times u sdot minus
y+
= 6 y + 6 yz minus 2 x = 18 at (3 2 1)
EXAMPLE 117
A vector is defined by
A = xy2
u x + yz 2
u y + zx2
u z Find nabla times nabla times A
nabla times = partpart
part part = minus +A
u u u
z
yz xy
2 2 2
2( )
nabla times nabla times = partpart
A
u u
minus 0= x y
z z
EXAMPLE 118
A scalar function is given by f = x3 + y3 + xyz Find nabla sdot nablaf
nablasdotnabla = part
+ +part
= x y
( )+ x xyz
= + + part =2 2 2
z)+ y )+ xyz )+ xy
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19 Vector IdentitiesSome useful vector identities are listed below The identities can easily be proved by assuming that the vector
A and B and the scalar f are functions of rectangular-coordinate variables
1 nabla times (nablaf ) = 0
2 nabla sdot (nabla times A) = 03 nabla sdot (f A) = A sdot (nablaf ) + f (nabla sdot A)
4 nablasdot + part
+ partpart
(nabla = nabla2 2 2
x y
5 nabla times nabla times A = nabla(nabla sdot A) minus nabla2A
6 nabla times (f A) = (nablaf ) times A + f (nabla times A)
7 nabla sdot (A times B) = B sdot (nabla times A) minus A sdot (nabla times B)
110 Line Surface and Volume IntegralsIn the case of a definite integral
adxint ) x
where the integrand F ( x) is a real function of a single variable x The function is integrated along x direction
between limits x = a and x = b Whereas in the case of a line integral a real function of more than one variable
is integrated along a continuous curve from an initial point to an end point The curve may also be a closed
one The function may be a scalar or a vector function of real variables In the case of a vector function its
component along a specified path is integrated The line integral is a definite integral
The principle of evaluating the line integral of a vector
function along a path is as follows Let us consider a vec-
tor function F in any coordinate plane Let us take a con-
tinuous curve of any shape denoted by C in Fig 114 in
the plane of the vector The positive direction of the curve
is indicated by an arrow and its initial and final positions
are marked by a and b respectively If we divide the curve
into a large number of very small segments each seg-
ment may be considered as a straight line Let there be n
such segments of lengths ∆ ∆ sdotsdot sdot If the
average value of the vector function over the k th segment
is Fk its scalar component along the positive direction of
the segment is F k cos a
k where a
k is the angle between F
k
and tangent to the k th segment as shown in the figure The
product of F k cos a
k and is equal to the dot product of F
k and the vector length ∆ ℓ
k That is
cosα sdot= ∆l
The sum of such dot products of all the segments between a and b is
n
=sum ∆l
k
In the limit n approaching infinity the above summation is called line integral of F along the curve C The
curve is the path of integration The line integral of F along the path shown in Fig 114 is
d int sdot l
Fig 114 Pertaining to line integration of a vector
Tangent to k t
segment
a1
F k∆
∆ 2∆ ∆
k
∆ n
C
a
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If the line integral is over a closed path it is written by putting a small circle on the integral sign Thus
F sdot d l denotes the line integral of F over a closed path
In order to understand the process of integrating a vector func-
tion F over a surface let us consider a continuous open surface
S shown in Fig 115 The surface may be considered as consist-
ing of a large number of very small surface elements with areas
∆S 1 ∆S
2hellip ∆S
k hellip ∆S
n Let the average of F over the k th sur-
face element be Fk The scalar component of F
k along normal to
the surface element is equal to F k cos a
k where a
k is the angle
between Fk and the unit vector u
n normal to the surface element
as shown in the figure The product of F k cos a
k and ∆S
k can be
expressed as the dot product of the vectors Fk and ∆S
k
F k ∆S
kcos a = Fsdot(∆S
k u
n) = F
k ∆S
k
The sum of such dot products over all the n surface elements is given by
n
=sumThe above summation as n approaches infinity is the surface integral of F over the surface The surface
integral is a definite double integral which is denoted using either two integral signs or a single integral sign
with a subscript s We will use the latter notation Accordingly
Sint denotes the surface integral of a vector function F over an open surface
If the surface is a closed one the surface integral is denoted by putting a small circle on the integral sign
Accordingly SS
denotes the surface integral of F over a closed surface
The volume integral of a scalar point function in three-dimensional space is a triple integral The integral isdenoted using either three integral signs or a single integral sign with a subscript v We will use the latter
notation Thus the volume integral of a scalar function r which is a continuous function of space variables
in a region of volume bounded by a closed surface is written as
dv
where dv is the volume of a three-dimensional element
EXAMPLE 119
Find the line integral of the vector function F = ( x2 + 2 y)u x + (3 x minus y2)u
y along the straight line defined by
y = 3 x from (0 0) to (1 3)
An element of length vector in rectangular coordinates
d ℓ = u xdx + u
ydy + u
z dz
The dot product of F and d ℓ F middot d l = ( x2 + 2 y)dx + (3 x minus y2)dy
Substituting y by 3 x in the first term and x by y3 in the second term we have
F middot d ℓ = ( x2 + 6 x)dx + ( y minus y2)dy
The line integral sdot 3
7= minusminus 17=
nu
S
F
Fig 115 Pertaining to surface integration
of a vector
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EXAMPLE 120
Integrate the vector function
F u + x y y
( ) x
along the path described by the equation y2 = 4 x from P 1(1 2) to P
2(4 4)
An element of length vector in rectangular coordinates
d ℓ = u xdx + u
ydy + u
z dz
The dot product of F and d ℓ sdot d x y
dyl =) x y x y 2
(1)
The path of integration is defined by the equation
y2 = 4 x (2)
Or ydy = 2dx (3)
Substituting (2) and (3) in (1) we get
F sdot = + x x
23 2
Thus F sdot = + =int int x2
03 2
274P1
2
The integral can be evaluated by substituting x2 + 4 x = u
EXAMPLE 121
A circular cylinder has its base on the x- y plane with its axis along the z axis The radius and height of the
cylinder are 20 cm and 50 cm respectively By using the formula for the differential area d S = (rd f dz )ur +
(drdz )uf + (rdrd f )u
z find the surface area of the cylinder
A differential area on the surface of the cylinder is in r direction Thus
dS = rd f dz
At r = 02 m dS = 02d f dz
Surface area π = 0 2φ
m2
EXAMPLE 122
The radius of a sphere is 25 cm By using the formula for the differential area d S = (r 2sinq d q d f )ur +
(r sinq drd f ) uq + (rdrd f ) u
f find surface area of the lower hemisphere
A differential area on the surface of the sphere is in r direction Thus
dS = r 2 sinq d q d f
At r = 025 m dS = 00625 sinq d q d f
Surface area π = 0 125φ π
2
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EXAMPLE 123
Given a vector function F = x2 yu x + xy2u
y Integrate nabla times F over the rectangular surface shown in Fig 116
y
y 1
x 2
x minus2
y minus1
x
Fig 116 For Example 123
The curl of the vector function
nabla times = partpart part
=F
u
u x y
x2 2 0
)minus
An element of surface vector is given by
d S = u xdydz + u
ydzdx + u
z dxdy
Thus (nabla times F) sdot d S = ( y2 minus x2)dxdy
We find from Fig 116 that the lower and upper limits of x are minus20 and +20 and those of y are minus10 and
+10 Thus
= minus+
minus
+
int sdot (= 08
111 Coordinate Transformation of VectorsIt is desirable to use a suitable coordinate system at the outset for solving a field problem involving vectors
For example it is easier to solve a problem having cylindrical symmetry by using cylindrical coordinates A
proper choice of a coordinate system simplifies the analysis and results in a solution that is compact in form
and easy for physical interpretation However it is occasionally necessary to convert a vector function from
one coordinate system to another system The principles of transformation of a vector function between
cylindrical and rectangular coordinates and between spherical and rectangular coordinates are described in
the following
Transformations between Cylindrical and Rectangular Coordinates
Let a vector F in terms of its components in cylindrical coordinates be given by
F = F r u
r + F
f u
f + F
z u
z (1)
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where in general each component is a function of all the three variables r f and z We will transform the
vector to rectangular coordinates
Let the same vector in terms of its components in rectangular coordinates is
F = F xu
x + F
yu
y + F
z u
z (2)
In order to transform the vector we obtain at first the rectangular-coordinate components F x F y and F z of F interms of F
r F
f and F
z and then change the cylindrical-coordinate variables to rectangular-coordinate variables
We know that the component of a vector in any direction is given by the dot product of the vector and a unit
vector in that direction Accordingly F x is equal to the dot product of F described by (1) and the unit vector u
x
F x = ( F
r u
r + F
f u
f + F
z u
z ) sdot u
x
= F r (u
r sdot u
x) + F
f (u
f sdot u
x) + F
z (u
z sdot u
x) (3)
We see from Fig 117 that the angle between ur and u
x is f the angle between u
f and u
x is 90deg + f and the
angle between u z and u
x is 90deg Therefore u
r sdot u
x = cos f u
f sdot u
x = minus sin f and u
z sdot u
x = 0 Substituting these
results in (3) we get
F x = F
r cos f minus F
f sin f
The component F y = ( F
r u
r+ F
f u
f + F
z u
z ) sdot u
y= F
r (u
r sdot u
y)
+ F f (u
f sdot u
y) + F
z (u
z sdot u
y)
The angle between ur and u
y is 90deg minus f between u
f and u
y
is f and between u z and u
yis 90deg Thus
F y = F
r sin f + F
f cos f
As the z direction is common to both the systems
F z = F
z
Since F r F
f and F
z are functions of the cylindrical-coordi-
nate variables these have to be expressed in terms of
rectangular-coordinate variables to complete the transfor-
mation Relations connecting the two sets of variables are
given in (12-2) [Equation 2 of Section 12]
We use the same procedure as described above to transform a vector in rectangular coordinates to cylindrical
coordinates It can be shown that a vector
G = G xu x + G yu y + G z u z
in cylindrical coordinates when transformed to rectangular coordinates will have the following scalar
components
G r = G
x cos f + G
y sin f
G f = minus G
x sin f + G
y cos f
G z = G
z
To complete the transformation the components have to be expressed in terms of spherical-coordinate vari-
ables using the following formulae which can be derived from (12-2)
y
u
(90deg
u
u
u
ur u x
f
f
Fig 117 Showing unit vectors of rectangular
and cylindrical coordinates
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2
f = tanminus1( y x)
z = z
Transformations between Spherical and Rectangular CoordinatesIn spherical coordinates let a vector function be given by
E = E r u
r + E
q u
q + E
f u
f
where E r E
q and E
f are in general functions of all the three variables r q and f
In order to transform the vector to rectangular coordinates we have to find its components in x y and z direc-
tions and then express these components in terms of x y and z The component of E along x direction is
E x = E sdot u
x = E
r(u
r sdot u
x) + E
q (u
q sdot u
x) + E
f (u
f sdot u
x) (4)
The values of (ur sdot u x) and (uq sdot u x) cannot be found directly because the angles between the unit vectorsinvolving the dot products cannot be expressed as simple functions of q and f
This difficulty is overcome by finding at first the pro-
jections of the unit vectors on the x-y plane and then
projecting these projections onto the x axis Referring
to Fig 118 we find that the angle between ur and the
z axis is q and the angle between uq and the z axis is
90deg + q Therefore the lengths of projections urand u
q
on the x-y plane are equal to sin q and cos q respec-
tively Moreover these projections are at an angle f
with the x axis Thus we haveu
r sdot u
x = sin q cos f
uq sdot u
x = cos q cos f
As the unit vector uf is at angle 90deg + f with the x axis
the dot product of uf and u
x is
uf sdot u
x = minus sin f
Substituting the expressions of the dot products in (4)
we get
E x = E
r sin q cos f + E
q cos q cos f minus E
f sin f
The components of E along y and z directions can similarly be calculated These are given by E
y = E
r sin q sin f + E
q cos q sin f + E
f cos f
E z = E
r cos q minus E
q sin q
To complete the process of transformation we have to express the components in terms of the rectangular-
coordinate variables The relations connecting the two sets of variables are given by (12-3)
Let us next consider a vector H in rectangular coordinates defined in terms of its components
H = H xu
x + H
yu
y + H
z u
z
We can transform the vector into spherical coordinate system using the procedure similar to that described
above The scalar components of H in spherical coordinates are
u
u
u
u x
u
(90deg q )
u
x
f
q
Fig 118 Showing unit vectors of rectangular and
spherical coordinates
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H r = H
x sin q cos f + H
y sin q sin f + H
z cos q
H q = H
x cos q cos f + H
y cos q sin f minus H
z sin q
H f = minus H
x sin f + H
y cos f
To complete the process of conversion the components will have to be transformed to spherical-coordinate
variables using the following formulae These can be derived from (12-3)
r y z x
=+
minuscos 1
x
f = tanminus1 ( y x)
EXAMPLE 124
A vector in cylindrical coordinates is given byF = Transform the vector into rectangular coordinates
The vector has only one component F r = 1r in r direction Let the vector in rectangular coordinates be
F = F xu
x + F
yu
y + F
z u
z
Thenr
x
x yr
= =) cossdot
= =) s nsdot
F z = 0
The vector in rectangular coordinates is given by
F 1
)uu
EXAMPLE 125
The vector F = r sin f uf is given in cylindrical coordinates Transform the vector into rectangular
coordinates
The vector has only one component F f = r sin f in f direction Let the vector in rectangular coordinates be
F = F xu
x + F
yu
y + F
z u
z
Then y
= = minus) )sdot minus sin 2 2
x y= =)sdot
F z = 0
The vector in rectangular coordinate is given by
F 1
2 2)u
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EXAMPLE 126
Convert the vector = r
r in spherical coordinates into rectangular coordinates
The vector has only one componentr
r
1 in r direction Let the vector in rectangular coordinates be
E = E xu
x + E
yu
y + E
z u
z
We haver
= =)) x
sdot 1
yr
=))
sdot 1
= =) cos
)sdot
The vector in rectangular coordinate is given by
E 1
+ )uu
112 Sinusoidally Time-Varying QuantitiesA scalar or a vector quantity may be time-invariant or it may be a function of time Quantities that are either
sine or cosine function of time are called sinusoidally time-varying quantities For example a voltage repre-
sented by
V (t ) = V 0 cos w t (1)
is a co-sinusoidal quantity And a current given by
I (t ) = I 0 sin w t (2)
is a sinusoidal quantity These are also called alternat-
ing quantities In (1) and (2) V (t ) and I (t ) denote instan-
taneous values V 0 and I
0 are the maximum values or
amplitudes of the functions and w is the angular or
radian frequency The units of voltage and current are
volt (V) and ampere (A) and that of w is radians per
second (rads) The graphs of variation of voltage and
current with time shown in Fig 119 are the familiarcosine and sine waves The waves repeat after every
w t = 2p radian The number of such repetitions or
cycles per second is called frequency of the waves The
frequency is denoted by f and its unit is hertz (Hz) The
duration of one cycle is equal to one period It is gener-
ally denoted by T Therefore T = 1 f As w t changes by
2p radian in one period w = 2p T = 2p f Each cycle
consists of a positive half-cycle and a negative half-
cycle Both the half-cycles have the same amplitude
and identical shapes
(a
(b
3
V t
V
I t
I
p p p p t
t
2p
23p p p
Fig 119 (a) A cosine wave and (b) A sine wave
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Next let us consider the functions
V 1(t ) = V
10 cos (w t + y
1) (3)
and V 2(t ) = V
20 cos (w t minus y
2) (4)
Note that V 1
(t ) and V 2
(t ) have the same frequency as that of V (t ) Graphs of functions defined by (1) (3) and
(4) are shown in Fig 120 The symbols y 1and y
2denote phase angles of V
1(t ) and V
2(t ) respectively If we
take the time-angle at which V (t ) is zero (or maximum) as reference the corresponding zero of V 1(t ) occurs
earlier by a time-angle y 1 and that of V
2(t ) occurs later by a time-angle y
2 Thus V
1(t ) leads V (t ) by an angle
y 1 and V
2(t ) lags V (t ) by an angle y
2 As cos w t = sin(w t + p 2) a cosine function leads a sine function by p 2
radian The phase angles are specified either in radian or in degree
Representation of Sinusoidal Functions
Any of the equations (1) to (4) is the basic form of rep-
resenting a sinusoidal quantity in terms of its amplitude
frequency and phase angle This form gives the value of
the quantity at any instant The waveforms of Fig 119and 120 also provide the same information
Some other useful ways of representing a sinusoidal
quantity are the phasor the complex and the polar forms
The basis of these forms is the Eulerrsquos formula (or iden-
tity) of the complex exponential function e j w t As per the
formula
e j w t = cos w t + j sin w t
where = minus1
cos w t = Re e j w t (5) sin w t = Im e j w t (6)
The notations Re and Im are the abbreviations of lsquoreal part of rsquo and lsquoimaginary part of rsquo respectively Thus
using (5) and (6) in (1) and (2) we have
V (t ) = Re V 0 e j w t
and I (t ) = Im I 0 e j w t = Re I
0 e j (w t minusp 2)
Similarly (3) and (4) can be written as
e j )1=
e j )2=
These are the complex exponential forms of writing sinusoidally time-changing quantities One advantage of
using the complex exponential function e j w t instead of sin w t or cos w t is that the form of a function does not
change when differentiated or integrated with respect to time
To proceed further let us write the last four equations as in the following
V (t ) = V 0 cos w t = Re (V
0 e j 0)e j w t
I (t ) = I 0 sin w t = Re ( I
0 eminus j p 2)e j w t
e t
11) Re )ψ
e t
1) Re )= minusminus ψ
V t
ω t
V t V t
2p
Fig 120 Showing time-phase difference between
sinusoidal waves
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A study of the above equations shows that the factor e j w t appears in all the functions In the mathematical
analysis of a problem it is not necessary to show this factor in all the steps The presence of e j w t in a func-
tion is assumed If all the quantities in a study have the same frequency it is sufficient to use only the
functions shown within the brackets At the end of an analysis the final expression is multiplied by e j w t
and either its real part or the imaginary part is used to express the result in real time The functions inside
the brackets are called phasors
We will denote a phasor by putting a bar over the symbol of the quantity For example
j 1ψ
and j
02minus
These are the phasor representations of sinusoidally time-varying quantities
Two more forms of representing a sinusoid can be derived from the phasor form Let us consider a voltage
phasor
e ψ
Since e j w = cos y + j sin y
)s n (7)
The first term on the rhs of (7) is the real part and the second term is the imaginary part of Denoting the
real part by V 0a
and the imaginary part by V 0i we have
i (8)
where V 0a
= V 0 cos y and V
0i = V
0 sin y
The form of (8) suggests that a phasor can be represented in a complex plane as shown in Fig 121 Equation
(8) and Fig 121 are the complex form of representing a sinusoidally time-varying quantity
We see that to write a sinusoidal quantity in phasor and com-
plex forms only its amplitude and phase angle are needed
Thus a simpler way of describing a sinusoidal quantity is by
its amplitude and phase angle as given below
ang plusmn
This is known as the polar form of representing a sinusoid
This form is advantageous where multiplication and division
of phasors are involved To illustrate these operations let j 1plusmn
and e j 2plusmn ψ
The product of the two phasors0 0 2= ang plusmn )]
The ratio of the two phasors j
2= ang[plusmn )] plusmn )]minus
Thus the magnitude of the product of two phasors is equal to the product of their magnitudes whereas the
phase angle of their product is equal to the algebraic sum of their phase angles Moreover the magnitude of
the ratio of two phasors is equal to the ratio of their magnitudes and the phase angle is equal to the phase angle
of the numerator-phasor minus the phase angle of the denominator-phasor
Im
Re
V
V
V
y
Fig 121 Representation of a sinusoidal
function in the complex plane
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Root-Mean-Square Value of a Sinusoidal Quantity
In order to define the root-mean-square (rms) value of a function consider that a sinusoidal current
I (t ) = I 0 sin w t
flows through a resistor of R ohm Then electric power dissipated in the resistor at any instant
)t s n= 0
ω t
The average power over a complete cycle
=1
2 2
2π
Next consider that a time-invariant current I flows through the same resistor instead of the sinusoidal current
Power dissipated in the resistor is equal to I 2 R If we assume that I 2 R is equal to the average power dissipated
by the sinusoidal current I 0 sin w t then
2=
Or =2
The constant current I which produces the same power in the resistor as the average power due to an
alternating current is called root-mean-square (rms) or effective value of the time-varying current The
nomenclature is derived from the mathematical procedure involved in deriving it
The rms value of a sinusoidal quantity is equal to 21 times of its amplitude The rms value of any periodic
function can be determined using the above procedure Sinusoidal quantities can also be represented usingrms value instead of amplitudes as given below
Instantaneous form )t )=
)t )=
Phasor form e ψ
Complex form
Polar form ang plusmn
The Complex ImpedanceThe complex impedance of an electric load is defined as the ratio of its complex voltage and complex
current To calculate the impedance let us assume that the instantaneous
voltage across the electric load shown in Fig 122 is
V (t ) = V 0 cos w t (9)
The complex and polar forms of the voltage are
0+ (10)
0ang
I (t
V (t
Load
Z
Fig 122 A load connected
to an ac source
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For a purely resistive load of resistance R ohm instantaneous current through the load
t )t )t
cos= = ω cos (11)
where I 0 = V
0 R We find from equations (9) and (11) that these are in time-phase The complex form of load
current is0+ (12)
The complex impedance is found by dividing (10) by (12)
Z = =0
00 0= ang
If the load is an ideal (loss-free) inductor of inductance L henry (H)
t )t cos( )== deg1ω (13)
The constant of integration is assumed to be zero as we are considering alternating quantities under steady
state (not transient) condition In the above expressions X L
= w L is reactance of the inductor and I 0 = V
0 X
L is
amplitude of the current The unit of reactance is ohm We find from (9) and (13) that the current in a pure
inductor lags the voltage across it by 90deg The complex form of current is
0
The complex impedance of the inductor
= = deg0
0+ = = ang
If the load is an ideal (loss-free) capacitor of capacitance C farad (F)
t
)t = = minus +t deg)t = os )90
where X c = (1w c) is reactance of the capacitor in ohm and I
0 = (V
0 X
c) is amplitude of the current We find
that current in an ideal capacitor leads the voltage across it by 90 deg The complex form of current is given by
The complex impedance
= = + deg00
minus = minus = ang minus
The complex impedance of an electric load consisting of a resistance R an inductance X L and a capacitance
X C in series is given by
j+ +minus (14)
where X = X L
minus X C is the effective reactance of the circuit If X
L is greater than X
C then the load is inductive
and if X C is greater than X
L the load is capacitive The angle y = tanminus1( X R) is called impedance angle
The resistance and reactance of the load in terms of the load angle are given by
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R = Z cos y
X = Z sin y
The magnitude of the impedance
The impedance in polar form is represented as
ang
Current I 0taken by a load is equal to the ratio of (10) and (14)
ji2
0= = = = =
) R jX
where I 0a
= (V 0Z ) cos y = I
0 cos y is the real part and I
0i = (V
0Z ) sin y = I
0 sin y is the imaginary part of the
current phasor respectively
The current in the polar form is
0= ang
ang + = ang minus where
0 =
If the resistance and reactance of an electric load is known we can calculate values of the circuit impedance
Z and the impedance angle y Taking the voltage across the circuit as reference the equation for instanta-
neous current is given by
I (t ) = I 0 cos(w t minus y )
We see that the phase angle between voltage and current is equal to the impedance angle y The current lags
the voltage for an inductive load and the current leads the voltage for a capacitive load The impedance angle
lies between 0 and 90deg if the load is inductive and between 0 and minus90deg if the load is capacitive
The rms value of current I = =rms value of voltage
Instantaneous Average and Complex Powers
Instantaneous power input to a load is equal to the product of its voltage and current at a given instant If the
instantaneous voltage is described by the equation
V (t ) = V 0 cos (w t + y
1) (15)
and the current at the same instant is given by
I (t ) = I 0 cos (w t + y
2) (16)
then instantaneous power
P (t ) = V (t ) I (t ) = V 0 I
0 cos (w t +y
1) cos (w t + y
2)
= +t 2
)]ω + cos (17)
where y = y 2 minus y
1 is the phase difference between current and voltage
The instantaneous power given by (17) has two parts One part is independent of time and the other part var-
ies with time at twice the frequency The average power is equal to the average value of instantaneous power
over one cycle Thus the average power
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t 2
1
2)t
=0
2cosc= os (18)
The average power therefore is equal to the product of rms voltage rms current and the cosine of phase-angle between the voltage and current The power is also called active or effective or real power The electric unit
of power is watt (W) The product of V and I that is VI is called apparent power and its unit is volt-ampere
(VA) The factor cos y is called power factor of the load
Power factor cos = =2
VI
Substituting V = IZ and cos y = RZ in (18) we get the average power in terms of the current and the
resistance
P av
= I 2 R
Thus the active power is the power absorbed by the load
In an analogous way the reactive or quadrature power
1
2
2 (19)
The unit of reactive power is volt-ampere reactive (var)
It may be noted that I cos y of (18) is the component of current that is in phase with the voltage and I sin y of (19) is the component of current that is in quadrature with the voltage Thus the general principle is that
the average power is equal to the product of in-phase components of rms voltage and rms current and the
reactive power is given by the product of rms voltage and rms current which are out of phase by 90deg We will
use this principle to define complex power
The complex forms of voltage and current defined by (15) and (16) are
i (20)
andi (21)
In (20) V 0a
and V 0i are the real and imaginary parts of the voltage and in
(21) I 0a
and I 0i are the real and imaginary parts of the current These are
represented in the complex plane of Fig 123 Since V 0a
and I 0a
are in
phase and V 0i
and I 0i are also in phase the average power
1
2)
ii (22)
Moreover as V 0i
and I 0a
are out of phase by 90deg (V 0i I
0a2) gives one part of the
reactive power For the same reason (V 0a I
0i 2) gives a second part of reactive
power Note that in the first part the current lags the voltage and hence this part of the reactive power is inductive
The second part of the reactive power is capacitive as in this case the current leads the voltage If we assume the
inductive power to be positive then the capacitive power would be negative Thus the net reactive power
1)
ai a (23)
1
I
V
V a I
I
V
Im
Re
Fig 123 Showing real and
imaginary parts of a voltage
phasor and a current phasor
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We can also obtain the above results mathematically by the use of the complex forms of voltage and current
given in (20) and (21) as follows The conjugate of current is
i
lowast minus
Then1
2
1
2
lowast = i
)i
minus
= +1
2) + )]minus
i i (24)
We see that the rhs of (24) has a real part and an imaginary part The real part is same as the average power
given by (22) and the imaginary part is same as the reactive power given by (23) Thus 2lowast
gives the
complex power Denoting the complex power by P we have
lowast1
2 0
(25)
The average or active power 1
2 (26)
The reactive power 1
2 0
(27)
In (26) Re means lsquoReal part of rsquo and in (27) Im means lsquoImaginary part of rsquo the complex power The reactive
power is inductive if the imaginary part of (24) is positive and it is capacitive if the imaginary part is nega-
tive It can be shown that the real part of ( )2 is also equal to P av
However its imaginary part is nega-
tive of the imaginary part of (24)
EXAMPLE 127
The voltage and current of a given load are
V (t ) = 120 sin (1000t + 60deg) V
I (t ) = 15 cos (1000t - 45deg) A
(a) Find the phase difference between voltage and current and their root-mean-square values (b) Represent
the voltage and current in phasor complex and polar forms (c) Calculate the load impedance resistance
reactance inductance (or capacitance) power factor active power and reactive power using (18) and (19)
(d) Calculate the complex power using (25)
(a) In order to find the phase difference between voltage and current we have to write the voltage equation
in the cosine form
V (t ) = 120 sin (1000t + 60deg) = 120 cos (1000t minus 30deg) V
I (t ) = 15 cos (1000t minus 45deg) A
The phase angle of the current with respect to the voltage = minus 45degminus(minus30) = minus15deg The current lags the voltage
by 15deg
Root-mean-square values of voltage and current are
=2= 120 84 85 V
51= =2 60 A
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(b) Phasor forms e jminus ( ) V
e 4 ) A
Complex forms 0=)deg V
deg) = )minus A
Polar forms ang120 deg
= 1 Aang5 minus deg
(c) = = ang minus degang minus deg
= ang deg = deg +0
120 30
1 5 515 80 15(cos 2 700 1 Ω
Ω= 20 71 (Inductive)
Inductance L = X w = 20711000 = 2071 mH
Power factor = cos y = cos 15deg = 0966 (lagging)
Active power1
2
1120 1 966 93(= )( )5 0 ) 86 W
Reactive power 1
2
1120 1 259 29
0 = ) )5 0 ) = 23
(d) Complex powerlowast1
2
1 + 27
The real part is the average power in watts and the imaginary part is the reactive power in vars (inductive)
113 Fourier SeriesConsider that a function f ( x) has the following properties
1 It varies periodically with x That is f ( x + T ) = f ( x) where T is
the period
2 It is a single-valued function That is it has only one value for
a given value of the variable
3 It is a continuous function of the variable It may however have
finite number of discontinuities Such a periodic function is
shown in Fig 124 The wave is continuous in the range 0 lt x lt p and p lt x lt 2p and it is discontinuous at x = p and 2p
Any function f ( x) with a period 2p and satisfying the above mentioned properties can be represented by a trigonometric series as given below
) x1
==
infin
1
cn
)n (1)
where the constant a0 a
n and b
n are real numbers The trigonometric series is called Fourier series The con-
stants of the series are calculated from the following formulae
f d 1
minusπ
π x
p
f ( )
p
Fig 124 Illustration of a periodic
function
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x1
x
b f x d minus
1 π
Over a period 2p the constant a0 is the average value of f ( x) whereas the coefficients an and bn are twice theaverage values of f ( x) cos nx and f ( x) sin nx respectively
If a function f ( x) is defined over an interval of length instead of minus p to p its Fourier series is
obtained by replacing x in (1) by x Accordingly
n) x n=
(2)
The constants of (2) are given by
a f d 1
minus
+
x
x x
+1
b n x
dx1
minus
x sin
If f ( x) is an even function of x ie if f (minus x) = f ( x) then bn = 0 and
a x2
If f ( x) is an odd function of x [ f (minus x) = minus f ( x)] then an
= 0 and
b dx2
x sin
For an alternating function with identical positive and negative half-waves [ f ( x + p ) = minus f ( x)] the constant
a0 = 0
EXAMPLE 128
We will obtain the Fourier series of (a) a rectangular waveform and (b) of a triangular waveform illus-
trated in Fig 125
Fig 125 Pertaining to Example 128 (a) A rectangular wave and (b) A triangular wave
O
(a) b
f ( )
x
minusV
V
A
O
minusV
V
f ( )
minus x
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As both the waves are odd functions of x and have identical positive and negative half-cycles it is necessary
to calculate coefficient of the sine series only over the interval x = 0 to
(a) For the rectangular waveform f ( x) = V 0 in the interval x = 0 to =
=
2 2 2
0 = c
minus )
We see that bn = 0 for even values of n and b
n = 2 for odd values of n Thus the Fourier series of the
function is
) x == 4 1
1 3 5 (3)
(b) The equation of the triangular waveform from x = 0 to x = is that of the straight line OA Its equation
is
x
) x =
The coefficient of the nth term of the sine series
b x n x
dx
n
=
= minus
2
2
0
si
cos sin
= minus 2
ncos
Hence the Fourier series of the function is given by
) x s n= minus+ s n
2 1
3
3
2 (4)
114 Bessel FunctionsBessel functions are solutions of specific types of second order ordinary differential equations The general
form of the equation with V as dependent variable and r as independent variable is
r dr dr
0+ +r =)kr (1)
where k 2 is positive and n is any number Equation (1) is called Besselrsquos equation of order n though the dif-
ferential equation itself is of second order For n = 0 equation (1) becomes
dr dr
2 2 0+ + =)kr (2)
Equation (2) is Besselrsquos equation of zero order
Besselrsquos equation of any order is solved using the power series method We will limit our discussion to equa-
tion (2) as we will not need the solution of equation (1) for the analysis of problems which we will consider
in later chapters The solution of (2) is of the form
a + + + + +3 5 (3)
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The coefficients of the series are found by substituting V dV dr and d 2V dr 2 in (2) and then equating the
coefficients of like powers of r to zero Substituting (3) into the third term of (2) we get
2
)+ + + + + sdotsdotsdot (4)
Substituting dV dr and d 2V dr 2 into the second and first terms of (2) respectively we get
dV
r = 3 4 6 (5)
r d V
dr a r r 6 20= r + +a r +r (6)
Since the sum of the left-hand sides of (4) (5) and (6) is zero the sum of their right-hand sides must be equal
to zero Taking the sum and then collecting the terms of like powers of r we have
3 4r a a a
+ + =)+r r 6 0 (7)
Equation (7) will be satisfied if the coefficient of each power of r is equal to zero This exercise will yield the
following results
a1r = 0 rArr a
1 = 0
42
0 2
k = s an ar trar constant
9 0=
162
4
a k
a =
25 0a
362
6
a = minus
We find that the coefficients of odd powers of r of (3) are zero So the solution of the differential equation
will have terms with even powers of r only The coefficient of r 2m where m is a positive integer including
zero is given by
m1minus
m ) (8)
Replacing a0 of (8) by a different constant A the solution of (2) is given by
==
infin
sum minus( m )
)kr (9)
The function ) 1
)= sum
is called Bessel function of first kind and zero order
As equation (2) is a second-order differential equation there must be a second independent solution of the
equation The second solution is called Bessel function of second kind and zero order
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SUMMARY
We learnt the basics of three common types of coordinate systems vector analysis sinusoidally time-
varying functions Fourier series and Bessel function Other mathematical tools are described in later chap-
ters as and when necessary We found that unlike the unit vectors in rectangular coordinates the directionsof some of the unit vectors in cylindrical and spherical coordinates vary with one or two coordinate vari-
ables Though only the mathematical definitions of divergence gradient and curl operations are available
their applications to electric and magnetic fields and interpretations of results are described in later chap-
ters The vector operations in cylindrical and spherical coordinates are given in Chapters 2 and 4 The vec-
tor identities line surface and volume integrals will find frequent use in the text Moreover we will utilise
the coordinate transformation technique for calculation of vector magnetic potential of a current loop in
Chapter 4
Representation of sinusoidal quantities and power calculation will be used for the study of time-varying
fields We will apply Fourier series and Bessel function for the solution of boundary-value problems Bessel
function will also be used to study the skin-effect phenomenon in cylindrical conductors
IMPORTANT FORMULAE
Relation between coordinate variables
Rectangular and cylindrical coordinates
x = r cos f
y = r sin f
z = z
Rectangular and cylindrical coordinates
x = r sin q cos f
y = r sin q sin f
z = r cos q
Differential lengths
Rectangular coordinates d ℓ = u xdx + u
ydy + u
z dz
Cylindrical coordinates d ℓ = dr ur + rd f uf + u
z dz
Spherical coordinates d ℓ = ur dr + u
q (rd q ) + u
f (r sin q d f )
Differential surfaces
Rectangular coordinates d S = u x(dydz ) + u
y(dzdx) + u
z (dxdy)
Cylindrical coordinates d S = ur (rd f dz ) + u
f (drdz ) + u
z (rdrd f )
Spherical coordinates d S = ur (r 2sinq d q d f ) + u
q (r sinq drd f ) + u
f (rdrd q )
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Differential volumes
Rectangular coordinates dv = dxdydz
Cylindrical coordinates rdrd f dz
Spherical coordinates r 2sinq drd q d f
Position vector r = xu x + yu
y + z u
z
Dot product of two vectors
In rectangular coordinates A sdot B = A x B
x + A
y B
y + A
z B
z
In cylindrical coordinates A sdot B = Ar B
r + A
f B
f + A
z B
z
In spherical coordinates A sdot B = Ar B
r + A
q B
q + A
f B
f
Cross product of two vectors
In rectangular coordinates
A
u
=
x B B
In cylindrical coordinates
A
u u
= B
In spherical coordinates
A
= A A B
θ φ
θ φ
θ φ
Gradient of a scalar function in rectangular coordinates
nabla = part part + part y
u u
Divergence of a vector function in rectangular coordinates
nablasdot = partpart
+part
+part
D D
x y
D y
Curl of a vector function in rectangular coordinates
nabla times = partpart
part part y z
x y
H H Vector identities
nabla times nabla times A = nabla(nabla sdot A) minus nabla2A
nabla sdot (A times B) = B sdot (nabla times A) minus A sdot (nabla times B)
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Dot product of unit vectors
In Rectangular and Cylindrical Coordinate systems
sdotur
sdotuf
sdotu z
u x cos f ndashsin f 0u
ysin f cos f 0
u z
0 0 1
In Rectangular and Spherical Coordinate systems
sdotur
sdotuq
sdotuf
u x
sinq cosf cosq cosf ndashsin f
u y
sinq sinf cosq sinf cosf
u z cosq ndashsinq 0
Complex impedance
+ )minus
Instantaneous power
)t = ])t cos2
cos
Complex power
lowast1
2
MULTIPLE983085CHOICE QUESTIONS
(starred questions have two answers)
11 A point in cylindrical coordinates is defined by (14 m 25deg 075 m) Location of the point in rectan-
gular coordinates is
(a) (14 m 0592 m 075 m)
(b) (1269 m 0592 m 075 m)
(c) (14 m 0592 m 075 m)
(d) (14 m 0592 m 0375 m)
12 A point in spherical coordinates is described by (095 m 35deg 20deg) Location of the point in rectangu-
lar coordinates is
(a) (0512 m 0186 m 0778 m)
(b) (0186 m 0512 m 0778 m)
(c) (0512 m 0778 m 0186 m)
(d) (0186 m 0778 m 0512 m)
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13 A position vector is given by 4 The unit vector in the direction of the position
vector is
(a) 0 0 566 +u
(b) 0 0 24 +u
(c) 0 0 566 +u
(d) 0 0 707 +u
14 A vector is given by A uu+u If the unit vector alongA is u707
what should be the value of p
(a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 10 (d) 12
15 Two vectors are given by A 4+u and 1+u 2 The angle between the vectors is
nearest to
(a) 12deg (b) 14deg (c) 16deg (d) 18deg
16 Two vectors are described by A u u3+u and B u u For the vectors to be
parallel the values of p and q should be (a) p = 3 q = 3 (b) p = 3 q = 9 (c) p = 45 q = 3 (d) p = 3 q = 45
17 The angle between two vectors A 4+u x y
and B y is 15deg What is the ratio of p to q
(a) 1732 (b) minus1732 (c) 0577 (d) minus0577
18 Two vectors are given by A 2+u z and B 4+u
z The unit vector normal to the plane con-
taining A and B is given by
(a) +0 371 0 557 y
(b) +0 741 0 371 y
(c) 0741u x minus 0577u
y + 0371u
z
(d) 0371u x +
0743u y minus
05571u z
19 A scalar function is given byf = xyz The magnitude of grad f at (1 minus1 1) is equal to
(a) 2 3 (b) 3 2 (c) 31 (d) 3
110 If r is the position vector at ( x y z ) the magnitude of nabla sdot r is equal to
(a) 3 (b) 3 (c) 31 (d) 13
111 The divergence of F = xy (u x + u
y) at (1 3) is equal to
(a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3 (d) 2
112 A vector in cylindrical coordinates is given by (sin f r ) ur The vector in rectangular coordinates is
(a) y
2
3 2) (b)
y
2
2( ) (c)
y
2 2
2( ) (d)
y
2
2( )
113 A vector in spherical coordinates is given by ur r 2 The vector in rectangular coordinate is
(a)+u
x + 3 2 (b)
3 2
+u
x + (c)
u+u
( x + 3 (d)
zu u+u z
x + 3 2
114 The line integral of F = xy (u x + u
y) along the straight line y = x from (0 0) to (2 2) is
(a) 163 (b) 8 (c) 16 (d) 4
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115 The instantaneous voltage and current in an electric circuit are given by V (t ) = 5 sin (w t minus 30deg) V and
I (t ) = minus02 cos w t A The average power supplied to the circuit is
(a) 05 W (b) 3 2 W (c) 025 W (d) 3 4 W
QUESTIONS
11 Name the coordinate planes of rectangular coordinates
12 In rectangular coordinates the coordinates of a point are x y and z What is the normal distance of
the point from the x- y plane
13 Name the plane on which x = 0
14 The coordinate of two points are and respectively What is the distance between the
points
15 In rectangular coordinates locate the point ) by tracing the path along or parallel to the
coordinate axes starting from the origin
16 Describe the cylindrical coordinate system Show that the coordinate directions are mutually perpen-
dicular to each other
17 Describe the spherical coordinate system Show that the coordinate directions are mutually perpen-
dicular to each other
18 The r and variable appearing in cylindrical and spherical coordinate systems have the same mean-
ing or different meanings in the two systems Explain
19 Explain why the distance between two points specified in spherical coordinates cannot be calculated by direct use of the coordinates of the points
How is this distance calculated
110 Sketch a length vector in rectangular coordinates and show its components in the coordinate directions
111 Express the vector A as sum of its component in rectangular cylindrical and spherical coordinates
112 Write the differential length vector and the differential surface vector in rectangular cylindrical and
spherical coordinates in terms of the components Give also the formula for the differential volume
in the three coordinate systems
113 Define the cross product of two vectors A and B Explain how the angle between the vectors can be
calculated from the definition of the cross product
114 Explain what is meant by a scalar field Does the value of the field at a point depend on the choice of
the coordinate system
115 State what is meant by a vector field Does the value of the field at a point depend on the choice of
the coordinate system
116 Explain with sketches that the unit vectors ur and u
f in cylindrical coordinates vary with f
117 Explain the properties of the gradient of a scalar function
118 Describe the procedure for evaluating the line integral of a vector function from an initial point to a
final point along a given path
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119 For the vector function A( x y z ) show that nabla sdot nabla times A( x y z ) = 0
120 Two sinusoidal functions are given by
)t )minus=
)t )minus 12
π
What is the phase difference between the two quantities and which is the leading quantity
121 A sinusoidal quantity is given by
F (t ) = F 0 sin (w t + y )
Write the complex exponential phasor and polar forms of the quantity
122 Define the rms value of a sinusoidally time-varying current Explain its significance
123 If W V and I are the measured values of power rms value of voltage and rms value of current
respectively of an electric load then the ratio W (VI ) is defined as the power factor of the load Is this
definition applicable to only sinusoidal variation of voltage and current with time or for any type of
variation Explain
124 Explain with sketches the meanings of single-valued and multi-valued periodic functions
ANSWERS TO SELECTED QUESTIONS
16 Describe the cylindrical coordinate system Show that the coordinate directions are mutually perpen-
dicular to each other
Answer In cylindrical coordinate system the three surfaces are those of a circular cylinder and two
planes These surfaces are specified with reference to the rectangular coordinate system The axis of
the cylinder is along the z axis and its radius is denoted by r One of the plane surfaces containing the
z axis is specified by the angle it makes with the y-z plane The angle is generally denoted by f The
second plane surface is parallel to and at a height z from the x-y plane The three coordinate direc-
tions are r f and z
The r direction is normal to the surface of the cylinder hence it is perpendicular to the axis of the
cylinder As the axis of the cylinder is along the z axis r and z directions are perpendicular to each
other At a point on the cylindrical surface the r direction is perpendicular to and the f direction istangential to the cylindrical surface Hence they are perpendicular to each other Moreover the f direction is parallel to the x-y plane hence it is perpendicular to the z direction
18 The r and f variable appearing in cylindrical and spherical coordinate systems have the same mean-
ing or different meanings in the two systems Explain
Answer The variables in cylindrical coordinate system are r f and z and those of spherical coordi-
nates are r q and f The r direction in cylindrical coordinates is perpendicular to the z axis of rectan-
gular coordinates whereas the r direction in spherical coordinates is at an angle q with the z axis Thus
the r-variables have different meaning In both the systems the angle f is the angle between the y-z
plane and a plane surface containing the z axis Thus the variable f has the same meaning in both the
systems
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19 Explain why the distance between two points specified in spherical coordinates cannot be calculated
by direct use of the coordinates of the points
How is the distance calculated
Answer Both q and f variables of spherical coordinates are angles and radian is their unit As the
unit of distance between two points is that of length the variables cannot be used directly for calcula-tion of distance
To calculate the distance it is necessary to express the spherical coordinates of the point in terms of
rectangular coordinate variables
113 Define the cross product of two vectors A and B Explain how the angle between the vectors can be
calculated from the definition of the cross product
Answer The cross product of two vectors A and B is a vector quantity say C The magnitude of C
is equal to the products of the magnitude of A the magnitude of B and the sine of angle a between
A and B The direction of C is perpendicular to the plane containing A and B The positive direction
is taken along the advance of a right-handed screw when it is rotated from A towards B
As per the definition of the cross product
A times B = ABsin a
Hence sin α = A B
A B
114 Explain what is meant by a scalar field Does the value of the field at a point depend on the choice of
the coordinate system
Answer A physical quantity which is a scalar function of position is a real number The quantity
may or may not be a function of time The mathematical representation or graphical plot of a scalar
function at various points in a region or domain is the scalar field of the function in that region Theregion may be one-dimensional (a line) two-dimensional (a surface) or three-dimensional (a vol-
ume) As an example let us consider a heated plate The temperature at each point on the surface of
the plate will have a specific value A graphical representation of temperatures at several points is the
temperature field in the region of the plate surface
Value of the field at a point is independent of the choice of a coordinate system
117 Explain the properties of the gradient of a scalar function
Answer The gradient of a scalar quantity which is a function of x y and z in general is a vector quan-
tity It is given by
nabla = + part part + partpart y x
u u u u= u
The first second and third terms give the rate of change of V with x y and z respectively As nablaV is
the vector sum of all the three components it gives the maximum rate of change of V with distance
at a point in space
120 Two sinusoidal functions are given by
V )t )minus= π
I )t )minus 12
π
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What is the phase difference between the two quantities and which is the leading quantity
Answer As V (t ) is a cosine function of time and I (t ) is a sine function of time we have to express
either V (t ) as a sine function or I (t ) as a cosine function of time By expressing I (t ) as a cosine func-
tion we get
)t )t = minus minus Thus the phase difference between the quantities is 3= V (t ) is the leading
quantity
PROBLEMS
11 Show the location of points P 1(10 m 20 m 30m) P
2(minus10 m 20 m 30m) P
3(10 m minus20 m
30m) P 4(10 m 20 m minus30m) in rectangular coordinates Calculate the distances of the points from
the origin
12 Show the location of the point P (05 m 60deg 02 m) in cylindrical coordinates Calculate the distances
of P from the origin
13 Show the location of the point P (04 m 30deg 45deg) in spherical coordinates Calculate the distances of
P from the origin
14 A point in rectangular coordinates is defined by (2 m minus3 m minus1 m) Find coordinates of the point in
(a) cylindrical coordinate and (b) in spherical coordinates
15 Derive relations between the cylindrical coordinate and spherical coordinate variables For the radial
directions use subscripts c and s respectively for cylindrical and spherical coordinates
16 A point in cylindrical coordinates is defined by (3 m 300
2 m) Find coordinates of the point inspherical coordinates
17 Find the distance between two points located at (a) (10 m 24 m minus08 m) and (minus26 m 15 m 15 m)
in rectangular coordinates (b) (12 m 45deg 20 m) and (05 m 60deg 02 m) in cylindrical coordinates
(c) (04 m 30deg 45deg) and (10 m 75deg 15deg) in spherical coordinates
18 Find the length vector from the point P 2(075 m 13 m minus06 m) to the point P
1(125 m minus07 m
04 m) Find also the unit vector directed from P 1 to P
2
19 A point is located at (20 m p 3 rad 08 m) in cylindrical coordinates Obtain in rectangular coordi-
nates the unit vector directed from the origin to the point
110 The location of two points are given by P 1(1 m 2 m 3 m) and P
2(2 m 3 m 5 m) Find the length
vector from the origin to the mid-point of the line joining P 1 and P
2
111 The location of two points are given by P 1(15 m 45deg 2 m) and P
2(5 m 60deg 30deg) in cylindrical and
spherical coordinates respectively Find the length vector from P 1 to P
2
112 A point is located at P (5 m 90deg 60deg) in spherical coordinates Find the unit vector directed from the
origin to P in rectangular coordinates
113 The equation y = 2 minus x is that of a straight line in the x-y plane Obtain the unit normal vector directed
from the given line to the point (3 2)
114 Find the dot and cross products of the vectors A = 3u x + 8u
y B = 5u
x + 10u
y What is the angle
between the vectors
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115 Given the vectors A = 4u x + 5u
y B = 6u
x + B
yu y + 8u
z What should be the value of B
y so that the angle
between A and B is 60deg
116 Vector A is directed from (2 m 3 m 4 m) to (5 m 7 m 9 m) and vector B is directed from (0 1 m
2 m) to (3 m 5 m 7 m) Find the angle between the vectors
117
Find the gradient of the scalar function f =
x
2
y +
y
2
z +
xz
2
at (minus
1 2minus
3) 118 The equation 2 x + 3 y + 4 z = c where c is a constant is that of a plane surface Find the unit vector
that is normal to the given plane and directed away from the origin
119 A surface is defined by x2 + y2 minus z 2 = 21 Find the unit vector normal to the surface at (4 3 2)
120 For the surface defined in Problem 119 find the angle between unit vectors normal to the surface at
(4 3 2) and )15 3
121 A vector function is described by A
+
1
2 2)uuu Find the divergence of the
vector function at (2 minus1 minus2)
122 A vector function is given by A = x2 yu x + y2 z u
y + xz 2u
z Find the curl of the vector at (1 2 4)
123 For the scalar function f ( x y z ) show that nabla times nablaf = 0
124 Prove the validity of the vector identity nabla times nabla times A = nabla(nabla sdot A) minusnabla2A for the vector function A = A( x
y z )u x + A( x y z )u
y + A( x y z )u
z
125 A vector field in rectangular coordinates is given byu
= + z
x Express the vector in cylindrical
coordinates at (4 45deg 3)
126 A vector is directed from (2 30deg 4) to (3 60deg 6) in cylindrical coordinates Find the angle between
the vector and the y axis
127 A vector function in cylindrical coordinates is given by
u ucos tans nr r
Calculate the components of the vector in rectangular coordinates
128 A vector function is given by = 8
2 2 Find the line integral of E along a straight path from
(3 5) to (6 10)
129 On the surface of a sphere find the area in the region if r = 6 30deg le q le 60deg 0 le f le 30deg
130 The amplitude of sinusoidal voltage and current of an electric circuit are 15 V and 2 A respectively
The current lags the voltage by p 6 rad Calculate (a) the rms values of voltage and current (b) the
power factor (c) the average power and (d) the complex impedance of the circuit
Find also the instantaneous power and complex power taking the voltage as reference Identify the
components of the complex power Assume w to be the angular frequency of the voltage
131 The complex forms of voltage and current amplitudes of an electric load are
40 V
2 A
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u x times u
x = 0 u
y times u
y = 0 u
z times u
z = 0
u x times u
y = u
z u
y times u
z = u
x u
z times u
x = u
y
u y times u
x= minusu
z u
z times u
y = minusu
x u
x times u
z = minusu
y
Substituting these in (3) we get the cross product of the vectors in rectangular coordinates
A times B = u x( A y B z minus A z B y) + u y( A z B x minus A x B z ) + u z ( A x B y minus A y B x)
The cross product can also be written in determinant form
In rectangular coordinates
A = x y z
x y z
x y z
In cylindrical coordinates
A =u u
In spherical coordinates
A =u u
A A
B
φ
φ
φ
EXAMPLE 16
Given two vectors E = 05u x minus 22u
y + 16u
z and F = 26u
x + 08u
y minus 27u
z Find (a) E sdot F (b) E times F (c)
angle between E and F (d) the scalar component of F along E and (e) the unit vector which is perpen-dicular to the plane containing E and F
The given data are
E x = 05 E
y= minus22 E
z = 16
F x = 26 F
y= 08 F
z = minus27
(a) The dot product of the vectors
E sdot F = (05)(26) + (minus22)(08) + (16)(minus27) = minus478
(b) The cross product of the vectors
E u= minusminus
= +u u
0 2 1 6
2 6 0 8 2 7
6 12
(c) The magnitudes of the vectors are
= + = 2 7662
= = 3 8332
If a is angle between E and F then
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cos )( )
= = minus = minusFsdot E
78
766 30 451
a = 1168deg(d) The scalar component ofF along E = F cos a = minus1728
(e) The unit vector that is perpendicular to the plane containingE and FE F y=
+=
sin ( )( )( )α
4 66 6 12
766 3 8930 4 299 646
EXAMPLE 17
Given two vectors E = 52ur + 65u
z and F = 83u
r + 128u
f minus 30u
z Show that
E times F = EF sin a
The vectors are described in cylindrical coordinates The given data are
E r = 52 E
f = 0 E z = 65
F r = 83 F
f = 128 F
z = minus30
The magnitudes of the vectors are
= 8= 32
= + = 55
The dot product of the vectors
E sdot F = (52)(83) + 0 + (65)(minus30) = 2366
If a is angle between the two vectors
cos a = 236(832)(1555) = 0183
and sin a = 0983
EF sin a = (832)(1555)(0983) = 12718
The cross product of the vectors
E = = minus +u
u u
5 5
8 3 12 8 3minus 0
83 66 56
The magnitude of the cross product
= + = =83 66 sin
EXAMPLE 18
Three vectors are given by A = 3u x + 4u
y B = 4u
y + 5u
z C = 5u
x + 6u
z Find
(a) A sdot (B times C) (b) A times B times C
B = = x y z
x y z0 4 5
5 0 6
20
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A sdot (B times C) = (3u x + 4u
y) sdot (24u
x + 25u
y minus 20u
z ) = 172
A u u
minusCtimes
u
24 25 20
17 Scalar and Vector FieldsA physical quantity which is a scalar function of position is a real number The quantity may or may not be a
function of time The mathematical representation or graphical plot of a scalar function at various points in a
region or domain is the scalar field of the function in that region The region may be one-dimensional (a line)
two-dimensional (a surface) or three-dimensional (a volume) As an example let us consider a heated plate
The temperature at each point on the surface of the plate will have a specific value A graphical representation
of temperatures at several points is the temperature field in the region of the plate surface By joining all the
points of equal temperature by a continuous and smooth curve we will get a contour of constant temperature
When a number of such contours for temperatures say T 1 T
2 T
3hellip are plotted the set of contours is a map of
constant-temperature field Since temperature is a scalar quantity the field is a scalar field Some other exam-
ples of scalar fields are distribution of air-density in a region of earthrsquos atmosphere contours of equal height
from the base of a three-dimensional object potential distribution in a region of electric charges etc
If a physical quantity is a vector function of position descrip-
tion of its magnitude and direction in a region is the vector field
of the function in that region The vector quantity may or may
not be a function of time Velocity distribution of fluid flow
in a pipe of non-uniform cross section and distribution of veloc-
ity at various points of a rotating body are vector fields Vector
fields are generally plotted showing only the directions of
the vector function at various points in a region If a curve isdrawn so that the directions of a vector function are tangential
to the curve at all the points the curve is called a field line or a
streamline A set of such curves is the field map As an exam-
ple let us consider the vector function defined by the equation
F = xu x + yu
y
It is a two-dimensional function and its domain is the x-y
plane At each point on the x-y plane F has a specific mag-
nitude and direction When the directions at various points
on the x-y plane are drawn a pattern will emerge as shown
in Fig 112 The field map of F consists of radial lines
18 Partial Derivative of Vector FunctionsThe partial derivative of a vector quantity which is a function of more than one variable is defined in the
same way as for scalar functions For example let a vector function in terms of its components in rectangular
coordinates be given by
A = y2u x minus yxu
y + az u
z
where a is a constant quantity
Since the unit vectors do not vary with the coordinate variables we have
part = minusA
u A A
x= uminus
Fig 112 Illustration of a vector field
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Partial Derivatives of Unit Vectors in Cylindrical Coordinates
As the directions of unit vectors ur and u
f in cylindrical coordinates vary with f the partial derivatives of
these vectors with f are not zero The procedure for obtaining the partial derivatives of the unit vectors by
the use of a graphical method is explained below Referring to Fig 113(a) the radial line ob represents a unit
vector in r direction at an angle f The line oc rep-
resents a unit vector along r direction at angle f +
d f The two vectors are denoted by ur(f ) and u
r(f
+ d f ) The directed line from b to c gives the change
of ur when f changes by a differential amount d f
The length of the line is equal to d f as r = 1 and it
is in f direction Thus denoting the differential
change of ur by d u
r we have
d ur = u
r(f + d f ) minus u
r(f ) = d u
r = (d f )u
f (1)
The differential d ur is equal to the rate of change of
ur with f multiplied by d f Accordingly
part (2)
From (1) and (2) we get
part=
u
φ
Thus the partial derivative of ur with respect to f is
equal to a unit vector along f direction
In Fig 113(b) and the inset the f -directed unit
vectors at b and c are shown as uf (f ) and uf (f + d f )respectively The vector d u
f is the change of u
f
when f changes by a differential amount d f The
magnitude of d uf is equal to d f and it is along negative r direction Thus
d uf = d f (minusu
r )
Aspartpart
we havepartpart
= minusφ
r
It may be verified that all other partial derivatives of unit vectors of cylindrical coordinates are zero
Partial Derivatives of Unit Vectors in Spherical Coordinates
In spherical coordinates the directions of both ur and u
q vary with q and also with f The direction of u
f var-
ies with f only We can obtain the partial derivatives of the unit vectors using graphical techniques similar to
those used for cylindrical coordinates The partial derivatives of unit vectors are given below
part =
partr r = n
partminus θ c= u os
Unit circle in
- plane
y
x
r- direction
uf
c
uf ( ) f (
( )
( )
d
d
uf ( +
u (
c
y
x
nit circlesn x-y p ane
od
u (
Fig 113 Geometrical methods for determining
differential change of (a)u
r with f and (b)u
f with f in cylindrical coordinates
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partpart
= minusuφ
θ uminus
All other partial derivatives of unit vectors of spherical coordinates are zero
Gradient of a Scalar FunctionIn rectangular coordinates let us consider a scalar quantity V that is a function of all the three variables x y and
z The first partial derivative of V with respect to x is partVpart x If V is a single valued function partVpart x gives the rate
of change of V with x at a point in space assuming y and z as constants Similarly partVpart y and partVpart z give rate of
change of V with y and z respectively The vector function having partVpart x partVpart y and partVpart z as its scalar compo-
nents in x y and z direction respectively is called gradient of V or lsquograd V rsquo in abbreviated form Accordingly
Gradient V = grad y
= partpart
+part
u u
Since V is common to all the terms we can write
grad y
= part + partu u (3)
The function inside the bracket of (3) is a differential vector operator It is called del or nabla and is denoted
by the symbol nabla In rectangular coordinates
nabla = part part +part
y z
(4)
Thus grad V = nablaV (5)
The three components of (3) give the rate of change of V with x y z respectively As grad V is the vector sum
of all the components it gives the maximum rate of change of V at a point in space
Unit Vector Normal to a Surface
Let us consider that the equation S ( x y z ) = c where c is a constant represents a continuous and single-
valued surface in a scalar field Then it can be shown that the gradient of S is along the normal direction to
the surface at any point P ( x y z ) and its sense is in the direction of increasing S The magnitude of nablaS gives
the maximum rate of increase of S at P The unit vector along the normal direction at P is given by
= plusmn nablanabla
where nablaS is the magnitude of nablaS
Divergence of a Vector Function
Let us consider a vector function D with D x D
y and D
z as components in rectangular coordinates Thus
D = u x D
x + u
y D
y + u
z D
z
where D x D
y and D
z are in general functions of all the three variables x y and z The divergence of D is
defined as the sum of part D x part x part D
y part y and part D
z part z Thus
div D =part
+ part
+ part
part D
x
D
y (6)
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where lsquodiv Drsquo is the abbreviation of divergence of D
It can be shown that the divergence of a vector is equal to the dot product of nablaand D
nablasdot part part part sdotu= u u y
)u
=part
+ part
part + part
part x y (7)
As the right-hand sides of (6) and (7) are identical
div D = nabla middot D
The divergence of a vector function is a scalar function A vector field of zero divergence is called a
solenoidal field
Curl of a Vector FunctionIn rectangular coordinates let us consider a vector function
H = u x H
x + u
y H
y + u
z H
z
where the components H x H
y and H
z are functions of all the three variables x y and z The curl of H written
in the abbreviated form as lsquocurl Hrsquo is defined by the following operation
cur u upartpart
minus part
+part
part partminus
part y y H H
x
H H
partpart
(8)
It can be shown that curl H is equal to the cross product of the vector operator nabla defined in (4) and H That is
curl H = nabla times H
Equation (8) shows that the curl of a vector function is another vector function A vector field with zero
curl is said to be an irrotational field
EXAMPLE 19
Given a scalar function V = 5 x2 y + 3 xz Find the gradient of V at a point P (15 27 08)
The gradient of V
nablaV = (10 xy + 3 z )u x + 5 x2u
y + 3 xu
z
Substituting x = 15 y = 27 z = 08
nablaV at P = [10(15)(27) + 3(08)]u x + 5(15)2u
y + 3(15)u
z
= 429u x + 1125u
y + 45u
z
EXAMPLE 110
Find the gradient of the scalar function = + at (1 minus2 4)
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nabla = partpart
+ partpart
= x
u2 2
Substituting x = 1 y = minus2 z = 4
nabla =
minus y z
4+
21
EXAMPLE 111
A scalar function is given by = )+ Find nablaf at (2 minus1 3)
nabla =part
+ partpart
=+ y z
22
( )+ u
Substituting x = 2 y = minus1 z = 3
nabla = )+7
minus
EXAMPLE 112
A vector field is described by F = 500u x + 750u
y A plane surface in the region of the field is defined by
2 x + 4 y + 6 z = 12 Find the vector components of F that are normal and tangential to the surface
Denoting the surface by S we have
S = 2 x + 4 y + 6 z The gradient of S
nablaS = 2u x + 4u
y + 6u
z
The magnitude of the gradient of S
nabla = +2 6 5= 6
The unit vector normal to the surface
S nabla 1)4
The scalar component of the vector field normal to the surface
n n= = ) y
sdot ) y z+ =usdot 1
56
000
56
The vector component of the vector field normal to the surface
F un
sdot = =)( )u+uu
56428 6
The vector component of the vector field tangential to the surface
Ft = F minus F
n = 3571u
x + 4643u
y minus 4286 u
z
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EXAMPLE 113
Given a vector function F = 2 x12 yu x + xy2u
y + (1 z )u
z Find divergence and curl of F at P (05 08 02)
The divergence of F
nablasdot = part
( part = + minus x x xy+ 2
11 )
Substituting x = 05 y = 08 and z = 02
nabla sdot F at P = 26931
The curl of F
nabla times = partpart
= )F
u u
u z
minus
2 1
Substituting x = 05 y = 08 and z = 02nabla times F at P = minus 0774 u
z
EXAMPLE 114
The equation to a surface is given by S ( x y z ) = xy minus 4 z 2 = 0 What is the angle between unit normal
vectors to the surface at P 1(8 2 2) and P
2(6 6 minus3)
Unit vector normal to a surface u S = nabla
nabla
nablaS
= yu
x
+ xu
y
minus 8 z u
z
At P 1 nablaS
1 = 2u
x + 8u
y ndash 16u
z nablaS
1 = 18
2 16
18=
minus
At P 2 nablaS
2 = 6u
x + 6u
y + 24u
z nablaS
2 = 2545
2
6 24
25
+u
Let a be the angle between the unit vectors Then
cos)
( )( )α = = =
minussdot x y z x y z
2
minus 2+ 4
4
324
4
2
95 720 705
= minus
a = 1345deg
EXAMPLE 115
Two surfaces are defined by S 1 = x2 + y2 minus z2 = 7 and S
2 = x2 minus y + z 2 = 3 Find the angle between the surfaces
at P (2 2 minus1)
The angle between two surfaces at a point common to them is the angle between the normal to the surfaces
at the point
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nablaS 1 = 2( xu
x + yu
y ndash z u
z )
At P nablaS 1 = 4u
x + 4u
y + 2u
z and nablaS
1 = 6
nablaS 2 = 2 xu
x ndash u
y + 2 z u
z
At P nablaS 2 = 4u
x ndash u
y ndash 2u
z and nabla = 21
Let a be the angle between the unit vectors Then
cos)
(= =
nablanabla
sdot sdot
211
8
6 21)=
a = 7308deg
EXAMPLE 116
Two vector functions are given by A = 2 xu y + 3 y2u
z and B = z u
x + 3 yu
z Find nabla sdot (A times B) at (3 2 1)
A = x y z
z0 2 2 2
nablasdot = part + part)times u sdot minus
y+
= 6 y + 6 yz minus 2 x = 18 at (3 2 1)
EXAMPLE 117
A vector is defined by
A = xy2
u x + yz 2
u y + zx2
u z Find nabla times nabla times A
nabla times = partpart
part part = minus +A
u u u
z
yz xy
2 2 2
2( )
nabla times nabla times = partpart
A
u u
minus 0= x y
z z
EXAMPLE 118
A scalar function is given by f = x3 + y3 + xyz Find nabla sdot nablaf
nablasdotnabla = part
+ +part
= x y
( )+ x xyz
= + + part =2 2 2
z)+ y )+ xyz )+ xy
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19 Vector IdentitiesSome useful vector identities are listed below The identities can easily be proved by assuming that the vector
A and B and the scalar f are functions of rectangular-coordinate variables
1 nabla times (nablaf ) = 0
2 nabla sdot (nabla times A) = 03 nabla sdot (f A) = A sdot (nablaf ) + f (nabla sdot A)
4 nablasdot + part
+ partpart
(nabla = nabla2 2 2
x y
5 nabla times nabla times A = nabla(nabla sdot A) minus nabla2A
6 nabla times (f A) = (nablaf ) times A + f (nabla times A)
7 nabla sdot (A times B) = B sdot (nabla times A) minus A sdot (nabla times B)
110 Line Surface and Volume IntegralsIn the case of a definite integral
adxint ) x
where the integrand F ( x) is a real function of a single variable x The function is integrated along x direction
between limits x = a and x = b Whereas in the case of a line integral a real function of more than one variable
is integrated along a continuous curve from an initial point to an end point The curve may also be a closed
one The function may be a scalar or a vector function of real variables In the case of a vector function its
component along a specified path is integrated The line integral is a definite integral
The principle of evaluating the line integral of a vector
function along a path is as follows Let us consider a vec-
tor function F in any coordinate plane Let us take a con-
tinuous curve of any shape denoted by C in Fig 114 in
the plane of the vector The positive direction of the curve
is indicated by an arrow and its initial and final positions
are marked by a and b respectively If we divide the curve
into a large number of very small segments each seg-
ment may be considered as a straight line Let there be n
such segments of lengths ∆ ∆ sdotsdot sdot If the
average value of the vector function over the k th segment
is Fk its scalar component along the positive direction of
the segment is F k cos a
k where a
k is the angle between F
k
and tangent to the k th segment as shown in the figure The
product of F k cos a
k and is equal to the dot product of F
k and the vector length ∆ ℓ
k That is
cosα sdot= ∆l
The sum of such dot products of all the segments between a and b is
n
=sum ∆l
k
In the limit n approaching infinity the above summation is called line integral of F along the curve C The
curve is the path of integration The line integral of F along the path shown in Fig 114 is
d int sdot l
Fig 114 Pertaining to line integration of a vector
Tangent to k t
segment
a1
F k∆
∆ 2∆ ∆
k
∆ n
C
a
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If the line integral is over a closed path it is written by putting a small circle on the integral sign Thus
F sdot d l denotes the line integral of F over a closed path
In order to understand the process of integrating a vector func-
tion F over a surface let us consider a continuous open surface
S shown in Fig 115 The surface may be considered as consist-
ing of a large number of very small surface elements with areas
∆S 1 ∆S
2hellip ∆S
k hellip ∆S
n Let the average of F over the k th sur-
face element be Fk The scalar component of F
k along normal to
the surface element is equal to F k cos a
k where a
k is the angle
between Fk and the unit vector u
n normal to the surface element
as shown in the figure The product of F k cos a
k and ∆S
k can be
expressed as the dot product of the vectors Fk and ∆S
k
F k ∆S
kcos a = Fsdot(∆S
k u
n) = F
k ∆S
k
The sum of such dot products over all the n surface elements is given by
n
=sumThe above summation as n approaches infinity is the surface integral of F over the surface The surface
integral is a definite double integral which is denoted using either two integral signs or a single integral sign
with a subscript s We will use the latter notation Accordingly
Sint denotes the surface integral of a vector function F over an open surface
If the surface is a closed one the surface integral is denoted by putting a small circle on the integral sign
Accordingly SS
denotes the surface integral of F over a closed surface
The volume integral of a scalar point function in three-dimensional space is a triple integral The integral isdenoted using either three integral signs or a single integral sign with a subscript v We will use the latter
notation Thus the volume integral of a scalar function r which is a continuous function of space variables
in a region of volume bounded by a closed surface is written as
dv
where dv is the volume of a three-dimensional element
EXAMPLE 119
Find the line integral of the vector function F = ( x2 + 2 y)u x + (3 x minus y2)u
y along the straight line defined by
y = 3 x from (0 0) to (1 3)
An element of length vector in rectangular coordinates
d ℓ = u xdx + u
ydy + u
z dz
The dot product of F and d ℓ F middot d l = ( x2 + 2 y)dx + (3 x minus y2)dy
Substituting y by 3 x in the first term and x by y3 in the second term we have
F middot d ℓ = ( x2 + 6 x)dx + ( y minus y2)dy
The line integral sdot 3
7= minusminus 17=
nu
S
F
Fig 115 Pertaining to surface integration
of a vector
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EXAMPLE 120
Integrate the vector function
F u + x y y
( ) x
along the path described by the equation y2 = 4 x from P 1(1 2) to P
2(4 4)
An element of length vector in rectangular coordinates
d ℓ = u xdx + u
ydy + u
z dz
The dot product of F and d ℓ sdot d x y
dyl =) x y x y 2
(1)
The path of integration is defined by the equation
y2 = 4 x (2)
Or ydy = 2dx (3)
Substituting (2) and (3) in (1) we get
F sdot = + x x
23 2
Thus F sdot = + =int int x2
03 2
274P1
2
The integral can be evaluated by substituting x2 + 4 x = u
EXAMPLE 121
A circular cylinder has its base on the x- y plane with its axis along the z axis The radius and height of the
cylinder are 20 cm and 50 cm respectively By using the formula for the differential area d S = (rd f dz )ur +
(drdz )uf + (rdrd f )u
z find the surface area of the cylinder
A differential area on the surface of the cylinder is in r direction Thus
dS = rd f dz
At r = 02 m dS = 02d f dz
Surface area π = 0 2φ
m2
EXAMPLE 122
The radius of a sphere is 25 cm By using the formula for the differential area d S = (r 2sinq d q d f )ur +
(r sinq drd f ) uq + (rdrd f ) u
f find surface area of the lower hemisphere
A differential area on the surface of the sphere is in r direction Thus
dS = r 2 sinq d q d f
At r = 025 m dS = 00625 sinq d q d f
Surface area π = 0 125φ π
2
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EXAMPLE 123
Given a vector function F = x2 yu x + xy2u
y Integrate nabla times F over the rectangular surface shown in Fig 116
y
y 1
x 2
x minus2
y minus1
x
Fig 116 For Example 123
The curl of the vector function
nabla times = partpart part
=F
u
u x y
x2 2 0
)minus
An element of surface vector is given by
d S = u xdydz + u
ydzdx + u
z dxdy
Thus (nabla times F) sdot d S = ( y2 minus x2)dxdy
We find from Fig 116 that the lower and upper limits of x are minus20 and +20 and those of y are minus10 and
+10 Thus
= minus+
minus
+
int sdot (= 08
111 Coordinate Transformation of VectorsIt is desirable to use a suitable coordinate system at the outset for solving a field problem involving vectors
For example it is easier to solve a problem having cylindrical symmetry by using cylindrical coordinates A
proper choice of a coordinate system simplifies the analysis and results in a solution that is compact in form
and easy for physical interpretation However it is occasionally necessary to convert a vector function from
one coordinate system to another system The principles of transformation of a vector function between
cylindrical and rectangular coordinates and between spherical and rectangular coordinates are described in
the following
Transformations between Cylindrical and Rectangular Coordinates
Let a vector F in terms of its components in cylindrical coordinates be given by
F = F r u
r + F
f u
f + F
z u
z (1)
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where in general each component is a function of all the three variables r f and z We will transform the
vector to rectangular coordinates
Let the same vector in terms of its components in rectangular coordinates is
F = F xu
x + F
yu
y + F
z u
z (2)
In order to transform the vector we obtain at first the rectangular-coordinate components F x F y and F z of F interms of F
r F
f and F
z and then change the cylindrical-coordinate variables to rectangular-coordinate variables
We know that the component of a vector in any direction is given by the dot product of the vector and a unit
vector in that direction Accordingly F x is equal to the dot product of F described by (1) and the unit vector u
x
F x = ( F
r u
r + F
f u
f + F
z u
z ) sdot u
x
= F r (u
r sdot u
x) + F
f (u
f sdot u
x) + F
z (u
z sdot u
x) (3)
We see from Fig 117 that the angle between ur and u
x is f the angle between u
f and u
x is 90deg + f and the
angle between u z and u
x is 90deg Therefore u
r sdot u
x = cos f u
f sdot u
x = minus sin f and u
z sdot u
x = 0 Substituting these
results in (3) we get
F x = F
r cos f minus F
f sin f
The component F y = ( F
r u
r+ F
f u
f + F
z u
z ) sdot u
y= F
r (u
r sdot u
y)
+ F f (u
f sdot u
y) + F
z (u
z sdot u
y)
The angle between ur and u
y is 90deg minus f between u
f and u
y
is f and between u z and u
yis 90deg Thus
F y = F
r sin f + F
f cos f
As the z direction is common to both the systems
F z = F
z
Since F r F
f and F
z are functions of the cylindrical-coordi-
nate variables these have to be expressed in terms of
rectangular-coordinate variables to complete the transfor-
mation Relations connecting the two sets of variables are
given in (12-2) [Equation 2 of Section 12]
We use the same procedure as described above to transform a vector in rectangular coordinates to cylindrical
coordinates It can be shown that a vector
G = G xu x + G yu y + G z u z
in cylindrical coordinates when transformed to rectangular coordinates will have the following scalar
components
G r = G
x cos f + G
y sin f
G f = minus G
x sin f + G
y cos f
G z = G
z
To complete the transformation the components have to be expressed in terms of spherical-coordinate vari-
ables using the following formulae which can be derived from (12-2)
y
u
(90deg
u
u
u
ur u x
f
f
Fig 117 Showing unit vectors of rectangular
and cylindrical coordinates
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2
f = tanminus1( y x)
z = z
Transformations between Spherical and Rectangular CoordinatesIn spherical coordinates let a vector function be given by
E = E r u
r + E
q u
q + E
f u
f
where E r E
q and E
f are in general functions of all the three variables r q and f
In order to transform the vector to rectangular coordinates we have to find its components in x y and z direc-
tions and then express these components in terms of x y and z The component of E along x direction is
E x = E sdot u
x = E
r(u
r sdot u
x) + E
q (u
q sdot u
x) + E
f (u
f sdot u
x) (4)
The values of (ur sdot u x) and (uq sdot u x) cannot be found directly because the angles between the unit vectorsinvolving the dot products cannot be expressed as simple functions of q and f
This difficulty is overcome by finding at first the pro-
jections of the unit vectors on the x-y plane and then
projecting these projections onto the x axis Referring
to Fig 118 we find that the angle between ur and the
z axis is q and the angle between uq and the z axis is
90deg + q Therefore the lengths of projections urand u
q
on the x-y plane are equal to sin q and cos q respec-
tively Moreover these projections are at an angle f
with the x axis Thus we haveu
r sdot u
x = sin q cos f
uq sdot u
x = cos q cos f
As the unit vector uf is at angle 90deg + f with the x axis
the dot product of uf and u
x is
uf sdot u
x = minus sin f
Substituting the expressions of the dot products in (4)
we get
E x = E
r sin q cos f + E
q cos q cos f minus E
f sin f
The components of E along y and z directions can similarly be calculated These are given by E
y = E
r sin q sin f + E
q cos q sin f + E
f cos f
E z = E
r cos q minus E
q sin q
To complete the process of transformation we have to express the components in terms of the rectangular-
coordinate variables The relations connecting the two sets of variables are given by (12-3)
Let us next consider a vector H in rectangular coordinates defined in terms of its components
H = H xu
x + H
yu
y + H
z u
z
We can transform the vector into spherical coordinate system using the procedure similar to that described
above The scalar components of H in spherical coordinates are
u
u
u
u x
u
(90deg q )
u
x
f
q
Fig 118 Showing unit vectors of rectangular and
spherical coordinates
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H r = H
x sin q cos f + H
y sin q sin f + H
z cos q
H q = H
x cos q cos f + H
y cos q sin f minus H
z sin q
H f = minus H
x sin f + H
y cos f
To complete the process of conversion the components will have to be transformed to spherical-coordinate
variables using the following formulae These can be derived from (12-3)
r y z x
=+
minuscos 1
x
f = tanminus1 ( y x)
EXAMPLE 124
A vector in cylindrical coordinates is given byF = Transform the vector into rectangular coordinates
The vector has only one component F r = 1r in r direction Let the vector in rectangular coordinates be
F = F xu
x + F
yu
y + F
z u
z
Thenr
x
x yr
= =) cossdot
= =) s nsdot
F z = 0
The vector in rectangular coordinates is given by
F 1
)uu
EXAMPLE 125
The vector F = r sin f uf is given in cylindrical coordinates Transform the vector into rectangular
coordinates
The vector has only one component F f = r sin f in f direction Let the vector in rectangular coordinates be
F = F xu
x + F
yu
y + F
z u
z
Then y
= = minus) )sdot minus sin 2 2
x y= =)sdot
F z = 0
The vector in rectangular coordinate is given by
F 1
2 2)u
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EXAMPLE 126
Convert the vector = r
r in spherical coordinates into rectangular coordinates
The vector has only one componentr
r
1 in r direction Let the vector in rectangular coordinates be
E = E xu
x + E
yu
y + E
z u
z
We haver
= =)) x
sdot 1
yr
=))
sdot 1
= =) cos
)sdot
The vector in rectangular coordinate is given by
E 1
+ )uu
112 Sinusoidally Time-Varying QuantitiesA scalar or a vector quantity may be time-invariant or it may be a function of time Quantities that are either
sine or cosine function of time are called sinusoidally time-varying quantities For example a voltage repre-
sented by
V (t ) = V 0 cos w t (1)
is a co-sinusoidal quantity And a current given by
I (t ) = I 0 sin w t (2)
is a sinusoidal quantity These are also called alternat-
ing quantities In (1) and (2) V (t ) and I (t ) denote instan-
taneous values V 0 and I
0 are the maximum values or
amplitudes of the functions and w is the angular or
radian frequency The units of voltage and current are
volt (V) and ampere (A) and that of w is radians per
second (rads) The graphs of variation of voltage and
current with time shown in Fig 119 are the familiarcosine and sine waves The waves repeat after every
w t = 2p radian The number of such repetitions or
cycles per second is called frequency of the waves The
frequency is denoted by f and its unit is hertz (Hz) The
duration of one cycle is equal to one period It is gener-
ally denoted by T Therefore T = 1 f As w t changes by
2p radian in one period w = 2p T = 2p f Each cycle
consists of a positive half-cycle and a negative half-
cycle Both the half-cycles have the same amplitude
and identical shapes
(a
(b
3
V t
V
I t
I
p p p p t
t
2p
23p p p
Fig 119 (a) A cosine wave and (b) A sine wave
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Next let us consider the functions
V 1(t ) = V
10 cos (w t + y
1) (3)
and V 2(t ) = V
20 cos (w t minus y
2) (4)
Note that V 1
(t ) and V 2
(t ) have the same frequency as that of V (t ) Graphs of functions defined by (1) (3) and
(4) are shown in Fig 120 The symbols y 1and y
2denote phase angles of V
1(t ) and V
2(t ) respectively If we
take the time-angle at which V (t ) is zero (or maximum) as reference the corresponding zero of V 1(t ) occurs
earlier by a time-angle y 1 and that of V
2(t ) occurs later by a time-angle y
2 Thus V
1(t ) leads V (t ) by an angle
y 1 and V
2(t ) lags V (t ) by an angle y
2 As cos w t = sin(w t + p 2) a cosine function leads a sine function by p 2
radian The phase angles are specified either in radian or in degree
Representation of Sinusoidal Functions
Any of the equations (1) to (4) is the basic form of rep-
resenting a sinusoidal quantity in terms of its amplitude
frequency and phase angle This form gives the value of
the quantity at any instant The waveforms of Fig 119and 120 also provide the same information
Some other useful ways of representing a sinusoidal
quantity are the phasor the complex and the polar forms
The basis of these forms is the Eulerrsquos formula (or iden-
tity) of the complex exponential function e j w t As per the
formula
e j w t = cos w t + j sin w t
where = minus1
cos w t = Re e j w t (5) sin w t = Im e j w t (6)
The notations Re and Im are the abbreviations of lsquoreal part of rsquo and lsquoimaginary part of rsquo respectively Thus
using (5) and (6) in (1) and (2) we have
V (t ) = Re V 0 e j w t
and I (t ) = Im I 0 e j w t = Re I
0 e j (w t minusp 2)
Similarly (3) and (4) can be written as
e j )1=
e j )2=
These are the complex exponential forms of writing sinusoidally time-changing quantities One advantage of
using the complex exponential function e j w t instead of sin w t or cos w t is that the form of a function does not
change when differentiated or integrated with respect to time
To proceed further let us write the last four equations as in the following
V (t ) = V 0 cos w t = Re (V
0 e j 0)e j w t
I (t ) = I 0 sin w t = Re ( I
0 eminus j p 2)e j w t
e t
11) Re )ψ
e t
1) Re )= minusminus ψ
V t
ω t
V t V t
2p
Fig 120 Showing time-phase difference between
sinusoidal waves
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A study of the above equations shows that the factor e j w t appears in all the functions In the mathematical
analysis of a problem it is not necessary to show this factor in all the steps The presence of e j w t in a func-
tion is assumed If all the quantities in a study have the same frequency it is sufficient to use only the
functions shown within the brackets At the end of an analysis the final expression is multiplied by e j w t
and either its real part or the imaginary part is used to express the result in real time The functions inside
the brackets are called phasors
We will denote a phasor by putting a bar over the symbol of the quantity For example
j 1ψ
and j
02minus
These are the phasor representations of sinusoidally time-varying quantities
Two more forms of representing a sinusoid can be derived from the phasor form Let us consider a voltage
phasor
e ψ
Since e j w = cos y + j sin y
)s n (7)
The first term on the rhs of (7) is the real part and the second term is the imaginary part of Denoting the
real part by V 0a
and the imaginary part by V 0i we have
i (8)
where V 0a
= V 0 cos y and V
0i = V
0 sin y
The form of (8) suggests that a phasor can be represented in a complex plane as shown in Fig 121 Equation
(8) and Fig 121 are the complex form of representing a sinusoidally time-varying quantity
We see that to write a sinusoidal quantity in phasor and com-
plex forms only its amplitude and phase angle are needed
Thus a simpler way of describing a sinusoidal quantity is by
its amplitude and phase angle as given below
ang plusmn
This is known as the polar form of representing a sinusoid
This form is advantageous where multiplication and division
of phasors are involved To illustrate these operations let j 1plusmn
and e j 2plusmn ψ
The product of the two phasors0 0 2= ang plusmn )]
The ratio of the two phasors j
2= ang[plusmn )] plusmn )]minus
Thus the magnitude of the product of two phasors is equal to the product of their magnitudes whereas the
phase angle of their product is equal to the algebraic sum of their phase angles Moreover the magnitude of
the ratio of two phasors is equal to the ratio of their magnitudes and the phase angle is equal to the phase angle
of the numerator-phasor minus the phase angle of the denominator-phasor
Im
Re
V
V
V
y
Fig 121 Representation of a sinusoidal
function in the complex plane
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Root-Mean-Square Value of a Sinusoidal Quantity
In order to define the root-mean-square (rms) value of a function consider that a sinusoidal current
I (t ) = I 0 sin w t
flows through a resistor of R ohm Then electric power dissipated in the resistor at any instant
)t s n= 0
ω t
The average power over a complete cycle
=1
2 2
2π
Next consider that a time-invariant current I flows through the same resistor instead of the sinusoidal current
Power dissipated in the resistor is equal to I 2 R If we assume that I 2 R is equal to the average power dissipated
by the sinusoidal current I 0 sin w t then
2=
Or =2
The constant current I which produces the same power in the resistor as the average power due to an
alternating current is called root-mean-square (rms) or effective value of the time-varying current The
nomenclature is derived from the mathematical procedure involved in deriving it
The rms value of a sinusoidal quantity is equal to 21 times of its amplitude The rms value of any periodic
function can be determined using the above procedure Sinusoidal quantities can also be represented usingrms value instead of amplitudes as given below
Instantaneous form )t )=
)t )=
Phasor form e ψ
Complex form
Polar form ang plusmn
The Complex ImpedanceThe complex impedance of an electric load is defined as the ratio of its complex voltage and complex
current To calculate the impedance let us assume that the instantaneous
voltage across the electric load shown in Fig 122 is
V (t ) = V 0 cos w t (9)
The complex and polar forms of the voltage are
0+ (10)
0ang
I (t
V (t
Load
Z
Fig 122 A load connected
to an ac source
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For a purely resistive load of resistance R ohm instantaneous current through the load
t )t )t
cos= = ω cos (11)
where I 0 = V
0 R We find from equations (9) and (11) that these are in time-phase The complex form of load
current is0+ (12)
The complex impedance is found by dividing (10) by (12)
Z = =0
00 0= ang
If the load is an ideal (loss-free) inductor of inductance L henry (H)
t )t cos( )== deg1ω (13)
The constant of integration is assumed to be zero as we are considering alternating quantities under steady
state (not transient) condition In the above expressions X L
= w L is reactance of the inductor and I 0 = V
0 X
L is
amplitude of the current The unit of reactance is ohm We find from (9) and (13) that the current in a pure
inductor lags the voltage across it by 90deg The complex form of current is
0
The complex impedance of the inductor
= = deg0
0+ = = ang
If the load is an ideal (loss-free) capacitor of capacitance C farad (F)
t
)t = = minus +t deg)t = os )90
where X c = (1w c) is reactance of the capacitor in ohm and I
0 = (V
0 X
c) is amplitude of the current We find
that current in an ideal capacitor leads the voltage across it by 90 deg The complex form of current is given by
The complex impedance
= = + deg00
minus = minus = ang minus
The complex impedance of an electric load consisting of a resistance R an inductance X L and a capacitance
X C in series is given by
j+ +minus (14)
where X = X L
minus X C is the effective reactance of the circuit If X
L is greater than X
C then the load is inductive
and if X C is greater than X
L the load is capacitive The angle y = tanminus1( X R) is called impedance angle
The resistance and reactance of the load in terms of the load angle are given by
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R = Z cos y
X = Z sin y
The magnitude of the impedance
The impedance in polar form is represented as
ang
Current I 0taken by a load is equal to the ratio of (10) and (14)
ji2
0= = = = =
) R jX
where I 0a
= (V 0Z ) cos y = I
0 cos y is the real part and I
0i = (V
0Z ) sin y = I
0 sin y is the imaginary part of the
current phasor respectively
The current in the polar form is
0= ang
ang + = ang minus where
0 =
If the resistance and reactance of an electric load is known we can calculate values of the circuit impedance
Z and the impedance angle y Taking the voltage across the circuit as reference the equation for instanta-
neous current is given by
I (t ) = I 0 cos(w t minus y )
We see that the phase angle between voltage and current is equal to the impedance angle y The current lags
the voltage for an inductive load and the current leads the voltage for a capacitive load The impedance angle
lies between 0 and 90deg if the load is inductive and between 0 and minus90deg if the load is capacitive
The rms value of current I = =rms value of voltage
Instantaneous Average and Complex Powers
Instantaneous power input to a load is equal to the product of its voltage and current at a given instant If the
instantaneous voltage is described by the equation
V (t ) = V 0 cos (w t + y
1) (15)
and the current at the same instant is given by
I (t ) = I 0 cos (w t + y
2) (16)
then instantaneous power
P (t ) = V (t ) I (t ) = V 0 I
0 cos (w t +y
1) cos (w t + y
2)
= +t 2
)]ω + cos (17)
where y = y 2 minus y
1 is the phase difference between current and voltage
The instantaneous power given by (17) has two parts One part is independent of time and the other part var-
ies with time at twice the frequency The average power is equal to the average value of instantaneous power
over one cycle Thus the average power
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t 2
1
2)t
=0
2cosc= os (18)
The average power therefore is equal to the product of rms voltage rms current and the cosine of phase-angle between the voltage and current The power is also called active or effective or real power The electric unit
of power is watt (W) The product of V and I that is VI is called apparent power and its unit is volt-ampere
(VA) The factor cos y is called power factor of the load
Power factor cos = =2
VI
Substituting V = IZ and cos y = RZ in (18) we get the average power in terms of the current and the
resistance
P av
= I 2 R
Thus the active power is the power absorbed by the load
In an analogous way the reactive or quadrature power
1
2
2 (19)
The unit of reactive power is volt-ampere reactive (var)
It may be noted that I cos y of (18) is the component of current that is in phase with the voltage and I sin y of (19) is the component of current that is in quadrature with the voltage Thus the general principle is that
the average power is equal to the product of in-phase components of rms voltage and rms current and the
reactive power is given by the product of rms voltage and rms current which are out of phase by 90deg We will
use this principle to define complex power
The complex forms of voltage and current defined by (15) and (16) are
i (20)
andi (21)
In (20) V 0a
and V 0i are the real and imaginary parts of the voltage and in
(21) I 0a
and I 0i are the real and imaginary parts of the current These are
represented in the complex plane of Fig 123 Since V 0a
and I 0a
are in
phase and V 0i
and I 0i are also in phase the average power
1
2)
ii (22)
Moreover as V 0i
and I 0a
are out of phase by 90deg (V 0i I
0a2) gives one part of the
reactive power For the same reason (V 0a I
0i 2) gives a second part of reactive
power Note that in the first part the current lags the voltage and hence this part of the reactive power is inductive
The second part of the reactive power is capacitive as in this case the current leads the voltage If we assume the
inductive power to be positive then the capacitive power would be negative Thus the net reactive power
1)
ai a (23)
1
I
V
V a I
I
V
Im
Re
Fig 123 Showing real and
imaginary parts of a voltage
phasor and a current phasor
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We can also obtain the above results mathematically by the use of the complex forms of voltage and current
given in (20) and (21) as follows The conjugate of current is
i
lowast minus
Then1
2
1
2
lowast = i
)i
minus
= +1
2) + )]minus
i i (24)
We see that the rhs of (24) has a real part and an imaginary part The real part is same as the average power
given by (22) and the imaginary part is same as the reactive power given by (23) Thus 2lowast
gives the
complex power Denoting the complex power by P we have
lowast1
2 0
(25)
The average or active power 1
2 (26)
The reactive power 1
2 0
(27)
In (26) Re means lsquoReal part of rsquo and in (27) Im means lsquoImaginary part of rsquo the complex power The reactive
power is inductive if the imaginary part of (24) is positive and it is capacitive if the imaginary part is nega-
tive It can be shown that the real part of ( )2 is also equal to P av
However its imaginary part is nega-
tive of the imaginary part of (24)
EXAMPLE 127
The voltage and current of a given load are
V (t ) = 120 sin (1000t + 60deg) V
I (t ) = 15 cos (1000t - 45deg) A
(a) Find the phase difference between voltage and current and their root-mean-square values (b) Represent
the voltage and current in phasor complex and polar forms (c) Calculate the load impedance resistance
reactance inductance (or capacitance) power factor active power and reactive power using (18) and (19)
(d) Calculate the complex power using (25)
(a) In order to find the phase difference between voltage and current we have to write the voltage equation
in the cosine form
V (t ) = 120 sin (1000t + 60deg) = 120 cos (1000t minus 30deg) V
I (t ) = 15 cos (1000t minus 45deg) A
The phase angle of the current with respect to the voltage = minus 45degminus(minus30) = minus15deg The current lags the voltage
by 15deg
Root-mean-square values of voltage and current are
=2= 120 84 85 V
51= =2 60 A
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(b) Phasor forms e jminus ( ) V
e 4 ) A
Complex forms 0=)deg V
deg) = )minus A
Polar forms ang120 deg
= 1 Aang5 minus deg
(c) = = ang minus degang minus deg
= ang deg = deg +0
120 30
1 5 515 80 15(cos 2 700 1 Ω
Ω= 20 71 (Inductive)
Inductance L = X w = 20711000 = 2071 mH
Power factor = cos y = cos 15deg = 0966 (lagging)
Active power1
2
1120 1 966 93(= )( )5 0 ) 86 W
Reactive power 1
2
1120 1 259 29
0 = ) )5 0 ) = 23
(d) Complex powerlowast1
2
1 + 27
The real part is the average power in watts and the imaginary part is the reactive power in vars (inductive)
113 Fourier SeriesConsider that a function f ( x) has the following properties
1 It varies periodically with x That is f ( x + T ) = f ( x) where T is
the period
2 It is a single-valued function That is it has only one value for
a given value of the variable
3 It is a continuous function of the variable It may however have
finite number of discontinuities Such a periodic function is
shown in Fig 124 The wave is continuous in the range 0 lt x lt p and p lt x lt 2p and it is discontinuous at x = p and 2p
Any function f ( x) with a period 2p and satisfying the above mentioned properties can be represented by a trigonometric series as given below
) x1
==
infin
1
cn
)n (1)
where the constant a0 a
n and b
n are real numbers The trigonometric series is called Fourier series The con-
stants of the series are calculated from the following formulae
f d 1
minusπ
π x
p
f ( )
p
Fig 124 Illustration of a periodic
function
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x1
x
b f x d minus
1 π
Over a period 2p the constant a0 is the average value of f ( x) whereas the coefficients an and bn are twice theaverage values of f ( x) cos nx and f ( x) sin nx respectively
If a function f ( x) is defined over an interval of length instead of minus p to p its Fourier series is
obtained by replacing x in (1) by x Accordingly
n) x n=
(2)
The constants of (2) are given by
a f d 1
minus
+
x
x x
+1
b n x
dx1
minus
x sin
If f ( x) is an even function of x ie if f (minus x) = f ( x) then bn = 0 and
a x2
If f ( x) is an odd function of x [ f (minus x) = minus f ( x)] then an
= 0 and
b dx2
x sin
For an alternating function with identical positive and negative half-waves [ f ( x + p ) = minus f ( x)] the constant
a0 = 0
EXAMPLE 128
We will obtain the Fourier series of (a) a rectangular waveform and (b) of a triangular waveform illus-
trated in Fig 125
Fig 125 Pertaining to Example 128 (a) A rectangular wave and (b) A triangular wave
O
(a) b
f ( )
x
minusV
V
A
O
minusV
V
f ( )
minus x
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As both the waves are odd functions of x and have identical positive and negative half-cycles it is necessary
to calculate coefficient of the sine series only over the interval x = 0 to
(a) For the rectangular waveform f ( x) = V 0 in the interval x = 0 to =
=
2 2 2
0 = c
minus )
We see that bn = 0 for even values of n and b
n = 2 for odd values of n Thus the Fourier series of the
function is
) x == 4 1
1 3 5 (3)
(b) The equation of the triangular waveform from x = 0 to x = is that of the straight line OA Its equation
is
x
) x =
The coefficient of the nth term of the sine series
b x n x
dx
n
=
= minus
2
2
0
si
cos sin
= minus 2
ncos
Hence the Fourier series of the function is given by
) x s n= minus+ s n
2 1
3
3
2 (4)
114 Bessel FunctionsBessel functions are solutions of specific types of second order ordinary differential equations The general
form of the equation with V as dependent variable and r as independent variable is
r dr dr
0+ +r =)kr (1)
where k 2 is positive and n is any number Equation (1) is called Besselrsquos equation of order n though the dif-
ferential equation itself is of second order For n = 0 equation (1) becomes
dr dr
2 2 0+ + =)kr (2)
Equation (2) is Besselrsquos equation of zero order
Besselrsquos equation of any order is solved using the power series method We will limit our discussion to equa-
tion (2) as we will not need the solution of equation (1) for the analysis of problems which we will consider
in later chapters The solution of (2) is of the form
a + + + + +3 5 (3)
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The coefficients of the series are found by substituting V dV dr and d 2V dr 2 in (2) and then equating the
coefficients of like powers of r to zero Substituting (3) into the third term of (2) we get
2
)+ + + + + sdotsdotsdot (4)
Substituting dV dr and d 2V dr 2 into the second and first terms of (2) respectively we get
dV
r = 3 4 6 (5)
r d V
dr a r r 6 20= r + +a r +r (6)
Since the sum of the left-hand sides of (4) (5) and (6) is zero the sum of their right-hand sides must be equal
to zero Taking the sum and then collecting the terms of like powers of r we have
3 4r a a a
+ + =)+r r 6 0 (7)
Equation (7) will be satisfied if the coefficient of each power of r is equal to zero This exercise will yield the
following results
a1r = 0 rArr a
1 = 0
42
0 2
k = s an ar trar constant
9 0=
162
4
a k
a =
25 0a
362
6
a = minus
We find that the coefficients of odd powers of r of (3) are zero So the solution of the differential equation
will have terms with even powers of r only The coefficient of r 2m where m is a positive integer including
zero is given by
m1minus
m ) (8)
Replacing a0 of (8) by a different constant A the solution of (2) is given by
==
infin
sum minus( m )
)kr (9)
The function ) 1
)= sum
is called Bessel function of first kind and zero order
As equation (2) is a second-order differential equation there must be a second independent solution of the
equation The second solution is called Bessel function of second kind and zero order
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SUMMARY
We learnt the basics of three common types of coordinate systems vector analysis sinusoidally time-
varying functions Fourier series and Bessel function Other mathematical tools are described in later chap-
ters as and when necessary We found that unlike the unit vectors in rectangular coordinates the directionsof some of the unit vectors in cylindrical and spherical coordinates vary with one or two coordinate vari-
ables Though only the mathematical definitions of divergence gradient and curl operations are available
their applications to electric and magnetic fields and interpretations of results are described in later chap-
ters The vector operations in cylindrical and spherical coordinates are given in Chapters 2 and 4 The vec-
tor identities line surface and volume integrals will find frequent use in the text Moreover we will utilise
the coordinate transformation technique for calculation of vector magnetic potential of a current loop in
Chapter 4
Representation of sinusoidal quantities and power calculation will be used for the study of time-varying
fields We will apply Fourier series and Bessel function for the solution of boundary-value problems Bessel
function will also be used to study the skin-effect phenomenon in cylindrical conductors
IMPORTANT FORMULAE
Relation between coordinate variables
Rectangular and cylindrical coordinates
x = r cos f
y = r sin f
z = z
Rectangular and cylindrical coordinates
x = r sin q cos f
y = r sin q sin f
z = r cos q
Differential lengths
Rectangular coordinates d ℓ = u xdx + u
ydy + u
z dz
Cylindrical coordinates d ℓ = dr ur + rd f uf + u
z dz
Spherical coordinates d ℓ = ur dr + u
q (rd q ) + u
f (r sin q d f )
Differential surfaces
Rectangular coordinates d S = u x(dydz ) + u
y(dzdx) + u
z (dxdy)
Cylindrical coordinates d S = ur (rd f dz ) + u
f (drdz ) + u
z (rdrd f )
Spherical coordinates d S = ur (r 2sinq d q d f ) + u
q (r sinq drd f ) + u
f (rdrd q )
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Differential volumes
Rectangular coordinates dv = dxdydz
Cylindrical coordinates rdrd f dz
Spherical coordinates r 2sinq drd q d f
Position vector r = xu x + yu
y + z u
z
Dot product of two vectors
In rectangular coordinates A sdot B = A x B
x + A
y B
y + A
z B
z
In cylindrical coordinates A sdot B = Ar B
r + A
f B
f + A
z B
z
In spherical coordinates A sdot B = Ar B
r + A
q B
q + A
f B
f
Cross product of two vectors
In rectangular coordinates
A
u
=
x B B
In cylindrical coordinates
A
u u
= B
In spherical coordinates
A
= A A B
θ φ
θ φ
θ φ
Gradient of a scalar function in rectangular coordinates
nabla = part part + part y
u u
Divergence of a vector function in rectangular coordinates
nablasdot = partpart
+part
+part
D D
x y
D y
Curl of a vector function in rectangular coordinates
nabla times = partpart
part part y z
x y
H H Vector identities
nabla times nabla times A = nabla(nabla sdot A) minus nabla2A
nabla sdot (A times B) = B sdot (nabla times A) minus A sdot (nabla times B)
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Dot product of unit vectors
In Rectangular and Cylindrical Coordinate systems
sdotur
sdotuf
sdotu z
u x cos f ndashsin f 0u
ysin f cos f 0
u z
0 0 1
In Rectangular and Spherical Coordinate systems
sdotur
sdotuq
sdotuf
u x
sinq cosf cosq cosf ndashsin f
u y
sinq sinf cosq sinf cosf
u z cosq ndashsinq 0
Complex impedance
+ )minus
Instantaneous power
)t = ])t cos2
cos
Complex power
lowast1
2
MULTIPLE983085CHOICE QUESTIONS
(starred questions have two answers)
11 A point in cylindrical coordinates is defined by (14 m 25deg 075 m) Location of the point in rectan-
gular coordinates is
(a) (14 m 0592 m 075 m)
(b) (1269 m 0592 m 075 m)
(c) (14 m 0592 m 075 m)
(d) (14 m 0592 m 0375 m)
12 A point in spherical coordinates is described by (095 m 35deg 20deg) Location of the point in rectangu-
lar coordinates is
(a) (0512 m 0186 m 0778 m)
(b) (0186 m 0512 m 0778 m)
(c) (0512 m 0778 m 0186 m)
(d) (0186 m 0778 m 0512 m)
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13 A position vector is given by 4 The unit vector in the direction of the position
vector is
(a) 0 0 566 +u
(b) 0 0 24 +u
(c) 0 0 566 +u
(d) 0 0 707 +u
14 A vector is given by A uu+u If the unit vector alongA is u707
what should be the value of p
(a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 10 (d) 12
15 Two vectors are given by A 4+u and 1+u 2 The angle between the vectors is
nearest to
(a) 12deg (b) 14deg (c) 16deg (d) 18deg
16 Two vectors are described by A u u3+u and B u u For the vectors to be
parallel the values of p and q should be (a) p = 3 q = 3 (b) p = 3 q = 9 (c) p = 45 q = 3 (d) p = 3 q = 45
17 The angle between two vectors A 4+u x y
and B y is 15deg What is the ratio of p to q
(a) 1732 (b) minus1732 (c) 0577 (d) minus0577
18 Two vectors are given by A 2+u z and B 4+u
z The unit vector normal to the plane con-
taining A and B is given by
(a) +0 371 0 557 y
(b) +0 741 0 371 y
(c) 0741u x minus 0577u
y + 0371u
z
(d) 0371u x +
0743u y minus
05571u z
19 A scalar function is given byf = xyz The magnitude of grad f at (1 minus1 1) is equal to
(a) 2 3 (b) 3 2 (c) 31 (d) 3
110 If r is the position vector at ( x y z ) the magnitude of nabla sdot r is equal to
(a) 3 (b) 3 (c) 31 (d) 13
111 The divergence of F = xy (u x + u
y) at (1 3) is equal to
(a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3 (d) 2
112 A vector in cylindrical coordinates is given by (sin f r ) ur The vector in rectangular coordinates is
(a) y
2
3 2) (b)
y
2
2( ) (c)
y
2 2
2( ) (d)
y
2
2( )
113 A vector in spherical coordinates is given by ur r 2 The vector in rectangular coordinate is
(a)+u
x + 3 2 (b)
3 2
+u
x + (c)
u+u
( x + 3 (d)
zu u+u z
x + 3 2
114 The line integral of F = xy (u x + u
y) along the straight line y = x from (0 0) to (2 2) is
(a) 163 (b) 8 (c) 16 (d) 4
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115 The instantaneous voltage and current in an electric circuit are given by V (t ) = 5 sin (w t minus 30deg) V and
I (t ) = minus02 cos w t A The average power supplied to the circuit is
(a) 05 W (b) 3 2 W (c) 025 W (d) 3 4 W
QUESTIONS
11 Name the coordinate planes of rectangular coordinates
12 In rectangular coordinates the coordinates of a point are x y and z What is the normal distance of
the point from the x- y plane
13 Name the plane on which x = 0
14 The coordinate of two points are and respectively What is the distance between the
points
15 In rectangular coordinates locate the point ) by tracing the path along or parallel to the
coordinate axes starting from the origin
16 Describe the cylindrical coordinate system Show that the coordinate directions are mutually perpen-
dicular to each other
17 Describe the spherical coordinate system Show that the coordinate directions are mutually perpen-
dicular to each other
18 The r and variable appearing in cylindrical and spherical coordinate systems have the same mean-
ing or different meanings in the two systems Explain
19 Explain why the distance between two points specified in spherical coordinates cannot be calculated by direct use of the coordinates of the points
How is this distance calculated
110 Sketch a length vector in rectangular coordinates and show its components in the coordinate directions
111 Express the vector A as sum of its component in rectangular cylindrical and spherical coordinates
112 Write the differential length vector and the differential surface vector in rectangular cylindrical and
spherical coordinates in terms of the components Give also the formula for the differential volume
in the three coordinate systems
113 Define the cross product of two vectors A and B Explain how the angle between the vectors can be
calculated from the definition of the cross product
114 Explain what is meant by a scalar field Does the value of the field at a point depend on the choice of
the coordinate system
115 State what is meant by a vector field Does the value of the field at a point depend on the choice of
the coordinate system
116 Explain with sketches that the unit vectors ur and u
f in cylindrical coordinates vary with f
117 Explain the properties of the gradient of a scalar function
118 Describe the procedure for evaluating the line integral of a vector function from an initial point to a
final point along a given path
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119 For the vector function A( x y z ) show that nabla sdot nabla times A( x y z ) = 0
120 Two sinusoidal functions are given by
)t )minus=
)t )minus 12
π
What is the phase difference between the two quantities and which is the leading quantity
121 A sinusoidal quantity is given by
F (t ) = F 0 sin (w t + y )
Write the complex exponential phasor and polar forms of the quantity
122 Define the rms value of a sinusoidally time-varying current Explain its significance
123 If W V and I are the measured values of power rms value of voltage and rms value of current
respectively of an electric load then the ratio W (VI ) is defined as the power factor of the load Is this
definition applicable to only sinusoidal variation of voltage and current with time or for any type of
variation Explain
124 Explain with sketches the meanings of single-valued and multi-valued periodic functions
ANSWERS TO SELECTED QUESTIONS
16 Describe the cylindrical coordinate system Show that the coordinate directions are mutually perpen-
dicular to each other
Answer In cylindrical coordinate system the three surfaces are those of a circular cylinder and two
planes These surfaces are specified with reference to the rectangular coordinate system The axis of
the cylinder is along the z axis and its radius is denoted by r One of the plane surfaces containing the
z axis is specified by the angle it makes with the y-z plane The angle is generally denoted by f The
second plane surface is parallel to and at a height z from the x-y plane The three coordinate direc-
tions are r f and z
The r direction is normal to the surface of the cylinder hence it is perpendicular to the axis of the
cylinder As the axis of the cylinder is along the z axis r and z directions are perpendicular to each
other At a point on the cylindrical surface the r direction is perpendicular to and the f direction istangential to the cylindrical surface Hence they are perpendicular to each other Moreover the f direction is parallel to the x-y plane hence it is perpendicular to the z direction
18 The r and f variable appearing in cylindrical and spherical coordinate systems have the same mean-
ing or different meanings in the two systems Explain
Answer The variables in cylindrical coordinate system are r f and z and those of spherical coordi-
nates are r q and f The r direction in cylindrical coordinates is perpendicular to the z axis of rectan-
gular coordinates whereas the r direction in spherical coordinates is at an angle q with the z axis Thus
the r-variables have different meaning In both the systems the angle f is the angle between the y-z
plane and a plane surface containing the z axis Thus the variable f has the same meaning in both the
systems
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19 Explain why the distance between two points specified in spherical coordinates cannot be calculated
by direct use of the coordinates of the points
How is the distance calculated
Answer Both q and f variables of spherical coordinates are angles and radian is their unit As the
unit of distance between two points is that of length the variables cannot be used directly for calcula-tion of distance
To calculate the distance it is necessary to express the spherical coordinates of the point in terms of
rectangular coordinate variables
113 Define the cross product of two vectors A and B Explain how the angle between the vectors can be
calculated from the definition of the cross product
Answer The cross product of two vectors A and B is a vector quantity say C The magnitude of C
is equal to the products of the magnitude of A the magnitude of B and the sine of angle a between
A and B The direction of C is perpendicular to the plane containing A and B The positive direction
is taken along the advance of a right-handed screw when it is rotated from A towards B
As per the definition of the cross product
A times B = ABsin a
Hence sin α = A B
A B
114 Explain what is meant by a scalar field Does the value of the field at a point depend on the choice of
the coordinate system
Answer A physical quantity which is a scalar function of position is a real number The quantity
may or may not be a function of time The mathematical representation or graphical plot of a scalar
function at various points in a region or domain is the scalar field of the function in that region Theregion may be one-dimensional (a line) two-dimensional (a surface) or three-dimensional (a vol-
ume) As an example let us consider a heated plate The temperature at each point on the surface of
the plate will have a specific value A graphical representation of temperatures at several points is the
temperature field in the region of the plate surface
Value of the field at a point is independent of the choice of a coordinate system
117 Explain the properties of the gradient of a scalar function
Answer The gradient of a scalar quantity which is a function of x y and z in general is a vector quan-
tity It is given by
nabla = + part part + partpart y x
u u u u= u
The first second and third terms give the rate of change of V with x y and z respectively As nablaV is
the vector sum of all the three components it gives the maximum rate of change of V with distance
at a point in space
120 Two sinusoidal functions are given by
V )t )minus= π
I )t )minus 12
π
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What is the phase difference between the two quantities and which is the leading quantity
Answer As V (t ) is a cosine function of time and I (t ) is a sine function of time we have to express
either V (t ) as a sine function or I (t ) as a cosine function of time By expressing I (t ) as a cosine func-
tion we get
)t )t = minus minus Thus the phase difference between the quantities is 3= V (t ) is the leading
quantity
PROBLEMS
11 Show the location of points P 1(10 m 20 m 30m) P
2(minus10 m 20 m 30m) P
3(10 m minus20 m
30m) P 4(10 m 20 m minus30m) in rectangular coordinates Calculate the distances of the points from
the origin
12 Show the location of the point P (05 m 60deg 02 m) in cylindrical coordinates Calculate the distances
of P from the origin
13 Show the location of the point P (04 m 30deg 45deg) in spherical coordinates Calculate the distances of
P from the origin
14 A point in rectangular coordinates is defined by (2 m minus3 m minus1 m) Find coordinates of the point in
(a) cylindrical coordinate and (b) in spherical coordinates
15 Derive relations between the cylindrical coordinate and spherical coordinate variables For the radial
directions use subscripts c and s respectively for cylindrical and spherical coordinates
16 A point in cylindrical coordinates is defined by (3 m 300
2 m) Find coordinates of the point inspherical coordinates
17 Find the distance between two points located at (a) (10 m 24 m minus08 m) and (minus26 m 15 m 15 m)
in rectangular coordinates (b) (12 m 45deg 20 m) and (05 m 60deg 02 m) in cylindrical coordinates
(c) (04 m 30deg 45deg) and (10 m 75deg 15deg) in spherical coordinates
18 Find the length vector from the point P 2(075 m 13 m minus06 m) to the point P
1(125 m minus07 m
04 m) Find also the unit vector directed from P 1 to P
2
19 A point is located at (20 m p 3 rad 08 m) in cylindrical coordinates Obtain in rectangular coordi-
nates the unit vector directed from the origin to the point
110 The location of two points are given by P 1(1 m 2 m 3 m) and P
2(2 m 3 m 5 m) Find the length
vector from the origin to the mid-point of the line joining P 1 and P
2
111 The location of two points are given by P 1(15 m 45deg 2 m) and P
2(5 m 60deg 30deg) in cylindrical and
spherical coordinates respectively Find the length vector from P 1 to P
2
112 A point is located at P (5 m 90deg 60deg) in spherical coordinates Find the unit vector directed from the
origin to P in rectangular coordinates
113 The equation y = 2 minus x is that of a straight line in the x-y plane Obtain the unit normal vector directed
from the given line to the point (3 2)
114 Find the dot and cross products of the vectors A = 3u x + 8u
y B = 5u
x + 10u
y What is the angle
between the vectors
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115 Given the vectors A = 4u x + 5u
y B = 6u
x + B
yu y + 8u
z What should be the value of B
y so that the angle
between A and B is 60deg
116 Vector A is directed from (2 m 3 m 4 m) to (5 m 7 m 9 m) and vector B is directed from (0 1 m
2 m) to (3 m 5 m 7 m) Find the angle between the vectors
117
Find the gradient of the scalar function f =
x
2
y +
y
2
z +
xz
2
at (minus
1 2minus
3) 118 The equation 2 x + 3 y + 4 z = c where c is a constant is that of a plane surface Find the unit vector
that is normal to the given plane and directed away from the origin
119 A surface is defined by x2 + y2 minus z 2 = 21 Find the unit vector normal to the surface at (4 3 2)
120 For the surface defined in Problem 119 find the angle between unit vectors normal to the surface at
(4 3 2) and )15 3
121 A vector function is described by A
+
1
2 2)uuu Find the divergence of the
vector function at (2 minus1 minus2)
122 A vector function is given by A = x2 yu x + y2 z u
y + xz 2u
z Find the curl of the vector at (1 2 4)
123 For the scalar function f ( x y z ) show that nabla times nablaf = 0
124 Prove the validity of the vector identity nabla times nabla times A = nabla(nabla sdot A) minusnabla2A for the vector function A = A( x
y z )u x + A( x y z )u
y + A( x y z )u
z
125 A vector field in rectangular coordinates is given byu
= + z
x Express the vector in cylindrical
coordinates at (4 45deg 3)
126 A vector is directed from (2 30deg 4) to (3 60deg 6) in cylindrical coordinates Find the angle between
the vector and the y axis
127 A vector function in cylindrical coordinates is given by
u ucos tans nr r
Calculate the components of the vector in rectangular coordinates
128 A vector function is given by = 8
2 2 Find the line integral of E along a straight path from
(3 5) to (6 10)
129 On the surface of a sphere find the area in the region if r = 6 30deg le q le 60deg 0 le f le 30deg
130 The amplitude of sinusoidal voltage and current of an electric circuit are 15 V and 2 A respectively
The current lags the voltage by p 6 rad Calculate (a) the rms values of voltage and current (b) the
power factor (c) the average power and (d) the complex impedance of the circuit
Find also the instantaneous power and complex power taking the voltage as reference Identify the
components of the complex power Assume w to be the angular frequency of the voltage
131 The complex forms of voltage and current amplitudes of an electric load are
40 V
2 A
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cos )( )
= = minus = minusFsdot E
78
766 30 451
a = 1168deg(d) The scalar component ofF along E = F cos a = minus1728
(e) The unit vector that is perpendicular to the plane containingE and FE F y=
+=
sin ( )( )( )α
4 66 6 12
766 3 8930 4 299 646
EXAMPLE 17
Given two vectors E = 52ur + 65u
z and F = 83u
r + 128u
f minus 30u
z Show that
E times F = EF sin a
The vectors are described in cylindrical coordinates The given data are
E r = 52 E
f = 0 E z = 65
F r = 83 F
f = 128 F
z = minus30
The magnitudes of the vectors are
= 8= 32
= + = 55
The dot product of the vectors
E sdot F = (52)(83) + 0 + (65)(minus30) = 2366
If a is angle between the two vectors
cos a = 236(832)(1555) = 0183
and sin a = 0983
EF sin a = (832)(1555)(0983) = 12718
The cross product of the vectors
E = = minus +u
u u
5 5
8 3 12 8 3minus 0
83 66 56
The magnitude of the cross product
= + = =83 66 sin
EXAMPLE 18
Three vectors are given by A = 3u x + 4u
y B = 4u
y + 5u
z C = 5u
x + 6u
z Find
(a) A sdot (B times C) (b) A times B times C
B = = x y z
x y z0 4 5
5 0 6
20
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A sdot (B times C) = (3u x + 4u
y) sdot (24u
x + 25u
y minus 20u
z ) = 172
A u u
minusCtimes
u
24 25 20
17 Scalar and Vector FieldsA physical quantity which is a scalar function of position is a real number The quantity may or may not be a
function of time The mathematical representation or graphical plot of a scalar function at various points in a
region or domain is the scalar field of the function in that region The region may be one-dimensional (a line)
two-dimensional (a surface) or three-dimensional (a volume) As an example let us consider a heated plate
The temperature at each point on the surface of the plate will have a specific value A graphical representation
of temperatures at several points is the temperature field in the region of the plate surface By joining all the
points of equal temperature by a continuous and smooth curve we will get a contour of constant temperature
When a number of such contours for temperatures say T 1 T
2 T
3hellip are plotted the set of contours is a map of
constant-temperature field Since temperature is a scalar quantity the field is a scalar field Some other exam-
ples of scalar fields are distribution of air-density in a region of earthrsquos atmosphere contours of equal height
from the base of a three-dimensional object potential distribution in a region of electric charges etc
If a physical quantity is a vector function of position descrip-
tion of its magnitude and direction in a region is the vector field
of the function in that region The vector quantity may or may
not be a function of time Velocity distribution of fluid flow
in a pipe of non-uniform cross section and distribution of veloc-
ity at various points of a rotating body are vector fields Vector
fields are generally plotted showing only the directions of
the vector function at various points in a region If a curve isdrawn so that the directions of a vector function are tangential
to the curve at all the points the curve is called a field line or a
streamline A set of such curves is the field map As an exam-
ple let us consider the vector function defined by the equation
F = xu x + yu
y
It is a two-dimensional function and its domain is the x-y
plane At each point on the x-y plane F has a specific mag-
nitude and direction When the directions at various points
on the x-y plane are drawn a pattern will emerge as shown
in Fig 112 The field map of F consists of radial lines
18 Partial Derivative of Vector FunctionsThe partial derivative of a vector quantity which is a function of more than one variable is defined in the
same way as for scalar functions For example let a vector function in terms of its components in rectangular
coordinates be given by
A = y2u x minus yxu
y + az u
z
where a is a constant quantity
Since the unit vectors do not vary with the coordinate variables we have
part = minusA
u A A
x= uminus
Fig 112 Illustration of a vector field
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Partial Derivatives of Unit Vectors in Cylindrical Coordinates
As the directions of unit vectors ur and u
f in cylindrical coordinates vary with f the partial derivatives of
these vectors with f are not zero The procedure for obtaining the partial derivatives of the unit vectors by
the use of a graphical method is explained below Referring to Fig 113(a) the radial line ob represents a unit
vector in r direction at an angle f The line oc rep-
resents a unit vector along r direction at angle f +
d f The two vectors are denoted by ur(f ) and u
r(f
+ d f ) The directed line from b to c gives the change
of ur when f changes by a differential amount d f
The length of the line is equal to d f as r = 1 and it
is in f direction Thus denoting the differential
change of ur by d u
r we have
d ur = u
r(f + d f ) minus u
r(f ) = d u
r = (d f )u
f (1)
The differential d ur is equal to the rate of change of
ur with f multiplied by d f Accordingly
part (2)
From (1) and (2) we get
part=
u
φ
Thus the partial derivative of ur with respect to f is
equal to a unit vector along f direction
In Fig 113(b) and the inset the f -directed unit
vectors at b and c are shown as uf (f ) and uf (f + d f )respectively The vector d u
f is the change of u
f
when f changes by a differential amount d f The
magnitude of d uf is equal to d f and it is along negative r direction Thus
d uf = d f (minusu
r )
Aspartpart
we havepartpart
= minusφ
r
It may be verified that all other partial derivatives of unit vectors of cylindrical coordinates are zero
Partial Derivatives of Unit Vectors in Spherical Coordinates
In spherical coordinates the directions of both ur and u
q vary with q and also with f The direction of u
f var-
ies with f only We can obtain the partial derivatives of the unit vectors using graphical techniques similar to
those used for cylindrical coordinates The partial derivatives of unit vectors are given below
part =
partr r = n
partminus θ c= u os
Unit circle in
- plane
y
x
r- direction
uf
c
uf ( ) f (
( )
( )
d
d
uf ( +
u (
c
y
x
nit circlesn x-y p ane
od
u (
Fig 113 Geometrical methods for determining
differential change of (a)u
r with f and (b)u
f with f in cylindrical coordinates
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partpart
= minusuφ
θ uminus
All other partial derivatives of unit vectors of spherical coordinates are zero
Gradient of a Scalar FunctionIn rectangular coordinates let us consider a scalar quantity V that is a function of all the three variables x y and
z The first partial derivative of V with respect to x is partVpart x If V is a single valued function partVpart x gives the rate
of change of V with x at a point in space assuming y and z as constants Similarly partVpart y and partVpart z give rate of
change of V with y and z respectively The vector function having partVpart x partVpart y and partVpart z as its scalar compo-
nents in x y and z direction respectively is called gradient of V or lsquograd V rsquo in abbreviated form Accordingly
Gradient V = grad y
= partpart
+part
u u
Since V is common to all the terms we can write
grad y
= part + partu u (3)
The function inside the bracket of (3) is a differential vector operator It is called del or nabla and is denoted
by the symbol nabla In rectangular coordinates
nabla = part part +part
y z
(4)
Thus grad V = nablaV (5)
The three components of (3) give the rate of change of V with x y z respectively As grad V is the vector sum
of all the components it gives the maximum rate of change of V at a point in space
Unit Vector Normal to a Surface
Let us consider that the equation S ( x y z ) = c where c is a constant represents a continuous and single-
valued surface in a scalar field Then it can be shown that the gradient of S is along the normal direction to
the surface at any point P ( x y z ) and its sense is in the direction of increasing S The magnitude of nablaS gives
the maximum rate of increase of S at P The unit vector along the normal direction at P is given by
= plusmn nablanabla
where nablaS is the magnitude of nablaS
Divergence of a Vector Function
Let us consider a vector function D with D x D
y and D
z as components in rectangular coordinates Thus
D = u x D
x + u
y D
y + u
z D
z
where D x D
y and D
z are in general functions of all the three variables x y and z The divergence of D is
defined as the sum of part D x part x part D
y part y and part D
z part z Thus
div D =part
+ part
+ part
part D
x
D
y (6)
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where lsquodiv Drsquo is the abbreviation of divergence of D
It can be shown that the divergence of a vector is equal to the dot product of nablaand D
nablasdot part part part sdotu= u u y
)u
=part
+ part
part + part
part x y (7)
As the right-hand sides of (6) and (7) are identical
div D = nabla middot D
The divergence of a vector function is a scalar function A vector field of zero divergence is called a
solenoidal field
Curl of a Vector FunctionIn rectangular coordinates let us consider a vector function
H = u x H
x + u
y H
y + u
z H
z
where the components H x H
y and H
z are functions of all the three variables x y and z The curl of H written
in the abbreviated form as lsquocurl Hrsquo is defined by the following operation
cur u upartpart
minus part
+part
part partminus
part y y H H
x
H H
partpart
(8)
It can be shown that curl H is equal to the cross product of the vector operator nabla defined in (4) and H That is
curl H = nabla times H
Equation (8) shows that the curl of a vector function is another vector function A vector field with zero
curl is said to be an irrotational field
EXAMPLE 19
Given a scalar function V = 5 x2 y + 3 xz Find the gradient of V at a point P (15 27 08)
The gradient of V
nablaV = (10 xy + 3 z )u x + 5 x2u
y + 3 xu
z
Substituting x = 15 y = 27 z = 08
nablaV at P = [10(15)(27) + 3(08)]u x + 5(15)2u
y + 3(15)u
z
= 429u x + 1125u
y + 45u
z
EXAMPLE 110
Find the gradient of the scalar function = + at (1 minus2 4)
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nabla = partpart
+ partpart
= x
u2 2
Substituting x = 1 y = minus2 z = 4
nabla =
minus y z
4+
21
EXAMPLE 111
A scalar function is given by = )+ Find nablaf at (2 minus1 3)
nabla =part
+ partpart
=+ y z
22
( )+ u
Substituting x = 2 y = minus1 z = 3
nabla = )+7
minus
EXAMPLE 112
A vector field is described by F = 500u x + 750u
y A plane surface in the region of the field is defined by
2 x + 4 y + 6 z = 12 Find the vector components of F that are normal and tangential to the surface
Denoting the surface by S we have
S = 2 x + 4 y + 6 z The gradient of S
nablaS = 2u x + 4u
y + 6u
z
The magnitude of the gradient of S
nabla = +2 6 5= 6
The unit vector normal to the surface
S nabla 1)4
The scalar component of the vector field normal to the surface
n n= = ) y
sdot ) y z+ =usdot 1
56
000
56
The vector component of the vector field normal to the surface
F un
sdot = =)( )u+uu
56428 6
The vector component of the vector field tangential to the surface
Ft = F minus F
n = 3571u
x + 4643u
y minus 4286 u
z
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EXAMPLE 113
Given a vector function F = 2 x12 yu x + xy2u
y + (1 z )u
z Find divergence and curl of F at P (05 08 02)
The divergence of F
nablasdot = part
( part = + minus x x xy+ 2
11 )
Substituting x = 05 y = 08 and z = 02
nabla sdot F at P = 26931
The curl of F
nabla times = partpart
= )F
u u
u z
minus
2 1
Substituting x = 05 y = 08 and z = 02nabla times F at P = minus 0774 u
z
EXAMPLE 114
The equation to a surface is given by S ( x y z ) = xy minus 4 z 2 = 0 What is the angle between unit normal
vectors to the surface at P 1(8 2 2) and P
2(6 6 minus3)
Unit vector normal to a surface u S = nabla
nabla
nablaS
= yu
x
+ xu
y
minus 8 z u
z
At P 1 nablaS
1 = 2u
x + 8u
y ndash 16u
z nablaS
1 = 18
2 16
18=
minus
At P 2 nablaS
2 = 6u
x + 6u
y + 24u
z nablaS
2 = 2545
2
6 24
25
+u
Let a be the angle between the unit vectors Then
cos)
( )( )α = = =
minussdot x y z x y z
2
minus 2+ 4
4
324
4
2
95 720 705
= minus
a = 1345deg
EXAMPLE 115
Two surfaces are defined by S 1 = x2 + y2 minus z2 = 7 and S
2 = x2 minus y + z 2 = 3 Find the angle between the surfaces
at P (2 2 minus1)
The angle between two surfaces at a point common to them is the angle between the normal to the surfaces
at the point
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nablaS 1 = 2( xu
x + yu
y ndash z u
z )
At P nablaS 1 = 4u
x + 4u
y + 2u
z and nablaS
1 = 6
nablaS 2 = 2 xu
x ndash u
y + 2 z u
z
At P nablaS 2 = 4u
x ndash u
y ndash 2u
z and nabla = 21
Let a be the angle between the unit vectors Then
cos)
(= =
nablanabla
sdot sdot
211
8
6 21)=
a = 7308deg
EXAMPLE 116
Two vector functions are given by A = 2 xu y + 3 y2u
z and B = z u
x + 3 yu
z Find nabla sdot (A times B) at (3 2 1)
A = x y z
z0 2 2 2
nablasdot = part + part)times u sdot minus
y+
= 6 y + 6 yz minus 2 x = 18 at (3 2 1)
EXAMPLE 117
A vector is defined by
A = xy2
u x + yz 2
u y + zx2
u z Find nabla times nabla times A
nabla times = partpart
part part = minus +A
u u u
z
yz xy
2 2 2
2( )
nabla times nabla times = partpart
A
u u
minus 0= x y
z z
EXAMPLE 118
A scalar function is given by f = x3 + y3 + xyz Find nabla sdot nablaf
nablasdotnabla = part
+ +part
= x y
( )+ x xyz
= + + part =2 2 2
z)+ y )+ xyz )+ xy
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19 Vector IdentitiesSome useful vector identities are listed below The identities can easily be proved by assuming that the vector
A and B and the scalar f are functions of rectangular-coordinate variables
1 nabla times (nablaf ) = 0
2 nabla sdot (nabla times A) = 03 nabla sdot (f A) = A sdot (nablaf ) + f (nabla sdot A)
4 nablasdot + part
+ partpart
(nabla = nabla2 2 2
x y
5 nabla times nabla times A = nabla(nabla sdot A) minus nabla2A
6 nabla times (f A) = (nablaf ) times A + f (nabla times A)
7 nabla sdot (A times B) = B sdot (nabla times A) minus A sdot (nabla times B)
110 Line Surface and Volume IntegralsIn the case of a definite integral
adxint ) x
where the integrand F ( x) is a real function of a single variable x The function is integrated along x direction
between limits x = a and x = b Whereas in the case of a line integral a real function of more than one variable
is integrated along a continuous curve from an initial point to an end point The curve may also be a closed
one The function may be a scalar or a vector function of real variables In the case of a vector function its
component along a specified path is integrated The line integral is a definite integral
The principle of evaluating the line integral of a vector
function along a path is as follows Let us consider a vec-
tor function F in any coordinate plane Let us take a con-
tinuous curve of any shape denoted by C in Fig 114 in
the plane of the vector The positive direction of the curve
is indicated by an arrow and its initial and final positions
are marked by a and b respectively If we divide the curve
into a large number of very small segments each seg-
ment may be considered as a straight line Let there be n
such segments of lengths ∆ ∆ sdotsdot sdot If the
average value of the vector function over the k th segment
is Fk its scalar component along the positive direction of
the segment is F k cos a
k where a
k is the angle between F
k
and tangent to the k th segment as shown in the figure The
product of F k cos a
k and is equal to the dot product of F
k and the vector length ∆ ℓ
k That is
cosα sdot= ∆l
The sum of such dot products of all the segments between a and b is
n
=sum ∆l
k
In the limit n approaching infinity the above summation is called line integral of F along the curve C The
curve is the path of integration The line integral of F along the path shown in Fig 114 is
d int sdot l
Fig 114 Pertaining to line integration of a vector
Tangent to k t
segment
a1
F k∆
∆ 2∆ ∆
k
∆ n
C
a
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If the line integral is over a closed path it is written by putting a small circle on the integral sign Thus
F sdot d l denotes the line integral of F over a closed path
In order to understand the process of integrating a vector func-
tion F over a surface let us consider a continuous open surface
S shown in Fig 115 The surface may be considered as consist-
ing of a large number of very small surface elements with areas
∆S 1 ∆S
2hellip ∆S
k hellip ∆S
n Let the average of F over the k th sur-
face element be Fk The scalar component of F
k along normal to
the surface element is equal to F k cos a
k where a
k is the angle
between Fk and the unit vector u
n normal to the surface element
as shown in the figure The product of F k cos a
k and ∆S
k can be
expressed as the dot product of the vectors Fk and ∆S
k
F k ∆S
kcos a = Fsdot(∆S
k u
n) = F
k ∆S
k
The sum of such dot products over all the n surface elements is given by
n
=sumThe above summation as n approaches infinity is the surface integral of F over the surface The surface
integral is a definite double integral which is denoted using either two integral signs or a single integral sign
with a subscript s We will use the latter notation Accordingly
Sint denotes the surface integral of a vector function F over an open surface
If the surface is a closed one the surface integral is denoted by putting a small circle on the integral sign
Accordingly SS
denotes the surface integral of F over a closed surface
The volume integral of a scalar point function in three-dimensional space is a triple integral The integral isdenoted using either three integral signs or a single integral sign with a subscript v We will use the latter
notation Thus the volume integral of a scalar function r which is a continuous function of space variables
in a region of volume bounded by a closed surface is written as
dv
where dv is the volume of a three-dimensional element
EXAMPLE 119
Find the line integral of the vector function F = ( x2 + 2 y)u x + (3 x minus y2)u
y along the straight line defined by
y = 3 x from (0 0) to (1 3)
An element of length vector in rectangular coordinates
d ℓ = u xdx + u
ydy + u
z dz
The dot product of F and d ℓ F middot d l = ( x2 + 2 y)dx + (3 x minus y2)dy
Substituting y by 3 x in the first term and x by y3 in the second term we have
F middot d ℓ = ( x2 + 6 x)dx + ( y minus y2)dy
The line integral sdot 3
7= minusminus 17=
nu
S
F
Fig 115 Pertaining to surface integration
of a vector
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EXAMPLE 120
Integrate the vector function
F u + x y y
( ) x
along the path described by the equation y2 = 4 x from P 1(1 2) to P
2(4 4)
An element of length vector in rectangular coordinates
d ℓ = u xdx + u
ydy + u
z dz
The dot product of F and d ℓ sdot d x y
dyl =) x y x y 2
(1)
The path of integration is defined by the equation
y2 = 4 x (2)
Or ydy = 2dx (3)
Substituting (2) and (3) in (1) we get
F sdot = + x x
23 2
Thus F sdot = + =int int x2
03 2
274P1
2
The integral can be evaluated by substituting x2 + 4 x = u
EXAMPLE 121
A circular cylinder has its base on the x- y plane with its axis along the z axis The radius and height of the
cylinder are 20 cm and 50 cm respectively By using the formula for the differential area d S = (rd f dz )ur +
(drdz )uf + (rdrd f )u
z find the surface area of the cylinder
A differential area on the surface of the cylinder is in r direction Thus
dS = rd f dz
At r = 02 m dS = 02d f dz
Surface area π = 0 2φ
m2
EXAMPLE 122
The radius of a sphere is 25 cm By using the formula for the differential area d S = (r 2sinq d q d f )ur +
(r sinq drd f ) uq + (rdrd f ) u
f find surface area of the lower hemisphere
A differential area on the surface of the sphere is in r direction Thus
dS = r 2 sinq d q d f
At r = 025 m dS = 00625 sinq d q d f
Surface area π = 0 125φ π
2
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EXAMPLE 123
Given a vector function F = x2 yu x + xy2u
y Integrate nabla times F over the rectangular surface shown in Fig 116
y
y 1
x 2
x minus2
y minus1
x
Fig 116 For Example 123
The curl of the vector function
nabla times = partpart part
=F
u
u x y
x2 2 0
)minus
An element of surface vector is given by
d S = u xdydz + u
ydzdx + u
z dxdy
Thus (nabla times F) sdot d S = ( y2 minus x2)dxdy
We find from Fig 116 that the lower and upper limits of x are minus20 and +20 and those of y are minus10 and
+10 Thus
= minus+
minus
+
int sdot (= 08
111 Coordinate Transformation of VectorsIt is desirable to use a suitable coordinate system at the outset for solving a field problem involving vectors
For example it is easier to solve a problem having cylindrical symmetry by using cylindrical coordinates A
proper choice of a coordinate system simplifies the analysis and results in a solution that is compact in form
and easy for physical interpretation However it is occasionally necessary to convert a vector function from
one coordinate system to another system The principles of transformation of a vector function between
cylindrical and rectangular coordinates and between spherical and rectangular coordinates are described in
the following
Transformations between Cylindrical and Rectangular Coordinates
Let a vector F in terms of its components in cylindrical coordinates be given by
F = F r u
r + F
f u
f + F
z u
z (1)
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where in general each component is a function of all the three variables r f and z We will transform the
vector to rectangular coordinates
Let the same vector in terms of its components in rectangular coordinates is
F = F xu
x + F
yu
y + F
z u
z (2)
In order to transform the vector we obtain at first the rectangular-coordinate components F x F y and F z of F interms of F
r F
f and F
z and then change the cylindrical-coordinate variables to rectangular-coordinate variables
We know that the component of a vector in any direction is given by the dot product of the vector and a unit
vector in that direction Accordingly F x is equal to the dot product of F described by (1) and the unit vector u
x
F x = ( F
r u
r + F
f u
f + F
z u
z ) sdot u
x
= F r (u
r sdot u
x) + F
f (u
f sdot u
x) + F
z (u
z sdot u
x) (3)
We see from Fig 117 that the angle between ur and u
x is f the angle between u
f and u
x is 90deg + f and the
angle between u z and u
x is 90deg Therefore u
r sdot u
x = cos f u
f sdot u
x = minus sin f and u
z sdot u
x = 0 Substituting these
results in (3) we get
F x = F
r cos f minus F
f sin f
The component F y = ( F
r u
r+ F
f u
f + F
z u
z ) sdot u
y= F
r (u
r sdot u
y)
+ F f (u
f sdot u
y) + F
z (u
z sdot u
y)
The angle between ur and u
y is 90deg minus f between u
f and u
y
is f and between u z and u
yis 90deg Thus
F y = F
r sin f + F
f cos f
As the z direction is common to both the systems
F z = F
z
Since F r F
f and F
z are functions of the cylindrical-coordi-
nate variables these have to be expressed in terms of
rectangular-coordinate variables to complete the transfor-
mation Relations connecting the two sets of variables are
given in (12-2) [Equation 2 of Section 12]
We use the same procedure as described above to transform a vector in rectangular coordinates to cylindrical
coordinates It can be shown that a vector
G = G xu x + G yu y + G z u z
in cylindrical coordinates when transformed to rectangular coordinates will have the following scalar
components
G r = G
x cos f + G
y sin f
G f = minus G
x sin f + G
y cos f
G z = G
z
To complete the transformation the components have to be expressed in terms of spherical-coordinate vari-
ables using the following formulae which can be derived from (12-2)
y
u
(90deg
u
u
u
ur u x
f
f
Fig 117 Showing unit vectors of rectangular
and cylindrical coordinates
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2
f = tanminus1( y x)
z = z
Transformations between Spherical and Rectangular CoordinatesIn spherical coordinates let a vector function be given by
E = E r u
r + E
q u
q + E
f u
f
where E r E
q and E
f are in general functions of all the three variables r q and f
In order to transform the vector to rectangular coordinates we have to find its components in x y and z direc-
tions and then express these components in terms of x y and z The component of E along x direction is
E x = E sdot u
x = E
r(u
r sdot u
x) + E
q (u
q sdot u
x) + E
f (u
f sdot u
x) (4)
The values of (ur sdot u x) and (uq sdot u x) cannot be found directly because the angles between the unit vectorsinvolving the dot products cannot be expressed as simple functions of q and f
This difficulty is overcome by finding at first the pro-
jections of the unit vectors on the x-y plane and then
projecting these projections onto the x axis Referring
to Fig 118 we find that the angle between ur and the
z axis is q and the angle between uq and the z axis is
90deg + q Therefore the lengths of projections urand u
q
on the x-y plane are equal to sin q and cos q respec-
tively Moreover these projections are at an angle f
with the x axis Thus we haveu
r sdot u
x = sin q cos f
uq sdot u
x = cos q cos f
As the unit vector uf is at angle 90deg + f with the x axis
the dot product of uf and u
x is
uf sdot u
x = minus sin f
Substituting the expressions of the dot products in (4)
we get
E x = E
r sin q cos f + E
q cos q cos f minus E
f sin f
The components of E along y and z directions can similarly be calculated These are given by E
y = E
r sin q sin f + E
q cos q sin f + E
f cos f
E z = E
r cos q minus E
q sin q
To complete the process of transformation we have to express the components in terms of the rectangular-
coordinate variables The relations connecting the two sets of variables are given by (12-3)
Let us next consider a vector H in rectangular coordinates defined in terms of its components
H = H xu
x + H
yu
y + H
z u
z
We can transform the vector into spherical coordinate system using the procedure similar to that described
above The scalar components of H in spherical coordinates are
u
u
u
u x
u
(90deg q )
u
x
f
q
Fig 118 Showing unit vectors of rectangular and
spherical coordinates
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H r = H
x sin q cos f + H
y sin q sin f + H
z cos q
H q = H
x cos q cos f + H
y cos q sin f minus H
z sin q
H f = minus H
x sin f + H
y cos f
To complete the process of conversion the components will have to be transformed to spherical-coordinate
variables using the following formulae These can be derived from (12-3)
r y z x
=+
minuscos 1
x
f = tanminus1 ( y x)
EXAMPLE 124
A vector in cylindrical coordinates is given byF = Transform the vector into rectangular coordinates
The vector has only one component F r = 1r in r direction Let the vector in rectangular coordinates be
F = F xu
x + F
yu
y + F
z u
z
Thenr
x
x yr
= =) cossdot
= =) s nsdot
F z = 0
The vector in rectangular coordinates is given by
F 1
)uu
EXAMPLE 125
The vector F = r sin f uf is given in cylindrical coordinates Transform the vector into rectangular
coordinates
The vector has only one component F f = r sin f in f direction Let the vector in rectangular coordinates be
F = F xu
x + F
yu
y + F
z u
z
Then y
= = minus) )sdot minus sin 2 2
x y= =)sdot
F z = 0
The vector in rectangular coordinate is given by
F 1
2 2)u
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EXAMPLE 126
Convert the vector = r
r in spherical coordinates into rectangular coordinates
The vector has only one componentr
r
1 in r direction Let the vector in rectangular coordinates be
E = E xu
x + E
yu
y + E
z u
z
We haver
= =)) x
sdot 1
yr
=))
sdot 1
= =) cos
)sdot
The vector in rectangular coordinate is given by
E 1
+ )uu
112 Sinusoidally Time-Varying QuantitiesA scalar or a vector quantity may be time-invariant or it may be a function of time Quantities that are either
sine or cosine function of time are called sinusoidally time-varying quantities For example a voltage repre-
sented by
V (t ) = V 0 cos w t (1)
is a co-sinusoidal quantity And a current given by
I (t ) = I 0 sin w t (2)
is a sinusoidal quantity These are also called alternat-
ing quantities In (1) and (2) V (t ) and I (t ) denote instan-
taneous values V 0 and I
0 are the maximum values or
amplitudes of the functions and w is the angular or
radian frequency The units of voltage and current are
volt (V) and ampere (A) and that of w is radians per
second (rads) The graphs of variation of voltage and
current with time shown in Fig 119 are the familiarcosine and sine waves The waves repeat after every
w t = 2p radian The number of such repetitions or
cycles per second is called frequency of the waves The
frequency is denoted by f and its unit is hertz (Hz) The
duration of one cycle is equal to one period It is gener-
ally denoted by T Therefore T = 1 f As w t changes by
2p radian in one period w = 2p T = 2p f Each cycle
consists of a positive half-cycle and a negative half-
cycle Both the half-cycles have the same amplitude
and identical shapes
(a
(b
3
V t
V
I t
I
p p p p t
t
2p
23p p p
Fig 119 (a) A cosine wave and (b) A sine wave
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Next let us consider the functions
V 1(t ) = V
10 cos (w t + y
1) (3)
and V 2(t ) = V
20 cos (w t minus y
2) (4)
Note that V 1
(t ) and V 2
(t ) have the same frequency as that of V (t ) Graphs of functions defined by (1) (3) and
(4) are shown in Fig 120 The symbols y 1and y
2denote phase angles of V
1(t ) and V
2(t ) respectively If we
take the time-angle at which V (t ) is zero (or maximum) as reference the corresponding zero of V 1(t ) occurs
earlier by a time-angle y 1 and that of V
2(t ) occurs later by a time-angle y
2 Thus V
1(t ) leads V (t ) by an angle
y 1 and V
2(t ) lags V (t ) by an angle y
2 As cos w t = sin(w t + p 2) a cosine function leads a sine function by p 2
radian The phase angles are specified either in radian or in degree
Representation of Sinusoidal Functions
Any of the equations (1) to (4) is the basic form of rep-
resenting a sinusoidal quantity in terms of its amplitude
frequency and phase angle This form gives the value of
the quantity at any instant The waveforms of Fig 119and 120 also provide the same information
Some other useful ways of representing a sinusoidal
quantity are the phasor the complex and the polar forms
The basis of these forms is the Eulerrsquos formula (or iden-
tity) of the complex exponential function e j w t As per the
formula
e j w t = cos w t + j sin w t
where = minus1
cos w t = Re e j w t (5) sin w t = Im e j w t (6)
The notations Re and Im are the abbreviations of lsquoreal part of rsquo and lsquoimaginary part of rsquo respectively Thus
using (5) and (6) in (1) and (2) we have
V (t ) = Re V 0 e j w t
and I (t ) = Im I 0 e j w t = Re I
0 e j (w t minusp 2)
Similarly (3) and (4) can be written as
e j )1=
e j )2=
These are the complex exponential forms of writing sinusoidally time-changing quantities One advantage of
using the complex exponential function e j w t instead of sin w t or cos w t is that the form of a function does not
change when differentiated or integrated with respect to time
To proceed further let us write the last four equations as in the following
V (t ) = V 0 cos w t = Re (V
0 e j 0)e j w t
I (t ) = I 0 sin w t = Re ( I
0 eminus j p 2)e j w t
e t
11) Re )ψ
e t
1) Re )= minusminus ψ
V t
ω t
V t V t
2p
Fig 120 Showing time-phase difference between
sinusoidal waves
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A study of the above equations shows that the factor e j w t appears in all the functions In the mathematical
analysis of a problem it is not necessary to show this factor in all the steps The presence of e j w t in a func-
tion is assumed If all the quantities in a study have the same frequency it is sufficient to use only the
functions shown within the brackets At the end of an analysis the final expression is multiplied by e j w t
and either its real part or the imaginary part is used to express the result in real time The functions inside
the brackets are called phasors
We will denote a phasor by putting a bar over the symbol of the quantity For example
j 1ψ
and j
02minus
These are the phasor representations of sinusoidally time-varying quantities
Two more forms of representing a sinusoid can be derived from the phasor form Let us consider a voltage
phasor
e ψ
Since e j w = cos y + j sin y
)s n (7)
The first term on the rhs of (7) is the real part and the second term is the imaginary part of Denoting the
real part by V 0a
and the imaginary part by V 0i we have
i (8)
where V 0a
= V 0 cos y and V
0i = V
0 sin y
The form of (8) suggests that a phasor can be represented in a complex plane as shown in Fig 121 Equation
(8) and Fig 121 are the complex form of representing a sinusoidally time-varying quantity
We see that to write a sinusoidal quantity in phasor and com-
plex forms only its amplitude and phase angle are needed
Thus a simpler way of describing a sinusoidal quantity is by
its amplitude and phase angle as given below
ang plusmn
This is known as the polar form of representing a sinusoid
This form is advantageous where multiplication and division
of phasors are involved To illustrate these operations let j 1plusmn
and e j 2plusmn ψ
The product of the two phasors0 0 2= ang plusmn )]
The ratio of the two phasors j
2= ang[plusmn )] plusmn )]minus
Thus the magnitude of the product of two phasors is equal to the product of their magnitudes whereas the
phase angle of their product is equal to the algebraic sum of their phase angles Moreover the magnitude of
the ratio of two phasors is equal to the ratio of their magnitudes and the phase angle is equal to the phase angle
of the numerator-phasor minus the phase angle of the denominator-phasor
Im
Re
V
V
V
y
Fig 121 Representation of a sinusoidal
function in the complex plane
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Root-Mean-Square Value of a Sinusoidal Quantity
In order to define the root-mean-square (rms) value of a function consider that a sinusoidal current
I (t ) = I 0 sin w t
flows through a resistor of R ohm Then electric power dissipated in the resistor at any instant
)t s n= 0
ω t
The average power over a complete cycle
=1
2 2
2π
Next consider that a time-invariant current I flows through the same resistor instead of the sinusoidal current
Power dissipated in the resistor is equal to I 2 R If we assume that I 2 R is equal to the average power dissipated
by the sinusoidal current I 0 sin w t then
2=
Or =2
The constant current I which produces the same power in the resistor as the average power due to an
alternating current is called root-mean-square (rms) or effective value of the time-varying current The
nomenclature is derived from the mathematical procedure involved in deriving it
The rms value of a sinusoidal quantity is equal to 21 times of its amplitude The rms value of any periodic
function can be determined using the above procedure Sinusoidal quantities can also be represented usingrms value instead of amplitudes as given below
Instantaneous form )t )=
)t )=
Phasor form e ψ
Complex form
Polar form ang plusmn
The Complex ImpedanceThe complex impedance of an electric load is defined as the ratio of its complex voltage and complex
current To calculate the impedance let us assume that the instantaneous
voltage across the electric load shown in Fig 122 is
V (t ) = V 0 cos w t (9)
The complex and polar forms of the voltage are
0+ (10)
0ang
I (t
V (t
Load
Z
Fig 122 A load connected
to an ac source
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For a purely resistive load of resistance R ohm instantaneous current through the load
t )t )t
cos= = ω cos (11)
where I 0 = V
0 R We find from equations (9) and (11) that these are in time-phase The complex form of load
current is0+ (12)
The complex impedance is found by dividing (10) by (12)
Z = =0
00 0= ang
If the load is an ideal (loss-free) inductor of inductance L henry (H)
t )t cos( )== deg1ω (13)
The constant of integration is assumed to be zero as we are considering alternating quantities under steady
state (not transient) condition In the above expressions X L
= w L is reactance of the inductor and I 0 = V
0 X
L is
amplitude of the current The unit of reactance is ohm We find from (9) and (13) that the current in a pure
inductor lags the voltage across it by 90deg The complex form of current is
0
The complex impedance of the inductor
= = deg0
0+ = = ang
If the load is an ideal (loss-free) capacitor of capacitance C farad (F)
t
)t = = minus +t deg)t = os )90
where X c = (1w c) is reactance of the capacitor in ohm and I
0 = (V
0 X
c) is amplitude of the current We find
that current in an ideal capacitor leads the voltage across it by 90 deg The complex form of current is given by
The complex impedance
= = + deg00
minus = minus = ang minus
The complex impedance of an electric load consisting of a resistance R an inductance X L and a capacitance
X C in series is given by
j+ +minus (14)
where X = X L
minus X C is the effective reactance of the circuit If X
L is greater than X
C then the load is inductive
and if X C is greater than X
L the load is capacitive The angle y = tanminus1( X R) is called impedance angle
The resistance and reactance of the load in terms of the load angle are given by
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R = Z cos y
X = Z sin y
The magnitude of the impedance
The impedance in polar form is represented as
ang
Current I 0taken by a load is equal to the ratio of (10) and (14)
ji2
0= = = = =
) R jX
where I 0a
= (V 0Z ) cos y = I
0 cos y is the real part and I
0i = (V
0Z ) sin y = I
0 sin y is the imaginary part of the
current phasor respectively
The current in the polar form is
0= ang
ang + = ang minus where
0 =
If the resistance and reactance of an electric load is known we can calculate values of the circuit impedance
Z and the impedance angle y Taking the voltage across the circuit as reference the equation for instanta-
neous current is given by
I (t ) = I 0 cos(w t minus y )
We see that the phase angle between voltage and current is equal to the impedance angle y The current lags
the voltage for an inductive load and the current leads the voltage for a capacitive load The impedance angle
lies between 0 and 90deg if the load is inductive and between 0 and minus90deg if the load is capacitive
The rms value of current I = =rms value of voltage
Instantaneous Average and Complex Powers
Instantaneous power input to a load is equal to the product of its voltage and current at a given instant If the
instantaneous voltage is described by the equation
V (t ) = V 0 cos (w t + y
1) (15)
and the current at the same instant is given by
I (t ) = I 0 cos (w t + y
2) (16)
then instantaneous power
P (t ) = V (t ) I (t ) = V 0 I
0 cos (w t +y
1) cos (w t + y
2)
= +t 2
)]ω + cos (17)
where y = y 2 minus y
1 is the phase difference between current and voltage
The instantaneous power given by (17) has two parts One part is independent of time and the other part var-
ies with time at twice the frequency The average power is equal to the average value of instantaneous power
over one cycle Thus the average power
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t 2
1
2)t
=0
2cosc= os (18)
The average power therefore is equal to the product of rms voltage rms current and the cosine of phase-angle between the voltage and current The power is also called active or effective or real power The electric unit
of power is watt (W) The product of V and I that is VI is called apparent power and its unit is volt-ampere
(VA) The factor cos y is called power factor of the load
Power factor cos = =2
VI
Substituting V = IZ and cos y = RZ in (18) we get the average power in terms of the current and the
resistance
P av
= I 2 R
Thus the active power is the power absorbed by the load
In an analogous way the reactive or quadrature power
1
2
2 (19)
The unit of reactive power is volt-ampere reactive (var)
It may be noted that I cos y of (18) is the component of current that is in phase with the voltage and I sin y of (19) is the component of current that is in quadrature with the voltage Thus the general principle is that
the average power is equal to the product of in-phase components of rms voltage and rms current and the
reactive power is given by the product of rms voltage and rms current which are out of phase by 90deg We will
use this principle to define complex power
The complex forms of voltage and current defined by (15) and (16) are
i (20)
andi (21)
In (20) V 0a
and V 0i are the real and imaginary parts of the voltage and in
(21) I 0a
and I 0i are the real and imaginary parts of the current These are
represented in the complex plane of Fig 123 Since V 0a
and I 0a
are in
phase and V 0i
and I 0i are also in phase the average power
1
2)
ii (22)
Moreover as V 0i
and I 0a
are out of phase by 90deg (V 0i I
0a2) gives one part of the
reactive power For the same reason (V 0a I
0i 2) gives a second part of reactive
power Note that in the first part the current lags the voltage and hence this part of the reactive power is inductive
The second part of the reactive power is capacitive as in this case the current leads the voltage If we assume the
inductive power to be positive then the capacitive power would be negative Thus the net reactive power
1)
ai a (23)
1
I
V
V a I
I
V
Im
Re
Fig 123 Showing real and
imaginary parts of a voltage
phasor and a current phasor
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We can also obtain the above results mathematically by the use of the complex forms of voltage and current
given in (20) and (21) as follows The conjugate of current is
i
lowast minus
Then1
2
1
2
lowast = i
)i
minus
= +1
2) + )]minus
i i (24)
We see that the rhs of (24) has a real part and an imaginary part The real part is same as the average power
given by (22) and the imaginary part is same as the reactive power given by (23) Thus 2lowast
gives the
complex power Denoting the complex power by P we have
lowast1
2 0
(25)
The average or active power 1
2 (26)
The reactive power 1
2 0
(27)
In (26) Re means lsquoReal part of rsquo and in (27) Im means lsquoImaginary part of rsquo the complex power The reactive
power is inductive if the imaginary part of (24) is positive and it is capacitive if the imaginary part is nega-
tive It can be shown that the real part of ( )2 is also equal to P av
However its imaginary part is nega-
tive of the imaginary part of (24)
EXAMPLE 127
The voltage and current of a given load are
V (t ) = 120 sin (1000t + 60deg) V
I (t ) = 15 cos (1000t - 45deg) A
(a) Find the phase difference between voltage and current and their root-mean-square values (b) Represent
the voltage and current in phasor complex and polar forms (c) Calculate the load impedance resistance
reactance inductance (or capacitance) power factor active power and reactive power using (18) and (19)
(d) Calculate the complex power using (25)
(a) In order to find the phase difference between voltage and current we have to write the voltage equation
in the cosine form
V (t ) = 120 sin (1000t + 60deg) = 120 cos (1000t minus 30deg) V
I (t ) = 15 cos (1000t minus 45deg) A
The phase angle of the current with respect to the voltage = minus 45degminus(minus30) = minus15deg The current lags the voltage
by 15deg
Root-mean-square values of voltage and current are
=2= 120 84 85 V
51= =2 60 A
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(b) Phasor forms e jminus ( ) V
e 4 ) A
Complex forms 0=)deg V
deg) = )minus A
Polar forms ang120 deg
= 1 Aang5 minus deg
(c) = = ang minus degang minus deg
= ang deg = deg +0
120 30
1 5 515 80 15(cos 2 700 1 Ω
Ω= 20 71 (Inductive)
Inductance L = X w = 20711000 = 2071 mH
Power factor = cos y = cos 15deg = 0966 (lagging)
Active power1
2
1120 1 966 93(= )( )5 0 ) 86 W
Reactive power 1
2
1120 1 259 29
0 = ) )5 0 ) = 23
(d) Complex powerlowast1
2
1 + 27
The real part is the average power in watts and the imaginary part is the reactive power in vars (inductive)
113 Fourier SeriesConsider that a function f ( x) has the following properties
1 It varies periodically with x That is f ( x + T ) = f ( x) where T is
the period
2 It is a single-valued function That is it has only one value for
a given value of the variable
3 It is a continuous function of the variable It may however have
finite number of discontinuities Such a periodic function is
shown in Fig 124 The wave is continuous in the range 0 lt x lt p and p lt x lt 2p and it is discontinuous at x = p and 2p
Any function f ( x) with a period 2p and satisfying the above mentioned properties can be represented by a trigonometric series as given below
) x1
==
infin
1
cn
)n (1)
where the constant a0 a
n and b
n are real numbers The trigonometric series is called Fourier series The con-
stants of the series are calculated from the following formulae
f d 1
minusπ
π x
p
f ( )
p
Fig 124 Illustration of a periodic
function
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x1
x
b f x d minus
1 π
Over a period 2p the constant a0 is the average value of f ( x) whereas the coefficients an and bn are twice theaverage values of f ( x) cos nx and f ( x) sin nx respectively
If a function f ( x) is defined over an interval of length instead of minus p to p its Fourier series is
obtained by replacing x in (1) by x Accordingly
n) x n=
(2)
The constants of (2) are given by
a f d 1
minus
+
x
x x
+1
b n x
dx1
minus
x sin
If f ( x) is an even function of x ie if f (minus x) = f ( x) then bn = 0 and
a x2
If f ( x) is an odd function of x [ f (minus x) = minus f ( x)] then an
= 0 and
b dx2
x sin
For an alternating function with identical positive and negative half-waves [ f ( x + p ) = minus f ( x)] the constant
a0 = 0
EXAMPLE 128
We will obtain the Fourier series of (a) a rectangular waveform and (b) of a triangular waveform illus-
trated in Fig 125
Fig 125 Pertaining to Example 128 (a) A rectangular wave and (b) A triangular wave
O
(a) b
f ( )
x
minusV
V
A
O
minusV
V
f ( )
minus x
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As both the waves are odd functions of x and have identical positive and negative half-cycles it is necessary
to calculate coefficient of the sine series only over the interval x = 0 to
(a) For the rectangular waveform f ( x) = V 0 in the interval x = 0 to =
=
2 2 2
0 = c
minus )
We see that bn = 0 for even values of n and b
n = 2 for odd values of n Thus the Fourier series of the
function is
) x == 4 1
1 3 5 (3)
(b) The equation of the triangular waveform from x = 0 to x = is that of the straight line OA Its equation
is
x
) x =
The coefficient of the nth term of the sine series
b x n x
dx
n
=
= minus
2
2
0
si
cos sin
= minus 2
ncos
Hence the Fourier series of the function is given by
) x s n= minus+ s n
2 1
3
3
2 (4)
114 Bessel FunctionsBessel functions are solutions of specific types of second order ordinary differential equations The general
form of the equation with V as dependent variable and r as independent variable is
r dr dr
0+ +r =)kr (1)
where k 2 is positive and n is any number Equation (1) is called Besselrsquos equation of order n though the dif-
ferential equation itself is of second order For n = 0 equation (1) becomes
dr dr
2 2 0+ + =)kr (2)
Equation (2) is Besselrsquos equation of zero order
Besselrsquos equation of any order is solved using the power series method We will limit our discussion to equa-
tion (2) as we will not need the solution of equation (1) for the analysis of problems which we will consider
in later chapters The solution of (2) is of the form
a + + + + +3 5 (3)
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The coefficients of the series are found by substituting V dV dr and d 2V dr 2 in (2) and then equating the
coefficients of like powers of r to zero Substituting (3) into the third term of (2) we get
2
)+ + + + + sdotsdotsdot (4)
Substituting dV dr and d 2V dr 2 into the second and first terms of (2) respectively we get
dV
r = 3 4 6 (5)
r d V
dr a r r 6 20= r + +a r +r (6)
Since the sum of the left-hand sides of (4) (5) and (6) is zero the sum of their right-hand sides must be equal
to zero Taking the sum and then collecting the terms of like powers of r we have
3 4r a a a
+ + =)+r r 6 0 (7)
Equation (7) will be satisfied if the coefficient of each power of r is equal to zero This exercise will yield the
following results
a1r = 0 rArr a
1 = 0
42
0 2
k = s an ar trar constant
9 0=
162
4
a k
a =
25 0a
362
6
a = minus
We find that the coefficients of odd powers of r of (3) are zero So the solution of the differential equation
will have terms with even powers of r only The coefficient of r 2m where m is a positive integer including
zero is given by
m1minus
m ) (8)
Replacing a0 of (8) by a different constant A the solution of (2) is given by
==
infin
sum minus( m )
)kr (9)
The function ) 1
)= sum
is called Bessel function of first kind and zero order
As equation (2) is a second-order differential equation there must be a second independent solution of the
equation The second solution is called Bessel function of second kind and zero order
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SUMMARY
We learnt the basics of three common types of coordinate systems vector analysis sinusoidally time-
varying functions Fourier series and Bessel function Other mathematical tools are described in later chap-
ters as and when necessary We found that unlike the unit vectors in rectangular coordinates the directionsof some of the unit vectors in cylindrical and spherical coordinates vary with one or two coordinate vari-
ables Though only the mathematical definitions of divergence gradient and curl operations are available
their applications to electric and magnetic fields and interpretations of results are described in later chap-
ters The vector operations in cylindrical and spherical coordinates are given in Chapters 2 and 4 The vec-
tor identities line surface and volume integrals will find frequent use in the text Moreover we will utilise
the coordinate transformation technique for calculation of vector magnetic potential of a current loop in
Chapter 4
Representation of sinusoidal quantities and power calculation will be used for the study of time-varying
fields We will apply Fourier series and Bessel function for the solution of boundary-value problems Bessel
function will also be used to study the skin-effect phenomenon in cylindrical conductors
IMPORTANT FORMULAE
Relation between coordinate variables
Rectangular and cylindrical coordinates
x = r cos f
y = r sin f
z = z
Rectangular and cylindrical coordinates
x = r sin q cos f
y = r sin q sin f
z = r cos q
Differential lengths
Rectangular coordinates d ℓ = u xdx + u
ydy + u
z dz
Cylindrical coordinates d ℓ = dr ur + rd f uf + u
z dz
Spherical coordinates d ℓ = ur dr + u
q (rd q ) + u
f (r sin q d f )
Differential surfaces
Rectangular coordinates d S = u x(dydz ) + u
y(dzdx) + u
z (dxdy)
Cylindrical coordinates d S = ur (rd f dz ) + u
f (drdz ) + u
z (rdrd f )
Spherical coordinates d S = ur (r 2sinq d q d f ) + u
q (r sinq drd f ) + u
f (rdrd q )
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Differential volumes
Rectangular coordinates dv = dxdydz
Cylindrical coordinates rdrd f dz
Spherical coordinates r 2sinq drd q d f
Position vector r = xu x + yu
y + z u
z
Dot product of two vectors
In rectangular coordinates A sdot B = A x B
x + A
y B
y + A
z B
z
In cylindrical coordinates A sdot B = Ar B
r + A
f B
f + A
z B
z
In spherical coordinates A sdot B = Ar B
r + A
q B
q + A
f B
f
Cross product of two vectors
In rectangular coordinates
A
u
=
x B B
In cylindrical coordinates
A
u u
= B
In spherical coordinates
A
= A A B
θ φ
θ φ
θ φ
Gradient of a scalar function in rectangular coordinates
nabla = part part + part y
u u
Divergence of a vector function in rectangular coordinates
nablasdot = partpart
+part
+part
D D
x y
D y
Curl of a vector function in rectangular coordinates
nabla times = partpart
part part y z
x y
H H Vector identities
nabla times nabla times A = nabla(nabla sdot A) minus nabla2A
nabla sdot (A times B) = B sdot (nabla times A) minus A sdot (nabla times B)
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Dot product of unit vectors
In Rectangular and Cylindrical Coordinate systems
sdotur
sdotuf
sdotu z
u x cos f ndashsin f 0u
ysin f cos f 0
u z
0 0 1
In Rectangular and Spherical Coordinate systems
sdotur
sdotuq
sdotuf
u x
sinq cosf cosq cosf ndashsin f
u y
sinq sinf cosq sinf cosf
u z cosq ndashsinq 0
Complex impedance
+ )minus
Instantaneous power
)t = ])t cos2
cos
Complex power
lowast1
2
MULTIPLE983085CHOICE QUESTIONS
(starred questions have two answers)
11 A point in cylindrical coordinates is defined by (14 m 25deg 075 m) Location of the point in rectan-
gular coordinates is
(a) (14 m 0592 m 075 m)
(b) (1269 m 0592 m 075 m)
(c) (14 m 0592 m 075 m)
(d) (14 m 0592 m 0375 m)
12 A point in spherical coordinates is described by (095 m 35deg 20deg) Location of the point in rectangu-
lar coordinates is
(a) (0512 m 0186 m 0778 m)
(b) (0186 m 0512 m 0778 m)
(c) (0512 m 0778 m 0186 m)
(d) (0186 m 0778 m 0512 m)
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13 A position vector is given by 4 The unit vector in the direction of the position
vector is
(a) 0 0 566 +u
(b) 0 0 24 +u
(c) 0 0 566 +u
(d) 0 0 707 +u
14 A vector is given by A uu+u If the unit vector alongA is u707
what should be the value of p
(a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 10 (d) 12
15 Two vectors are given by A 4+u and 1+u 2 The angle between the vectors is
nearest to
(a) 12deg (b) 14deg (c) 16deg (d) 18deg
16 Two vectors are described by A u u3+u and B u u For the vectors to be
parallel the values of p and q should be (a) p = 3 q = 3 (b) p = 3 q = 9 (c) p = 45 q = 3 (d) p = 3 q = 45
17 The angle between two vectors A 4+u x y
and B y is 15deg What is the ratio of p to q
(a) 1732 (b) minus1732 (c) 0577 (d) minus0577
18 Two vectors are given by A 2+u z and B 4+u
z The unit vector normal to the plane con-
taining A and B is given by
(a) +0 371 0 557 y
(b) +0 741 0 371 y
(c) 0741u x minus 0577u
y + 0371u
z
(d) 0371u x +
0743u y minus
05571u z
19 A scalar function is given byf = xyz The magnitude of grad f at (1 minus1 1) is equal to
(a) 2 3 (b) 3 2 (c) 31 (d) 3
110 If r is the position vector at ( x y z ) the magnitude of nabla sdot r is equal to
(a) 3 (b) 3 (c) 31 (d) 13
111 The divergence of F = xy (u x + u
y) at (1 3) is equal to
(a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3 (d) 2
112 A vector in cylindrical coordinates is given by (sin f r ) ur The vector in rectangular coordinates is
(a) y
2
3 2) (b)
y
2
2( ) (c)
y
2 2
2( ) (d)
y
2
2( )
113 A vector in spherical coordinates is given by ur r 2 The vector in rectangular coordinate is
(a)+u
x + 3 2 (b)
3 2
+u
x + (c)
u+u
( x + 3 (d)
zu u+u z
x + 3 2
114 The line integral of F = xy (u x + u
y) along the straight line y = x from (0 0) to (2 2) is
(a) 163 (b) 8 (c) 16 (d) 4
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115 The instantaneous voltage and current in an electric circuit are given by V (t ) = 5 sin (w t minus 30deg) V and
I (t ) = minus02 cos w t A The average power supplied to the circuit is
(a) 05 W (b) 3 2 W (c) 025 W (d) 3 4 W
QUESTIONS
11 Name the coordinate planes of rectangular coordinates
12 In rectangular coordinates the coordinates of a point are x y and z What is the normal distance of
the point from the x- y plane
13 Name the plane on which x = 0
14 The coordinate of two points are and respectively What is the distance between the
points
15 In rectangular coordinates locate the point ) by tracing the path along or parallel to the
coordinate axes starting from the origin
16 Describe the cylindrical coordinate system Show that the coordinate directions are mutually perpen-
dicular to each other
17 Describe the spherical coordinate system Show that the coordinate directions are mutually perpen-
dicular to each other
18 The r and variable appearing in cylindrical and spherical coordinate systems have the same mean-
ing or different meanings in the two systems Explain
19 Explain why the distance between two points specified in spherical coordinates cannot be calculated by direct use of the coordinates of the points
How is this distance calculated
110 Sketch a length vector in rectangular coordinates and show its components in the coordinate directions
111 Express the vector A as sum of its component in rectangular cylindrical and spherical coordinates
112 Write the differential length vector and the differential surface vector in rectangular cylindrical and
spherical coordinates in terms of the components Give also the formula for the differential volume
in the three coordinate systems
113 Define the cross product of two vectors A and B Explain how the angle between the vectors can be
calculated from the definition of the cross product
114 Explain what is meant by a scalar field Does the value of the field at a point depend on the choice of
the coordinate system
115 State what is meant by a vector field Does the value of the field at a point depend on the choice of
the coordinate system
116 Explain with sketches that the unit vectors ur and u
f in cylindrical coordinates vary with f
117 Explain the properties of the gradient of a scalar function
118 Describe the procedure for evaluating the line integral of a vector function from an initial point to a
final point along a given path
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119 For the vector function A( x y z ) show that nabla sdot nabla times A( x y z ) = 0
120 Two sinusoidal functions are given by
)t )minus=
)t )minus 12
π
What is the phase difference between the two quantities and which is the leading quantity
121 A sinusoidal quantity is given by
F (t ) = F 0 sin (w t + y )
Write the complex exponential phasor and polar forms of the quantity
122 Define the rms value of a sinusoidally time-varying current Explain its significance
123 If W V and I are the measured values of power rms value of voltage and rms value of current
respectively of an electric load then the ratio W (VI ) is defined as the power factor of the load Is this
definition applicable to only sinusoidal variation of voltage and current with time or for any type of
variation Explain
124 Explain with sketches the meanings of single-valued and multi-valued periodic functions
ANSWERS TO SELECTED QUESTIONS
16 Describe the cylindrical coordinate system Show that the coordinate directions are mutually perpen-
dicular to each other
Answer In cylindrical coordinate system the three surfaces are those of a circular cylinder and two
planes These surfaces are specified with reference to the rectangular coordinate system The axis of
the cylinder is along the z axis and its radius is denoted by r One of the plane surfaces containing the
z axis is specified by the angle it makes with the y-z plane The angle is generally denoted by f The
second plane surface is parallel to and at a height z from the x-y plane The three coordinate direc-
tions are r f and z
The r direction is normal to the surface of the cylinder hence it is perpendicular to the axis of the
cylinder As the axis of the cylinder is along the z axis r and z directions are perpendicular to each
other At a point on the cylindrical surface the r direction is perpendicular to and the f direction istangential to the cylindrical surface Hence they are perpendicular to each other Moreover the f direction is parallel to the x-y plane hence it is perpendicular to the z direction
18 The r and f variable appearing in cylindrical and spherical coordinate systems have the same mean-
ing or different meanings in the two systems Explain
Answer The variables in cylindrical coordinate system are r f and z and those of spherical coordi-
nates are r q and f The r direction in cylindrical coordinates is perpendicular to the z axis of rectan-
gular coordinates whereas the r direction in spherical coordinates is at an angle q with the z axis Thus
the r-variables have different meaning In both the systems the angle f is the angle between the y-z
plane and a plane surface containing the z axis Thus the variable f has the same meaning in both the
systems
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19 Explain why the distance between two points specified in spherical coordinates cannot be calculated
by direct use of the coordinates of the points
How is the distance calculated
Answer Both q and f variables of spherical coordinates are angles and radian is their unit As the
unit of distance between two points is that of length the variables cannot be used directly for calcula-tion of distance
To calculate the distance it is necessary to express the spherical coordinates of the point in terms of
rectangular coordinate variables
113 Define the cross product of two vectors A and B Explain how the angle between the vectors can be
calculated from the definition of the cross product
Answer The cross product of two vectors A and B is a vector quantity say C The magnitude of C
is equal to the products of the magnitude of A the magnitude of B and the sine of angle a between
A and B The direction of C is perpendicular to the plane containing A and B The positive direction
is taken along the advance of a right-handed screw when it is rotated from A towards B
As per the definition of the cross product
A times B = ABsin a
Hence sin α = A B
A B
114 Explain what is meant by a scalar field Does the value of the field at a point depend on the choice of
the coordinate system
Answer A physical quantity which is a scalar function of position is a real number The quantity
may or may not be a function of time The mathematical representation or graphical plot of a scalar
function at various points in a region or domain is the scalar field of the function in that region Theregion may be one-dimensional (a line) two-dimensional (a surface) or three-dimensional (a vol-
ume) As an example let us consider a heated plate The temperature at each point on the surface of
the plate will have a specific value A graphical representation of temperatures at several points is the
temperature field in the region of the plate surface
Value of the field at a point is independent of the choice of a coordinate system
117 Explain the properties of the gradient of a scalar function
Answer The gradient of a scalar quantity which is a function of x y and z in general is a vector quan-
tity It is given by
nabla = + part part + partpart y x
u u u u= u
The first second and third terms give the rate of change of V with x y and z respectively As nablaV is
the vector sum of all the three components it gives the maximum rate of change of V with distance
at a point in space
120 Two sinusoidal functions are given by
V )t )minus= π
I )t )minus 12
π
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What is the phase difference between the two quantities and which is the leading quantity
Answer As V (t ) is a cosine function of time and I (t ) is a sine function of time we have to express
either V (t ) as a sine function or I (t ) as a cosine function of time By expressing I (t ) as a cosine func-
tion we get
)t )t = minus minus Thus the phase difference between the quantities is 3= V (t ) is the leading
quantity
PROBLEMS
11 Show the location of points P 1(10 m 20 m 30m) P
2(minus10 m 20 m 30m) P
3(10 m minus20 m
30m) P 4(10 m 20 m minus30m) in rectangular coordinates Calculate the distances of the points from
the origin
12 Show the location of the point P (05 m 60deg 02 m) in cylindrical coordinates Calculate the distances
of P from the origin
13 Show the location of the point P (04 m 30deg 45deg) in spherical coordinates Calculate the distances of
P from the origin
14 A point in rectangular coordinates is defined by (2 m minus3 m minus1 m) Find coordinates of the point in
(a) cylindrical coordinate and (b) in spherical coordinates
15 Derive relations between the cylindrical coordinate and spherical coordinate variables For the radial
directions use subscripts c and s respectively for cylindrical and spherical coordinates
16 A point in cylindrical coordinates is defined by (3 m 300
2 m) Find coordinates of the point inspherical coordinates
17 Find the distance between two points located at (a) (10 m 24 m minus08 m) and (minus26 m 15 m 15 m)
in rectangular coordinates (b) (12 m 45deg 20 m) and (05 m 60deg 02 m) in cylindrical coordinates
(c) (04 m 30deg 45deg) and (10 m 75deg 15deg) in spherical coordinates
18 Find the length vector from the point P 2(075 m 13 m minus06 m) to the point P
1(125 m minus07 m
04 m) Find also the unit vector directed from P 1 to P
2
19 A point is located at (20 m p 3 rad 08 m) in cylindrical coordinates Obtain in rectangular coordi-
nates the unit vector directed from the origin to the point
110 The location of two points are given by P 1(1 m 2 m 3 m) and P
2(2 m 3 m 5 m) Find the length
vector from the origin to the mid-point of the line joining P 1 and P
2
111 The location of two points are given by P 1(15 m 45deg 2 m) and P
2(5 m 60deg 30deg) in cylindrical and
spherical coordinates respectively Find the length vector from P 1 to P
2
112 A point is located at P (5 m 90deg 60deg) in spherical coordinates Find the unit vector directed from the
origin to P in rectangular coordinates
113 The equation y = 2 minus x is that of a straight line in the x-y plane Obtain the unit normal vector directed
from the given line to the point (3 2)
114 Find the dot and cross products of the vectors A = 3u x + 8u
y B = 5u
x + 10u
y What is the angle
between the vectors
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115 Given the vectors A = 4u x + 5u
y B = 6u
x + B
yu y + 8u
z What should be the value of B
y so that the angle
between A and B is 60deg
116 Vector A is directed from (2 m 3 m 4 m) to (5 m 7 m 9 m) and vector B is directed from (0 1 m
2 m) to (3 m 5 m 7 m) Find the angle between the vectors
117
Find the gradient of the scalar function f =
x
2
y +
y
2
z +
xz
2
at (minus
1 2minus
3) 118 The equation 2 x + 3 y + 4 z = c where c is a constant is that of a plane surface Find the unit vector
that is normal to the given plane and directed away from the origin
119 A surface is defined by x2 + y2 minus z 2 = 21 Find the unit vector normal to the surface at (4 3 2)
120 For the surface defined in Problem 119 find the angle between unit vectors normal to the surface at
(4 3 2) and )15 3
121 A vector function is described by A
+
1
2 2)uuu Find the divergence of the
vector function at (2 minus1 minus2)
122 A vector function is given by A = x2 yu x + y2 z u
y + xz 2u
z Find the curl of the vector at (1 2 4)
123 For the scalar function f ( x y z ) show that nabla times nablaf = 0
124 Prove the validity of the vector identity nabla times nabla times A = nabla(nabla sdot A) minusnabla2A for the vector function A = A( x
y z )u x + A( x y z )u
y + A( x y z )u
z
125 A vector field in rectangular coordinates is given byu
= + z
x Express the vector in cylindrical
coordinates at (4 45deg 3)
126 A vector is directed from (2 30deg 4) to (3 60deg 6) in cylindrical coordinates Find the angle between
the vector and the y axis
127 A vector function in cylindrical coordinates is given by
u ucos tans nr r
Calculate the components of the vector in rectangular coordinates
128 A vector function is given by = 8
2 2 Find the line integral of E along a straight path from
(3 5) to (6 10)
129 On the surface of a sphere find the area in the region if r = 6 30deg le q le 60deg 0 le f le 30deg
130 The amplitude of sinusoidal voltage and current of an electric circuit are 15 V and 2 A respectively
The current lags the voltage by p 6 rad Calculate (a) the rms values of voltage and current (b) the
power factor (c) the average power and (d) the complex impedance of the circuit
Find also the instantaneous power and complex power taking the voltage as reference Identify the
components of the complex power Assume w to be the angular frequency of the voltage
131 The complex forms of voltage and current amplitudes of an electric load are
40 V
2 A
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A sdot (B times C) = (3u x + 4u
y) sdot (24u
x + 25u
y minus 20u
z ) = 172
A u u
minusCtimes
u
24 25 20
17 Scalar and Vector FieldsA physical quantity which is a scalar function of position is a real number The quantity may or may not be a
function of time The mathematical representation or graphical plot of a scalar function at various points in a
region or domain is the scalar field of the function in that region The region may be one-dimensional (a line)
two-dimensional (a surface) or three-dimensional (a volume) As an example let us consider a heated plate
The temperature at each point on the surface of the plate will have a specific value A graphical representation
of temperatures at several points is the temperature field in the region of the plate surface By joining all the
points of equal temperature by a continuous and smooth curve we will get a contour of constant temperature
When a number of such contours for temperatures say T 1 T
2 T
3hellip are plotted the set of contours is a map of
constant-temperature field Since temperature is a scalar quantity the field is a scalar field Some other exam-
ples of scalar fields are distribution of air-density in a region of earthrsquos atmosphere contours of equal height
from the base of a three-dimensional object potential distribution in a region of electric charges etc
If a physical quantity is a vector function of position descrip-
tion of its magnitude and direction in a region is the vector field
of the function in that region The vector quantity may or may
not be a function of time Velocity distribution of fluid flow
in a pipe of non-uniform cross section and distribution of veloc-
ity at various points of a rotating body are vector fields Vector
fields are generally plotted showing only the directions of
the vector function at various points in a region If a curve isdrawn so that the directions of a vector function are tangential
to the curve at all the points the curve is called a field line or a
streamline A set of such curves is the field map As an exam-
ple let us consider the vector function defined by the equation
F = xu x + yu
y
It is a two-dimensional function and its domain is the x-y
plane At each point on the x-y plane F has a specific mag-
nitude and direction When the directions at various points
on the x-y plane are drawn a pattern will emerge as shown
in Fig 112 The field map of F consists of radial lines
18 Partial Derivative of Vector FunctionsThe partial derivative of a vector quantity which is a function of more than one variable is defined in the
same way as for scalar functions For example let a vector function in terms of its components in rectangular
coordinates be given by
A = y2u x minus yxu
y + az u
z
where a is a constant quantity
Since the unit vectors do not vary with the coordinate variables we have
part = minusA
u A A
x= uminus
Fig 112 Illustration of a vector field
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Partial Derivatives of Unit Vectors in Cylindrical Coordinates
As the directions of unit vectors ur and u
f in cylindrical coordinates vary with f the partial derivatives of
these vectors with f are not zero The procedure for obtaining the partial derivatives of the unit vectors by
the use of a graphical method is explained below Referring to Fig 113(a) the radial line ob represents a unit
vector in r direction at an angle f The line oc rep-
resents a unit vector along r direction at angle f +
d f The two vectors are denoted by ur(f ) and u
r(f
+ d f ) The directed line from b to c gives the change
of ur when f changes by a differential amount d f
The length of the line is equal to d f as r = 1 and it
is in f direction Thus denoting the differential
change of ur by d u
r we have
d ur = u
r(f + d f ) minus u
r(f ) = d u
r = (d f )u
f (1)
The differential d ur is equal to the rate of change of
ur with f multiplied by d f Accordingly
part (2)
From (1) and (2) we get
part=
u
φ
Thus the partial derivative of ur with respect to f is
equal to a unit vector along f direction
In Fig 113(b) and the inset the f -directed unit
vectors at b and c are shown as uf (f ) and uf (f + d f )respectively The vector d u
f is the change of u
f
when f changes by a differential amount d f The
magnitude of d uf is equal to d f and it is along negative r direction Thus
d uf = d f (minusu
r )
Aspartpart
we havepartpart
= minusφ
r
It may be verified that all other partial derivatives of unit vectors of cylindrical coordinates are zero
Partial Derivatives of Unit Vectors in Spherical Coordinates
In spherical coordinates the directions of both ur and u
q vary with q and also with f The direction of u
f var-
ies with f only We can obtain the partial derivatives of the unit vectors using graphical techniques similar to
those used for cylindrical coordinates The partial derivatives of unit vectors are given below
part =
partr r = n
partminus θ c= u os
Unit circle in
- plane
y
x
r- direction
uf
c
uf ( ) f (
( )
( )
d
d
uf ( +
u (
c
y
x
nit circlesn x-y p ane
od
u (
Fig 113 Geometrical methods for determining
differential change of (a)u
r with f and (b)u
f with f in cylindrical coordinates
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partpart
= minusuφ
θ uminus
All other partial derivatives of unit vectors of spherical coordinates are zero
Gradient of a Scalar FunctionIn rectangular coordinates let us consider a scalar quantity V that is a function of all the three variables x y and
z The first partial derivative of V with respect to x is partVpart x If V is a single valued function partVpart x gives the rate
of change of V with x at a point in space assuming y and z as constants Similarly partVpart y and partVpart z give rate of
change of V with y and z respectively The vector function having partVpart x partVpart y and partVpart z as its scalar compo-
nents in x y and z direction respectively is called gradient of V or lsquograd V rsquo in abbreviated form Accordingly
Gradient V = grad y
= partpart
+part
u u
Since V is common to all the terms we can write
grad y
= part + partu u (3)
The function inside the bracket of (3) is a differential vector operator It is called del or nabla and is denoted
by the symbol nabla In rectangular coordinates
nabla = part part +part
y z
(4)
Thus grad V = nablaV (5)
The three components of (3) give the rate of change of V with x y z respectively As grad V is the vector sum
of all the components it gives the maximum rate of change of V at a point in space
Unit Vector Normal to a Surface
Let us consider that the equation S ( x y z ) = c where c is a constant represents a continuous and single-
valued surface in a scalar field Then it can be shown that the gradient of S is along the normal direction to
the surface at any point P ( x y z ) and its sense is in the direction of increasing S The magnitude of nablaS gives
the maximum rate of increase of S at P The unit vector along the normal direction at P is given by
= plusmn nablanabla
where nablaS is the magnitude of nablaS
Divergence of a Vector Function
Let us consider a vector function D with D x D
y and D
z as components in rectangular coordinates Thus
D = u x D
x + u
y D
y + u
z D
z
where D x D
y and D
z are in general functions of all the three variables x y and z The divergence of D is
defined as the sum of part D x part x part D
y part y and part D
z part z Thus
div D =part
+ part
+ part
part D
x
D
y (6)
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where lsquodiv Drsquo is the abbreviation of divergence of D
It can be shown that the divergence of a vector is equal to the dot product of nablaand D
nablasdot part part part sdotu= u u y
)u
=part
+ part
part + part
part x y (7)
As the right-hand sides of (6) and (7) are identical
div D = nabla middot D
The divergence of a vector function is a scalar function A vector field of zero divergence is called a
solenoidal field
Curl of a Vector FunctionIn rectangular coordinates let us consider a vector function
H = u x H
x + u
y H
y + u
z H
z
where the components H x H
y and H
z are functions of all the three variables x y and z The curl of H written
in the abbreviated form as lsquocurl Hrsquo is defined by the following operation
cur u upartpart
minus part
+part
part partminus
part y y H H
x
H H
partpart
(8)
It can be shown that curl H is equal to the cross product of the vector operator nabla defined in (4) and H That is
curl H = nabla times H
Equation (8) shows that the curl of a vector function is another vector function A vector field with zero
curl is said to be an irrotational field
EXAMPLE 19
Given a scalar function V = 5 x2 y + 3 xz Find the gradient of V at a point P (15 27 08)
The gradient of V
nablaV = (10 xy + 3 z )u x + 5 x2u
y + 3 xu
z
Substituting x = 15 y = 27 z = 08
nablaV at P = [10(15)(27) + 3(08)]u x + 5(15)2u
y + 3(15)u
z
= 429u x + 1125u
y + 45u
z
EXAMPLE 110
Find the gradient of the scalar function = + at (1 minus2 4)
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nabla = partpart
+ partpart
= x
u2 2
Substituting x = 1 y = minus2 z = 4
nabla =
minus y z
4+
21
EXAMPLE 111
A scalar function is given by = )+ Find nablaf at (2 minus1 3)
nabla =part
+ partpart
=+ y z
22
( )+ u
Substituting x = 2 y = minus1 z = 3
nabla = )+7
minus
EXAMPLE 112
A vector field is described by F = 500u x + 750u
y A plane surface in the region of the field is defined by
2 x + 4 y + 6 z = 12 Find the vector components of F that are normal and tangential to the surface
Denoting the surface by S we have
S = 2 x + 4 y + 6 z The gradient of S
nablaS = 2u x + 4u
y + 6u
z
The magnitude of the gradient of S
nabla = +2 6 5= 6
The unit vector normal to the surface
S nabla 1)4
The scalar component of the vector field normal to the surface
n n= = ) y
sdot ) y z+ =usdot 1
56
000
56
The vector component of the vector field normal to the surface
F un
sdot = =)( )u+uu
56428 6
The vector component of the vector field tangential to the surface
Ft = F minus F
n = 3571u
x + 4643u
y minus 4286 u
z
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EXAMPLE 113
Given a vector function F = 2 x12 yu x + xy2u
y + (1 z )u
z Find divergence and curl of F at P (05 08 02)
The divergence of F
nablasdot = part
( part = + minus x x xy+ 2
11 )
Substituting x = 05 y = 08 and z = 02
nabla sdot F at P = 26931
The curl of F
nabla times = partpart
= )F
u u
u z
minus
2 1
Substituting x = 05 y = 08 and z = 02nabla times F at P = minus 0774 u
z
EXAMPLE 114
The equation to a surface is given by S ( x y z ) = xy minus 4 z 2 = 0 What is the angle between unit normal
vectors to the surface at P 1(8 2 2) and P
2(6 6 minus3)
Unit vector normal to a surface u S = nabla
nabla
nablaS
= yu
x
+ xu
y
minus 8 z u
z
At P 1 nablaS
1 = 2u
x + 8u
y ndash 16u
z nablaS
1 = 18
2 16
18=
minus
At P 2 nablaS
2 = 6u
x + 6u
y + 24u
z nablaS
2 = 2545
2
6 24
25
+u
Let a be the angle between the unit vectors Then
cos)
( )( )α = = =
minussdot x y z x y z
2
minus 2+ 4
4
324
4
2
95 720 705
= minus
a = 1345deg
EXAMPLE 115
Two surfaces are defined by S 1 = x2 + y2 minus z2 = 7 and S
2 = x2 minus y + z 2 = 3 Find the angle between the surfaces
at P (2 2 minus1)
The angle between two surfaces at a point common to them is the angle between the normal to the surfaces
at the point
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nablaS 1 = 2( xu
x + yu
y ndash z u
z )
At P nablaS 1 = 4u
x + 4u
y + 2u
z and nablaS
1 = 6
nablaS 2 = 2 xu
x ndash u
y + 2 z u
z
At P nablaS 2 = 4u
x ndash u
y ndash 2u
z and nabla = 21
Let a be the angle between the unit vectors Then
cos)
(= =
nablanabla
sdot sdot
211
8
6 21)=
a = 7308deg
EXAMPLE 116
Two vector functions are given by A = 2 xu y + 3 y2u
z and B = z u
x + 3 yu
z Find nabla sdot (A times B) at (3 2 1)
A = x y z
z0 2 2 2
nablasdot = part + part)times u sdot minus
y+
= 6 y + 6 yz minus 2 x = 18 at (3 2 1)
EXAMPLE 117
A vector is defined by
A = xy2
u x + yz 2
u y + zx2
u z Find nabla times nabla times A
nabla times = partpart
part part = minus +A
u u u
z
yz xy
2 2 2
2( )
nabla times nabla times = partpart
A
u u
minus 0= x y
z z
EXAMPLE 118
A scalar function is given by f = x3 + y3 + xyz Find nabla sdot nablaf
nablasdotnabla = part
+ +part
= x y
( )+ x xyz
= + + part =2 2 2
z)+ y )+ xyz )+ xy
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19 Vector IdentitiesSome useful vector identities are listed below The identities can easily be proved by assuming that the vector
A and B and the scalar f are functions of rectangular-coordinate variables
1 nabla times (nablaf ) = 0
2 nabla sdot (nabla times A) = 03 nabla sdot (f A) = A sdot (nablaf ) + f (nabla sdot A)
4 nablasdot + part
+ partpart
(nabla = nabla2 2 2
x y
5 nabla times nabla times A = nabla(nabla sdot A) minus nabla2A
6 nabla times (f A) = (nablaf ) times A + f (nabla times A)
7 nabla sdot (A times B) = B sdot (nabla times A) minus A sdot (nabla times B)
110 Line Surface and Volume IntegralsIn the case of a definite integral
adxint ) x
where the integrand F ( x) is a real function of a single variable x The function is integrated along x direction
between limits x = a and x = b Whereas in the case of a line integral a real function of more than one variable
is integrated along a continuous curve from an initial point to an end point The curve may also be a closed
one The function may be a scalar or a vector function of real variables In the case of a vector function its
component along a specified path is integrated The line integral is a definite integral
The principle of evaluating the line integral of a vector
function along a path is as follows Let us consider a vec-
tor function F in any coordinate plane Let us take a con-
tinuous curve of any shape denoted by C in Fig 114 in
the plane of the vector The positive direction of the curve
is indicated by an arrow and its initial and final positions
are marked by a and b respectively If we divide the curve
into a large number of very small segments each seg-
ment may be considered as a straight line Let there be n
such segments of lengths ∆ ∆ sdotsdot sdot If the
average value of the vector function over the k th segment
is Fk its scalar component along the positive direction of
the segment is F k cos a
k where a
k is the angle between F
k
and tangent to the k th segment as shown in the figure The
product of F k cos a
k and is equal to the dot product of F
k and the vector length ∆ ℓ
k That is
cosα sdot= ∆l
The sum of such dot products of all the segments between a and b is
n
=sum ∆l
k
In the limit n approaching infinity the above summation is called line integral of F along the curve C The
curve is the path of integration The line integral of F along the path shown in Fig 114 is
d int sdot l
Fig 114 Pertaining to line integration of a vector
Tangent to k t
segment
a1
F k∆
∆ 2∆ ∆
k
∆ n
C
a
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If the line integral is over a closed path it is written by putting a small circle on the integral sign Thus
F sdot d l denotes the line integral of F over a closed path
In order to understand the process of integrating a vector func-
tion F over a surface let us consider a continuous open surface
S shown in Fig 115 The surface may be considered as consist-
ing of a large number of very small surface elements with areas
∆S 1 ∆S
2hellip ∆S
k hellip ∆S
n Let the average of F over the k th sur-
face element be Fk The scalar component of F
k along normal to
the surface element is equal to F k cos a
k where a
k is the angle
between Fk and the unit vector u
n normal to the surface element
as shown in the figure The product of F k cos a
k and ∆S
k can be
expressed as the dot product of the vectors Fk and ∆S
k
F k ∆S
kcos a = Fsdot(∆S
k u
n) = F
k ∆S
k
The sum of such dot products over all the n surface elements is given by
n
=sumThe above summation as n approaches infinity is the surface integral of F over the surface The surface
integral is a definite double integral which is denoted using either two integral signs or a single integral sign
with a subscript s We will use the latter notation Accordingly
Sint denotes the surface integral of a vector function F over an open surface
If the surface is a closed one the surface integral is denoted by putting a small circle on the integral sign
Accordingly SS
denotes the surface integral of F over a closed surface
The volume integral of a scalar point function in three-dimensional space is a triple integral The integral isdenoted using either three integral signs or a single integral sign with a subscript v We will use the latter
notation Thus the volume integral of a scalar function r which is a continuous function of space variables
in a region of volume bounded by a closed surface is written as
dv
where dv is the volume of a three-dimensional element
EXAMPLE 119
Find the line integral of the vector function F = ( x2 + 2 y)u x + (3 x minus y2)u
y along the straight line defined by
y = 3 x from (0 0) to (1 3)
An element of length vector in rectangular coordinates
d ℓ = u xdx + u
ydy + u
z dz
The dot product of F and d ℓ F middot d l = ( x2 + 2 y)dx + (3 x minus y2)dy
Substituting y by 3 x in the first term and x by y3 in the second term we have
F middot d ℓ = ( x2 + 6 x)dx + ( y minus y2)dy
The line integral sdot 3
7= minusminus 17=
nu
S
F
Fig 115 Pertaining to surface integration
of a vector
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EXAMPLE 120
Integrate the vector function
F u + x y y
( ) x
along the path described by the equation y2 = 4 x from P 1(1 2) to P
2(4 4)
An element of length vector in rectangular coordinates
d ℓ = u xdx + u
ydy + u
z dz
The dot product of F and d ℓ sdot d x y
dyl =) x y x y 2
(1)
The path of integration is defined by the equation
y2 = 4 x (2)
Or ydy = 2dx (3)
Substituting (2) and (3) in (1) we get
F sdot = + x x
23 2
Thus F sdot = + =int int x2
03 2
274P1
2
The integral can be evaluated by substituting x2 + 4 x = u
EXAMPLE 121
A circular cylinder has its base on the x- y plane with its axis along the z axis The radius and height of the
cylinder are 20 cm and 50 cm respectively By using the formula for the differential area d S = (rd f dz )ur +
(drdz )uf + (rdrd f )u
z find the surface area of the cylinder
A differential area on the surface of the cylinder is in r direction Thus
dS = rd f dz
At r = 02 m dS = 02d f dz
Surface area π = 0 2φ
m2
EXAMPLE 122
The radius of a sphere is 25 cm By using the formula for the differential area d S = (r 2sinq d q d f )ur +
(r sinq drd f ) uq + (rdrd f ) u
f find surface area of the lower hemisphere
A differential area on the surface of the sphere is in r direction Thus
dS = r 2 sinq d q d f
At r = 025 m dS = 00625 sinq d q d f
Surface area π = 0 125φ π
2
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EXAMPLE 123
Given a vector function F = x2 yu x + xy2u
y Integrate nabla times F over the rectangular surface shown in Fig 116
y
y 1
x 2
x minus2
y minus1
x
Fig 116 For Example 123
The curl of the vector function
nabla times = partpart part
=F
u
u x y
x2 2 0
)minus
An element of surface vector is given by
d S = u xdydz + u
ydzdx + u
z dxdy
Thus (nabla times F) sdot d S = ( y2 minus x2)dxdy
We find from Fig 116 that the lower and upper limits of x are minus20 and +20 and those of y are minus10 and
+10 Thus
= minus+
minus
+
int sdot (= 08
111 Coordinate Transformation of VectorsIt is desirable to use a suitable coordinate system at the outset for solving a field problem involving vectors
For example it is easier to solve a problem having cylindrical symmetry by using cylindrical coordinates A
proper choice of a coordinate system simplifies the analysis and results in a solution that is compact in form
and easy for physical interpretation However it is occasionally necessary to convert a vector function from
one coordinate system to another system The principles of transformation of a vector function between
cylindrical and rectangular coordinates and between spherical and rectangular coordinates are described in
the following
Transformations between Cylindrical and Rectangular Coordinates
Let a vector F in terms of its components in cylindrical coordinates be given by
F = F r u
r + F
f u
f + F
z u
z (1)
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where in general each component is a function of all the three variables r f and z We will transform the
vector to rectangular coordinates
Let the same vector in terms of its components in rectangular coordinates is
F = F xu
x + F
yu
y + F
z u
z (2)
In order to transform the vector we obtain at first the rectangular-coordinate components F x F y and F z of F interms of F
r F
f and F
z and then change the cylindrical-coordinate variables to rectangular-coordinate variables
We know that the component of a vector in any direction is given by the dot product of the vector and a unit
vector in that direction Accordingly F x is equal to the dot product of F described by (1) and the unit vector u
x
F x = ( F
r u
r + F
f u
f + F
z u
z ) sdot u
x
= F r (u
r sdot u
x) + F
f (u
f sdot u
x) + F
z (u
z sdot u
x) (3)
We see from Fig 117 that the angle between ur and u
x is f the angle between u
f and u
x is 90deg + f and the
angle between u z and u
x is 90deg Therefore u
r sdot u
x = cos f u
f sdot u
x = minus sin f and u
z sdot u
x = 0 Substituting these
results in (3) we get
F x = F
r cos f minus F
f sin f
The component F y = ( F
r u
r+ F
f u
f + F
z u
z ) sdot u
y= F
r (u
r sdot u
y)
+ F f (u
f sdot u
y) + F
z (u
z sdot u
y)
The angle between ur and u
y is 90deg minus f between u
f and u
y
is f and between u z and u
yis 90deg Thus
F y = F
r sin f + F
f cos f
As the z direction is common to both the systems
F z = F
z
Since F r F
f and F
z are functions of the cylindrical-coordi-
nate variables these have to be expressed in terms of
rectangular-coordinate variables to complete the transfor-
mation Relations connecting the two sets of variables are
given in (12-2) [Equation 2 of Section 12]
We use the same procedure as described above to transform a vector in rectangular coordinates to cylindrical
coordinates It can be shown that a vector
G = G xu x + G yu y + G z u z
in cylindrical coordinates when transformed to rectangular coordinates will have the following scalar
components
G r = G
x cos f + G
y sin f
G f = minus G
x sin f + G
y cos f
G z = G
z
To complete the transformation the components have to be expressed in terms of spherical-coordinate vari-
ables using the following formulae which can be derived from (12-2)
y
u
(90deg
u
u
u
ur u x
f
f
Fig 117 Showing unit vectors of rectangular
and cylindrical coordinates
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f = tanminus1( y x)
z = z
Transformations between Spherical and Rectangular CoordinatesIn spherical coordinates let a vector function be given by
E = E r u
r + E
q u
q + E
f u
f
where E r E
q and E
f are in general functions of all the three variables r q and f
In order to transform the vector to rectangular coordinates we have to find its components in x y and z direc-
tions and then express these components in terms of x y and z The component of E along x direction is
E x = E sdot u
x = E
r(u
r sdot u
x) + E
q (u
q sdot u
x) + E
f (u
f sdot u
x) (4)
The values of (ur sdot u x) and (uq sdot u x) cannot be found directly because the angles between the unit vectorsinvolving the dot products cannot be expressed as simple functions of q and f
This difficulty is overcome by finding at first the pro-
jections of the unit vectors on the x-y plane and then
projecting these projections onto the x axis Referring
to Fig 118 we find that the angle between ur and the
z axis is q and the angle between uq and the z axis is
90deg + q Therefore the lengths of projections urand u
q
on the x-y plane are equal to sin q and cos q respec-
tively Moreover these projections are at an angle f
with the x axis Thus we haveu
r sdot u
x = sin q cos f
uq sdot u
x = cos q cos f
As the unit vector uf is at angle 90deg + f with the x axis
the dot product of uf and u
x is
uf sdot u
x = minus sin f
Substituting the expressions of the dot products in (4)
we get
E x = E
r sin q cos f + E
q cos q cos f minus E
f sin f
The components of E along y and z directions can similarly be calculated These are given by E
y = E
r sin q sin f + E
q cos q sin f + E
f cos f
E z = E
r cos q minus E
q sin q
To complete the process of transformation we have to express the components in terms of the rectangular-
coordinate variables The relations connecting the two sets of variables are given by (12-3)
Let us next consider a vector H in rectangular coordinates defined in terms of its components
H = H xu
x + H
yu
y + H
z u
z
We can transform the vector into spherical coordinate system using the procedure similar to that described
above The scalar components of H in spherical coordinates are
u
u
u
u x
u
(90deg q )
u
x
f
q
Fig 118 Showing unit vectors of rectangular and
spherical coordinates
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H r = H
x sin q cos f + H
y sin q sin f + H
z cos q
H q = H
x cos q cos f + H
y cos q sin f minus H
z sin q
H f = minus H
x sin f + H
y cos f
To complete the process of conversion the components will have to be transformed to spherical-coordinate
variables using the following formulae These can be derived from (12-3)
r y z x
=+
minuscos 1
x
f = tanminus1 ( y x)
EXAMPLE 124
A vector in cylindrical coordinates is given byF = Transform the vector into rectangular coordinates
The vector has only one component F r = 1r in r direction Let the vector in rectangular coordinates be
F = F xu
x + F
yu
y + F
z u
z
Thenr
x
x yr
= =) cossdot
= =) s nsdot
F z = 0
The vector in rectangular coordinates is given by
F 1
)uu
EXAMPLE 125
The vector F = r sin f uf is given in cylindrical coordinates Transform the vector into rectangular
coordinates
The vector has only one component F f = r sin f in f direction Let the vector in rectangular coordinates be
F = F xu
x + F
yu
y + F
z u
z
Then y
= = minus) )sdot minus sin 2 2
x y= =)sdot
F z = 0
The vector in rectangular coordinate is given by
F 1
2 2)u
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EXAMPLE 126
Convert the vector = r
r in spherical coordinates into rectangular coordinates
The vector has only one componentr
r
1 in r direction Let the vector in rectangular coordinates be
E = E xu
x + E
yu
y + E
z u
z
We haver
= =)) x
sdot 1
yr
=))
sdot 1
= =) cos
)sdot
The vector in rectangular coordinate is given by
E 1
+ )uu
112 Sinusoidally Time-Varying QuantitiesA scalar or a vector quantity may be time-invariant or it may be a function of time Quantities that are either
sine or cosine function of time are called sinusoidally time-varying quantities For example a voltage repre-
sented by
V (t ) = V 0 cos w t (1)
is a co-sinusoidal quantity And a current given by
I (t ) = I 0 sin w t (2)
is a sinusoidal quantity These are also called alternat-
ing quantities In (1) and (2) V (t ) and I (t ) denote instan-
taneous values V 0 and I
0 are the maximum values or
amplitudes of the functions and w is the angular or
radian frequency The units of voltage and current are
volt (V) and ampere (A) and that of w is radians per
second (rads) The graphs of variation of voltage and
current with time shown in Fig 119 are the familiarcosine and sine waves The waves repeat after every
w t = 2p radian The number of such repetitions or
cycles per second is called frequency of the waves The
frequency is denoted by f and its unit is hertz (Hz) The
duration of one cycle is equal to one period It is gener-
ally denoted by T Therefore T = 1 f As w t changes by
2p radian in one period w = 2p T = 2p f Each cycle
consists of a positive half-cycle and a negative half-
cycle Both the half-cycles have the same amplitude
and identical shapes
(a
(b
3
V t
V
I t
I
p p p p t
t
2p
23p p p
Fig 119 (a) A cosine wave and (b) A sine wave
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Next let us consider the functions
V 1(t ) = V
10 cos (w t + y
1) (3)
and V 2(t ) = V
20 cos (w t minus y
2) (4)
Note that V 1
(t ) and V 2
(t ) have the same frequency as that of V (t ) Graphs of functions defined by (1) (3) and
(4) are shown in Fig 120 The symbols y 1and y
2denote phase angles of V
1(t ) and V
2(t ) respectively If we
take the time-angle at which V (t ) is zero (or maximum) as reference the corresponding zero of V 1(t ) occurs
earlier by a time-angle y 1 and that of V
2(t ) occurs later by a time-angle y
2 Thus V
1(t ) leads V (t ) by an angle
y 1 and V
2(t ) lags V (t ) by an angle y
2 As cos w t = sin(w t + p 2) a cosine function leads a sine function by p 2
radian The phase angles are specified either in radian or in degree
Representation of Sinusoidal Functions
Any of the equations (1) to (4) is the basic form of rep-
resenting a sinusoidal quantity in terms of its amplitude
frequency and phase angle This form gives the value of
the quantity at any instant The waveforms of Fig 119and 120 also provide the same information
Some other useful ways of representing a sinusoidal
quantity are the phasor the complex and the polar forms
The basis of these forms is the Eulerrsquos formula (or iden-
tity) of the complex exponential function e j w t As per the
formula
e j w t = cos w t + j sin w t
where = minus1
cos w t = Re e j w t (5) sin w t = Im e j w t (6)
The notations Re and Im are the abbreviations of lsquoreal part of rsquo and lsquoimaginary part of rsquo respectively Thus
using (5) and (6) in (1) and (2) we have
V (t ) = Re V 0 e j w t
and I (t ) = Im I 0 e j w t = Re I
0 e j (w t minusp 2)
Similarly (3) and (4) can be written as
e j )1=
e j )2=
These are the complex exponential forms of writing sinusoidally time-changing quantities One advantage of
using the complex exponential function e j w t instead of sin w t or cos w t is that the form of a function does not
change when differentiated or integrated with respect to time
To proceed further let us write the last four equations as in the following
V (t ) = V 0 cos w t = Re (V
0 e j 0)e j w t
I (t ) = I 0 sin w t = Re ( I
0 eminus j p 2)e j w t
e t
11) Re )ψ
e t
1) Re )= minusminus ψ
V t
ω t
V t V t
2p
Fig 120 Showing time-phase difference between
sinusoidal waves
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A study of the above equations shows that the factor e j w t appears in all the functions In the mathematical
analysis of a problem it is not necessary to show this factor in all the steps The presence of e j w t in a func-
tion is assumed If all the quantities in a study have the same frequency it is sufficient to use only the
functions shown within the brackets At the end of an analysis the final expression is multiplied by e j w t
and either its real part or the imaginary part is used to express the result in real time The functions inside
the brackets are called phasors
We will denote a phasor by putting a bar over the symbol of the quantity For example
j 1ψ
and j
02minus
These are the phasor representations of sinusoidally time-varying quantities
Two more forms of representing a sinusoid can be derived from the phasor form Let us consider a voltage
phasor
e ψ
Since e j w = cos y + j sin y
)s n (7)
The first term on the rhs of (7) is the real part and the second term is the imaginary part of Denoting the
real part by V 0a
and the imaginary part by V 0i we have
i (8)
where V 0a
= V 0 cos y and V
0i = V
0 sin y
The form of (8) suggests that a phasor can be represented in a complex plane as shown in Fig 121 Equation
(8) and Fig 121 are the complex form of representing a sinusoidally time-varying quantity
We see that to write a sinusoidal quantity in phasor and com-
plex forms only its amplitude and phase angle are needed
Thus a simpler way of describing a sinusoidal quantity is by
its amplitude and phase angle as given below
ang plusmn
This is known as the polar form of representing a sinusoid
This form is advantageous where multiplication and division
of phasors are involved To illustrate these operations let j 1plusmn
and e j 2plusmn ψ
The product of the two phasors0 0 2= ang plusmn )]
The ratio of the two phasors j
2= ang[plusmn )] plusmn )]minus
Thus the magnitude of the product of two phasors is equal to the product of their magnitudes whereas the
phase angle of their product is equal to the algebraic sum of their phase angles Moreover the magnitude of
the ratio of two phasors is equal to the ratio of their magnitudes and the phase angle is equal to the phase angle
of the numerator-phasor minus the phase angle of the denominator-phasor
Im
Re
V
V
V
y
Fig 121 Representation of a sinusoidal
function in the complex plane
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Root-Mean-Square Value of a Sinusoidal Quantity
In order to define the root-mean-square (rms) value of a function consider that a sinusoidal current
I (t ) = I 0 sin w t
flows through a resistor of R ohm Then electric power dissipated in the resistor at any instant
)t s n= 0
ω t
The average power over a complete cycle
=1
2 2
2π
Next consider that a time-invariant current I flows through the same resistor instead of the sinusoidal current
Power dissipated in the resistor is equal to I 2 R If we assume that I 2 R is equal to the average power dissipated
by the sinusoidal current I 0 sin w t then
2=
Or =2
The constant current I which produces the same power in the resistor as the average power due to an
alternating current is called root-mean-square (rms) or effective value of the time-varying current The
nomenclature is derived from the mathematical procedure involved in deriving it
The rms value of a sinusoidal quantity is equal to 21 times of its amplitude The rms value of any periodic
function can be determined using the above procedure Sinusoidal quantities can also be represented usingrms value instead of amplitudes as given below
Instantaneous form )t )=
)t )=
Phasor form e ψ
Complex form
Polar form ang plusmn
The Complex ImpedanceThe complex impedance of an electric load is defined as the ratio of its complex voltage and complex
current To calculate the impedance let us assume that the instantaneous
voltage across the electric load shown in Fig 122 is
V (t ) = V 0 cos w t (9)
The complex and polar forms of the voltage are
0+ (10)
0ang
I (t
V (t
Load
Z
Fig 122 A load connected
to an ac source
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For a purely resistive load of resistance R ohm instantaneous current through the load
t )t )t
cos= = ω cos (11)
where I 0 = V
0 R We find from equations (9) and (11) that these are in time-phase The complex form of load
current is0+ (12)
The complex impedance is found by dividing (10) by (12)
Z = =0
00 0= ang
If the load is an ideal (loss-free) inductor of inductance L henry (H)
t )t cos( )== deg1ω (13)
The constant of integration is assumed to be zero as we are considering alternating quantities under steady
state (not transient) condition In the above expressions X L
= w L is reactance of the inductor and I 0 = V
0 X
L is
amplitude of the current The unit of reactance is ohm We find from (9) and (13) that the current in a pure
inductor lags the voltage across it by 90deg The complex form of current is
0
The complex impedance of the inductor
= = deg0
0+ = = ang
If the load is an ideal (loss-free) capacitor of capacitance C farad (F)
t
)t = = minus +t deg)t = os )90
where X c = (1w c) is reactance of the capacitor in ohm and I
0 = (V
0 X
c) is amplitude of the current We find
that current in an ideal capacitor leads the voltage across it by 90 deg The complex form of current is given by
The complex impedance
= = + deg00
minus = minus = ang minus
The complex impedance of an electric load consisting of a resistance R an inductance X L and a capacitance
X C in series is given by
j+ +minus (14)
where X = X L
minus X C is the effective reactance of the circuit If X
L is greater than X
C then the load is inductive
and if X C is greater than X
L the load is capacitive The angle y = tanminus1( X R) is called impedance angle
The resistance and reactance of the load in terms of the load angle are given by
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R = Z cos y
X = Z sin y
The magnitude of the impedance
The impedance in polar form is represented as
ang
Current I 0taken by a load is equal to the ratio of (10) and (14)
ji2
0= = = = =
) R jX
where I 0a
= (V 0Z ) cos y = I
0 cos y is the real part and I
0i = (V
0Z ) sin y = I
0 sin y is the imaginary part of the
current phasor respectively
The current in the polar form is
0= ang
ang + = ang minus where
0 =
If the resistance and reactance of an electric load is known we can calculate values of the circuit impedance
Z and the impedance angle y Taking the voltage across the circuit as reference the equation for instanta-
neous current is given by
I (t ) = I 0 cos(w t minus y )
We see that the phase angle between voltage and current is equal to the impedance angle y The current lags
the voltage for an inductive load and the current leads the voltage for a capacitive load The impedance angle
lies between 0 and 90deg if the load is inductive and between 0 and minus90deg if the load is capacitive
The rms value of current I = =rms value of voltage
Instantaneous Average and Complex Powers
Instantaneous power input to a load is equal to the product of its voltage and current at a given instant If the
instantaneous voltage is described by the equation
V (t ) = V 0 cos (w t + y
1) (15)
and the current at the same instant is given by
I (t ) = I 0 cos (w t + y
2) (16)
then instantaneous power
P (t ) = V (t ) I (t ) = V 0 I
0 cos (w t +y
1) cos (w t + y
2)
= +t 2
)]ω + cos (17)
where y = y 2 minus y
1 is the phase difference between current and voltage
The instantaneous power given by (17) has two parts One part is independent of time and the other part var-
ies with time at twice the frequency The average power is equal to the average value of instantaneous power
over one cycle Thus the average power
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t 2
1
2)t
=0
2cosc= os (18)
The average power therefore is equal to the product of rms voltage rms current and the cosine of phase-angle between the voltage and current The power is also called active or effective or real power The electric unit
of power is watt (W) The product of V and I that is VI is called apparent power and its unit is volt-ampere
(VA) The factor cos y is called power factor of the load
Power factor cos = =2
VI
Substituting V = IZ and cos y = RZ in (18) we get the average power in terms of the current and the
resistance
P av
= I 2 R
Thus the active power is the power absorbed by the load
In an analogous way the reactive or quadrature power
1
2
2 (19)
The unit of reactive power is volt-ampere reactive (var)
It may be noted that I cos y of (18) is the component of current that is in phase with the voltage and I sin y of (19) is the component of current that is in quadrature with the voltage Thus the general principle is that
the average power is equal to the product of in-phase components of rms voltage and rms current and the
reactive power is given by the product of rms voltage and rms current which are out of phase by 90deg We will
use this principle to define complex power
The complex forms of voltage and current defined by (15) and (16) are
i (20)
andi (21)
In (20) V 0a
and V 0i are the real and imaginary parts of the voltage and in
(21) I 0a
and I 0i are the real and imaginary parts of the current These are
represented in the complex plane of Fig 123 Since V 0a
and I 0a
are in
phase and V 0i
and I 0i are also in phase the average power
1
2)
ii (22)
Moreover as V 0i
and I 0a
are out of phase by 90deg (V 0i I
0a2) gives one part of the
reactive power For the same reason (V 0a I
0i 2) gives a second part of reactive
power Note that in the first part the current lags the voltage and hence this part of the reactive power is inductive
The second part of the reactive power is capacitive as in this case the current leads the voltage If we assume the
inductive power to be positive then the capacitive power would be negative Thus the net reactive power
1)
ai a (23)
1
I
V
V a I
I
V
Im
Re
Fig 123 Showing real and
imaginary parts of a voltage
phasor and a current phasor
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We can also obtain the above results mathematically by the use of the complex forms of voltage and current
given in (20) and (21) as follows The conjugate of current is
i
lowast minus
Then1
2
1
2
lowast = i
)i
minus
= +1
2) + )]minus
i i (24)
We see that the rhs of (24) has a real part and an imaginary part The real part is same as the average power
given by (22) and the imaginary part is same as the reactive power given by (23) Thus 2lowast
gives the
complex power Denoting the complex power by P we have
lowast1
2 0
(25)
The average or active power 1
2 (26)
The reactive power 1
2 0
(27)
In (26) Re means lsquoReal part of rsquo and in (27) Im means lsquoImaginary part of rsquo the complex power The reactive
power is inductive if the imaginary part of (24) is positive and it is capacitive if the imaginary part is nega-
tive It can be shown that the real part of ( )2 is also equal to P av
However its imaginary part is nega-
tive of the imaginary part of (24)
EXAMPLE 127
The voltage and current of a given load are
V (t ) = 120 sin (1000t + 60deg) V
I (t ) = 15 cos (1000t - 45deg) A
(a) Find the phase difference between voltage and current and their root-mean-square values (b) Represent
the voltage and current in phasor complex and polar forms (c) Calculate the load impedance resistance
reactance inductance (or capacitance) power factor active power and reactive power using (18) and (19)
(d) Calculate the complex power using (25)
(a) In order to find the phase difference between voltage and current we have to write the voltage equation
in the cosine form
V (t ) = 120 sin (1000t + 60deg) = 120 cos (1000t minus 30deg) V
I (t ) = 15 cos (1000t minus 45deg) A
The phase angle of the current with respect to the voltage = minus 45degminus(minus30) = minus15deg The current lags the voltage
by 15deg
Root-mean-square values of voltage and current are
=2= 120 84 85 V
51= =2 60 A
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(b) Phasor forms e jminus ( ) V
e 4 ) A
Complex forms 0=)deg V
deg) = )minus A
Polar forms ang120 deg
= 1 Aang5 minus deg
(c) = = ang minus degang minus deg
= ang deg = deg +0
120 30
1 5 515 80 15(cos 2 700 1 Ω
Ω= 20 71 (Inductive)
Inductance L = X w = 20711000 = 2071 mH
Power factor = cos y = cos 15deg = 0966 (lagging)
Active power1
2
1120 1 966 93(= )( )5 0 ) 86 W
Reactive power 1
2
1120 1 259 29
0 = ) )5 0 ) = 23
(d) Complex powerlowast1
2
1 + 27
The real part is the average power in watts and the imaginary part is the reactive power in vars (inductive)
113 Fourier SeriesConsider that a function f ( x) has the following properties
1 It varies periodically with x That is f ( x + T ) = f ( x) where T is
the period
2 It is a single-valued function That is it has only one value for
a given value of the variable
3 It is a continuous function of the variable It may however have
finite number of discontinuities Such a periodic function is
shown in Fig 124 The wave is continuous in the range 0 lt x lt p and p lt x lt 2p and it is discontinuous at x = p and 2p
Any function f ( x) with a period 2p and satisfying the above mentioned properties can be represented by a trigonometric series as given below
) x1
==
infin
1
cn
)n (1)
where the constant a0 a
n and b
n are real numbers The trigonometric series is called Fourier series The con-
stants of the series are calculated from the following formulae
f d 1
minusπ
π x
p
f ( )
p
Fig 124 Illustration of a periodic
function
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x1
x
b f x d minus
1 π
Over a period 2p the constant a0 is the average value of f ( x) whereas the coefficients an and bn are twice theaverage values of f ( x) cos nx and f ( x) sin nx respectively
If a function f ( x) is defined over an interval of length instead of minus p to p its Fourier series is
obtained by replacing x in (1) by x Accordingly
n) x n=
(2)
The constants of (2) are given by
a f d 1
minus
+
x
x x
+1
b n x
dx1
minus
x sin
If f ( x) is an even function of x ie if f (minus x) = f ( x) then bn = 0 and
a x2
If f ( x) is an odd function of x [ f (minus x) = minus f ( x)] then an
= 0 and
b dx2
x sin
For an alternating function with identical positive and negative half-waves [ f ( x + p ) = minus f ( x)] the constant
a0 = 0
EXAMPLE 128
We will obtain the Fourier series of (a) a rectangular waveform and (b) of a triangular waveform illus-
trated in Fig 125
Fig 125 Pertaining to Example 128 (a) A rectangular wave and (b) A triangular wave
O
(a) b
f ( )
x
minusV
V
A
O
minusV
V
f ( )
minus x
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As both the waves are odd functions of x and have identical positive and negative half-cycles it is necessary
to calculate coefficient of the sine series only over the interval x = 0 to
(a) For the rectangular waveform f ( x) = V 0 in the interval x = 0 to =
=
2 2 2
0 = c
minus )
We see that bn = 0 for even values of n and b
n = 2 for odd values of n Thus the Fourier series of the
function is
) x == 4 1
1 3 5 (3)
(b) The equation of the triangular waveform from x = 0 to x = is that of the straight line OA Its equation
is
x
) x =
The coefficient of the nth term of the sine series
b x n x
dx
n
=
= minus
2
2
0
si
cos sin
= minus 2
ncos
Hence the Fourier series of the function is given by
) x s n= minus+ s n
2 1
3
3
2 (4)
114 Bessel FunctionsBessel functions are solutions of specific types of second order ordinary differential equations The general
form of the equation with V as dependent variable and r as independent variable is
r dr dr
0+ +r =)kr (1)
where k 2 is positive and n is any number Equation (1) is called Besselrsquos equation of order n though the dif-
ferential equation itself is of second order For n = 0 equation (1) becomes
dr dr
2 2 0+ + =)kr (2)
Equation (2) is Besselrsquos equation of zero order
Besselrsquos equation of any order is solved using the power series method We will limit our discussion to equa-
tion (2) as we will not need the solution of equation (1) for the analysis of problems which we will consider
in later chapters The solution of (2) is of the form
a + + + + +3 5 (3)
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The coefficients of the series are found by substituting V dV dr and d 2V dr 2 in (2) and then equating the
coefficients of like powers of r to zero Substituting (3) into the third term of (2) we get
2
)+ + + + + sdotsdotsdot (4)
Substituting dV dr and d 2V dr 2 into the second and first terms of (2) respectively we get
dV
r = 3 4 6 (5)
r d V
dr a r r 6 20= r + +a r +r (6)
Since the sum of the left-hand sides of (4) (5) and (6) is zero the sum of their right-hand sides must be equal
to zero Taking the sum and then collecting the terms of like powers of r we have
3 4r a a a
+ + =)+r r 6 0 (7)
Equation (7) will be satisfied if the coefficient of each power of r is equal to zero This exercise will yield the
following results
a1r = 0 rArr a
1 = 0
42
0 2
k = s an ar trar constant
9 0=
162
4
a k
a =
25 0a
362
6
a = minus
We find that the coefficients of odd powers of r of (3) are zero So the solution of the differential equation
will have terms with even powers of r only The coefficient of r 2m where m is a positive integer including
zero is given by
m1minus
m ) (8)
Replacing a0 of (8) by a different constant A the solution of (2) is given by
==
infin
sum minus( m )
)kr (9)
The function ) 1
)= sum
is called Bessel function of first kind and zero order
As equation (2) is a second-order differential equation there must be a second independent solution of the
equation The second solution is called Bessel function of second kind and zero order
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SUMMARY
We learnt the basics of three common types of coordinate systems vector analysis sinusoidally time-
varying functions Fourier series and Bessel function Other mathematical tools are described in later chap-
ters as and when necessary We found that unlike the unit vectors in rectangular coordinates the directionsof some of the unit vectors in cylindrical and spherical coordinates vary with one or two coordinate vari-
ables Though only the mathematical definitions of divergence gradient and curl operations are available
their applications to electric and magnetic fields and interpretations of results are described in later chap-
ters The vector operations in cylindrical and spherical coordinates are given in Chapters 2 and 4 The vec-
tor identities line surface and volume integrals will find frequent use in the text Moreover we will utilise
the coordinate transformation technique for calculation of vector magnetic potential of a current loop in
Chapter 4
Representation of sinusoidal quantities and power calculation will be used for the study of time-varying
fields We will apply Fourier series and Bessel function for the solution of boundary-value problems Bessel
function will also be used to study the skin-effect phenomenon in cylindrical conductors
IMPORTANT FORMULAE
Relation between coordinate variables
Rectangular and cylindrical coordinates
x = r cos f
y = r sin f
z = z
Rectangular and cylindrical coordinates
x = r sin q cos f
y = r sin q sin f
z = r cos q
Differential lengths
Rectangular coordinates d ℓ = u xdx + u
ydy + u
z dz
Cylindrical coordinates d ℓ = dr ur + rd f uf + u
z dz
Spherical coordinates d ℓ = ur dr + u
q (rd q ) + u
f (r sin q d f )
Differential surfaces
Rectangular coordinates d S = u x(dydz ) + u
y(dzdx) + u
z (dxdy)
Cylindrical coordinates d S = ur (rd f dz ) + u
f (drdz ) + u
z (rdrd f )
Spherical coordinates d S = ur (r 2sinq d q d f ) + u
q (r sinq drd f ) + u
f (rdrd q )
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Differential volumes
Rectangular coordinates dv = dxdydz
Cylindrical coordinates rdrd f dz
Spherical coordinates r 2sinq drd q d f
Position vector r = xu x + yu
y + z u
z
Dot product of two vectors
In rectangular coordinates A sdot B = A x B
x + A
y B
y + A
z B
z
In cylindrical coordinates A sdot B = Ar B
r + A
f B
f + A
z B
z
In spherical coordinates A sdot B = Ar B
r + A
q B
q + A
f B
f
Cross product of two vectors
In rectangular coordinates
A
u
=
x B B
In cylindrical coordinates
A
u u
= B
In spherical coordinates
A
= A A B
θ φ
θ φ
θ φ
Gradient of a scalar function in rectangular coordinates
nabla = part part + part y
u u
Divergence of a vector function in rectangular coordinates
nablasdot = partpart
+part
+part
D D
x y
D y
Curl of a vector function in rectangular coordinates
nabla times = partpart
part part y z
x y
H H Vector identities
nabla times nabla times A = nabla(nabla sdot A) minus nabla2A
nabla sdot (A times B) = B sdot (nabla times A) minus A sdot (nabla times B)
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Dot product of unit vectors
In Rectangular and Cylindrical Coordinate systems
sdotur
sdotuf
sdotu z
u x cos f ndashsin f 0u
ysin f cos f 0
u z
0 0 1
In Rectangular and Spherical Coordinate systems
sdotur
sdotuq
sdotuf
u x
sinq cosf cosq cosf ndashsin f
u y
sinq sinf cosq sinf cosf
u z cosq ndashsinq 0
Complex impedance
+ )minus
Instantaneous power
)t = ])t cos2
cos
Complex power
lowast1
2
MULTIPLE983085CHOICE QUESTIONS
(starred questions have two answers)
11 A point in cylindrical coordinates is defined by (14 m 25deg 075 m) Location of the point in rectan-
gular coordinates is
(a) (14 m 0592 m 075 m)
(b) (1269 m 0592 m 075 m)
(c) (14 m 0592 m 075 m)
(d) (14 m 0592 m 0375 m)
12 A point in spherical coordinates is described by (095 m 35deg 20deg) Location of the point in rectangu-
lar coordinates is
(a) (0512 m 0186 m 0778 m)
(b) (0186 m 0512 m 0778 m)
(c) (0512 m 0778 m 0186 m)
(d) (0186 m 0778 m 0512 m)
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13 A position vector is given by 4 The unit vector in the direction of the position
vector is
(a) 0 0 566 +u
(b) 0 0 24 +u
(c) 0 0 566 +u
(d) 0 0 707 +u
14 A vector is given by A uu+u If the unit vector alongA is u707
what should be the value of p
(a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 10 (d) 12
15 Two vectors are given by A 4+u and 1+u 2 The angle between the vectors is
nearest to
(a) 12deg (b) 14deg (c) 16deg (d) 18deg
16 Two vectors are described by A u u3+u and B u u For the vectors to be
parallel the values of p and q should be (a) p = 3 q = 3 (b) p = 3 q = 9 (c) p = 45 q = 3 (d) p = 3 q = 45
17 The angle between two vectors A 4+u x y
and B y is 15deg What is the ratio of p to q
(a) 1732 (b) minus1732 (c) 0577 (d) minus0577
18 Two vectors are given by A 2+u z and B 4+u
z The unit vector normal to the plane con-
taining A and B is given by
(a) +0 371 0 557 y
(b) +0 741 0 371 y
(c) 0741u x minus 0577u
y + 0371u
z
(d) 0371u x +
0743u y minus
05571u z
19 A scalar function is given byf = xyz The magnitude of grad f at (1 minus1 1) is equal to
(a) 2 3 (b) 3 2 (c) 31 (d) 3
110 If r is the position vector at ( x y z ) the magnitude of nabla sdot r is equal to
(a) 3 (b) 3 (c) 31 (d) 13
111 The divergence of F = xy (u x + u
y) at (1 3) is equal to
(a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3 (d) 2
112 A vector in cylindrical coordinates is given by (sin f r ) ur The vector in rectangular coordinates is
(a) y
2
3 2) (b)
y
2
2( ) (c)
y
2 2
2( ) (d)
y
2
2( )
113 A vector in spherical coordinates is given by ur r 2 The vector in rectangular coordinate is
(a)+u
x + 3 2 (b)
3 2
+u
x + (c)
u+u
( x + 3 (d)
zu u+u z
x + 3 2
114 The line integral of F = xy (u x + u
y) along the straight line y = x from (0 0) to (2 2) is
(a) 163 (b) 8 (c) 16 (d) 4
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115 The instantaneous voltage and current in an electric circuit are given by V (t ) = 5 sin (w t minus 30deg) V and
I (t ) = minus02 cos w t A The average power supplied to the circuit is
(a) 05 W (b) 3 2 W (c) 025 W (d) 3 4 W
QUESTIONS
11 Name the coordinate planes of rectangular coordinates
12 In rectangular coordinates the coordinates of a point are x y and z What is the normal distance of
the point from the x- y plane
13 Name the plane on which x = 0
14 The coordinate of two points are and respectively What is the distance between the
points
15 In rectangular coordinates locate the point ) by tracing the path along or parallel to the
coordinate axes starting from the origin
16 Describe the cylindrical coordinate system Show that the coordinate directions are mutually perpen-
dicular to each other
17 Describe the spherical coordinate system Show that the coordinate directions are mutually perpen-
dicular to each other
18 The r and variable appearing in cylindrical and spherical coordinate systems have the same mean-
ing or different meanings in the two systems Explain
19 Explain why the distance between two points specified in spherical coordinates cannot be calculated by direct use of the coordinates of the points
How is this distance calculated
110 Sketch a length vector in rectangular coordinates and show its components in the coordinate directions
111 Express the vector A as sum of its component in rectangular cylindrical and spherical coordinates
112 Write the differential length vector and the differential surface vector in rectangular cylindrical and
spherical coordinates in terms of the components Give also the formula for the differential volume
in the three coordinate systems
113 Define the cross product of two vectors A and B Explain how the angle between the vectors can be
calculated from the definition of the cross product
114 Explain what is meant by a scalar field Does the value of the field at a point depend on the choice of
the coordinate system
115 State what is meant by a vector field Does the value of the field at a point depend on the choice of
the coordinate system
116 Explain with sketches that the unit vectors ur and u
f in cylindrical coordinates vary with f
117 Explain the properties of the gradient of a scalar function
118 Describe the procedure for evaluating the line integral of a vector function from an initial point to a
final point along a given path
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119 For the vector function A( x y z ) show that nabla sdot nabla times A( x y z ) = 0
120 Two sinusoidal functions are given by
)t )minus=
)t )minus 12
π
What is the phase difference between the two quantities and which is the leading quantity
121 A sinusoidal quantity is given by
F (t ) = F 0 sin (w t + y )
Write the complex exponential phasor and polar forms of the quantity
122 Define the rms value of a sinusoidally time-varying current Explain its significance
123 If W V and I are the measured values of power rms value of voltage and rms value of current
respectively of an electric load then the ratio W (VI ) is defined as the power factor of the load Is this
definition applicable to only sinusoidal variation of voltage and current with time or for any type of
variation Explain
124 Explain with sketches the meanings of single-valued and multi-valued periodic functions
ANSWERS TO SELECTED QUESTIONS
16 Describe the cylindrical coordinate system Show that the coordinate directions are mutually perpen-
dicular to each other
Answer In cylindrical coordinate system the three surfaces are those of a circular cylinder and two
planes These surfaces are specified with reference to the rectangular coordinate system The axis of
the cylinder is along the z axis and its radius is denoted by r One of the plane surfaces containing the
z axis is specified by the angle it makes with the y-z plane The angle is generally denoted by f The
second plane surface is parallel to and at a height z from the x-y plane The three coordinate direc-
tions are r f and z
The r direction is normal to the surface of the cylinder hence it is perpendicular to the axis of the
cylinder As the axis of the cylinder is along the z axis r and z directions are perpendicular to each
other At a point on the cylindrical surface the r direction is perpendicular to and the f direction istangential to the cylindrical surface Hence they are perpendicular to each other Moreover the f direction is parallel to the x-y plane hence it is perpendicular to the z direction
18 The r and f variable appearing in cylindrical and spherical coordinate systems have the same mean-
ing or different meanings in the two systems Explain
Answer The variables in cylindrical coordinate system are r f and z and those of spherical coordi-
nates are r q and f The r direction in cylindrical coordinates is perpendicular to the z axis of rectan-
gular coordinates whereas the r direction in spherical coordinates is at an angle q with the z axis Thus
the r-variables have different meaning In both the systems the angle f is the angle between the y-z
plane and a plane surface containing the z axis Thus the variable f has the same meaning in both the
systems
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19 Explain why the distance between two points specified in spherical coordinates cannot be calculated
by direct use of the coordinates of the points
How is the distance calculated
Answer Both q and f variables of spherical coordinates are angles and radian is their unit As the
unit of distance between two points is that of length the variables cannot be used directly for calcula-tion of distance
To calculate the distance it is necessary to express the spherical coordinates of the point in terms of
rectangular coordinate variables
113 Define the cross product of two vectors A and B Explain how the angle between the vectors can be
calculated from the definition of the cross product
Answer The cross product of two vectors A and B is a vector quantity say C The magnitude of C
is equal to the products of the magnitude of A the magnitude of B and the sine of angle a between
A and B The direction of C is perpendicular to the plane containing A and B The positive direction
is taken along the advance of a right-handed screw when it is rotated from A towards B
As per the definition of the cross product
A times B = ABsin a
Hence sin α = A B
A B
114 Explain what is meant by a scalar field Does the value of the field at a point depend on the choice of
the coordinate system
Answer A physical quantity which is a scalar function of position is a real number The quantity
may or may not be a function of time The mathematical representation or graphical plot of a scalar
function at various points in a region or domain is the scalar field of the function in that region Theregion may be one-dimensional (a line) two-dimensional (a surface) or three-dimensional (a vol-
ume) As an example let us consider a heated plate The temperature at each point on the surface of
the plate will have a specific value A graphical representation of temperatures at several points is the
temperature field in the region of the plate surface
Value of the field at a point is independent of the choice of a coordinate system
117 Explain the properties of the gradient of a scalar function
Answer The gradient of a scalar quantity which is a function of x y and z in general is a vector quan-
tity It is given by
nabla = + part part + partpart y x
u u u u= u
The first second and third terms give the rate of change of V with x y and z respectively As nablaV is
the vector sum of all the three components it gives the maximum rate of change of V with distance
at a point in space
120 Two sinusoidal functions are given by
V )t )minus= π
I )t )minus 12
π
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What is the phase difference between the two quantities and which is the leading quantity
Answer As V (t ) is a cosine function of time and I (t ) is a sine function of time we have to express
either V (t ) as a sine function or I (t ) as a cosine function of time By expressing I (t ) as a cosine func-
tion we get
)t )t = minus minus Thus the phase difference between the quantities is 3= V (t ) is the leading
quantity
PROBLEMS
11 Show the location of points P 1(10 m 20 m 30m) P
2(minus10 m 20 m 30m) P
3(10 m minus20 m
30m) P 4(10 m 20 m minus30m) in rectangular coordinates Calculate the distances of the points from
the origin
12 Show the location of the point P (05 m 60deg 02 m) in cylindrical coordinates Calculate the distances
of P from the origin
13 Show the location of the point P (04 m 30deg 45deg) in spherical coordinates Calculate the distances of
P from the origin
14 A point in rectangular coordinates is defined by (2 m minus3 m minus1 m) Find coordinates of the point in
(a) cylindrical coordinate and (b) in spherical coordinates
15 Derive relations between the cylindrical coordinate and spherical coordinate variables For the radial
directions use subscripts c and s respectively for cylindrical and spherical coordinates
16 A point in cylindrical coordinates is defined by (3 m 300
2 m) Find coordinates of the point inspherical coordinates
17 Find the distance between two points located at (a) (10 m 24 m minus08 m) and (minus26 m 15 m 15 m)
in rectangular coordinates (b) (12 m 45deg 20 m) and (05 m 60deg 02 m) in cylindrical coordinates
(c) (04 m 30deg 45deg) and (10 m 75deg 15deg) in spherical coordinates
18 Find the length vector from the point P 2(075 m 13 m minus06 m) to the point P
1(125 m minus07 m
04 m) Find also the unit vector directed from P 1 to P
2
19 A point is located at (20 m p 3 rad 08 m) in cylindrical coordinates Obtain in rectangular coordi-
nates the unit vector directed from the origin to the point
110 The location of two points are given by P 1(1 m 2 m 3 m) and P
2(2 m 3 m 5 m) Find the length
vector from the origin to the mid-point of the line joining P 1 and P
2
111 The location of two points are given by P 1(15 m 45deg 2 m) and P
2(5 m 60deg 30deg) in cylindrical and
spherical coordinates respectively Find the length vector from P 1 to P
2
112 A point is located at P (5 m 90deg 60deg) in spherical coordinates Find the unit vector directed from the
origin to P in rectangular coordinates
113 The equation y = 2 minus x is that of a straight line in the x-y plane Obtain the unit normal vector directed
from the given line to the point (3 2)
114 Find the dot and cross products of the vectors A = 3u x + 8u
y B = 5u
x + 10u
y What is the angle
between the vectors
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115 Given the vectors A = 4u x + 5u
y B = 6u
x + B
yu y + 8u
z What should be the value of B
y so that the angle
between A and B is 60deg
116 Vector A is directed from (2 m 3 m 4 m) to (5 m 7 m 9 m) and vector B is directed from (0 1 m
2 m) to (3 m 5 m 7 m) Find the angle between the vectors
117
Find the gradient of the scalar function f =
x
2
y +
y
2
z +
xz
2
at (minus
1 2minus
3) 118 The equation 2 x + 3 y + 4 z = c where c is a constant is that of a plane surface Find the unit vector
that is normal to the given plane and directed away from the origin
119 A surface is defined by x2 + y2 minus z 2 = 21 Find the unit vector normal to the surface at (4 3 2)
120 For the surface defined in Problem 119 find the angle between unit vectors normal to the surface at
(4 3 2) and )15 3
121 A vector function is described by A
+
1
2 2)uuu Find the divergence of the
vector function at (2 minus1 minus2)
122 A vector function is given by A = x2 yu x + y2 z u
y + xz 2u
z Find the curl of the vector at (1 2 4)
123 For the scalar function f ( x y z ) show that nabla times nablaf = 0
124 Prove the validity of the vector identity nabla times nabla times A = nabla(nabla sdot A) minusnabla2A for the vector function A = A( x
y z )u x + A( x y z )u
y + A( x y z )u
z
125 A vector field in rectangular coordinates is given byu
= + z
x Express the vector in cylindrical
coordinates at (4 45deg 3)
126 A vector is directed from (2 30deg 4) to (3 60deg 6) in cylindrical coordinates Find the angle between
the vector and the y axis
127 A vector function in cylindrical coordinates is given by
u ucos tans nr r
Calculate the components of the vector in rectangular coordinates
128 A vector function is given by = 8
2 2 Find the line integral of E along a straight path from
(3 5) to (6 10)
129 On the surface of a sphere find the area in the region if r = 6 30deg le q le 60deg 0 le f le 30deg
130 The amplitude of sinusoidal voltage and current of an electric circuit are 15 V and 2 A respectively
The current lags the voltage by p 6 rad Calculate (a) the rms values of voltage and current (b) the
power factor (c) the average power and (d) the complex impedance of the circuit
Find also the instantaneous power and complex power taking the voltage as reference Identify the
components of the complex power Assume w to be the angular frequency of the voltage
131 The complex forms of voltage and current amplitudes of an electric load are
40 V
2 A
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Partial Derivatives of Unit Vectors in Cylindrical Coordinates
As the directions of unit vectors ur and u
f in cylindrical coordinates vary with f the partial derivatives of
these vectors with f are not zero The procedure for obtaining the partial derivatives of the unit vectors by
the use of a graphical method is explained below Referring to Fig 113(a) the radial line ob represents a unit
vector in r direction at an angle f The line oc rep-
resents a unit vector along r direction at angle f +
d f The two vectors are denoted by ur(f ) and u
r(f
+ d f ) The directed line from b to c gives the change
of ur when f changes by a differential amount d f
The length of the line is equal to d f as r = 1 and it
is in f direction Thus denoting the differential
change of ur by d u
r we have
d ur = u
r(f + d f ) minus u
r(f ) = d u
r = (d f )u
f (1)
The differential d ur is equal to the rate of change of
ur with f multiplied by d f Accordingly
part (2)
From (1) and (2) we get
part=
u
φ
Thus the partial derivative of ur with respect to f is
equal to a unit vector along f direction
In Fig 113(b) and the inset the f -directed unit
vectors at b and c are shown as uf (f ) and uf (f + d f )respectively The vector d u
f is the change of u
f
when f changes by a differential amount d f The
magnitude of d uf is equal to d f and it is along negative r direction Thus
d uf = d f (minusu
r )
Aspartpart
we havepartpart
= minusφ
r
It may be verified that all other partial derivatives of unit vectors of cylindrical coordinates are zero
Partial Derivatives of Unit Vectors in Spherical Coordinates
In spherical coordinates the directions of both ur and u
q vary with q and also with f The direction of u
f var-
ies with f only We can obtain the partial derivatives of the unit vectors using graphical techniques similar to
those used for cylindrical coordinates The partial derivatives of unit vectors are given below
part =
partr r = n
partminus θ c= u os
Unit circle in
- plane
y
x
r- direction
uf
c
uf ( ) f (
( )
( )
d
d
uf ( +
u (
c
y
x
nit circlesn x-y p ane
od
u (
Fig 113 Geometrical methods for determining
differential change of (a)u
r with f and (b)u
f with f in cylindrical coordinates
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partpart
= minusuφ
θ uminus
All other partial derivatives of unit vectors of spherical coordinates are zero
Gradient of a Scalar FunctionIn rectangular coordinates let us consider a scalar quantity V that is a function of all the three variables x y and
z The first partial derivative of V with respect to x is partVpart x If V is a single valued function partVpart x gives the rate
of change of V with x at a point in space assuming y and z as constants Similarly partVpart y and partVpart z give rate of
change of V with y and z respectively The vector function having partVpart x partVpart y and partVpart z as its scalar compo-
nents in x y and z direction respectively is called gradient of V or lsquograd V rsquo in abbreviated form Accordingly
Gradient V = grad y
= partpart
+part
u u
Since V is common to all the terms we can write
grad y
= part + partu u (3)
The function inside the bracket of (3) is a differential vector operator It is called del or nabla and is denoted
by the symbol nabla In rectangular coordinates
nabla = part part +part
y z
(4)
Thus grad V = nablaV (5)
The three components of (3) give the rate of change of V with x y z respectively As grad V is the vector sum
of all the components it gives the maximum rate of change of V at a point in space
Unit Vector Normal to a Surface
Let us consider that the equation S ( x y z ) = c where c is a constant represents a continuous and single-
valued surface in a scalar field Then it can be shown that the gradient of S is along the normal direction to
the surface at any point P ( x y z ) and its sense is in the direction of increasing S The magnitude of nablaS gives
the maximum rate of increase of S at P The unit vector along the normal direction at P is given by
= plusmn nablanabla
where nablaS is the magnitude of nablaS
Divergence of a Vector Function
Let us consider a vector function D with D x D
y and D
z as components in rectangular coordinates Thus
D = u x D
x + u
y D
y + u
z D
z
where D x D
y and D
z are in general functions of all the three variables x y and z The divergence of D is
defined as the sum of part D x part x part D
y part y and part D
z part z Thus
div D =part
+ part
+ part
part D
x
D
y (6)
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where lsquodiv Drsquo is the abbreviation of divergence of D
It can be shown that the divergence of a vector is equal to the dot product of nablaand D
nablasdot part part part sdotu= u u y
)u
=part
+ part
part + part
part x y (7)
As the right-hand sides of (6) and (7) are identical
div D = nabla middot D
The divergence of a vector function is a scalar function A vector field of zero divergence is called a
solenoidal field
Curl of a Vector FunctionIn rectangular coordinates let us consider a vector function
H = u x H
x + u
y H
y + u
z H
z
where the components H x H
y and H
z are functions of all the three variables x y and z The curl of H written
in the abbreviated form as lsquocurl Hrsquo is defined by the following operation
cur u upartpart
minus part
+part
part partminus
part y y H H
x
H H
partpart
(8)
It can be shown that curl H is equal to the cross product of the vector operator nabla defined in (4) and H That is
curl H = nabla times H
Equation (8) shows that the curl of a vector function is another vector function A vector field with zero
curl is said to be an irrotational field
EXAMPLE 19
Given a scalar function V = 5 x2 y + 3 xz Find the gradient of V at a point P (15 27 08)
The gradient of V
nablaV = (10 xy + 3 z )u x + 5 x2u
y + 3 xu
z
Substituting x = 15 y = 27 z = 08
nablaV at P = [10(15)(27) + 3(08)]u x + 5(15)2u
y + 3(15)u
z
= 429u x + 1125u
y + 45u
z
EXAMPLE 110
Find the gradient of the scalar function = + at (1 minus2 4)
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nabla = partpart
+ partpart
= x
u2 2
Substituting x = 1 y = minus2 z = 4
nabla =
minus y z
4+
21
EXAMPLE 111
A scalar function is given by = )+ Find nablaf at (2 minus1 3)
nabla =part
+ partpart
=+ y z
22
( )+ u
Substituting x = 2 y = minus1 z = 3
nabla = )+7
minus
EXAMPLE 112
A vector field is described by F = 500u x + 750u
y A plane surface in the region of the field is defined by
2 x + 4 y + 6 z = 12 Find the vector components of F that are normal and tangential to the surface
Denoting the surface by S we have
S = 2 x + 4 y + 6 z The gradient of S
nablaS = 2u x + 4u
y + 6u
z
The magnitude of the gradient of S
nabla = +2 6 5= 6
The unit vector normal to the surface
S nabla 1)4
The scalar component of the vector field normal to the surface
n n= = ) y
sdot ) y z+ =usdot 1
56
000
56
The vector component of the vector field normal to the surface
F un
sdot = =)( )u+uu
56428 6
The vector component of the vector field tangential to the surface
Ft = F minus F
n = 3571u
x + 4643u
y minus 4286 u
z
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EXAMPLE 113
Given a vector function F = 2 x12 yu x + xy2u
y + (1 z )u
z Find divergence and curl of F at P (05 08 02)
The divergence of F
nablasdot = part
( part = + minus x x xy+ 2
11 )
Substituting x = 05 y = 08 and z = 02
nabla sdot F at P = 26931
The curl of F
nabla times = partpart
= )F
u u
u z
minus
2 1
Substituting x = 05 y = 08 and z = 02nabla times F at P = minus 0774 u
z
EXAMPLE 114
The equation to a surface is given by S ( x y z ) = xy minus 4 z 2 = 0 What is the angle between unit normal
vectors to the surface at P 1(8 2 2) and P
2(6 6 minus3)
Unit vector normal to a surface u S = nabla
nabla
nablaS
= yu
x
+ xu
y
minus 8 z u
z
At P 1 nablaS
1 = 2u
x + 8u
y ndash 16u
z nablaS
1 = 18
2 16
18=
minus
At P 2 nablaS
2 = 6u
x + 6u
y + 24u
z nablaS
2 = 2545
2
6 24
25
+u
Let a be the angle between the unit vectors Then
cos)
( )( )α = = =
minussdot x y z x y z
2
minus 2+ 4
4
324
4
2
95 720 705
= minus
a = 1345deg
EXAMPLE 115
Two surfaces are defined by S 1 = x2 + y2 minus z2 = 7 and S
2 = x2 minus y + z 2 = 3 Find the angle between the surfaces
at P (2 2 minus1)
The angle between two surfaces at a point common to them is the angle between the normal to the surfaces
at the point
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nablaS 1 = 2( xu
x + yu
y ndash z u
z )
At P nablaS 1 = 4u
x + 4u
y + 2u
z and nablaS
1 = 6
nablaS 2 = 2 xu
x ndash u
y + 2 z u
z
At P nablaS 2 = 4u
x ndash u
y ndash 2u
z and nabla = 21
Let a be the angle between the unit vectors Then
cos)
(= =
nablanabla
sdot sdot
211
8
6 21)=
a = 7308deg
EXAMPLE 116
Two vector functions are given by A = 2 xu y + 3 y2u
z and B = z u
x + 3 yu
z Find nabla sdot (A times B) at (3 2 1)
A = x y z
z0 2 2 2
nablasdot = part + part)times u sdot minus
y+
= 6 y + 6 yz minus 2 x = 18 at (3 2 1)
EXAMPLE 117
A vector is defined by
A = xy2
u x + yz 2
u y + zx2
u z Find nabla times nabla times A
nabla times = partpart
part part = minus +A
u u u
z
yz xy
2 2 2
2( )
nabla times nabla times = partpart
A
u u
minus 0= x y
z z
EXAMPLE 118
A scalar function is given by f = x3 + y3 + xyz Find nabla sdot nablaf
nablasdotnabla = part
+ +part
= x y
( )+ x xyz
= + + part =2 2 2
z)+ y )+ xyz )+ xy
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19 Vector IdentitiesSome useful vector identities are listed below The identities can easily be proved by assuming that the vector
A and B and the scalar f are functions of rectangular-coordinate variables
1 nabla times (nablaf ) = 0
2 nabla sdot (nabla times A) = 03 nabla sdot (f A) = A sdot (nablaf ) + f (nabla sdot A)
4 nablasdot + part
+ partpart
(nabla = nabla2 2 2
x y
5 nabla times nabla times A = nabla(nabla sdot A) minus nabla2A
6 nabla times (f A) = (nablaf ) times A + f (nabla times A)
7 nabla sdot (A times B) = B sdot (nabla times A) minus A sdot (nabla times B)
110 Line Surface and Volume IntegralsIn the case of a definite integral
adxint ) x
where the integrand F ( x) is a real function of a single variable x The function is integrated along x direction
between limits x = a and x = b Whereas in the case of a line integral a real function of more than one variable
is integrated along a continuous curve from an initial point to an end point The curve may also be a closed
one The function may be a scalar or a vector function of real variables In the case of a vector function its
component along a specified path is integrated The line integral is a definite integral
The principle of evaluating the line integral of a vector
function along a path is as follows Let us consider a vec-
tor function F in any coordinate plane Let us take a con-
tinuous curve of any shape denoted by C in Fig 114 in
the plane of the vector The positive direction of the curve
is indicated by an arrow and its initial and final positions
are marked by a and b respectively If we divide the curve
into a large number of very small segments each seg-
ment may be considered as a straight line Let there be n
such segments of lengths ∆ ∆ sdotsdot sdot If the
average value of the vector function over the k th segment
is Fk its scalar component along the positive direction of
the segment is F k cos a
k where a
k is the angle between F
k
and tangent to the k th segment as shown in the figure The
product of F k cos a
k and is equal to the dot product of F
k and the vector length ∆ ℓ
k That is
cosα sdot= ∆l
The sum of such dot products of all the segments between a and b is
n
=sum ∆l
k
In the limit n approaching infinity the above summation is called line integral of F along the curve C The
curve is the path of integration The line integral of F along the path shown in Fig 114 is
d int sdot l
Fig 114 Pertaining to line integration of a vector
Tangent to k t
segment
a1
F k∆
∆ 2∆ ∆
k
∆ n
C
a
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If the line integral is over a closed path it is written by putting a small circle on the integral sign Thus
F sdot d l denotes the line integral of F over a closed path
In order to understand the process of integrating a vector func-
tion F over a surface let us consider a continuous open surface
S shown in Fig 115 The surface may be considered as consist-
ing of a large number of very small surface elements with areas
∆S 1 ∆S
2hellip ∆S
k hellip ∆S
n Let the average of F over the k th sur-
face element be Fk The scalar component of F
k along normal to
the surface element is equal to F k cos a
k where a
k is the angle
between Fk and the unit vector u
n normal to the surface element
as shown in the figure The product of F k cos a
k and ∆S
k can be
expressed as the dot product of the vectors Fk and ∆S
k
F k ∆S
kcos a = Fsdot(∆S
k u
n) = F
k ∆S
k
The sum of such dot products over all the n surface elements is given by
n
=sumThe above summation as n approaches infinity is the surface integral of F over the surface The surface
integral is a definite double integral which is denoted using either two integral signs or a single integral sign
with a subscript s We will use the latter notation Accordingly
Sint denotes the surface integral of a vector function F over an open surface
If the surface is a closed one the surface integral is denoted by putting a small circle on the integral sign
Accordingly SS
denotes the surface integral of F over a closed surface
The volume integral of a scalar point function in three-dimensional space is a triple integral The integral isdenoted using either three integral signs or a single integral sign with a subscript v We will use the latter
notation Thus the volume integral of a scalar function r which is a continuous function of space variables
in a region of volume bounded by a closed surface is written as
dv
where dv is the volume of a three-dimensional element
EXAMPLE 119
Find the line integral of the vector function F = ( x2 + 2 y)u x + (3 x minus y2)u
y along the straight line defined by
y = 3 x from (0 0) to (1 3)
An element of length vector in rectangular coordinates
d ℓ = u xdx + u
ydy + u
z dz
The dot product of F and d ℓ F middot d l = ( x2 + 2 y)dx + (3 x minus y2)dy
Substituting y by 3 x in the first term and x by y3 in the second term we have
F middot d ℓ = ( x2 + 6 x)dx + ( y minus y2)dy
The line integral sdot 3
7= minusminus 17=
nu
S
F
Fig 115 Pertaining to surface integration
of a vector
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EXAMPLE 120
Integrate the vector function
F u + x y y
( ) x
along the path described by the equation y2 = 4 x from P 1(1 2) to P
2(4 4)
An element of length vector in rectangular coordinates
d ℓ = u xdx + u
ydy + u
z dz
The dot product of F and d ℓ sdot d x y
dyl =) x y x y 2
(1)
The path of integration is defined by the equation
y2 = 4 x (2)
Or ydy = 2dx (3)
Substituting (2) and (3) in (1) we get
F sdot = + x x
23 2
Thus F sdot = + =int int x2
03 2
274P1
2
The integral can be evaluated by substituting x2 + 4 x = u
EXAMPLE 121
A circular cylinder has its base on the x- y plane with its axis along the z axis The radius and height of the
cylinder are 20 cm and 50 cm respectively By using the formula for the differential area d S = (rd f dz )ur +
(drdz )uf + (rdrd f )u
z find the surface area of the cylinder
A differential area on the surface of the cylinder is in r direction Thus
dS = rd f dz
At r = 02 m dS = 02d f dz
Surface area π = 0 2φ
m2
EXAMPLE 122
The radius of a sphere is 25 cm By using the formula for the differential area d S = (r 2sinq d q d f )ur +
(r sinq drd f ) uq + (rdrd f ) u
f find surface area of the lower hemisphere
A differential area on the surface of the sphere is in r direction Thus
dS = r 2 sinq d q d f
At r = 025 m dS = 00625 sinq d q d f
Surface area π = 0 125φ π
2
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EXAMPLE 123
Given a vector function F = x2 yu x + xy2u
y Integrate nabla times F over the rectangular surface shown in Fig 116
y
y 1
x 2
x minus2
y minus1
x
Fig 116 For Example 123
The curl of the vector function
nabla times = partpart part
=F
u
u x y
x2 2 0
)minus
An element of surface vector is given by
d S = u xdydz + u
ydzdx + u
z dxdy
Thus (nabla times F) sdot d S = ( y2 minus x2)dxdy
We find from Fig 116 that the lower and upper limits of x are minus20 and +20 and those of y are minus10 and
+10 Thus
= minus+
minus
+
int sdot (= 08
111 Coordinate Transformation of VectorsIt is desirable to use a suitable coordinate system at the outset for solving a field problem involving vectors
For example it is easier to solve a problem having cylindrical symmetry by using cylindrical coordinates A
proper choice of a coordinate system simplifies the analysis and results in a solution that is compact in form
and easy for physical interpretation However it is occasionally necessary to convert a vector function from
one coordinate system to another system The principles of transformation of a vector function between
cylindrical and rectangular coordinates and between spherical and rectangular coordinates are described in
the following
Transformations between Cylindrical and Rectangular Coordinates
Let a vector F in terms of its components in cylindrical coordinates be given by
F = F r u
r + F
f u
f + F
z u
z (1)
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where in general each component is a function of all the three variables r f and z We will transform the
vector to rectangular coordinates
Let the same vector in terms of its components in rectangular coordinates is
F = F xu
x + F
yu
y + F
z u
z (2)
In order to transform the vector we obtain at first the rectangular-coordinate components F x F y and F z of F interms of F
r F
f and F
z and then change the cylindrical-coordinate variables to rectangular-coordinate variables
We know that the component of a vector in any direction is given by the dot product of the vector and a unit
vector in that direction Accordingly F x is equal to the dot product of F described by (1) and the unit vector u
x
F x = ( F
r u
r + F
f u
f + F
z u
z ) sdot u
x
= F r (u
r sdot u
x) + F
f (u
f sdot u
x) + F
z (u
z sdot u
x) (3)
We see from Fig 117 that the angle between ur and u
x is f the angle between u
f and u
x is 90deg + f and the
angle between u z and u
x is 90deg Therefore u
r sdot u
x = cos f u
f sdot u
x = minus sin f and u
z sdot u
x = 0 Substituting these
results in (3) we get
F x = F
r cos f minus F
f sin f
The component F y = ( F
r u
r+ F
f u
f + F
z u
z ) sdot u
y= F
r (u
r sdot u
y)
+ F f (u
f sdot u
y) + F
z (u
z sdot u
y)
The angle between ur and u
y is 90deg minus f between u
f and u
y
is f and between u z and u
yis 90deg Thus
F y = F
r sin f + F
f cos f
As the z direction is common to both the systems
F z = F
z
Since F r F
f and F
z are functions of the cylindrical-coordi-
nate variables these have to be expressed in terms of
rectangular-coordinate variables to complete the transfor-
mation Relations connecting the two sets of variables are
given in (12-2) [Equation 2 of Section 12]
We use the same procedure as described above to transform a vector in rectangular coordinates to cylindrical
coordinates It can be shown that a vector
G = G xu x + G yu y + G z u z
in cylindrical coordinates when transformed to rectangular coordinates will have the following scalar
components
G r = G
x cos f + G
y sin f
G f = minus G
x sin f + G
y cos f
G z = G
z
To complete the transformation the components have to be expressed in terms of spherical-coordinate vari-
ables using the following formulae which can be derived from (12-2)
y
u
(90deg
u
u
u
ur u x
f
f
Fig 117 Showing unit vectors of rectangular
and cylindrical coordinates
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2
f = tanminus1( y x)
z = z
Transformations between Spherical and Rectangular CoordinatesIn spherical coordinates let a vector function be given by
E = E r u
r + E
q u
q + E
f u
f
where E r E
q and E
f are in general functions of all the three variables r q and f
In order to transform the vector to rectangular coordinates we have to find its components in x y and z direc-
tions and then express these components in terms of x y and z The component of E along x direction is
E x = E sdot u
x = E
r(u
r sdot u
x) + E
q (u
q sdot u
x) + E
f (u
f sdot u
x) (4)
The values of (ur sdot u x) and (uq sdot u x) cannot be found directly because the angles between the unit vectorsinvolving the dot products cannot be expressed as simple functions of q and f
This difficulty is overcome by finding at first the pro-
jections of the unit vectors on the x-y plane and then
projecting these projections onto the x axis Referring
to Fig 118 we find that the angle between ur and the
z axis is q and the angle between uq and the z axis is
90deg + q Therefore the lengths of projections urand u
q
on the x-y plane are equal to sin q and cos q respec-
tively Moreover these projections are at an angle f
with the x axis Thus we haveu
r sdot u
x = sin q cos f
uq sdot u
x = cos q cos f
As the unit vector uf is at angle 90deg + f with the x axis
the dot product of uf and u
x is
uf sdot u
x = minus sin f
Substituting the expressions of the dot products in (4)
we get
E x = E
r sin q cos f + E
q cos q cos f minus E
f sin f
The components of E along y and z directions can similarly be calculated These are given by E
y = E
r sin q sin f + E
q cos q sin f + E
f cos f
E z = E
r cos q minus E
q sin q
To complete the process of transformation we have to express the components in terms of the rectangular-
coordinate variables The relations connecting the two sets of variables are given by (12-3)
Let us next consider a vector H in rectangular coordinates defined in terms of its components
H = H xu
x + H
yu
y + H
z u
z
We can transform the vector into spherical coordinate system using the procedure similar to that described
above The scalar components of H in spherical coordinates are
u
u
u
u x
u
(90deg q )
u
x
f
q
Fig 118 Showing unit vectors of rectangular and
spherical coordinates
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H r = H
x sin q cos f + H
y sin q sin f + H
z cos q
H q = H
x cos q cos f + H
y cos q sin f minus H
z sin q
H f = minus H
x sin f + H
y cos f
To complete the process of conversion the components will have to be transformed to spherical-coordinate
variables using the following formulae These can be derived from (12-3)
r y z x
=+
minuscos 1
x
f = tanminus1 ( y x)
EXAMPLE 124
A vector in cylindrical coordinates is given byF = Transform the vector into rectangular coordinates
The vector has only one component F r = 1r in r direction Let the vector in rectangular coordinates be
F = F xu
x + F
yu
y + F
z u
z
Thenr
x
x yr
= =) cossdot
= =) s nsdot
F z = 0
The vector in rectangular coordinates is given by
F 1
)uu
EXAMPLE 125
The vector F = r sin f uf is given in cylindrical coordinates Transform the vector into rectangular
coordinates
The vector has only one component F f = r sin f in f direction Let the vector in rectangular coordinates be
F = F xu
x + F
yu
y + F
z u
z
Then y
= = minus) )sdot minus sin 2 2
x y= =)sdot
F z = 0
The vector in rectangular coordinate is given by
F 1
2 2)u
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EXAMPLE 126
Convert the vector = r
r in spherical coordinates into rectangular coordinates
The vector has only one componentr
r
1 in r direction Let the vector in rectangular coordinates be
E = E xu
x + E
yu
y + E
z u
z
We haver
= =)) x
sdot 1
yr
=))
sdot 1
= =) cos
)sdot
The vector in rectangular coordinate is given by
E 1
+ )uu
112 Sinusoidally Time-Varying QuantitiesA scalar or a vector quantity may be time-invariant or it may be a function of time Quantities that are either
sine or cosine function of time are called sinusoidally time-varying quantities For example a voltage repre-
sented by
V (t ) = V 0 cos w t (1)
is a co-sinusoidal quantity And a current given by
I (t ) = I 0 sin w t (2)
is a sinusoidal quantity These are also called alternat-
ing quantities In (1) and (2) V (t ) and I (t ) denote instan-
taneous values V 0 and I
0 are the maximum values or
amplitudes of the functions and w is the angular or
radian frequency The units of voltage and current are
volt (V) and ampere (A) and that of w is radians per
second (rads) The graphs of variation of voltage and
current with time shown in Fig 119 are the familiarcosine and sine waves The waves repeat after every
w t = 2p radian The number of such repetitions or
cycles per second is called frequency of the waves The
frequency is denoted by f and its unit is hertz (Hz) The
duration of one cycle is equal to one period It is gener-
ally denoted by T Therefore T = 1 f As w t changes by
2p radian in one period w = 2p T = 2p f Each cycle
consists of a positive half-cycle and a negative half-
cycle Both the half-cycles have the same amplitude
and identical shapes
(a
(b
3
V t
V
I t
I
p p p p t
t
2p
23p p p
Fig 119 (a) A cosine wave and (b) A sine wave
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Next let us consider the functions
V 1(t ) = V
10 cos (w t + y
1) (3)
and V 2(t ) = V
20 cos (w t minus y
2) (4)
Note that V 1
(t ) and V 2
(t ) have the same frequency as that of V (t ) Graphs of functions defined by (1) (3) and
(4) are shown in Fig 120 The symbols y 1and y
2denote phase angles of V
1(t ) and V
2(t ) respectively If we
take the time-angle at which V (t ) is zero (or maximum) as reference the corresponding zero of V 1(t ) occurs
earlier by a time-angle y 1 and that of V
2(t ) occurs later by a time-angle y
2 Thus V
1(t ) leads V (t ) by an angle
y 1 and V
2(t ) lags V (t ) by an angle y
2 As cos w t = sin(w t + p 2) a cosine function leads a sine function by p 2
radian The phase angles are specified either in radian or in degree
Representation of Sinusoidal Functions
Any of the equations (1) to (4) is the basic form of rep-
resenting a sinusoidal quantity in terms of its amplitude
frequency and phase angle This form gives the value of
the quantity at any instant The waveforms of Fig 119and 120 also provide the same information
Some other useful ways of representing a sinusoidal
quantity are the phasor the complex and the polar forms
The basis of these forms is the Eulerrsquos formula (or iden-
tity) of the complex exponential function e j w t As per the
formula
e j w t = cos w t + j sin w t
where = minus1
cos w t = Re e j w t (5) sin w t = Im e j w t (6)
The notations Re and Im are the abbreviations of lsquoreal part of rsquo and lsquoimaginary part of rsquo respectively Thus
using (5) and (6) in (1) and (2) we have
V (t ) = Re V 0 e j w t
and I (t ) = Im I 0 e j w t = Re I
0 e j (w t minusp 2)
Similarly (3) and (4) can be written as
e j )1=
e j )2=
These are the complex exponential forms of writing sinusoidally time-changing quantities One advantage of
using the complex exponential function e j w t instead of sin w t or cos w t is that the form of a function does not
change when differentiated or integrated with respect to time
To proceed further let us write the last four equations as in the following
V (t ) = V 0 cos w t = Re (V
0 e j 0)e j w t
I (t ) = I 0 sin w t = Re ( I
0 eminus j p 2)e j w t
e t
11) Re )ψ
e t
1) Re )= minusminus ψ
V t
ω t
V t V t
2p
Fig 120 Showing time-phase difference between
sinusoidal waves
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A study of the above equations shows that the factor e j w t appears in all the functions In the mathematical
analysis of a problem it is not necessary to show this factor in all the steps The presence of e j w t in a func-
tion is assumed If all the quantities in a study have the same frequency it is sufficient to use only the
functions shown within the brackets At the end of an analysis the final expression is multiplied by e j w t
and either its real part or the imaginary part is used to express the result in real time The functions inside
the brackets are called phasors
We will denote a phasor by putting a bar over the symbol of the quantity For example
j 1ψ
and j
02minus
These are the phasor representations of sinusoidally time-varying quantities
Two more forms of representing a sinusoid can be derived from the phasor form Let us consider a voltage
phasor
e ψ
Since e j w = cos y + j sin y
)s n (7)
The first term on the rhs of (7) is the real part and the second term is the imaginary part of Denoting the
real part by V 0a
and the imaginary part by V 0i we have
i (8)
where V 0a
= V 0 cos y and V
0i = V
0 sin y
The form of (8) suggests that a phasor can be represented in a complex plane as shown in Fig 121 Equation
(8) and Fig 121 are the complex form of representing a sinusoidally time-varying quantity
We see that to write a sinusoidal quantity in phasor and com-
plex forms only its amplitude and phase angle are needed
Thus a simpler way of describing a sinusoidal quantity is by
its amplitude and phase angle as given below
ang plusmn
This is known as the polar form of representing a sinusoid
This form is advantageous where multiplication and division
of phasors are involved To illustrate these operations let j 1plusmn
and e j 2plusmn ψ
The product of the two phasors0 0 2= ang plusmn )]
The ratio of the two phasors j
2= ang[plusmn )] plusmn )]minus
Thus the magnitude of the product of two phasors is equal to the product of their magnitudes whereas the
phase angle of their product is equal to the algebraic sum of their phase angles Moreover the magnitude of
the ratio of two phasors is equal to the ratio of their magnitudes and the phase angle is equal to the phase angle
of the numerator-phasor minus the phase angle of the denominator-phasor
Im
Re
V
V
V
y
Fig 121 Representation of a sinusoidal
function in the complex plane
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Root-Mean-Square Value of a Sinusoidal Quantity
In order to define the root-mean-square (rms) value of a function consider that a sinusoidal current
I (t ) = I 0 sin w t
flows through a resistor of R ohm Then electric power dissipated in the resistor at any instant
)t s n= 0
ω t
The average power over a complete cycle
=1
2 2
2π
Next consider that a time-invariant current I flows through the same resistor instead of the sinusoidal current
Power dissipated in the resistor is equal to I 2 R If we assume that I 2 R is equal to the average power dissipated
by the sinusoidal current I 0 sin w t then
2=
Or =2
The constant current I which produces the same power in the resistor as the average power due to an
alternating current is called root-mean-square (rms) or effective value of the time-varying current The
nomenclature is derived from the mathematical procedure involved in deriving it
The rms value of a sinusoidal quantity is equal to 21 times of its amplitude The rms value of any periodic
function can be determined using the above procedure Sinusoidal quantities can also be represented usingrms value instead of amplitudes as given below
Instantaneous form )t )=
)t )=
Phasor form e ψ
Complex form
Polar form ang plusmn
The Complex ImpedanceThe complex impedance of an electric load is defined as the ratio of its complex voltage and complex
current To calculate the impedance let us assume that the instantaneous
voltage across the electric load shown in Fig 122 is
V (t ) = V 0 cos w t (9)
The complex and polar forms of the voltage are
0+ (10)
0ang
I (t
V (t
Load
Z
Fig 122 A load connected
to an ac source
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For a purely resistive load of resistance R ohm instantaneous current through the load
t )t )t
cos= = ω cos (11)
where I 0 = V
0 R We find from equations (9) and (11) that these are in time-phase The complex form of load
current is0+ (12)
The complex impedance is found by dividing (10) by (12)
Z = =0
00 0= ang
If the load is an ideal (loss-free) inductor of inductance L henry (H)
t )t cos( )== deg1ω (13)
The constant of integration is assumed to be zero as we are considering alternating quantities under steady
state (not transient) condition In the above expressions X L
= w L is reactance of the inductor and I 0 = V
0 X
L is
amplitude of the current The unit of reactance is ohm We find from (9) and (13) that the current in a pure
inductor lags the voltage across it by 90deg The complex form of current is
0
The complex impedance of the inductor
= = deg0
0+ = = ang
If the load is an ideal (loss-free) capacitor of capacitance C farad (F)
t
)t = = minus +t deg)t = os )90
where X c = (1w c) is reactance of the capacitor in ohm and I
0 = (V
0 X
c) is amplitude of the current We find
that current in an ideal capacitor leads the voltage across it by 90 deg The complex form of current is given by
The complex impedance
= = + deg00
minus = minus = ang minus
The complex impedance of an electric load consisting of a resistance R an inductance X L and a capacitance
X C in series is given by
j+ +minus (14)
where X = X L
minus X C is the effective reactance of the circuit If X
L is greater than X
C then the load is inductive
and if X C is greater than X
L the load is capacitive The angle y = tanminus1( X R) is called impedance angle
The resistance and reactance of the load in terms of the load angle are given by
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R = Z cos y
X = Z sin y
The magnitude of the impedance
The impedance in polar form is represented as
ang
Current I 0taken by a load is equal to the ratio of (10) and (14)
ji2
0= = = = =
) R jX
where I 0a
= (V 0Z ) cos y = I
0 cos y is the real part and I
0i = (V
0Z ) sin y = I
0 sin y is the imaginary part of the
current phasor respectively
The current in the polar form is
0= ang
ang + = ang minus where
0 =
If the resistance and reactance of an electric load is known we can calculate values of the circuit impedance
Z and the impedance angle y Taking the voltage across the circuit as reference the equation for instanta-
neous current is given by
I (t ) = I 0 cos(w t minus y )
We see that the phase angle between voltage and current is equal to the impedance angle y The current lags
the voltage for an inductive load and the current leads the voltage for a capacitive load The impedance angle
lies between 0 and 90deg if the load is inductive and between 0 and minus90deg if the load is capacitive
The rms value of current I = =rms value of voltage
Instantaneous Average and Complex Powers
Instantaneous power input to a load is equal to the product of its voltage and current at a given instant If the
instantaneous voltage is described by the equation
V (t ) = V 0 cos (w t + y
1) (15)
and the current at the same instant is given by
I (t ) = I 0 cos (w t + y
2) (16)
then instantaneous power
P (t ) = V (t ) I (t ) = V 0 I
0 cos (w t +y
1) cos (w t + y
2)
= +t 2
)]ω + cos (17)
where y = y 2 minus y
1 is the phase difference between current and voltage
The instantaneous power given by (17) has two parts One part is independent of time and the other part var-
ies with time at twice the frequency The average power is equal to the average value of instantaneous power
over one cycle Thus the average power
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t 2
1
2)t
=0
2cosc= os (18)
The average power therefore is equal to the product of rms voltage rms current and the cosine of phase-angle between the voltage and current The power is also called active or effective or real power The electric unit
of power is watt (W) The product of V and I that is VI is called apparent power and its unit is volt-ampere
(VA) The factor cos y is called power factor of the load
Power factor cos = =2
VI
Substituting V = IZ and cos y = RZ in (18) we get the average power in terms of the current and the
resistance
P av
= I 2 R
Thus the active power is the power absorbed by the load
In an analogous way the reactive or quadrature power
1
2
2 (19)
The unit of reactive power is volt-ampere reactive (var)
It may be noted that I cos y of (18) is the component of current that is in phase with the voltage and I sin y of (19) is the component of current that is in quadrature with the voltage Thus the general principle is that
the average power is equal to the product of in-phase components of rms voltage and rms current and the
reactive power is given by the product of rms voltage and rms current which are out of phase by 90deg We will
use this principle to define complex power
The complex forms of voltage and current defined by (15) and (16) are
i (20)
andi (21)
In (20) V 0a
and V 0i are the real and imaginary parts of the voltage and in
(21) I 0a
and I 0i are the real and imaginary parts of the current These are
represented in the complex plane of Fig 123 Since V 0a
and I 0a
are in
phase and V 0i
and I 0i are also in phase the average power
1
2)
ii (22)
Moreover as V 0i
and I 0a
are out of phase by 90deg (V 0i I
0a2) gives one part of the
reactive power For the same reason (V 0a I
0i 2) gives a second part of reactive
power Note that in the first part the current lags the voltage and hence this part of the reactive power is inductive
The second part of the reactive power is capacitive as in this case the current leads the voltage If we assume the
inductive power to be positive then the capacitive power would be negative Thus the net reactive power
1)
ai a (23)
1
I
V
V a I
I
V
Im
Re
Fig 123 Showing real and
imaginary parts of a voltage
phasor and a current phasor
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We can also obtain the above results mathematically by the use of the complex forms of voltage and current
given in (20) and (21) as follows The conjugate of current is
i
lowast minus
Then1
2
1
2
lowast = i
)i
minus
= +1
2) + )]minus
i i (24)
We see that the rhs of (24) has a real part and an imaginary part The real part is same as the average power
given by (22) and the imaginary part is same as the reactive power given by (23) Thus 2lowast
gives the
complex power Denoting the complex power by P we have
lowast1
2 0
(25)
The average or active power 1
2 (26)
The reactive power 1
2 0
(27)
In (26) Re means lsquoReal part of rsquo and in (27) Im means lsquoImaginary part of rsquo the complex power The reactive
power is inductive if the imaginary part of (24) is positive and it is capacitive if the imaginary part is nega-
tive It can be shown that the real part of ( )2 is also equal to P av
However its imaginary part is nega-
tive of the imaginary part of (24)
EXAMPLE 127
The voltage and current of a given load are
V (t ) = 120 sin (1000t + 60deg) V
I (t ) = 15 cos (1000t - 45deg) A
(a) Find the phase difference between voltage and current and their root-mean-square values (b) Represent
the voltage and current in phasor complex and polar forms (c) Calculate the load impedance resistance
reactance inductance (or capacitance) power factor active power and reactive power using (18) and (19)
(d) Calculate the complex power using (25)
(a) In order to find the phase difference between voltage and current we have to write the voltage equation
in the cosine form
V (t ) = 120 sin (1000t + 60deg) = 120 cos (1000t minus 30deg) V
I (t ) = 15 cos (1000t minus 45deg) A
The phase angle of the current with respect to the voltage = minus 45degminus(minus30) = minus15deg The current lags the voltage
by 15deg
Root-mean-square values of voltage and current are
=2= 120 84 85 V
51= =2 60 A
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(b) Phasor forms e jminus ( ) V
e 4 ) A
Complex forms 0=)deg V
deg) = )minus A
Polar forms ang120 deg
= 1 Aang5 minus deg
(c) = = ang minus degang minus deg
= ang deg = deg +0
120 30
1 5 515 80 15(cos 2 700 1 Ω
Ω= 20 71 (Inductive)
Inductance L = X w = 20711000 = 2071 mH
Power factor = cos y = cos 15deg = 0966 (lagging)
Active power1
2
1120 1 966 93(= )( )5 0 ) 86 W
Reactive power 1
2
1120 1 259 29
0 = ) )5 0 ) = 23
(d) Complex powerlowast1
2
1 + 27
The real part is the average power in watts and the imaginary part is the reactive power in vars (inductive)
113 Fourier SeriesConsider that a function f ( x) has the following properties
1 It varies periodically with x That is f ( x + T ) = f ( x) where T is
the period
2 It is a single-valued function That is it has only one value for
a given value of the variable
3 It is a continuous function of the variable It may however have
finite number of discontinuities Such a periodic function is
shown in Fig 124 The wave is continuous in the range 0 lt x lt p and p lt x lt 2p and it is discontinuous at x = p and 2p
Any function f ( x) with a period 2p and satisfying the above mentioned properties can be represented by a trigonometric series as given below
) x1
==
infin
1
cn
)n (1)
where the constant a0 a
n and b
n are real numbers The trigonometric series is called Fourier series The con-
stants of the series are calculated from the following formulae
f d 1
minusπ
π x
p
f ( )
p
Fig 124 Illustration of a periodic
function
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x1
x
b f x d minus
1 π
Over a period 2p the constant a0 is the average value of f ( x) whereas the coefficients an and bn are twice theaverage values of f ( x) cos nx and f ( x) sin nx respectively
If a function f ( x) is defined over an interval of length instead of minus p to p its Fourier series is
obtained by replacing x in (1) by x Accordingly
n) x n=
(2)
The constants of (2) are given by
a f d 1
minus
+
x
x x
+1
b n x
dx1
minus
x sin
If f ( x) is an even function of x ie if f (minus x) = f ( x) then bn = 0 and
a x2
If f ( x) is an odd function of x [ f (minus x) = minus f ( x)] then an
= 0 and
b dx2
x sin
For an alternating function with identical positive and negative half-waves [ f ( x + p ) = minus f ( x)] the constant
a0 = 0
EXAMPLE 128
We will obtain the Fourier series of (a) a rectangular waveform and (b) of a triangular waveform illus-
trated in Fig 125
Fig 125 Pertaining to Example 128 (a) A rectangular wave and (b) A triangular wave
O
(a) b
f ( )
x
minusV
V
A
O
minusV
V
f ( )
minus x
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As both the waves are odd functions of x and have identical positive and negative half-cycles it is necessary
to calculate coefficient of the sine series only over the interval x = 0 to
(a) For the rectangular waveform f ( x) = V 0 in the interval x = 0 to =
=
2 2 2
0 = c
minus )
We see that bn = 0 for even values of n and b
n = 2 for odd values of n Thus the Fourier series of the
function is
) x == 4 1
1 3 5 (3)
(b) The equation of the triangular waveform from x = 0 to x = is that of the straight line OA Its equation
is
x
) x =
The coefficient of the nth term of the sine series
b x n x
dx
n
=
= minus
2
2
0
si
cos sin
= minus 2
ncos
Hence the Fourier series of the function is given by
) x s n= minus+ s n
2 1
3
3
2 (4)
114 Bessel FunctionsBessel functions are solutions of specific types of second order ordinary differential equations The general
form of the equation with V as dependent variable and r as independent variable is
r dr dr
0+ +r =)kr (1)
where k 2 is positive and n is any number Equation (1) is called Besselrsquos equation of order n though the dif-
ferential equation itself is of second order For n = 0 equation (1) becomes
dr dr
2 2 0+ + =)kr (2)
Equation (2) is Besselrsquos equation of zero order
Besselrsquos equation of any order is solved using the power series method We will limit our discussion to equa-
tion (2) as we will not need the solution of equation (1) for the analysis of problems which we will consider
in later chapters The solution of (2) is of the form
a + + + + +3 5 (3)
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The coefficients of the series are found by substituting V dV dr and d 2V dr 2 in (2) and then equating the
coefficients of like powers of r to zero Substituting (3) into the third term of (2) we get
2
)+ + + + + sdotsdotsdot (4)
Substituting dV dr and d 2V dr 2 into the second and first terms of (2) respectively we get
dV
r = 3 4 6 (5)
r d V
dr a r r 6 20= r + +a r +r (6)
Since the sum of the left-hand sides of (4) (5) and (6) is zero the sum of their right-hand sides must be equal
to zero Taking the sum and then collecting the terms of like powers of r we have
3 4r a a a
+ + =)+r r 6 0 (7)
Equation (7) will be satisfied if the coefficient of each power of r is equal to zero This exercise will yield the
following results
a1r = 0 rArr a
1 = 0
42
0 2
k = s an ar trar constant
9 0=
162
4
a k
a =
25 0a
362
6
a = minus
We find that the coefficients of odd powers of r of (3) are zero So the solution of the differential equation
will have terms with even powers of r only The coefficient of r 2m where m is a positive integer including
zero is given by
m1minus
m ) (8)
Replacing a0 of (8) by a different constant A the solution of (2) is given by
==
infin
sum minus( m )
)kr (9)
The function ) 1
)= sum
is called Bessel function of first kind and zero order
As equation (2) is a second-order differential equation there must be a second independent solution of the
equation The second solution is called Bessel function of second kind and zero order
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SUMMARY
We learnt the basics of three common types of coordinate systems vector analysis sinusoidally time-
varying functions Fourier series and Bessel function Other mathematical tools are described in later chap-
ters as and when necessary We found that unlike the unit vectors in rectangular coordinates the directionsof some of the unit vectors in cylindrical and spherical coordinates vary with one or two coordinate vari-
ables Though only the mathematical definitions of divergence gradient and curl operations are available
their applications to electric and magnetic fields and interpretations of results are described in later chap-
ters The vector operations in cylindrical and spherical coordinates are given in Chapters 2 and 4 The vec-
tor identities line surface and volume integrals will find frequent use in the text Moreover we will utilise
the coordinate transformation technique for calculation of vector magnetic potential of a current loop in
Chapter 4
Representation of sinusoidal quantities and power calculation will be used for the study of time-varying
fields We will apply Fourier series and Bessel function for the solution of boundary-value problems Bessel
function will also be used to study the skin-effect phenomenon in cylindrical conductors
IMPORTANT FORMULAE
Relation between coordinate variables
Rectangular and cylindrical coordinates
x = r cos f
y = r sin f
z = z
Rectangular and cylindrical coordinates
x = r sin q cos f
y = r sin q sin f
z = r cos q
Differential lengths
Rectangular coordinates d ℓ = u xdx + u
ydy + u
z dz
Cylindrical coordinates d ℓ = dr ur + rd f uf + u
z dz
Spherical coordinates d ℓ = ur dr + u
q (rd q ) + u
f (r sin q d f )
Differential surfaces
Rectangular coordinates d S = u x(dydz ) + u
y(dzdx) + u
z (dxdy)
Cylindrical coordinates d S = ur (rd f dz ) + u
f (drdz ) + u
z (rdrd f )
Spherical coordinates d S = ur (r 2sinq d q d f ) + u
q (r sinq drd f ) + u
f (rdrd q )
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Differential volumes
Rectangular coordinates dv = dxdydz
Cylindrical coordinates rdrd f dz
Spherical coordinates r 2sinq drd q d f
Position vector r = xu x + yu
y + z u
z
Dot product of two vectors
In rectangular coordinates A sdot B = A x B
x + A
y B
y + A
z B
z
In cylindrical coordinates A sdot B = Ar B
r + A
f B
f + A
z B
z
In spherical coordinates A sdot B = Ar B
r + A
q B
q + A
f B
f
Cross product of two vectors
In rectangular coordinates
A
u
=
x B B
In cylindrical coordinates
A
u u
= B
In spherical coordinates
A
= A A B
θ φ
θ φ
θ φ
Gradient of a scalar function in rectangular coordinates
nabla = part part + part y
u u
Divergence of a vector function in rectangular coordinates
nablasdot = partpart
+part
+part
D D
x y
D y
Curl of a vector function in rectangular coordinates
nabla times = partpart
part part y z
x y
H H Vector identities
nabla times nabla times A = nabla(nabla sdot A) minus nabla2A
nabla sdot (A times B) = B sdot (nabla times A) minus A sdot (nabla times B)
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Dot product of unit vectors
In Rectangular and Cylindrical Coordinate systems
sdotur
sdotuf
sdotu z
u x cos f ndashsin f 0u
ysin f cos f 0
u z
0 0 1
In Rectangular and Spherical Coordinate systems
sdotur
sdotuq
sdotuf
u x
sinq cosf cosq cosf ndashsin f
u y
sinq sinf cosq sinf cosf
u z cosq ndashsinq 0
Complex impedance
+ )minus
Instantaneous power
)t = ])t cos2
cos
Complex power
lowast1
2
MULTIPLE983085CHOICE QUESTIONS
(starred questions have two answers)
11 A point in cylindrical coordinates is defined by (14 m 25deg 075 m) Location of the point in rectan-
gular coordinates is
(a) (14 m 0592 m 075 m)
(b) (1269 m 0592 m 075 m)
(c) (14 m 0592 m 075 m)
(d) (14 m 0592 m 0375 m)
12 A point in spherical coordinates is described by (095 m 35deg 20deg) Location of the point in rectangu-
lar coordinates is
(a) (0512 m 0186 m 0778 m)
(b) (0186 m 0512 m 0778 m)
(c) (0512 m 0778 m 0186 m)
(d) (0186 m 0778 m 0512 m)
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13 A position vector is given by 4 The unit vector in the direction of the position
vector is
(a) 0 0 566 +u
(b) 0 0 24 +u
(c) 0 0 566 +u
(d) 0 0 707 +u
14 A vector is given by A uu+u If the unit vector alongA is u707
what should be the value of p
(a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 10 (d) 12
15 Two vectors are given by A 4+u and 1+u 2 The angle between the vectors is
nearest to
(a) 12deg (b) 14deg (c) 16deg (d) 18deg
16 Two vectors are described by A u u3+u and B u u For the vectors to be
parallel the values of p and q should be (a) p = 3 q = 3 (b) p = 3 q = 9 (c) p = 45 q = 3 (d) p = 3 q = 45
17 The angle between two vectors A 4+u x y
and B y is 15deg What is the ratio of p to q
(a) 1732 (b) minus1732 (c) 0577 (d) minus0577
18 Two vectors are given by A 2+u z and B 4+u
z The unit vector normal to the plane con-
taining A and B is given by
(a) +0 371 0 557 y
(b) +0 741 0 371 y
(c) 0741u x minus 0577u
y + 0371u
z
(d) 0371u x +
0743u y minus
05571u z
19 A scalar function is given byf = xyz The magnitude of grad f at (1 minus1 1) is equal to
(a) 2 3 (b) 3 2 (c) 31 (d) 3
110 If r is the position vector at ( x y z ) the magnitude of nabla sdot r is equal to
(a) 3 (b) 3 (c) 31 (d) 13
111 The divergence of F = xy (u x + u
y) at (1 3) is equal to
(a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3 (d) 2
112 A vector in cylindrical coordinates is given by (sin f r ) ur The vector in rectangular coordinates is
(a) y
2
3 2) (b)
y
2
2( ) (c)
y
2 2
2( ) (d)
y
2
2( )
113 A vector in spherical coordinates is given by ur r 2 The vector in rectangular coordinate is
(a)+u
x + 3 2 (b)
3 2
+u
x + (c)
u+u
( x + 3 (d)
zu u+u z
x + 3 2
114 The line integral of F = xy (u x + u
y) along the straight line y = x from (0 0) to (2 2) is
(a) 163 (b) 8 (c) 16 (d) 4
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115 The instantaneous voltage and current in an electric circuit are given by V (t ) = 5 sin (w t minus 30deg) V and
I (t ) = minus02 cos w t A The average power supplied to the circuit is
(a) 05 W (b) 3 2 W (c) 025 W (d) 3 4 W
QUESTIONS
11 Name the coordinate planes of rectangular coordinates
12 In rectangular coordinates the coordinates of a point are x y and z What is the normal distance of
the point from the x- y plane
13 Name the plane on which x = 0
14 The coordinate of two points are and respectively What is the distance between the
points
15 In rectangular coordinates locate the point ) by tracing the path along or parallel to the
coordinate axes starting from the origin
16 Describe the cylindrical coordinate system Show that the coordinate directions are mutually perpen-
dicular to each other
17 Describe the spherical coordinate system Show that the coordinate directions are mutually perpen-
dicular to each other
18 The r and variable appearing in cylindrical and spherical coordinate systems have the same mean-
ing or different meanings in the two systems Explain
19 Explain why the distance between two points specified in spherical coordinates cannot be calculated by direct use of the coordinates of the points
How is this distance calculated
110 Sketch a length vector in rectangular coordinates and show its components in the coordinate directions
111 Express the vector A as sum of its component in rectangular cylindrical and spherical coordinates
112 Write the differential length vector and the differential surface vector in rectangular cylindrical and
spherical coordinates in terms of the components Give also the formula for the differential volume
in the three coordinate systems
113 Define the cross product of two vectors A and B Explain how the angle between the vectors can be
calculated from the definition of the cross product
114 Explain what is meant by a scalar field Does the value of the field at a point depend on the choice of
the coordinate system
115 State what is meant by a vector field Does the value of the field at a point depend on the choice of
the coordinate system
116 Explain with sketches that the unit vectors ur and u
f in cylindrical coordinates vary with f
117 Explain the properties of the gradient of a scalar function
118 Describe the procedure for evaluating the line integral of a vector function from an initial point to a
final point along a given path
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119 For the vector function A( x y z ) show that nabla sdot nabla times A( x y z ) = 0
120 Two sinusoidal functions are given by
)t )minus=
)t )minus 12
π
What is the phase difference between the two quantities and which is the leading quantity
121 A sinusoidal quantity is given by
F (t ) = F 0 sin (w t + y )
Write the complex exponential phasor and polar forms of the quantity
122 Define the rms value of a sinusoidally time-varying current Explain its significance
123 If W V and I are the measured values of power rms value of voltage and rms value of current
respectively of an electric load then the ratio W (VI ) is defined as the power factor of the load Is this
definition applicable to only sinusoidal variation of voltage and current with time or for any type of
variation Explain
124 Explain with sketches the meanings of single-valued and multi-valued periodic functions
ANSWERS TO SELECTED QUESTIONS
16 Describe the cylindrical coordinate system Show that the coordinate directions are mutually perpen-
dicular to each other
Answer In cylindrical coordinate system the three surfaces are those of a circular cylinder and two
planes These surfaces are specified with reference to the rectangular coordinate system The axis of
the cylinder is along the z axis and its radius is denoted by r One of the plane surfaces containing the
z axis is specified by the angle it makes with the y-z plane The angle is generally denoted by f The
second plane surface is parallel to and at a height z from the x-y plane The three coordinate direc-
tions are r f and z
The r direction is normal to the surface of the cylinder hence it is perpendicular to the axis of the
cylinder As the axis of the cylinder is along the z axis r and z directions are perpendicular to each
other At a point on the cylindrical surface the r direction is perpendicular to and the f direction istangential to the cylindrical surface Hence they are perpendicular to each other Moreover the f direction is parallel to the x-y plane hence it is perpendicular to the z direction
18 The r and f variable appearing in cylindrical and spherical coordinate systems have the same mean-
ing or different meanings in the two systems Explain
Answer The variables in cylindrical coordinate system are r f and z and those of spherical coordi-
nates are r q and f The r direction in cylindrical coordinates is perpendicular to the z axis of rectan-
gular coordinates whereas the r direction in spherical coordinates is at an angle q with the z axis Thus
the r-variables have different meaning In both the systems the angle f is the angle between the y-z
plane and a plane surface containing the z axis Thus the variable f has the same meaning in both the
systems
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19 Explain why the distance between two points specified in spherical coordinates cannot be calculated
by direct use of the coordinates of the points
How is the distance calculated
Answer Both q and f variables of spherical coordinates are angles and radian is their unit As the
unit of distance between two points is that of length the variables cannot be used directly for calcula-tion of distance
To calculate the distance it is necessary to express the spherical coordinates of the point in terms of
rectangular coordinate variables
113 Define the cross product of two vectors A and B Explain how the angle between the vectors can be
calculated from the definition of the cross product
Answer The cross product of two vectors A and B is a vector quantity say C The magnitude of C
is equal to the products of the magnitude of A the magnitude of B and the sine of angle a between
A and B The direction of C is perpendicular to the plane containing A and B The positive direction
is taken along the advance of a right-handed screw when it is rotated from A towards B
As per the definition of the cross product
A times B = ABsin a
Hence sin α = A B
A B
114 Explain what is meant by a scalar field Does the value of the field at a point depend on the choice of
the coordinate system
Answer A physical quantity which is a scalar function of position is a real number The quantity
may or may not be a function of time The mathematical representation or graphical plot of a scalar
function at various points in a region or domain is the scalar field of the function in that region Theregion may be one-dimensional (a line) two-dimensional (a surface) or three-dimensional (a vol-
ume) As an example let us consider a heated plate The temperature at each point on the surface of
the plate will have a specific value A graphical representation of temperatures at several points is the
temperature field in the region of the plate surface
Value of the field at a point is independent of the choice of a coordinate system
117 Explain the properties of the gradient of a scalar function
Answer The gradient of a scalar quantity which is a function of x y and z in general is a vector quan-
tity It is given by
nabla = + part part + partpart y x
u u u u= u
The first second and third terms give the rate of change of V with x y and z respectively As nablaV is
the vector sum of all the three components it gives the maximum rate of change of V with distance
at a point in space
120 Two sinusoidal functions are given by
V )t )minus= π
I )t )minus 12
π
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What is the phase difference between the two quantities and which is the leading quantity
Answer As V (t ) is a cosine function of time and I (t ) is a sine function of time we have to express
either V (t ) as a sine function or I (t ) as a cosine function of time By expressing I (t ) as a cosine func-
tion we get
)t )t = minus minus Thus the phase difference between the quantities is 3= V (t ) is the leading
quantity
PROBLEMS
11 Show the location of points P 1(10 m 20 m 30m) P
2(minus10 m 20 m 30m) P
3(10 m minus20 m
30m) P 4(10 m 20 m minus30m) in rectangular coordinates Calculate the distances of the points from
the origin
12 Show the location of the point P (05 m 60deg 02 m) in cylindrical coordinates Calculate the distances
of P from the origin
13 Show the location of the point P (04 m 30deg 45deg) in spherical coordinates Calculate the distances of
P from the origin
14 A point in rectangular coordinates is defined by (2 m minus3 m minus1 m) Find coordinates of the point in
(a) cylindrical coordinate and (b) in spherical coordinates
15 Derive relations between the cylindrical coordinate and spherical coordinate variables For the radial
directions use subscripts c and s respectively for cylindrical and spherical coordinates
16 A point in cylindrical coordinates is defined by (3 m 300
2 m) Find coordinates of the point inspherical coordinates
17 Find the distance between two points located at (a) (10 m 24 m minus08 m) and (minus26 m 15 m 15 m)
in rectangular coordinates (b) (12 m 45deg 20 m) and (05 m 60deg 02 m) in cylindrical coordinates
(c) (04 m 30deg 45deg) and (10 m 75deg 15deg) in spherical coordinates
18 Find the length vector from the point P 2(075 m 13 m minus06 m) to the point P
1(125 m minus07 m
04 m) Find also the unit vector directed from P 1 to P
2
19 A point is located at (20 m p 3 rad 08 m) in cylindrical coordinates Obtain in rectangular coordi-
nates the unit vector directed from the origin to the point
110 The location of two points are given by P 1(1 m 2 m 3 m) and P
2(2 m 3 m 5 m) Find the length
vector from the origin to the mid-point of the line joining P 1 and P
2
111 The location of two points are given by P 1(15 m 45deg 2 m) and P
2(5 m 60deg 30deg) in cylindrical and
spherical coordinates respectively Find the length vector from P 1 to P
2
112 A point is located at P (5 m 90deg 60deg) in spherical coordinates Find the unit vector directed from the
origin to P in rectangular coordinates
113 The equation y = 2 minus x is that of a straight line in the x-y plane Obtain the unit normal vector directed
from the given line to the point (3 2)
114 Find the dot and cross products of the vectors A = 3u x + 8u
y B = 5u
x + 10u
y What is the angle
between the vectors
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115 Given the vectors A = 4u x + 5u
y B = 6u
x + B
yu y + 8u
z What should be the value of B
y so that the angle
between A and B is 60deg
116 Vector A is directed from (2 m 3 m 4 m) to (5 m 7 m 9 m) and vector B is directed from (0 1 m
2 m) to (3 m 5 m 7 m) Find the angle between the vectors
117
Find the gradient of the scalar function f =
x
2
y +
y
2
z +
xz
2
at (minus
1 2minus
3) 118 The equation 2 x + 3 y + 4 z = c where c is a constant is that of a plane surface Find the unit vector
that is normal to the given plane and directed away from the origin
119 A surface is defined by x2 + y2 minus z 2 = 21 Find the unit vector normal to the surface at (4 3 2)
120 For the surface defined in Problem 119 find the angle between unit vectors normal to the surface at
(4 3 2) and )15 3
121 A vector function is described by A
+
1
2 2)uuu Find the divergence of the
vector function at (2 minus1 minus2)
122 A vector function is given by A = x2 yu x + y2 z u
y + xz 2u
z Find the curl of the vector at (1 2 4)
123 For the scalar function f ( x y z ) show that nabla times nablaf = 0
124 Prove the validity of the vector identity nabla times nabla times A = nabla(nabla sdot A) minusnabla2A for the vector function A = A( x
y z )u x + A( x y z )u
y + A( x y z )u
z
125 A vector field in rectangular coordinates is given byu
= + z
x Express the vector in cylindrical
coordinates at (4 45deg 3)
126 A vector is directed from (2 30deg 4) to (3 60deg 6) in cylindrical coordinates Find the angle between
the vector and the y axis
127 A vector function in cylindrical coordinates is given by
u ucos tans nr r
Calculate the components of the vector in rectangular coordinates
128 A vector function is given by = 8
2 2 Find the line integral of E along a straight path from
(3 5) to (6 10)
129 On the surface of a sphere find the area in the region if r = 6 30deg le q le 60deg 0 le f le 30deg
130 The amplitude of sinusoidal voltage and current of an electric circuit are 15 V and 2 A respectively
The current lags the voltage by p 6 rad Calculate (a) the rms values of voltage and current (b) the
power factor (c) the average power and (d) the complex impedance of the circuit
Find also the instantaneous power and complex power taking the voltage as reference Identify the
components of the complex power Assume w to be the angular frequency of the voltage
131 The complex forms of voltage and current amplitudes of an electric load are
40 V
2 A
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partpart
= minusuφ
θ uminus
All other partial derivatives of unit vectors of spherical coordinates are zero
Gradient of a Scalar FunctionIn rectangular coordinates let us consider a scalar quantity V that is a function of all the three variables x y and
z The first partial derivative of V with respect to x is partVpart x If V is a single valued function partVpart x gives the rate
of change of V with x at a point in space assuming y and z as constants Similarly partVpart y and partVpart z give rate of
change of V with y and z respectively The vector function having partVpart x partVpart y and partVpart z as its scalar compo-
nents in x y and z direction respectively is called gradient of V or lsquograd V rsquo in abbreviated form Accordingly
Gradient V = grad y
= partpart
+part
u u
Since V is common to all the terms we can write
grad y
= part + partu u (3)
The function inside the bracket of (3) is a differential vector operator It is called del or nabla and is denoted
by the symbol nabla In rectangular coordinates
nabla = part part +part
y z
(4)
Thus grad V = nablaV (5)
The three components of (3) give the rate of change of V with x y z respectively As grad V is the vector sum
of all the components it gives the maximum rate of change of V at a point in space
Unit Vector Normal to a Surface
Let us consider that the equation S ( x y z ) = c where c is a constant represents a continuous and single-
valued surface in a scalar field Then it can be shown that the gradient of S is along the normal direction to
the surface at any point P ( x y z ) and its sense is in the direction of increasing S The magnitude of nablaS gives
the maximum rate of increase of S at P The unit vector along the normal direction at P is given by
= plusmn nablanabla
where nablaS is the magnitude of nablaS
Divergence of a Vector Function
Let us consider a vector function D with D x D
y and D
z as components in rectangular coordinates Thus
D = u x D
x + u
y D
y + u
z D
z
where D x D
y and D
z are in general functions of all the three variables x y and z The divergence of D is
defined as the sum of part D x part x part D
y part y and part D
z part z Thus
div D =part
+ part
+ part
part D
x
D
y (6)
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where lsquodiv Drsquo is the abbreviation of divergence of D
It can be shown that the divergence of a vector is equal to the dot product of nablaand D
nablasdot part part part sdotu= u u y
)u
=part
+ part
part + part
part x y (7)
As the right-hand sides of (6) and (7) are identical
div D = nabla middot D
The divergence of a vector function is a scalar function A vector field of zero divergence is called a
solenoidal field
Curl of a Vector FunctionIn rectangular coordinates let us consider a vector function
H = u x H
x + u
y H
y + u
z H
z
where the components H x H
y and H
z are functions of all the three variables x y and z The curl of H written
in the abbreviated form as lsquocurl Hrsquo is defined by the following operation
cur u upartpart
minus part
+part
part partminus
part y y H H
x
H H
partpart
(8)
It can be shown that curl H is equal to the cross product of the vector operator nabla defined in (4) and H That is
curl H = nabla times H
Equation (8) shows that the curl of a vector function is another vector function A vector field with zero
curl is said to be an irrotational field
EXAMPLE 19
Given a scalar function V = 5 x2 y + 3 xz Find the gradient of V at a point P (15 27 08)
The gradient of V
nablaV = (10 xy + 3 z )u x + 5 x2u
y + 3 xu
z
Substituting x = 15 y = 27 z = 08
nablaV at P = [10(15)(27) + 3(08)]u x + 5(15)2u
y + 3(15)u
z
= 429u x + 1125u
y + 45u
z
EXAMPLE 110
Find the gradient of the scalar function = + at (1 minus2 4)
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nabla = partpart
+ partpart
= x
u2 2
Substituting x = 1 y = minus2 z = 4
nabla =
minus y z
4+
21
EXAMPLE 111
A scalar function is given by = )+ Find nablaf at (2 minus1 3)
nabla =part
+ partpart
=+ y z
22
( )+ u
Substituting x = 2 y = minus1 z = 3
nabla = )+7
minus
EXAMPLE 112
A vector field is described by F = 500u x + 750u
y A plane surface in the region of the field is defined by
2 x + 4 y + 6 z = 12 Find the vector components of F that are normal and tangential to the surface
Denoting the surface by S we have
S = 2 x + 4 y + 6 z The gradient of S
nablaS = 2u x + 4u
y + 6u
z
The magnitude of the gradient of S
nabla = +2 6 5= 6
The unit vector normal to the surface
S nabla 1)4
The scalar component of the vector field normal to the surface
n n= = ) y
sdot ) y z+ =usdot 1
56
000
56
The vector component of the vector field normal to the surface
F un
sdot = =)( )u+uu
56428 6
The vector component of the vector field tangential to the surface
Ft = F minus F
n = 3571u
x + 4643u
y minus 4286 u
z
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EXAMPLE 113
Given a vector function F = 2 x12 yu x + xy2u
y + (1 z )u
z Find divergence and curl of F at P (05 08 02)
The divergence of F
nablasdot = part
( part = + minus x x xy+ 2
11 )
Substituting x = 05 y = 08 and z = 02
nabla sdot F at P = 26931
The curl of F
nabla times = partpart
= )F
u u
u z
minus
2 1
Substituting x = 05 y = 08 and z = 02nabla times F at P = minus 0774 u
z
EXAMPLE 114
The equation to a surface is given by S ( x y z ) = xy minus 4 z 2 = 0 What is the angle between unit normal
vectors to the surface at P 1(8 2 2) and P
2(6 6 minus3)
Unit vector normal to a surface u S = nabla
nabla
nablaS
= yu
x
+ xu
y
minus 8 z u
z
At P 1 nablaS
1 = 2u
x + 8u
y ndash 16u
z nablaS
1 = 18
2 16
18=
minus
At P 2 nablaS
2 = 6u
x + 6u
y + 24u
z nablaS
2 = 2545
2
6 24
25
+u
Let a be the angle between the unit vectors Then
cos)
( )( )α = = =
minussdot x y z x y z
2
minus 2+ 4
4
324
4
2
95 720 705
= minus
a = 1345deg
EXAMPLE 115
Two surfaces are defined by S 1 = x2 + y2 minus z2 = 7 and S
2 = x2 minus y + z 2 = 3 Find the angle between the surfaces
at P (2 2 minus1)
The angle between two surfaces at a point common to them is the angle between the normal to the surfaces
at the point
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nablaS 1 = 2( xu
x + yu
y ndash z u
z )
At P nablaS 1 = 4u
x + 4u
y + 2u
z and nablaS
1 = 6
nablaS 2 = 2 xu
x ndash u
y + 2 z u
z
At P nablaS 2 = 4u
x ndash u
y ndash 2u
z and nabla = 21
Let a be the angle between the unit vectors Then
cos)
(= =
nablanabla
sdot sdot
211
8
6 21)=
a = 7308deg
EXAMPLE 116
Two vector functions are given by A = 2 xu y + 3 y2u
z and B = z u
x + 3 yu
z Find nabla sdot (A times B) at (3 2 1)
A = x y z
z0 2 2 2
nablasdot = part + part)times u sdot minus
y+
= 6 y + 6 yz minus 2 x = 18 at (3 2 1)
EXAMPLE 117
A vector is defined by
A = xy2
u x + yz 2
u y + zx2
u z Find nabla times nabla times A
nabla times = partpart
part part = minus +A
u u u
z
yz xy
2 2 2
2( )
nabla times nabla times = partpart
A
u u
minus 0= x y
z z
EXAMPLE 118
A scalar function is given by f = x3 + y3 + xyz Find nabla sdot nablaf
nablasdotnabla = part
+ +part
= x y
( )+ x xyz
= + + part =2 2 2
z)+ y )+ xyz )+ xy
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19 Vector IdentitiesSome useful vector identities are listed below The identities can easily be proved by assuming that the vector
A and B and the scalar f are functions of rectangular-coordinate variables
1 nabla times (nablaf ) = 0
2 nabla sdot (nabla times A) = 03 nabla sdot (f A) = A sdot (nablaf ) + f (nabla sdot A)
4 nablasdot + part
+ partpart
(nabla = nabla2 2 2
x y
5 nabla times nabla times A = nabla(nabla sdot A) minus nabla2A
6 nabla times (f A) = (nablaf ) times A + f (nabla times A)
7 nabla sdot (A times B) = B sdot (nabla times A) minus A sdot (nabla times B)
110 Line Surface and Volume IntegralsIn the case of a definite integral
adxint ) x
where the integrand F ( x) is a real function of a single variable x The function is integrated along x direction
between limits x = a and x = b Whereas in the case of a line integral a real function of more than one variable
is integrated along a continuous curve from an initial point to an end point The curve may also be a closed
one The function may be a scalar or a vector function of real variables In the case of a vector function its
component along a specified path is integrated The line integral is a definite integral
The principle of evaluating the line integral of a vector
function along a path is as follows Let us consider a vec-
tor function F in any coordinate plane Let us take a con-
tinuous curve of any shape denoted by C in Fig 114 in
the plane of the vector The positive direction of the curve
is indicated by an arrow and its initial and final positions
are marked by a and b respectively If we divide the curve
into a large number of very small segments each seg-
ment may be considered as a straight line Let there be n
such segments of lengths ∆ ∆ sdotsdot sdot If the
average value of the vector function over the k th segment
is Fk its scalar component along the positive direction of
the segment is F k cos a
k where a
k is the angle between F
k
and tangent to the k th segment as shown in the figure The
product of F k cos a
k and is equal to the dot product of F
k and the vector length ∆ ℓ
k That is
cosα sdot= ∆l
The sum of such dot products of all the segments between a and b is
n
=sum ∆l
k
In the limit n approaching infinity the above summation is called line integral of F along the curve C The
curve is the path of integration The line integral of F along the path shown in Fig 114 is
d int sdot l
Fig 114 Pertaining to line integration of a vector
Tangent to k t
segment
a1
F k∆
∆ 2∆ ∆
k
∆ n
C
a
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If the line integral is over a closed path it is written by putting a small circle on the integral sign Thus
F sdot d l denotes the line integral of F over a closed path
In order to understand the process of integrating a vector func-
tion F over a surface let us consider a continuous open surface
S shown in Fig 115 The surface may be considered as consist-
ing of a large number of very small surface elements with areas
∆S 1 ∆S
2hellip ∆S
k hellip ∆S
n Let the average of F over the k th sur-
face element be Fk The scalar component of F
k along normal to
the surface element is equal to F k cos a
k where a
k is the angle
between Fk and the unit vector u
n normal to the surface element
as shown in the figure The product of F k cos a
k and ∆S
k can be
expressed as the dot product of the vectors Fk and ∆S
k
F k ∆S
kcos a = Fsdot(∆S
k u
n) = F
k ∆S
k
The sum of such dot products over all the n surface elements is given by
n
=sumThe above summation as n approaches infinity is the surface integral of F over the surface The surface
integral is a definite double integral which is denoted using either two integral signs or a single integral sign
with a subscript s We will use the latter notation Accordingly
Sint denotes the surface integral of a vector function F over an open surface
If the surface is a closed one the surface integral is denoted by putting a small circle on the integral sign
Accordingly SS
denotes the surface integral of F over a closed surface
The volume integral of a scalar point function in three-dimensional space is a triple integral The integral isdenoted using either three integral signs or a single integral sign with a subscript v We will use the latter
notation Thus the volume integral of a scalar function r which is a continuous function of space variables
in a region of volume bounded by a closed surface is written as
dv
where dv is the volume of a three-dimensional element
EXAMPLE 119
Find the line integral of the vector function F = ( x2 + 2 y)u x + (3 x minus y2)u
y along the straight line defined by
y = 3 x from (0 0) to (1 3)
An element of length vector in rectangular coordinates
d ℓ = u xdx + u
ydy + u
z dz
The dot product of F and d ℓ F middot d l = ( x2 + 2 y)dx + (3 x minus y2)dy
Substituting y by 3 x in the first term and x by y3 in the second term we have
F middot d ℓ = ( x2 + 6 x)dx + ( y minus y2)dy
The line integral sdot 3
7= minusminus 17=
nu
S
F
Fig 115 Pertaining to surface integration
of a vector
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EXAMPLE 120
Integrate the vector function
F u + x y y
( ) x
along the path described by the equation y2 = 4 x from P 1(1 2) to P
2(4 4)
An element of length vector in rectangular coordinates
d ℓ = u xdx + u
ydy + u
z dz
The dot product of F and d ℓ sdot d x y
dyl =) x y x y 2
(1)
The path of integration is defined by the equation
y2 = 4 x (2)
Or ydy = 2dx (3)
Substituting (2) and (3) in (1) we get
F sdot = + x x
23 2
Thus F sdot = + =int int x2
03 2
274P1
2
The integral can be evaluated by substituting x2 + 4 x = u
EXAMPLE 121
A circular cylinder has its base on the x- y plane with its axis along the z axis The radius and height of the
cylinder are 20 cm and 50 cm respectively By using the formula for the differential area d S = (rd f dz )ur +
(drdz )uf + (rdrd f )u
z find the surface area of the cylinder
A differential area on the surface of the cylinder is in r direction Thus
dS = rd f dz
At r = 02 m dS = 02d f dz
Surface area π = 0 2φ
m2
EXAMPLE 122
The radius of a sphere is 25 cm By using the formula for the differential area d S = (r 2sinq d q d f )ur +
(r sinq drd f ) uq + (rdrd f ) u
f find surface area of the lower hemisphere
A differential area on the surface of the sphere is in r direction Thus
dS = r 2 sinq d q d f
At r = 025 m dS = 00625 sinq d q d f
Surface area π = 0 125φ π
2
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EXAMPLE 123
Given a vector function F = x2 yu x + xy2u
y Integrate nabla times F over the rectangular surface shown in Fig 116
y
y 1
x 2
x minus2
y minus1
x
Fig 116 For Example 123
The curl of the vector function
nabla times = partpart part
=F
u
u x y
x2 2 0
)minus
An element of surface vector is given by
d S = u xdydz + u
ydzdx + u
z dxdy
Thus (nabla times F) sdot d S = ( y2 minus x2)dxdy
We find from Fig 116 that the lower and upper limits of x are minus20 and +20 and those of y are minus10 and
+10 Thus
= minus+
minus
+
int sdot (= 08
111 Coordinate Transformation of VectorsIt is desirable to use a suitable coordinate system at the outset for solving a field problem involving vectors
For example it is easier to solve a problem having cylindrical symmetry by using cylindrical coordinates A
proper choice of a coordinate system simplifies the analysis and results in a solution that is compact in form
and easy for physical interpretation However it is occasionally necessary to convert a vector function from
one coordinate system to another system The principles of transformation of a vector function between
cylindrical and rectangular coordinates and between spherical and rectangular coordinates are described in
the following
Transformations between Cylindrical and Rectangular Coordinates
Let a vector F in terms of its components in cylindrical coordinates be given by
F = F r u
r + F
f u
f + F
z u
z (1)
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where in general each component is a function of all the three variables r f and z We will transform the
vector to rectangular coordinates
Let the same vector in terms of its components in rectangular coordinates is
F = F xu
x + F
yu
y + F
z u
z (2)
In order to transform the vector we obtain at first the rectangular-coordinate components F x F y and F z of F interms of F
r F
f and F
z and then change the cylindrical-coordinate variables to rectangular-coordinate variables
We know that the component of a vector in any direction is given by the dot product of the vector and a unit
vector in that direction Accordingly F x is equal to the dot product of F described by (1) and the unit vector u
x
F x = ( F
r u
r + F
f u
f + F
z u
z ) sdot u
x
= F r (u
r sdot u
x) + F
f (u
f sdot u
x) + F
z (u
z sdot u
x) (3)
We see from Fig 117 that the angle between ur and u
x is f the angle between u
f and u
x is 90deg + f and the
angle between u z and u
x is 90deg Therefore u
r sdot u
x = cos f u
f sdot u
x = minus sin f and u
z sdot u
x = 0 Substituting these
results in (3) we get
F x = F
r cos f minus F
f sin f
The component F y = ( F
r u
r+ F
f u
f + F
z u
z ) sdot u
y= F
r (u
r sdot u
y)
+ F f (u
f sdot u
y) + F
z (u
z sdot u
y)
The angle between ur and u
y is 90deg minus f between u
f and u
y
is f and between u z and u
yis 90deg Thus
F y = F
r sin f + F
f cos f
As the z direction is common to both the systems
F z = F
z
Since F r F
f and F
z are functions of the cylindrical-coordi-
nate variables these have to be expressed in terms of
rectangular-coordinate variables to complete the transfor-
mation Relations connecting the two sets of variables are
given in (12-2) [Equation 2 of Section 12]
We use the same procedure as described above to transform a vector in rectangular coordinates to cylindrical
coordinates It can be shown that a vector
G = G xu x + G yu y + G z u z
in cylindrical coordinates when transformed to rectangular coordinates will have the following scalar
components
G r = G
x cos f + G
y sin f
G f = minus G
x sin f + G
y cos f
G z = G
z
To complete the transformation the components have to be expressed in terms of spherical-coordinate vari-
ables using the following formulae which can be derived from (12-2)
y
u
(90deg
u
u
u
ur u x
f
f
Fig 117 Showing unit vectors of rectangular
and cylindrical coordinates
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2
f = tanminus1( y x)
z = z
Transformations between Spherical and Rectangular CoordinatesIn spherical coordinates let a vector function be given by
E = E r u
r + E
q u
q + E
f u
f
where E r E
q and E
f are in general functions of all the three variables r q and f
In order to transform the vector to rectangular coordinates we have to find its components in x y and z direc-
tions and then express these components in terms of x y and z The component of E along x direction is
E x = E sdot u
x = E
r(u
r sdot u
x) + E
q (u
q sdot u
x) + E
f (u
f sdot u
x) (4)
The values of (ur sdot u x) and (uq sdot u x) cannot be found directly because the angles between the unit vectorsinvolving the dot products cannot be expressed as simple functions of q and f
This difficulty is overcome by finding at first the pro-
jections of the unit vectors on the x-y plane and then
projecting these projections onto the x axis Referring
to Fig 118 we find that the angle between ur and the
z axis is q and the angle between uq and the z axis is
90deg + q Therefore the lengths of projections urand u
q
on the x-y plane are equal to sin q and cos q respec-
tively Moreover these projections are at an angle f
with the x axis Thus we haveu
r sdot u
x = sin q cos f
uq sdot u
x = cos q cos f
As the unit vector uf is at angle 90deg + f with the x axis
the dot product of uf and u
x is
uf sdot u
x = minus sin f
Substituting the expressions of the dot products in (4)
we get
E x = E
r sin q cos f + E
q cos q cos f minus E
f sin f
The components of E along y and z directions can similarly be calculated These are given by E
y = E
r sin q sin f + E
q cos q sin f + E
f cos f
E z = E
r cos q minus E
q sin q
To complete the process of transformation we have to express the components in terms of the rectangular-
coordinate variables The relations connecting the two sets of variables are given by (12-3)
Let us next consider a vector H in rectangular coordinates defined in terms of its components
H = H xu
x + H
yu
y + H
z u
z
We can transform the vector into spherical coordinate system using the procedure similar to that described
above The scalar components of H in spherical coordinates are
u
u
u
u x
u
(90deg q )
u
x
f
q
Fig 118 Showing unit vectors of rectangular and
spherical coordinates
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H r = H
x sin q cos f + H
y sin q sin f + H
z cos q
H q = H
x cos q cos f + H
y cos q sin f minus H
z sin q
H f = minus H
x sin f + H
y cos f
To complete the process of conversion the components will have to be transformed to spherical-coordinate
variables using the following formulae These can be derived from (12-3)
r y z x
=+
minuscos 1
x
f = tanminus1 ( y x)
EXAMPLE 124
A vector in cylindrical coordinates is given byF = Transform the vector into rectangular coordinates
The vector has only one component F r = 1r in r direction Let the vector in rectangular coordinates be
F = F xu
x + F
yu
y + F
z u
z
Thenr
x
x yr
= =) cossdot
= =) s nsdot
F z = 0
The vector in rectangular coordinates is given by
F 1
)uu
EXAMPLE 125
The vector F = r sin f uf is given in cylindrical coordinates Transform the vector into rectangular
coordinates
The vector has only one component F f = r sin f in f direction Let the vector in rectangular coordinates be
F = F xu
x + F
yu
y + F
z u
z
Then y
= = minus) )sdot minus sin 2 2
x y= =)sdot
F z = 0
The vector in rectangular coordinate is given by
F 1
2 2)u
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EXAMPLE 126
Convert the vector = r
r in spherical coordinates into rectangular coordinates
The vector has only one componentr
r
1 in r direction Let the vector in rectangular coordinates be
E = E xu
x + E
yu
y + E
z u
z
We haver
= =)) x
sdot 1
yr
=))
sdot 1
= =) cos
)sdot
The vector in rectangular coordinate is given by
E 1
+ )uu
112 Sinusoidally Time-Varying QuantitiesA scalar or a vector quantity may be time-invariant or it may be a function of time Quantities that are either
sine or cosine function of time are called sinusoidally time-varying quantities For example a voltage repre-
sented by
V (t ) = V 0 cos w t (1)
is a co-sinusoidal quantity And a current given by
I (t ) = I 0 sin w t (2)
is a sinusoidal quantity These are also called alternat-
ing quantities In (1) and (2) V (t ) and I (t ) denote instan-
taneous values V 0 and I
0 are the maximum values or
amplitudes of the functions and w is the angular or
radian frequency The units of voltage and current are
volt (V) and ampere (A) and that of w is radians per
second (rads) The graphs of variation of voltage and
current with time shown in Fig 119 are the familiarcosine and sine waves The waves repeat after every
w t = 2p radian The number of such repetitions or
cycles per second is called frequency of the waves The
frequency is denoted by f and its unit is hertz (Hz) The
duration of one cycle is equal to one period It is gener-
ally denoted by T Therefore T = 1 f As w t changes by
2p radian in one period w = 2p T = 2p f Each cycle
consists of a positive half-cycle and a negative half-
cycle Both the half-cycles have the same amplitude
and identical shapes
(a
(b
3
V t
V
I t
I
p p p p t
t
2p
23p p p
Fig 119 (a) A cosine wave and (b) A sine wave
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Next let us consider the functions
V 1(t ) = V
10 cos (w t + y
1) (3)
and V 2(t ) = V
20 cos (w t minus y
2) (4)
Note that V 1
(t ) and V 2
(t ) have the same frequency as that of V (t ) Graphs of functions defined by (1) (3) and
(4) are shown in Fig 120 The symbols y 1and y
2denote phase angles of V
1(t ) and V
2(t ) respectively If we
take the time-angle at which V (t ) is zero (or maximum) as reference the corresponding zero of V 1(t ) occurs
earlier by a time-angle y 1 and that of V
2(t ) occurs later by a time-angle y
2 Thus V
1(t ) leads V (t ) by an angle
y 1 and V
2(t ) lags V (t ) by an angle y
2 As cos w t = sin(w t + p 2) a cosine function leads a sine function by p 2
radian The phase angles are specified either in radian or in degree
Representation of Sinusoidal Functions
Any of the equations (1) to (4) is the basic form of rep-
resenting a sinusoidal quantity in terms of its amplitude
frequency and phase angle This form gives the value of
the quantity at any instant The waveforms of Fig 119and 120 also provide the same information
Some other useful ways of representing a sinusoidal
quantity are the phasor the complex and the polar forms
The basis of these forms is the Eulerrsquos formula (or iden-
tity) of the complex exponential function e j w t As per the
formula
e j w t = cos w t + j sin w t
where = minus1
cos w t = Re e j w t (5) sin w t = Im e j w t (6)
The notations Re and Im are the abbreviations of lsquoreal part of rsquo and lsquoimaginary part of rsquo respectively Thus
using (5) and (6) in (1) and (2) we have
V (t ) = Re V 0 e j w t
and I (t ) = Im I 0 e j w t = Re I
0 e j (w t minusp 2)
Similarly (3) and (4) can be written as
e j )1=
e j )2=
These are the complex exponential forms of writing sinusoidally time-changing quantities One advantage of
using the complex exponential function e j w t instead of sin w t or cos w t is that the form of a function does not
change when differentiated or integrated with respect to time
To proceed further let us write the last four equations as in the following
V (t ) = V 0 cos w t = Re (V
0 e j 0)e j w t
I (t ) = I 0 sin w t = Re ( I
0 eminus j p 2)e j w t
e t
11) Re )ψ
e t
1) Re )= minusminus ψ
V t
ω t
V t V t
2p
Fig 120 Showing time-phase difference between
sinusoidal waves
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A study of the above equations shows that the factor e j w t appears in all the functions In the mathematical
analysis of a problem it is not necessary to show this factor in all the steps The presence of e j w t in a func-
tion is assumed If all the quantities in a study have the same frequency it is sufficient to use only the
functions shown within the brackets At the end of an analysis the final expression is multiplied by e j w t
and either its real part or the imaginary part is used to express the result in real time The functions inside
the brackets are called phasors
We will denote a phasor by putting a bar over the symbol of the quantity For example
j 1ψ
and j
02minus
These are the phasor representations of sinusoidally time-varying quantities
Two more forms of representing a sinusoid can be derived from the phasor form Let us consider a voltage
phasor
e ψ
Since e j w = cos y + j sin y
)s n (7)
The first term on the rhs of (7) is the real part and the second term is the imaginary part of Denoting the
real part by V 0a
and the imaginary part by V 0i we have
i (8)
where V 0a
= V 0 cos y and V
0i = V
0 sin y
The form of (8) suggests that a phasor can be represented in a complex plane as shown in Fig 121 Equation
(8) and Fig 121 are the complex form of representing a sinusoidally time-varying quantity
We see that to write a sinusoidal quantity in phasor and com-
plex forms only its amplitude and phase angle are needed
Thus a simpler way of describing a sinusoidal quantity is by
its amplitude and phase angle as given below
ang plusmn
This is known as the polar form of representing a sinusoid
This form is advantageous where multiplication and division
of phasors are involved To illustrate these operations let j 1plusmn
and e j 2plusmn ψ
The product of the two phasors0 0 2= ang plusmn )]
The ratio of the two phasors j
2= ang[plusmn )] plusmn )]minus
Thus the magnitude of the product of two phasors is equal to the product of their magnitudes whereas the
phase angle of their product is equal to the algebraic sum of their phase angles Moreover the magnitude of
the ratio of two phasors is equal to the ratio of their magnitudes and the phase angle is equal to the phase angle
of the numerator-phasor minus the phase angle of the denominator-phasor
Im
Re
V
V
V
y
Fig 121 Representation of a sinusoidal
function in the complex plane
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Root-Mean-Square Value of a Sinusoidal Quantity
In order to define the root-mean-square (rms) value of a function consider that a sinusoidal current
I (t ) = I 0 sin w t
flows through a resistor of R ohm Then electric power dissipated in the resistor at any instant
)t s n= 0
ω t
The average power over a complete cycle
=1
2 2
2π
Next consider that a time-invariant current I flows through the same resistor instead of the sinusoidal current
Power dissipated in the resistor is equal to I 2 R If we assume that I 2 R is equal to the average power dissipated
by the sinusoidal current I 0 sin w t then
2=
Or =2
The constant current I which produces the same power in the resistor as the average power due to an
alternating current is called root-mean-square (rms) or effective value of the time-varying current The
nomenclature is derived from the mathematical procedure involved in deriving it
The rms value of a sinusoidal quantity is equal to 21 times of its amplitude The rms value of any periodic
function can be determined using the above procedure Sinusoidal quantities can also be represented usingrms value instead of amplitudes as given below
Instantaneous form )t )=
)t )=
Phasor form e ψ
Complex form
Polar form ang plusmn
The Complex ImpedanceThe complex impedance of an electric load is defined as the ratio of its complex voltage and complex
current To calculate the impedance let us assume that the instantaneous
voltage across the electric load shown in Fig 122 is
V (t ) = V 0 cos w t (9)
The complex and polar forms of the voltage are
0+ (10)
0ang
I (t
V (t
Load
Z
Fig 122 A load connected
to an ac source
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For a purely resistive load of resistance R ohm instantaneous current through the load
t )t )t
cos= = ω cos (11)
where I 0 = V
0 R We find from equations (9) and (11) that these are in time-phase The complex form of load
current is0+ (12)
The complex impedance is found by dividing (10) by (12)
Z = =0
00 0= ang
If the load is an ideal (loss-free) inductor of inductance L henry (H)
t )t cos( )== deg1ω (13)
The constant of integration is assumed to be zero as we are considering alternating quantities under steady
state (not transient) condition In the above expressions X L
= w L is reactance of the inductor and I 0 = V
0 X
L is
amplitude of the current The unit of reactance is ohm We find from (9) and (13) that the current in a pure
inductor lags the voltage across it by 90deg The complex form of current is
0
The complex impedance of the inductor
= = deg0
0+ = = ang
If the load is an ideal (loss-free) capacitor of capacitance C farad (F)
t
)t = = minus +t deg)t = os )90
where X c = (1w c) is reactance of the capacitor in ohm and I
0 = (V
0 X
c) is amplitude of the current We find
that current in an ideal capacitor leads the voltage across it by 90 deg The complex form of current is given by
The complex impedance
= = + deg00
minus = minus = ang minus
The complex impedance of an electric load consisting of a resistance R an inductance X L and a capacitance
X C in series is given by
j+ +minus (14)
where X = X L
minus X C is the effective reactance of the circuit If X
L is greater than X
C then the load is inductive
and if X C is greater than X
L the load is capacitive The angle y = tanminus1( X R) is called impedance angle
The resistance and reactance of the load in terms of the load angle are given by
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R = Z cos y
X = Z sin y
The magnitude of the impedance
The impedance in polar form is represented as
ang
Current I 0taken by a load is equal to the ratio of (10) and (14)
ji2
0= = = = =
) R jX
where I 0a
= (V 0Z ) cos y = I
0 cos y is the real part and I
0i = (V
0Z ) sin y = I
0 sin y is the imaginary part of the
current phasor respectively
The current in the polar form is
0= ang
ang + = ang minus where
0 =
If the resistance and reactance of an electric load is known we can calculate values of the circuit impedance
Z and the impedance angle y Taking the voltage across the circuit as reference the equation for instanta-
neous current is given by
I (t ) = I 0 cos(w t minus y )
We see that the phase angle between voltage and current is equal to the impedance angle y The current lags
the voltage for an inductive load and the current leads the voltage for a capacitive load The impedance angle
lies between 0 and 90deg if the load is inductive and between 0 and minus90deg if the load is capacitive
The rms value of current I = =rms value of voltage
Instantaneous Average and Complex Powers
Instantaneous power input to a load is equal to the product of its voltage and current at a given instant If the
instantaneous voltage is described by the equation
V (t ) = V 0 cos (w t + y
1) (15)
and the current at the same instant is given by
I (t ) = I 0 cos (w t + y
2) (16)
then instantaneous power
P (t ) = V (t ) I (t ) = V 0 I
0 cos (w t +y
1) cos (w t + y
2)
= +t 2
)]ω + cos (17)
where y = y 2 minus y
1 is the phase difference between current and voltage
The instantaneous power given by (17) has two parts One part is independent of time and the other part var-
ies with time at twice the frequency The average power is equal to the average value of instantaneous power
over one cycle Thus the average power
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t 2
1
2)t
=0
2cosc= os (18)
The average power therefore is equal to the product of rms voltage rms current and the cosine of phase-angle between the voltage and current The power is also called active or effective or real power The electric unit
of power is watt (W) The product of V and I that is VI is called apparent power and its unit is volt-ampere
(VA) The factor cos y is called power factor of the load
Power factor cos = =2
VI
Substituting V = IZ and cos y = RZ in (18) we get the average power in terms of the current and the
resistance
P av
= I 2 R
Thus the active power is the power absorbed by the load
In an analogous way the reactive or quadrature power
1
2
2 (19)
The unit of reactive power is volt-ampere reactive (var)
It may be noted that I cos y of (18) is the component of current that is in phase with the voltage and I sin y of (19) is the component of current that is in quadrature with the voltage Thus the general principle is that
the average power is equal to the product of in-phase components of rms voltage and rms current and the
reactive power is given by the product of rms voltage and rms current which are out of phase by 90deg We will
use this principle to define complex power
The complex forms of voltage and current defined by (15) and (16) are
i (20)
andi (21)
In (20) V 0a
and V 0i are the real and imaginary parts of the voltage and in
(21) I 0a
and I 0i are the real and imaginary parts of the current These are
represented in the complex plane of Fig 123 Since V 0a
and I 0a
are in
phase and V 0i
and I 0i are also in phase the average power
1
2)
ii (22)
Moreover as V 0i
and I 0a
are out of phase by 90deg (V 0i I
0a2) gives one part of the
reactive power For the same reason (V 0a I
0i 2) gives a second part of reactive
power Note that in the first part the current lags the voltage and hence this part of the reactive power is inductive
The second part of the reactive power is capacitive as in this case the current leads the voltage If we assume the
inductive power to be positive then the capacitive power would be negative Thus the net reactive power
1)
ai a (23)
1
I
V
V a I
I
V
Im
Re
Fig 123 Showing real and
imaginary parts of a voltage
phasor and a current phasor
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We can also obtain the above results mathematically by the use of the complex forms of voltage and current
given in (20) and (21) as follows The conjugate of current is
i
lowast minus
Then1
2
1
2
lowast = i
)i
minus
= +1
2) + )]minus
i i (24)
We see that the rhs of (24) has a real part and an imaginary part The real part is same as the average power
given by (22) and the imaginary part is same as the reactive power given by (23) Thus 2lowast
gives the
complex power Denoting the complex power by P we have
lowast1
2 0
(25)
The average or active power 1
2 (26)
The reactive power 1
2 0
(27)
In (26) Re means lsquoReal part of rsquo and in (27) Im means lsquoImaginary part of rsquo the complex power The reactive
power is inductive if the imaginary part of (24) is positive and it is capacitive if the imaginary part is nega-
tive It can be shown that the real part of ( )2 is also equal to P av
However its imaginary part is nega-
tive of the imaginary part of (24)
EXAMPLE 127
The voltage and current of a given load are
V (t ) = 120 sin (1000t + 60deg) V
I (t ) = 15 cos (1000t - 45deg) A
(a) Find the phase difference between voltage and current and their root-mean-square values (b) Represent
the voltage and current in phasor complex and polar forms (c) Calculate the load impedance resistance
reactance inductance (or capacitance) power factor active power and reactive power using (18) and (19)
(d) Calculate the complex power using (25)
(a) In order to find the phase difference between voltage and current we have to write the voltage equation
in the cosine form
V (t ) = 120 sin (1000t + 60deg) = 120 cos (1000t minus 30deg) V
I (t ) = 15 cos (1000t minus 45deg) A
The phase angle of the current with respect to the voltage = minus 45degminus(minus30) = minus15deg The current lags the voltage
by 15deg
Root-mean-square values of voltage and current are
=2= 120 84 85 V
51= =2 60 A
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(b) Phasor forms e jminus ( ) V
e 4 ) A
Complex forms 0=)deg V
deg) = )minus A
Polar forms ang120 deg
= 1 Aang5 minus deg
(c) = = ang minus degang minus deg
= ang deg = deg +0
120 30
1 5 515 80 15(cos 2 700 1 Ω
Ω= 20 71 (Inductive)
Inductance L = X w = 20711000 = 2071 mH
Power factor = cos y = cos 15deg = 0966 (lagging)
Active power1
2
1120 1 966 93(= )( )5 0 ) 86 W
Reactive power 1
2
1120 1 259 29
0 = ) )5 0 ) = 23
(d) Complex powerlowast1
2
1 + 27
The real part is the average power in watts and the imaginary part is the reactive power in vars (inductive)
113 Fourier SeriesConsider that a function f ( x) has the following properties
1 It varies periodically with x That is f ( x + T ) = f ( x) where T is
the period
2 It is a single-valued function That is it has only one value for
a given value of the variable
3 It is a continuous function of the variable It may however have
finite number of discontinuities Such a periodic function is
shown in Fig 124 The wave is continuous in the range 0 lt x lt p and p lt x lt 2p and it is discontinuous at x = p and 2p
Any function f ( x) with a period 2p and satisfying the above mentioned properties can be represented by a trigonometric series as given below
) x1
==
infin
1
cn
)n (1)
where the constant a0 a
n and b
n are real numbers The trigonometric series is called Fourier series The con-
stants of the series are calculated from the following formulae
f d 1
minusπ
π x
p
f ( )
p
Fig 124 Illustration of a periodic
function
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x1
x
b f x d minus
1 π
Over a period 2p the constant a0 is the average value of f ( x) whereas the coefficients an and bn are twice theaverage values of f ( x) cos nx and f ( x) sin nx respectively
If a function f ( x) is defined over an interval of length instead of minus p to p its Fourier series is
obtained by replacing x in (1) by x Accordingly
n) x n=
(2)
The constants of (2) are given by
a f d 1
minus
+
x
x x
+1
b n x
dx1
minus
x sin
If f ( x) is an even function of x ie if f (minus x) = f ( x) then bn = 0 and
a x2
If f ( x) is an odd function of x [ f (minus x) = minus f ( x)] then an
= 0 and
b dx2
x sin
For an alternating function with identical positive and negative half-waves [ f ( x + p ) = minus f ( x)] the constant
a0 = 0
EXAMPLE 128
We will obtain the Fourier series of (a) a rectangular waveform and (b) of a triangular waveform illus-
trated in Fig 125
Fig 125 Pertaining to Example 128 (a) A rectangular wave and (b) A triangular wave
O
(a) b
f ( )
x
minusV
V
A
O
minusV
V
f ( )
minus x
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As both the waves are odd functions of x and have identical positive and negative half-cycles it is necessary
to calculate coefficient of the sine series only over the interval x = 0 to
(a) For the rectangular waveform f ( x) = V 0 in the interval x = 0 to =
=
2 2 2
0 = c
minus )
We see that bn = 0 for even values of n and b
n = 2 for odd values of n Thus the Fourier series of the
function is
) x == 4 1
1 3 5 (3)
(b) The equation of the triangular waveform from x = 0 to x = is that of the straight line OA Its equation
is
x
) x =
The coefficient of the nth term of the sine series
b x n x
dx
n
=
= minus
2
2
0
si
cos sin
= minus 2
ncos
Hence the Fourier series of the function is given by
) x s n= minus+ s n
2 1
3
3
2 (4)
114 Bessel FunctionsBessel functions are solutions of specific types of second order ordinary differential equations The general
form of the equation with V as dependent variable and r as independent variable is
r dr dr
0+ +r =)kr (1)
where k 2 is positive and n is any number Equation (1) is called Besselrsquos equation of order n though the dif-
ferential equation itself is of second order For n = 0 equation (1) becomes
dr dr
2 2 0+ + =)kr (2)
Equation (2) is Besselrsquos equation of zero order
Besselrsquos equation of any order is solved using the power series method We will limit our discussion to equa-
tion (2) as we will not need the solution of equation (1) for the analysis of problems which we will consider
in later chapters The solution of (2) is of the form
a + + + + +3 5 (3)
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The coefficients of the series are found by substituting V dV dr and d 2V dr 2 in (2) and then equating the
coefficients of like powers of r to zero Substituting (3) into the third term of (2) we get
2
)+ + + + + sdotsdotsdot (4)
Substituting dV dr and d 2V dr 2 into the second and first terms of (2) respectively we get
dV
r = 3 4 6 (5)
r d V
dr a r r 6 20= r + +a r +r (6)
Since the sum of the left-hand sides of (4) (5) and (6) is zero the sum of their right-hand sides must be equal
to zero Taking the sum and then collecting the terms of like powers of r we have
3 4r a a a
+ + =)+r r 6 0 (7)
Equation (7) will be satisfied if the coefficient of each power of r is equal to zero This exercise will yield the
following results
a1r = 0 rArr a
1 = 0
42
0 2
k = s an ar trar constant
9 0=
162
4
a k
a =
25 0a
362
6
a = minus
We find that the coefficients of odd powers of r of (3) are zero So the solution of the differential equation
will have terms with even powers of r only The coefficient of r 2m where m is a positive integer including
zero is given by
m1minus
m ) (8)
Replacing a0 of (8) by a different constant A the solution of (2) is given by
==
infin
sum minus( m )
)kr (9)
The function ) 1
)= sum
is called Bessel function of first kind and zero order
As equation (2) is a second-order differential equation there must be a second independent solution of the
equation The second solution is called Bessel function of second kind and zero order
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SUMMARY
We learnt the basics of three common types of coordinate systems vector analysis sinusoidally time-
varying functions Fourier series and Bessel function Other mathematical tools are described in later chap-
ters as and when necessary We found that unlike the unit vectors in rectangular coordinates the directionsof some of the unit vectors in cylindrical and spherical coordinates vary with one or two coordinate vari-
ables Though only the mathematical definitions of divergence gradient and curl operations are available
their applications to electric and magnetic fields and interpretations of results are described in later chap-
ters The vector operations in cylindrical and spherical coordinates are given in Chapters 2 and 4 The vec-
tor identities line surface and volume integrals will find frequent use in the text Moreover we will utilise
the coordinate transformation technique for calculation of vector magnetic potential of a current loop in
Chapter 4
Representation of sinusoidal quantities and power calculation will be used for the study of time-varying
fields We will apply Fourier series and Bessel function for the solution of boundary-value problems Bessel
function will also be used to study the skin-effect phenomenon in cylindrical conductors
IMPORTANT FORMULAE
Relation between coordinate variables
Rectangular and cylindrical coordinates
x = r cos f
y = r sin f
z = z
Rectangular and cylindrical coordinates
x = r sin q cos f
y = r sin q sin f
z = r cos q
Differential lengths
Rectangular coordinates d ℓ = u xdx + u
ydy + u
z dz
Cylindrical coordinates d ℓ = dr ur + rd f uf + u
z dz
Spherical coordinates d ℓ = ur dr + u
q (rd q ) + u
f (r sin q d f )
Differential surfaces
Rectangular coordinates d S = u x(dydz ) + u
y(dzdx) + u
z (dxdy)
Cylindrical coordinates d S = ur (rd f dz ) + u
f (drdz ) + u
z (rdrd f )
Spherical coordinates d S = ur (r 2sinq d q d f ) + u
q (r sinq drd f ) + u
f (rdrd q )
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Differential volumes
Rectangular coordinates dv = dxdydz
Cylindrical coordinates rdrd f dz
Spherical coordinates r 2sinq drd q d f
Position vector r = xu x + yu
y + z u
z
Dot product of two vectors
In rectangular coordinates A sdot B = A x B
x + A
y B
y + A
z B
z
In cylindrical coordinates A sdot B = Ar B
r + A
f B
f + A
z B
z
In spherical coordinates A sdot B = Ar B
r + A
q B
q + A
f B
f
Cross product of two vectors
In rectangular coordinates
A
u
=
x B B
In cylindrical coordinates
A
u u
= B
In spherical coordinates
A
= A A B
θ φ
θ φ
θ φ
Gradient of a scalar function in rectangular coordinates
nabla = part part + part y
u u
Divergence of a vector function in rectangular coordinates
nablasdot = partpart
+part
+part
D D
x y
D y
Curl of a vector function in rectangular coordinates
nabla times = partpart
part part y z
x y
H H Vector identities
nabla times nabla times A = nabla(nabla sdot A) minus nabla2A
nabla sdot (A times B) = B sdot (nabla times A) minus A sdot (nabla times B)
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Dot product of unit vectors
In Rectangular and Cylindrical Coordinate systems
sdotur
sdotuf
sdotu z
u x cos f ndashsin f 0u
ysin f cos f 0
u z
0 0 1
In Rectangular and Spherical Coordinate systems
sdotur
sdotuq
sdotuf
u x
sinq cosf cosq cosf ndashsin f
u y
sinq sinf cosq sinf cosf
u z cosq ndashsinq 0
Complex impedance
+ )minus
Instantaneous power
)t = ])t cos2
cos
Complex power
lowast1
2
MULTIPLE983085CHOICE QUESTIONS
(starred questions have two answers)
11 A point in cylindrical coordinates is defined by (14 m 25deg 075 m) Location of the point in rectan-
gular coordinates is
(a) (14 m 0592 m 075 m)
(b) (1269 m 0592 m 075 m)
(c) (14 m 0592 m 075 m)
(d) (14 m 0592 m 0375 m)
12 A point in spherical coordinates is described by (095 m 35deg 20deg) Location of the point in rectangu-
lar coordinates is
(a) (0512 m 0186 m 0778 m)
(b) (0186 m 0512 m 0778 m)
(c) (0512 m 0778 m 0186 m)
(d) (0186 m 0778 m 0512 m)
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13 A position vector is given by 4 The unit vector in the direction of the position
vector is
(a) 0 0 566 +u
(b) 0 0 24 +u
(c) 0 0 566 +u
(d) 0 0 707 +u
14 A vector is given by A uu+u If the unit vector alongA is u707
what should be the value of p
(a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 10 (d) 12
15 Two vectors are given by A 4+u and 1+u 2 The angle between the vectors is
nearest to
(a) 12deg (b) 14deg (c) 16deg (d) 18deg
16 Two vectors are described by A u u3+u and B u u For the vectors to be
parallel the values of p and q should be (a) p = 3 q = 3 (b) p = 3 q = 9 (c) p = 45 q = 3 (d) p = 3 q = 45
17 The angle between two vectors A 4+u x y
and B y is 15deg What is the ratio of p to q
(a) 1732 (b) minus1732 (c) 0577 (d) minus0577
18 Two vectors are given by A 2+u z and B 4+u
z The unit vector normal to the plane con-
taining A and B is given by
(a) +0 371 0 557 y
(b) +0 741 0 371 y
(c) 0741u x minus 0577u
y + 0371u
z
(d) 0371u x +
0743u y minus
05571u z
19 A scalar function is given byf = xyz The magnitude of grad f at (1 minus1 1) is equal to
(a) 2 3 (b) 3 2 (c) 31 (d) 3
110 If r is the position vector at ( x y z ) the magnitude of nabla sdot r is equal to
(a) 3 (b) 3 (c) 31 (d) 13
111 The divergence of F = xy (u x + u
y) at (1 3) is equal to
(a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3 (d) 2
112 A vector in cylindrical coordinates is given by (sin f r ) ur The vector in rectangular coordinates is
(a) y
2
3 2) (b)
y
2
2( ) (c)
y
2 2
2( ) (d)
y
2
2( )
113 A vector in spherical coordinates is given by ur r 2 The vector in rectangular coordinate is
(a)+u
x + 3 2 (b)
3 2
+u
x + (c)
u+u
( x + 3 (d)
zu u+u z
x + 3 2
114 The line integral of F = xy (u x + u
y) along the straight line y = x from (0 0) to (2 2) is
(a) 163 (b) 8 (c) 16 (d) 4
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115 The instantaneous voltage and current in an electric circuit are given by V (t ) = 5 sin (w t minus 30deg) V and
I (t ) = minus02 cos w t A The average power supplied to the circuit is
(a) 05 W (b) 3 2 W (c) 025 W (d) 3 4 W
QUESTIONS
11 Name the coordinate planes of rectangular coordinates
12 In rectangular coordinates the coordinates of a point are x y and z What is the normal distance of
the point from the x- y plane
13 Name the plane on which x = 0
14 The coordinate of two points are and respectively What is the distance between the
points
15 In rectangular coordinates locate the point ) by tracing the path along or parallel to the
coordinate axes starting from the origin
16 Describe the cylindrical coordinate system Show that the coordinate directions are mutually perpen-
dicular to each other
17 Describe the spherical coordinate system Show that the coordinate directions are mutually perpen-
dicular to each other
18 The r and variable appearing in cylindrical and spherical coordinate systems have the same mean-
ing or different meanings in the two systems Explain
19 Explain why the distance between two points specified in spherical coordinates cannot be calculated by direct use of the coordinates of the points
How is this distance calculated
110 Sketch a length vector in rectangular coordinates and show its components in the coordinate directions
111 Express the vector A as sum of its component in rectangular cylindrical and spherical coordinates
112 Write the differential length vector and the differential surface vector in rectangular cylindrical and
spherical coordinates in terms of the components Give also the formula for the differential volume
in the three coordinate systems
113 Define the cross product of two vectors A and B Explain how the angle between the vectors can be
calculated from the definition of the cross product
114 Explain what is meant by a scalar field Does the value of the field at a point depend on the choice of
the coordinate system
115 State what is meant by a vector field Does the value of the field at a point depend on the choice of
the coordinate system
116 Explain with sketches that the unit vectors ur and u
f in cylindrical coordinates vary with f
117 Explain the properties of the gradient of a scalar function
118 Describe the procedure for evaluating the line integral of a vector function from an initial point to a
final point along a given path
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119 For the vector function A( x y z ) show that nabla sdot nabla times A( x y z ) = 0
120 Two sinusoidal functions are given by
)t )minus=
)t )minus 12
π
What is the phase difference between the two quantities and which is the leading quantity
121 A sinusoidal quantity is given by
F (t ) = F 0 sin (w t + y )
Write the complex exponential phasor and polar forms of the quantity
122 Define the rms value of a sinusoidally time-varying current Explain its significance
123 If W V and I are the measured values of power rms value of voltage and rms value of current
respectively of an electric load then the ratio W (VI ) is defined as the power factor of the load Is this
definition applicable to only sinusoidal variation of voltage and current with time or for any type of
variation Explain
124 Explain with sketches the meanings of single-valued and multi-valued periodic functions
ANSWERS TO SELECTED QUESTIONS
16 Describe the cylindrical coordinate system Show that the coordinate directions are mutually perpen-
dicular to each other
Answer In cylindrical coordinate system the three surfaces are those of a circular cylinder and two
planes These surfaces are specified with reference to the rectangular coordinate system The axis of
the cylinder is along the z axis and its radius is denoted by r One of the plane surfaces containing the
z axis is specified by the angle it makes with the y-z plane The angle is generally denoted by f The
second plane surface is parallel to and at a height z from the x-y plane The three coordinate direc-
tions are r f and z
The r direction is normal to the surface of the cylinder hence it is perpendicular to the axis of the
cylinder As the axis of the cylinder is along the z axis r and z directions are perpendicular to each
other At a point on the cylindrical surface the r direction is perpendicular to and the f direction istangential to the cylindrical surface Hence they are perpendicular to each other Moreover the f direction is parallel to the x-y plane hence it is perpendicular to the z direction
18 The r and f variable appearing in cylindrical and spherical coordinate systems have the same mean-
ing or different meanings in the two systems Explain
Answer The variables in cylindrical coordinate system are r f and z and those of spherical coordi-
nates are r q and f The r direction in cylindrical coordinates is perpendicular to the z axis of rectan-
gular coordinates whereas the r direction in spherical coordinates is at an angle q with the z axis Thus
the r-variables have different meaning In both the systems the angle f is the angle between the y-z
plane and a plane surface containing the z axis Thus the variable f has the same meaning in both the
systems
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19 Explain why the distance between two points specified in spherical coordinates cannot be calculated
by direct use of the coordinates of the points
How is the distance calculated
Answer Both q and f variables of spherical coordinates are angles and radian is their unit As the
unit of distance between two points is that of length the variables cannot be used directly for calcula-tion of distance
To calculate the distance it is necessary to express the spherical coordinates of the point in terms of
rectangular coordinate variables
113 Define the cross product of two vectors A and B Explain how the angle between the vectors can be
calculated from the definition of the cross product
Answer The cross product of two vectors A and B is a vector quantity say C The magnitude of C
is equal to the products of the magnitude of A the magnitude of B and the sine of angle a between
A and B The direction of C is perpendicular to the plane containing A and B The positive direction
is taken along the advance of a right-handed screw when it is rotated from A towards B
As per the definition of the cross product
A times B = ABsin a
Hence sin α = A B
A B
114 Explain what is meant by a scalar field Does the value of the field at a point depend on the choice of
the coordinate system
Answer A physical quantity which is a scalar function of position is a real number The quantity
may or may not be a function of time The mathematical representation or graphical plot of a scalar
function at various points in a region or domain is the scalar field of the function in that region Theregion may be one-dimensional (a line) two-dimensional (a surface) or three-dimensional (a vol-
ume) As an example let us consider a heated plate The temperature at each point on the surface of
the plate will have a specific value A graphical representation of temperatures at several points is the
temperature field in the region of the plate surface
Value of the field at a point is independent of the choice of a coordinate system
117 Explain the properties of the gradient of a scalar function
Answer The gradient of a scalar quantity which is a function of x y and z in general is a vector quan-
tity It is given by
nabla = + part part + partpart y x
u u u u= u
The first second and third terms give the rate of change of V with x y and z respectively As nablaV is
the vector sum of all the three components it gives the maximum rate of change of V with distance
at a point in space
120 Two sinusoidal functions are given by
V )t )minus= π
I )t )minus 12
π
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What is the phase difference between the two quantities and which is the leading quantity
Answer As V (t ) is a cosine function of time and I (t ) is a sine function of time we have to express
either V (t ) as a sine function or I (t ) as a cosine function of time By expressing I (t ) as a cosine func-
tion we get
)t )t = minus minus Thus the phase difference between the quantities is 3= V (t ) is the leading
quantity
PROBLEMS
11 Show the location of points P 1(10 m 20 m 30m) P
2(minus10 m 20 m 30m) P
3(10 m minus20 m
30m) P 4(10 m 20 m minus30m) in rectangular coordinates Calculate the distances of the points from
the origin
12 Show the location of the point P (05 m 60deg 02 m) in cylindrical coordinates Calculate the distances
of P from the origin
13 Show the location of the point P (04 m 30deg 45deg) in spherical coordinates Calculate the distances of
P from the origin
14 A point in rectangular coordinates is defined by (2 m minus3 m minus1 m) Find coordinates of the point in
(a) cylindrical coordinate and (b) in spherical coordinates
15 Derive relations between the cylindrical coordinate and spherical coordinate variables For the radial
directions use subscripts c and s respectively for cylindrical and spherical coordinates
16 A point in cylindrical coordinates is defined by (3 m 300
2 m) Find coordinates of the point inspherical coordinates
17 Find the distance between two points located at (a) (10 m 24 m minus08 m) and (minus26 m 15 m 15 m)
in rectangular coordinates (b) (12 m 45deg 20 m) and (05 m 60deg 02 m) in cylindrical coordinates
(c) (04 m 30deg 45deg) and (10 m 75deg 15deg) in spherical coordinates
18 Find the length vector from the point P 2(075 m 13 m minus06 m) to the point P
1(125 m minus07 m
04 m) Find also the unit vector directed from P 1 to P
2
19 A point is located at (20 m p 3 rad 08 m) in cylindrical coordinates Obtain in rectangular coordi-
nates the unit vector directed from the origin to the point
110 The location of two points are given by P 1(1 m 2 m 3 m) and P
2(2 m 3 m 5 m) Find the length
vector from the origin to the mid-point of the line joining P 1 and P
2
111 The location of two points are given by P 1(15 m 45deg 2 m) and P
2(5 m 60deg 30deg) in cylindrical and
spherical coordinates respectively Find the length vector from P 1 to P
2
112 A point is located at P (5 m 90deg 60deg) in spherical coordinates Find the unit vector directed from the
origin to P in rectangular coordinates
113 The equation y = 2 minus x is that of a straight line in the x-y plane Obtain the unit normal vector directed
from the given line to the point (3 2)
114 Find the dot and cross products of the vectors A = 3u x + 8u
y B = 5u
x + 10u
y What is the angle
between the vectors
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115 Given the vectors A = 4u x + 5u
y B = 6u
x + B
yu y + 8u
z What should be the value of B
y so that the angle
between A and B is 60deg
116 Vector A is directed from (2 m 3 m 4 m) to (5 m 7 m 9 m) and vector B is directed from (0 1 m
2 m) to (3 m 5 m 7 m) Find the angle between the vectors
117
Find the gradient of the scalar function f =
x
2
y +
y
2
z +
xz
2
at (minus
1 2minus
3) 118 The equation 2 x + 3 y + 4 z = c where c is a constant is that of a plane surface Find the unit vector
that is normal to the given plane and directed away from the origin
119 A surface is defined by x2 + y2 minus z 2 = 21 Find the unit vector normal to the surface at (4 3 2)
120 For the surface defined in Problem 119 find the angle between unit vectors normal to the surface at
(4 3 2) and )15 3
121 A vector function is described by A
+
1
2 2)uuu Find the divergence of the
vector function at (2 minus1 minus2)
122 A vector function is given by A = x2 yu x + y2 z u
y + xz 2u
z Find the curl of the vector at (1 2 4)
123 For the scalar function f ( x y z ) show that nabla times nablaf = 0
124 Prove the validity of the vector identity nabla times nabla times A = nabla(nabla sdot A) minusnabla2A for the vector function A = A( x
y z )u x + A( x y z )u
y + A( x y z )u
z
125 A vector field in rectangular coordinates is given byu
= + z
x Express the vector in cylindrical
coordinates at (4 45deg 3)
126 A vector is directed from (2 30deg 4) to (3 60deg 6) in cylindrical coordinates Find the angle between
the vector and the y axis
127 A vector function in cylindrical coordinates is given by
u ucos tans nr r
Calculate the components of the vector in rectangular coordinates
128 A vector function is given by = 8
2 2 Find the line integral of E along a straight path from
(3 5) to (6 10)
129 On the surface of a sphere find the area in the region if r = 6 30deg le q le 60deg 0 le f le 30deg
130 The amplitude of sinusoidal voltage and current of an electric circuit are 15 V and 2 A respectively
The current lags the voltage by p 6 rad Calculate (a) the rms values of voltage and current (b) the
power factor (c) the average power and (d) the complex impedance of the circuit
Find also the instantaneous power and complex power taking the voltage as reference Identify the
components of the complex power Assume w to be the angular frequency of the voltage
131 The complex forms of voltage and current amplitudes of an electric load are
40 V
2 A
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where lsquodiv Drsquo is the abbreviation of divergence of D
It can be shown that the divergence of a vector is equal to the dot product of nablaand D
nablasdot part part part sdotu= u u y
)u
=part
+ part
part + part
part x y (7)
As the right-hand sides of (6) and (7) are identical
div D = nabla middot D
The divergence of a vector function is a scalar function A vector field of zero divergence is called a
solenoidal field
Curl of a Vector FunctionIn rectangular coordinates let us consider a vector function
H = u x H
x + u
y H
y + u
z H
z
where the components H x H
y and H
z are functions of all the three variables x y and z The curl of H written
in the abbreviated form as lsquocurl Hrsquo is defined by the following operation
cur u upartpart
minus part
+part
part partminus
part y y H H
x
H H
partpart
(8)
It can be shown that curl H is equal to the cross product of the vector operator nabla defined in (4) and H That is
curl H = nabla times H
Equation (8) shows that the curl of a vector function is another vector function A vector field with zero
curl is said to be an irrotational field
EXAMPLE 19
Given a scalar function V = 5 x2 y + 3 xz Find the gradient of V at a point P (15 27 08)
The gradient of V
nablaV = (10 xy + 3 z )u x + 5 x2u
y + 3 xu
z
Substituting x = 15 y = 27 z = 08
nablaV at P = [10(15)(27) + 3(08)]u x + 5(15)2u
y + 3(15)u
z
= 429u x + 1125u
y + 45u
z
EXAMPLE 110
Find the gradient of the scalar function = + at (1 minus2 4)
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nabla = partpart
+ partpart
= x
u2 2
Substituting x = 1 y = minus2 z = 4
nabla =
minus y z
4+
21
EXAMPLE 111
A scalar function is given by = )+ Find nablaf at (2 minus1 3)
nabla =part
+ partpart
=+ y z
22
( )+ u
Substituting x = 2 y = minus1 z = 3
nabla = )+7
minus
EXAMPLE 112
A vector field is described by F = 500u x + 750u
y A plane surface in the region of the field is defined by
2 x + 4 y + 6 z = 12 Find the vector components of F that are normal and tangential to the surface
Denoting the surface by S we have
S = 2 x + 4 y + 6 z The gradient of S
nablaS = 2u x + 4u
y + 6u
z
The magnitude of the gradient of S
nabla = +2 6 5= 6
The unit vector normal to the surface
S nabla 1)4
The scalar component of the vector field normal to the surface
n n= = ) y
sdot ) y z+ =usdot 1
56
000
56
The vector component of the vector field normal to the surface
F un
sdot = =)( )u+uu
56428 6
The vector component of the vector field tangential to the surface
Ft = F minus F
n = 3571u
x + 4643u
y minus 4286 u
z
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EXAMPLE 113
Given a vector function F = 2 x12 yu x + xy2u
y + (1 z )u
z Find divergence and curl of F at P (05 08 02)
The divergence of F
nablasdot = part
( part = + minus x x xy+ 2
11 )
Substituting x = 05 y = 08 and z = 02
nabla sdot F at P = 26931
The curl of F
nabla times = partpart
= )F
u u
u z
minus
2 1
Substituting x = 05 y = 08 and z = 02nabla times F at P = minus 0774 u
z
EXAMPLE 114
The equation to a surface is given by S ( x y z ) = xy minus 4 z 2 = 0 What is the angle between unit normal
vectors to the surface at P 1(8 2 2) and P
2(6 6 minus3)
Unit vector normal to a surface u S = nabla
nabla
nablaS
= yu
x
+ xu
y
minus 8 z u
z
At P 1 nablaS
1 = 2u
x + 8u
y ndash 16u
z nablaS
1 = 18
2 16
18=
minus
At P 2 nablaS
2 = 6u
x + 6u
y + 24u
z nablaS
2 = 2545
2
6 24
25
+u
Let a be the angle between the unit vectors Then
cos)
( )( )α = = =
minussdot x y z x y z
2
minus 2+ 4
4
324
4
2
95 720 705
= minus
a = 1345deg
EXAMPLE 115
Two surfaces are defined by S 1 = x2 + y2 minus z2 = 7 and S
2 = x2 minus y + z 2 = 3 Find the angle between the surfaces
at P (2 2 minus1)
The angle between two surfaces at a point common to them is the angle between the normal to the surfaces
at the point
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nablaS 1 = 2( xu
x + yu
y ndash z u
z )
At P nablaS 1 = 4u
x + 4u
y + 2u
z and nablaS
1 = 6
nablaS 2 = 2 xu
x ndash u
y + 2 z u
z
At P nablaS 2 = 4u
x ndash u
y ndash 2u
z and nabla = 21
Let a be the angle between the unit vectors Then
cos)
(= =
nablanabla
sdot sdot
211
8
6 21)=
a = 7308deg
EXAMPLE 116
Two vector functions are given by A = 2 xu y + 3 y2u
z and B = z u
x + 3 yu
z Find nabla sdot (A times B) at (3 2 1)
A = x y z
z0 2 2 2
nablasdot = part + part)times u sdot minus
y+
= 6 y + 6 yz minus 2 x = 18 at (3 2 1)
EXAMPLE 117
A vector is defined by
A = xy2
u x + yz 2
u y + zx2
u z Find nabla times nabla times A
nabla times = partpart
part part = minus +A
u u u
z
yz xy
2 2 2
2( )
nabla times nabla times = partpart
A
u u
minus 0= x y
z z
EXAMPLE 118
A scalar function is given by f = x3 + y3 + xyz Find nabla sdot nablaf
nablasdotnabla = part
+ +part
= x y
( )+ x xyz
= + + part =2 2 2
z)+ y )+ xyz )+ xy
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19 Vector IdentitiesSome useful vector identities are listed below The identities can easily be proved by assuming that the vector
A and B and the scalar f are functions of rectangular-coordinate variables
1 nabla times (nablaf ) = 0
2 nabla sdot (nabla times A) = 03 nabla sdot (f A) = A sdot (nablaf ) + f (nabla sdot A)
4 nablasdot + part
+ partpart
(nabla = nabla2 2 2
x y
5 nabla times nabla times A = nabla(nabla sdot A) minus nabla2A
6 nabla times (f A) = (nablaf ) times A + f (nabla times A)
7 nabla sdot (A times B) = B sdot (nabla times A) minus A sdot (nabla times B)
110 Line Surface and Volume IntegralsIn the case of a definite integral
adxint ) x
where the integrand F ( x) is a real function of a single variable x The function is integrated along x direction
between limits x = a and x = b Whereas in the case of a line integral a real function of more than one variable
is integrated along a continuous curve from an initial point to an end point The curve may also be a closed
one The function may be a scalar or a vector function of real variables In the case of a vector function its
component along a specified path is integrated The line integral is a definite integral
The principle of evaluating the line integral of a vector
function along a path is as follows Let us consider a vec-
tor function F in any coordinate plane Let us take a con-
tinuous curve of any shape denoted by C in Fig 114 in
the plane of the vector The positive direction of the curve
is indicated by an arrow and its initial and final positions
are marked by a and b respectively If we divide the curve
into a large number of very small segments each seg-
ment may be considered as a straight line Let there be n
such segments of lengths ∆ ∆ sdotsdot sdot If the
average value of the vector function over the k th segment
is Fk its scalar component along the positive direction of
the segment is F k cos a
k where a
k is the angle between F
k
and tangent to the k th segment as shown in the figure The
product of F k cos a
k and is equal to the dot product of F
k and the vector length ∆ ℓ
k That is
cosα sdot= ∆l
The sum of such dot products of all the segments between a and b is
n
=sum ∆l
k
In the limit n approaching infinity the above summation is called line integral of F along the curve C The
curve is the path of integration The line integral of F along the path shown in Fig 114 is
d int sdot l
Fig 114 Pertaining to line integration of a vector
Tangent to k t
segment
a1
F k∆
∆ 2∆ ∆
k
∆ n
C
a
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If the line integral is over a closed path it is written by putting a small circle on the integral sign Thus
F sdot d l denotes the line integral of F over a closed path
In order to understand the process of integrating a vector func-
tion F over a surface let us consider a continuous open surface
S shown in Fig 115 The surface may be considered as consist-
ing of a large number of very small surface elements with areas
∆S 1 ∆S
2hellip ∆S
k hellip ∆S
n Let the average of F over the k th sur-
face element be Fk The scalar component of F
k along normal to
the surface element is equal to F k cos a
k where a
k is the angle
between Fk and the unit vector u
n normal to the surface element
as shown in the figure The product of F k cos a
k and ∆S
k can be
expressed as the dot product of the vectors Fk and ∆S
k
F k ∆S
kcos a = Fsdot(∆S
k u
n) = F
k ∆S
k
The sum of such dot products over all the n surface elements is given by
n
=sumThe above summation as n approaches infinity is the surface integral of F over the surface The surface
integral is a definite double integral which is denoted using either two integral signs or a single integral sign
with a subscript s We will use the latter notation Accordingly
Sint denotes the surface integral of a vector function F over an open surface
If the surface is a closed one the surface integral is denoted by putting a small circle on the integral sign
Accordingly SS
denotes the surface integral of F over a closed surface
The volume integral of a scalar point function in three-dimensional space is a triple integral The integral isdenoted using either three integral signs or a single integral sign with a subscript v We will use the latter
notation Thus the volume integral of a scalar function r which is a continuous function of space variables
in a region of volume bounded by a closed surface is written as
dv
where dv is the volume of a three-dimensional element
EXAMPLE 119
Find the line integral of the vector function F = ( x2 + 2 y)u x + (3 x minus y2)u
y along the straight line defined by
y = 3 x from (0 0) to (1 3)
An element of length vector in rectangular coordinates
d ℓ = u xdx + u
ydy + u
z dz
The dot product of F and d ℓ F middot d l = ( x2 + 2 y)dx + (3 x minus y2)dy
Substituting y by 3 x in the first term and x by y3 in the second term we have
F middot d ℓ = ( x2 + 6 x)dx + ( y minus y2)dy
The line integral sdot 3
7= minusminus 17=
nu
S
F
Fig 115 Pertaining to surface integration
of a vector
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EXAMPLE 120
Integrate the vector function
F u + x y y
( ) x
along the path described by the equation y2 = 4 x from P 1(1 2) to P
2(4 4)
An element of length vector in rectangular coordinates
d ℓ = u xdx + u
ydy + u
z dz
The dot product of F and d ℓ sdot d x y
dyl =) x y x y 2
(1)
The path of integration is defined by the equation
y2 = 4 x (2)
Or ydy = 2dx (3)
Substituting (2) and (3) in (1) we get
F sdot = + x x
23 2
Thus F sdot = + =int int x2
03 2
274P1
2
The integral can be evaluated by substituting x2 + 4 x = u
EXAMPLE 121
A circular cylinder has its base on the x- y plane with its axis along the z axis The radius and height of the
cylinder are 20 cm and 50 cm respectively By using the formula for the differential area d S = (rd f dz )ur +
(drdz )uf + (rdrd f )u
z find the surface area of the cylinder
A differential area on the surface of the cylinder is in r direction Thus
dS = rd f dz
At r = 02 m dS = 02d f dz
Surface area π = 0 2φ
m2
EXAMPLE 122
The radius of a sphere is 25 cm By using the formula for the differential area d S = (r 2sinq d q d f )ur +
(r sinq drd f ) uq + (rdrd f ) u
f find surface area of the lower hemisphere
A differential area on the surface of the sphere is in r direction Thus
dS = r 2 sinq d q d f
At r = 025 m dS = 00625 sinq d q d f
Surface area π = 0 125φ π
2
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EXAMPLE 123
Given a vector function F = x2 yu x + xy2u
y Integrate nabla times F over the rectangular surface shown in Fig 116
y
y 1
x 2
x minus2
y minus1
x
Fig 116 For Example 123
The curl of the vector function
nabla times = partpart part
=F
u
u x y
x2 2 0
)minus
An element of surface vector is given by
d S = u xdydz + u
ydzdx + u
z dxdy
Thus (nabla times F) sdot d S = ( y2 minus x2)dxdy
We find from Fig 116 that the lower and upper limits of x are minus20 and +20 and those of y are minus10 and
+10 Thus
= minus+
minus
+
int sdot (= 08
111 Coordinate Transformation of VectorsIt is desirable to use a suitable coordinate system at the outset for solving a field problem involving vectors
For example it is easier to solve a problem having cylindrical symmetry by using cylindrical coordinates A
proper choice of a coordinate system simplifies the analysis and results in a solution that is compact in form
and easy for physical interpretation However it is occasionally necessary to convert a vector function from
one coordinate system to another system The principles of transformation of a vector function between
cylindrical and rectangular coordinates and between spherical and rectangular coordinates are described in
the following
Transformations between Cylindrical and Rectangular Coordinates
Let a vector F in terms of its components in cylindrical coordinates be given by
F = F r u
r + F
f u
f + F
z u
z (1)
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where in general each component is a function of all the three variables r f and z We will transform the
vector to rectangular coordinates
Let the same vector in terms of its components in rectangular coordinates is
F = F xu
x + F
yu
y + F
z u
z (2)
In order to transform the vector we obtain at first the rectangular-coordinate components F x F y and F z of F interms of F
r F
f and F
z and then change the cylindrical-coordinate variables to rectangular-coordinate variables
We know that the component of a vector in any direction is given by the dot product of the vector and a unit
vector in that direction Accordingly F x is equal to the dot product of F described by (1) and the unit vector u
x
F x = ( F
r u
r + F
f u
f + F
z u
z ) sdot u
x
= F r (u
r sdot u
x) + F
f (u
f sdot u
x) + F
z (u
z sdot u
x) (3)
We see from Fig 117 that the angle between ur and u
x is f the angle between u
f and u
x is 90deg + f and the
angle between u z and u
x is 90deg Therefore u
r sdot u
x = cos f u
f sdot u
x = minus sin f and u
z sdot u
x = 0 Substituting these
results in (3) we get
F x = F
r cos f minus F
f sin f
The component F y = ( F
r u
r+ F
f u
f + F
z u
z ) sdot u
y= F
r (u
r sdot u
y)
+ F f (u
f sdot u
y) + F
z (u
z sdot u
y)
The angle between ur and u
y is 90deg minus f between u
f and u
y
is f and between u z and u
yis 90deg Thus
F y = F
r sin f + F
f cos f
As the z direction is common to both the systems
F z = F
z
Since F r F
f and F
z are functions of the cylindrical-coordi-
nate variables these have to be expressed in terms of
rectangular-coordinate variables to complete the transfor-
mation Relations connecting the two sets of variables are
given in (12-2) [Equation 2 of Section 12]
We use the same procedure as described above to transform a vector in rectangular coordinates to cylindrical
coordinates It can be shown that a vector
G = G xu x + G yu y + G z u z
in cylindrical coordinates when transformed to rectangular coordinates will have the following scalar
components
G r = G
x cos f + G
y sin f
G f = minus G
x sin f + G
y cos f
G z = G
z
To complete the transformation the components have to be expressed in terms of spherical-coordinate vari-
ables using the following formulae which can be derived from (12-2)
y
u
(90deg
u
u
u
ur u x
f
f
Fig 117 Showing unit vectors of rectangular
and cylindrical coordinates
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2
f = tanminus1( y x)
z = z
Transformations between Spherical and Rectangular CoordinatesIn spherical coordinates let a vector function be given by
E = E r u
r + E
q u
q + E
f u
f
where E r E
q and E
f are in general functions of all the three variables r q and f
In order to transform the vector to rectangular coordinates we have to find its components in x y and z direc-
tions and then express these components in terms of x y and z The component of E along x direction is
E x = E sdot u
x = E
r(u
r sdot u
x) + E
q (u
q sdot u
x) + E
f (u
f sdot u
x) (4)
The values of (ur sdot u x) and (uq sdot u x) cannot be found directly because the angles between the unit vectorsinvolving the dot products cannot be expressed as simple functions of q and f
This difficulty is overcome by finding at first the pro-
jections of the unit vectors on the x-y plane and then
projecting these projections onto the x axis Referring
to Fig 118 we find that the angle between ur and the
z axis is q and the angle between uq and the z axis is
90deg + q Therefore the lengths of projections urand u
q
on the x-y plane are equal to sin q and cos q respec-
tively Moreover these projections are at an angle f
with the x axis Thus we haveu
r sdot u
x = sin q cos f
uq sdot u
x = cos q cos f
As the unit vector uf is at angle 90deg + f with the x axis
the dot product of uf and u
x is
uf sdot u
x = minus sin f
Substituting the expressions of the dot products in (4)
we get
E x = E
r sin q cos f + E
q cos q cos f minus E
f sin f
The components of E along y and z directions can similarly be calculated These are given by E
y = E
r sin q sin f + E
q cos q sin f + E
f cos f
E z = E
r cos q minus E
q sin q
To complete the process of transformation we have to express the components in terms of the rectangular-
coordinate variables The relations connecting the two sets of variables are given by (12-3)
Let us next consider a vector H in rectangular coordinates defined in terms of its components
H = H xu
x + H
yu
y + H
z u
z
We can transform the vector into spherical coordinate system using the procedure similar to that described
above The scalar components of H in spherical coordinates are
u
u
u
u x
u
(90deg q )
u
x
f
q
Fig 118 Showing unit vectors of rectangular and
spherical coordinates
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H r = H
x sin q cos f + H
y sin q sin f + H
z cos q
H q = H
x cos q cos f + H
y cos q sin f minus H
z sin q
H f = minus H
x sin f + H
y cos f
To complete the process of conversion the components will have to be transformed to spherical-coordinate
variables using the following formulae These can be derived from (12-3)
r y z x
=+
minuscos 1
x
f = tanminus1 ( y x)
EXAMPLE 124
A vector in cylindrical coordinates is given byF = Transform the vector into rectangular coordinates
The vector has only one component F r = 1r in r direction Let the vector in rectangular coordinates be
F = F xu
x + F
yu
y + F
z u
z
Thenr
x
x yr
= =) cossdot
= =) s nsdot
F z = 0
The vector in rectangular coordinates is given by
F 1
)uu
EXAMPLE 125
The vector F = r sin f uf is given in cylindrical coordinates Transform the vector into rectangular
coordinates
The vector has only one component F f = r sin f in f direction Let the vector in rectangular coordinates be
F = F xu
x + F
yu
y + F
z u
z
Then y
= = minus) )sdot minus sin 2 2
x y= =)sdot
F z = 0
The vector in rectangular coordinate is given by
F 1
2 2)u
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EXAMPLE 126
Convert the vector = r
r in spherical coordinates into rectangular coordinates
The vector has only one componentr
r
1 in r direction Let the vector in rectangular coordinates be
E = E xu
x + E
yu
y + E
z u
z
We haver
= =)) x
sdot 1
yr
=))
sdot 1
= =) cos
)sdot
The vector in rectangular coordinate is given by
E 1
+ )uu
112 Sinusoidally Time-Varying QuantitiesA scalar or a vector quantity may be time-invariant or it may be a function of time Quantities that are either
sine or cosine function of time are called sinusoidally time-varying quantities For example a voltage repre-
sented by
V (t ) = V 0 cos w t (1)
is a co-sinusoidal quantity And a current given by
I (t ) = I 0 sin w t (2)
is a sinusoidal quantity These are also called alternat-
ing quantities In (1) and (2) V (t ) and I (t ) denote instan-
taneous values V 0 and I
0 are the maximum values or
amplitudes of the functions and w is the angular or
radian frequency The units of voltage and current are
volt (V) and ampere (A) and that of w is radians per
second (rads) The graphs of variation of voltage and
current with time shown in Fig 119 are the familiarcosine and sine waves The waves repeat after every
w t = 2p radian The number of such repetitions or
cycles per second is called frequency of the waves The
frequency is denoted by f and its unit is hertz (Hz) The
duration of one cycle is equal to one period It is gener-
ally denoted by T Therefore T = 1 f As w t changes by
2p radian in one period w = 2p T = 2p f Each cycle
consists of a positive half-cycle and a negative half-
cycle Both the half-cycles have the same amplitude
and identical shapes
(a
(b
3
V t
V
I t
I
p p p p t
t
2p
23p p p
Fig 119 (a) A cosine wave and (b) A sine wave
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Next let us consider the functions
V 1(t ) = V
10 cos (w t + y
1) (3)
and V 2(t ) = V
20 cos (w t minus y
2) (4)
Note that V 1
(t ) and V 2
(t ) have the same frequency as that of V (t ) Graphs of functions defined by (1) (3) and
(4) are shown in Fig 120 The symbols y 1and y
2denote phase angles of V
1(t ) and V
2(t ) respectively If we
take the time-angle at which V (t ) is zero (or maximum) as reference the corresponding zero of V 1(t ) occurs
earlier by a time-angle y 1 and that of V
2(t ) occurs later by a time-angle y
2 Thus V
1(t ) leads V (t ) by an angle
y 1 and V
2(t ) lags V (t ) by an angle y
2 As cos w t = sin(w t + p 2) a cosine function leads a sine function by p 2
radian The phase angles are specified either in radian or in degree
Representation of Sinusoidal Functions
Any of the equations (1) to (4) is the basic form of rep-
resenting a sinusoidal quantity in terms of its amplitude
frequency and phase angle This form gives the value of
the quantity at any instant The waveforms of Fig 119and 120 also provide the same information
Some other useful ways of representing a sinusoidal
quantity are the phasor the complex and the polar forms
The basis of these forms is the Eulerrsquos formula (or iden-
tity) of the complex exponential function e j w t As per the
formula
e j w t = cos w t + j sin w t
where = minus1
cos w t = Re e j w t (5) sin w t = Im e j w t (6)
The notations Re and Im are the abbreviations of lsquoreal part of rsquo and lsquoimaginary part of rsquo respectively Thus
using (5) and (6) in (1) and (2) we have
V (t ) = Re V 0 e j w t
and I (t ) = Im I 0 e j w t = Re I
0 e j (w t minusp 2)
Similarly (3) and (4) can be written as
e j )1=
e j )2=
These are the complex exponential forms of writing sinusoidally time-changing quantities One advantage of
using the complex exponential function e j w t instead of sin w t or cos w t is that the form of a function does not
change when differentiated or integrated with respect to time
To proceed further let us write the last four equations as in the following
V (t ) = V 0 cos w t = Re (V
0 e j 0)e j w t
I (t ) = I 0 sin w t = Re ( I
0 eminus j p 2)e j w t
e t
11) Re )ψ
e t
1) Re )= minusminus ψ
V t
ω t
V t V t
2p
Fig 120 Showing time-phase difference between
sinusoidal waves
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A study of the above equations shows that the factor e j w t appears in all the functions In the mathematical
analysis of a problem it is not necessary to show this factor in all the steps The presence of e j w t in a func-
tion is assumed If all the quantities in a study have the same frequency it is sufficient to use only the
functions shown within the brackets At the end of an analysis the final expression is multiplied by e j w t
and either its real part or the imaginary part is used to express the result in real time The functions inside
the brackets are called phasors
We will denote a phasor by putting a bar over the symbol of the quantity For example
j 1ψ
and j
02minus
These are the phasor representations of sinusoidally time-varying quantities
Two more forms of representing a sinusoid can be derived from the phasor form Let us consider a voltage
phasor
e ψ
Since e j w = cos y + j sin y
)s n (7)
The first term on the rhs of (7) is the real part and the second term is the imaginary part of Denoting the
real part by V 0a
and the imaginary part by V 0i we have
i (8)
where V 0a
= V 0 cos y and V
0i = V
0 sin y
The form of (8) suggests that a phasor can be represented in a complex plane as shown in Fig 121 Equation
(8) and Fig 121 are the complex form of representing a sinusoidally time-varying quantity
We see that to write a sinusoidal quantity in phasor and com-
plex forms only its amplitude and phase angle are needed
Thus a simpler way of describing a sinusoidal quantity is by
its amplitude and phase angle as given below
ang plusmn
This is known as the polar form of representing a sinusoid
This form is advantageous where multiplication and division
of phasors are involved To illustrate these operations let j 1plusmn
and e j 2plusmn ψ
The product of the two phasors0 0 2= ang plusmn )]
The ratio of the two phasors j
2= ang[plusmn )] plusmn )]minus
Thus the magnitude of the product of two phasors is equal to the product of their magnitudes whereas the
phase angle of their product is equal to the algebraic sum of their phase angles Moreover the magnitude of
the ratio of two phasors is equal to the ratio of their magnitudes and the phase angle is equal to the phase angle
of the numerator-phasor minus the phase angle of the denominator-phasor
Im
Re
V
V
V
y
Fig 121 Representation of a sinusoidal
function in the complex plane
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Root-Mean-Square Value of a Sinusoidal Quantity
In order to define the root-mean-square (rms) value of a function consider that a sinusoidal current
I (t ) = I 0 sin w t
flows through a resistor of R ohm Then electric power dissipated in the resistor at any instant
)t s n= 0
ω t
The average power over a complete cycle
=1
2 2
2π
Next consider that a time-invariant current I flows through the same resistor instead of the sinusoidal current
Power dissipated in the resistor is equal to I 2 R If we assume that I 2 R is equal to the average power dissipated
by the sinusoidal current I 0 sin w t then
2=
Or =2
The constant current I which produces the same power in the resistor as the average power due to an
alternating current is called root-mean-square (rms) or effective value of the time-varying current The
nomenclature is derived from the mathematical procedure involved in deriving it
The rms value of a sinusoidal quantity is equal to 21 times of its amplitude The rms value of any periodic
function can be determined using the above procedure Sinusoidal quantities can also be represented usingrms value instead of amplitudes as given below
Instantaneous form )t )=
)t )=
Phasor form e ψ
Complex form
Polar form ang plusmn
The Complex ImpedanceThe complex impedance of an electric load is defined as the ratio of its complex voltage and complex
current To calculate the impedance let us assume that the instantaneous
voltage across the electric load shown in Fig 122 is
V (t ) = V 0 cos w t (9)
The complex and polar forms of the voltage are
0+ (10)
0ang
I (t
V (t
Load
Z
Fig 122 A load connected
to an ac source
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For a purely resistive load of resistance R ohm instantaneous current through the load
t )t )t
cos= = ω cos (11)
where I 0 = V
0 R We find from equations (9) and (11) that these are in time-phase The complex form of load
current is0+ (12)
The complex impedance is found by dividing (10) by (12)
Z = =0
00 0= ang
If the load is an ideal (loss-free) inductor of inductance L henry (H)
t )t cos( )== deg1ω (13)
The constant of integration is assumed to be zero as we are considering alternating quantities under steady
state (not transient) condition In the above expressions X L
= w L is reactance of the inductor and I 0 = V
0 X
L is
amplitude of the current The unit of reactance is ohm We find from (9) and (13) that the current in a pure
inductor lags the voltage across it by 90deg The complex form of current is
0
The complex impedance of the inductor
= = deg0
0+ = = ang
If the load is an ideal (loss-free) capacitor of capacitance C farad (F)
t
)t = = minus +t deg)t = os )90
where X c = (1w c) is reactance of the capacitor in ohm and I
0 = (V
0 X
c) is amplitude of the current We find
that current in an ideal capacitor leads the voltage across it by 90 deg The complex form of current is given by
The complex impedance
= = + deg00
minus = minus = ang minus
The complex impedance of an electric load consisting of a resistance R an inductance X L and a capacitance
X C in series is given by
j+ +minus (14)
where X = X L
minus X C is the effective reactance of the circuit If X
L is greater than X
C then the load is inductive
and if X C is greater than X
L the load is capacitive The angle y = tanminus1( X R) is called impedance angle
The resistance and reactance of the load in terms of the load angle are given by
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R = Z cos y
X = Z sin y
The magnitude of the impedance
The impedance in polar form is represented as
ang
Current I 0taken by a load is equal to the ratio of (10) and (14)
ji2
0= = = = =
) R jX
where I 0a
= (V 0Z ) cos y = I
0 cos y is the real part and I
0i = (V
0Z ) sin y = I
0 sin y is the imaginary part of the
current phasor respectively
The current in the polar form is
0= ang
ang + = ang minus where
0 =
If the resistance and reactance of an electric load is known we can calculate values of the circuit impedance
Z and the impedance angle y Taking the voltage across the circuit as reference the equation for instanta-
neous current is given by
I (t ) = I 0 cos(w t minus y )
We see that the phase angle between voltage and current is equal to the impedance angle y The current lags
the voltage for an inductive load and the current leads the voltage for a capacitive load The impedance angle
lies between 0 and 90deg if the load is inductive and between 0 and minus90deg if the load is capacitive
The rms value of current I = =rms value of voltage
Instantaneous Average and Complex Powers
Instantaneous power input to a load is equal to the product of its voltage and current at a given instant If the
instantaneous voltage is described by the equation
V (t ) = V 0 cos (w t + y
1) (15)
and the current at the same instant is given by
I (t ) = I 0 cos (w t + y
2) (16)
then instantaneous power
P (t ) = V (t ) I (t ) = V 0 I
0 cos (w t +y
1) cos (w t + y
2)
= +t 2
)]ω + cos (17)
where y = y 2 minus y
1 is the phase difference between current and voltage
The instantaneous power given by (17) has two parts One part is independent of time and the other part var-
ies with time at twice the frequency The average power is equal to the average value of instantaneous power
over one cycle Thus the average power
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t 2
1
2)t
=0
2cosc= os (18)
The average power therefore is equal to the product of rms voltage rms current and the cosine of phase-angle between the voltage and current The power is also called active or effective or real power The electric unit
of power is watt (W) The product of V and I that is VI is called apparent power and its unit is volt-ampere
(VA) The factor cos y is called power factor of the load
Power factor cos = =2
VI
Substituting V = IZ and cos y = RZ in (18) we get the average power in terms of the current and the
resistance
P av
= I 2 R
Thus the active power is the power absorbed by the load
In an analogous way the reactive or quadrature power
1
2
2 (19)
The unit of reactive power is volt-ampere reactive (var)
It may be noted that I cos y of (18) is the component of current that is in phase with the voltage and I sin y of (19) is the component of current that is in quadrature with the voltage Thus the general principle is that
the average power is equal to the product of in-phase components of rms voltage and rms current and the
reactive power is given by the product of rms voltage and rms current which are out of phase by 90deg We will
use this principle to define complex power
The complex forms of voltage and current defined by (15) and (16) are
i (20)
andi (21)
In (20) V 0a
and V 0i are the real and imaginary parts of the voltage and in
(21) I 0a
and I 0i are the real and imaginary parts of the current These are
represented in the complex plane of Fig 123 Since V 0a
and I 0a
are in
phase and V 0i
and I 0i are also in phase the average power
1
2)
ii (22)
Moreover as V 0i
and I 0a
are out of phase by 90deg (V 0i I
0a2) gives one part of the
reactive power For the same reason (V 0a I
0i 2) gives a second part of reactive
power Note that in the first part the current lags the voltage and hence this part of the reactive power is inductive
The second part of the reactive power is capacitive as in this case the current leads the voltage If we assume the
inductive power to be positive then the capacitive power would be negative Thus the net reactive power
1)
ai a (23)
1
I
V
V a I
I
V
Im
Re
Fig 123 Showing real and
imaginary parts of a voltage
phasor and a current phasor
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We can also obtain the above results mathematically by the use of the complex forms of voltage and current
given in (20) and (21) as follows The conjugate of current is
i
lowast minus
Then1
2
1
2
lowast = i
)i
minus
= +1
2) + )]minus
i i (24)
We see that the rhs of (24) has a real part and an imaginary part The real part is same as the average power
given by (22) and the imaginary part is same as the reactive power given by (23) Thus 2lowast
gives the
complex power Denoting the complex power by P we have
lowast1
2 0
(25)
The average or active power 1
2 (26)
The reactive power 1
2 0
(27)
In (26) Re means lsquoReal part of rsquo and in (27) Im means lsquoImaginary part of rsquo the complex power The reactive
power is inductive if the imaginary part of (24) is positive and it is capacitive if the imaginary part is nega-
tive It can be shown that the real part of ( )2 is also equal to P av
However its imaginary part is nega-
tive of the imaginary part of (24)
EXAMPLE 127
The voltage and current of a given load are
V (t ) = 120 sin (1000t + 60deg) V
I (t ) = 15 cos (1000t - 45deg) A
(a) Find the phase difference between voltage and current and their root-mean-square values (b) Represent
the voltage and current in phasor complex and polar forms (c) Calculate the load impedance resistance
reactance inductance (or capacitance) power factor active power and reactive power using (18) and (19)
(d) Calculate the complex power using (25)
(a) In order to find the phase difference between voltage and current we have to write the voltage equation
in the cosine form
V (t ) = 120 sin (1000t + 60deg) = 120 cos (1000t minus 30deg) V
I (t ) = 15 cos (1000t minus 45deg) A
The phase angle of the current with respect to the voltage = minus 45degminus(minus30) = minus15deg The current lags the voltage
by 15deg
Root-mean-square values of voltage and current are
=2= 120 84 85 V
51= =2 60 A
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(b) Phasor forms e jminus ( ) V
e 4 ) A
Complex forms 0=)deg V
deg) = )minus A
Polar forms ang120 deg
= 1 Aang5 minus deg
(c) = = ang minus degang minus deg
= ang deg = deg +0
120 30
1 5 515 80 15(cos 2 700 1 Ω
Ω= 20 71 (Inductive)
Inductance L = X w = 20711000 = 2071 mH
Power factor = cos y = cos 15deg = 0966 (lagging)
Active power1
2
1120 1 966 93(= )( )5 0 ) 86 W
Reactive power 1
2
1120 1 259 29
0 = ) )5 0 ) = 23
(d) Complex powerlowast1
2
1 + 27
The real part is the average power in watts and the imaginary part is the reactive power in vars (inductive)
113 Fourier SeriesConsider that a function f ( x) has the following properties
1 It varies periodically with x That is f ( x + T ) = f ( x) where T is
the period
2 It is a single-valued function That is it has only one value for
a given value of the variable
3 It is a continuous function of the variable It may however have
finite number of discontinuities Such a periodic function is
shown in Fig 124 The wave is continuous in the range 0 lt x lt p and p lt x lt 2p and it is discontinuous at x = p and 2p
Any function f ( x) with a period 2p and satisfying the above mentioned properties can be represented by a trigonometric series as given below
) x1
==
infin
1
cn
)n (1)
where the constant a0 a
n and b
n are real numbers The trigonometric series is called Fourier series The con-
stants of the series are calculated from the following formulae
f d 1
minusπ
π x
p
f ( )
p
Fig 124 Illustration of a periodic
function
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x1
x
b f x d minus
1 π
Over a period 2p the constant a0 is the average value of f ( x) whereas the coefficients an and bn are twice theaverage values of f ( x) cos nx and f ( x) sin nx respectively
If a function f ( x) is defined over an interval of length instead of minus p to p its Fourier series is
obtained by replacing x in (1) by x Accordingly
n) x n=
(2)
The constants of (2) are given by
a f d 1
minus
+
x
x x
+1
b n x
dx1
minus
x sin
If f ( x) is an even function of x ie if f (minus x) = f ( x) then bn = 0 and
a x2
If f ( x) is an odd function of x [ f (minus x) = minus f ( x)] then an
= 0 and
b dx2
x sin
For an alternating function with identical positive and negative half-waves [ f ( x + p ) = minus f ( x)] the constant
a0 = 0
EXAMPLE 128
We will obtain the Fourier series of (a) a rectangular waveform and (b) of a triangular waveform illus-
trated in Fig 125
Fig 125 Pertaining to Example 128 (a) A rectangular wave and (b) A triangular wave
O
(a) b
f ( )
x
minusV
V
A
O
minusV
V
f ( )
minus x
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As both the waves are odd functions of x and have identical positive and negative half-cycles it is necessary
to calculate coefficient of the sine series only over the interval x = 0 to
(a) For the rectangular waveform f ( x) = V 0 in the interval x = 0 to =
=
2 2 2
0 = c
minus )
We see that bn = 0 for even values of n and b
n = 2 for odd values of n Thus the Fourier series of the
function is
) x == 4 1
1 3 5 (3)
(b) The equation of the triangular waveform from x = 0 to x = is that of the straight line OA Its equation
is
x
) x =
The coefficient of the nth term of the sine series
b x n x
dx
n
=
= minus
2
2
0
si
cos sin
= minus 2
ncos
Hence the Fourier series of the function is given by
) x s n= minus+ s n
2 1
3
3
2 (4)
114 Bessel FunctionsBessel functions are solutions of specific types of second order ordinary differential equations The general
form of the equation with V as dependent variable and r as independent variable is
r dr dr
0+ +r =)kr (1)
where k 2 is positive and n is any number Equation (1) is called Besselrsquos equation of order n though the dif-
ferential equation itself is of second order For n = 0 equation (1) becomes
dr dr
2 2 0+ + =)kr (2)
Equation (2) is Besselrsquos equation of zero order
Besselrsquos equation of any order is solved using the power series method We will limit our discussion to equa-
tion (2) as we will not need the solution of equation (1) for the analysis of problems which we will consider
in later chapters The solution of (2) is of the form
a + + + + +3 5 (3)
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The coefficients of the series are found by substituting V dV dr and d 2V dr 2 in (2) and then equating the
coefficients of like powers of r to zero Substituting (3) into the third term of (2) we get
2
)+ + + + + sdotsdotsdot (4)
Substituting dV dr and d 2V dr 2 into the second and first terms of (2) respectively we get
dV
r = 3 4 6 (5)
r d V
dr a r r 6 20= r + +a r +r (6)
Since the sum of the left-hand sides of (4) (5) and (6) is zero the sum of their right-hand sides must be equal
to zero Taking the sum and then collecting the terms of like powers of r we have
3 4r a a a
+ + =)+r r 6 0 (7)
Equation (7) will be satisfied if the coefficient of each power of r is equal to zero This exercise will yield the
following results
a1r = 0 rArr a
1 = 0
42
0 2
k = s an ar trar constant
9 0=
162
4
a k
a =
25 0a
362
6
a = minus
We find that the coefficients of odd powers of r of (3) are zero So the solution of the differential equation
will have terms with even powers of r only The coefficient of r 2m where m is a positive integer including
zero is given by
m1minus
m ) (8)
Replacing a0 of (8) by a different constant A the solution of (2) is given by
==
infin
sum minus( m )
)kr (9)
The function ) 1
)= sum
is called Bessel function of first kind and zero order
As equation (2) is a second-order differential equation there must be a second independent solution of the
equation The second solution is called Bessel function of second kind and zero order
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SUMMARY
We learnt the basics of three common types of coordinate systems vector analysis sinusoidally time-
varying functions Fourier series and Bessel function Other mathematical tools are described in later chap-
ters as and when necessary We found that unlike the unit vectors in rectangular coordinates the directionsof some of the unit vectors in cylindrical and spherical coordinates vary with one or two coordinate vari-
ables Though only the mathematical definitions of divergence gradient and curl operations are available
their applications to electric and magnetic fields and interpretations of results are described in later chap-
ters The vector operations in cylindrical and spherical coordinates are given in Chapters 2 and 4 The vec-
tor identities line surface and volume integrals will find frequent use in the text Moreover we will utilise
the coordinate transformation technique for calculation of vector magnetic potential of a current loop in
Chapter 4
Representation of sinusoidal quantities and power calculation will be used for the study of time-varying
fields We will apply Fourier series and Bessel function for the solution of boundary-value problems Bessel
function will also be used to study the skin-effect phenomenon in cylindrical conductors
IMPORTANT FORMULAE
Relation between coordinate variables
Rectangular and cylindrical coordinates
x = r cos f
y = r sin f
z = z
Rectangular and cylindrical coordinates
x = r sin q cos f
y = r sin q sin f
z = r cos q
Differential lengths
Rectangular coordinates d ℓ = u xdx + u
ydy + u
z dz
Cylindrical coordinates d ℓ = dr ur + rd f uf + u
z dz
Spherical coordinates d ℓ = ur dr + u
q (rd q ) + u
f (r sin q d f )
Differential surfaces
Rectangular coordinates d S = u x(dydz ) + u
y(dzdx) + u
z (dxdy)
Cylindrical coordinates d S = ur (rd f dz ) + u
f (drdz ) + u
z (rdrd f )
Spherical coordinates d S = ur (r 2sinq d q d f ) + u
q (r sinq drd f ) + u
f (rdrd q )
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Differential volumes
Rectangular coordinates dv = dxdydz
Cylindrical coordinates rdrd f dz
Spherical coordinates r 2sinq drd q d f
Position vector r = xu x + yu
y + z u
z
Dot product of two vectors
In rectangular coordinates A sdot B = A x B
x + A
y B
y + A
z B
z
In cylindrical coordinates A sdot B = Ar B
r + A
f B
f + A
z B
z
In spherical coordinates A sdot B = Ar B
r + A
q B
q + A
f B
f
Cross product of two vectors
In rectangular coordinates
A
u
=
x B B
In cylindrical coordinates
A
u u
= B
In spherical coordinates
A
= A A B
θ φ
θ φ
θ φ
Gradient of a scalar function in rectangular coordinates
nabla = part part + part y
u u
Divergence of a vector function in rectangular coordinates
nablasdot = partpart
+part
+part
D D
x y
D y
Curl of a vector function in rectangular coordinates
nabla times = partpart
part part y z
x y
H H Vector identities
nabla times nabla times A = nabla(nabla sdot A) minus nabla2A
nabla sdot (A times B) = B sdot (nabla times A) minus A sdot (nabla times B)
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Dot product of unit vectors
In Rectangular and Cylindrical Coordinate systems
sdotur
sdotuf
sdotu z
u x cos f ndashsin f 0u
ysin f cos f 0
u z
0 0 1
In Rectangular and Spherical Coordinate systems
sdotur
sdotuq
sdotuf
u x
sinq cosf cosq cosf ndashsin f
u y
sinq sinf cosq sinf cosf
u z cosq ndashsinq 0
Complex impedance
+ )minus
Instantaneous power
)t = ])t cos2
cos
Complex power
lowast1
2
MULTIPLE983085CHOICE QUESTIONS
(starred questions have two answers)
11 A point in cylindrical coordinates is defined by (14 m 25deg 075 m) Location of the point in rectan-
gular coordinates is
(a) (14 m 0592 m 075 m)
(b) (1269 m 0592 m 075 m)
(c) (14 m 0592 m 075 m)
(d) (14 m 0592 m 0375 m)
12 A point in spherical coordinates is described by (095 m 35deg 20deg) Location of the point in rectangu-
lar coordinates is
(a) (0512 m 0186 m 0778 m)
(b) (0186 m 0512 m 0778 m)
(c) (0512 m 0778 m 0186 m)
(d) (0186 m 0778 m 0512 m)
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13 A position vector is given by 4 The unit vector in the direction of the position
vector is
(a) 0 0 566 +u
(b) 0 0 24 +u
(c) 0 0 566 +u
(d) 0 0 707 +u
14 A vector is given by A uu+u If the unit vector alongA is u707
what should be the value of p
(a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 10 (d) 12
15 Two vectors are given by A 4+u and 1+u 2 The angle between the vectors is
nearest to
(a) 12deg (b) 14deg (c) 16deg (d) 18deg
16 Two vectors are described by A u u3+u and B u u For the vectors to be
parallel the values of p and q should be (a) p = 3 q = 3 (b) p = 3 q = 9 (c) p = 45 q = 3 (d) p = 3 q = 45
17 The angle between two vectors A 4+u x y
and B y is 15deg What is the ratio of p to q
(a) 1732 (b) minus1732 (c) 0577 (d) minus0577
18 Two vectors are given by A 2+u z and B 4+u
z The unit vector normal to the plane con-
taining A and B is given by
(a) +0 371 0 557 y
(b) +0 741 0 371 y
(c) 0741u x minus 0577u
y + 0371u
z
(d) 0371u x +
0743u y minus
05571u z
19 A scalar function is given byf = xyz The magnitude of grad f at (1 minus1 1) is equal to
(a) 2 3 (b) 3 2 (c) 31 (d) 3
110 If r is the position vector at ( x y z ) the magnitude of nabla sdot r is equal to
(a) 3 (b) 3 (c) 31 (d) 13
111 The divergence of F = xy (u x + u
y) at (1 3) is equal to
(a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3 (d) 2
112 A vector in cylindrical coordinates is given by (sin f r ) ur The vector in rectangular coordinates is
(a) y
2
3 2) (b)
y
2
2( ) (c)
y
2 2
2( ) (d)
y
2
2( )
113 A vector in spherical coordinates is given by ur r 2 The vector in rectangular coordinate is
(a)+u
x + 3 2 (b)
3 2
+u
x + (c)
u+u
( x + 3 (d)
zu u+u z
x + 3 2
114 The line integral of F = xy (u x + u
y) along the straight line y = x from (0 0) to (2 2) is
(a) 163 (b) 8 (c) 16 (d) 4
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115 The instantaneous voltage and current in an electric circuit are given by V (t ) = 5 sin (w t minus 30deg) V and
I (t ) = minus02 cos w t A The average power supplied to the circuit is
(a) 05 W (b) 3 2 W (c) 025 W (d) 3 4 W
QUESTIONS
11 Name the coordinate planes of rectangular coordinates
12 In rectangular coordinates the coordinates of a point are x y and z What is the normal distance of
the point from the x- y plane
13 Name the plane on which x = 0
14 The coordinate of two points are and respectively What is the distance between the
points
15 In rectangular coordinates locate the point ) by tracing the path along or parallel to the
coordinate axes starting from the origin
16 Describe the cylindrical coordinate system Show that the coordinate directions are mutually perpen-
dicular to each other
17 Describe the spherical coordinate system Show that the coordinate directions are mutually perpen-
dicular to each other
18 The r and variable appearing in cylindrical and spherical coordinate systems have the same mean-
ing or different meanings in the two systems Explain
19 Explain why the distance between two points specified in spherical coordinates cannot be calculated by direct use of the coordinates of the points
How is this distance calculated
110 Sketch a length vector in rectangular coordinates and show its components in the coordinate directions
111 Express the vector A as sum of its component in rectangular cylindrical and spherical coordinates
112 Write the differential length vector and the differential surface vector in rectangular cylindrical and
spherical coordinates in terms of the components Give also the formula for the differential volume
in the three coordinate systems
113 Define the cross product of two vectors A and B Explain how the angle between the vectors can be
calculated from the definition of the cross product
114 Explain what is meant by a scalar field Does the value of the field at a point depend on the choice of
the coordinate system
115 State what is meant by a vector field Does the value of the field at a point depend on the choice of
the coordinate system
116 Explain with sketches that the unit vectors ur and u
f in cylindrical coordinates vary with f
117 Explain the properties of the gradient of a scalar function
118 Describe the procedure for evaluating the line integral of a vector function from an initial point to a
final point along a given path
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119 For the vector function A( x y z ) show that nabla sdot nabla times A( x y z ) = 0
120 Two sinusoidal functions are given by
)t )minus=
)t )minus 12
π
What is the phase difference between the two quantities and which is the leading quantity
121 A sinusoidal quantity is given by
F (t ) = F 0 sin (w t + y )
Write the complex exponential phasor and polar forms of the quantity
122 Define the rms value of a sinusoidally time-varying current Explain its significance
123 If W V and I are the measured values of power rms value of voltage and rms value of current
respectively of an electric load then the ratio W (VI ) is defined as the power factor of the load Is this
definition applicable to only sinusoidal variation of voltage and current with time or for any type of
variation Explain
124 Explain with sketches the meanings of single-valued and multi-valued periodic functions
ANSWERS TO SELECTED QUESTIONS
16 Describe the cylindrical coordinate system Show that the coordinate directions are mutually perpen-
dicular to each other
Answer In cylindrical coordinate system the three surfaces are those of a circular cylinder and two
planes These surfaces are specified with reference to the rectangular coordinate system The axis of
the cylinder is along the z axis and its radius is denoted by r One of the plane surfaces containing the
z axis is specified by the angle it makes with the y-z plane The angle is generally denoted by f The
second plane surface is parallel to and at a height z from the x-y plane The three coordinate direc-
tions are r f and z
The r direction is normal to the surface of the cylinder hence it is perpendicular to the axis of the
cylinder As the axis of the cylinder is along the z axis r and z directions are perpendicular to each
other At a point on the cylindrical surface the r direction is perpendicular to and the f direction istangential to the cylindrical surface Hence they are perpendicular to each other Moreover the f direction is parallel to the x-y plane hence it is perpendicular to the z direction
18 The r and f variable appearing in cylindrical and spherical coordinate systems have the same mean-
ing or different meanings in the two systems Explain
Answer The variables in cylindrical coordinate system are r f and z and those of spherical coordi-
nates are r q and f The r direction in cylindrical coordinates is perpendicular to the z axis of rectan-
gular coordinates whereas the r direction in spherical coordinates is at an angle q with the z axis Thus
the r-variables have different meaning In both the systems the angle f is the angle between the y-z
plane and a plane surface containing the z axis Thus the variable f has the same meaning in both the
systems
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19 Explain why the distance between two points specified in spherical coordinates cannot be calculated
by direct use of the coordinates of the points
How is the distance calculated
Answer Both q and f variables of spherical coordinates are angles and radian is their unit As the
unit of distance between two points is that of length the variables cannot be used directly for calcula-tion of distance
To calculate the distance it is necessary to express the spherical coordinates of the point in terms of
rectangular coordinate variables
113 Define the cross product of two vectors A and B Explain how the angle between the vectors can be
calculated from the definition of the cross product
Answer The cross product of two vectors A and B is a vector quantity say C The magnitude of C
is equal to the products of the magnitude of A the magnitude of B and the sine of angle a between
A and B The direction of C is perpendicular to the plane containing A and B The positive direction
is taken along the advance of a right-handed screw when it is rotated from A towards B
As per the definition of the cross product
A times B = ABsin a
Hence sin α = A B
A B
114 Explain what is meant by a scalar field Does the value of the field at a point depend on the choice of
the coordinate system
Answer A physical quantity which is a scalar function of position is a real number The quantity
may or may not be a function of time The mathematical representation or graphical plot of a scalar
function at various points in a region or domain is the scalar field of the function in that region Theregion may be one-dimensional (a line) two-dimensional (a surface) or three-dimensional (a vol-
ume) As an example let us consider a heated plate The temperature at each point on the surface of
the plate will have a specific value A graphical representation of temperatures at several points is the
temperature field in the region of the plate surface
Value of the field at a point is independent of the choice of a coordinate system
117 Explain the properties of the gradient of a scalar function
Answer The gradient of a scalar quantity which is a function of x y and z in general is a vector quan-
tity It is given by
nabla = + part part + partpart y x
u u u u= u
The first second and third terms give the rate of change of V with x y and z respectively As nablaV is
the vector sum of all the three components it gives the maximum rate of change of V with distance
at a point in space
120 Two sinusoidal functions are given by
V )t )minus= π
I )t )minus 12
π
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What is the phase difference between the two quantities and which is the leading quantity
Answer As V (t ) is a cosine function of time and I (t ) is a sine function of time we have to express
either V (t ) as a sine function or I (t ) as a cosine function of time By expressing I (t ) as a cosine func-
tion we get
)t )t = minus minus Thus the phase difference between the quantities is 3= V (t ) is the leading
quantity
PROBLEMS
11 Show the location of points P 1(10 m 20 m 30m) P
2(minus10 m 20 m 30m) P
3(10 m minus20 m
30m) P 4(10 m 20 m minus30m) in rectangular coordinates Calculate the distances of the points from
the origin
12 Show the location of the point P (05 m 60deg 02 m) in cylindrical coordinates Calculate the distances
of P from the origin
13 Show the location of the point P (04 m 30deg 45deg) in spherical coordinates Calculate the distances of
P from the origin
14 A point in rectangular coordinates is defined by (2 m minus3 m minus1 m) Find coordinates of the point in
(a) cylindrical coordinate and (b) in spherical coordinates
15 Derive relations between the cylindrical coordinate and spherical coordinate variables For the radial
directions use subscripts c and s respectively for cylindrical and spherical coordinates
16 A point in cylindrical coordinates is defined by (3 m 300
2 m) Find coordinates of the point inspherical coordinates
17 Find the distance between two points located at (a) (10 m 24 m minus08 m) and (minus26 m 15 m 15 m)
in rectangular coordinates (b) (12 m 45deg 20 m) and (05 m 60deg 02 m) in cylindrical coordinates
(c) (04 m 30deg 45deg) and (10 m 75deg 15deg) in spherical coordinates
18 Find the length vector from the point P 2(075 m 13 m minus06 m) to the point P
1(125 m minus07 m
04 m) Find also the unit vector directed from P 1 to P
2
19 A point is located at (20 m p 3 rad 08 m) in cylindrical coordinates Obtain in rectangular coordi-
nates the unit vector directed from the origin to the point
110 The location of two points are given by P 1(1 m 2 m 3 m) and P
2(2 m 3 m 5 m) Find the length
vector from the origin to the mid-point of the line joining P 1 and P
2
111 The location of two points are given by P 1(15 m 45deg 2 m) and P
2(5 m 60deg 30deg) in cylindrical and
spherical coordinates respectively Find the length vector from P 1 to P
2
112 A point is located at P (5 m 90deg 60deg) in spherical coordinates Find the unit vector directed from the
origin to P in rectangular coordinates
113 The equation y = 2 minus x is that of a straight line in the x-y plane Obtain the unit normal vector directed
from the given line to the point (3 2)
114 Find the dot and cross products of the vectors A = 3u x + 8u
y B = 5u
x + 10u
y What is the angle
between the vectors
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115 Given the vectors A = 4u x + 5u
y B = 6u
x + B
yu y + 8u
z What should be the value of B
y so that the angle
between A and B is 60deg
116 Vector A is directed from (2 m 3 m 4 m) to (5 m 7 m 9 m) and vector B is directed from (0 1 m
2 m) to (3 m 5 m 7 m) Find the angle between the vectors
117
Find the gradient of the scalar function f =
x
2
y +
y
2
z +
xz
2
at (minus
1 2minus
3) 118 The equation 2 x + 3 y + 4 z = c where c is a constant is that of a plane surface Find the unit vector
that is normal to the given plane and directed away from the origin
119 A surface is defined by x2 + y2 minus z 2 = 21 Find the unit vector normal to the surface at (4 3 2)
120 For the surface defined in Problem 119 find the angle between unit vectors normal to the surface at
(4 3 2) and )15 3
121 A vector function is described by A
+
1
2 2)uuu Find the divergence of the
vector function at (2 minus1 minus2)
122 A vector function is given by A = x2 yu x + y2 z u
y + xz 2u
z Find the curl of the vector at (1 2 4)
123 For the scalar function f ( x y z ) show that nabla times nablaf = 0
124 Prove the validity of the vector identity nabla times nabla times A = nabla(nabla sdot A) minusnabla2A for the vector function A = A( x
y z )u x + A( x y z )u
y + A( x y z )u
z
125 A vector field in rectangular coordinates is given byu
= + z
x Express the vector in cylindrical
coordinates at (4 45deg 3)
126 A vector is directed from (2 30deg 4) to (3 60deg 6) in cylindrical coordinates Find the angle between
the vector and the y axis
127 A vector function in cylindrical coordinates is given by
u ucos tans nr r
Calculate the components of the vector in rectangular coordinates
128 A vector function is given by = 8
2 2 Find the line integral of E along a straight path from
(3 5) to (6 10)
129 On the surface of a sphere find the area in the region if r = 6 30deg le q le 60deg 0 le f le 30deg
130 The amplitude of sinusoidal voltage and current of an electric circuit are 15 V and 2 A respectively
The current lags the voltage by p 6 rad Calculate (a) the rms values of voltage and current (b) the
power factor (c) the average power and (d) the complex impedance of the circuit
Find also the instantaneous power and complex power taking the voltage as reference Identify the
components of the complex power Assume w to be the angular frequency of the voltage
131 The complex forms of voltage and current amplitudes of an electric load are
40 V
2 A
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nabla = partpart
+ partpart
= x
u2 2
Substituting x = 1 y = minus2 z = 4
nabla =
minus y z
4+
21
EXAMPLE 111
A scalar function is given by = )+ Find nablaf at (2 minus1 3)
nabla =part
+ partpart
=+ y z
22
( )+ u
Substituting x = 2 y = minus1 z = 3
nabla = )+7
minus
EXAMPLE 112
A vector field is described by F = 500u x + 750u
y A plane surface in the region of the field is defined by
2 x + 4 y + 6 z = 12 Find the vector components of F that are normal and tangential to the surface
Denoting the surface by S we have
S = 2 x + 4 y + 6 z The gradient of S
nablaS = 2u x + 4u
y + 6u
z
The magnitude of the gradient of S
nabla = +2 6 5= 6
The unit vector normal to the surface
S nabla 1)4
The scalar component of the vector field normal to the surface
n n= = ) y
sdot ) y z+ =usdot 1
56
000
56
The vector component of the vector field normal to the surface
F un
sdot = =)( )u+uu
56428 6
The vector component of the vector field tangential to the surface
Ft = F minus F
n = 3571u
x + 4643u
y minus 4286 u
z
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EXAMPLE 113
Given a vector function F = 2 x12 yu x + xy2u
y + (1 z )u
z Find divergence and curl of F at P (05 08 02)
The divergence of F
nablasdot = part
( part = + minus x x xy+ 2
11 )
Substituting x = 05 y = 08 and z = 02
nabla sdot F at P = 26931
The curl of F
nabla times = partpart
= )F
u u
u z
minus
2 1
Substituting x = 05 y = 08 and z = 02nabla times F at P = minus 0774 u
z
EXAMPLE 114
The equation to a surface is given by S ( x y z ) = xy minus 4 z 2 = 0 What is the angle between unit normal
vectors to the surface at P 1(8 2 2) and P
2(6 6 minus3)
Unit vector normal to a surface u S = nabla
nabla
nablaS
= yu
x
+ xu
y
minus 8 z u
z
At P 1 nablaS
1 = 2u
x + 8u
y ndash 16u
z nablaS
1 = 18
2 16
18=
minus
At P 2 nablaS
2 = 6u
x + 6u
y + 24u
z nablaS
2 = 2545
2
6 24
25
+u
Let a be the angle between the unit vectors Then
cos)
( )( )α = = =
minussdot x y z x y z
2
minus 2+ 4
4
324
4
2
95 720 705
= minus
a = 1345deg
EXAMPLE 115
Two surfaces are defined by S 1 = x2 + y2 minus z2 = 7 and S
2 = x2 minus y + z 2 = 3 Find the angle between the surfaces
at P (2 2 minus1)
The angle between two surfaces at a point common to them is the angle between the normal to the surfaces
at the point
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nablaS 1 = 2( xu
x + yu
y ndash z u
z )
At P nablaS 1 = 4u
x + 4u
y + 2u
z and nablaS
1 = 6
nablaS 2 = 2 xu
x ndash u
y + 2 z u
z
At P nablaS 2 = 4u
x ndash u
y ndash 2u
z and nabla = 21
Let a be the angle between the unit vectors Then
cos)
(= =
nablanabla
sdot sdot
211
8
6 21)=
a = 7308deg
EXAMPLE 116
Two vector functions are given by A = 2 xu y + 3 y2u
z and B = z u
x + 3 yu
z Find nabla sdot (A times B) at (3 2 1)
A = x y z
z0 2 2 2
nablasdot = part + part)times u sdot minus
y+
= 6 y + 6 yz minus 2 x = 18 at (3 2 1)
EXAMPLE 117
A vector is defined by
A = xy2
u x + yz 2
u y + zx2
u z Find nabla times nabla times A
nabla times = partpart
part part = minus +A
u u u
z
yz xy
2 2 2
2( )
nabla times nabla times = partpart
A
u u
minus 0= x y
z z
EXAMPLE 118
A scalar function is given by f = x3 + y3 + xyz Find nabla sdot nablaf
nablasdotnabla = part
+ +part
= x y
( )+ x xyz
= + + part =2 2 2
z)+ y )+ xyz )+ xy
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19 Vector IdentitiesSome useful vector identities are listed below The identities can easily be proved by assuming that the vector
A and B and the scalar f are functions of rectangular-coordinate variables
1 nabla times (nablaf ) = 0
2 nabla sdot (nabla times A) = 03 nabla sdot (f A) = A sdot (nablaf ) + f (nabla sdot A)
4 nablasdot + part
+ partpart
(nabla = nabla2 2 2
x y
5 nabla times nabla times A = nabla(nabla sdot A) minus nabla2A
6 nabla times (f A) = (nablaf ) times A + f (nabla times A)
7 nabla sdot (A times B) = B sdot (nabla times A) minus A sdot (nabla times B)
110 Line Surface and Volume IntegralsIn the case of a definite integral
adxint ) x
where the integrand F ( x) is a real function of a single variable x The function is integrated along x direction
between limits x = a and x = b Whereas in the case of a line integral a real function of more than one variable
is integrated along a continuous curve from an initial point to an end point The curve may also be a closed
one The function may be a scalar or a vector function of real variables In the case of a vector function its
component along a specified path is integrated The line integral is a definite integral
The principle of evaluating the line integral of a vector
function along a path is as follows Let us consider a vec-
tor function F in any coordinate plane Let us take a con-
tinuous curve of any shape denoted by C in Fig 114 in
the plane of the vector The positive direction of the curve
is indicated by an arrow and its initial and final positions
are marked by a and b respectively If we divide the curve
into a large number of very small segments each seg-
ment may be considered as a straight line Let there be n
such segments of lengths ∆ ∆ sdotsdot sdot If the
average value of the vector function over the k th segment
is Fk its scalar component along the positive direction of
the segment is F k cos a
k where a
k is the angle between F
k
and tangent to the k th segment as shown in the figure The
product of F k cos a
k and is equal to the dot product of F
k and the vector length ∆ ℓ
k That is
cosα sdot= ∆l
The sum of such dot products of all the segments between a and b is
n
=sum ∆l
k
In the limit n approaching infinity the above summation is called line integral of F along the curve C The
curve is the path of integration The line integral of F along the path shown in Fig 114 is
d int sdot l
Fig 114 Pertaining to line integration of a vector
Tangent to k t
segment
a1
F k∆
∆ 2∆ ∆
k
∆ n
C
a
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If the line integral is over a closed path it is written by putting a small circle on the integral sign Thus
F sdot d l denotes the line integral of F over a closed path
In order to understand the process of integrating a vector func-
tion F over a surface let us consider a continuous open surface
S shown in Fig 115 The surface may be considered as consist-
ing of a large number of very small surface elements with areas
∆S 1 ∆S
2hellip ∆S
k hellip ∆S
n Let the average of F over the k th sur-
face element be Fk The scalar component of F
k along normal to
the surface element is equal to F k cos a
k where a
k is the angle
between Fk and the unit vector u
n normal to the surface element
as shown in the figure The product of F k cos a
k and ∆S
k can be
expressed as the dot product of the vectors Fk and ∆S
k
F k ∆S
kcos a = Fsdot(∆S
k u
n) = F
k ∆S
k
The sum of such dot products over all the n surface elements is given by
n
=sumThe above summation as n approaches infinity is the surface integral of F over the surface The surface
integral is a definite double integral which is denoted using either two integral signs or a single integral sign
with a subscript s We will use the latter notation Accordingly
Sint denotes the surface integral of a vector function F over an open surface
If the surface is a closed one the surface integral is denoted by putting a small circle on the integral sign
Accordingly SS
denotes the surface integral of F over a closed surface
The volume integral of a scalar point function in three-dimensional space is a triple integral The integral isdenoted using either three integral signs or a single integral sign with a subscript v We will use the latter
notation Thus the volume integral of a scalar function r which is a continuous function of space variables
in a region of volume bounded by a closed surface is written as
dv
where dv is the volume of a three-dimensional element
EXAMPLE 119
Find the line integral of the vector function F = ( x2 + 2 y)u x + (3 x minus y2)u
y along the straight line defined by
y = 3 x from (0 0) to (1 3)
An element of length vector in rectangular coordinates
d ℓ = u xdx + u
ydy + u
z dz
The dot product of F and d ℓ F middot d l = ( x2 + 2 y)dx + (3 x minus y2)dy
Substituting y by 3 x in the first term and x by y3 in the second term we have
F middot d ℓ = ( x2 + 6 x)dx + ( y minus y2)dy
The line integral sdot 3
7= minusminus 17=
nu
S
F
Fig 115 Pertaining to surface integration
of a vector
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EXAMPLE 120
Integrate the vector function
F u + x y y
( ) x
along the path described by the equation y2 = 4 x from P 1(1 2) to P
2(4 4)
An element of length vector in rectangular coordinates
d ℓ = u xdx + u
ydy + u
z dz
The dot product of F and d ℓ sdot d x y
dyl =) x y x y 2
(1)
The path of integration is defined by the equation
y2 = 4 x (2)
Or ydy = 2dx (3)
Substituting (2) and (3) in (1) we get
F sdot = + x x
23 2
Thus F sdot = + =int int x2
03 2
274P1
2
The integral can be evaluated by substituting x2 + 4 x = u
EXAMPLE 121
A circular cylinder has its base on the x- y plane with its axis along the z axis The radius and height of the
cylinder are 20 cm and 50 cm respectively By using the formula for the differential area d S = (rd f dz )ur +
(drdz )uf + (rdrd f )u
z find the surface area of the cylinder
A differential area on the surface of the cylinder is in r direction Thus
dS = rd f dz
At r = 02 m dS = 02d f dz
Surface area π = 0 2φ
m2
EXAMPLE 122
The radius of a sphere is 25 cm By using the formula for the differential area d S = (r 2sinq d q d f )ur +
(r sinq drd f ) uq + (rdrd f ) u
f find surface area of the lower hemisphere
A differential area on the surface of the sphere is in r direction Thus
dS = r 2 sinq d q d f
At r = 025 m dS = 00625 sinq d q d f
Surface area π = 0 125φ π
2
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EXAMPLE 123
Given a vector function F = x2 yu x + xy2u
y Integrate nabla times F over the rectangular surface shown in Fig 116
y
y 1
x 2
x minus2
y minus1
x
Fig 116 For Example 123
The curl of the vector function
nabla times = partpart part
=F
u
u x y
x2 2 0
)minus
An element of surface vector is given by
d S = u xdydz + u
ydzdx + u
z dxdy
Thus (nabla times F) sdot d S = ( y2 minus x2)dxdy
We find from Fig 116 that the lower and upper limits of x are minus20 and +20 and those of y are minus10 and
+10 Thus
= minus+
minus
+
int sdot (= 08
111 Coordinate Transformation of VectorsIt is desirable to use a suitable coordinate system at the outset for solving a field problem involving vectors
For example it is easier to solve a problem having cylindrical symmetry by using cylindrical coordinates A
proper choice of a coordinate system simplifies the analysis and results in a solution that is compact in form
and easy for physical interpretation However it is occasionally necessary to convert a vector function from
one coordinate system to another system The principles of transformation of a vector function between
cylindrical and rectangular coordinates and between spherical and rectangular coordinates are described in
the following
Transformations between Cylindrical and Rectangular Coordinates
Let a vector F in terms of its components in cylindrical coordinates be given by
F = F r u
r + F
f u
f + F
z u
z (1)
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where in general each component is a function of all the three variables r f and z We will transform the
vector to rectangular coordinates
Let the same vector in terms of its components in rectangular coordinates is
F = F xu
x + F
yu
y + F
z u
z (2)
In order to transform the vector we obtain at first the rectangular-coordinate components F x F y and F z of F interms of F
r F
f and F
z and then change the cylindrical-coordinate variables to rectangular-coordinate variables
We know that the component of a vector in any direction is given by the dot product of the vector and a unit
vector in that direction Accordingly F x is equal to the dot product of F described by (1) and the unit vector u
x
F x = ( F
r u
r + F
f u
f + F
z u
z ) sdot u
x
= F r (u
r sdot u
x) + F
f (u
f sdot u
x) + F
z (u
z sdot u
x) (3)
We see from Fig 117 that the angle between ur and u
x is f the angle between u
f and u
x is 90deg + f and the
angle between u z and u
x is 90deg Therefore u
r sdot u
x = cos f u
f sdot u
x = minus sin f and u
z sdot u
x = 0 Substituting these
results in (3) we get
F x = F
r cos f minus F
f sin f
The component F y = ( F
r u
r+ F
f u
f + F
z u
z ) sdot u
y= F
r (u
r sdot u
y)
+ F f (u
f sdot u
y) + F
z (u
z sdot u
y)
The angle between ur and u
y is 90deg minus f between u
f and u
y
is f and between u z and u
yis 90deg Thus
F y = F
r sin f + F
f cos f
As the z direction is common to both the systems
F z = F
z
Since F r F
f and F
z are functions of the cylindrical-coordi-
nate variables these have to be expressed in terms of
rectangular-coordinate variables to complete the transfor-
mation Relations connecting the two sets of variables are
given in (12-2) [Equation 2 of Section 12]
We use the same procedure as described above to transform a vector in rectangular coordinates to cylindrical
coordinates It can be shown that a vector
G = G xu x + G yu y + G z u z
in cylindrical coordinates when transformed to rectangular coordinates will have the following scalar
components
G r = G
x cos f + G
y sin f
G f = minus G
x sin f + G
y cos f
G z = G
z
To complete the transformation the components have to be expressed in terms of spherical-coordinate vari-
ables using the following formulae which can be derived from (12-2)
y
u
(90deg
u
u
u
ur u x
f
f
Fig 117 Showing unit vectors of rectangular
and cylindrical coordinates
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f = tanminus1( y x)
z = z
Transformations between Spherical and Rectangular CoordinatesIn spherical coordinates let a vector function be given by
E = E r u
r + E
q u
q + E
f u
f
where E r E
q and E
f are in general functions of all the three variables r q and f
In order to transform the vector to rectangular coordinates we have to find its components in x y and z direc-
tions and then express these components in terms of x y and z The component of E along x direction is
E x = E sdot u
x = E
r(u
r sdot u
x) + E
q (u
q sdot u
x) + E
f (u
f sdot u
x) (4)
The values of (ur sdot u x) and (uq sdot u x) cannot be found directly because the angles between the unit vectorsinvolving the dot products cannot be expressed as simple functions of q and f
This difficulty is overcome by finding at first the pro-
jections of the unit vectors on the x-y plane and then
projecting these projections onto the x axis Referring
to Fig 118 we find that the angle between ur and the
z axis is q and the angle between uq and the z axis is
90deg + q Therefore the lengths of projections urand u
q
on the x-y plane are equal to sin q and cos q respec-
tively Moreover these projections are at an angle f
with the x axis Thus we haveu
r sdot u
x = sin q cos f
uq sdot u
x = cos q cos f
As the unit vector uf is at angle 90deg + f with the x axis
the dot product of uf and u
x is
uf sdot u
x = minus sin f
Substituting the expressions of the dot products in (4)
we get
E x = E
r sin q cos f + E
q cos q cos f minus E
f sin f
The components of E along y and z directions can similarly be calculated These are given by E
y = E
r sin q sin f + E
q cos q sin f + E
f cos f
E z = E
r cos q minus E
q sin q
To complete the process of transformation we have to express the components in terms of the rectangular-
coordinate variables The relations connecting the two sets of variables are given by (12-3)
Let us next consider a vector H in rectangular coordinates defined in terms of its components
H = H xu
x + H
yu
y + H
z u
z
We can transform the vector into spherical coordinate system using the procedure similar to that described
above The scalar components of H in spherical coordinates are
u
u
u
u x
u
(90deg q )
u
x
f
q
Fig 118 Showing unit vectors of rectangular and
spherical coordinates
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H r = H
x sin q cos f + H
y sin q sin f + H
z cos q
H q = H
x cos q cos f + H
y cos q sin f minus H
z sin q
H f = minus H
x sin f + H
y cos f
To complete the process of conversion the components will have to be transformed to spherical-coordinate
variables using the following formulae These can be derived from (12-3)
r y z x
=+
minuscos 1
x
f = tanminus1 ( y x)
EXAMPLE 124
A vector in cylindrical coordinates is given byF = Transform the vector into rectangular coordinates
The vector has only one component F r = 1r in r direction Let the vector in rectangular coordinates be
F = F xu
x + F
yu
y + F
z u
z
Thenr
x
x yr
= =) cossdot
= =) s nsdot
F z = 0
The vector in rectangular coordinates is given by
F 1
)uu
EXAMPLE 125
The vector F = r sin f uf is given in cylindrical coordinates Transform the vector into rectangular
coordinates
The vector has only one component F f = r sin f in f direction Let the vector in rectangular coordinates be
F = F xu
x + F
yu
y + F
z u
z
Then y
= = minus) )sdot minus sin 2 2
x y= =)sdot
F z = 0
The vector in rectangular coordinate is given by
F 1
2 2)u
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EXAMPLE 126
Convert the vector = r
r in spherical coordinates into rectangular coordinates
The vector has only one componentr
r
1 in r direction Let the vector in rectangular coordinates be
E = E xu
x + E
yu
y + E
z u
z
We haver
= =)) x
sdot 1
yr
=))
sdot 1
= =) cos
)sdot
The vector in rectangular coordinate is given by
E 1
+ )uu
112 Sinusoidally Time-Varying QuantitiesA scalar or a vector quantity may be time-invariant or it may be a function of time Quantities that are either
sine or cosine function of time are called sinusoidally time-varying quantities For example a voltage repre-
sented by
V (t ) = V 0 cos w t (1)
is a co-sinusoidal quantity And a current given by
I (t ) = I 0 sin w t (2)
is a sinusoidal quantity These are also called alternat-
ing quantities In (1) and (2) V (t ) and I (t ) denote instan-
taneous values V 0 and I
0 are the maximum values or
amplitudes of the functions and w is the angular or
radian frequency The units of voltage and current are
volt (V) and ampere (A) and that of w is radians per
second (rads) The graphs of variation of voltage and
current with time shown in Fig 119 are the familiarcosine and sine waves The waves repeat after every
w t = 2p radian The number of such repetitions or
cycles per second is called frequency of the waves The
frequency is denoted by f and its unit is hertz (Hz) The
duration of one cycle is equal to one period It is gener-
ally denoted by T Therefore T = 1 f As w t changes by
2p radian in one period w = 2p T = 2p f Each cycle
consists of a positive half-cycle and a negative half-
cycle Both the half-cycles have the same amplitude
and identical shapes
(a
(b
3
V t
V
I t
I
p p p p t
t
2p
23p p p
Fig 119 (a) A cosine wave and (b) A sine wave
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Next let us consider the functions
V 1(t ) = V
10 cos (w t + y
1) (3)
and V 2(t ) = V
20 cos (w t minus y
2) (4)
Note that V 1
(t ) and V 2
(t ) have the same frequency as that of V (t ) Graphs of functions defined by (1) (3) and
(4) are shown in Fig 120 The symbols y 1and y
2denote phase angles of V
1(t ) and V
2(t ) respectively If we
take the time-angle at which V (t ) is zero (or maximum) as reference the corresponding zero of V 1(t ) occurs
earlier by a time-angle y 1 and that of V
2(t ) occurs later by a time-angle y
2 Thus V
1(t ) leads V (t ) by an angle
y 1 and V
2(t ) lags V (t ) by an angle y
2 As cos w t = sin(w t + p 2) a cosine function leads a sine function by p 2
radian The phase angles are specified either in radian or in degree
Representation of Sinusoidal Functions
Any of the equations (1) to (4) is the basic form of rep-
resenting a sinusoidal quantity in terms of its amplitude
frequency and phase angle This form gives the value of
the quantity at any instant The waveforms of Fig 119and 120 also provide the same information
Some other useful ways of representing a sinusoidal
quantity are the phasor the complex and the polar forms
The basis of these forms is the Eulerrsquos formula (or iden-
tity) of the complex exponential function e j w t As per the
formula
e j w t = cos w t + j sin w t
where = minus1
cos w t = Re e j w t (5) sin w t = Im e j w t (6)
The notations Re and Im are the abbreviations of lsquoreal part of rsquo and lsquoimaginary part of rsquo respectively Thus
using (5) and (6) in (1) and (2) we have
V (t ) = Re V 0 e j w t
and I (t ) = Im I 0 e j w t = Re I
0 e j (w t minusp 2)
Similarly (3) and (4) can be written as
e j )1=
e j )2=
These are the complex exponential forms of writing sinusoidally time-changing quantities One advantage of
using the complex exponential function e j w t instead of sin w t or cos w t is that the form of a function does not
change when differentiated or integrated with respect to time
To proceed further let us write the last four equations as in the following
V (t ) = V 0 cos w t = Re (V
0 e j 0)e j w t
I (t ) = I 0 sin w t = Re ( I
0 eminus j p 2)e j w t
e t
11) Re )ψ
e t
1) Re )= minusminus ψ
V t
ω t
V t V t
2p
Fig 120 Showing time-phase difference between
sinusoidal waves
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A study of the above equations shows that the factor e j w t appears in all the functions In the mathematical
analysis of a problem it is not necessary to show this factor in all the steps The presence of e j w t in a func-
tion is assumed If all the quantities in a study have the same frequency it is sufficient to use only the
functions shown within the brackets At the end of an analysis the final expression is multiplied by e j w t
and either its real part or the imaginary part is used to express the result in real time The functions inside
the brackets are called phasors
We will denote a phasor by putting a bar over the symbol of the quantity For example
j 1ψ
and j
02minus
These are the phasor representations of sinusoidally time-varying quantities
Two more forms of representing a sinusoid can be derived from the phasor form Let us consider a voltage
phasor
e ψ
Since e j w = cos y + j sin y
)s n (7)
The first term on the rhs of (7) is the real part and the second term is the imaginary part of Denoting the
real part by V 0a
and the imaginary part by V 0i we have
i (8)
where V 0a
= V 0 cos y and V
0i = V
0 sin y
The form of (8) suggests that a phasor can be represented in a complex plane as shown in Fig 121 Equation
(8) and Fig 121 are the complex form of representing a sinusoidally time-varying quantity
We see that to write a sinusoidal quantity in phasor and com-
plex forms only its amplitude and phase angle are needed
Thus a simpler way of describing a sinusoidal quantity is by
its amplitude and phase angle as given below
ang plusmn
This is known as the polar form of representing a sinusoid
This form is advantageous where multiplication and division
of phasors are involved To illustrate these operations let j 1plusmn
and e j 2plusmn ψ
The product of the two phasors0 0 2= ang plusmn )]
The ratio of the two phasors j
2= ang[plusmn )] plusmn )]minus
Thus the magnitude of the product of two phasors is equal to the product of their magnitudes whereas the
phase angle of their product is equal to the algebraic sum of their phase angles Moreover the magnitude of
the ratio of two phasors is equal to the ratio of their magnitudes and the phase angle is equal to the phase angle
of the numerator-phasor minus the phase angle of the denominator-phasor
Im
Re
V
V
V
y
Fig 121 Representation of a sinusoidal
function in the complex plane
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Root-Mean-Square Value of a Sinusoidal Quantity
In order to define the root-mean-square (rms) value of a function consider that a sinusoidal current
I (t ) = I 0 sin w t
flows through a resistor of R ohm Then electric power dissipated in the resistor at any instant
)t s n= 0
ω t
The average power over a complete cycle
=1
2 2
2π
Next consider that a time-invariant current I flows through the same resistor instead of the sinusoidal current
Power dissipated in the resistor is equal to I 2 R If we assume that I 2 R is equal to the average power dissipated
by the sinusoidal current I 0 sin w t then
2=
Or =2
The constant current I which produces the same power in the resistor as the average power due to an
alternating current is called root-mean-square (rms) or effective value of the time-varying current The
nomenclature is derived from the mathematical procedure involved in deriving it
The rms value of a sinusoidal quantity is equal to 21 times of its amplitude The rms value of any periodic
function can be determined using the above procedure Sinusoidal quantities can also be represented usingrms value instead of amplitudes as given below
Instantaneous form )t )=
)t )=
Phasor form e ψ
Complex form
Polar form ang plusmn
The Complex ImpedanceThe complex impedance of an electric load is defined as the ratio of its complex voltage and complex
current To calculate the impedance let us assume that the instantaneous
voltage across the electric load shown in Fig 122 is
V (t ) = V 0 cos w t (9)
The complex and polar forms of the voltage are
0+ (10)
0ang
I (t
V (t
Load
Z
Fig 122 A load connected
to an ac source
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For a purely resistive load of resistance R ohm instantaneous current through the load
t )t )t
cos= = ω cos (11)
where I 0 = V
0 R We find from equations (9) and (11) that these are in time-phase The complex form of load
current is0+ (12)
The complex impedance is found by dividing (10) by (12)
Z = =0
00 0= ang
If the load is an ideal (loss-free) inductor of inductance L henry (H)
t )t cos( )== deg1ω (13)
The constant of integration is assumed to be zero as we are considering alternating quantities under steady
state (not transient) condition In the above expressions X L
= w L is reactance of the inductor and I 0 = V
0 X
L is
amplitude of the current The unit of reactance is ohm We find from (9) and (13) that the current in a pure
inductor lags the voltage across it by 90deg The complex form of current is
0
The complex impedance of the inductor
= = deg0
0+ = = ang
If the load is an ideal (loss-free) capacitor of capacitance C farad (F)
t
)t = = minus +t deg)t = os )90
where X c = (1w c) is reactance of the capacitor in ohm and I
0 = (V
0 X
c) is amplitude of the current We find
that current in an ideal capacitor leads the voltage across it by 90 deg The complex form of current is given by
The complex impedance
= = + deg00
minus = minus = ang minus
The complex impedance of an electric load consisting of a resistance R an inductance X L and a capacitance
X C in series is given by
j+ +minus (14)
where X = X L
minus X C is the effective reactance of the circuit If X
L is greater than X
C then the load is inductive
and if X C is greater than X
L the load is capacitive The angle y = tanminus1( X R) is called impedance angle
The resistance and reactance of the load in terms of the load angle are given by
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R = Z cos y
X = Z sin y
The magnitude of the impedance
The impedance in polar form is represented as
ang
Current I 0taken by a load is equal to the ratio of (10) and (14)
ji2
0= = = = =
) R jX
where I 0a
= (V 0Z ) cos y = I
0 cos y is the real part and I
0i = (V
0Z ) sin y = I
0 sin y is the imaginary part of the
current phasor respectively
The current in the polar form is
0= ang
ang + = ang minus where
0 =
If the resistance and reactance of an electric load is known we can calculate values of the circuit impedance
Z and the impedance angle y Taking the voltage across the circuit as reference the equation for instanta-
neous current is given by
I (t ) = I 0 cos(w t minus y )
We see that the phase angle between voltage and current is equal to the impedance angle y The current lags
the voltage for an inductive load and the current leads the voltage for a capacitive load The impedance angle
lies between 0 and 90deg if the load is inductive and between 0 and minus90deg if the load is capacitive
The rms value of current I = =rms value of voltage
Instantaneous Average and Complex Powers
Instantaneous power input to a load is equal to the product of its voltage and current at a given instant If the
instantaneous voltage is described by the equation
V (t ) = V 0 cos (w t + y
1) (15)
and the current at the same instant is given by
I (t ) = I 0 cos (w t + y
2) (16)
then instantaneous power
P (t ) = V (t ) I (t ) = V 0 I
0 cos (w t +y
1) cos (w t + y
2)
= +t 2
)]ω + cos (17)
where y = y 2 minus y
1 is the phase difference between current and voltage
The instantaneous power given by (17) has two parts One part is independent of time and the other part var-
ies with time at twice the frequency The average power is equal to the average value of instantaneous power
over one cycle Thus the average power
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t 2
1
2)t
=0
2cosc= os (18)
The average power therefore is equal to the product of rms voltage rms current and the cosine of phase-angle between the voltage and current The power is also called active or effective or real power The electric unit
of power is watt (W) The product of V and I that is VI is called apparent power and its unit is volt-ampere
(VA) The factor cos y is called power factor of the load
Power factor cos = =2
VI
Substituting V = IZ and cos y = RZ in (18) we get the average power in terms of the current and the
resistance
P av
= I 2 R
Thus the active power is the power absorbed by the load
In an analogous way the reactive or quadrature power
1
2
2 (19)
The unit of reactive power is volt-ampere reactive (var)
It may be noted that I cos y of (18) is the component of current that is in phase with the voltage and I sin y of (19) is the component of current that is in quadrature with the voltage Thus the general principle is that
the average power is equal to the product of in-phase components of rms voltage and rms current and the
reactive power is given by the product of rms voltage and rms current which are out of phase by 90deg We will
use this principle to define complex power
The complex forms of voltage and current defined by (15) and (16) are
i (20)
andi (21)
In (20) V 0a
and V 0i are the real and imaginary parts of the voltage and in
(21) I 0a
and I 0i are the real and imaginary parts of the current These are
represented in the complex plane of Fig 123 Since V 0a
and I 0a
are in
phase and V 0i
and I 0i are also in phase the average power
1
2)
ii (22)
Moreover as V 0i
and I 0a
are out of phase by 90deg (V 0i I
0a2) gives one part of the
reactive power For the same reason (V 0a I
0i 2) gives a second part of reactive
power Note that in the first part the current lags the voltage and hence this part of the reactive power is inductive
The second part of the reactive power is capacitive as in this case the current leads the voltage If we assume the
inductive power to be positive then the capacitive power would be negative Thus the net reactive power
1)
ai a (23)
1
I
V
V a I
I
V
Im
Re
Fig 123 Showing real and
imaginary parts of a voltage
phasor and a current phasor
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We can also obtain the above results mathematically by the use of the complex forms of voltage and current
given in (20) and (21) as follows The conjugate of current is
i
lowast minus
Then1
2
1
2
lowast = i
)i
minus
= +1
2) + )]minus
i i (24)
We see that the rhs of (24) has a real part and an imaginary part The real part is same as the average power
given by (22) and the imaginary part is same as the reactive power given by (23) Thus 2lowast
gives the
complex power Denoting the complex power by P we have
lowast1
2 0
(25)
The average or active power 1
2 (26)
The reactive power 1
2 0
(27)
In (26) Re means lsquoReal part of rsquo and in (27) Im means lsquoImaginary part of rsquo the complex power The reactive
power is inductive if the imaginary part of (24) is positive and it is capacitive if the imaginary part is nega-
tive It can be shown that the real part of ( )2 is also equal to P av
However its imaginary part is nega-
tive of the imaginary part of (24)
EXAMPLE 127
The voltage and current of a given load are
V (t ) = 120 sin (1000t + 60deg) V
I (t ) = 15 cos (1000t - 45deg) A
(a) Find the phase difference between voltage and current and their root-mean-square values (b) Represent
the voltage and current in phasor complex and polar forms (c) Calculate the load impedance resistance
reactance inductance (or capacitance) power factor active power and reactive power using (18) and (19)
(d) Calculate the complex power using (25)
(a) In order to find the phase difference between voltage and current we have to write the voltage equation
in the cosine form
V (t ) = 120 sin (1000t + 60deg) = 120 cos (1000t minus 30deg) V
I (t ) = 15 cos (1000t minus 45deg) A
The phase angle of the current with respect to the voltage = minus 45degminus(minus30) = minus15deg The current lags the voltage
by 15deg
Root-mean-square values of voltage and current are
=2= 120 84 85 V
51= =2 60 A
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(b) Phasor forms e jminus ( ) V
e 4 ) A
Complex forms 0=)deg V
deg) = )minus A
Polar forms ang120 deg
= 1 Aang5 minus deg
(c) = = ang minus degang minus deg
= ang deg = deg +0
120 30
1 5 515 80 15(cos 2 700 1 Ω
Ω= 20 71 (Inductive)
Inductance L = X w = 20711000 = 2071 mH
Power factor = cos y = cos 15deg = 0966 (lagging)
Active power1
2
1120 1 966 93(= )( )5 0 ) 86 W
Reactive power 1
2
1120 1 259 29
0 = ) )5 0 ) = 23
(d) Complex powerlowast1
2
1 + 27
The real part is the average power in watts and the imaginary part is the reactive power in vars (inductive)
113 Fourier SeriesConsider that a function f ( x) has the following properties
1 It varies periodically with x That is f ( x + T ) = f ( x) where T is
the period
2 It is a single-valued function That is it has only one value for
a given value of the variable
3 It is a continuous function of the variable It may however have
finite number of discontinuities Such a periodic function is
shown in Fig 124 The wave is continuous in the range 0 lt x lt p and p lt x lt 2p and it is discontinuous at x = p and 2p
Any function f ( x) with a period 2p and satisfying the above mentioned properties can be represented by a trigonometric series as given below
) x1
==
infin
1
cn
)n (1)
where the constant a0 a
n and b
n are real numbers The trigonometric series is called Fourier series The con-
stants of the series are calculated from the following formulae
f d 1
minusπ
π x
p
f ( )
p
Fig 124 Illustration of a periodic
function
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x1
x
b f x d minus
1 π
Over a period 2p the constant a0 is the average value of f ( x) whereas the coefficients an and bn are twice theaverage values of f ( x) cos nx and f ( x) sin nx respectively
If a function f ( x) is defined over an interval of length instead of minus p to p its Fourier series is
obtained by replacing x in (1) by x Accordingly
n) x n=
(2)
The constants of (2) are given by
a f d 1
minus
+
x
x x
+1
b n x
dx1
minus
x sin
If f ( x) is an even function of x ie if f (minus x) = f ( x) then bn = 0 and
a x2
If f ( x) is an odd function of x [ f (minus x) = minus f ( x)] then an
= 0 and
b dx2
x sin
For an alternating function with identical positive and negative half-waves [ f ( x + p ) = minus f ( x)] the constant
a0 = 0
EXAMPLE 128
We will obtain the Fourier series of (a) a rectangular waveform and (b) of a triangular waveform illus-
trated in Fig 125
Fig 125 Pertaining to Example 128 (a) A rectangular wave and (b) A triangular wave
O
(a) b
f ( )
x
minusV
V
A
O
minusV
V
f ( )
minus x
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As both the waves are odd functions of x and have identical positive and negative half-cycles it is necessary
to calculate coefficient of the sine series only over the interval x = 0 to
(a) For the rectangular waveform f ( x) = V 0 in the interval x = 0 to =
=
2 2 2
0 = c
minus )
We see that bn = 0 for even values of n and b
n = 2 for odd values of n Thus the Fourier series of the
function is
) x == 4 1
1 3 5 (3)
(b) The equation of the triangular waveform from x = 0 to x = is that of the straight line OA Its equation
is
x
) x =
The coefficient of the nth term of the sine series
b x n x
dx
n
=
= minus
2
2
0
si
cos sin
= minus 2
ncos
Hence the Fourier series of the function is given by
) x s n= minus+ s n
2 1
3
3
2 (4)
114 Bessel FunctionsBessel functions are solutions of specific types of second order ordinary differential equations The general
form of the equation with V as dependent variable and r as independent variable is
r dr dr
0+ +r =)kr (1)
where k 2 is positive and n is any number Equation (1) is called Besselrsquos equation of order n though the dif-
ferential equation itself is of second order For n = 0 equation (1) becomes
dr dr
2 2 0+ + =)kr (2)
Equation (2) is Besselrsquos equation of zero order
Besselrsquos equation of any order is solved using the power series method We will limit our discussion to equa-
tion (2) as we will not need the solution of equation (1) for the analysis of problems which we will consider
in later chapters The solution of (2) is of the form
a + + + + +3 5 (3)
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The coefficients of the series are found by substituting V dV dr and d 2V dr 2 in (2) and then equating the
coefficients of like powers of r to zero Substituting (3) into the third term of (2) we get
2
)+ + + + + sdotsdotsdot (4)
Substituting dV dr and d 2V dr 2 into the second and first terms of (2) respectively we get
dV
r = 3 4 6 (5)
r d V
dr a r r 6 20= r + +a r +r (6)
Since the sum of the left-hand sides of (4) (5) and (6) is zero the sum of their right-hand sides must be equal
to zero Taking the sum and then collecting the terms of like powers of r we have
3 4r a a a
+ + =)+r r 6 0 (7)
Equation (7) will be satisfied if the coefficient of each power of r is equal to zero This exercise will yield the
following results
a1r = 0 rArr a
1 = 0
42
0 2
k = s an ar trar constant
9 0=
162
4
a k
a =
25 0a
362
6
a = minus
We find that the coefficients of odd powers of r of (3) are zero So the solution of the differential equation
will have terms with even powers of r only The coefficient of r 2m where m is a positive integer including
zero is given by
m1minus
m ) (8)
Replacing a0 of (8) by a different constant A the solution of (2) is given by
==
infin
sum minus( m )
)kr (9)
The function ) 1
)= sum
is called Bessel function of first kind and zero order
As equation (2) is a second-order differential equation there must be a second independent solution of the
equation The second solution is called Bessel function of second kind and zero order
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SUMMARY
We learnt the basics of three common types of coordinate systems vector analysis sinusoidally time-
varying functions Fourier series and Bessel function Other mathematical tools are described in later chap-
ters as and when necessary We found that unlike the unit vectors in rectangular coordinates the directionsof some of the unit vectors in cylindrical and spherical coordinates vary with one or two coordinate vari-
ables Though only the mathematical definitions of divergence gradient and curl operations are available
their applications to electric and magnetic fields and interpretations of results are described in later chap-
ters The vector operations in cylindrical and spherical coordinates are given in Chapters 2 and 4 The vec-
tor identities line surface and volume integrals will find frequent use in the text Moreover we will utilise
the coordinate transformation technique for calculation of vector magnetic potential of a current loop in
Chapter 4
Representation of sinusoidal quantities and power calculation will be used for the study of time-varying
fields We will apply Fourier series and Bessel function for the solution of boundary-value problems Bessel
function will also be used to study the skin-effect phenomenon in cylindrical conductors
IMPORTANT FORMULAE
Relation between coordinate variables
Rectangular and cylindrical coordinates
x = r cos f
y = r sin f
z = z
Rectangular and cylindrical coordinates
x = r sin q cos f
y = r sin q sin f
z = r cos q
Differential lengths
Rectangular coordinates d ℓ = u xdx + u
ydy + u
z dz
Cylindrical coordinates d ℓ = dr ur + rd f uf + u
z dz
Spherical coordinates d ℓ = ur dr + u
q (rd q ) + u
f (r sin q d f )
Differential surfaces
Rectangular coordinates d S = u x(dydz ) + u
y(dzdx) + u
z (dxdy)
Cylindrical coordinates d S = ur (rd f dz ) + u
f (drdz ) + u
z (rdrd f )
Spherical coordinates d S = ur (r 2sinq d q d f ) + u
q (r sinq drd f ) + u
f (rdrd q )
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Differential volumes
Rectangular coordinates dv = dxdydz
Cylindrical coordinates rdrd f dz
Spherical coordinates r 2sinq drd q d f
Position vector r = xu x + yu
y + z u
z
Dot product of two vectors
In rectangular coordinates A sdot B = A x B
x + A
y B
y + A
z B
z
In cylindrical coordinates A sdot B = Ar B
r + A
f B
f + A
z B
z
In spherical coordinates A sdot B = Ar B
r + A
q B
q + A
f B
f
Cross product of two vectors
In rectangular coordinates
A
u
=
x B B
In cylindrical coordinates
A
u u
= B
In spherical coordinates
A
= A A B
θ φ
θ φ
θ φ
Gradient of a scalar function in rectangular coordinates
nabla = part part + part y
u u
Divergence of a vector function in rectangular coordinates
nablasdot = partpart
+part
+part
D D
x y
D y
Curl of a vector function in rectangular coordinates
nabla times = partpart
part part y z
x y
H H Vector identities
nabla times nabla times A = nabla(nabla sdot A) minus nabla2A
nabla sdot (A times B) = B sdot (nabla times A) minus A sdot (nabla times B)
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Dot product of unit vectors
In Rectangular and Cylindrical Coordinate systems
sdotur
sdotuf
sdotu z
u x cos f ndashsin f 0u
ysin f cos f 0
u z
0 0 1
In Rectangular and Spherical Coordinate systems
sdotur
sdotuq
sdotuf
u x
sinq cosf cosq cosf ndashsin f
u y
sinq sinf cosq sinf cosf
u z cosq ndashsinq 0
Complex impedance
+ )minus
Instantaneous power
)t = ])t cos2
cos
Complex power
lowast1
2
MULTIPLE983085CHOICE QUESTIONS
(starred questions have two answers)
11 A point in cylindrical coordinates is defined by (14 m 25deg 075 m) Location of the point in rectan-
gular coordinates is
(a) (14 m 0592 m 075 m)
(b) (1269 m 0592 m 075 m)
(c) (14 m 0592 m 075 m)
(d) (14 m 0592 m 0375 m)
12 A point in spherical coordinates is described by (095 m 35deg 20deg) Location of the point in rectangu-
lar coordinates is
(a) (0512 m 0186 m 0778 m)
(b) (0186 m 0512 m 0778 m)
(c) (0512 m 0778 m 0186 m)
(d) (0186 m 0778 m 0512 m)
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13 A position vector is given by 4 The unit vector in the direction of the position
vector is
(a) 0 0 566 +u
(b) 0 0 24 +u
(c) 0 0 566 +u
(d) 0 0 707 +u
14 A vector is given by A uu+u If the unit vector alongA is u707
what should be the value of p
(a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 10 (d) 12
15 Two vectors are given by A 4+u and 1+u 2 The angle between the vectors is
nearest to
(a) 12deg (b) 14deg (c) 16deg (d) 18deg
16 Two vectors are described by A u u3+u and B u u For the vectors to be
parallel the values of p and q should be (a) p = 3 q = 3 (b) p = 3 q = 9 (c) p = 45 q = 3 (d) p = 3 q = 45
17 The angle between two vectors A 4+u x y
and B y is 15deg What is the ratio of p to q
(a) 1732 (b) minus1732 (c) 0577 (d) minus0577
18 Two vectors are given by A 2+u z and B 4+u
z The unit vector normal to the plane con-
taining A and B is given by
(a) +0 371 0 557 y
(b) +0 741 0 371 y
(c) 0741u x minus 0577u
y + 0371u
z
(d) 0371u x +
0743u y minus
05571u z
19 A scalar function is given byf = xyz The magnitude of grad f at (1 minus1 1) is equal to
(a) 2 3 (b) 3 2 (c) 31 (d) 3
110 If r is the position vector at ( x y z ) the magnitude of nabla sdot r is equal to
(a) 3 (b) 3 (c) 31 (d) 13
111 The divergence of F = xy (u x + u
y) at (1 3) is equal to
(a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3 (d) 2
112 A vector in cylindrical coordinates is given by (sin f r ) ur The vector in rectangular coordinates is
(a) y
2
3 2) (b)
y
2
2( ) (c)
y
2 2
2( ) (d)
y
2
2( )
113 A vector in spherical coordinates is given by ur r 2 The vector in rectangular coordinate is
(a)+u
x + 3 2 (b)
3 2
+u
x + (c)
u+u
( x + 3 (d)
zu u+u z
x + 3 2
114 The line integral of F = xy (u x + u
y) along the straight line y = x from (0 0) to (2 2) is
(a) 163 (b) 8 (c) 16 (d) 4
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115 The instantaneous voltage and current in an electric circuit are given by V (t ) = 5 sin (w t minus 30deg) V and
I (t ) = minus02 cos w t A The average power supplied to the circuit is
(a) 05 W (b) 3 2 W (c) 025 W (d) 3 4 W
QUESTIONS
11 Name the coordinate planes of rectangular coordinates
12 In rectangular coordinates the coordinates of a point are x y and z What is the normal distance of
the point from the x- y plane
13 Name the plane on which x = 0
14 The coordinate of two points are and respectively What is the distance between the
points
15 In rectangular coordinates locate the point ) by tracing the path along or parallel to the
coordinate axes starting from the origin
16 Describe the cylindrical coordinate system Show that the coordinate directions are mutually perpen-
dicular to each other
17 Describe the spherical coordinate system Show that the coordinate directions are mutually perpen-
dicular to each other
18 The r and variable appearing in cylindrical and spherical coordinate systems have the same mean-
ing or different meanings in the two systems Explain
19 Explain why the distance between two points specified in spherical coordinates cannot be calculated by direct use of the coordinates of the points
How is this distance calculated
110 Sketch a length vector in rectangular coordinates and show its components in the coordinate directions
111 Express the vector A as sum of its component in rectangular cylindrical and spherical coordinates
112 Write the differential length vector and the differential surface vector in rectangular cylindrical and
spherical coordinates in terms of the components Give also the formula for the differential volume
in the three coordinate systems
113 Define the cross product of two vectors A and B Explain how the angle between the vectors can be
calculated from the definition of the cross product
114 Explain what is meant by a scalar field Does the value of the field at a point depend on the choice of
the coordinate system
115 State what is meant by a vector field Does the value of the field at a point depend on the choice of
the coordinate system
116 Explain with sketches that the unit vectors ur and u
f in cylindrical coordinates vary with f
117 Explain the properties of the gradient of a scalar function
118 Describe the procedure for evaluating the line integral of a vector function from an initial point to a
final point along a given path
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119 For the vector function A( x y z ) show that nabla sdot nabla times A( x y z ) = 0
120 Two sinusoidal functions are given by
)t )minus=
)t )minus 12
π
What is the phase difference between the two quantities and which is the leading quantity
121 A sinusoidal quantity is given by
F (t ) = F 0 sin (w t + y )
Write the complex exponential phasor and polar forms of the quantity
122 Define the rms value of a sinusoidally time-varying current Explain its significance
123 If W V and I are the measured values of power rms value of voltage and rms value of current
respectively of an electric load then the ratio W (VI ) is defined as the power factor of the load Is this
definition applicable to only sinusoidal variation of voltage and current with time or for any type of
variation Explain
124 Explain with sketches the meanings of single-valued and multi-valued periodic functions
ANSWERS TO SELECTED QUESTIONS
16 Describe the cylindrical coordinate system Show that the coordinate directions are mutually perpen-
dicular to each other
Answer In cylindrical coordinate system the three surfaces are those of a circular cylinder and two
planes These surfaces are specified with reference to the rectangular coordinate system The axis of
the cylinder is along the z axis and its radius is denoted by r One of the plane surfaces containing the
z axis is specified by the angle it makes with the y-z plane The angle is generally denoted by f The
second plane surface is parallel to and at a height z from the x-y plane The three coordinate direc-
tions are r f and z
The r direction is normal to the surface of the cylinder hence it is perpendicular to the axis of the
cylinder As the axis of the cylinder is along the z axis r and z directions are perpendicular to each
other At a point on the cylindrical surface the r direction is perpendicular to and the f direction istangential to the cylindrical surface Hence they are perpendicular to each other Moreover the f direction is parallel to the x-y plane hence it is perpendicular to the z direction
18 The r and f variable appearing in cylindrical and spherical coordinate systems have the same mean-
ing or different meanings in the two systems Explain
Answer The variables in cylindrical coordinate system are r f and z and those of spherical coordi-
nates are r q and f The r direction in cylindrical coordinates is perpendicular to the z axis of rectan-
gular coordinates whereas the r direction in spherical coordinates is at an angle q with the z axis Thus
the r-variables have different meaning In both the systems the angle f is the angle between the y-z
plane and a plane surface containing the z axis Thus the variable f has the same meaning in both the
systems
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19 Explain why the distance between two points specified in spherical coordinates cannot be calculated
by direct use of the coordinates of the points
How is the distance calculated
Answer Both q and f variables of spherical coordinates are angles and radian is their unit As the
unit of distance between two points is that of length the variables cannot be used directly for calcula-tion of distance
To calculate the distance it is necessary to express the spherical coordinates of the point in terms of
rectangular coordinate variables
113 Define the cross product of two vectors A and B Explain how the angle between the vectors can be
calculated from the definition of the cross product
Answer The cross product of two vectors A and B is a vector quantity say C The magnitude of C
is equal to the products of the magnitude of A the magnitude of B and the sine of angle a between
A and B The direction of C is perpendicular to the plane containing A and B The positive direction
is taken along the advance of a right-handed screw when it is rotated from A towards B
As per the definition of the cross product
A times B = ABsin a
Hence sin α = A B
A B
114 Explain what is meant by a scalar field Does the value of the field at a point depend on the choice of
the coordinate system
Answer A physical quantity which is a scalar function of position is a real number The quantity
may or may not be a function of time The mathematical representation or graphical plot of a scalar
function at various points in a region or domain is the scalar field of the function in that region Theregion may be one-dimensional (a line) two-dimensional (a surface) or three-dimensional (a vol-
ume) As an example let us consider a heated plate The temperature at each point on the surface of
the plate will have a specific value A graphical representation of temperatures at several points is the
temperature field in the region of the plate surface
Value of the field at a point is independent of the choice of a coordinate system
117 Explain the properties of the gradient of a scalar function
Answer The gradient of a scalar quantity which is a function of x y and z in general is a vector quan-
tity It is given by
nabla = + part part + partpart y x
u u u u= u
The first second and third terms give the rate of change of V with x y and z respectively As nablaV is
the vector sum of all the three components it gives the maximum rate of change of V with distance
at a point in space
120 Two sinusoidal functions are given by
V )t )minus= π
I )t )minus 12
π
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What is the phase difference between the two quantities and which is the leading quantity
Answer As V (t ) is a cosine function of time and I (t ) is a sine function of time we have to express
either V (t ) as a sine function or I (t ) as a cosine function of time By expressing I (t ) as a cosine func-
tion we get
)t )t = minus minus Thus the phase difference between the quantities is 3= V (t ) is the leading
quantity
PROBLEMS
11 Show the location of points P 1(10 m 20 m 30m) P
2(minus10 m 20 m 30m) P
3(10 m minus20 m
30m) P 4(10 m 20 m minus30m) in rectangular coordinates Calculate the distances of the points from
the origin
12 Show the location of the point P (05 m 60deg 02 m) in cylindrical coordinates Calculate the distances
of P from the origin
13 Show the location of the point P (04 m 30deg 45deg) in spherical coordinates Calculate the distances of
P from the origin
14 A point in rectangular coordinates is defined by (2 m minus3 m minus1 m) Find coordinates of the point in
(a) cylindrical coordinate and (b) in spherical coordinates
15 Derive relations between the cylindrical coordinate and spherical coordinate variables For the radial
directions use subscripts c and s respectively for cylindrical and spherical coordinates
16 A point in cylindrical coordinates is defined by (3 m 300
2 m) Find coordinates of the point inspherical coordinates
17 Find the distance between two points located at (a) (10 m 24 m minus08 m) and (minus26 m 15 m 15 m)
in rectangular coordinates (b) (12 m 45deg 20 m) and (05 m 60deg 02 m) in cylindrical coordinates
(c) (04 m 30deg 45deg) and (10 m 75deg 15deg) in spherical coordinates
18 Find the length vector from the point P 2(075 m 13 m minus06 m) to the point P
1(125 m minus07 m
04 m) Find also the unit vector directed from P 1 to P
2
19 A point is located at (20 m p 3 rad 08 m) in cylindrical coordinates Obtain in rectangular coordi-
nates the unit vector directed from the origin to the point
110 The location of two points are given by P 1(1 m 2 m 3 m) and P
2(2 m 3 m 5 m) Find the length
vector from the origin to the mid-point of the line joining P 1 and P
2
111 The location of two points are given by P 1(15 m 45deg 2 m) and P
2(5 m 60deg 30deg) in cylindrical and
spherical coordinates respectively Find the length vector from P 1 to P
2
112 A point is located at P (5 m 90deg 60deg) in spherical coordinates Find the unit vector directed from the
origin to P in rectangular coordinates
113 The equation y = 2 minus x is that of a straight line in the x-y plane Obtain the unit normal vector directed
from the given line to the point (3 2)
114 Find the dot and cross products of the vectors A = 3u x + 8u
y B = 5u
x + 10u
y What is the angle
between the vectors
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115 Given the vectors A = 4u x + 5u
y B = 6u
x + B
yu y + 8u
z What should be the value of B
y so that the angle
between A and B is 60deg
116 Vector A is directed from (2 m 3 m 4 m) to (5 m 7 m 9 m) and vector B is directed from (0 1 m
2 m) to (3 m 5 m 7 m) Find the angle between the vectors
117
Find the gradient of the scalar function f =
x
2
y +
y
2
z +
xz
2
at (minus
1 2minus
3) 118 The equation 2 x + 3 y + 4 z = c where c is a constant is that of a plane surface Find the unit vector
that is normal to the given plane and directed away from the origin
119 A surface is defined by x2 + y2 minus z 2 = 21 Find the unit vector normal to the surface at (4 3 2)
120 For the surface defined in Problem 119 find the angle between unit vectors normal to the surface at
(4 3 2) and )15 3
121 A vector function is described by A
+
1
2 2)uuu Find the divergence of the
vector function at (2 minus1 minus2)
122 A vector function is given by A = x2 yu x + y2 z u
y + xz 2u
z Find the curl of the vector at (1 2 4)
123 For the scalar function f ( x y z ) show that nabla times nablaf = 0
124 Prove the validity of the vector identity nabla times nabla times A = nabla(nabla sdot A) minusnabla2A for the vector function A = A( x
y z )u x + A( x y z )u
y + A( x y z )u
z
125 A vector field in rectangular coordinates is given byu
= + z
x Express the vector in cylindrical
coordinates at (4 45deg 3)
126 A vector is directed from (2 30deg 4) to (3 60deg 6) in cylindrical coordinates Find the angle between
the vector and the y axis
127 A vector function in cylindrical coordinates is given by
u ucos tans nr r
Calculate the components of the vector in rectangular coordinates
128 A vector function is given by = 8
2 2 Find the line integral of E along a straight path from
(3 5) to (6 10)
129 On the surface of a sphere find the area in the region if r = 6 30deg le q le 60deg 0 le f le 30deg
130 The amplitude of sinusoidal voltage and current of an electric circuit are 15 V and 2 A respectively
The current lags the voltage by p 6 rad Calculate (a) the rms values of voltage and current (b) the
power factor (c) the average power and (d) the complex impedance of the circuit
Find also the instantaneous power and complex power taking the voltage as reference Identify the
components of the complex power Assume w to be the angular frequency of the voltage
131 The complex forms of voltage and current amplitudes of an electric load are
40 V
2 A
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EXAMPLE 113
Given a vector function F = 2 x12 yu x + xy2u
y + (1 z )u
z Find divergence and curl of F at P (05 08 02)
The divergence of F
nablasdot = part
( part = + minus x x xy+ 2
11 )
Substituting x = 05 y = 08 and z = 02
nabla sdot F at P = 26931
The curl of F
nabla times = partpart
= )F
u u
u z
minus
2 1
Substituting x = 05 y = 08 and z = 02nabla times F at P = minus 0774 u
z
EXAMPLE 114
The equation to a surface is given by S ( x y z ) = xy minus 4 z 2 = 0 What is the angle between unit normal
vectors to the surface at P 1(8 2 2) and P
2(6 6 minus3)
Unit vector normal to a surface u S = nabla
nabla
nablaS
= yu
x
+ xu
y
minus 8 z u
z
At P 1 nablaS
1 = 2u
x + 8u
y ndash 16u
z nablaS
1 = 18
2 16
18=
minus
At P 2 nablaS
2 = 6u
x + 6u
y + 24u
z nablaS
2 = 2545
2
6 24
25
+u
Let a be the angle between the unit vectors Then
cos)
( )( )α = = =
minussdot x y z x y z
2
minus 2+ 4
4
324
4
2
95 720 705
= minus
a = 1345deg
EXAMPLE 115
Two surfaces are defined by S 1 = x2 + y2 minus z2 = 7 and S
2 = x2 minus y + z 2 = 3 Find the angle between the surfaces
at P (2 2 minus1)
The angle between two surfaces at a point common to them is the angle between the normal to the surfaces
at the point
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nablaS 1 = 2( xu
x + yu
y ndash z u
z )
At P nablaS 1 = 4u
x + 4u
y + 2u
z and nablaS
1 = 6
nablaS 2 = 2 xu
x ndash u
y + 2 z u
z
At P nablaS 2 = 4u
x ndash u
y ndash 2u
z and nabla = 21
Let a be the angle between the unit vectors Then
cos)
(= =
nablanabla
sdot sdot
211
8
6 21)=
a = 7308deg
EXAMPLE 116
Two vector functions are given by A = 2 xu y + 3 y2u
z and B = z u
x + 3 yu
z Find nabla sdot (A times B) at (3 2 1)
A = x y z
z0 2 2 2
nablasdot = part + part)times u sdot minus
y+
= 6 y + 6 yz minus 2 x = 18 at (3 2 1)
EXAMPLE 117
A vector is defined by
A = xy2
u x + yz 2
u y + zx2
u z Find nabla times nabla times A
nabla times = partpart
part part = minus +A
u u u
z
yz xy
2 2 2
2( )
nabla times nabla times = partpart
A
u u
minus 0= x y
z z
EXAMPLE 118
A scalar function is given by f = x3 + y3 + xyz Find nabla sdot nablaf
nablasdotnabla = part
+ +part
= x y
( )+ x xyz
= + + part =2 2 2
z)+ y )+ xyz )+ xy
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19 Vector IdentitiesSome useful vector identities are listed below The identities can easily be proved by assuming that the vector
A and B and the scalar f are functions of rectangular-coordinate variables
1 nabla times (nablaf ) = 0
2 nabla sdot (nabla times A) = 03 nabla sdot (f A) = A sdot (nablaf ) + f (nabla sdot A)
4 nablasdot + part
+ partpart
(nabla = nabla2 2 2
x y
5 nabla times nabla times A = nabla(nabla sdot A) minus nabla2A
6 nabla times (f A) = (nablaf ) times A + f (nabla times A)
7 nabla sdot (A times B) = B sdot (nabla times A) minus A sdot (nabla times B)
110 Line Surface and Volume IntegralsIn the case of a definite integral
adxint ) x
where the integrand F ( x) is a real function of a single variable x The function is integrated along x direction
between limits x = a and x = b Whereas in the case of a line integral a real function of more than one variable
is integrated along a continuous curve from an initial point to an end point The curve may also be a closed
one The function may be a scalar or a vector function of real variables In the case of a vector function its
component along a specified path is integrated The line integral is a definite integral
The principle of evaluating the line integral of a vector
function along a path is as follows Let us consider a vec-
tor function F in any coordinate plane Let us take a con-
tinuous curve of any shape denoted by C in Fig 114 in
the plane of the vector The positive direction of the curve
is indicated by an arrow and its initial and final positions
are marked by a and b respectively If we divide the curve
into a large number of very small segments each seg-
ment may be considered as a straight line Let there be n
such segments of lengths ∆ ∆ sdotsdot sdot If the
average value of the vector function over the k th segment
is Fk its scalar component along the positive direction of
the segment is F k cos a
k where a
k is the angle between F
k
and tangent to the k th segment as shown in the figure The
product of F k cos a
k and is equal to the dot product of F
k and the vector length ∆ ℓ
k That is
cosα sdot= ∆l
The sum of such dot products of all the segments between a and b is
n
=sum ∆l
k
In the limit n approaching infinity the above summation is called line integral of F along the curve C The
curve is the path of integration The line integral of F along the path shown in Fig 114 is
d int sdot l
Fig 114 Pertaining to line integration of a vector
Tangent to k t
segment
a1
F k∆
∆ 2∆ ∆
k
∆ n
C
a
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If the line integral is over a closed path it is written by putting a small circle on the integral sign Thus
F sdot d l denotes the line integral of F over a closed path
In order to understand the process of integrating a vector func-
tion F over a surface let us consider a continuous open surface
S shown in Fig 115 The surface may be considered as consist-
ing of a large number of very small surface elements with areas
∆S 1 ∆S
2hellip ∆S
k hellip ∆S
n Let the average of F over the k th sur-
face element be Fk The scalar component of F
k along normal to
the surface element is equal to F k cos a
k where a
k is the angle
between Fk and the unit vector u
n normal to the surface element
as shown in the figure The product of F k cos a
k and ∆S
k can be
expressed as the dot product of the vectors Fk and ∆S
k
F k ∆S
kcos a = Fsdot(∆S
k u
n) = F
k ∆S
k
The sum of such dot products over all the n surface elements is given by
n
=sumThe above summation as n approaches infinity is the surface integral of F over the surface The surface
integral is a definite double integral which is denoted using either two integral signs or a single integral sign
with a subscript s We will use the latter notation Accordingly
Sint denotes the surface integral of a vector function F over an open surface
If the surface is a closed one the surface integral is denoted by putting a small circle on the integral sign
Accordingly SS
denotes the surface integral of F over a closed surface
The volume integral of a scalar point function in three-dimensional space is a triple integral The integral isdenoted using either three integral signs or a single integral sign with a subscript v We will use the latter
notation Thus the volume integral of a scalar function r which is a continuous function of space variables
in a region of volume bounded by a closed surface is written as
dv
where dv is the volume of a three-dimensional element
EXAMPLE 119
Find the line integral of the vector function F = ( x2 + 2 y)u x + (3 x minus y2)u
y along the straight line defined by
y = 3 x from (0 0) to (1 3)
An element of length vector in rectangular coordinates
d ℓ = u xdx + u
ydy + u
z dz
The dot product of F and d ℓ F middot d l = ( x2 + 2 y)dx + (3 x minus y2)dy
Substituting y by 3 x in the first term and x by y3 in the second term we have
F middot d ℓ = ( x2 + 6 x)dx + ( y minus y2)dy
The line integral sdot 3
7= minusminus 17=
nu
S
F
Fig 115 Pertaining to surface integration
of a vector
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EXAMPLE 120
Integrate the vector function
F u + x y y
( ) x
along the path described by the equation y2 = 4 x from P 1(1 2) to P
2(4 4)
An element of length vector in rectangular coordinates
d ℓ = u xdx + u
ydy + u
z dz
The dot product of F and d ℓ sdot d x y
dyl =) x y x y 2
(1)
The path of integration is defined by the equation
y2 = 4 x (2)
Or ydy = 2dx (3)
Substituting (2) and (3) in (1) we get
F sdot = + x x
23 2
Thus F sdot = + =int int x2
03 2
274P1
2
The integral can be evaluated by substituting x2 + 4 x = u
EXAMPLE 121
A circular cylinder has its base on the x- y plane with its axis along the z axis The radius and height of the
cylinder are 20 cm and 50 cm respectively By using the formula for the differential area d S = (rd f dz )ur +
(drdz )uf + (rdrd f )u
z find the surface area of the cylinder
A differential area on the surface of the cylinder is in r direction Thus
dS = rd f dz
At r = 02 m dS = 02d f dz
Surface area π = 0 2φ
m2
EXAMPLE 122
The radius of a sphere is 25 cm By using the formula for the differential area d S = (r 2sinq d q d f )ur +
(r sinq drd f ) uq + (rdrd f ) u
f find surface area of the lower hemisphere
A differential area on the surface of the sphere is in r direction Thus
dS = r 2 sinq d q d f
At r = 025 m dS = 00625 sinq d q d f
Surface area π = 0 125φ π
2
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EXAMPLE 123
Given a vector function F = x2 yu x + xy2u
y Integrate nabla times F over the rectangular surface shown in Fig 116
y
y 1
x 2
x minus2
y minus1
x
Fig 116 For Example 123
The curl of the vector function
nabla times = partpart part
=F
u
u x y
x2 2 0
)minus
An element of surface vector is given by
d S = u xdydz + u
ydzdx + u
z dxdy
Thus (nabla times F) sdot d S = ( y2 minus x2)dxdy
We find from Fig 116 that the lower and upper limits of x are minus20 and +20 and those of y are minus10 and
+10 Thus
= minus+
minus
+
int sdot (= 08
111 Coordinate Transformation of VectorsIt is desirable to use a suitable coordinate system at the outset for solving a field problem involving vectors
For example it is easier to solve a problem having cylindrical symmetry by using cylindrical coordinates A
proper choice of a coordinate system simplifies the analysis and results in a solution that is compact in form
and easy for physical interpretation However it is occasionally necessary to convert a vector function from
one coordinate system to another system The principles of transformation of a vector function between
cylindrical and rectangular coordinates and between spherical and rectangular coordinates are described in
the following
Transformations between Cylindrical and Rectangular Coordinates
Let a vector F in terms of its components in cylindrical coordinates be given by
F = F r u
r + F
f u
f + F
z u
z (1)
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where in general each component is a function of all the three variables r f and z We will transform the
vector to rectangular coordinates
Let the same vector in terms of its components in rectangular coordinates is
F = F xu
x + F
yu
y + F
z u
z (2)
In order to transform the vector we obtain at first the rectangular-coordinate components F x F y and F z of F interms of F
r F
f and F
z and then change the cylindrical-coordinate variables to rectangular-coordinate variables
We know that the component of a vector in any direction is given by the dot product of the vector and a unit
vector in that direction Accordingly F x is equal to the dot product of F described by (1) and the unit vector u
x
F x = ( F
r u
r + F
f u
f + F
z u
z ) sdot u
x
= F r (u
r sdot u
x) + F
f (u
f sdot u
x) + F
z (u
z sdot u
x) (3)
We see from Fig 117 that the angle between ur and u
x is f the angle between u
f and u
x is 90deg + f and the
angle between u z and u
x is 90deg Therefore u
r sdot u
x = cos f u
f sdot u
x = minus sin f and u
z sdot u
x = 0 Substituting these
results in (3) we get
F x = F
r cos f minus F
f sin f
The component F y = ( F
r u
r+ F
f u
f + F
z u
z ) sdot u
y= F
r (u
r sdot u
y)
+ F f (u
f sdot u
y) + F
z (u
z sdot u
y)
The angle between ur and u
y is 90deg minus f between u
f and u
y
is f and between u z and u
yis 90deg Thus
F y = F
r sin f + F
f cos f
As the z direction is common to both the systems
F z = F
z
Since F r F
f and F
z are functions of the cylindrical-coordi-
nate variables these have to be expressed in terms of
rectangular-coordinate variables to complete the transfor-
mation Relations connecting the two sets of variables are
given in (12-2) [Equation 2 of Section 12]
We use the same procedure as described above to transform a vector in rectangular coordinates to cylindrical
coordinates It can be shown that a vector
G = G xu x + G yu y + G z u z
in cylindrical coordinates when transformed to rectangular coordinates will have the following scalar
components
G r = G
x cos f + G
y sin f
G f = minus G
x sin f + G
y cos f
G z = G
z
To complete the transformation the components have to be expressed in terms of spherical-coordinate vari-
ables using the following formulae which can be derived from (12-2)
y
u
(90deg
u
u
u
ur u x
f
f
Fig 117 Showing unit vectors of rectangular
and cylindrical coordinates
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2
f = tanminus1( y x)
z = z
Transformations between Spherical and Rectangular CoordinatesIn spherical coordinates let a vector function be given by
E = E r u
r + E
q u
q + E
f u
f
where E r E
q and E
f are in general functions of all the three variables r q and f
In order to transform the vector to rectangular coordinates we have to find its components in x y and z direc-
tions and then express these components in terms of x y and z The component of E along x direction is
E x = E sdot u
x = E
r(u
r sdot u
x) + E
q (u
q sdot u
x) + E
f (u
f sdot u
x) (4)
The values of (ur sdot u x) and (uq sdot u x) cannot be found directly because the angles between the unit vectorsinvolving the dot products cannot be expressed as simple functions of q and f
This difficulty is overcome by finding at first the pro-
jections of the unit vectors on the x-y plane and then
projecting these projections onto the x axis Referring
to Fig 118 we find that the angle between ur and the
z axis is q and the angle between uq and the z axis is
90deg + q Therefore the lengths of projections urand u
q
on the x-y plane are equal to sin q and cos q respec-
tively Moreover these projections are at an angle f
with the x axis Thus we haveu
r sdot u
x = sin q cos f
uq sdot u
x = cos q cos f
As the unit vector uf is at angle 90deg + f with the x axis
the dot product of uf and u
x is
uf sdot u
x = minus sin f
Substituting the expressions of the dot products in (4)
we get
E x = E
r sin q cos f + E
q cos q cos f minus E
f sin f
The components of E along y and z directions can similarly be calculated These are given by E
y = E
r sin q sin f + E
q cos q sin f + E
f cos f
E z = E
r cos q minus E
q sin q
To complete the process of transformation we have to express the components in terms of the rectangular-
coordinate variables The relations connecting the two sets of variables are given by (12-3)
Let us next consider a vector H in rectangular coordinates defined in terms of its components
H = H xu
x + H
yu
y + H
z u
z
We can transform the vector into spherical coordinate system using the procedure similar to that described
above The scalar components of H in spherical coordinates are
u
u
u
u x
u
(90deg q )
u
x
f
q
Fig 118 Showing unit vectors of rectangular and
spherical coordinates
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H r = H
x sin q cos f + H
y sin q sin f + H
z cos q
H q = H
x cos q cos f + H
y cos q sin f minus H
z sin q
H f = minus H
x sin f + H
y cos f
To complete the process of conversion the components will have to be transformed to spherical-coordinate
variables using the following formulae These can be derived from (12-3)
r y z x
=+
minuscos 1
x
f = tanminus1 ( y x)
EXAMPLE 124
A vector in cylindrical coordinates is given byF = Transform the vector into rectangular coordinates
The vector has only one component F r = 1r in r direction Let the vector in rectangular coordinates be
F = F xu
x + F
yu
y + F
z u
z
Thenr
x
x yr
= =) cossdot
= =) s nsdot
F z = 0
The vector in rectangular coordinates is given by
F 1
)uu
EXAMPLE 125
The vector F = r sin f uf is given in cylindrical coordinates Transform the vector into rectangular
coordinates
The vector has only one component F f = r sin f in f direction Let the vector in rectangular coordinates be
F = F xu
x + F
yu
y + F
z u
z
Then y
= = minus) )sdot minus sin 2 2
x y= =)sdot
F z = 0
The vector in rectangular coordinate is given by
F 1
2 2)u
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EXAMPLE 126
Convert the vector = r
r in spherical coordinates into rectangular coordinates
The vector has only one componentr
r
1 in r direction Let the vector in rectangular coordinates be
E = E xu
x + E
yu
y + E
z u
z
We haver
= =)) x
sdot 1
yr
=))
sdot 1
= =) cos
)sdot
The vector in rectangular coordinate is given by
E 1
+ )uu
112 Sinusoidally Time-Varying QuantitiesA scalar or a vector quantity may be time-invariant or it may be a function of time Quantities that are either
sine or cosine function of time are called sinusoidally time-varying quantities For example a voltage repre-
sented by
V (t ) = V 0 cos w t (1)
is a co-sinusoidal quantity And a current given by
I (t ) = I 0 sin w t (2)
is a sinusoidal quantity These are also called alternat-
ing quantities In (1) and (2) V (t ) and I (t ) denote instan-
taneous values V 0 and I
0 are the maximum values or
amplitudes of the functions and w is the angular or
radian frequency The units of voltage and current are
volt (V) and ampere (A) and that of w is radians per
second (rads) The graphs of variation of voltage and
current with time shown in Fig 119 are the familiarcosine and sine waves The waves repeat after every
w t = 2p radian The number of such repetitions or
cycles per second is called frequency of the waves The
frequency is denoted by f and its unit is hertz (Hz) The
duration of one cycle is equal to one period It is gener-
ally denoted by T Therefore T = 1 f As w t changes by
2p radian in one period w = 2p T = 2p f Each cycle
consists of a positive half-cycle and a negative half-
cycle Both the half-cycles have the same amplitude
and identical shapes
(a
(b
3
V t
V
I t
I
p p p p t
t
2p
23p p p
Fig 119 (a) A cosine wave and (b) A sine wave
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Next let us consider the functions
V 1(t ) = V
10 cos (w t + y
1) (3)
and V 2(t ) = V
20 cos (w t minus y
2) (4)
Note that V 1
(t ) and V 2
(t ) have the same frequency as that of V (t ) Graphs of functions defined by (1) (3) and
(4) are shown in Fig 120 The symbols y 1and y
2denote phase angles of V
1(t ) and V
2(t ) respectively If we
take the time-angle at which V (t ) is zero (or maximum) as reference the corresponding zero of V 1(t ) occurs
earlier by a time-angle y 1 and that of V
2(t ) occurs later by a time-angle y
2 Thus V
1(t ) leads V (t ) by an angle
y 1 and V
2(t ) lags V (t ) by an angle y
2 As cos w t = sin(w t + p 2) a cosine function leads a sine function by p 2
radian The phase angles are specified either in radian or in degree
Representation of Sinusoidal Functions
Any of the equations (1) to (4) is the basic form of rep-
resenting a sinusoidal quantity in terms of its amplitude
frequency and phase angle This form gives the value of
the quantity at any instant The waveforms of Fig 119and 120 also provide the same information
Some other useful ways of representing a sinusoidal
quantity are the phasor the complex and the polar forms
The basis of these forms is the Eulerrsquos formula (or iden-
tity) of the complex exponential function e j w t As per the
formula
e j w t = cos w t + j sin w t
where = minus1
cos w t = Re e j w t (5) sin w t = Im e j w t (6)
The notations Re and Im are the abbreviations of lsquoreal part of rsquo and lsquoimaginary part of rsquo respectively Thus
using (5) and (6) in (1) and (2) we have
V (t ) = Re V 0 e j w t
and I (t ) = Im I 0 e j w t = Re I
0 e j (w t minusp 2)
Similarly (3) and (4) can be written as
e j )1=
e j )2=
These are the complex exponential forms of writing sinusoidally time-changing quantities One advantage of
using the complex exponential function e j w t instead of sin w t or cos w t is that the form of a function does not
change when differentiated or integrated with respect to time
To proceed further let us write the last four equations as in the following
V (t ) = V 0 cos w t = Re (V
0 e j 0)e j w t
I (t ) = I 0 sin w t = Re ( I
0 eminus j p 2)e j w t
e t
11) Re )ψ
e t
1) Re )= minusminus ψ
V t
ω t
V t V t
2p
Fig 120 Showing time-phase difference between
sinusoidal waves
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A study of the above equations shows that the factor e j w t appears in all the functions In the mathematical
analysis of a problem it is not necessary to show this factor in all the steps The presence of e j w t in a func-
tion is assumed If all the quantities in a study have the same frequency it is sufficient to use only the
functions shown within the brackets At the end of an analysis the final expression is multiplied by e j w t
and either its real part or the imaginary part is used to express the result in real time The functions inside
the brackets are called phasors
We will denote a phasor by putting a bar over the symbol of the quantity For example
j 1ψ
and j
02minus
These are the phasor representations of sinusoidally time-varying quantities
Two more forms of representing a sinusoid can be derived from the phasor form Let us consider a voltage
phasor
e ψ
Since e j w = cos y + j sin y
)s n (7)
The first term on the rhs of (7) is the real part and the second term is the imaginary part of Denoting the
real part by V 0a
and the imaginary part by V 0i we have
i (8)
where V 0a
= V 0 cos y and V
0i = V
0 sin y
The form of (8) suggests that a phasor can be represented in a complex plane as shown in Fig 121 Equation
(8) and Fig 121 are the complex form of representing a sinusoidally time-varying quantity
We see that to write a sinusoidal quantity in phasor and com-
plex forms only its amplitude and phase angle are needed
Thus a simpler way of describing a sinusoidal quantity is by
its amplitude and phase angle as given below
ang plusmn
This is known as the polar form of representing a sinusoid
This form is advantageous where multiplication and division
of phasors are involved To illustrate these operations let j 1plusmn
and e j 2plusmn ψ
The product of the two phasors0 0 2= ang plusmn )]
The ratio of the two phasors j
2= ang[plusmn )] plusmn )]minus
Thus the magnitude of the product of two phasors is equal to the product of their magnitudes whereas the
phase angle of their product is equal to the algebraic sum of their phase angles Moreover the magnitude of
the ratio of two phasors is equal to the ratio of their magnitudes and the phase angle is equal to the phase angle
of the numerator-phasor minus the phase angle of the denominator-phasor
Im
Re
V
V
V
y
Fig 121 Representation of a sinusoidal
function in the complex plane
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Root-Mean-Square Value of a Sinusoidal Quantity
In order to define the root-mean-square (rms) value of a function consider that a sinusoidal current
I (t ) = I 0 sin w t
flows through a resistor of R ohm Then electric power dissipated in the resistor at any instant
)t s n= 0
ω t
The average power over a complete cycle
=1
2 2
2π
Next consider that a time-invariant current I flows through the same resistor instead of the sinusoidal current
Power dissipated in the resistor is equal to I 2 R If we assume that I 2 R is equal to the average power dissipated
by the sinusoidal current I 0 sin w t then
2=
Or =2
The constant current I which produces the same power in the resistor as the average power due to an
alternating current is called root-mean-square (rms) or effective value of the time-varying current The
nomenclature is derived from the mathematical procedure involved in deriving it
The rms value of a sinusoidal quantity is equal to 21 times of its amplitude The rms value of any periodic
function can be determined using the above procedure Sinusoidal quantities can also be represented usingrms value instead of amplitudes as given below
Instantaneous form )t )=
)t )=
Phasor form e ψ
Complex form
Polar form ang plusmn
The Complex ImpedanceThe complex impedance of an electric load is defined as the ratio of its complex voltage and complex
current To calculate the impedance let us assume that the instantaneous
voltage across the electric load shown in Fig 122 is
V (t ) = V 0 cos w t (9)
The complex and polar forms of the voltage are
0+ (10)
0ang
I (t
V (t
Load
Z
Fig 122 A load connected
to an ac source
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For a purely resistive load of resistance R ohm instantaneous current through the load
t )t )t
cos= = ω cos (11)
where I 0 = V
0 R We find from equations (9) and (11) that these are in time-phase The complex form of load
current is0+ (12)
The complex impedance is found by dividing (10) by (12)
Z = =0
00 0= ang
If the load is an ideal (loss-free) inductor of inductance L henry (H)
t )t cos( )== deg1ω (13)
The constant of integration is assumed to be zero as we are considering alternating quantities under steady
state (not transient) condition In the above expressions X L
= w L is reactance of the inductor and I 0 = V
0 X
L is
amplitude of the current The unit of reactance is ohm We find from (9) and (13) that the current in a pure
inductor lags the voltage across it by 90deg The complex form of current is
0
The complex impedance of the inductor
= = deg0
0+ = = ang
If the load is an ideal (loss-free) capacitor of capacitance C farad (F)
t
)t = = minus +t deg)t = os )90
where X c = (1w c) is reactance of the capacitor in ohm and I
0 = (V
0 X
c) is amplitude of the current We find
that current in an ideal capacitor leads the voltage across it by 90 deg The complex form of current is given by
The complex impedance
= = + deg00
minus = minus = ang minus
The complex impedance of an electric load consisting of a resistance R an inductance X L and a capacitance
X C in series is given by
j+ +minus (14)
where X = X L
minus X C is the effective reactance of the circuit If X
L is greater than X
C then the load is inductive
and if X C is greater than X
L the load is capacitive The angle y = tanminus1( X R) is called impedance angle
The resistance and reactance of the load in terms of the load angle are given by
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R = Z cos y
X = Z sin y
The magnitude of the impedance
The impedance in polar form is represented as
ang
Current I 0taken by a load is equal to the ratio of (10) and (14)
ji2
0= = = = =
) R jX
where I 0a
= (V 0Z ) cos y = I
0 cos y is the real part and I
0i = (V
0Z ) sin y = I
0 sin y is the imaginary part of the
current phasor respectively
The current in the polar form is
0= ang
ang + = ang minus where
0 =
If the resistance and reactance of an electric load is known we can calculate values of the circuit impedance
Z and the impedance angle y Taking the voltage across the circuit as reference the equation for instanta-
neous current is given by
I (t ) = I 0 cos(w t minus y )
We see that the phase angle between voltage and current is equal to the impedance angle y The current lags
the voltage for an inductive load and the current leads the voltage for a capacitive load The impedance angle
lies between 0 and 90deg if the load is inductive and between 0 and minus90deg if the load is capacitive
The rms value of current I = =rms value of voltage
Instantaneous Average and Complex Powers
Instantaneous power input to a load is equal to the product of its voltage and current at a given instant If the
instantaneous voltage is described by the equation
V (t ) = V 0 cos (w t + y
1) (15)
and the current at the same instant is given by
I (t ) = I 0 cos (w t + y
2) (16)
then instantaneous power
P (t ) = V (t ) I (t ) = V 0 I
0 cos (w t +y
1) cos (w t + y
2)
= +t 2
)]ω + cos (17)
where y = y 2 minus y
1 is the phase difference between current and voltage
The instantaneous power given by (17) has two parts One part is independent of time and the other part var-
ies with time at twice the frequency The average power is equal to the average value of instantaneous power
over one cycle Thus the average power
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t 2
1
2)t
=0
2cosc= os (18)
The average power therefore is equal to the product of rms voltage rms current and the cosine of phase-angle between the voltage and current The power is also called active or effective or real power The electric unit
of power is watt (W) The product of V and I that is VI is called apparent power and its unit is volt-ampere
(VA) The factor cos y is called power factor of the load
Power factor cos = =2
VI
Substituting V = IZ and cos y = RZ in (18) we get the average power in terms of the current and the
resistance
P av
= I 2 R
Thus the active power is the power absorbed by the load
In an analogous way the reactive or quadrature power
1
2
2 (19)
The unit of reactive power is volt-ampere reactive (var)
It may be noted that I cos y of (18) is the component of current that is in phase with the voltage and I sin y of (19) is the component of current that is in quadrature with the voltage Thus the general principle is that
the average power is equal to the product of in-phase components of rms voltage and rms current and the
reactive power is given by the product of rms voltage and rms current which are out of phase by 90deg We will
use this principle to define complex power
The complex forms of voltage and current defined by (15) and (16) are
i (20)
andi (21)
In (20) V 0a
and V 0i are the real and imaginary parts of the voltage and in
(21) I 0a
and I 0i are the real and imaginary parts of the current These are
represented in the complex plane of Fig 123 Since V 0a
and I 0a
are in
phase and V 0i
and I 0i are also in phase the average power
1
2)
ii (22)
Moreover as V 0i
and I 0a
are out of phase by 90deg (V 0i I
0a2) gives one part of the
reactive power For the same reason (V 0a I
0i 2) gives a second part of reactive
power Note that in the first part the current lags the voltage and hence this part of the reactive power is inductive
The second part of the reactive power is capacitive as in this case the current leads the voltage If we assume the
inductive power to be positive then the capacitive power would be negative Thus the net reactive power
1)
ai a (23)
1
I
V
V a I
I
V
Im
Re
Fig 123 Showing real and
imaginary parts of a voltage
phasor and a current phasor
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We can also obtain the above results mathematically by the use of the complex forms of voltage and current
given in (20) and (21) as follows The conjugate of current is
i
lowast minus
Then1
2
1
2
lowast = i
)i
minus
= +1
2) + )]minus
i i (24)
We see that the rhs of (24) has a real part and an imaginary part The real part is same as the average power
given by (22) and the imaginary part is same as the reactive power given by (23) Thus 2lowast
gives the
complex power Denoting the complex power by P we have
lowast1
2 0
(25)
The average or active power 1
2 (26)
The reactive power 1
2 0
(27)
In (26) Re means lsquoReal part of rsquo and in (27) Im means lsquoImaginary part of rsquo the complex power The reactive
power is inductive if the imaginary part of (24) is positive and it is capacitive if the imaginary part is nega-
tive It can be shown that the real part of ( )2 is also equal to P av
However its imaginary part is nega-
tive of the imaginary part of (24)
EXAMPLE 127
The voltage and current of a given load are
V (t ) = 120 sin (1000t + 60deg) V
I (t ) = 15 cos (1000t - 45deg) A
(a) Find the phase difference between voltage and current and their root-mean-square values (b) Represent
the voltage and current in phasor complex and polar forms (c) Calculate the load impedance resistance
reactance inductance (or capacitance) power factor active power and reactive power using (18) and (19)
(d) Calculate the complex power using (25)
(a) In order to find the phase difference between voltage and current we have to write the voltage equation
in the cosine form
V (t ) = 120 sin (1000t + 60deg) = 120 cos (1000t minus 30deg) V
I (t ) = 15 cos (1000t minus 45deg) A
The phase angle of the current with respect to the voltage = minus 45degminus(minus30) = minus15deg The current lags the voltage
by 15deg
Root-mean-square values of voltage and current are
=2= 120 84 85 V
51= =2 60 A
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(b) Phasor forms e jminus ( ) V
e 4 ) A
Complex forms 0=)deg V
deg) = )minus A
Polar forms ang120 deg
= 1 Aang5 minus deg
(c) = = ang minus degang minus deg
= ang deg = deg +0
120 30
1 5 515 80 15(cos 2 700 1 Ω
Ω= 20 71 (Inductive)
Inductance L = X w = 20711000 = 2071 mH
Power factor = cos y = cos 15deg = 0966 (lagging)
Active power1
2
1120 1 966 93(= )( )5 0 ) 86 W
Reactive power 1
2
1120 1 259 29
0 = ) )5 0 ) = 23
(d) Complex powerlowast1
2
1 + 27
The real part is the average power in watts and the imaginary part is the reactive power in vars (inductive)
113 Fourier SeriesConsider that a function f ( x) has the following properties
1 It varies periodically with x That is f ( x + T ) = f ( x) where T is
the period
2 It is a single-valued function That is it has only one value for
a given value of the variable
3 It is a continuous function of the variable It may however have
finite number of discontinuities Such a periodic function is
shown in Fig 124 The wave is continuous in the range 0 lt x lt p and p lt x lt 2p and it is discontinuous at x = p and 2p
Any function f ( x) with a period 2p and satisfying the above mentioned properties can be represented by a trigonometric series as given below
) x1
==
infin
1
cn
)n (1)
where the constant a0 a
n and b
n are real numbers The trigonometric series is called Fourier series The con-
stants of the series are calculated from the following formulae
f d 1
minusπ
π x
p
f ( )
p
Fig 124 Illustration of a periodic
function
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x1
x
b f x d minus
1 π
Over a period 2p the constant a0 is the average value of f ( x) whereas the coefficients an and bn are twice theaverage values of f ( x) cos nx and f ( x) sin nx respectively
If a function f ( x) is defined over an interval of length instead of minus p to p its Fourier series is
obtained by replacing x in (1) by x Accordingly
n) x n=
(2)
The constants of (2) are given by
a f d 1
minus
+
x
x x
+1
b n x
dx1
minus
x sin
If f ( x) is an even function of x ie if f (minus x) = f ( x) then bn = 0 and
a x2
If f ( x) is an odd function of x [ f (minus x) = minus f ( x)] then an
= 0 and
b dx2
x sin
For an alternating function with identical positive and negative half-waves [ f ( x + p ) = minus f ( x)] the constant
a0 = 0
EXAMPLE 128
We will obtain the Fourier series of (a) a rectangular waveform and (b) of a triangular waveform illus-
trated in Fig 125
Fig 125 Pertaining to Example 128 (a) A rectangular wave and (b) A triangular wave
O
(a) b
f ( )
x
minusV
V
A
O
minusV
V
f ( )
minus x
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As both the waves are odd functions of x and have identical positive and negative half-cycles it is necessary
to calculate coefficient of the sine series only over the interval x = 0 to
(a) For the rectangular waveform f ( x) = V 0 in the interval x = 0 to =
=
2 2 2
0 = c
minus )
We see that bn = 0 for even values of n and b
n = 2 for odd values of n Thus the Fourier series of the
function is
) x == 4 1
1 3 5 (3)
(b) The equation of the triangular waveform from x = 0 to x = is that of the straight line OA Its equation
is
x
) x =
The coefficient of the nth term of the sine series
b x n x
dx
n
=
= minus
2
2
0
si
cos sin
= minus 2
ncos
Hence the Fourier series of the function is given by
) x s n= minus+ s n
2 1
3
3
2 (4)
114 Bessel FunctionsBessel functions are solutions of specific types of second order ordinary differential equations The general
form of the equation with V as dependent variable and r as independent variable is
r dr dr
0+ +r =)kr (1)
where k 2 is positive and n is any number Equation (1) is called Besselrsquos equation of order n though the dif-
ferential equation itself is of second order For n = 0 equation (1) becomes
dr dr
2 2 0+ + =)kr (2)
Equation (2) is Besselrsquos equation of zero order
Besselrsquos equation of any order is solved using the power series method We will limit our discussion to equa-
tion (2) as we will not need the solution of equation (1) for the analysis of problems which we will consider
in later chapters The solution of (2) is of the form
a + + + + +3 5 (3)
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The coefficients of the series are found by substituting V dV dr and d 2V dr 2 in (2) and then equating the
coefficients of like powers of r to zero Substituting (3) into the third term of (2) we get
2
)+ + + + + sdotsdotsdot (4)
Substituting dV dr and d 2V dr 2 into the second and first terms of (2) respectively we get
dV
r = 3 4 6 (5)
r d V
dr a r r 6 20= r + +a r +r (6)
Since the sum of the left-hand sides of (4) (5) and (6) is zero the sum of their right-hand sides must be equal
to zero Taking the sum and then collecting the terms of like powers of r we have
3 4r a a a
+ + =)+r r 6 0 (7)
Equation (7) will be satisfied if the coefficient of each power of r is equal to zero This exercise will yield the
following results
a1r = 0 rArr a
1 = 0
42
0 2
k = s an ar trar constant
9 0=
162
4
a k
a =
25 0a
362
6
a = minus
We find that the coefficients of odd powers of r of (3) are zero So the solution of the differential equation
will have terms with even powers of r only The coefficient of r 2m where m is a positive integer including
zero is given by
m1minus
m ) (8)
Replacing a0 of (8) by a different constant A the solution of (2) is given by
==
infin
sum minus( m )
)kr (9)
The function ) 1
)= sum
is called Bessel function of first kind and zero order
As equation (2) is a second-order differential equation there must be a second independent solution of the
equation The second solution is called Bessel function of second kind and zero order
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SUMMARY
We learnt the basics of three common types of coordinate systems vector analysis sinusoidally time-
varying functions Fourier series and Bessel function Other mathematical tools are described in later chap-
ters as and when necessary We found that unlike the unit vectors in rectangular coordinates the directionsof some of the unit vectors in cylindrical and spherical coordinates vary with one or two coordinate vari-
ables Though only the mathematical definitions of divergence gradient and curl operations are available
their applications to electric and magnetic fields and interpretations of results are described in later chap-
ters The vector operations in cylindrical and spherical coordinates are given in Chapters 2 and 4 The vec-
tor identities line surface and volume integrals will find frequent use in the text Moreover we will utilise
the coordinate transformation technique for calculation of vector magnetic potential of a current loop in
Chapter 4
Representation of sinusoidal quantities and power calculation will be used for the study of time-varying
fields We will apply Fourier series and Bessel function for the solution of boundary-value problems Bessel
function will also be used to study the skin-effect phenomenon in cylindrical conductors
IMPORTANT FORMULAE
Relation between coordinate variables
Rectangular and cylindrical coordinates
x = r cos f
y = r sin f
z = z
Rectangular and cylindrical coordinates
x = r sin q cos f
y = r sin q sin f
z = r cos q
Differential lengths
Rectangular coordinates d ℓ = u xdx + u
ydy + u
z dz
Cylindrical coordinates d ℓ = dr ur + rd f uf + u
z dz
Spherical coordinates d ℓ = ur dr + u
q (rd q ) + u
f (r sin q d f )
Differential surfaces
Rectangular coordinates d S = u x(dydz ) + u
y(dzdx) + u
z (dxdy)
Cylindrical coordinates d S = ur (rd f dz ) + u
f (drdz ) + u
z (rdrd f )
Spherical coordinates d S = ur (r 2sinq d q d f ) + u
q (r sinq drd f ) + u
f (rdrd q )
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Differential volumes
Rectangular coordinates dv = dxdydz
Cylindrical coordinates rdrd f dz
Spherical coordinates r 2sinq drd q d f
Position vector r = xu x + yu
y + z u
z
Dot product of two vectors
In rectangular coordinates A sdot B = A x B
x + A
y B
y + A
z B
z
In cylindrical coordinates A sdot B = Ar B
r + A
f B
f + A
z B
z
In spherical coordinates A sdot B = Ar B
r + A
q B
q + A
f B
f
Cross product of two vectors
In rectangular coordinates
A
u
=
x B B
In cylindrical coordinates
A
u u
= B
In spherical coordinates
A
= A A B
θ φ
θ φ
θ φ
Gradient of a scalar function in rectangular coordinates
nabla = part part + part y
u u
Divergence of a vector function in rectangular coordinates
nablasdot = partpart
+part
+part
D D
x y
D y
Curl of a vector function in rectangular coordinates
nabla times = partpart
part part y z
x y
H H Vector identities
nabla times nabla times A = nabla(nabla sdot A) minus nabla2A
nabla sdot (A times B) = B sdot (nabla times A) minus A sdot (nabla times B)
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Dot product of unit vectors
In Rectangular and Cylindrical Coordinate systems
sdotur
sdotuf
sdotu z
u x cos f ndashsin f 0u
ysin f cos f 0
u z
0 0 1
In Rectangular and Spherical Coordinate systems
sdotur
sdotuq
sdotuf
u x
sinq cosf cosq cosf ndashsin f
u y
sinq sinf cosq sinf cosf
u z cosq ndashsinq 0
Complex impedance
+ )minus
Instantaneous power
)t = ])t cos2
cos
Complex power
lowast1
2
MULTIPLE983085CHOICE QUESTIONS
(starred questions have two answers)
11 A point in cylindrical coordinates is defined by (14 m 25deg 075 m) Location of the point in rectan-
gular coordinates is
(a) (14 m 0592 m 075 m)
(b) (1269 m 0592 m 075 m)
(c) (14 m 0592 m 075 m)
(d) (14 m 0592 m 0375 m)
12 A point in spherical coordinates is described by (095 m 35deg 20deg) Location of the point in rectangu-
lar coordinates is
(a) (0512 m 0186 m 0778 m)
(b) (0186 m 0512 m 0778 m)
(c) (0512 m 0778 m 0186 m)
(d) (0186 m 0778 m 0512 m)
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13 A position vector is given by 4 The unit vector in the direction of the position
vector is
(a) 0 0 566 +u
(b) 0 0 24 +u
(c) 0 0 566 +u
(d) 0 0 707 +u
14 A vector is given by A uu+u If the unit vector alongA is u707
what should be the value of p
(a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 10 (d) 12
15 Two vectors are given by A 4+u and 1+u 2 The angle between the vectors is
nearest to
(a) 12deg (b) 14deg (c) 16deg (d) 18deg
16 Two vectors are described by A u u3+u and B u u For the vectors to be
parallel the values of p and q should be (a) p = 3 q = 3 (b) p = 3 q = 9 (c) p = 45 q = 3 (d) p = 3 q = 45
17 The angle between two vectors A 4+u x y
and B y is 15deg What is the ratio of p to q
(a) 1732 (b) minus1732 (c) 0577 (d) minus0577
18 Two vectors are given by A 2+u z and B 4+u
z The unit vector normal to the plane con-
taining A and B is given by
(a) +0 371 0 557 y
(b) +0 741 0 371 y
(c) 0741u x minus 0577u
y + 0371u
z
(d) 0371u x +
0743u y minus
05571u z
19 A scalar function is given byf = xyz The magnitude of grad f at (1 minus1 1) is equal to
(a) 2 3 (b) 3 2 (c) 31 (d) 3
110 If r is the position vector at ( x y z ) the magnitude of nabla sdot r is equal to
(a) 3 (b) 3 (c) 31 (d) 13
111 The divergence of F = xy (u x + u
y) at (1 3) is equal to
(a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3 (d) 2
112 A vector in cylindrical coordinates is given by (sin f r ) ur The vector in rectangular coordinates is
(a) y
2
3 2) (b)
y
2
2( ) (c)
y
2 2
2( ) (d)
y
2
2( )
113 A vector in spherical coordinates is given by ur r 2 The vector in rectangular coordinate is
(a)+u
x + 3 2 (b)
3 2
+u
x + (c)
u+u
( x + 3 (d)
zu u+u z
x + 3 2
114 The line integral of F = xy (u x + u
y) along the straight line y = x from (0 0) to (2 2) is
(a) 163 (b) 8 (c) 16 (d) 4
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115 The instantaneous voltage and current in an electric circuit are given by V (t ) = 5 sin (w t minus 30deg) V and
I (t ) = minus02 cos w t A The average power supplied to the circuit is
(a) 05 W (b) 3 2 W (c) 025 W (d) 3 4 W
QUESTIONS
11 Name the coordinate planes of rectangular coordinates
12 In rectangular coordinates the coordinates of a point are x y and z What is the normal distance of
the point from the x- y plane
13 Name the plane on which x = 0
14 The coordinate of two points are and respectively What is the distance between the
points
15 In rectangular coordinates locate the point ) by tracing the path along or parallel to the
coordinate axes starting from the origin
16 Describe the cylindrical coordinate system Show that the coordinate directions are mutually perpen-
dicular to each other
17 Describe the spherical coordinate system Show that the coordinate directions are mutually perpen-
dicular to each other
18 The r and variable appearing in cylindrical and spherical coordinate systems have the same mean-
ing or different meanings in the two systems Explain
19 Explain why the distance between two points specified in spherical coordinates cannot be calculated by direct use of the coordinates of the points
How is this distance calculated
110 Sketch a length vector in rectangular coordinates and show its components in the coordinate directions
111 Express the vector A as sum of its component in rectangular cylindrical and spherical coordinates
112 Write the differential length vector and the differential surface vector in rectangular cylindrical and
spherical coordinates in terms of the components Give also the formula for the differential volume
in the three coordinate systems
113 Define the cross product of two vectors A and B Explain how the angle between the vectors can be
calculated from the definition of the cross product
114 Explain what is meant by a scalar field Does the value of the field at a point depend on the choice of
the coordinate system
115 State what is meant by a vector field Does the value of the field at a point depend on the choice of
the coordinate system
116 Explain with sketches that the unit vectors ur and u
f in cylindrical coordinates vary with f
117 Explain the properties of the gradient of a scalar function
118 Describe the procedure for evaluating the line integral of a vector function from an initial point to a
final point along a given path
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119 For the vector function A( x y z ) show that nabla sdot nabla times A( x y z ) = 0
120 Two sinusoidal functions are given by
)t )minus=
)t )minus 12
π
What is the phase difference between the two quantities and which is the leading quantity
121 A sinusoidal quantity is given by
F (t ) = F 0 sin (w t + y )
Write the complex exponential phasor and polar forms of the quantity
122 Define the rms value of a sinusoidally time-varying current Explain its significance
123 If W V and I are the measured values of power rms value of voltage and rms value of current
respectively of an electric load then the ratio W (VI ) is defined as the power factor of the load Is this
definition applicable to only sinusoidal variation of voltage and current with time or for any type of
variation Explain
124 Explain with sketches the meanings of single-valued and multi-valued periodic functions
ANSWERS TO SELECTED QUESTIONS
16 Describe the cylindrical coordinate system Show that the coordinate directions are mutually perpen-
dicular to each other
Answer In cylindrical coordinate system the three surfaces are those of a circular cylinder and two
planes These surfaces are specified with reference to the rectangular coordinate system The axis of
the cylinder is along the z axis and its radius is denoted by r One of the plane surfaces containing the
z axis is specified by the angle it makes with the y-z plane The angle is generally denoted by f The
second plane surface is parallel to and at a height z from the x-y plane The three coordinate direc-
tions are r f and z
The r direction is normal to the surface of the cylinder hence it is perpendicular to the axis of the
cylinder As the axis of the cylinder is along the z axis r and z directions are perpendicular to each
other At a point on the cylindrical surface the r direction is perpendicular to and the f direction istangential to the cylindrical surface Hence they are perpendicular to each other Moreover the f direction is parallel to the x-y plane hence it is perpendicular to the z direction
18 The r and f variable appearing in cylindrical and spherical coordinate systems have the same mean-
ing or different meanings in the two systems Explain
Answer The variables in cylindrical coordinate system are r f and z and those of spherical coordi-
nates are r q and f The r direction in cylindrical coordinates is perpendicular to the z axis of rectan-
gular coordinates whereas the r direction in spherical coordinates is at an angle q with the z axis Thus
the r-variables have different meaning In both the systems the angle f is the angle between the y-z
plane and a plane surface containing the z axis Thus the variable f has the same meaning in both the
systems
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19 Explain why the distance between two points specified in spherical coordinates cannot be calculated
by direct use of the coordinates of the points
How is the distance calculated
Answer Both q and f variables of spherical coordinates are angles and radian is their unit As the
unit of distance between two points is that of length the variables cannot be used directly for calcula-tion of distance
To calculate the distance it is necessary to express the spherical coordinates of the point in terms of
rectangular coordinate variables
113 Define the cross product of two vectors A and B Explain how the angle between the vectors can be
calculated from the definition of the cross product
Answer The cross product of two vectors A and B is a vector quantity say C The magnitude of C
is equal to the products of the magnitude of A the magnitude of B and the sine of angle a between
A and B The direction of C is perpendicular to the plane containing A and B The positive direction
is taken along the advance of a right-handed screw when it is rotated from A towards B
As per the definition of the cross product
A times B = ABsin a
Hence sin α = A B
A B
114 Explain what is meant by a scalar field Does the value of the field at a point depend on the choice of
the coordinate system
Answer A physical quantity which is a scalar function of position is a real number The quantity
may or may not be a function of time The mathematical representation or graphical plot of a scalar
function at various points in a region or domain is the scalar field of the function in that region Theregion may be one-dimensional (a line) two-dimensional (a surface) or three-dimensional (a vol-
ume) As an example let us consider a heated plate The temperature at each point on the surface of
the plate will have a specific value A graphical representation of temperatures at several points is the
temperature field in the region of the plate surface
Value of the field at a point is independent of the choice of a coordinate system
117 Explain the properties of the gradient of a scalar function
Answer The gradient of a scalar quantity which is a function of x y and z in general is a vector quan-
tity It is given by
nabla = + part part + partpart y x
u u u u= u
The first second and third terms give the rate of change of V with x y and z respectively As nablaV is
the vector sum of all the three components it gives the maximum rate of change of V with distance
at a point in space
120 Two sinusoidal functions are given by
V )t )minus= π
I )t )minus 12
π
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What is the phase difference between the two quantities and which is the leading quantity
Answer As V (t ) is a cosine function of time and I (t ) is a sine function of time we have to express
either V (t ) as a sine function or I (t ) as a cosine function of time By expressing I (t ) as a cosine func-
tion we get
)t )t = minus minus Thus the phase difference between the quantities is 3= V (t ) is the leading
quantity
PROBLEMS
11 Show the location of points P 1(10 m 20 m 30m) P
2(minus10 m 20 m 30m) P
3(10 m minus20 m
30m) P 4(10 m 20 m minus30m) in rectangular coordinates Calculate the distances of the points from
the origin
12 Show the location of the point P (05 m 60deg 02 m) in cylindrical coordinates Calculate the distances
of P from the origin
13 Show the location of the point P (04 m 30deg 45deg) in spherical coordinates Calculate the distances of
P from the origin
14 A point in rectangular coordinates is defined by (2 m minus3 m minus1 m) Find coordinates of the point in
(a) cylindrical coordinate and (b) in spherical coordinates
15 Derive relations between the cylindrical coordinate and spherical coordinate variables For the radial
directions use subscripts c and s respectively for cylindrical and spherical coordinates
16 A point in cylindrical coordinates is defined by (3 m 300
2 m) Find coordinates of the point inspherical coordinates
17 Find the distance between two points located at (a) (10 m 24 m minus08 m) and (minus26 m 15 m 15 m)
in rectangular coordinates (b) (12 m 45deg 20 m) and (05 m 60deg 02 m) in cylindrical coordinates
(c) (04 m 30deg 45deg) and (10 m 75deg 15deg) in spherical coordinates
18 Find the length vector from the point P 2(075 m 13 m minus06 m) to the point P
1(125 m minus07 m
04 m) Find also the unit vector directed from P 1 to P
2
19 A point is located at (20 m p 3 rad 08 m) in cylindrical coordinates Obtain in rectangular coordi-
nates the unit vector directed from the origin to the point
110 The location of two points are given by P 1(1 m 2 m 3 m) and P
2(2 m 3 m 5 m) Find the length
vector from the origin to the mid-point of the line joining P 1 and P
2
111 The location of two points are given by P 1(15 m 45deg 2 m) and P
2(5 m 60deg 30deg) in cylindrical and
spherical coordinates respectively Find the length vector from P 1 to P
2
112 A point is located at P (5 m 90deg 60deg) in spherical coordinates Find the unit vector directed from the
origin to P in rectangular coordinates
113 The equation y = 2 minus x is that of a straight line in the x-y plane Obtain the unit normal vector directed
from the given line to the point (3 2)
114 Find the dot and cross products of the vectors A = 3u x + 8u
y B = 5u
x + 10u
y What is the angle
between the vectors
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115 Given the vectors A = 4u x + 5u
y B = 6u
x + B
yu y + 8u
z What should be the value of B
y so that the angle
between A and B is 60deg
116 Vector A is directed from (2 m 3 m 4 m) to (5 m 7 m 9 m) and vector B is directed from (0 1 m
2 m) to (3 m 5 m 7 m) Find the angle between the vectors
117
Find the gradient of the scalar function f =
x
2
y +
y
2
z +
xz
2
at (minus
1 2minus
3) 118 The equation 2 x + 3 y + 4 z = c where c is a constant is that of a plane surface Find the unit vector
that is normal to the given plane and directed away from the origin
119 A surface is defined by x2 + y2 minus z 2 = 21 Find the unit vector normal to the surface at (4 3 2)
120 For the surface defined in Problem 119 find the angle between unit vectors normal to the surface at
(4 3 2) and )15 3
121 A vector function is described by A
+
1
2 2)uuu Find the divergence of the
vector function at (2 minus1 minus2)
122 A vector function is given by A = x2 yu x + y2 z u
y + xz 2u
z Find the curl of the vector at (1 2 4)
123 For the scalar function f ( x y z ) show that nabla times nablaf = 0
124 Prove the validity of the vector identity nabla times nabla times A = nabla(nabla sdot A) minusnabla2A for the vector function A = A( x
y z )u x + A( x y z )u
y + A( x y z )u
z
125 A vector field in rectangular coordinates is given byu
= + z
x Express the vector in cylindrical
coordinates at (4 45deg 3)
126 A vector is directed from (2 30deg 4) to (3 60deg 6) in cylindrical coordinates Find the angle between
the vector and the y axis
127 A vector function in cylindrical coordinates is given by
u ucos tans nr r
Calculate the components of the vector in rectangular coordinates
128 A vector function is given by = 8
2 2 Find the line integral of E along a straight path from
(3 5) to (6 10)
129 On the surface of a sphere find the area in the region if r = 6 30deg le q le 60deg 0 le f le 30deg
130 The amplitude of sinusoidal voltage and current of an electric circuit are 15 V and 2 A respectively
The current lags the voltage by p 6 rad Calculate (a) the rms values of voltage and current (b) the
power factor (c) the average power and (d) the complex impedance of the circuit
Find also the instantaneous power and complex power taking the voltage as reference Identify the
components of the complex power Assume w to be the angular frequency of the voltage
131 The complex forms of voltage and current amplitudes of an electric load are
40 V
2 A
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nablaS 1 = 2( xu
x + yu
y ndash z u
z )
At P nablaS 1 = 4u
x + 4u
y + 2u
z and nablaS
1 = 6
nablaS 2 = 2 xu
x ndash u
y + 2 z u
z
At P nablaS 2 = 4u
x ndash u
y ndash 2u
z and nabla = 21
Let a be the angle between the unit vectors Then
cos)
(= =
nablanabla
sdot sdot
211
8
6 21)=
a = 7308deg
EXAMPLE 116
Two vector functions are given by A = 2 xu y + 3 y2u
z and B = z u
x + 3 yu
z Find nabla sdot (A times B) at (3 2 1)
A = x y z
z0 2 2 2
nablasdot = part + part)times u sdot minus
y+
= 6 y + 6 yz minus 2 x = 18 at (3 2 1)
EXAMPLE 117
A vector is defined by
A = xy2
u x + yz 2
u y + zx2
u z Find nabla times nabla times A
nabla times = partpart
part part = minus +A
u u u
z
yz xy
2 2 2
2( )
nabla times nabla times = partpart
A
u u
minus 0= x y
z z
EXAMPLE 118
A scalar function is given by f = x3 + y3 + xyz Find nabla sdot nablaf
nablasdotnabla = part
+ +part
= x y
( )+ x xyz
= + + part =2 2 2
z)+ y )+ xyz )+ xy
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19 Vector IdentitiesSome useful vector identities are listed below The identities can easily be proved by assuming that the vector
A and B and the scalar f are functions of rectangular-coordinate variables
1 nabla times (nablaf ) = 0
2 nabla sdot (nabla times A) = 03 nabla sdot (f A) = A sdot (nablaf ) + f (nabla sdot A)
4 nablasdot + part
+ partpart
(nabla = nabla2 2 2
x y
5 nabla times nabla times A = nabla(nabla sdot A) minus nabla2A
6 nabla times (f A) = (nablaf ) times A + f (nabla times A)
7 nabla sdot (A times B) = B sdot (nabla times A) minus A sdot (nabla times B)
110 Line Surface and Volume IntegralsIn the case of a definite integral
adxint ) x
where the integrand F ( x) is a real function of a single variable x The function is integrated along x direction
between limits x = a and x = b Whereas in the case of a line integral a real function of more than one variable
is integrated along a continuous curve from an initial point to an end point The curve may also be a closed
one The function may be a scalar or a vector function of real variables In the case of a vector function its
component along a specified path is integrated The line integral is a definite integral
The principle of evaluating the line integral of a vector
function along a path is as follows Let us consider a vec-
tor function F in any coordinate plane Let us take a con-
tinuous curve of any shape denoted by C in Fig 114 in
the plane of the vector The positive direction of the curve
is indicated by an arrow and its initial and final positions
are marked by a and b respectively If we divide the curve
into a large number of very small segments each seg-
ment may be considered as a straight line Let there be n
such segments of lengths ∆ ∆ sdotsdot sdot If the
average value of the vector function over the k th segment
is Fk its scalar component along the positive direction of
the segment is F k cos a
k where a
k is the angle between F
k
and tangent to the k th segment as shown in the figure The
product of F k cos a
k and is equal to the dot product of F
k and the vector length ∆ ℓ
k That is
cosα sdot= ∆l
The sum of such dot products of all the segments between a and b is
n
=sum ∆l
k
In the limit n approaching infinity the above summation is called line integral of F along the curve C The
curve is the path of integration The line integral of F along the path shown in Fig 114 is
d int sdot l
Fig 114 Pertaining to line integration of a vector
Tangent to k t
segment
a1
F k∆
∆ 2∆ ∆
k
∆ n
C
a
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If the line integral is over a closed path it is written by putting a small circle on the integral sign Thus
F sdot d l denotes the line integral of F over a closed path
In order to understand the process of integrating a vector func-
tion F over a surface let us consider a continuous open surface
S shown in Fig 115 The surface may be considered as consist-
ing of a large number of very small surface elements with areas
∆S 1 ∆S
2hellip ∆S
k hellip ∆S
n Let the average of F over the k th sur-
face element be Fk The scalar component of F
k along normal to
the surface element is equal to F k cos a
k where a
k is the angle
between Fk and the unit vector u
n normal to the surface element
as shown in the figure The product of F k cos a
k and ∆S
k can be
expressed as the dot product of the vectors Fk and ∆S
k
F k ∆S
kcos a = Fsdot(∆S
k u
n) = F
k ∆S
k
The sum of such dot products over all the n surface elements is given by
n
=sumThe above summation as n approaches infinity is the surface integral of F over the surface The surface
integral is a definite double integral which is denoted using either two integral signs or a single integral sign
with a subscript s We will use the latter notation Accordingly
Sint denotes the surface integral of a vector function F over an open surface
If the surface is a closed one the surface integral is denoted by putting a small circle on the integral sign
Accordingly SS
denotes the surface integral of F over a closed surface
The volume integral of a scalar point function in three-dimensional space is a triple integral The integral isdenoted using either three integral signs or a single integral sign with a subscript v We will use the latter
notation Thus the volume integral of a scalar function r which is a continuous function of space variables
in a region of volume bounded by a closed surface is written as
dv
where dv is the volume of a three-dimensional element
EXAMPLE 119
Find the line integral of the vector function F = ( x2 + 2 y)u x + (3 x minus y2)u
y along the straight line defined by
y = 3 x from (0 0) to (1 3)
An element of length vector in rectangular coordinates
d ℓ = u xdx + u
ydy + u
z dz
The dot product of F and d ℓ F middot d l = ( x2 + 2 y)dx + (3 x minus y2)dy
Substituting y by 3 x in the first term and x by y3 in the second term we have
F middot d ℓ = ( x2 + 6 x)dx + ( y minus y2)dy
The line integral sdot 3
7= minusminus 17=
nu
S
F
Fig 115 Pertaining to surface integration
of a vector
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EXAMPLE 120
Integrate the vector function
F u + x y y
( ) x
along the path described by the equation y2 = 4 x from P 1(1 2) to P
2(4 4)
An element of length vector in rectangular coordinates
d ℓ = u xdx + u
ydy + u
z dz
The dot product of F and d ℓ sdot d x y
dyl =) x y x y 2
(1)
The path of integration is defined by the equation
y2 = 4 x (2)
Or ydy = 2dx (3)
Substituting (2) and (3) in (1) we get
F sdot = + x x
23 2
Thus F sdot = + =int int x2
03 2
274P1
2
The integral can be evaluated by substituting x2 + 4 x = u
EXAMPLE 121
A circular cylinder has its base on the x- y plane with its axis along the z axis The radius and height of the
cylinder are 20 cm and 50 cm respectively By using the formula for the differential area d S = (rd f dz )ur +
(drdz )uf + (rdrd f )u
z find the surface area of the cylinder
A differential area on the surface of the cylinder is in r direction Thus
dS = rd f dz
At r = 02 m dS = 02d f dz
Surface area π = 0 2φ
m2
EXAMPLE 122
The radius of a sphere is 25 cm By using the formula for the differential area d S = (r 2sinq d q d f )ur +
(r sinq drd f ) uq + (rdrd f ) u
f find surface area of the lower hemisphere
A differential area on the surface of the sphere is in r direction Thus
dS = r 2 sinq d q d f
At r = 025 m dS = 00625 sinq d q d f
Surface area π = 0 125φ π
2
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EXAMPLE 123
Given a vector function F = x2 yu x + xy2u
y Integrate nabla times F over the rectangular surface shown in Fig 116
y
y 1
x 2
x minus2
y minus1
x
Fig 116 For Example 123
The curl of the vector function
nabla times = partpart part
=F
u
u x y
x2 2 0
)minus
An element of surface vector is given by
d S = u xdydz + u
ydzdx + u
z dxdy
Thus (nabla times F) sdot d S = ( y2 minus x2)dxdy
We find from Fig 116 that the lower and upper limits of x are minus20 and +20 and those of y are minus10 and
+10 Thus
= minus+
minus
+
int sdot (= 08
111 Coordinate Transformation of VectorsIt is desirable to use a suitable coordinate system at the outset for solving a field problem involving vectors
For example it is easier to solve a problem having cylindrical symmetry by using cylindrical coordinates A
proper choice of a coordinate system simplifies the analysis and results in a solution that is compact in form
and easy for physical interpretation However it is occasionally necessary to convert a vector function from
one coordinate system to another system The principles of transformation of a vector function between
cylindrical and rectangular coordinates and between spherical and rectangular coordinates are described in
the following
Transformations between Cylindrical and Rectangular Coordinates
Let a vector F in terms of its components in cylindrical coordinates be given by
F = F r u
r + F
f u
f + F
z u
z (1)
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where in general each component is a function of all the three variables r f and z We will transform the
vector to rectangular coordinates
Let the same vector in terms of its components in rectangular coordinates is
F = F xu
x + F
yu
y + F
z u
z (2)
In order to transform the vector we obtain at first the rectangular-coordinate components F x F y and F z of F interms of F
r F
f and F
z and then change the cylindrical-coordinate variables to rectangular-coordinate variables
We know that the component of a vector in any direction is given by the dot product of the vector and a unit
vector in that direction Accordingly F x is equal to the dot product of F described by (1) and the unit vector u
x
F x = ( F
r u
r + F
f u
f + F
z u
z ) sdot u
x
= F r (u
r sdot u
x) + F
f (u
f sdot u
x) + F
z (u
z sdot u
x) (3)
We see from Fig 117 that the angle between ur and u
x is f the angle between u
f and u
x is 90deg + f and the
angle between u z and u
x is 90deg Therefore u
r sdot u
x = cos f u
f sdot u
x = minus sin f and u
z sdot u
x = 0 Substituting these
results in (3) we get
F x = F
r cos f minus F
f sin f
The component F y = ( F
r u
r+ F
f u
f + F
z u
z ) sdot u
y= F
r (u
r sdot u
y)
+ F f (u
f sdot u
y) + F
z (u
z sdot u
y)
The angle between ur and u
y is 90deg minus f between u
f and u
y
is f and between u z and u
yis 90deg Thus
F y = F
r sin f + F
f cos f
As the z direction is common to both the systems
F z = F
z
Since F r F
f and F
z are functions of the cylindrical-coordi-
nate variables these have to be expressed in terms of
rectangular-coordinate variables to complete the transfor-
mation Relations connecting the two sets of variables are
given in (12-2) [Equation 2 of Section 12]
We use the same procedure as described above to transform a vector in rectangular coordinates to cylindrical
coordinates It can be shown that a vector
G = G xu x + G yu y + G z u z
in cylindrical coordinates when transformed to rectangular coordinates will have the following scalar
components
G r = G
x cos f + G
y sin f
G f = minus G
x sin f + G
y cos f
G z = G
z
To complete the transformation the components have to be expressed in terms of spherical-coordinate vari-
ables using the following formulae which can be derived from (12-2)
y
u
(90deg
u
u
u
ur u x
f
f
Fig 117 Showing unit vectors of rectangular
and cylindrical coordinates
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2
f = tanminus1( y x)
z = z
Transformations between Spherical and Rectangular CoordinatesIn spherical coordinates let a vector function be given by
E = E r u
r + E
q u
q + E
f u
f
where E r E
q and E
f are in general functions of all the three variables r q and f
In order to transform the vector to rectangular coordinates we have to find its components in x y and z direc-
tions and then express these components in terms of x y and z The component of E along x direction is
E x = E sdot u
x = E
r(u
r sdot u
x) + E
q (u
q sdot u
x) + E
f (u
f sdot u
x) (4)
The values of (ur sdot u x) and (uq sdot u x) cannot be found directly because the angles between the unit vectorsinvolving the dot products cannot be expressed as simple functions of q and f
This difficulty is overcome by finding at first the pro-
jections of the unit vectors on the x-y plane and then
projecting these projections onto the x axis Referring
to Fig 118 we find that the angle between ur and the
z axis is q and the angle between uq and the z axis is
90deg + q Therefore the lengths of projections urand u
q
on the x-y plane are equal to sin q and cos q respec-
tively Moreover these projections are at an angle f
with the x axis Thus we haveu
r sdot u
x = sin q cos f
uq sdot u
x = cos q cos f
As the unit vector uf is at angle 90deg + f with the x axis
the dot product of uf and u
x is
uf sdot u
x = minus sin f
Substituting the expressions of the dot products in (4)
we get
E x = E
r sin q cos f + E
q cos q cos f minus E
f sin f
The components of E along y and z directions can similarly be calculated These are given by E
y = E
r sin q sin f + E
q cos q sin f + E
f cos f
E z = E
r cos q minus E
q sin q
To complete the process of transformation we have to express the components in terms of the rectangular-
coordinate variables The relations connecting the two sets of variables are given by (12-3)
Let us next consider a vector H in rectangular coordinates defined in terms of its components
H = H xu
x + H
yu
y + H
z u
z
We can transform the vector into spherical coordinate system using the procedure similar to that described
above The scalar components of H in spherical coordinates are
u
u
u
u x
u
(90deg q )
u
x
f
q
Fig 118 Showing unit vectors of rectangular and
spherical coordinates
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H r = H
x sin q cos f + H
y sin q sin f + H
z cos q
H q = H
x cos q cos f + H
y cos q sin f minus H
z sin q
H f = minus H
x sin f + H
y cos f
To complete the process of conversion the components will have to be transformed to spherical-coordinate
variables using the following formulae These can be derived from (12-3)
r y z x
=+
minuscos 1
x
f = tanminus1 ( y x)
EXAMPLE 124
A vector in cylindrical coordinates is given byF = Transform the vector into rectangular coordinates
The vector has only one component F r = 1r in r direction Let the vector in rectangular coordinates be
F = F xu
x + F
yu
y + F
z u
z
Thenr
x
x yr
= =) cossdot
= =) s nsdot
F z = 0
The vector in rectangular coordinates is given by
F 1
)uu
EXAMPLE 125
The vector F = r sin f uf is given in cylindrical coordinates Transform the vector into rectangular
coordinates
The vector has only one component F f = r sin f in f direction Let the vector in rectangular coordinates be
F = F xu
x + F
yu
y + F
z u
z
Then y
= = minus) )sdot minus sin 2 2
x y= =)sdot
F z = 0
The vector in rectangular coordinate is given by
F 1
2 2)u
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EXAMPLE 126
Convert the vector = r
r in spherical coordinates into rectangular coordinates
The vector has only one componentr
r
1 in r direction Let the vector in rectangular coordinates be
E = E xu
x + E
yu
y + E
z u
z
We haver
= =)) x
sdot 1
yr
=))
sdot 1
= =) cos
)sdot
The vector in rectangular coordinate is given by
E 1
+ )uu
112 Sinusoidally Time-Varying QuantitiesA scalar or a vector quantity may be time-invariant or it may be a function of time Quantities that are either
sine or cosine function of time are called sinusoidally time-varying quantities For example a voltage repre-
sented by
V (t ) = V 0 cos w t (1)
is a co-sinusoidal quantity And a current given by
I (t ) = I 0 sin w t (2)
is a sinusoidal quantity These are also called alternat-
ing quantities In (1) and (2) V (t ) and I (t ) denote instan-
taneous values V 0 and I
0 are the maximum values or
amplitudes of the functions and w is the angular or
radian frequency The units of voltage and current are
volt (V) and ampere (A) and that of w is radians per
second (rads) The graphs of variation of voltage and
current with time shown in Fig 119 are the familiarcosine and sine waves The waves repeat after every
w t = 2p radian The number of such repetitions or
cycles per second is called frequency of the waves The
frequency is denoted by f and its unit is hertz (Hz) The
duration of one cycle is equal to one period It is gener-
ally denoted by T Therefore T = 1 f As w t changes by
2p radian in one period w = 2p T = 2p f Each cycle
consists of a positive half-cycle and a negative half-
cycle Both the half-cycles have the same amplitude
and identical shapes
(a
(b
3
V t
V
I t
I
p p p p t
t
2p
23p p p
Fig 119 (a) A cosine wave and (b) A sine wave
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Next let us consider the functions
V 1(t ) = V
10 cos (w t + y
1) (3)
and V 2(t ) = V
20 cos (w t minus y
2) (4)
Note that V 1
(t ) and V 2
(t ) have the same frequency as that of V (t ) Graphs of functions defined by (1) (3) and
(4) are shown in Fig 120 The symbols y 1and y
2denote phase angles of V
1(t ) and V
2(t ) respectively If we
take the time-angle at which V (t ) is zero (or maximum) as reference the corresponding zero of V 1(t ) occurs
earlier by a time-angle y 1 and that of V
2(t ) occurs later by a time-angle y
2 Thus V
1(t ) leads V (t ) by an angle
y 1 and V
2(t ) lags V (t ) by an angle y
2 As cos w t = sin(w t + p 2) a cosine function leads a sine function by p 2
radian The phase angles are specified either in radian or in degree
Representation of Sinusoidal Functions
Any of the equations (1) to (4) is the basic form of rep-
resenting a sinusoidal quantity in terms of its amplitude
frequency and phase angle This form gives the value of
the quantity at any instant The waveforms of Fig 119and 120 also provide the same information
Some other useful ways of representing a sinusoidal
quantity are the phasor the complex and the polar forms
The basis of these forms is the Eulerrsquos formula (or iden-
tity) of the complex exponential function e j w t As per the
formula
e j w t = cos w t + j sin w t
where = minus1
cos w t = Re e j w t (5) sin w t = Im e j w t (6)
The notations Re and Im are the abbreviations of lsquoreal part of rsquo and lsquoimaginary part of rsquo respectively Thus
using (5) and (6) in (1) and (2) we have
V (t ) = Re V 0 e j w t
and I (t ) = Im I 0 e j w t = Re I
0 e j (w t minusp 2)
Similarly (3) and (4) can be written as
e j )1=
e j )2=
These are the complex exponential forms of writing sinusoidally time-changing quantities One advantage of
using the complex exponential function e j w t instead of sin w t or cos w t is that the form of a function does not
change when differentiated or integrated with respect to time
To proceed further let us write the last four equations as in the following
V (t ) = V 0 cos w t = Re (V
0 e j 0)e j w t
I (t ) = I 0 sin w t = Re ( I
0 eminus j p 2)e j w t
e t
11) Re )ψ
e t
1) Re )= minusminus ψ
V t
ω t
V t V t
2p
Fig 120 Showing time-phase difference between
sinusoidal waves
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A study of the above equations shows that the factor e j w t appears in all the functions In the mathematical
analysis of a problem it is not necessary to show this factor in all the steps The presence of e j w t in a func-
tion is assumed If all the quantities in a study have the same frequency it is sufficient to use only the
functions shown within the brackets At the end of an analysis the final expression is multiplied by e j w t
and either its real part or the imaginary part is used to express the result in real time The functions inside
the brackets are called phasors
We will denote a phasor by putting a bar over the symbol of the quantity For example
j 1ψ
and j
02minus
These are the phasor representations of sinusoidally time-varying quantities
Two more forms of representing a sinusoid can be derived from the phasor form Let us consider a voltage
phasor
e ψ
Since e j w = cos y + j sin y
)s n (7)
The first term on the rhs of (7) is the real part and the second term is the imaginary part of Denoting the
real part by V 0a
and the imaginary part by V 0i we have
i (8)
where V 0a
= V 0 cos y and V
0i = V
0 sin y
The form of (8) suggests that a phasor can be represented in a complex plane as shown in Fig 121 Equation
(8) and Fig 121 are the complex form of representing a sinusoidally time-varying quantity
We see that to write a sinusoidal quantity in phasor and com-
plex forms only its amplitude and phase angle are needed
Thus a simpler way of describing a sinusoidal quantity is by
its amplitude and phase angle as given below
ang plusmn
This is known as the polar form of representing a sinusoid
This form is advantageous where multiplication and division
of phasors are involved To illustrate these operations let j 1plusmn
and e j 2plusmn ψ
The product of the two phasors0 0 2= ang plusmn )]
The ratio of the two phasors j
2= ang[plusmn )] plusmn )]minus
Thus the magnitude of the product of two phasors is equal to the product of their magnitudes whereas the
phase angle of their product is equal to the algebraic sum of their phase angles Moreover the magnitude of
the ratio of two phasors is equal to the ratio of their magnitudes and the phase angle is equal to the phase angle
of the numerator-phasor minus the phase angle of the denominator-phasor
Im
Re
V
V
V
y
Fig 121 Representation of a sinusoidal
function in the complex plane
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Root-Mean-Square Value of a Sinusoidal Quantity
In order to define the root-mean-square (rms) value of a function consider that a sinusoidal current
I (t ) = I 0 sin w t
flows through a resistor of R ohm Then electric power dissipated in the resistor at any instant
)t s n= 0
ω t
The average power over a complete cycle
=1
2 2
2π
Next consider that a time-invariant current I flows through the same resistor instead of the sinusoidal current
Power dissipated in the resistor is equal to I 2 R If we assume that I 2 R is equal to the average power dissipated
by the sinusoidal current I 0 sin w t then
2=
Or =2
The constant current I which produces the same power in the resistor as the average power due to an
alternating current is called root-mean-square (rms) or effective value of the time-varying current The
nomenclature is derived from the mathematical procedure involved in deriving it
The rms value of a sinusoidal quantity is equal to 21 times of its amplitude The rms value of any periodic
function can be determined using the above procedure Sinusoidal quantities can also be represented usingrms value instead of amplitudes as given below
Instantaneous form )t )=
)t )=
Phasor form e ψ
Complex form
Polar form ang plusmn
The Complex ImpedanceThe complex impedance of an electric load is defined as the ratio of its complex voltage and complex
current To calculate the impedance let us assume that the instantaneous
voltage across the electric load shown in Fig 122 is
V (t ) = V 0 cos w t (9)
The complex and polar forms of the voltage are
0+ (10)
0ang
I (t
V (t
Load
Z
Fig 122 A load connected
to an ac source
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For a purely resistive load of resistance R ohm instantaneous current through the load
t )t )t
cos= = ω cos (11)
where I 0 = V
0 R We find from equations (9) and (11) that these are in time-phase The complex form of load
current is0+ (12)
The complex impedance is found by dividing (10) by (12)
Z = =0
00 0= ang
If the load is an ideal (loss-free) inductor of inductance L henry (H)
t )t cos( )== deg1ω (13)
The constant of integration is assumed to be zero as we are considering alternating quantities under steady
state (not transient) condition In the above expressions X L
= w L is reactance of the inductor and I 0 = V
0 X
L is
amplitude of the current The unit of reactance is ohm We find from (9) and (13) that the current in a pure
inductor lags the voltage across it by 90deg The complex form of current is
0
The complex impedance of the inductor
= = deg0
0+ = = ang
If the load is an ideal (loss-free) capacitor of capacitance C farad (F)
t
)t = = minus +t deg)t = os )90
where X c = (1w c) is reactance of the capacitor in ohm and I
0 = (V
0 X
c) is amplitude of the current We find
that current in an ideal capacitor leads the voltage across it by 90 deg The complex form of current is given by
The complex impedance
= = + deg00
minus = minus = ang minus
The complex impedance of an electric load consisting of a resistance R an inductance X L and a capacitance
X C in series is given by
j+ +minus (14)
where X = X L
minus X C is the effective reactance of the circuit If X
L is greater than X
C then the load is inductive
and if X C is greater than X
L the load is capacitive The angle y = tanminus1( X R) is called impedance angle
The resistance and reactance of the load in terms of the load angle are given by
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R = Z cos y
X = Z sin y
The magnitude of the impedance
The impedance in polar form is represented as
ang
Current I 0taken by a load is equal to the ratio of (10) and (14)
ji2
0= = = = =
) R jX
where I 0a
= (V 0Z ) cos y = I
0 cos y is the real part and I
0i = (V
0Z ) sin y = I
0 sin y is the imaginary part of the
current phasor respectively
The current in the polar form is
0= ang
ang + = ang minus where
0 =
If the resistance and reactance of an electric load is known we can calculate values of the circuit impedance
Z and the impedance angle y Taking the voltage across the circuit as reference the equation for instanta-
neous current is given by
I (t ) = I 0 cos(w t minus y )
We see that the phase angle between voltage and current is equal to the impedance angle y The current lags
the voltage for an inductive load and the current leads the voltage for a capacitive load The impedance angle
lies between 0 and 90deg if the load is inductive and between 0 and minus90deg if the load is capacitive
The rms value of current I = =rms value of voltage
Instantaneous Average and Complex Powers
Instantaneous power input to a load is equal to the product of its voltage and current at a given instant If the
instantaneous voltage is described by the equation
V (t ) = V 0 cos (w t + y
1) (15)
and the current at the same instant is given by
I (t ) = I 0 cos (w t + y
2) (16)
then instantaneous power
P (t ) = V (t ) I (t ) = V 0 I
0 cos (w t +y
1) cos (w t + y
2)
= +t 2
)]ω + cos (17)
where y = y 2 minus y
1 is the phase difference between current and voltage
The instantaneous power given by (17) has two parts One part is independent of time and the other part var-
ies with time at twice the frequency The average power is equal to the average value of instantaneous power
over one cycle Thus the average power
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t 2
1
2)t
=0
2cosc= os (18)
The average power therefore is equal to the product of rms voltage rms current and the cosine of phase-angle between the voltage and current The power is also called active or effective or real power The electric unit
of power is watt (W) The product of V and I that is VI is called apparent power and its unit is volt-ampere
(VA) The factor cos y is called power factor of the load
Power factor cos = =2
VI
Substituting V = IZ and cos y = RZ in (18) we get the average power in terms of the current and the
resistance
P av
= I 2 R
Thus the active power is the power absorbed by the load
In an analogous way the reactive or quadrature power
1
2
2 (19)
The unit of reactive power is volt-ampere reactive (var)
It may be noted that I cos y of (18) is the component of current that is in phase with the voltage and I sin y of (19) is the component of current that is in quadrature with the voltage Thus the general principle is that
the average power is equal to the product of in-phase components of rms voltage and rms current and the
reactive power is given by the product of rms voltage and rms current which are out of phase by 90deg We will
use this principle to define complex power
The complex forms of voltage and current defined by (15) and (16) are
i (20)
andi (21)
In (20) V 0a
and V 0i are the real and imaginary parts of the voltage and in
(21) I 0a
and I 0i are the real and imaginary parts of the current These are
represented in the complex plane of Fig 123 Since V 0a
and I 0a
are in
phase and V 0i
and I 0i are also in phase the average power
1
2)
ii (22)
Moreover as V 0i
and I 0a
are out of phase by 90deg (V 0i I
0a2) gives one part of the
reactive power For the same reason (V 0a I
0i 2) gives a second part of reactive
power Note that in the first part the current lags the voltage and hence this part of the reactive power is inductive
The second part of the reactive power is capacitive as in this case the current leads the voltage If we assume the
inductive power to be positive then the capacitive power would be negative Thus the net reactive power
1)
ai a (23)
1
I
V
V a I
I
V
Im
Re
Fig 123 Showing real and
imaginary parts of a voltage
phasor and a current phasor
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We can also obtain the above results mathematically by the use of the complex forms of voltage and current
given in (20) and (21) as follows The conjugate of current is
i
lowast minus
Then1
2
1
2
lowast = i
)i
minus
= +1
2) + )]minus
i i (24)
We see that the rhs of (24) has a real part and an imaginary part The real part is same as the average power
given by (22) and the imaginary part is same as the reactive power given by (23) Thus 2lowast
gives the
complex power Denoting the complex power by P we have
lowast1
2 0
(25)
The average or active power 1
2 (26)
The reactive power 1
2 0
(27)
In (26) Re means lsquoReal part of rsquo and in (27) Im means lsquoImaginary part of rsquo the complex power The reactive
power is inductive if the imaginary part of (24) is positive and it is capacitive if the imaginary part is nega-
tive It can be shown that the real part of ( )2 is also equal to P av
However its imaginary part is nega-
tive of the imaginary part of (24)
EXAMPLE 127
The voltage and current of a given load are
V (t ) = 120 sin (1000t + 60deg) V
I (t ) = 15 cos (1000t - 45deg) A
(a) Find the phase difference between voltage and current and their root-mean-square values (b) Represent
the voltage and current in phasor complex and polar forms (c) Calculate the load impedance resistance
reactance inductance (or capacitance) power factor active power and reactive power using (18) and (19)
(d) Calculate the complex power using (25)
(a) In order to find the phase difference between voltage and current we have to write the voltage equation
in the cosine form
V (t ) = 120 sin (1000t + 60deg) = 120 cos (1000t minus 30deg) V
I (t ) = 15 cos (1000t minus 45deg) A
The phase angle of the current with respect to the voltage = minus 45degminus(minus30) = minus15deg The current lags the voltage
by 15deg
Root-mean-square values of voltage and current are
=2= 120 84 85 V
51= =2 60 A
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(b) Phasor forms e jminus ( ) V
e 4 ) A
Complex forms 0=)deg V
deg) = )minus A
Polar forms ang120 deg
= 1 Aang5 minus deg
(c) = = ang minus degang minus deg
= ang deg = deg +0
120 30
1 5 515 80 15(cos 2 700 1 Ω
Ω= 20 71 (Inductive)
Inductance L = X w = 20711000 = 2071 mH
Power factor = cos y = cos 15deg = 0966 (lagging)
Active power1
2
1120 1 966 93(= )( )5 0 ) 86 W
Reactive power 1
2
1120 1 259 29
0 = ) )5 0 ) = 23
(d) Complex powerlowast1
2
1 + 27
The real part is the average power in watts and the imaginary part is the reactive power in vars (inductive)
113 Fourier SeriesConsider that a function f ( x) has the following properties
1 It varies periodically with x That is f ( x + T ) = f ( x) where T is
the period
2 It is a single-valued function That is it has only one value for
a given value of the variable
3 It is a continuous function of the variable It may however have
finite number of discontinuities Such a periodic function is
shown in Fig 124 The wave is continuous in the range 0 lt x lt p and p lt x lt 2p and it is discontinuous at x = p and 2p
Any function f ( x) with a period 2p and satisfying the above mentioned properties can be represented by a trigonometric series as given below
) x1
==
infin
1
cn
)n (1)
where the constant a0 a
n and b
n are real numbers The trigonometric series is called Fourier series The con-
stants of the series are calculated from the following formulae
f d 1
minusπ
π x
p
f ( )
p
Fig 124 Illustration of a periodic
function
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x1
x
b f x d minus
1 π
Over a period 2p the constant a0 is the average value of f ( x) whereas the coefficients an and bn are twice theaverage values of f ( x) cos nx and f ( x) sin nx respectively
If a function f ( x) is defined over an interval of length instead of minus p to p its Fourier series is
obtained by replacing x in (1) by x Accordingly
n) x n=
(2)
The constants of (2) are given by
a f d 1
minus
+
x
x x
+1
b n x
dx1
minus
x sin
If f ( x) is an even function of x ie if f (minus x) = f ( x) then bn = 0 and
a x2
If f ( x) is an odd function of x [ f (minus x) = minus f ( x)] then an
= 0 and
b dx2
x sin
For an alternating function with identical positive and negative half-waves [ f ( x + p ) = minus f ( x)] the constant
a0 = 0
EXAMPLE 128
We will obtain the Fourier series of (a) a rectangular waveform and (b) of a triangular waveform illus-
trated in Fig 125
Fig 125 Pertaining to Example 128 (a) A rectangular wave and (b) A triangular wave
O
(a) b
f ( )
x
minusV
V
A
O
minusV
V
f ( )
minus x
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As both the waves are odd functions of x and have identical positive and negative half-cycles it is necessary
to calculate coefficient of the sine series only over the interval x = 0 to
(a) For the rectangular waveform f ( x) = V 0 in the interval x = 0 to =
=
2 2 2
0 = c
minus )
We see that bn = 0 for even values of n and b
n = 2 for odd values of n Thus the Fourier series of the
function is
) x == 4 1
1 3 5 (3)
(b) The equation of the triangular waveform from x = 0 to x = is that of the straight line OA Its equation
is
x
) x =
The coefficient of the nth term of the sine series
b x n x
dx
n
=
= minus
2
2
0
si
cos sin
= minus 2
ncos
Hence the Fourier series of the function is given by
) x s n= minus+ s n
2 1
3
3
2 (4)
114 Bessel FunctionsBessel functions are solutions of specific types of second order ordinary differential equations The general
form of the equation with V as dependent variable and r as independent variable is
r dr dr
0+ +r =)kr (1)
where k 2 is positive and n is any number Equation (1) is called Besselrsquos equation of order n though the dif-
ferential equation itself is of second order For n = 0 equation (1) becomes
dr dr
2 2 0+ + =)kr (2)
Equation (2) is Besselrsquos equation of zero order
Besselrsquos equation of any order is solved using the power series method We will limit our discussion to equa-
tion (2) as we will not need the solution of equation (1) for the analysis of problems which we will consider
in later chapters The solution of (2) is of the form
a + + + + +3 5 (3)
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The coefficients of the series are found by substituting V dV dr and d 2V dr 2 in (2) and then equating the
coefficients of like powers of r to zero Substituting (3) into the third term of (2) we get
2
)+ + + + + sdotsdotsdot (4)
Substituting dV dr and d 2V dr 2 into the second and first terms of (2) respectively we get
dV
r = 3 4 6 (5)
r d V
dr a r r 6 20= r + +a r +r (6)
Since the sum of the left-hand sides of (4) (5) and (6) is zero the sum of their right-hand sides must be equal
to zero Taking the sum and then collecting the terms of like powers of r we have
3 4r a a a
+ + =)+r r 6 0 (7)
Equation (7) will be satisfied if the coefficient of each power of r is equal to zero This exercise will yield the
following results
a1r = 0 rArr a
1 = 0
42
0 2
k = s an ar trar constant
9 0=
162
4
a k
a =
25 0a
362
6
a = minus
We find that the coefficients of odd powers of r of (3) are zero So the solution of the differential equation
will have terms with even powers of r only The coefficient of r 2m where m is a positive integer including
zero is given by
m1minus
m ) (8)
Replacing a0 of (8) by a different constant A the solution of (2) is given by
==
infin
sum minus( m )
)kr (9)
The function ) 1
)= sum
is called Bessel function of first kind and zero order
As equation (2) is a second-order differential equation there must be a second independent solution of the
equation The second solution is called Bessel function of second kind and zero order
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SUMMARY
We learnt the basics of three common types of coordinate systems vector analysis sinusoidally time-
varying functions Fourier series and Bessel function Other mathematical tools are described in later chap-
ters as and when necessary We found that unlike the unit vectors in rectangular coordinates the directionsof some of the unit vectors in cylindrical and spherical coordinates vary with one or two coordinate vari-
ables Though only the mathematical definitions of divergence gradient and curl operations are available
their applications to electric and magnetic fields and interpretations of results are described in later chap-
ters The vector operations in cylindrical and spherical coordinates are given in Chapters 2 and 4 The vec-
tor identities line surface and volume integrals will find frequent use in the text Moreover we will utilise
the coordinate transformation technique for calculation of vector magnetic potential of a current loop in
Chapter 4
Representation of sinusoidal quantities and power calculation will be used for the study of time-varying
fields We will apply Fourier series and Bessel function for the solution of boundary-value problems Bessel
function will also be used to study the skin-effect phenomenon in cylindrical conductors
IMPORTANT FORMULAE
Relation between coordinate variables
Rectangular and cylindrical coordinates
x = r cos f
y = r sin f
z = z
Rectangular and cylindrical coordinates
x = r sin q cos f
y = r sin q sin f
z = r cos q
Differential lengths
Rectangular coordinates d ℓ = u xdx + u
ydy + u
z dz
Cylindrical coordinates d ℓ = dr ur + rd f uf + u
z dz
Spherical coordinates d ℓ = ur dr + u
q (rd q ) + u
f (r sin q d f )
Differential surfaces
Rectangular coordinates d S = u x(dydz ) + u
y(dzdx) + u
z (dxdy)
Cylindrical coordinates d S = ur (rd f dz ) + u
f (drdz ) + u
z (rdrd f )
Spherical coordinates d S = ur (r 2sinq d q d f ) + u
q (r sinq drd f ) + u
f (rdrd q )
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Differential volumes
Rectangular coordinates dv = dxdydz
Cylindrical coordinates rdrd f dz
Spherical coordinates r 2sinq drd q d f
Position vector r = xu x + yu
y + z u
z
Dot product of two vectors
In rectangular coordinates A sdot B = A x B
x + A
y B
y + A
z B
z
In cylindrical coordinates A sdot B = Ar B
r + A
f B
f + A
z B
z
In spherical coordinates A sdot B = Ar B
r + A
q B
q + A
f B
f
Cross product of two vectors
In rectangular coordinates
A
u
=
x B B
In cylindrical coordinates
A
u u
= B
In spherical coordinates
A
= A A B
θ φ
θ φ
θ φ
Gradient of a scalar function in rectangular coordinates
nabla = part part + part y
u u
Divergence of a vector function in rectangular coordinates
nablasdot = partpart
+part
+part
D D
x y
D y
Curl of a vector function in rectangular coordinates
nabla times = partpart
part part y z
x y
H H Vector identities
nabla times nabla times A = nabla(nabla sdot A) minus nabla2A
nabla sdot (A times B) = B sdot (nabla times A) minus A sdot (nabla times B)
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Dot product of unit vectors
In Rectangular and Cylindrical Coordinate systems
sdotur
sdotuf
sdotu z
u x cos f ndashsin f 0u
ysin f cos f 0
u z
0 0 1
In Rectangular and Spherical Coordinate systems
sdotur
sdotuq
sdotuf
u x
sinq cosf cosq cosf ndashsin f
u y
sinq sinf cosq sinf cosf
u z cosq ndashsinq 0
Complex impedance
+ )minus
Instantaneous power
)t = ])t cos2
cos
Complex power
lowast1
2
MULTIPLE983085CHOICE QUESTIONS
(starred questions have two answers)
11 A point in cylindrical coordinates is defined by (14 m 25deg 075 m) Location of the point in rectan-
gular coordinates is
(a) (14 m 0592 m 075 m)
(b) (1269 m 0592 m 075 m)
(c) (14 m 0592 m 075 m)
(d) (14 m 0592 m 0375 m)
12 A point in spherical coordinates is described by (095 m 35deg 20deg) Location of the point in rectangu-
lar coordinates is
(a) (0512 m 0186 m 0778 m)
(b) (0186 m 0512 m 0778 m)
(c) (0512 m 0778 m 0186 m)
(d) (0186 m 0778 m 0512 m)
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13 A position vector is given by 4 The unit vector in the direction of the position
vector is
(a) 0 0 566 +u
(b) 0 0 24 +u
(c) 0 0 566 +u
(d) 0 0 707 +u
14 A vector is given by A uu+u If the unit vector alongA is u707
what should be the value of p
(a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 10 (d) 12
15 Two vectors are given by A 4+u and 1+u 2 The angle between the vectors is
nearest to
(a) 12deg (b) 14deg (c) 16deg (d) 18deg
16 Two vectors are described by A u u3+u and B u u For the vectors to be
parallel the values of p and q should be (a) p = 3 q = 3 (b) p = 3 q = 9 (c) p = 45 q = 3 (d) p = 3 q = 45
17 The angle between two vectors A 4+u x y
and B y is 15deg What is the ratio of p to q
(a) 1732 (b) minus1732 (c) 0577 (d) minus0577
18 Two vectors are given by A 2+u z and B 4+u
z The unit vector normal to the plane con-
taining A and B is given by
(a) +0 371 0 557 y
(b) +0 741 0 371 y
(c) 0741u x minus 0577u
y + 0371u
z
(d) 0371u x +
0743u y minus
05571u z
19 A scalar function is given byf = xyz The magnitude of grad f at (1 minus1 1) is equal to
(a) 2 3 (b) 3 2 (c) 31 (d) 3
110 If r is the position vector at ( x y z ) the magnitude of nabla sdot r is equal to
(a) 3 (b) 3 (c) 31 (d) 13
111 The divergence of F = xy (u x + u
y) at (1 3) is equal to
(a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3 (d) 2
112 A vector in cylindrical coordinates is given by (sin f r ) ur The vector in rectangular coordinates is
(a) y
2
3 2) (b)
y
2
2( ) (c)
y
2 2
2( ) (d)
y
2
2( )
113 A vector in spherical coordinates is given by ur r 2 The vector in rectangular coordinate is
(a)+u
x + 3 2 (b)
3 2
+u
x + (c)
u+u
( x + 3 (d)
zu u+u z
x + 3 2
114 The line integral of F = xy (u x + u
y) along the straight line y = x from (0 0) to (2 2) is
(a) 163 (b) 8 (c) 16 (d) 4
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115 The instantaneous voltage and current in an electric circuit are given by V (t ) = 5 sin (w t minus 30deg) V and
I (t ) = minus02 cos w t A The average power supplied to the circuit is
(a) 05 W (b) 3 2 W (c) 025 W (d) 3 4 W
QUESTIONS
11 Name the coordinate planes of rectangular coordinates
12 In rectangular coordinates the coordinates of a point are x y and z What is the normal distance of
the point from the x- y plane
13 Name the plane on which x = 0
14 The coordinate of two points are and respectively What is the distance between the
points
15 In rectangular coordinates locate the point ) by tracing the path along or parallel to the
coordinate axes starting from the origin
16 Describe the cylindrical coordinate system Show that the coordinate directions are mutually perpen-
dicular to each other
17 Describe the spherical coordinate system Show that the coordinate directions are mutually perpen-
dicular to each other
18 The r and variable appearing in cylindrical and spherical coordinate systems have the same mean-
ing or different meanings in the two systems Explain
19 Explain why the distance between two points specified in spherical coordinates cannot be calculated by direct use of the coordinates of the points
How is this distance calculated
110 Sketch a length vector in rectangular coordinates and show its components in the coordinate directions
111 Express the vector A as sum of its component in rectangular cylindrical and spherical coordinates
112 Write the differential length vector and the differential surface vector in rectangular cylindrical and
spherical coordinates in terms of the components Give also the formula for the differential volume
in the three coordinate systems
113 Define the cross product of two vectors A and B Explain how the angle between the vectors can be
calculated from the definition of the cross product
114 Explain what is meant by a scalar field Does the value of the field at a point depend on the choice of
the coordinate system
115 State what is meant by a vector field Does the value of the field at a point depend on the choice of
the coordinate system
116 Explain with sketches that the unit vectors ur and u
f in cylindrical coordinates vary with f
117 Explain the properties of the gradient of a scalar function
118 Describe the procedure for evaluating the line integral of a vector function from an initial point to a
final point along a given path
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119 For the vector function A( x y z ) show that nabla sdot nabla times A( x y z ) = 0
120 Two sinusoidal functions are given by
)t )minus=
)t )minus 12
π
What is the phase difference between the two quantities and which is the leading quantity
121 A sinusoidal quantity is given by
F (t ) = F 0 sin (w t + y )
Write the complex exponential phasor and polar forms of the quantity
122 Define the rms value of a sinusoidally time-varying current Explain its significance
123 If W V and I are the measured values of power rms value of voltage and rms value of current
respectively of an electric load then the ratio W (VI ) is defined as the power factor of the load Is this
definition applicable to only sinusoidal variation of voltage and current with time or for any type of
variation Explain
124 Explain with sketches the meanings of single-valued and multi-valued periodic functions
ANSWERS TO SELECTED QUESTIONS
16 Describe the cylindrical coordinate system Show that the coordinate directions are mutually perpen-
dicular to each other
Answer In cylindrical coordinate system the three surfaces are those of a circular cylinder and two
planes These surfaces are specified with reference to the rectangular coordinate system The axis of
the cylinder is along the z axis and its radius is denoted by r One of the plane surfaces containing the
z axis is specified by the angle it makes with the y-z plane The angle is generally denoted by f The
second plane surface is parallel to and at a height z from the x-y plane The three coordinate direc-
tions are r f and z
The r direction is normal to the surface of the cylinder hence it is perpendicular to the axis of the
cylinder As the axis of the cylinder is along the z axis r and z directions are perpendicular to each
other At a point on the cylindrical surface the r direction is perpendicular to and the f direction istangential to the cylindrical surface Hence they are perpendicular to each other Moreover the f direction is parallel to the x-y plane hence it is perpendicular to the z direction
18 The r and f variable appearing in cylindrical and spherical coordinate systems have the same mean-
ing or different meanings in the two systems Explain
Answer The variables in cylindrical coordinate system are r f and z and those of spherical coordi-
nates are r q and f The r direction in cylindrical coordinates is perpendicular to the z axis of rectan-
gular coordinates whereas the r direction in spherical coordinates is at an angle q with the z axis Thus
the r-variables have different meaning In both the systems the angle f is the angle between the y-z
plane and a plane surface containing the z axis Thus the variable f has the same meaning in both the
systems
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19 Explain why the distance between two points specified in spherical coordinates cannot be calculated
by direct use of the coordinates of the points
How is the distance calculated
Answer Both q and f variables of spherical coordinates are angles and radian is their unit As the
unit of distance between two points is that of length the variables cannot be used directly for calcula-tion of distance
To calculate the distance it is necessary to express the spherical coordinates of the point in terms of
rectangular coordinate variables
113 Define the cross product of two vectors A and B Explain how the angle between the vectors can be
calculated from the definition of the cross product
Answer The cross product of two vectors A and B is a vector quantity say C The magnitude of C
is equal to the products of the magnitude of A the magnitude of B and the sine of angle a between
A and B The direction of C is perpendicular to the plane containing A and B The positive direction
is taken along the advance of a right-handed screw when it is rotated from A towards B
As per the definition of the cross product
A times B = ABsin a
Hence sin α = A B
A B
114 Explain what is meant by a scalar field Does the value of the field at a point depend on the choice of
the coordinate system
Answer A physical quantity which is a scalar function of position is a real number The quantity
may or may not be a function of time The mathematical representation or graphical plot of a scalar
function at various points in a region or domain is the scalar field of the function in that region Theregion may be one-dimensional (a line) two-dimensional (a surface) or three-dimensional (a vol-
ume) As an example let us consider a heated plate The temperature at each point on the surface of
the plate will have a specific value A graphical representation of temperatures at several points is the
temperature field in the region of the plate surface
Value of the field at a point is independent of the choice of a coordinate system
117 Explain the properties of the gradient of a scalar function
Answer The gradient of a scalar quantity which is a function of x y and z in general is a vector quan-
tity It is given by
nabla = + part part + partpart y x
u u u u= u
The first second and third terms give the rate of change of V with x y and z respectively As nablaV is
the vector sum of all the three components it gives the maximum rate of change of V with distance
at a point in space
120 Two sinusoidal functions are given by
V )t )minus= π
I )t )minus 12
π
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What is the phase difference between the two quantities and which is the leading quantity
Answer As V (t ) is a cosine function of time and I (t ) is a sine function of time we have to express
either V (t ) as a sine function or I (t ) as a cosine function of time By expressing I (t ) as a cosine func-
tion we get
)t )t = minus minus Thus the phase difference between the quantities is 3= V (t ) is the leading
quantity
PROBLEMS
11 Show the location of points P 1(10 m 20 m 30m) P
2(minus10 m 20 m 30m) P
3(10 m minus20 m
30m) P 4(10 m 20 m minus30m) in rectangular coordinates Calculate the distances of the points from
the origin
12 Show the location of the point P (05 m 60deg 02 m) in cylindrical coordinates Calculate the distances
of P from the origin
13 Show the location of the point P (04 m 30deg 45deg) in spherical coordinates Calculate the distances of
P from the origin
14 A point in rectangular coordinates is defined by (2 m minus3 m minus1 m) Find coordinates of the point in
(a) cylindrical coordinate and (b) in spherical coordinates
15 Derive relations between the cylindrical coordinate and spherical coordinate variables For the radial
directions use subscripts c and s respectively for cylindrical and spherical coordinates
16 A point in cylindrical coordinates is defined by (3 m 300
2 m) Find coordinates of the point inspherical coordinates
17 Find the distance between two points located at (a) (10 m 24 m minus08 m) and (minus26 m 15 m 15 m)
in rectangular coordinates (b) (12 m 45deg 20 m) and (05 m 60deg 02 m) in cylindrical coordinates
(c) (04 m 30deg 45deg) and (10 m 75deg 15deg) in spherical coordinates
18 Find the length vector from the point P 2(075 m 13 m minus06 m) to the point P
1(125 m minus07 m
04 m) Find also the unit vector directed from P 1 to P
2
19 A point is located at (20 m p 3 rad 08 m) in cylindrical coordinates Obtain in rectangular coordi-
nates the unit vector directed from the origin to the point
110 The location of two points are given by P 1(1 m 2 m 3 m) and P
2(2 m 3 m 5 m) Find the length
vector from the origin to the mid-point of the line joining P 1 and P
2
111 The location of two points are given by P 1(15 m 45deg 2 m) and P
2(5 m 60deg 30deg) in cylindrical and
spherical coordinates respectively Find the length vector from P 1 to P
2
112 A point is located at P (5 m 90deg 60deg) in spherical coordinates Find the unit vector directed from the
origin to P in rectangular coordinates
113 The equation y = 2 minus x is that of a straight line in the x-y plane Obtain the unit normal vector directed
from the given line to the point (3 2)
114 Find the dot and cross products of the vectors A = 3u x + 8u
y B = 5u
x + 10u
y What is the angle
between the vectors
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115 Given the vectors A = 4u x + 5u
y B = 6u
x + B
yu y + 8u
z What should be the value of B
y so that the angle
between A and B is 60deg
116 Vector A is directed from (2 m 3 m 4 m) to (5 m 7 m 9 m) and vector B is directed from (0 1 m
2 m) to (3 m 5 m 7 m) Find the angle between the vectors
117
Find the gradient of the scalar function f =
x
2
y +
y
2
z +
xz
2
at (minus
1 2minus
3) 118 The equation 2 x + 3 y + 4 z = c where c is a constant is that of a plane surface Find the unit vector
that is normal to the given plane and directed away from the origin
119 A surface is defined by x2 + y2 minus z 2 = 21 Find the unit vector normal to the surface at (4 3 2)
120 For the surface defined in Problem 119 find the angle between unit vectors normal to the surface at
(4 3 2) and )15 3
121 A vector function is described by A
+
1
2 2)uuu Find the divergence of the
vector function at (2 minus1 minus2)
122 A vector function is given by A = x2 yu x + y2 z u
y + xz 2u
z Find the curl of the vector at (1 2 4)
123 For the scalar function f ( x y z ) show that nabla times nablaf = 0
124 Prove the validity of the vector identity nabla times nabla times A = nabla(nabla sdot A) minusnabla2A for the vector function A = A( x
y z )u x + A( x y z )u
y + A( x y z )u
z
125 A vector field in rectangular coordinates is given byu
= + z
x Express the vector in cylindrical
coordinates at (4 45deg 3)
126 A vector is directed from (2 30deg 4) to (3 60deg 6) in cylindrical coordinates Find the angle between
the vector and the y axis
127 A vector function in cylindrical coordinates is given by
u ucos tans nr r
Calculate the components of the vector in rectangular coordinates
128 A vector function is given by = 8
2 2 Find the line integral of E along a straight path from
(3 5) to (6 10)
129 On the surface of a sphere find the area in the region if r = 6 30deg le q le 60deg 0 le f le 30deg
130 The amplitude of sinusoidal voltage and current of an electric circuit are 15 V and 2 A respectively
The current lags the voltage by p 6 rad Calculate (a) the rms values of voltage and current (b) the
power factor (c) the average power and (d) the complex impedance of the circuit
Find also the instantaneous power and complex power taking the voltage as reference Identify the
components of the complex power Assume w to be the angular frequency of the voltage
131 The complex forms of voltage and current amplitudes of an electric load are
40 V
2 A
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19 Vector IdentitiesSome useful vector identities are listed below The identities can easily be proved by assuming that the vector
A and B and the scalar f are functions of rectangular-coordinate variables
1 nabla times (nablaf ) = 0
2 nabla sdot (nabla times A) = 03 nabla sdot (f A) = A sdot (nablaf ) + f (nabla sdot A)
4 nablasdot + part
+ partpart
(nabla = nabla2 2 2
x y
5 nabla times nabla times A = nabla(nabla sdot A) minus nabla2A
6 nabla times (f A) = (nablaf ) times A + f (nabla times A)
7 nabla sdot (A times B) = B sdot (nabla times A) minus A sdot (nabla times B)
110 Line Surface and Volume IntegralsIn the case of a definite integral
adxint ) x
where the integrand F ( x) is a real function of a single variable x The function is integrated along x direction
between limits x = a and x = b Whereas in the case of a line integral a real function of more than one variable
is integrated along a continuous curve from an initial point to an end point The curve may also be a closed
one The function may be a scalar or a vector function of real variables In the case of a vector function its
component along a specified path is integrated The line integral is a definite integral
The principle of evaluating the line integral of a vector
function along a path is as follows Let us consider a vec-
tor function F in any coordinate plane Let us take a con-
tinuous curve of any shape denoted by C in Fig 114 in
the plane of the vector The positive direction of the curve
is indicated by an arrow and its initial and final positions
are marked by a and b respectively If we divide the curve
into a large number of very small segments each seg-
ment may be considered as a straight line Let there be n
such segments of lengths ∆ ∆ sdotsdot sdot If the
average value of the vector function over the k th segment
is Fk its scalar component along the positive direction of
the segment is F k cos a
k where a
k is the angle between F
k
and tangent to the k th segment as shown in the figure The
product of F k cos a
k and is equal to the dot product of F
k and the vector length ∆ ℓ
k That is
cosα sdot= ∆l
The sum of such dot products of all the segments between a and b is
n
=sum ∆l
k
In the limit n approaching infinity the above summation is called line integral of F along the curve C The
curve is the path of integration The line integral of F along the path shown in Fig 114 is
d int sdot l
Fig 114 Pertaining to line integration of a vector
Tangent to k t
segment
a1
F k∆
∆ 2∆ ∆
k
∆ n
C
a
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If the line integral is over a closed path it is written by putting a small circle on the integral sign Thus
F sdot d l denotes the line integral of F over a closed path
In order to understand the process of integrating a vector func-
tion F over a surface let us consider a continuous open surface
S shown in Fig 115 The surface may be considered as consist-
ing of a large number of very small surface elements with areas
∆S 1 ∆S
2hellip ∆S
k hellip ∆S
n Let the average of F over the k th sur-
face element be Fk The scalar component of F
k along normal to
the surface element is equal to F k cos a
k where a
k is the angle
between Fk and the unit vector u
n normal to the surface element
as shown in the figure The product of F k cos a
k and ∆S
k can be
expressed as the dot product of the vectors Fk and ∆S
k
F k ∆S
kcos a = Fsdot(∆S
k u
n) = F
k ∆S
k
The sum of such dot products over all the n surface elements is given by
n
=sumThe above summation as n approaches infinity is the surface integral of F over the surface The surface
integral is a definite double integral which is denoted using either two integral signs or a single integral sign
with a subscript s We will use the latter notation Accordingly
Sint denotes the surface integral of a vector function F over an open surface
If the surface is a closed one the surface integral is denoted by putting a small circle on the integral sign
Accordingly SS
denotes the surface integral of F over a closed surface
The volume integral of a scalar point function in three-dimensional space is a triple integral The integral isdenoted using either three integral signs or a single integral sign with a subscript v We will use the latter
notation Thus the volume integral of a scalar function r which is a continuous function of space variables
in a region of volume bounded by a closed surface is written as
dv
where dv is the volume of a three-dimensional element
EXAMPLE 119
Find the line integral of the vector function F = ( x2 + 2 y)u x + (3 x minus y2)u
y along the straight line defined by
y = 3 x from (0 0) to (1 3)
An element of length vector in rectangular coordinates
d ℓ = u xdx + u
ydy + u
z dz
The dot product of F and d ℓ F middot d l = ( x2 + 2 y)dx + (3 x minus y2)dy
Substituting y by 3 x in the first term and x by y3 in the second term we have
F middot d ℓ = ( x2 + 6 x)dx + ( y minus y2)dy
The line integral sdot 3
7= minusminus 17=
nu
S
F
Fig 115 Pertaining to surface integration
of a vector
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EXAMPLE 120
Integrate the vector function
F u + x y y
( ) x
along the path described by the equation y2 = 4 x from P 1(1 2) to P
2(4 4)
An element of length vector in rectangular coordinates
d ℓ = u xdx + u
ydy + u
z dz
The dot product of F and d ℓ sdot d x y
dyl =) x y x y 2
(1)
The path of integration is defined by the equation
y2 = 4 x (2)
Or ydy = 2dx (3)
Substituting (2) and (3) in (1) we get
F sdot = + x x
23 2
Thus F sdot = + =int int x2
03 2
274P1
2
The integral can be evaluated by substituting x2 + 4 x = u
EXAMPLE 121
A circular cylinder has its base on the x- y plane with its axis along the z axis The radius and height of the
cylinder are 20 cm and 50 cm respectively By using the formula for the differential area d S = (rd f dz )ur +
(drdz )uf + (rdrd f )u
z find the surface area of the cylinder
A differential area on the surface of the cylinder is in r direction Thus
dS = rd f dz
At r = 02 m dS = 02d f dz
Surface area π = 0 2φ
m2
EXAMPLE 122
The radius of a sphere is 25 cm By using the formula for the differential area d S = (r 2sinq d q d f )ur +
(r sinq drd f ) uq + (rdrd f ) u
f find surface area of the lower hemisphere
A differential area on the surface of the sphere is in r direction Thus
dS = r 2 sinq d q d f
At r = 025 m dS = 00625 sinq d q d f
Surface area π = 0 125φ π
2
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EXAMPLE 123
Given a vector function F = x2 yu x + xy2u
y Integrate nabla times F over the rectangular surface shown in Fig 116
y
y 1
x 2
x minus2
y minus1
x
Fig 116 For Example 123
The curl of the vector function
nabla times = partpart part
=F
u
u x y
x2 2 0
)minus
An element of surface vector is given by
d S = u xdydz + u
ydzdx + u
z dxdy
Thus (nabla times F) sdot d S = ( y2 minus x2)dxdy
We find from Fig 116 that the lower and upper limits of x are minus20 and +20 and those of y are minus10 and
+10 Thus
= minus+
minus
+
int sdot (= 08
111 Coordinate Transformation of VectorsIt is desirable to use a suitable coordinate system at the outset for solving a field problem involving vectors
For example it is easier to solve a problem having cylindrical symmetry by using cylindrical coordinates A
proper choice of a coordinate system simplifies the analysis and results in a solution that is compact in form
and easy for physical interpretation However it is occasionally necessary to convert a vector function from
one coordinate system to another system The principles of transformation of a vector function between
cylindrical and rectangular coordinates and between spherical and rectangular coordinates are described in
the following
Transformations between Cylindrical and Rectangular Coordinates
Let a vector F in terms of its components in cylindrical coordinates be given by
F = F r u
r + F
f u
f + F
z u
z (1)
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where in general each component is a function of all the three variables r f and z We will transform the
vector to rectangular coordinates
Let the same vector in terms of its components in rectangular coordinates is
F = F xu
x + F
yu
y + F
z u
z (2)
In order to transform the vector we obtain at first the rectangular-coordinate components F x F y and F z of F interms of F
r F
f and F
z and then change the cylindrical-coordinate variables to rectangular-coordinate variables
We know that the component of a vector in any direction is given by the dot product of the vector and a unit
vector in that direction Accordingly F x is equal to the dot product of F described by (1) and the unit vector u
x
F x = ( F
r u
r + F
f u
f + F
z u
z ) sdot u
x
= F r (u
r sdot u
x) + F
f (u
f sdot u
x) + F
z (u
z sdot u
x) (3)
We see from Fig 117 that the angle between ur and u
x is f the angle between u
f and u
x is 90deg + f and the
angle between u z and u
x is 90deg Therefore u
r sdot u
x = cos f u
f sdot u
x = minus sin f and u
z sdot u
x = 0 Substituting these
results in (3) we get
F x = F
r cos f minus F
f sin f
The component F y = ( F
r u
r+ F
f u
f + F
z u
z ) sdot u
y= F
r (u
r sdot u
y)
+ F f (u
f sdot u
y) + F
z (u
z sdot u
y)
The angle between ur and u
y is 90deg minus f between u
f and u
y
is f and between u z and u
yis 90deg Thus
F y = F
r sin f + F
f cos f
As the z direction is common to both the systems
F z = F
z
Since F r F
f and F
z are functions of the cylindrical-coordi-
nate variables these have to be expressed in terms of
rectangular-coordinate variables to complete the transfor-
mation Relations connecting the two sets of variables are
given in (12-2) [Equation 2 of Section 12]
We use the same procedure as described above to transform a vector in rectangular coordinates to cylindrical
coordinates It can be shown that a vector
G = G xu x + G yu y + G z u z
in cylindrical coordinates when transformed to rectangular coordinates will have the following scalar
components
G r = G
x cos f + G
y sin f
G f = minus G
x sin f + G
y cos f
G z = G
z
To complete the transformation the components have to be expressed in terms of spherical-coordinate vari-
ables using the following formulae which can be derived from (12-2)
y
u
(90deg
u
u
u
ur u x
f
f
Fig 117 Showing unit vectors of rectangular
and cylindrical coordinates
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2
f = tanminus1( y x)
z = z
Transformations between Spherical and Rectangular CoordinatesIn spherical coordinates let a vector function be given by
E = E r u
r + E
q u
q + E
f u
f
where E r E
q and E
f are in general functions of all the three variables r q and f
In order to transform the vector to rectangular coordinates we have to find its components in x y and z direc-
tions and then express these components in terms of x y and z The component of E along x direction is
E x = E sdot u
x = E
r(u
r sdot u
x) + E
q (u
q sdot u
x) + E
f (u
f sdot u
x) (4)
The values of (ur sdot u x) and (uq sdot u x) cannot be found directly because the angles between the unit vectorsinvolving the dot products cannot be expressed as simple functions of q and f
This difficulty is overcome by finding at first the pro-
jections of the unit vectors on the x-y plane and then
projecting these projections onto the x axis Referring
to Fig 118 we find that the angle between ur and the
z axis is q and the angle between uq and the z axis is
90deg + q Therefore the lengths of projections urand u
q
on the x-y plane are equal to sin q and cos q respec-
tively Moreover these projections are at an angle f
with the x axis Thus we haveu
r sdot u
x = sin q cos f
uq sdot u
x = cos q cos f
As the unit vector uf is at angle 90deg + f with the x axis
the dot product of uf and u
x is
uf sdot u
x = minus sin f
Substituting the expressions of the dot products in (4)
we get
E x = E
r sin q cos f + E
q cos q cos f minus E
f sin f
The components of E along y and z directions can similarly be calculated These are given by E
y = E
r sin q sin f + E
q cos q sin f + E
f cos f
E z = E
r cos q minus E
q sin q
To complete the process of transformation we have to express the components in terms of the rectangular-
coordinate variables The relations connecting the two sets of variables are given by (12-3)
Let us next consider a vector H in rectangular coordinates defined in terms of its components
H = H xu
x + H
yu
y + H
z u
z
We can transform the vector into spherical coordinate system using the procedure similar to that described
above The scalar components of H in spherical coordinates are
u
u
u
u x
u
(90deg q )
u
x
f
q
Fig 118 Showing unit vectors of rectangular and
spherical coordinates
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H r = H
x sin q cos f + H
y sin q sin f + H
z cos q
H q = H
x cos q cos f + H
y cos q sin f minus H
z sin q
H f = minus H
x sin f + H
y cos f
To complete the process of conversion the components will have to be transformed to spherical-coordinate
variables using the following formulae These can be derived from (12-3)
r y z x
=+
minuscos 1
x
f = tanminus1 ( y x)
EXAMPLE 124
A vector in cylindrical coordinates is given byF = Transform the vector into rectangular coordinates
The vector has only one component F r = 1r in r direction Let the vector in rectangular coordinates be
F = F xu
x + F
yu
y + F
z u
z
Thenr
x
x yr
= =) cossdot
= =) s nsdot
F z = 0
The vector in rectangular coordinates is given by
F 1
)uu
EXAMPLE 125
The vector F = r sin f uf is given in cylindrical coordinates Transform the vector into rectangular
coordinates
The vector has only one component F f = r sin f in f direction Let the vector in rectangular coordinates be
F = F xu
x + F
yu
y + F
z u
z
Then y
= = minus) )sdot minus sin 2 2
x y= =)sdot
F z = 0
The vector in rectangular coordinate is given by
F 1
2 2)u
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EXAMPLE 126
Convert the vector = r
r in spherical coordinates into rectangular coordinates
The vector has only one componentr
r
1 in r direction Let the vector in rectangular coordinates be
E = E xu
x + E
yu
y + E
z u
z
We haver
= =)) x
sdot 1
yr
=))
sdot 1
= =) cos
)sdot
The vector in rectangular coordinate is given by
E 1
+ )uu
112 Sinusoidally Time-Varying QuantitiesA scalar or a vector quantity may be time-invariant or it may be a function of time Quantities that are either
sine or cosine function of time are called sinusoidally time-varying quantities For example a voltage repre-
sented by
V (t ) = V 0 cos w t (1)
is a co-sinusoidal quantity And a current given by
I (t ) = I 0 sin w t (2)
is a sinusoidal quantity These are also called alternat-
ing quantities In (1) and (2) V (t ) and I (t ) denote instan-
taneous values V 0 and I
0 are the maximum values or
amplitudes of the functions and w is the angular or
radian frequency The units of voltage and current are
volt (V) and ampere (A) and that of w is radians per
second (rads) The graphs of variation of voltage and
current with time shown in Fig 119 are the familiarcosine and sine waves The waves repeat after every
w t = 2p radian The number of such repetitions or
cycles per second is called frequency of the waves The
frequency is denoted by f and its unit is hertz (Hz) The
duration of one cycle is equal to one period It is gener-
ally denoted by T Therefore T = 1 f As w t changes by
2p radian in one period w = 2p T = 2p f Each cycle
consists of a positive half-cycle and a negative half-
cycle Both the half-cycles have the same amplitude
and identical shapes
(a
(b
3
V t
V
I t
I
p p p p t
t
2p
23p p p
Fig 119 (a) A cosine wave and (b) A sine wave
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Next let us consider the functions
V 1(t ) = V
10 cos (w t + y
1) (3)
and V 2(t ) = V
20 cos (w t minus y
2) (4)
Note that V 1
(t ) and V 2
(t ) have the same frequency as that of V (t ) Graphs of functions defined by (1) (3) and
(4) are shown in Fig 120 The symbols y 1and y
2denote phase angles of V
1(t ) and V
2(t ) respectively If we
take the time-angle at which V (t ) is zero (or maximum) as reference the corresponding zero of V 1(t ) occurs
earlier by a time-angle y 1 and that of V
2(t ) occurs later by a time-angle y
2 Thus V
1(t ) leads V (t ) by an angle
y 1 and V
2(t ) lags V (t ) by an angle y
2 As cos w t = sin(w t + p 2) a cosine function leads a sine function by p 2
radian The phase angles are specified either in radian or in degree
Representation of Sinusoidal Functions
Any of the equations (1) to (4) is the basic form of rep-
resenting a sinusoidal quantity in terms of its amplitude
frequency and phase angle This form gives the value of
the quantity at any instant The waveforms of Fig 119and 120 also provide the same information
Some other useful ways of representing a sinusoidal
quantity are the phasor the complex and the polar forms
The basis of these forms is the Eulerrsquos formula (or iden-
tity) of the complex exponential function e j w t As per the
formula
e j w t = cos w t + j sin w t
where = minus1
cos w t = Re e j w t (5) sin w t = Im e j w t (6)
The notations Re and Im are the abbreviations of lsquoreal part of rsquo and lsquoimaginary part of rsquo respectively Thus
using (5) and (6) in (1) and (2) we have
V (t ) = Re V 0 e j w t
and I (t ) = Im I 0 e j w t = Re I
0 e j (w t minusp 2)
Similarly (3) and (4) can be written as
e j )1=
e j )2=
These are the complex exponential forms of writing sinusoidally time-changing quantities One advantage of
using the complex exponential function e j w t instead of sin w t or cos w t is that the form of a function does not
change when differentiated or integrated with respect to time
To proceed further let us write the last four equations as in the following
V (t ) = V 0 cos w t = Re (V
0 e j 0)e j w t
I (t ) = I 0 sin w t = Re ( I
0 eminus j p 2)e j w t
e t
11) Re )ψ
e t
1) Re )= minusminus ψ
V t
ω t
V t V t
2p
Fig 120 Showing time-phase difference between
sinusoidal waves
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A study of the above equations shows that the factor e j w t appears in all the functions In the mathematical
analysis of a problem it is not necessary to show this factor in all the steps The presence of e j w t in a func-
tion is assumed If all the quantities in a study have the same frequency it is sufficient to use only the
functions shown within the brackets At the end of an analysis the final expression is multiplied by e j w t
and either its real part or the imaginary part is used to express the result in real time The functions inside
the brackets are called phasors
We will denote a phasor by putting a bar over the symbol of the quantity For example
j 1ψ
and j
02minus
These are the phasor representations of sinusoidally time-varying quantities
Two more forms of representing a sinusoid can be derived from the phasor form Let us consider a voltage
phasor
e ψ
Since e j w = cos y + j sin y
)s n (7)
The first term on the rhs of (7) is the real part and the second term is the imaginary part of Denoting the
real part by V 0a
and the imaginary part by V 0i we have
i (8)
where V 0a
= V 0 cos y and V
0i = V
0 sin y
The form of (8) suggests that a phasor can be represented in a complex plane as shown in Fig 121 Equation
(8) and Fig 121 are the complex form of representing a sinusoidally time-varying quantity
We see that to write a sinusoidal quantity in phasor and com-
plex forms only its amplitude and phase angle are needed
Thus a simpler way of describing a sinusoidal quantity is by
its amplitude and phase angle as given below
ang plusmn
This is known as the polar form of representing a sinusoid
This form is advantageous where multiplication and division
of phasors are involved To illustrate these operations let j 1plusmn
and e j 2plusmn ψ
The product of the two phasors0 0 2= ang plusmn )]
The ratio of the two phasors j
2= ang[plusmn )] plusmn )]minus
Thus the magnitude of the product of two phasors is equal to the product of their magnitudes whereas the
phase angle of their product is equal to the algebraic sum of their phase angles Moreover the magnitude of
the ratio of two phasors is equal to the ratio of their magnitudes and the phase angle is equal to the phase angle
of the numerator-phasor minus the phase angle of the denominator-phasor
Im
Re
V
V
V
y
Fig 121 Representation of a sinusoidal
function in the complex plane
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Root-Mean-Square Value of a Sinusoidal Quantity
In order to define the root-mean-square (rms) value of a function consider that a sinusoidal current
I (t ) = I 0 sin w t
flows through a resistor of R ohm Then electric power dissipated in the resistor at any instant
)t s n= 0
ω t
The average power over a complete cycle
=1
2 2
2π
Next consider that a time-invariant current I flows through the same resistor instead of the sinusoidal current
Power dissipated in the resistor is equal to I 2 R If we assume that I 2 R is equal to the average power dissipated
by the sinusoidal current I 0 sin w t then
2=
Or =2
The constant current I which produces the same power in the resistor as the average power due to an
alternating current is called root-mean-square (rms) or effective value of the time-varying current The
nomenclature is derived from the mathematical procedure involved in deriving it
The rms value of a sinusoidal quantity is equal to 21 times of its amplitude The rms value of any periodic
function can be determined using the above procedure Sinusoidal quantities can also be represented usingrms value instead of amplitudes as given below
Instantaneous form )t )=
)t )=
Phasor form e ψ
Complex form
Polar form ang plusmn
The Complex ImpedanceThe complex impedance of an electric load is defined as the ratio of its complex voltage and complex
current To calculate the impedance let us assume that the instantaneous
voltage across the electric load shown in Fig 122 is
V (t ) = V 0 cos w t (9)
The complex and polar forms of the voltage are
0+ (10)
0ang
I (t
V (t
Load
Z
Fig 122 A load connected
to an ac source
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For a purely resistive load of resistance R ohm instantaneous current through the load
t )t )t
cos= = ω cos (11)
where I 0 = V
0 R We find from equations (9) and (11) that these are in time-phase The complex form of load
current is0+ (12)
The complex impedance is found by dividing (10) by (12)
Z = =0
00 0= ang
If the load is an ideal (loss-free) inductor of inductance L henry (H)
t )t cos( )== deg1ω (13)
The constant of integration is assumed to be zero as we are considering alternating quantities under steady
state (not transient) condition In the above expressions X L
= w L is reactance of the inductor and I 0 = V
0 X
L is
amplitude of the current The unit of reactance is ohm We find from (9) and (13) that the current in a pure
inductor lags the voltage across it by 90deg The complex form of current is
0
The complex impedance of the inductor
= = deg0
0+ = = ang
If the load is an ideal (loss-free) capacitor of capacitance C farad (F)
t
)t = = minus +t deg)t = os )90
where X c = (1w c) is reactance of the capacitor in ohm and I
0 = (V
0 X
c) is amplitude of the current We find
that current in an ideal capacitor leads the voltage across it by 90 deg The complex form of current is given by
The complex impedance
= = + deg00
minus = minus = ang minus
The complex impedance of an electric load consisting of a resistance R an inductance X L and a capacitance
X C in series is given by
j+ +minus (14)
where X = X L
minus X C is the effective reactance of the circuit If X
L is greater than X
C then the load is inductive
and if X C is greater than X
L the load is capacitive The angle y = tanminus1( X R) is called impedance angle
The resistance and reactance of the load in terms of the load angle are given by
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R = Z cos y
X = Z sin y
The magnitude of the impedance
The impedance in polar form is represented as
ang
Current I 0taken by a load is equal to the ratio of (10) and (14)
ji2
0= = = = =
) R jX
where I 0a
= (V 0Z ) cos y = I
0 cos y is the real part and I
0i = (V
0Z ) sin y = I
0 sin y is the imaginary part of the
current phasor respectively
The current in the polar form is
0= ang
ang + = ang minus where
0 =
If the resistance and reactance of an electric load is known we can calculate values of the circuit impedance
Z and the impedance angle y Taking the voltage across the circuit as reference the equation for instanta-
neous current is given by
I (t ) = I 0 cos(w t minus y )
We see that the phase angle between voltage and current is equal to the impedance angle y The current lags
the voltage for an inductive load and the current leads the voltage for a capacitive load The impedance angle
lies between 0 and 90deg if the load is inductive and between 0 and minus90deg if the load is capacitive
The rms value of current I = =rms value of voltage
Instantaneous Average and Complex Powers
Instantaneous power input to a load is equal to the product of its voltage and current at a given instant If the
instantaneous voltage is described by the equation
V (t ) = V 0 cos (w t + y
1) (15)
and the current at the same instant is given by
I (t ) = I 0 cos (w t + y
2) (16)
then instantaneous power
P (t ) = V (t ) I (t ) = V 0 I
0 cos (w t +y
1) cos (w t + y
2)
= +t 2
)]ω + cos (17)
where y = y 2 minus y
1 is the phase difference between current and voltage
The instantaneous power given by (17) has two parts One part is independent of time and the other part var-
ies with time at twice the frequency The average power is equal to the average value of instantaneous power
over one cycle Thus the average power
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t 2
1
2)t
=0
2cosc= os (18)
The average power therefore is equal to the product of rms voltage rms current and the cosine of phase-angle between the voltage and current The power is also called active or effective or real power The electric unit
of power is watt (W) The product of V and I that is VI is called apparent power and its unit is volt-ampere
(VA) The factor cos y is called power factor of the load
Power factor cos = =2
VI
Substituting V = IZ and cos y = RZ in (18) we get the average power in terms of the current and the
resistance
P av
= I 2 R
Thus the active power is the power absorbed by the load
In an analogous way the reactive or quadrature power
1
2
2 (19)
The unit of reactive power is volt-ampere reactive (var)
It may be noted that I cos y of (18) is the component of current that is in phase with the voltage and I sin y of (19) is the component of current that is in quadrature with the voltage Thus the general principle is that
the average power is equal to the product of in-phase components of rms voltage and rms current and the
reactive power is given by the product of rms voltage and rms current which are out of phase by 90deg We will
use this principle to define complex power
The complex forms of voltage and current defined by (15) and (16) are
i (20)
andi (21)
In (20) V 0a
and V 0i are the real and imaginary parts of the voltage and in
(21) I 0a
and I 0i are the real and imaginary parts of the current These are
represented in the complex plane of Fig 123 Since V 0a
and I 0a
are in
phase and V 0i
and I 0i are also in phase the average power
1
2)
ii (22)
Moreover as V 0i
and I 0a
are out of phase by 90deg (V 0i I
0a2) gives one part of the
reactive power For the same reason (V 0a I
0i 2) gives a second part of reactive
power Note that in the first part the current lags the voltage and hence this part of the reactive power is inductive
The second part of the reactive power is capacitive as in this case the current leads the voltage If we assume the
inductive power to be positive then the capacitive power would be negative Thus the net reactive power
1)
ai a (23)
1
I
V
V a I
I
V
Im
Re
Fig 123 Showing real and
imaginary parts of a voltage
phasor and a current phasor
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We can also obtain the above results mathematically by the use of the complex forms of voltage and current
given in (20) and (21) as follows The conjugate of current is
i
lowast minus
Then1
2
1
2
lowast = i
)i
minus
= +1
2) + )]minus
i i (24)
We see that the rhs of (24) has a real part and an imaginary part The real part is same as the average power
given by (22) and the imaginary part is same as the reactive power given by (23) Thus 2lowast
gives the
complex power Denoting the complex power by P we have
lowast1
2 0
(25)
The average or active power 1
2 (26)
The reactive power 1
2 0
(27)
In (26) Re means lsquoReal part of rsquo and in (27) Im means lsquoImaginary part of rsquo the complex power The reactive
power is inductive if the imaginary part of (24) is positive and it is capacitive if the imaginary part is nega-
tive It can be shown that the real part of ( )2 is also equal to P av
However its imaginary part is nega-
tive of the imaginary part of (24)
EXAMPLE 127
The voltage and current of a given load are
V (t ) = 120 sin (1000t + 60deg) V
I (t ) = 15 cos (1000t - 45deg) A
(a) Find the phase difference between voltage and current and their root-mean-square values (b) Represent
the voltage and current in phasor complex and polar forms (c) Calculate the load impedance resistance
reactance inductance (or capacitance) power factor active power and reactive power using (18) and (19)
(d) Calculate the complex power using (25)
(a) In order to find the phase difference between voltage and current we have to write the voltage equation
in the cosine form
V (t ) = 120 sin (1000t + 60deg) = 120 cos (1000t minus 30deg) V
I (t ) = 15 cos (1000t minus 45deg) A
The phase angle of the current with respect to the voltage = minus 45degminus(minus30) = minus15deg The current lags the voltage
by 15deg
Root-mean-square values of voltage and current are
=2= 120 84 85 V
51= =2 60 A
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(b) Phasor forms e jminus ( ) V
e 4 ) A
Complex forms 0=)deg V
deg) = )minus A
Polar forms ang120 deg
= 1 Aang5 minus deg
(c) = = ang minus degang minus deg
= ang deg = deg +0
120 30
1 5 515 80 15(cos 2 700 1 Ω
Ω= 20 71 (Inductive)
Inductance L = X w = 20711000 = 2071 mH
Power factor = cos y = cos 15deg = 0966 (lagging)
Active power1
2
1120 1 966 93(= )( )5 0 ) 86 W
Reactive power 1
2
1120 1 259 29
0 = ) )5 0 ) = 23
(d) Complex powerlowast1
2
1 + 27
The real part is the average power in watts and the imaginary part is the reactive power in vars (inductive)
113 Fourier SeriesConsider that a function f ( x) has the following properties
1 It varies periodically with x That is f ( x + T ) = f ( x) where T is
the period
2 It is a single-valued function That is it has only one value for
a given value of the variable
3 It is a continuous function of the variable It may however have
finite number of discontinuities Such a periodic function is
shown in Fig 124 The wave is continuous in the range 0 lt x lt p and p lt x lt 2p and it is discontinuous at x = p and 2p
Any function f ( x) with a period 2p and satisfying the above mentioned properties can be represented by a trigonometric series as given below
) x1
==
infin
1
cn
)n (1)
where the constant a0 a
n and b
n are real numbers The trigonometric series is called Fourier series The con-
stants of the series are calculated from the following formulae
f d 1
minusπ
π x
p
f ( )
p
Fig 124 Illustration of a periodic
function
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x1
x
b f x d minus
1 π
Over a period 2p the constant a0 is the average value of f ( x) whereas the coefficients an and bn are twice theaverage values of f ( x) cos nx and f ( x) sin nx respectively
If a function f ( x) is defined over an interval of length instead of minus p to p its Fourier series is
obtained by replacing x in (1) by x Accordingly
n) x n=
(2)
The constants of (2) are given by
a f d 1
minus
+
x
x x
+1
b n x
dx1
minus
x sin
If f ( x) is an even function of x ie if f (minus x) = f ( x) then bn = 0 and
a x2
If f ( x) is an odd function of x [ f (minus x) = minus f ( x)] then an
= 0 and
b dx2
x sin
For an alternating function with identical positive and negative half-waves [ f ( x + p ) = minus f ( x)] the constant
a0 = 0
EXAMPLE 128
We will obtain the Fourier series of (a) a rectangular waveform and (b) of a triangular waveform illus-
trated in Fig 125
Fig 125 Pertaining to Example 128 (a) A rectangular wave and (b) A triangular wave
O
(a) b
f ( )
x
minusV
V
A
O
minusV
V
f ( )
minus x
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As both the waves are odd functions of x and have identical positive and negative half-cycles it is necessary
to calculate coefficient of the sine series only over the interval x = 0 to
(a) For the rectangular waveform f ( x) = V 0 in the interval x = 0 to =
=
2 2 2
0 = c
minus )
We see that bn = 0 for even values of n and b
n = 2 for odd values of n Thus the Fourier series of the
function is
) x == 4 1
1 3 5 (3)
(b) The equation of the triangular waveform from x = 0 to x = is that of the straight line OA Its equation
is
x
) x =
The coefficient of the nth term of the sine series
b x n x
dx
n
=
= minus
2
2
0
si
cos sin
= minus 2
ncos
Hence the Fourier series of the function is given by
) x s n= minus+ s n
2 1
3
3
2 (4)
114 Bessel FunctionsBessel functions are solutions of specific types of second order ordinary differential equations The general
form of the equation with V as dependent variable and r as independent variable is
r dr dr
0+ +r =)kr (1)
where k 2 is positive and n is any number Equation (1) is called Besselrsquos equation of order n though the dif-
ferential equation itself is of second order For n = 0 equation (1) becomes
dr dr
2 2 0+ + =)kr (2)
Equation (2) is Besselrsquos equation of zero order
Besselrsquos equation of any order is solved using the power series method We will limit our discussion to equa-
tion (2) as we will not need the solution of equation (1) for the analysis of problems which we will consider
in later chapters The solution of (2) is of the form
a + + + + +3 5 (3)
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The coefficients of the series are found by substituting V dV dr and d 2V dr 2 in (2) and then equating the
coefficients of like powers of r to zero Substituting (3) into the third term of (2) we get
2
)+ + + + + sdotsdotsdot (4)
Substituting dV dr and d 2V dr 2 into the second and first terms of (2) respectively we get
dV
r = 3 4 6 (5)
r d V
dr a r r 6 20= r + +a r +r (6)
Since the sum of the left-hand sides of (4) (5) and (6) is zero the sum of their right-hand sides must be equal
to zero Taking the sum and then collecting the terms of like powers of r we have
3 4r a a a
+ + =)+r r 6 0 (7)
Equation (7) will be satisfied if the coefficient of each power of r is equal to zero This exercise will yield the
following results
a1r = 0 rArr a
1 = 0
42
0 2
k = s an ar trar constant
9 0=
162
4
a k
a =
25 0a
362
6
a = minus
We find that the coefficients of odd powers of r of (3) are zero So the solution of the differential equation
will have terms with even powers of r only The coefficient of r 2m where m is a positive integer including
zero is given by
m1minus
m ) (8)
Replacing a0 of (8) by a different constant A the solution of (2) is given by
==
infin
sum minus( m )
)kr (9)
The function ) 1
)= sum
is called Bessel function of first kind and zero order
As equation (2) is a second-order differential equation there must be a second independent solution of the
equation The second solution is called Bessel function of second kind and zero order
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SUMMARY
We learnt the basics of three common types of coordinate systems vector analysis sinusoidally time-
varying functions Fourier series and Bessel function Other mathematical tools are described in later chap-
ters as and when necessary We found that unlike the unit vectors in rectangular coordinates the directionsof some of the unit vectors in cylindrical and spherical coordinates vary with one or two coordinate vari-
ables Though only the mathematical definitions of divergence gradient and curl operations are available
their applications to electric and magnetic fields and interpretations of results are described in later chap-
ters The vector operations in cylindrical and spherical coordinates are given in Chapters 2 and 4 The vec-
tor identities line surface and volume integrals will find frequent use in the text Moreover we will utilise
the coordinate transformation technique for calculation of vector magnetic potential of a current loop in
Chapter 4
Representation of sinusoidal quantities and power calculation will be used for the study of time-varying
fields We will apply Fourier series and Bessel function for the solution of boundary-value problems Bessel
function will also be used to study the skin-effect phenomenon in cylindrical conductors
IMPORTANT FORMULAE
Relation between coordinate variables
Rectangular and cylindrical coordinates
x = r cos f
y = r sin f
z = z
Rectangular and cylindrical coordinates
x = r sin q cos f
y = r sin q sin f
z = r cos q
Differential lengths
Rectangular coordinates d ℓ = u xdx + u
ydy + u
z dz
Cylindrical coordinates d ℓ = dr ur + rd f uf + u
z dz
Spherical coordinates d ℓ = ur dr + u
q (rd q ) + u
f (r sin q d f )
Differential surfaces
Rectangular coordinates d S = u x(dydz ) + u
y(dzdx) + u
z (dxdy)
Cylindrical coordinates d S = ur (rd f dz ) + u
f (drdz ) + u
z (rdrd f )
Spherical coordinates d S = ur (r 2sinq d q d f ) + u
q (r sinq drd f ) + u
f (rdrd q )
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Differential volumes
Rectangular coordinates dv = dxdydz
Cylindrical coordinates rdrd f dz
Spherical coordinates r 2sinq drd q d f
Position vector r = xu x + yu
y + z u
z
Dot product of two vectors
In rectangular coordinates A sdot B = A x B
x + A
y B
y + A
z B
z
In cylindrical coordinates A sdot B = Ar B
r + A
f B
f + A
z B
z
In spherical coordinates A sdot B = Ar B
r + A
q B
q + A
f B
f
Cross product of two vectors
In rectangular coordinates
A
u
=
x B B
In cylindrical coordinates
A
u u
= B
In spherical coordinates
A
= A A B
θ φ
θ φ
θ φ
Gradient of a scalar function in rectangular coordinates
nabla = part part + part y
u u
Divergence of a vector function in rectangular coordinates
nablasdot = partpart
+part
+part
D D
x y
D y
Curl of a vector function in rectangular coordinates
nabla times = partpart
part part y z
x y
H H Vector identities
nabla times nabla times A = nabla(nabla sdot A) minus nabla2A
nabla sdot (A times B) = B sdot (nabla times A) minus A sdot (nabla times B)
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Dot product of unit vectors
In Rectangular and Cylindrical Coordinate systems
sdotur
sdotuf
sdotu z
u x cos f ndashsin f 0u
ysin f cos f 0
u z
0 0 1
In Rectangular and Spherical Coordinate systems
sdotur
sdotuq
sdotuf
u x
sinq cosf cosq cosf ndashsin f
u y
sinq sinf cosq sinf cosf
u z cosq ndashsinq 0
Complex impedance
+ )minus
Instantaneous power
)t = ])t cos2
cos
Complex power
lowast1
2
MULTIPLE983085CHOICE QUESTIONS
(starred questions have two answers)
11 A point in cylindrical coordinates is defined by (14 m 25deg 075 m) Location of the point in rectan-
gular coordinates is
(a) (14 m 0592 m 075 m)
(b) (1269 m 0592 m 075 m)
(c) (14 m 0592 m 075 m)
(d) (14 m 0592 m 0375 m)
12 A point in spherical coordinates is described by (095 m 35deg 20deg) Location of the point in rectangu-
lar coordinates is
(a) (0512 m 0186 m 0778 m)
(b) (0186 m 0512 m 0778 m)
(c) (0512 m 0778 m 0186 m)
(d) (0186 m 0778 m 0512 m)
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13 A position vector is given by 4 The unit vector in the direction of the position
vector is
(a) 0 0 566 +u
(b) 0 0 24 +u
(c) 0 0 566 +u
(d) 0 0 707 +u
14 A vector is given by A uu+u If the unit vector alongA is u707
what should be the value of p
(a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 10 (d) 12
15 Two vectors are given by A 4+u and 1+u 2 The angle between the vectors is
nearest to
(a) 12deg (b) 14deg (c) 16deg (d) 18deg
16 Two vectors are described by A u u3+u and B u u For the vectors to be
parallel the values of p and q should be (a) p = 3 q = 3 (b) p = 3 q = 9 (c) p = 45 q = 3 (d) p = 3 q = 45
17 The angle between two vectors A 4+u x y
and B y is 15deg What is the ratio of p to q
(a) 1732 (b) minus1732 (c) 0577 (d) minus0577
18 Two vectors are given by A 2+u z and B 4+u
z The unit vector normal to the plane con-
taining A and B is given by
(a) +0 371 0 557 y
(b) +0 741 0 371 y
(c) 0741u x minus 0577u
y + 0371u
z
(d) 0371u x +
0743u y minus
05571u z
19 A scalar function is given byf = xyz The magnitude of grad f at (1 minus1 1) is equal to
(a) 2 3 (b) 3 2 (c) 31 (d) 3
110 If r is the position vector at ( x y z ) the magnitude of nabla sdot r is equal to
(a) 3 (b) 3 (c) 31 (d) 13
111 The divergence of F = xy (u x + u
y) at (1 3) is equal to
(a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3 (d) 2
112 A vector in cylindrical coordinates is given by (sin f r ) ur The vector in rectangular coordinates is
(a) y
2
3 2) (b)
y
2
2( ) (c)
y
2 2
2( ) (d)
y
2
2( )
113 A vector in spherical coordinates is given by ur r 2 The vector in rectangular coordinate is
(a)+u
x + 3 2 (b)
3 2
+u
x + (c)
u+u
( x + 3 (d)
zu u+u z
x + 3 2
114 The line integral of F = xy (u x + u
y) along the straight line y = x from (0 0) to (2 2) is
(a) 163 (b) 8 (c) 16 (d) 4
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115 The instantaneous voltage and current in an electric circuit are given by V (t ) = 5 sin (w t minus 30deg) V and
I (t ) = minus02 cos w t A The average power supplied to the circuit is
(a) 05 W (b) 3 2 W (c) 025 W (d) 3 4 W
QUESTIONS
11 Name the coordinate planes of rectangular coordinates
12 In rectangular coordinates the coordinates of a point are x y and z What is the normal distance of
the point from the x- y plane
13 Name the plane on which x = 0
14 The coordinate of two points are and respectively What is the distance between the
points
15 In rectangular coordinates locate the point ) by tracing the path along or parallel to the
coordinate axes starting from the origin
16 Describe the cylindrical coordinate system Show that the coordinate directions are mutually perpen-
dicular to each other
17 Describe the spherical coordinate system Show that the coordinate directions are mutually perpen-
dicular to each other
18 The r and variable appearing in cylindrical and spherical coordinate systems have the same mean-
ing or different meanings in the two systems Explain
19 Explain why the distance between two points specified in spherical coordinates cannot be calculated by direct use of the coordinates of the points
How is this distance calculated
110 Sketch a length vector in rectangular coordinates and show its components in the coordinate directions
111 Express the vector A as sum of its component in rectangular cylindrical and spherical coordinates
112 Write the differential length vector and the differential surface vector in rectangular cylindrical and
spherical coordinates in terms of the components Give also the formula for the differential volume
in the three coordinate systems
113 Define the cross product of two vectors A and B Explain how the angle between the vectors can be
calculated from the definition of the cross product
114 Explain what is meant by a scalar field Does the value of the field at a point depend on the choice of
the coordinate system
115 State what is meant by a vector field Does the value of the field at a point depend on the choice of
the coordinate system
116 Explain with sketches that the unit vectors ur and u
f in cylindrical coordinates vary with f
117 Explain the properties of the gradient of a scalar function
118 Describe the procedure for evaluating the line integral of a vector function from an initial point to a
final point along a given path
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119 For the vector function A( x y z ) show that nabla sdot nabla times A( x y z ) = 0
120 Two sinusoidal functions are given by
)t )minus=
)t )minus 12
π
What is the phase difference between the two quantities and which is the leading quantity
121 A sinusoidal quantity is given by
F (t ) = F 0 sin (w t + y )
Write the complex exponential phasor and polar forms of the quantity
122 Define the rms value of a sinusoidally time-varying current Explain its significance
123 If W V and I are the measured values of power rms value of voltage and rms value of current
respectively of an electric load then the ratio W (VI ) is defined as the power factor of the load Is this
definition applicable to only sinusoidal variation of voltage and current with time or for any type of
variation Explain
124 Explain with sketches the meanings of single-valued and multi-valued periodic functions
ANSWERS TO SELECTED QUESTIONS
16 Describe the cylindrical coordinate system Show that the coordinate directions are mutually perpen-
dicular to each other
Answer In cylindrical coordinate system the three surfaces are those of a circular cylinder and two
planes These surfaces are specified with reference to the rectangular coordinate system The axis of
the cylinder is along the z axis and its radius is denoted by r One of the plane surfaces containing the
z axis is specified by the angle it makes with the y-z plane The angle is generally denoted by f The
second plane surface is parallel to and at a height z from the x-y plane The three coordinate direc-
tions are r f and z
The r direction is normal to the surface of the cylinder hence it is perpendicular to the axis of the
cylinder As the axis of the cylinder is along the z axis r and z directions are perpendicular to each
other At a point on the cylindrical surface the r direction is perpendicular to and the f direction istangential to the cylindrical surface Hence they are perpendicular to each other Moreover the f direction is parallel to the x-y plane hence it is perpendicular to the z direction
18 The r and f variable appearing in cylindrical and spherical coordinate systems have the same mean-
ing or different meanings in the two systems Explain
Answer The variables in cylindrical coordinate system are r f and z and those of spherical coordi-
nates are r q and f The r direction in cylindrical coordinates is perpendicular to the z axis of rectan-
gular coordinates whereas the r direction in spherical coordinates is at an angle q with the z axis Thus
the r-variables have different meaning In both the systems the angle f is the angle between the y-z
plane and a plane surface containing the z axis Thus the variable f has the same meaning in both the
systems
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19 Explain why the distance between two points specified in spherical coordinates cannot be calculated
by direct use of the coordinates of the points
How is the distance calculated
Answer Both q and f variables of spherical coordinates are angles and radian is their unit As the
unit of distance between two points is that of length the variables cannot be used directly for calcula-tion of distance
To calculate the distance it is necessary to express the spherical coordinates of the point in terms of
rectangular coordinate variables
113 Define the cross product of two vectors A and B Explain how the angle between the vectors can be
calculated from the definition of the cross product
Answer The cross product of two vectors A and B is a vector quantity say C The magnitude of C
is equal to the products of the magnitude of A the magnitude of B and the sine of angle a between
A and B The direction of C is perpendicular to the plane containing A and B The positive direction
is taken along the advance of a right-handed screw when it is rotated from A towards B
As per the definition of the cross product
A times B = ABsin a
Hence sin α = A B
A B
114 Explain what is meant by a scalar field Does the value of the field at a point depend on the choice of
the coordinate system
Answer A physical quantity which is a scalar function of position is a real number The quantity
may or may not be a function of time The mathematical representation or graphical plot of a scalar
function at various points in a region or domain is the scalar field of the function in that region Theregion may be one-dimensional (a line) two-dimensional (a surface) or three-dimensional (a vol-
ume) As an example let us consider a heated plate The temperature at each point on the surface of
the plate will have a specific value A graphical representation of temperatures at several points is the
temperature field in the region of the plate surface
Value of the field at a point is independent of the choice of a coordinate system
117 Explain the properties of the gradient of a scalar function
Answer The gradient of a scalar quantity which is a function of x y and z in general is a vector quan-
tity It is given by
nabla = + part part + partpart y x
u u u u= u
The first second and third terms give the rate of change of V with x y and z respectively As nablaV is
the vector sum of all the three components it gives the maximum rate of change of V with distance
at a point in space
120 Two sinusoidal functions are given by
V )t )minus= π
I )t )minus 12
π
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What is the phase difference between the two quantities and which is the leading quantity
Answer As V (t ) is a cosine function of time and I (t ) is a sine function of time we have to express
either V (t ) as a sine function or I (t ) as a cosine function of time By expressing I (t ) as a cosine func-
tion we get
)t )t = minus minus Thus the phase difference between the quantities is 3= V (t ) is the leading
quantity
PROBLEMS
11 Show the location of points P 1(10 m 20 m 30m) P
2(minus10 m 20 m 30m) P
3(10 m minus20 m
30m) P 4(10 m 20 m minus30m) in rectangular coordinates Calculate the distances of the points from
the origin
12 Show the location of the point P (05 m 60deg 02 m) in cylindrical coordinates Calculate the distances
of P from the origin
13 Show the location of the point P (04 m 30deg 45deg) in spherical coordinates Calculate the distances of
P from the origin
14 A point in rectangular coordinates is defined by (2 m minus3 m minus1 m) Find coordinates of the point in
(a) cylindrical coordinate and (b) in spherical coordinates
15 Derive relations between the cylindrical coordinate and spherical coordinate variables For the radial
directions use subscripts c and s respectively for cylindrical and spherical coordinates
16 A point in cylindrical coordinates is defined by (3 m 300
2 m) Find coordinates of the point inspherical coordinates
17 Find the distance between two points located at (a) (10 m 24 m minus08 m) and (minus26 m 15 m 15 m)
in rectangular coordinates (b) (12 m 45deg 20 m) and (05 m 60deg 02 m) in cylindrical coordinates
(c) (04 m 30deg 45deg) and (10 m 75deg 15deg) in spherical coordinates
18 Find the length vector from the point P 2(075 m 13 m minus06 m) to the point P
1(125 m minus07 m
04 m) Find also the unit vector directed from P 1 to P
2
19 A point is located at (20 m p 3 rad 08 m) in cylindrical coordinates Obtain in rectangular coordi-
nates the unit vector directed from the origin to the point
110 The location of two points are given by P 1(1 m 2 m 3 m) and P
2(2 m 3 m 5 m) Find the length
vector from the origin to the mid-point of the line joining P 1 and P
2
111 The location of two points are given by P 1(15 m 45deg 2 m) and P
2(5 m 60deg 30deg) in cylindrical and
spherical coordinates respectively Find the length vector from P 1 to P
2
112 A point is located at P (5 m 90deg 60deg) in spherical coordinates Find the unit vector directed from the
origin to P in rectangular coordinates
113 The equation y = 2 minus x is that of a straight line in the x-y plane Obtain the unit normal vector directed
from the given line to the point (3 2)
114 Find the dot and cross products of the vectors A = 3u x + 8u
y B = 5u
x + 10u
y What is the angle
between the vectors
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115 Given the vectors A = 4u x + 5u
y B = 6u
x + B
yu y + 8u
z What should be the value of B
y so that the angle
between A and B is 60deg
116 Vector A is directed from (2 m 3 m 4 m) to (5 m 7 m 9 m) and vector B is directed from (0 1 m
2 m) to (3 m 5 m 7 m) Find the angle between the vectors
117
Find the gradient of the scalar function f =
x
2
y +
y
2
z +
xz
2
at (minus
1 2minus
3) 118 The equation 2 x + 3 y + 4 z = c where c is a constant is that of a plane surface Find the unit vector
that is normal to the given plane and directed away from the origin
119 A surface is defined by x2 + y2 minus z 2 = 21 Find the unit vector normal to the surface at (4 3 2)
120 For the surface defined in Problem 119 find the angle between unit vectors normal to the surface at
(4 3 2) and )15 3
121 A vector function is described by A
+
1
2 2)uuu Find the divergence of the
vector function at (2 minus1 minus2)
122 A vector function is given by A = x2 yu x + y2 z u
y + xz 2u
z Find the curl of the vector at (1 2 4)
123 For the scalar function f ( x y z ) show that nabla times nablaf = 0
124 Prove the validity of the vector identity nabla times nabla times A = nabla(nabla sdot A) minusnabla2A for the vector function A = A( x
y z )u x + A( x y z )u
y + A( x y z )u
z
125 A vector field in rectangular coordinates is given byu
= + z
x Express the vector in cylindrical
coordinates at (4 45deg 3)
126 A vector is directed from (2 30deg 4) to (3 60deg 6) in cylindrical coordinates Find the angle between
the vector and the y axis
127 A vector function in cylindrical coordinates is given by
u ucos tans nr r
Calculate the components of the vector in rectangular coordinates
128 A vector function is given by = 8
2 2 Find the line integral of E along a straight path from
(3 5) to (6 10)
129 On the surface of a sphere find the area in the region if r = 6 30deg le q le 60deg 0 le f le 30deg
130 The amplitude of sinusoidal voltage and current of an electric circuit are 15 V and 2 A respectively
The current lags the voltage by p 6 rad Calculate (a) the rms values of voltage and current (b) the
power factor (c) the average power and (d) the complex impedance of the circuit
Find also the instantaneous power and complex power taking the voltage as reference Identify the
components of the complex power Assume w to be the angular frequency of the voltage
131 The complex forms of voltage and current amplitudes of an electric load are
40 V
2 A
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If the line integral is over a closed path it is written by putting a small circle on the integral sign Thus
F sdot d l denotes the line integral of F over a closed path
In order to understand the process of integrating a vector func-
tion F over a surface let us consider a continuous open surface
S shown in Fig 115 The surface may be considered as consist-
ing of a large number of very small surface elements with areas
∆S 1 ∆S
2hellip ∆S
k hellip ∆S
n Let the average of F over the k th sur-
face element be Fk The scalar component of F
k along normal to
the surface element is equal to F k cos a
k where a
k is the angle
between Fk and the unit vector u
n normal to the surface element
as shown in the figure The product of F k cos a
k and ∆S
k can be
expressed as the dot product of the vectors Fk and ∆S
k
F k ∆S
kcos a = Fsdot(∆S
k u
n) = F
k ∆S
k
The sum of such dot products over all the n surface elements is given by
n
=sumThe above summation as n approaches infinity is the surface integral of F over the surface The surface
integral is a definite double integral which is denoted using either two integral signs or a single integral sign
with a subscript s We will use the latter notation Accordingly
Sint denotes the surface integral of a vector function F over an open surface
If the surface is a closed one the surface integral is denoted by putting a small circle on the integral sign
Accordingly SS
denotes the surface integral of F over a closed surface
The volume integral of a scalar point function in three-dimensional space is a triple integral The integral isdenoted using either three integral signs or a single integral sign with a subscript v We will use the latter
notation Thus the volume integral of a scalar function r which is a continuous function of space variables
in a region of volume bounded by a closed surface is written as
dv
where dv is the volume of a three-dimensional element
EXAMPLE 119
Find the line integral of the vector function F = ( x2 + 2 y)u x + (3 x minus y2)u
y along the straight line defined by
y = 3 x from (0 0) to (1 3)
An element of length vector in rectangular coordinates
d ℓ = u xdx + u
ydy + u
z dz
The dot product of F and d ℓ F middot d l = ( x2 + 2 y)dx + (3 x minus y2)dy
Substituting y by 3 x in the first term and x by y3 in the second term we have
F middot d ℓ = ( x2 + 6 x)dx + ( y minus y2)dy
The line integral sdot 3
7= minusminus 17=
nu
S
F
Fig 115 Pertaining to surface integration
of a vector
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EXAMPLE 120
Integrate the vector function
F u + x y y
( ) x
along the path described by the equation y2 = 4 x from P 1(1 2) to P
2(4 4)
An element of length vector in rectangular coordinates
d ℓ = u xdx + u
ydy + u
z dz
The dot product of F and d ℓ sdot d x y
dyl =) x y x y 2
(1)
The path of integration is defined by the equation
y2 = 4 x (2)
Or ydy = 2dx (3)
Substituting (2) and (3) in (1) we get
F sdot = + x x
23 2
Thus F sdot = + =int int x2
03 2
274P1
2
The integral can be evaluated by substituting x2 + 4 x = u
EXAMPLE 121
A circular cylinder has its base on the x- y plane with its axis along the z axis The radius and height of the
cylinder are 20 cm and 50 cm respectively By using the formula for the differential area d S = (rd f dz )ur +
(drdz )uf + (rdrd f )u
z find the surface area of the cylinder
A differential area on the surface of the cylinder is in r direction Thus
dS = rd f dz
At r = 02 m dS = 02d f dz
Surface area π = 0 2φ
m2
EXAMPLE 122
The radius of a sphere is 25 cm By using the formula for the differential area d S = (r 2sinq d q d f )ur +
(r sinq drd f ) uq + (rdrd f ) u
f find surface area of the lower hemisphere
A differential area on the surface of the sphere is in r direction Thus
dS = r 2 sinq d q d f
At r = 025 m dS = 00625 sinq d q d f
Surface area π = 0 125φ π
2
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EXAMPLE 123
Given a vector function F = x2 yu x + xy2u
y Integrate nabla times F over the rectangular surface shown in Fig 116
y
y 1
x 2
x minus2
y minus1
x
Fig 116 For Example 123
The curl of the vector function
nabla times = partpart part
=F
u
u x y
x2 2 0
)minus
An element of surface vector is given by
d S = u xdydz + u
ydzdx + u
z dxdy
Thus (nabla times F) sdot d S = ( y2 minus x2)dxdy
We find from Fig 116 that the lower and upper limits of x are minus20 and +20 and those of y are minus10 and
+10 Thus
= minus+
minus
+
int sdot (= 08
111 Coordinate Transformation of VectorsIt is desirable to use a suitable coordinate system at the outset for solving a field problem involving vectors
For example it is easier to solve a problem having cylindrical symmetry by using cylindrical coordinates A
proper choice of a coordinate system simplifies the analysis and results in a solution that is compact in form
and easy for physical interpretation However it is occasionally necessary to convert a vector function from
one coordinate system to another system The principles of transformation of a vector function between
cylindrical and rectangular coordinates and between spherical and rectangular coordinates are described in
the following
Transformations between Cylindrical and Rectangular Coordinates
Let a vector F in terms of its components in cylindrical coordinates be given by
F = F r u
r + F
f u
f + F
z u
z (1)
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where in general each component is a function of all the three variables r f and z We will transform the
vector to rectangular coordinates
Let the same vector in terms of its components in rectangular coordinates is
F = F xu
x + F
yu
y + F
z u
z (2)
In order to transform the vector we obtain at first the rectangular-coordinate components F x F y and F z of F interms of F
r F
f and F
z and then change the cylindrical-coordinate variables to rectangular-coordinate variables
We know that the component of a vector in any direction is given by the dot product of the vector and a unit
vector in that direction Accordingly F x is equal to the dot product of F described by (1) and the unit vector u
x
F x = ( F
r u
r + F
f u
f + F
z u
z ) sdot u
x
= F r (u
r sdot u
x) + F
f (u
f sdot u
x) + F
z (u
z sdot u
x) (3)
We see from Fig 117 that the angle between ur and u
x is f the angle between u
f and u
x is 90deg + f and the
angle between u z and u
x is 90deg Therefore u
r sdot u
x = cos f u
f sdot u
x = minus sin f and u
z sdot u
x = 0 Substituting these
results in (3) we get
F x = F
r cos f minus F
f sin f
The component F y = ( F
r u
r+ F
f u
f + F
z u
z ) sdot u
y= F
r (u
r sdot u
y)
+ F f (u
f sdot u
y) + F
z (u
z sdot u
y)
The angle between ur and u
y is 90deg minus f between u
f and u
y
is f and between u z and u
yis 90deg Thus
F y = F
r sin f + F
f cos f
As the z direction is common to both the systems
F z = F
z
Since F r F
f and F
z are functions of the cylindrical-coordi-
nate variables these have to be expressed in terms of
rectangular-coordinate variables to complete the transfor-
mation Relations connecting the two sets of variables are
given in (12-2) [Equation 2 of Section 12]
We use the same procedure as described above to transform a vector in rectangular coordinates to cylindrical
coordinates It can be shown that a vector
G = G xu x + G yu y + G z u z
in cylindrical coordinates when transformed to rectangular coordinates will have the following scalar
components
G r = G
x cos f + G
y sin f
G f = minus G
x sin f + G
y cos f
G z = G
z
To complete the transformation the components have to be expressed in terms of spherical-coordinate vari-
ables using the following formulae which can be derived from (12-2)
y
u
(90deg
u
u
u
ur u x
f
f
Fig 117 Showing unit vectors of rectangular
and cylindrical coordinates
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2
f = tanminus1( y x)
z = z
Transformations between Spherical and Rectangular CoordinatesIn spherical coordinates let a vector function be given by
E = E r u
r + E
q u
q + E
f u
f
where E r E
q and E
f are in general functions of all the three variables r q and f
In order to transform the vector to rectangular coordinates we have to find its components in x y and z direc-
tions and then express these components in terms of x y and z The component of E along x direction is
E x = E sdot u
x = E
r(u
r sdot u
x) + E
q (u
q sdot u
x) + E
f (u
f sdot u
x) (4)
The values of (ur sdot u x) and (uq sdot u x) cannot be found directly because the angles between the unit vectorsinvolving the dot products cannot be expressed as simple functions of q and f
This difficulty is overcome by finding at first the pro-
jections of the unit vectors on the x-y plane and then
projecting these projections onto the x axis Referring
to Fig 118 we find that the angle between ur and the
z axis is q and the angle between uq and the z axis is
90deg + q Therefore the lengths of projections urand u
q
on the x-y plane are equal to sin q and cos q respec-
tively Moreover these projections are at an angle f
with the x axis Thus we haveu
r sdot u
x = sin q cos f
uq sdot u
x = cos q cos f
As the unit vector uf is at angle 90deg + f with the x axis
the dot product of uf and u
x is
uf sdot u
x = minus sin f
Substituting the expressions of the dot products in (4)
we get
E x = E
r sin q cos f + E
q cos q cos f minus E
f sin f
The components of E along y and z directions can similarly be calculated These are given by E
y = E
r sin q sin f + E
q cos q sin f + E
f cos f
E z = E
r cos q minus E
q sin q
To complete the process of transformation we have to express the components in terms of the rectangular-
coordinate variables The relations connecting the two sets of variables are given by (12-3)
Let us next consider a vector H in rectangular coordinates defined in terms of its components
H = H xu
x + H
yu
y + H
z u
z
We can transform the vector into spherical coordinate system using the procedure similar to that described
above The scalar components of H in spherical coordinates are
u
u
u
u x
u
(90deg q )
u
x
f
q
Fig 118 Showing unit vectors of rectangular and
spherical coordinates
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H r = H
x sin q cos f + H
y sin q sin f + H
z cos q
H q = H
x cos q cos f + H
y cos q sin f minus H
z sin q
H f = minus H
x sin f + H
y cos f
To complete the process of conversion the components will have to be transformed to spherical-coordinate
variables using the following formulae These can be derived from (12-3)
r y z x
=+
minuscos 1
x
f = tanminus1 ( y x)
EXAMPLE 124
A vector in cylindrical coordinates is given byF = Transform the vector into rectangular coordinates
The vector has only one component F r = 1r in r direction Let the vector in rectangular coordinates be
F = F xu
x + F
yu
y + F
z u
z
Thenr
x
x yr
= =) cossdot
= =) s nsdot
F z = 0
The vector in rectangular coordinates is given by
F 1
)uu
EXAMPLE 125
The vector F = r sin f uf is given in cylindrical coordinates Transform the vector into rectangular
coordinates
The vector has only one component F f = r sin f in f direction Let the vector in rectangular coordinates be
F = F xu
x + F
yu
y + F
z u
z
Then y
= = minus) )sdot minus sin 2 2
x y= =)sdot
F z = 0
The vector in rectangular coordinate is given by
F 1
2 2)u
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EXAMPLE 126
Convert the vector = r
r in spherical coordinates into rectangular coordinates
The vector has only one componentr
r
1 in r direction Let the vector in rectangular coordinates be
E = E xu
x + E
yu
y + E
z u
z
We haver
= =)) x
sdot 1
yr
=))
sdot 1
= =) cos
)sdot
The vector in rectangular coordinate is given by
E 1
+ )uu
112 Sinusoidally Time-Varying QuantitiesA scalar or a vector quantity may be time-invariant or it may be a function of time Quantities that are either
sine or cosine function of time are called sinusoidally time-varying quantities For example a voltage repre-
sented by
V (t ) = V 0 cos w t (1)
is a co-sinusoidal quantity And a current given by
I (t ) = I 0 sin w t (2)
is a sinusoidal quantity These are also called alternat-
ing quantities In (1) and (2) V (t ) and I (t ) denote instan-
taneous values V 0 and I
0 are the maximum values or
amplitudes of the functions and w is the angular or
radian frequency The units of voltage and current are
volt (V) and ampere (A) and that of w is radians per
second (rads) The graphs of variation of voltage and
current with time shown in Fig 119 are the familiarcosine and sine waves The waves repeat after every
w t = 2p radian The number of such repetitions or
cycles per second is called frequency of the waves The
frequency is denoted by f and its unit is hertz (Hz) The
duration of one cycle is equal to one period It is gener-
ally denoted by T Therefore T = 1 f As w t changes by
2p radian in one period w = 2p T = 2p f Each cycle
consists of a positive half-cycle and a negative half-
cycle Both the half-cycles have the same amplitude
and identical shapes
(a
(b
3
V t
V
I t
I
p p p p t
t
2p
23p p p
Fig 119 (a) A cosine wave and (b) A sine wave
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Next let us consider the functions
V 1(t ) = V
10 cos (w t + y
1) (3)
and V 2(t ) = V
20 cos (w t minus y
2) (4)
Note that V 1
(t ) and V 2
(t ) have the same frequency as that of V (t ) Graphs of functions defined by (1) (3) and
(4) are shown in Fig 120 The symbols y 1and y
2denote phase angles of V
1(t ) and V
2(t ) respectively If we
take the time-angle at which V (t ) is zero (or maximum) as reference the corresponding zero of V 1(t ) occurs
earlier by a time-angle y 1 and that of V
2(t ) occurs later by a time-angle y
2 Thus V
1(t ) leads V (t ) by an angle
y 1 and V
2(t ) lags V (t ) by an angle y
2 As cos w t = sin(w t + p 2) a cosine function leads a sine function by p 2
radian The phase angles are specified either in radian or in degree
Representation of Sinusoidal Functions
Any of the equations (1) to (4) is the basic form of rep-
resenting a sinusoidal quantity in terms of its amplitude
frequency and phase angle This form gives the value of
the quantity at any instant The waveforms of Fig 119and 120 also provide the same information
Some other useful ways of representing a sinusoidal
quantity are the phasor the complex and the polar forms
The basis of these forms is the Eulerrsquos formula (or iden-
tity) of the complex exponential function e j w t As per the
formula
e j w t = cos w t + j sin w t
where = minus1
cos w t = Re e j w t (5) sin w t = Im e j w t (6)
The notations Re and Im are the abbreviations of lsquoreal part of rsquo and lsquoimaginary part of rsquo respectively Thus
using (5) and (6) in (1) and (2) we have
V (t ) = Re V 0 e j w t
and I (t ) = Im I 0 e j w t = Re I
0 e j (w t minusp 2)
Similarly (3) and (4) can be written as
e j )1=
e j )2=
These are the complex exponential forms of writing sinusoidally time-changing quantities One advantage of
using the complex exponential function e j w t instead of sin w t or cos w t is that the form of a function does not
change when differentiated or integrated with respect to time
To proceed further let us write the last four equations as in the following
V (t ) = V 0 cos w t = Re (V
0 e j 0)e j w t
I (t ) = I 0 sin w t = Re ( I
0 eminus j p 2)e j w t
e t
11) Re )ψ
e t
1) Re )= minusminus ψ
V t
ω t
V t V t
2p
Fig 120 Showing time-phase difference between
sinusoidal waves
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A study of the above equations shows that the factor e j w t appears in all the functions In the mathematical
analysis of a problem it is not necessary to show this factor in all the steps The presence of e j w t in a func-
tion is assumed If all the quantities in a study have the same frequency it is sufficient to use only the
functions shown within the brackets At the end of an analysis the final expression is multiplied by e j w t
and either its real part or the imaginary part is used to express the result in real time The functions inside
the brackets are called phasors
We will denote a phasor by putting a bar over the symbol of the quantity For example
j 1ψ
and j
02minus
These are the phasor representations of sinusoidally time-varying quantities
Two more forms of representing a sinusoid can be derived from the phasor form Let us consider a voltage
phasor
e ψ
Since e j w = cos y + j sin y
)s n (7)
The first term on the rhs of (7) is the real part and the second term is the imaginary part of Denoting the
real part by V 0a
and the imaginary part by V 0i we have
i (8)
where V 0a
= V 0 cos y and V
0i = V
0 sin y
The form of (8) suggests that a phasor can be represented in a complex plane as shown in Fig 121 Equation
(8) and Fig 121 are the complex form of representing a sinusoidally time-varying quantity
We see that to write a sinusoidal quantity in phasor and com-
plex forms only its amplitude and phase angle are needed
Thus a simpler way of describing a sinusoidal quantity is by
its amplitude and phase angle as given below
ang plusmn
This is known as the polar form of representing a sinusoid
This form is advantageous where multiplication and division
of phasors are involved To illustrate these operations let j 1plusmn
and e j 2plusmn ψ
The product of the two phasors0 0 2= ang plusmn )]
The ratio of the two phasors j
2= ang[plusmn )] plusmn )]minus
Thus the magnitude of the product of two phasors is equal to the product of their magnitudes whereas the
phase angle of their product is equal to the algebraic sum of their phase angles Moreover the magnitude of
the ratio of two phasors is equal to the ratio of their magnitudes and the phase angle is equal to the phase angle
of the numerator-phasor minus the phase angle of the denominator-phasor
Im
Re
V
V
V
y
Fig 121 Representation of a sinusoidal
function in the complex plane
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Root-Mean-Square Value of a Sinusoidal Quantity
In order to define the root-mean-square (rms) value of a function consider that a sinusoidal current
I (t ) = I 0 sin w t
flows through a resistor of R ohm Then electric power dissipated in the resistor at any instant
)t s n= 0
ω t
The average power over a complete cycle
=1
2 2
2π
Next consider that a time-invariant current I flows through the same resistor instead of the sinusoidal current
Power dissipated in the resistor is equal to I 2 R If we assume that I 2 R is equal to the average power dissipated
by the sinusoidal current I 0 sin w t then
2=
Or =2
The constant current I which produces the same power in the resistor as the average power due to an
alternating current is called root-mean-square (rms) or effective value of the time-varying current The
nomenclature is derived from the mathematical procedure involved in deriving it
The rms value of a sinusoidal quantity is equal to 21 times of its amplitude The rms value of any periodic
function can be determined using the above procedure Sinusoidal quantities can also be represented usingrms value instead of amplitudes as given below
Instantaneous form )t )=
)t )=
Phasor form e ψ
Complex form
Polar form ang plusmn
The Complex ImpedanceThe complex impedance of an electric load is defined as the ratio of its complex voltage and complex
current To calculate the impedance let us assume that the instantaneous
voltage across the electric load shown in Fig 122 is
V (t ) = V 0 cos w t (9)
The complex and polar forms of the voltage are
0+ (10)
0ang
I (t
V (t
Load
Z
Fig 122 A load connected
to an ac source
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For a purely resistive load of resistance R ohm instantaneous current through the load
t )t )t
cos= = ω cos (11)
where I 0 = V
0 R We find from equations (9) and (11) that these are in time-phase The complex form of load
current is0+ (12)
The complex impedance is found by dividing (10) by (12)
Z = =0
00 0= ang
If the load is an ideal (loss-free) inductor of inductance L henry (H)
t )t cos( )== deg1ω (13)
The constant of integration is assumed to be zero as we are considering alternating quantities under steady
state (not transient) condition In the above expressions X L
= w L is reactance of the inductor and I 0 = V
0 X
L is
amplitude of the current The unit of reactance is ohm We find from (9) and (13) that the current in a pure
inductor lags the voltage across it by 90deg The complex form of current is
0
The complex impedance of the inductor
= = deg0
0+ = = ang
If the load is an ideal (loss-free) capacitor of capacitance C farad (F)
t
)t = = minus +t deg)t = os )90
where X c = (1w c) is reactance of the capacitor in ohm and I
0 = (V
0 X
c) is amplitude of the current We find
that current in an ideal capacitor leads the voltage across it by 90 deg The complex form of current is given by
The complex impedance
= = + deg00
minus = minus = ang minus
The complex impedance of an electric load consisting of a resistance R an inductance X L and a capacitance
X C in series is given by
j+ +minus (14)
where X = X L
minus X C is the effective reactance of the circuit If X
L is greater than X
C then the load is inductive
and if X C is greater than X
L the load is capacitive The angle y = tanminus1( X R) is called impedance angle
The resistance and reactance of the load in terms of the load angle are given by
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R = Z cos y
X = Z sin y
The magnitude of the impedance
The impedance in polar form is represented as
ang
Current I 0taken by a load is equal to the ratio of (10) and (14)
ji2
0= = = = =
) R jX
where I 0a
= (V 0Z ) cos y = I
0 cos y is the real part and I
0i = (V
0Z ) sin y = I
0 sin y is the imaginary part of the
current phasor respectively
The current in the polar form is
0= ang
ang + = ang minus where
0 =
If the resistance and reactance of an electric load is known we can calculate values of the circuit impedance
Z and the impedance angle y Taking the voltage across the circuit as reference the equation for instanta-
neous current is given by
I (t ) = I 0 cos(w t minus y )
We see that the phase angle between voltage and current is equal to the impedance angle y The current lags
the voltage for an inductive load and the current leads the voltage for a capacitive load The impedance angle
lies between 0 and 90deg if the load is inductive and between 0 and minus90deg if the load is capacitive
The rms value of current I = =rms value of voltage
Instantaneous Average and Complex Powers
Instantaneous power input to a load is equal to the product of its voltage and current at a given instant If the
instantaneous voltage is described by the equation
V (t ) = V 0 cos (w t + y
1) (15)
and the current at the same instant is given by
I (t ) = I 0 cos (w t + y
2) (16)
then instantaneous power
P (t ) = V (t ) I (t ) = V 0 I
0 cos (w t +y
1) cos (w t + y
2)
= +t 2
)]ω + cos (17)
where y = y 2 minus y
1 is the phase difference between current and voltage
The instantaneous power given by (17) has two parts One part is independent of time and the other part var-
ies with time at twice the frequency The average power is equal to the average value of instantaneous power
over one cycle Thus the average power
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t 2
1
2)t
=0
2cosc= os (18)
The average power therefore is equal to the product of rms voltage rms current and the cosine of phase-angle between the voltage and current The power is also called active or effective or real power The electric unit
of power is watt (W) The product of V and I that is VI is called apparent power and its unit is volt-ampere
(VA) The factor cos y is called power factor of the load
Power factor cos = =2
VI
Substituting V = IZ and cos y = RZ in (18) we get the average power in terms of the current and the
resistance
P av
= I 2 R
Thus the active power is the power absorbed by the load
In an analogous way the reactive or quadrature power
1
2
2 (19)
The unit of reactive power is volt-ampere reactive (var)
It may be noted that I cos y of (18) is the component of current that is in phase with the voltage and I sin y of (19) is the component of current that is in quadrature with the voltage Thus the general principle is that
the average power is equal to the product of in-phase components of rms voltage and rms current and the
reactive power is given by the product of rms voltage and rms current which are out of phase by 90deg We will
use this principle to define complex power
The complex forms of voltage and current defined by (15) and (16) are
i (20)
andi (21)
In (20) V 0a
and V 0i are the real and imaginary parts of the voltage and in
(21) I 0a
and I 0i are the real and imaginary parts of the current These are
represented in the complex plane of Fig 123 Since V 0a
and I 0a
are in
phase and V 0i
and I 0i are also in phase the average power
1
2)
ii (22)
Moreover as V 0i
and I 0a
are out of phase by 90deg (V 0i I
0a2) gives one part of the
reactive power For the same reason (V 0a I
0i 2) gives a second part of reactive
power Note that in the first part the current lags the voltage and hence this part of the reactive power is inductive
The second part of the reactive power is capacitive as in this case the current leads the voltage If we assume the
inductive power to be positive then the capacitive power would be negative Thus the net reactive power
1)
ai a (23)
1
I
V
V a I
I
V
Im
Re
Fig 123 Showing real and
imaginary parts of a voltage
phasor and a current phasor
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We can also obtain the above results mathematically by the use of the complex forms of voltage and current
given in (20) and (21) as follows The conjugate of current is
i
lowast minus
Then1
2
1
2
lowast = i
)i
minus
= +1
2) + )]minus
i i (24)
We see that the rhs of (24) has a real part and an imaginary part The real part is same as the average power
given by (22) and the imaginary part is same as the reactive power given by (23) Thus 2lowast
gives the
complex power Denoting the complex power by P we have
lowast1
2 0
(25)
The average or active power 1
2 (26)
The reactive power 1
2 0
(27)
In (26) Re means lsquoReal part of rsquo and in (27) Im means lsquoImaginary part of rsquo the complex power The reactive
power is inductive if the imaginary part of (24) is positive and it is capacitive if the imaginary part is nega-
tive It can be shown that the real part of ( )2 is also equal to P av
However its imaginary part is nega-
tive of the imaginary part of (24)
EXAMPLE 127
The voltage and current of a given load are
V (t ) = 120 sin (1000t + 60deg) V
I (t ) = 15 cos (1000t - 45deg) A
(a) Find the phase difference between voltage and current and their root-mean-square values (b) Represent
the voltage and current in phasor complex and polar forms (c) Calculate the load impedance resistance
reactance inductance (or capacitance) power factor active power and reactive power using (18) and (19)
(d) Calculate the complex power using (25)
(a) In order to find the phase difference between voltage and current we have to write the voltage equation
in the cosine form
V (t ) = 120 sin (1000t + 60deg) = 120 cos (1000t minus 30deg) V
I (t ) = 15 cos (1000t minus 45deg) A
The phase angle of the current with respect to the voltage = minus 45degminus(minus30) = minus15deg The current lags the voltage
by 15deg
Root-mean-square values of voltage and current are
=2= 120 84 85 V
51= =2 60 A
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(b) Phasor forms e jminus ( ) V
e 4 ) A
Complex forms 0=)deg V
deg) = )minus A
Polar forms ang120 deg
= 1 Aang5 minus deg
(c) = = ang minus degang minus deg
= ang deg = deg +0
120 30
1 5 515 80 15(cos 2 700 1 Ω
Ω= 20 71 (Inductive)
Inductance L = X w = 20711000 = 2071 mH
Power factor = cos y = cos 15deg = 0966 (lagging)
Active power1
2
1120 1 966 93(= )( )5 0 ) 86 W
Reactive power 1
2
1120 1 259 29
0 = ) )5 0 ) = 23
(d) Complex powerlowast1
2
1 + 27
The real part is the average power in watts and the imaginary part is the reactive power in vars (inductive)
113 Fourier SeriesConsider that a function f ( x) has the following properties
1 It varies periodically with x That is f ( x + T ) = f ( x) where T is
the period
2 It is a single-valued function That is it has only one value for
a given value of the variable
3 It is a continuous function of the variable It may however have
finite number of discontinuities Such a periodic function is
shown in Fig 124 The wave is continuous in the range 0 lt x lt p and p lt x lt 2p and it is discontinuous at x = p and 2p
Any function f ( x) with a period 2p and satisfying the above mentioned properties can be represented by a trigonometric series as given below
) x1
==
infin
1
cn
)n (1)
where the constant a0 a
n and b
n are real numbers The trigonometric series is called Fourier series The con-
stants of the series are calculated from the following formulae
f d 1
minusπ
π x
p
f ( )
p
Fig 124 Illustration of a periodic
function
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x1
x
b f x d minus
1 π
Over a period 2p the constant a0 is the average value of f ( x) whereas the coefficients an and bn are twice theaverage values of f ( x) cos nx and f ( x) sin nx respectively
If a function f ( x) is defined over an interval of length instead of minus p to p its Fourier series is
obtained by replacing x in (1) by x Accordingly
n) x n=
(2)
The constants of (2) are given by
a f d 1
minus
+
x
x x
+1
b n x
dx1
minus
x sin
If f ( x) is an even function of x ie if f (minus x) = f ( x) then bn = 0 and
a x2
If f ( x) is an odd function of x [ f (minus x) = minus f ( x)] then an
= 0 and
b dx2
x sin
For an alternating function with identical positive and negative half-waves [ f ( x + p ) = minus f ( x)] the constant
a0 = 0
EXAMPLE 128
We will obtain the Fourier series of (a) a rectangular waveform and (b) of a triangular waveform illus-
trated in Fig 125
Fig 125 Pertaining to Example 128 (a) A rectangular wave and (b) A triangular wave
O
(a) b
f ( )
x
minusV
V
A
O
minusV
V
f ( )
minus x
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As both the waves are odd functions of x and have identical positive and negative half-cycles it is necessary
to calculate coefficient of the sine series only over the interval x = 0 to
(a) For the rectangular waveform f ( x) = V 0 in the interval x = 0 to =
=
2 2 2
0 = c
minus )
We see that bn = 0 for even values of n and b
n = 2 for odd values of n Thus the Fourier series of the
function is
) x == 4 1
1 3 5 (3)
(b) The equation of the triangular waveform from x = 0 to x = is that of the straight line OA Its equation
is
x
) x =
The coefficient of the nth term of the sine series
b x n x
dx
n
=
= minus
2
2
0
si
cos sin
= minus 2
ncos
Hence the Fourier series of the function is given by
) x s n= minus+ s n
2 1
3
3
2 (4)
114 Bessel FunctionsBessel functions are solutions of specific types of second order ordinary differential equations The general
form of the equation with V as dependent variable and r as independent variable is
r dr dr
0+ +r =)kr (1)
where k 2 is positive and n is any number Equation (1) is called Besselrsquos equation of order n though the dif-
ferential equation itself is of second order For n = 0 equation (1) becomes
dr dr
2 2 0+ + =)kr (2)
Equation (2) is Besselrsquos equation of zero order
Besselrsquos equation of any order is solved using the power series method We will limit our discussion to equa-
tion (2) as we will not need the solution of equation (1) for the analysis of problems which we will consider
in later chapters The solution of (2) is of the form
a + + + + +3 5 (3)
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The coefficients of the series are found by substituting V dV dr and d 2V dr 2 in (2) and then equating the
coefficients of like powers of r to zero Substituting (3) into the third term of (2) we get
2
)+ + + + + sdotsdotsdot (4)
Substituting dV dr and d 2V dr 2 into the second and first terms of (2) respectively we get
dV
r = 3 4 6 (5)
r d V
dr a r r 6 20= r + +a r +r (6)
Since the sum of the left-hand sides of (4) (5) and (6) is zero the sum of their right-hand sides must be equal
to zero Taking the sum and then collecting the terms of like powers of r we have
3 4r a a a
+ + =)+r r 6 0 (7)
Equation (7) will be satisfied if the coefficient of each power of r is equal to zero This exercise will yield the
following results
a1r = 0 rArr a
1 = 0
42
0 2
k = s an ar trar constant
9 0=
162
4
a k
a =
25 0a
362
6
a = minus
We find that the coefficients of odd powers of r of (3) are zero So the solution of the differential equation
will have terms with even powers of r only The coefficient of r 2m where m is a positive integer including
zero is given by
m1minus
m ) (8)
Replacing a0 of (8) by a different constant A the solution of (2) is given by
==
infin
sum minus( m )
)kr (9)
The function ) 1
)= sum
is called Bessel function of first kind and zero order
As equation (2) is a second-order differential equation there must be a second independent solution of the
equation The second solution is called Bessel function of second kind and zero order
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SUMMARY
We learnt the basics of three common types of coordinate systems vector analysis sinusoidally time-
varying functions Fourier series and Bessel function Other mathematical tools are described in later chap-
ters as and when necessary We found that unlike the unit vectors in rectangular coordinates the directionsof some of the unit vectors in cylindrical and spherical coordinates vary with one or two coordinate vari-
ables Though only the mathematical definitions of divergence gradient and curl operations are available
their applications to electric and magnetic fields and interpretations of results are described in later chap-
ters The vector operations in cylindrical and spherical coordinates are given in Chapters 2 and 4 The vec-
tor identities line surface and volume integrals will find frequent use in the text Moreover we will utilise
the coordinate transformation technique for calculation of vector magnetic potential of a current loop in
Chapter 4
Representation of sinusoidal quantities and power calculation will be used for the study of time-varying
fields We will apply Fourier series and Bessel function for the solution of boundary-value problems Bessel
function will also be used to study the skin-effect phenomenon in cylindrical conductors
IMPORTANT FORMULAE
Relation between coordinate variables
Rectangular and cylindrical coordinates
x = r cos f
y = r sin f
z = z
Rectangular and cylindrical coordinates
x = r sin q cos f
y = r sin q sin f
z = r cos q
Differential lengths
Rectangular coordinates d ℓ = u xdx + u
ydy + u
z dz
Cylindrical coordinates d ℓ = dr ur + rd f uf + u
z dz
Spherical coordinates d ℓ = ur dr + u
q (rd q ) + u
f (r sin q d f )
Differential surfaces
Rectangular coordinates d S = u x(dydz ) + u
y(dzdx) + u
z (dxdy)
Cylindrical coordinates d S = ur (rd f dz ) + u
f (drdz ) + u
z (rdrd f )
Spherical coordinates d S = ur (r 2sinq d q d f ) + u
q (r sinq drd f ) + u
f (rdrd q )
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Differential volumes
Rectangular coordinates dv = dxdydz
Cylindrical coordinates rdrd f dz
Spherical coordinates r 2sinq drd q d f
Position vector r = xu x + yu
y + z u
z
Dot product of two vectors
In rectangular coordinates A sdot B = A x B
x + A
y B
y + A
z B
z
In cylindrical coordinates A sdot B = Ar B
r + A
f B
f + A
z B
z
In spherical coordinates A sdot B = Ar B
r + A
q B
q + A
f B
f
Cross product of two vectors
In rectangular coordinates
A
u
=
x B B
In cylindrical coordinates
A
u u
= B
In spherical coordinates
A
= A A B
θ φ
θ φ
θ φ
Gradient of a scalar function in rectangular coordinates
nabla = part part + part y
u u
Divergence of a vector function in rectangular coordinates
nablasdot = partpart
+part
+part
D D
x y
D y
Curl of a vector function in rectangular coordinates
nabla times = partpart
part part y z
x y
H H Vector identities
nabla times nabla times A = nabla(nabla sdot A) minus nabla2A
nabla sdot (A times B) = B sdot (nabla times A) minus A sdot (nabla times B)
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Dot product of unit vectors
In Rectangular and Cylindrical Coordinate systems
sdotur
sdotuf
sdotu z
u x cos f ndashsin f 0u
ysin f cos f 0
u z
0 0 1
In Rectangular and Spherical Coordinate systems
sdotur
sdotuq
sdotuf
u x
sinq cosf cosq cosf ndashsin f
u y
sinq sinf cosq sinf cosf
u z cosq ndashsinq 0
Complex impedance
+ )minus
Instantaneous power
)t = ])t cos2
cos
Complex power
lowast1
2
MULTIPLE983085CHOICE QUESTIONS
(starred questions have two answers)
11 A point in cylindrical coordinates is defined by (14 m 25deg 075 m) Location of the point in rectan-
gular coordinates is
(a) (14 m 0592 m 075 m)
(b) (1269 m 0592 m 075 m)
(c) (14 m 0592 m 075 m)
(d) (14 m 0592 m 0375 m)
12 A point in spherical coordinates is described by (095 m 35deg 20deg) Location of the point in rectangu-
lar coordinates is
(a) (0512 m 0186 m 0778 m)
(b) (0186 m 0512 m 0778 m)
(c) (0512 m 0778 m 0186 m)
(d) (0186 m 0778 m 0512 m)
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13 A position vector is given by 4 The unit vector in the direction of the position
vector is
(a) 0 0 566 +u
(b) 0 0 24 +u
(c) 0 0 566 +u
(d) 0 0 707 +u
14 A vector is given by A uu+u If the unit vector alongA is u707
what should be the value of p
(a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 10 (d) 12
15 Two vectors are given by A 4+u and 1+u 2 The angle between the vectors is
nearest to
(a) 12deg (b) 14deg (c) 16deg (d) 18deg
16 Two vectors are described by A u u3+u and B u u For the vectors to be
parallel the values of p and q should be (a) p = 3 q = 3 (b) p = 3 q = 9 (c) p = 45 q = 3 (d) p = 3 q = 45
17 The angle between two vectors A 4+u x y
and B y is 15deg What is the ratio of p to q
(a) 1732 (b) minus1732 (c) 0577 (d) minus0577
18 Two vectors are given by A 2+u z and B 4+u
z The unit vector normal to the plane con-
taining A and B is given by
(a) +0 371 0 557 y
(b) +0 741 0 371 y
(c) 0741u x minus 0577u
y + 0371u
z
(d) 0371u x +
0743u y minus
05571u z
19 A scalar function is given byf = xyz The magnitude of grad f at (1 minus1 1) is equal to
(a) 2 3 (b) 3 2 (c) 31 (d) 3
110 If r is the position vector at ( x y z ) the magnitude of nabla sdot r is equal to
(a) 3 (b) 3 (c) 31 (d) 13
111 The divergence of F = xy (u x + u
y) at (1 3) is equal to
(a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3 (d) 2
112 A vector in cylindrical coordinates is given by (sin f r ) ur The vector in rectangular coordinates is
(a) y
2
3 2) (b)
y
2
2( ) (c)
y
2 2
2( ) (d)
y
2
2( )
113 A vector in spherical coordinates is given by ur r 2 The vector in rectangular coordinate is
(a)+u
x + 3 2 (b)
3 2
+u
x + (c)
u+u
( x + 3 (d)
zu u+u z
x + 3 2
114 The line integral of F = xy (u x + u
y) along the straight line y = x from (0 0) to (2 2) is
(a) 163 (b) 8 (c) 16 (d) 4
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115 The instantaneous voltage and current in an electric circuit are given by V (t ) = 5 sin (w t minus 30deg) V and
I (t ) = minus02 cos w t A The average power supplied to the circuit is
(a) 05 W (b) 3 2 W (c) 025 W (d) 3 4 W
QUESTIONS
11 Name the coordinate planes of rectangular coordinates
12 In rectangular coordinates the coordinates of a point are x y and z What is the normal distance of
the point from the x- y plane
13 Name the plane on which x = 0
14 The coordinate of two points are and respectively What is the distance between the
points
15 In rectangular coordinates locate the point ) by tracing the path along or parallel to the
coordinate axes starting from the origin
16 Describe the cylindrical coordinate system Show that the coordinate directions are mutually perpen-
dicular to each other
17 Describe the spherical coordinate system Show that the coordinate directions are mutually perpen-
dicular to each other
18 The r and variable appearing in cylindrical and spherical coordinate systems have the same mean-
ing or different meanings in the two systems Explain
19 Explain why the distance between two points specified in spherical coordinates cannot be calculated by direct use of the coordinates of the points
How is this distance calculated
110 Sketch a length vector in rectangular coordinates and show its components in the coordinate directions
111 Express the vector A as sum of its component in rectangular cylindrical and spherical coordinates
112 Write the differential length vector and the differential surface vector in rectangular cylindrical and
spherical coordinates in terms of the components Give also the formula for the differential volume
in the three coordinate systems
113 Define the cross product of two vectors A and B Explain how the angle between the vectors can be
calculated from the definition of the cross product
114 Explain what is meant by a scalar field Does the value of the field at a point depend on the choice of
the coordinate system
115 State what is meant by a vector field Does the value of the field at a point depend on the choice of
the coordinate system
116 Explain with sketches that the unit vectors ur and u
f in cylindrical coordinates vary with f
117 Explain the properties of the gradient of a scalar function
118 Describe the procedure for evaluating the line integral of a vector function from an initial point to a
final point along a given path
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119 For the vector function A( x y z ) show that nabla sdot nabla times A( x y z ) = 0
120 Two sinusoidal functions are given by
)t )minus=
)t )minus 12
π
What is the phase difference between the two quantities and which is the leading quantity
121 A sinusoidal quantity is given by
F (t ) = F 0 sin (w t + y )
Write the complex exponential phasor and polar forms of the quantity
122 Define the rms value of a sinusoidally time-varying current Explain its significance
123 If W V and I are the measured values of power rms value of voltage and rms value of current
respectively of an electric load then the ratio W (VI ) is defined as the power factor of the load Is this
definition applicable to only sinusoidal variation of voltage and current with time or for any type of
variation Explain
124 Explain with sketches the meanings of single-valued and multi-valued periodic functions
ANSWERS TO SELECTED QUESTIONS
16 Describe the cylindrical coordinate system Show that the coordinate directions are mutually perpen-
dicular to each other
Answer In cylindrical coordinate system the three surfaces are those of a circular cylinder and two
planes These surfaces are specified with reference to the rectangular coordinate system The axis of
the cylinder is along the z axis and its radius is denoted by r One of the plane surfaces containing the
z axis is specified by the angle it makes with the y-z plane The angle is generally denoted by f The
second plane surface is parallel to and at a height z from the x-y plane The three coordinate direc-
tions are r f and z
The r direction is normal to the surface of the cylinder hence it is perpendicular to the axis of the
cylinder As the axis of the cylinder is along the z axis r and z directions are perpendicular to each
other At a point on the cylindrical surface the r direction is perpendicular to and the f direction istangential to the cylindrical surface Hence they are perpendicular to each other Moreover the f direction is parallel to the x-y plane hence it is perpendicular to the z direction
18 The r and f variable appearing in cylindrical and spherical coordinate systems have the same mean-
ing or different meanings in the two systems Explain
Answer The variables in cylindrical coordinate system are r f and z and those of spherical coordi-
nates are r q and f The r direction in cylindrical coordinates is perpendicular to the z axis of rectan-
gular coordinates whereas the r direction in spherical coordinates is at an angle q with the z axis Thus
the r-variables have different meaning In both the systems the angle f is the angle between the y-z
plane and a plane surface containing the z axis Thus the variable f has the same meaning in both the
systems
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19 Explain why the distance between two points specified in spherical coordinates cannot be calculated
by direct use of the coordinates of the points
How is the distance calculated
Answer Both q and f variables of spherical coordinates are angles and radian is their unit As the
unit of distance between two points is that of length the variables cannot be used directly for calcula-tion of distance
To calculate the distance it is necessary to express the spherical coordinates of the point in terms of
rectangular coordinate variables
113 Define the cross product of two vectors A and B Explain how the angle between the vectors can be
calculated from the definition of the cross product
Answer The cross product of two vectors A and B is a vector quantity say C The magnitude of C
is equal to the products of the magnitude of A the magnitude of B and the sine of angle a between
A and B The direction of C is perpendicular to the plane containing A and B The positive direction
is taken along the advance of a right-handed screw when it is rotated from A towards B
As per the definition of the cross product
A times B = ABsin a
Hence sin α = A B
A B
114 Explain what is meant by a scalar field Does the value of the field at a point depend on the choice of
the coordinate system
Answer A physical quantity which is a scalar function of position is a real number The quantity
may or may not be a function of time The mathematical representation or graphical plot of a scalar
function at various points in a region or domain is the scalar field of the function in that region Theregion may be one-dimensional (a line) two-dimensional (a surface) or three-dimensional (a vol-
ume) As an example let us consider a heated plate The temperature at each point on the surface of
the plate will have a specific value A graphical representation of temperatures at several points is the
temperature field in the region of the plate surface
Value of the field at a point is independent of the choice of a coordinate system
117 Explain the properties of the gradient of a scalar function
Answer The gradient of a scalar quantity which is a function of x y and z in general is a vector quan-
tity It is given by
nabla = + part part + partpart y x
u u u u= u
The first second and third terms give the rate of change of V with x y and z respectively As nablaV is
the vector sum of all the three components it gives the maximum rate of change of V with distance
at a point in space
120 Two sinusoidal functions are given by
V )t )minus= π
I )t )minus 12
π
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What is the phase difference between the two quantities and which is the leading quantity
Answer As V (t ) is a cosine function of time and I (t ) is a sine function of time we have to express
either V (t ) as a sine function or I (t ) as a cosine function of time By expressing I (t ) as a cosine func-
tion we get
)t )t = minus minus Thus the phase difference between the quantities is 3= V (t ) is the leading
quantity
PROBLEMS
11 Show the location of points P 1(10 m 20 m 30m) P
2(minus10 m 20 m 30m) P
3(10 m minus20 m
30m) P 4(10 m 20 m minus30m) in rectangular coordinates Calculate the distances of the points from
the origin
12 Show the location of the point P (05 m 60deg 02 m) in cylindrical coordinates Calculate the distances
of P from the origin
13 Show the location of the point P (04 m 30deg 45deg) in spherical coordinates Calculate the distances of
P from the origin
14 A point in rectangular coordinates is defined by (2 m minus3 m minus1 m) Find coordinates of the point in
(a) cylindrical coordinate and (b) in spherical coordinates
15 Derive relations between the cylindrical coordinate and spherical coordinate variables For the radial
directions use subscripts c and s respectively for cylindrical and spherical coordinates
16 A point in cylindrical coordinates is defined by (3 m 300
2 m) Find coordinates of the point inspherical coordinates
17 Find the distance between two points located at (a) (10 m 24 m minus08 m) and (minus26 m 15 m 15 m)
in rectangular coordinates (b) (12 m 45deg 20 m) and (05 m 60deg 02 m) in cylindrical coordinates
(c) (04 m 30deg 45deg) and (10 m 75deg 15deg) in spherical coordinates
18 Find the length vector from the point P 2(075 m 13 m minus06 m) to the point P
1(125 m minus07 m
04 m) Find also the unit vector directed from P 1 to P
2
19 A point is located at (20 m p 3 rad 08 m) in cylindrical coordinates Obtain in rectangular coordi-
nates the unit vector directed from the origin to the point
110 The location of two points are given by P 1(1 m 2 m 3 m) and P
2(2 m 3 m 5 m) Find the length
vector from the origin to the mid-point of the line joining P 1 and P
2
111 The location of two points are given by P 1(15 m 45deg 2 m) and P
2(5 m 60deg 30deg) in cylindrical and
spherical coordinates respectively Find the length vector from P 1 to P
2
112 A point is located at P (5 m 90deg 60deg) in spherical coordinates Find the unit vector directed from the
origin to P in rectangular coordinates
113 The equation y = 2 minus x is that of a straight line in the x-y plane Obtain the unit normal vector directed
from the given line to the point (3 2)
114 Find the dot and cross products of the vectors A = 3u x + 8u
y B = 5u
x + 10u
y What is the angle
between the vectors
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115 Given the vectors A = 4u x + 5u
y B = 6u
x + B
yu y + 8u
z What should be the value of B
y so that the angle
between A and B is 60deg
116 Vector A is directed from (2 m 3 m 4 m) to (5 m 7 m 9 m) and vector B is directed from (0 1 m
2 m) to (3 m 5 m 7 m) Find the angle between the vectors
117
Find the gradient of the scalar function f =
x
2
y +
y
2
z +
xz
2
at (minus
1 2minus
3) 118 The equation 2 x + 3 y + 4 z = c where c is a constant is that of a plane surface Find the unit vector
that is normal to the given plane and directed away from the origin
119 A surface is defined by x2 + y2 minus z 2 = 21 Find the unit vector normal to the surface at (4 3 2)
120 For the surface defined in Problem 119 find the angle between unit vectors normal to the surface at
(4 3 2) and )15 3
121 A vector function is described by A
+
1
2 2)uuu Find the divergence of the
vector function at (2 minus1 minus2)
122 A vector function is given by A = x2 yu x + y2 z u
y + xz 2u
z Find the curl of the vector at (1 2 4)
123 For the scalar function f ( x y z ) show that nabla times nablaf = 0
124 Prove the validity of the vector identity nabla times nabla times A = nabla(nabla sdot A) minusnabla2A for the vector function A = A( x
y z )u x + A( x y z )u
y + A( x y z )u
z
125 A vector field in rectangular coordinates is given byu
= + z
x Express the vector in cylindrical
coordinates at (4 45deg 3)
126 A vector is directed from (2 30deg 4) to (3 60deg 6) in cylindrical coordinates Find the angle between
the vector and the y axis
127 A vector function in cylindrical coordinates is given by
u ucos tans nr r
Calculate the components of the vector in rectangular coordinates
128 A vector function is given by = 8
2 2 Find the line integral of E along a straight path from
(3 5) to (6 10)
129 On the surface of a sphere find the area in the region if r = 6 30deg le q le 60deg 0 le f le 30deg
130 The amplitude of sinusoidal voltage and current of an electric circuit are 15 V and 2 A respectively
The current lags the voltage by p 6 rad Calculate (a) the rms values of voltage and current (b) the
power factor (c) the average power and (d) the complex impedance of the circuit
Find also the instantaneous power and complex power taking the voltage as reference Identify the
components of the complex power Assume w to be the angular frequency of the voltage
131 The complex forms of voltage and current amplitudes of an electric load are
40 V
2 A
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EXAMPLE 120
Integrate the vector function
F u + x y y
( ) x
along the path described by the equation y2 = 4 x from P 1(1 2) to P
2(4 4)
An element of length vector in rectangular coordinates
d ℓ = u xdx + u
ydy + u
z dz
The dot product of F and d ℓ sdot d x y
dyl =) x y x y 2
(1)
The path of integration is defined by the equation
y2 = 4 x (2)
Or ydy = 2dx (3)
Substituting (2) and (3) in (1) we get
F sdot = + x x
23 2
Thus F sdot = + =int int x2
03 2
274P1
2
The integral can be evaluated by substituting x2 + 4 x = u
EXAMPLE 121
A circular cylinder has its base on the x- y plane with its axis along the z axis The radius and height of the
cylinder are 20 cm and 50 cm respectively By using the formula for the differential area d S = (rd f dz )ur +
(drdz )uf + (rdrd f )u
z find the surface area of the cylinder
A differential area on the surface of the cylinder is in r direction Thus
dS = rd f dz
At r = 02 m dS = 02d f dz
Surface area π = 0 2φ
m2
EXAMPLE 122
The radius of a sphere is 25 cm By using the formula for the differential area d S = (r 2sinq d q d f )ur +
(r sinq drd f ) uq + (rdrd f ) u
f find surface area of the lower hemisphere
A differential area on the surface of the sphere is in r direction Thus
dS = r 2 sinq d q d f
At r = 025 m dS = 00625 sinq d q d f
Surface area π = 0 125φ π
2
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EXAMPLE 123
Given a vector function F = x2 yu x + xy2u
y Integrate nabla times F over the rectangular surface shown in Fig 116
y
y 1
x 2
x minus2
y minus1
x
Fig 116 For Example 123
The curl of the vector function
nabla times = partpart part
=F
u
u x y
x2 2 0
)minus
An element of surface vector is given by
d S = u xdydz + u
ydzdx + u
z dxdy
Thus (nabla times F) sdot d S = ( y2 minus x2)dxdy
We find from Fig 116 that the lower and upper limits of x are minus20 and +20 and those of y are minus10 and
+10 Thus
= minus+
minus
+
int sdot (= 08
111 Coordinate Transformation of VectorsIt is desirable to use a suitable coordinate system at the outset for solving a field problem involving vectors
For example it is easier to solve a problem having cylindrical symmetry by using cylindrical coordinates A
proper choice of a coordinate system simplifies the analysis and results in a solution that is compact in form
and easy for physical interpretation However it is occasionally necessary to convert a vector function from
one coordinate system to another system The principles of transformation of a vector function between
cylindrical and rectangular coordinates and between spherical and rectangular coordinates are described in
the following
Transformations between Cylindrical and Rectangular Coordinates
Let a vector F in terms of its components in cylindrical coordinates be given by
F = F r u
r + F
f u
f + F
z u
z (1)
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where in general each component is a function of all the three variables r f and z We will transform the
vector to rectangular coordinates
Let the same vector in terms of its components in rectangular coordinates is
F = F xu
x + F
yu
y + F
z u
z (2)
In order to transform the vector we obtain at first the rectangular-coordinate components F x F y and F z of F interms of F
r F
f and F
z and then change the cylindrical-coordinate variables to rectangular-coordinate variables
We know that the component of a vector in any direction is given by the dot product of the vector and a unit
vector in that direction Accordingly F x is equal to the dot product of F described by (1) and the unit vector u
x
F x = ( F
r u
r + F
f u
f + F
z u
z ) sdot u
x
= F r (u
r sdot u
x) + F
f (u
f sdot u
x) + F
z (u
z sdot u
x) (3)
We see from Fig 117 that the angle between ur and u
x is f the angle between u
f and u
x is 90deg + f and the
angle between u z and u
x is 90deg Therefore u
r sdot u
x = cos f u
f sdot u
x = minus sin f and u
z sdot u
x = 0 Substituting these
results in (3) we get
F x = F
r cos f minus F
f sin f
The component F y = ( F
r u
r+ F
f u
f + F
z u
z ) sdot u
y= F
r (u
r sdot u
y)
+ F f (u
f sdot u
y) + F
z (u
z sdot u
y)
The angle between ur and u
y is 90deg minus f between u
f and u
y
is f and between u z and u
yis 90deg Thus
F y = F
r sin f + F
f cos f
As the z direction is common to both the systems
F z = F
z
Since F r F
f and F
z are functions of the cylindrical-coordi-
nate variables these have to be expressed in terms of
rectangular-coordinate variables to complete the transfor-
mation Relations connecting the two sets of variables are
given in (12-2) [Equation 2 of Section 12]
We use the same procedure as described above to transform a vector in rectangular coordinates to cylindrical
coordinates It can be shown that a vector
G = G xu x + G yu y + G z u z
in cylindrical coordinates when transformed to rectangular coordinates will have the following scalar
components
G r = G
x cos f + G
y sin f
G f = minus G
x sin f + G
y cos f
G z = G
z
To complete the transformation the components have to be expressed in terms of spherical-coordinate vari-
ables using the following formulae which can be derived from (12-2)
y
u
(90deg
u
u
u
ur u x
f
f
Fig 117 Showing unit vectors of rectangular
and cylindrical coordinates
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2
f = tanminus1( y x)
z = z
Transformations between Spherical and Rectangular CoordinatesIn spherical coordinates let a vector function be given by
E = E r u
r + E
q u
q + E
f u
f
where E r E
q and E
f are in general functions of all the three variables r q and f
In order to transform the vector to rectangular coordinates we have to find its components in x y and z direc-
tions and then express these components in terms of x y and z The component of E along x direction is
E x = E sdot u
x = E
r(u
r sdot u
x) + E
q (u
q sdot u
x) + E
f (u
f sdot u
x) (4)
The values of (ur sdot u x) and (uq sdot u x) cannot be found directly because the angles between the unit vectorsinvolving the dot products cannot be expressed as simple functions of q and f
This difficulty is overcome by finding at first the pro-
jections of the unit vectors on the x-y plane and then
projecting these projections onto the x axis Referring
to Fig 118 we find that the angle between ur and the
z axis is q and the angle between uq and the z axis is
90deg + q Therefore the lengths of projections urand u
q
on the x-y plane are equal to sin q and cos q respec-
tively Moreover these projections are at an angle f
with the x axis Thus we haveu
r sdot u
x = sin q cos f
uq sdot u
x = cos q cos f
As the unit vector uf is at angle 90deg + f with the x axis
the dot product of uf and u
x is
uf sdot u
x = minus sin f
Substituting the expressions of the dot products in (4)
we get
E x = E
r sin q cos f + E
q cos q cos f minus E
f sin f
The components of E along y and z directions can similarly be calculated These are given by E
y = E
r sin q sin f + E
q cos q sin f + E
f cos f
E z = E
r cos q minus E
q sin q
To complete the process of transformation we have to express the components in terms of the rectangular-
coordinate variables The relations connecting the two sets of variables are given by (12-3)
Let us next consider a vector H in rectangular coordinates defined in terms of its components
H = H xu
x + H
yu
y + H
z u
z
We can transform the vector into spherical coordinate system using the procedure similar to that described
above The scalar components of H in spherical coordinates are
u
u
u
u x
u
(90deg q )
u
x
f
q
Fig 118 Showing unit vectors of rectangular and
spherical coordinates
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H r = H
x sin q cos f + H
y sin q sin f + H
z cos q
H q = H
x cos q cos f + H
y cos q sin f minus H
z sin q
H f = minus H
x sin f + H
y cos f
To complete the process of conversion the components will have to be transformed to spherical-coordinate
variables using the following formulae These can be derived from (12-3)
r y z x
=+
minuscos 1
x
f = tanminus1 ( y x)
EXAMPLE 124
A vector in cylindrical coordinates is given byF = Transform the vector into rectangular coordinates
The vector has only one component F r = 1r in r direction Let the vector in rectangular coordinates be
F = F xu
x + F
yu
y + F
z u
z
Thenr
x
x yr
= =) cossdot
= =) s nsdot
F z = 0
The vector in rectangular coordinates is given by
F 1
)uu
EXAMPLE 125
The vector F = r sin f uf is given in cylindrical coordinates Transform the vector into rectangular
coordinates
The vector has only one component F f = r sin f in f direction Let the vector in rectangular coordinates be
F = F xu
x + F
yu
y + F
z u
z
Then y
= = minus) )sdot minus sin 2 2
x y= =)sdot
F z = 0
The vector in rectangular coordinate is given by
F 1
2 2)u
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EXAMPLE 126
Convert the vector = r
r in spherical coordinates into rectangular coordinates
The vector has only one componentr
r
1 in r direction Let the vector in rectangular coordinates be
E = E xu
x + E
yu
y + E
z u
z
We haver
= =)) x
sdot 1
yr
=))
sdot 1
= =) cos
)sdot
The vector in rectangular coordinate is given by
E 1
+ )uu
112 Sinusoidally Time-Varying QuantitiesA scalar or a vector quantity may be time-invariant or it may be a function of time Quantities that are either
sine or cosine function of time are called sinusoidally time-varying quantities For example a voltage repre-
sented by
V (t ) = V 0 cos w t (1)
is a co-sinusoidal quantity And a current given by
I (t ) = I 0 sin w t (2)
is a sinusoidal quantity These are also called alternat-
ing quantities In (1) and (2) V (t ) and I (t ) denote instan-
taneous values V 0 and I
0 are the maximum values or
amplitudes of the functions and w is the angular or
radian frequency The units of voltage and current are
volt (V) and ampere (A) and that of w is radians per
second (rads) The graphs of variation of voltage and
current with time shown in Fig 119 are the familiarcosine and sine waves The waves repeat after every
w t = 2p radian The number of such repetitions or
cycles per second is called frequency of the waves The
frequency is denoted by f and its unit is hertz (Hz) The
duration of one cycle is equal to one period It is gener-
ally denoted by T Therefore T = 1 f As w t changes by
2p radian in one period w = 2p T = 2p f Each cycle
consists of a positive half-cycle and a negative half-
cycle Both the half-cycles have the same amplitude
and identical shapes
(a
(b
3
V t
V
I t
I
p p p p t
t
2p
23p p p
Fig 119 (a) A cosine wave and (b) A sine wave
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Next let us consider the functions
V 1(t ) = V
10 cos (w t + y
1) (3)
and V 2(t ) = V
20 cos (w t minus y
2) (4)
Note that V 1
(t ) and V 2
(t ) have the same frequency as that of V (t ) Graphs of functions defined by (1) (3) and
(4) are shown in Fig 120 The symbols y 1and y
2denote phase angles of V
1(t ) and V
2(t ) respectively If we
take the time-angle at which V (t ) is zero (or maximum) as reference the corresponding zero of V 1(t ) occurs
earlier by a time-angle y 1 and that of V
2(t ) occurs later by a time-angle y
2 Thus V
1(t ) leads V (t ) by an angle
y 1 and V
2(t ) lags V (t ) by an angle y
2 As cos w t = sin(w t + p 2) a cosine function leads a sine function by p 2
radian The phase angles are specified either in radian or in degree
Representation of Sinusoidal Functions
Any of the equations (1) to (4) is the basic form of rep-
resenting a sinusoidal quantity in terms of its amplitude
frequency and phase angle This form gives the value of
the quantity at any instant The waveforms of Fig 119and 120 also provide the same information
Some other useful ways of representing a sinusoidal
quantity are the phasor the complex and the polar forms
The basis of these forms is the Eulerrsquos formula (or iden-
tity) of the complex exponential function e j w t As per the
formula
e j w t = cos w t + j sin w t
where = minus1
cos w t = Re e j w t (5) sin w t = Im e j w t (6)
The notations Re and Im are the abbreviations of lsquoreal part of rsquo and lsquoimaginary part of rsquo respectively Thus
using (5) and (6) in (1) and (2) we have
V (t ) = Re V 0 e j w t
and I (t ) = Im I 0 e j w t = Re I
0 e j (w t minusp 2)
Similarly (3) and (4) can be written as
e j )1=
e j )2=
These are the complex exponential forms of writing sinusoidally time-changing quantities One advantage of
using the complex exponential function e j w t instead of sin w t or cos w t is that the form of a function does not
change when differentiated or integrated with respect to time
To proceed further let us write the last four equations as in the following
V (t ) = V 0 cos w t = Re (V
0 e j 0)e j w t
I (t ) = I 0 sin w t = Re ( I
0 eminus j p 2)e j w t
e t
11) Re )ψ
e t
1) Re )= minusminus ψ
V t
ω t
V t V t
2p
Fig 120 Showing time-phase difference between
sinusoidal waves
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A study of the above equations shows that the factor e j w t appears in all the functions In the mathematical
analysis of a problem it is not necessary to show this factor in all the steps The presence of e j w t in a func-
tion is assumed If all the quantities in a study have the same frequency it is sufficient to use only the
functions shown within the brackets At the end of an analysis the final expression is multiplied by e j w t
and either its real part or the imaginary part is used to express the result in real time The functions inside
the brackets are called phasors
We will denote a phasor by putting a bar over the symbol of the quantity For example
j 1ψ
and j
02minus
These are the phasor representations of sinusoidally time-varying quantities
Two more forms of representing a sinusoid can be derived from the phasor form Let us consider a voltage
phasor
e ψ
Since e j w = cos y + j sin y
)s n (7)
The first term on the rhs of (7) is the real part and the second term is the imaginary part of Denoting the
real part by V 0a
and the imaginary part by V 0i we have
i (8)
where V 0a
= V 0 cos y and V
0i = V
0 sin y
The form of (8) suggests that a phasor can be represented in a complex plane as shown in Fig 121 Equation
(8) and Fig 121 are the complex form of representing a sinusoidally time-varying quantity
We see that to write a sinusoidal quantity in phasor and com-
plex forms only its amplitude and phase angle are needed
Thus a simpler way of describing a sinusoidal quantity is by
its amplitude and phase angle as given below
ang plusmn
This is known as the polar form of representing a sinusoid
This form is advantageous where multiplication and division
of phasors are involved To illustrate these operations let j 1plusmn
and e j 2plusmn ψ
The product of the two phasors0 0 2= ang plusmn )]
The ratio of the two phasors j
2= ang[plusmn )] plusmn )]minus
Thus the magnitude of the product of two phasors is equal to the product of their magnitudes whereas the
phase angle of their product is equal to the algebraic sum of their phase angles Moreover the magnitude of
the ratio of two phasors is equal to the ratio of their magnitudes and the phase angle is equal to the phase angle
of the numerator-phasor minus the phase angle of the denominator-phasor
Im
Re
V
V
V
y
Fig 121 Representation of a sinusoidal
function in the complex plane
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Root-Mean-Square Value of a Sinusoidal Quantity
In order to define the root-mean-square (rms) value of a function consider that a sinusoidal current
I (t ) = I 0 sin w t
flows through a resistor of R ohm Then electric power dissipated in the resistor at any instant
)t s n= 0
ω t
The average power over a complete cycle
=1
2 2
2π
Next consider that a time-invariant current I flows through the same resistor instead of the sinusoidal current
Power dissipated in the resistor is equal to I 2 R If we assume that I 2 R is equal to the average power dissipated
by the sinusoidal current I 0 sin w t then
2=
Or =2
The constant current I which produces the same power in the resistor as the average power due to an
alternating current is called root-mean-square (rms) or effective value of the time-varying current The
nomenclature is derived from the mathematical procedure involved in deriving it
The rms value of a sinusoidal quantity is equal to 21 times of its amplitude The rms value of any periodic
function can be determined using the above procedure Sinusoidal quantities can also be represented usingrms value instead of amplitudes as given below
Instantaneous form )t )=
)t )=
Phasor form e ψ
Complex form
Polar form ang plusmn
The Complex ImpedanceThe complex impedance of an electric load is defined as the ratio of its complex voltage and complex
current To calculate the impedance let us assume that the instantaneous
voltage across the electric load shown in Fig 122 is
V (t ) = V 0 cos w t (9)
The complex and polar forms of the voltage are
0+ (10)
0ang
I (t
V (t
Load
Z
Fig 122 A load connected
to an ac source
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For a purely resistive load of resistance R ohm instantaneous current through the load
t )t )t
cos= = ω cos (11)
where I 0 = V
0 R We find from equations (9) and (11) that these are in time-phase The complex form of load
current is0+ (12)
The complex impedance is found by dividing (10) by (12)
Z = =0
00 0= ang
If the load is an ideal (loss-free) inductor of inductance L henry (H)
t )t cos( )== deg1ω (13)
The constant of integration is assumed to be zero as we are considering alternating quantities under steady
state (not transient) condition In the above expressions X L
= w L is reactance of the inductor and I 0 = V
0 X
L is
amplitude of the current The unit of reactance is ohm We find from (9) and (13) that the current in a pure
inductor lags the voltage across it by 90deg The complex form of current is
0
The complex impedance of the inductor
= = deg0
0+ = = ang
If the load is an ideal (loss-free) capacitor of capacitance C farad (F)
t
)t = = minus +t deg)t = os )90
where X c = (1w c) is reactance of the capacitor in ohm and I
0 = (V
0 X
c) is amplitude of the current We find
that current in an ideal capacitor leads the voltage across it by 90 deg The complex form of current is given by
The complex impedance
= = + deg00
minus = minus = ang minus
The complex impedance of an electric load consisting of a resistance R an inductance X L and a capacitance
X C in series is given by
j+ +minus (14)
where X = X L
minus X C is the effective reactance of the circuit If X
L is greater than X
C then the load is inductive
and if X C is greater than X
L the load is capacitive The angle y = tanminus1( X R) is called impedance angle
The resistance and reactance of the load in terms of the load angle are given by
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R = Z cos y
X = Z sin y
The magnitude of the impedance
The impedance in polar form is represented as
ang
Current I 0taken by a load is equal to the ratio of (10) and (14)
ji2
0= = = = =
) R jX
where I 0a
= (V 0Z ) cos y = I
0 cos y is the real part and I
0i = (V
0Z ) sin y = I
0 sin y is the imaginary part of the
current phasor respectively
The current in the polar form is
0= ang
ang + = ang minus where
0 =
If the resistance and reactance of an electric load is known we can calculate values of the circuit impedance
Z and the impedance angle y Taking the voltage across the circuit as reference the equation for instanta-
neous current is given by
I (t ) = I 0 cos(w t minus y )
We see that the phase angle between voltage and current is equal to the impedance angle y The current lags
the voltage for an inductive load and the current leads the voltage for a capacitive load The impedance angle
lies between 0 and 90deg if the load is inductive and between 0 and minus90deg if the load is capacitive
The rms value of current I = =rms value of voltage
Instantaneous Average and Complex Powers
Instantaneous power input to a load is equal to the product of its voltage and current at a given instant If the
instantaneous voltage is described by the equation
V (t ) = V 0 cos (w t + y
1) (15)
and the current at the same instant is given by
I (t ) = I 0 cos (w t + y
2) (16)
then instantaneous power
P (t ) = V (t ) I (t ) = V 0 I
0 cos (w t +y
1) cos (w t + y
2)
= +t 2
)]ω + cos (17)
where y = y 2 minus y
1 is the phase difference between current and voltage
The instantaneous power given by (17) has two parts One part is independent of time and the other part var-
ies with time at twice the frequency The average power is equal to the average value of instantaneous power
over one cycle Thus the average power
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t 2
1
2)t
=0
2cosc= os (18)
The average power therefore is equal to the product of rms voltage rms current and the cosine of phase-angle between the voltage and current The power is also called active or effective or real power The electric unit
of power is watt (W) The product of V and I that is VI is called apparent power and its unit is volt-ampere
(VA) The factor cos y is called power factor of the load
Power factor cos = =2
VI
Substituting V = IZ and cos y = RZ in (18) we get the average power in terms of the current and the
resistance
P av
= I 2 R
Thus the active power is the power absorbed by the load
In an analogous way the reactive or quadrature power
1
2
2 (19)
The unit of reactive power is volt-ampere reactive (var)
It may be noted that I cos y of (18) is the component of current that is in phase with the voltage and I sin y of (19) is the component of current that is in quadrature with the voltage Thus the general principle is that
the average power is equal to the product of in-phase components of rms voltage and rms current and the
reactive power is given by the product of rms voltage and rms current which are out of phase by 90deg We will
use this principle to define complex power
The complex forms of voltage and current defined by (15) and (16) are
i (20)
andi (21)
In (20) V 0a
and V 0i are the real and imaginary parts of the voltage and in
(21) I 0a
and I 0i are the real and imaginary parts of the current These are
represented in the complex plane of Fig 123 Since V 0a
and I 0a
are in
phase and V 0i
and I 0i are also in phase the average power
1
2)
ii (22)
Moreover as V 0i
and I 0a
are out of phase by 90deg (V 0i I
0a2) gives one part of the
reactive power For the same reason (V 0a I
0i 2) gives a second part of reactive
power Note that in the first part the current lags the voltage and hence this part of the reactive power is inductive
The second part of the reactive power is capacitive as in this case the current leads the voltage If we assume the
inductive power to be positive then the capacitive power would be negative Thus the net reactive power
1)
ai a (23)
1
I
V
V a I
I
V
Im
Re
Fig 123 Showing real and
imaginary parts of a voltage
phasor and a current phasor
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We can also obtain the above results mathematically by the use of the complex forms of voltage and current
given in (20) and (21) as follows The conjugate of current is
i
lowast minus
Then1
2
1
2
lowast = i
)i
minus
= +1
2) + )]minus
i i (24)
We see that the rhs of (24) has a real part and an imaginary part The real part is same as the average power
given by (22) and the imaginary part is same as the reactive power given by (23) Thus 2lowast
gives the
complex power Denoting the complex power by P we have
lowast1
2 0
(25)
The average or active power 1
2 (26)
The reactive power 1
2 0
(27)
In (26) Re means lsquoReal part of rsquo and in (27) Im means lsquoImaginary part of rsquo the complex power The reactive
power is inductive if the imaginary part of (24) is positive and it is capacitive if the imaginary part is nega-
tive It can be shown that the real part of ( )2 is also equal to P av
However its imaginary part is nega-
tive of the imaginary part of (24)
EXAMPLE 127
The voltage and current of a given load are
V (t ) = 120 sin (1000t + 60deg) V
I (t ) = 15 cos (1000t - 45deg) A
(a) Find the phase difference between voltage and current and their root-mean-square values (b) Represent
the voltage and current in phasor complex and polar forms (c) Calculate the load impedance resistance
reactance inductance (or capacitance) power factor active power and reactive power using (18) and (19)
(d) Calculate the complex power using (25)
(a) In order to find the phase difference between voltage and current we have to write the voltage equation
in the cosine form
V (t ) = 120 sin (1000t + 60deg) = 120 cos (1000t minus 30deg) V
I (t ) = 15 cos (1000t minus 45deg) A
The phase angle of the current with respect to the voltage = minus 45degminus(minus30) = minus15deg The current lags the voltage
by 15deg
Root-mean-square values of voltage and current are
=2= 120 84 85 V
51= =2 60 A
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(b) Phasor forms e jminus ( ) V
e 4 ) A
Complex forms 0=)deg V
deg) = )minus A
Polar forms ang120 deg
= 1 Aang5 minus deg
(c) = = ang minus degang minus deg
= ang deg = deg +0
120 30
1 5 515 80 15(cos 2 700 1 Ω
Ω= 20 71 (Inductive)
Inductance L = X w = 20711000 = 2071 mH
Power factor = cos y = cos 15deg = 0966 (lagging)
Active power1
2
1120 1 966 93(= )( )5 0 ) 86 W
Reactive power 1
2
1120 1 259 29
0 = ) )5 0 ) = 23
(d) Complex powerlowast1
2
1 + 27
The real part is the average power in watts and the imaginary part is the reactive power in vars (inductive)
113 Fourier SeriesConsider that a function f ( x) has the following properties
1 It varies periodically with x That is f ( x + T ) = f ( x) where T is
the period
2 It is a single-valued function That is it has only one value for
a given value of the variable
3 It is a continuous function of the variable It may however have
finite number of discontinuities Such a periodic function is
shown in Fig 124 The wave is continuous in the range 0 lt x lt p and p lt x lt 2p and it is discontinuous at x = p and 2p
Any function f ( x) with a period 2p and satisfying the above mentioned properties can be represented by a trigonometric series as given below
) x1
==
infin
1
cn
)n (1)
where the constant a0 a
n and b
n are real numbers The trigonometric series is called Fourier series The con-
stants of the series are calculated from the following formulae
f d 1
minusπ
π x
p
f ( )
p
Fig 124 Illustration of a periodic
function
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x1
x
b f x d minus
1 π
Over a period 2p the constant a0 is the average value of f ( x) whereas the coefficients an and bn are twice theaverage values of f ( x) cos nx and f ( x) sin nx respectively
If a function f ( x) is defined over an interval of length instead of minus p to p its Fourier series is
obtained by replacing x in (1) by x Accordingly
n) x n=
(2)
The constants of (2) are given by
a f d 1
minus
+
x
x x
+1
b n x
dx1
minus
x sin
If f ( x) is an even function of x ie if f (minus x) = f ( x) then bn = 0 and
a x2
If f ( x) is an odd function of x [ f (minus x) = minus f ( x)] then an
= 0 and
b dx2
x sin
For an alternating function with identical positive and negative half-waves [ f ( x + p ) = minus f ( x)] the constant
a0 = 0
EXAMPLE 128
We will obtain the Fourier series of (a) a rectangular waveform and (b) of a triangular waveform illus-
trated in Fig 125
Fig 125 Pertaining to Example 128 (a) A rectangular wave and (b) A triangular wave
O
(a) b
f ( )
x
minusV
V
A
O
minusV
V
f ( )
minus x
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As both the waves are odd functions of x and have identical positive and negative half-cycles it is necessary
to calculate coefficient of the sine series only over the interval x = 0 to
(a) For the rectangular waveform f ( x) = V 0 in the interval x = 0 to =
=
2 2 2
0 = c
minus )
We see that bn = 0 for even values of n and b
n = 2 for odd values of n Thus the Fourier series of the
function is
) x == 4 1
1 3 5 (3)
(b) The equation of the triangular waveform from x = 0 to x = is that of the straight line OA Its equation
is
x
) x =
The coefficient of the nth term of the sine series
b x n x
dx
n
=
= minus
2
2
0
si
cos sin
= minus 2
ncos
Hence the Fourier series of the function is given by
) x s n= minus+ s n
2 1
3
3
2 (4)
114 Bessel FunctionsBessel functions are solutions of specific types of second order ordinary differential equations The general
form of the equation with V as dependent variable and r as independent variable is
r dr dr
0+ +r =)kr (1)
where k 2 is positive and n is any number Equation (1) is called Besselrsquos equation of order n though the dif-
ferential equation itself is of second order For n = 0 equation (1) becomes
dr dr
2 2 0+ + =)kr (2)
Equation (2) is Besselrsquos equation of zero order
Besselrsquos equation of any order is solved using the power series method We will limit our discussion to equa-
tion (2) as we will not need the solution of equation (1) for the analysis of problems which we will consider
in later chapters The solution of (2) is of the form
a + + + + +3 5 (3)
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The coefficients of the series are found by substituting V dV dr and d 2V dr 2 in (2) and then equating the
coefficients of like powers of r to zero Substituting (3) into the third term of (2) we get
2
)+ + + + + sdotsdotsdot (4)
Substituting dV dr and d 2V dr 2 into the second and first terms of (2) respectively we get
dV
r = 3 4 6 (5)
r d V
dr a r r 6 20= r + +a r +r (6)
Since the sum of the left-hand sides of (4) (5) and (6) is zero the sum of their right-hand sides must be equal
to zero Taking the sum and then collecting the terms of like powers of r we have
3 4r a a a
+ + =)+r r 6 0 (7)
Equation (7) will be satisfied if the coefficient of each power of r is equal to zero This exercise will yield the
following results
a1r = 0 rArr a
1 = 0
42
0 2
k = s an ar trar constant
9 0=
162
4
a k
a =
25 0a
362
6
a = minus
We find that the coefficients of odd powers of r of (3) are zero So the solution of the differential equation
will have terms with even powers of r only The coefficient of r 2m where m is a positive integer including
zero is given by
m1minus
m ) (8)
Replacing a0 of (8) by a different constant A the solution of (2) is given by
==
infin
sum minus( m )
)kr (9)
The function ) 1
)= sum
is called Bessel function of first kind and zero order
As equation (2) is a second-order differential equation there must be a second independent solution of the
equation The second solution is called Bessel function of second kind and zero order
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SUMMARY
We learnt the basics of three common types of coordinate systems vector analysis sinusoidally time-
varying functions Fourier series and Bessel function Other mathematical tools are described in later chap-
ters as and when necessary We found that unlike the unit vectors in rectangular coordinates the directionsof some of the unit vectors in cylindrical and spherical coordinates vary with one or two coordinate vari-
ables Though only the mathematical definitions of divergence gradient and curl operations are available
their applications to electric and magnetic fields and interpretations of results are described in later chap-
ters The vector operations in cylindrical and spherical coordinates are given in Chapters 2 and 4 The vec-
tor identities line surface and volume integrals will find frequent use in the text Moreover we will utilise
the coordinate transformation technique for calculation of vector magnetic potential of a current loop in
Chapter 4
Representation of sinusoidal quantities and power calculation will be used for the study of time-varying
fields We will apply Fourier series and Bessel function for the solution of boundary-value problems Bessel
function will also be used to study the skin-effect phenomenon in cylindrical conductors
IMPORTANT FORMULAE
Relation between coordinate variables
Rectangular and cylindrical coordinates
x = r cos f
y = r sin f
z = z
Rectangular and cylindrical coordinates
x = r sin q cos f
y = r sin q sin f
z = r cos q
Differential lengths
Rectangular coordinates d ℓ = u xdx + u
ydy + u
z dz
Cylindrical coordinates d ℓ = dr ur + rd f uf + u
z dz
Spherical coordinates d ℓ = ur dr + u
q (rd q ) + u
f (r sin q d f )
Differential surfaces
Rectangular coordinates d S = u x(dydz ) + u
y(dzdx) + u
z (dxdy)
Cylindrical coordinates d S = ur (rd f dz ) + u
f (drdz ) + u
z (rdrd f )
Spherical coordinates d S = ur (r 2sinq d q d f ) + u
q (r sinq drd f ) + u
f (rdrd q )
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Differential volumes
Rectangular coordinates dv = dxdydz
Cylindrical coordinates rdrd f dz
Spherical coordinates r 2sinq drd q d f
Position vector r = xu x + yu
y + z u
z
Dot product of two vectors
In rectangular coordinates A sdot B = A x B
x + A
y B
y + A
z B
z
In cylindrical coordinates A sdot B = Ar B
r + A
f B
f + A
z B
z
In spherical coordinates A sdot B = Ar B
r + A
q B
q + A
f B
f
Cross product of two vectors
In rectangular coordinates
A
u
=
x B B
In cylindrical coordinates
A
u u
= B
In spherical coordinates
A
= A A B
θ φ
θ φ
θ φ
Gradient of a scalar function in rectangular coordinates
nabla = part part + part y
u u
Divergence of a vector function in rectangular coordinates
nablasdot = partpart
+part
+part
D D
x y
D y
Curl of a vector function in rectangular coordinates
nabla times = partpart
part part y z
x y
H H Vector identities
nabla times nabla times A = nabla(nabla sdot A) minus nabla2A
nabla sdot (A times B) = B sdot (nabla times A) minus A sdot (nabla times B)
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Dot product of unit vectors
In Rectangular and Cylindrical Coordinate systems
sdotur
sdotuf
sdotu z
u x cos f ndashsin f 0u
ysin f cos f 0
u z
0 0 1
In Rectangular and Spherical Coordinate systems
sdotur
sdotuq
sdotuf
u x
sinq cosf cosq cosf ndashsin f
u y
sinq sinf cosq sinf cosf
u z cosq ndashsinq 0
Complex impedance
+ )minus
Instantaneous power
)t = ])t cos2
cos
Complex power
lowast1
2
MULTIPLE983085CHOICE QUESTIONS
(starred questions have two answers)
11 A point in cylindrical coordinates is defined by (14 m 25deg 075 m) Location of the point in rectan-
gular coordinates is
(a) (14 m 0592 m 075 m)
(b) (1269 m 0592 m 075 m)
(c) (14 m 0592 m 075 m)
(d) (14 m 0592 m 0375 m)
12 A point in spherical coordinates is described by (095 m 35deg 20deg) Location of the point in rectangu-
lar coordinates is
(a) (0512 m 0186 m 0778 m)
(b) (0186 m 0512 m 0778 m)
(c) (0512 m 0778 m 0186 m)
(d) (0186 m 0778 m 0512 m)
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13 A position vector is given by 4 The unit vector in the direction of the position
vector is
(a) 0 0 566 +u
(b) 0 0 24 +u
(c) 0 0 566 +u
(d) 0 0 707 +u
14 A vector is given by A uu+u If the unit vector alongA is u707
what should be the value of p
(a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 10 (d) 12
15 Two vectors are given by A 4+u and 1+u 2 The angle between the vectors is
nearest to
(a) 12deg (b) 14deg (c) 16deg (d) 18deg
16 Two vectors are described by A u u3+u and B u u For the vectors to be
parallel the values of p and q should be (a) p = 3 q = 3 (b) p = 3 q = 9 (c) p = 45 q = 3 (d) p = 3 q = 45
17 The angle between two vectors A 4+u x y
and B y is 15deg What is the ratio of p to q
(a) 1732 (b) minus1732 (c) 0577 (d) minus0577
18 Two vectors are given by A 2+u z and B 4+u
z The unit vector normal to the plane con-
taining A and B is given by
(a) +0 371 0 557 y
(b) +0 741 0 371 y
(c) 0741u x minus 0577u
y + 0371u
z
(d) 0371u x +
0743u y minus
05571u z
19 A scalar function is given byf = xyz The magnitude of grad f at (1 minus1 1) is equal to
(a) 2 3 (b) 3 2 (c) 31 (d) 3
110 If r is the position vector at ( x y z ) the magnitude of nabla sdot r is equal to
(a) 3 (b) 3 (c) 31 (d) 13
111 The divergence of F = xy (u x + u
y) at (1 3) is equal to
(a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3 (d) 2
112 A vector in cylindrical coordinates is given by (sin f r ) ur The vector in rectangular coordinates is
(a) y
2
3 2) (b)
y
2
2( ) (c)
y
2 2
2( ) (d)
y
2
2( )
113 A vector in spherical coordinates is given by ur r 2 The vector in rectangular coordinate is
(a)+u
x + 3 2 (b)
3 2
+u
x + (c)
u+u
( x + 3 (d)
zu u+u z
x + 3 2
114 The line integral of F = xy (u x + u
y) along the straight line y = x from (0 0) to (2 2) is
(a) 163 (b) 8 (c) 16 (d) 4
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115 The instantaneous voltage and current in an electric circuit are given by V (t ) = 5 sin (w t minus 30deg) V and
I (t ) = minus02 cos w t A The average power supplied to the circuit is
(a) 05 W (b) 3 2 W (c) 025 W (d) 3 4 W
QUESTIONS
11 Name the coordinate planes of rectangular coordinates
12 In rectangular coordinates the coordinates of a point are x y and z What is the normal distance of
the point from the x- y plane
13 Name the plane on which x = 0
14 The coordinate of two points are and respectively What is the distance between the
points
15 In rectangular coordinates locate the point ) by tracing the path along or parallel to the
coordinate axes starting from the origin
16 Describe the cylindrical coordinate system Show that the coordinate directions are mutually perpen-
dicular to each other
17 Describe the spherical coordinate system Show that the coordinate directions are mutually perpen-
dicular to each other
18 The r and variable appearing in cylindrical and spherical coordinate systems have the same mean-
ing or different meanings in the two systems Explain
19 Explain why the distance between two points specified in spherical coordinates cannot be calculated by direct use of the coordinates of the points
How is this distance calculated
110 Sketch a length vector in rectangular coordinates and show its components in the coordinate directions
111 Express the vector A as sum of its component in rectangular cylindrical and spherical coordinates
112 Write the differential length vector and the differential surface vector in rectangular cylindrical and
spherical coordinates in terms of the components Give also the formula for the differential volume
in the three coordinate systems
113 Define the cross product of two vectors A and B Explain how the angle between the vectors can be
calculated from the definition of the cross product
114 Explain what is meant by a scalar field Does the value of the field at a point depend on the choice of
the coordinate system
115 State what is meant by a vector field Does the value of the field at a point depend on the choice of
the coordinate system
116 Explain with sketches that the unit vectors ur and u
f in cylindrical coordinates vary with f
117 Explain the properties of the gradient of a scalar function
118 Describe the procedure for evaluating the line integral of a vector function from an initial point to a
final point along a given path
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119 For the vector function A( x y z ) show that nabla sdot nabla times A( x y z ) = 0
120 Two sinusoidal functions are given by
)t )minus=
)t )minus 12
π
What is the phase difference between the two quantities and which is the leading quantity
121 A sinusoidal quantity is given by
F (t ) = F 0 sin (w t + y )
Write the complex exponential phasor and polar forms of the quantity
122 Define the rms value of a sinusoidally time-varying current Explain its significance
123 If W V and I are the measured values of power rms value of voltage and rms value of current
respectively of an electric load then the ratio W (VI ) is defined as the power factor of the load Is this
definition applicable to only sinusoidal variation of voltage and current with time or for any type of
variation Explain
124 Explain with sketches the meanings of single-valued and multi-valued periodic functions
ANSWERS TO SELECTED QUESTIONS
16 Describe the cylindrical coordinate system Show that the coordinate directions are mutually perpen-
dicular to each other
Answer In cylindrical coordinate system the three surfaces are those of a circular cylinder and two
planes These surfaces are specified with reference to the rectangular coordinate system The axis of
the cylinder is along the z axis and its radius is denoted by r One of the plane surfaces containing the
z axis is specified by the angle it makes with the y-z plane The angle is generally denoted by f The
second plane surface is parallel to and at a height z from the x-y plane The three coordinate direc-
tions are r f and z
The r direction is normal to the surface of the cylinder hence it is perpendicular to the axis of the
cylinder As the axis of the cylinder is along the z axis r and z directions are perpendicular to each
other At a point on the cylindrical surface the r direction is perpendicular to and the f direction istangential to the cylindrical surface Hence they are perpendicular to each other Moreover the f direction is parallel to the x-y plane hence it is perpendicular to the z direction
18 The r and f variable appearing in cylindrical and spherical coordinate systems have the same mean-
ing or different meanings in the two systems Explain
Answer The variables in cylindrical coordinate system are r f and z and those of spherical coordi-
nates are r q and f The r direction in cylindrical coordinates is perpendicular to the z axis of rectan-
gular coordinates whereas the r direction in spherical coordinates is at an angle q with the z axis Thus
the r-variables have different meaning In both the systems the angle f is the angle between the y-z
plane and a plane surface containing the z axis Thus the variable f has the same meaning in both the
systems
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19 Explain why the distance between two points specified in spherical coordinates cannot be calculated
by direct use of the coordinates of the points
How is the distance calculated
Answer Both q and f variables of spherical coordinates are angles and radian is their unit As the
unit of distance between two points is that of length the variables cannot be used directly for calcula-tion of distance
To calculate the distance it is necessary to express the spherical coordinates of the point in terms of
rectangular coordinate variables
113 Define the cross product of two vectors A and B Explain how the angle between the vectors can be
calculated from the definition of the cross product
Answer The cross product of two vectors A and B is a vector quantity say C The magnitude of C
is equal to the products of the magnitude of A the magnitude of B and the sine of angle a between
A and B The direction of C is perpendicular to the plane containing A and B The positive direction
is taken along the advance of a right-handed screw when it is rotated from A towards B
As per the definition of the cross product
A times B = ABsin a
Hence sin α = A B
A B
114 Explain what is meant by a scalar field Does the value of the field at a point depend on the choice of
the coordinate system
Answer A physical quantity which is a scalar function of position is a real number The quantity
may or may not be a function of time The mathematical representation or graphical plot of a scalar
function at various points in a region or domain is the scalar field of the function in that region Theregion may be one-dimensional (a line) two-dimensional (a surface) or three-dimensional (a vol-
ume) As an example let us consider a heated plate The temperature at each point on the surface of
the plate will have a specific value A graphical representation of temperatures at several points is the
temperature field in the region of the plate surface
Value of the field at a point is independent of the choice of a coordinate system
117 Explain the properties of the gradient of a scalar function
Answer The gradient of a scalar quantity which is a function of x y and z in general is a vector quan-
tity It is given by
nabla = + part part + partpart y x
u u u u= u
The first second and third terms give the rate of change of V with x y and z respectively As nablaV is
the vector sum of all the three components it gives the maximum rate of change of V with distance
at a point in space
120 Two sinusoidal functions are given by
V )t )minus= π
I )t )minus 12
π
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What is the phase difference between the two quantities and which is the leading quantity
Answer As V (t ) is a cosine function of time and I (t ) is a sine function of time we have to express
either V (t ) as a sine function or I (t ) as a cosine function of time By expressing I (t ) as a cosine func-
tion we get
)t )t = minus minus Thus the phase difference between the quantities is 3= V (t ) is the leading
quantity
PROBLEMS
11 Show the location of points P 1(10 m 20 m 30m) P
2(minus10 m 20 m 30m) P
3(10 m minus20 m
30m) P 4(10 m 20 m minus30m) in rectangular coordinates Calculate the distances of the points from
the origin
12 Show the location of the point P (05 m 60deg 02 m) in cylindrical coordinates Calculate the distances
of P from the origin
13 Show the location of the point P (04 m 30deg 45deg) in spherical coordinates Calculate the distances of
P from the origin
14 A point in rectangular coordinates is defined by (2 m minus3 m minus1 m) Find coordinates of the point in
(a) cylindrical coordinate and (b) in spherical coordinates
15 Derive relations between the cylindrical coordinate and spherical coordinate variables For the radial
directions use subscripts c and s respectively for cylindrical and spherical coordinates
16 A point in cylindrical coordinates is defined by (3 m 300
2 m) Find coordinates of the point inspherical coordinates
17 Find the distance between two points located at (a) (10 m 24 m minus08 m) and (minus26 m 15 m 15 m)
in rectangular coordinates (b) (12 m 45deg 20 m) and (05 m 60deg 02 m) in cylindrical coordinates
(c) (04 m 30deg 45deg) and (10 m 75deg 15deg) in spherical coordinates
18 Find the length vector from the point P 2(075 m 13 m minus06 m) to the point P
1(125 m minus07 m
04 m) Find also the unit vector directed from P 1 to P
2
19 A point is located at (20 m p 3 rad 08 m) in cylindrical coordinates Obtain in rectangular coordi-
nates the unit vector directed from the origin to the point
110 The location of two points are given by P 1(1 m 2 m 3 m) and P
2(2 m 3 m 5 m) Find the length
vector from the origin to the mid-point of the line joining P 1 and P
2
111 The location of two points are given by P 1(15 m 45deg 2 m) and P
2(5 m 60deg 30deg) in cylindrical and
spherical coordinates respectively Find the length vector from P 1 to P
2
112 A point is located at P (5 m 90deg 60deg) in spherical coordinates Find the unit vector directed from the
origin to P in rectangular coordinates
113 The equation y = 2 minus x is that of a straight line in the x-y plane Obtain the unit normal vector directed
from the given line to the point (3 2)
114 Find the dot and cross products of the vectors A = 3u x + 8u
y B = 5u
x + 10u
y What is the angle
between the vectors
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115 Given the vectors A = 4u x + 5u
y B = 6u
x + B
yu y + 8u
z What should be the value of B
y so that the angle
between A and B is 60deg
116 Vector A is directed from (2 m 3 m 4 m) to (5 m 7 m 9 m) and vector B is directed from (0 1 m
2 m) to (3 m 5 m 7 m) Find the angle between the vectors
117
Find the gradient of the scalar function f =
x
2
y +
y
2
z +
xz
2
at (minus
1 2minus
3) 118 The equation 2 x + 3 y + 4 z = c where c is a constant is that of a plane surface Find the unit vector
that is normal to the given plane and directed away from the origin
119 A surface is defined by x2 + y2 minus z 2 = 21 Find the unit vector normal to the surface at (4 3 2)
120 For the surface defined in Problem 119 find the angle between unit vectors normal to the surface at
(4 3 2) and )15 3
121 A vector function is described by A
+
1
2 2)uuu Find the divergence of the
vector function at (2 minus1 minus2)
122 A vector function is given by A = x2 yu x + y2 z u
y + xz 2u
z Find the curl of the vector at (1 2 4)
123 For the scalar function f ( x y z ) show that nabla times nablaf = 0
124 Prove the validity of the vector identity nabla times nabla times A = nabla(nabla sdot A) minusnabla2A for the vector function A = A( x
y z )u x + A( x y z )u
y + A( x y z )u
z
125 A vector field in rectangular coordinates is given byu
= + z
x Express the vector in cylindrical
coordinates at (4 45deg 3)
126 A vector is directed from (2 30deg 4) to (3 60deg 6) in cylindrical coordinates Find the angle between
the vector and the y axis
127 A vector function in cylindrical coordinates is given by
u ucos tans nr r
Calculate the components of the vector in rectangular coordinates
128 A vector function is given by = 8
2 2 Find the line integral of E along a straight path from
(3 5) to (6 10)
129 On the surface of a sphere find the area in the region if r = 6 30deg le q le 60deg 0 le f le 30deg
130 The amplitude of sinusoidal voltage and current of an electric circuit are 15 V and 2 A respectively
The current lags the voltage by p 6 rad Calculate (a) the rms values of voltage and current (b) the
power factor (c) the average power and (d) the complex impedance of the circuit
Find also the instantaneous power and complex power taking the voltage as reference Identify the
components of the complex power Assume w to be the angular frequency of the voltage
131 The complex forms of voltage and current amplitudes of an electric load are
40 V
2 A
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EXAMPLE 123
Given a vector function F = x2 yu x + xy2u
y Integrate nabla times F over the rectangular surface shown in Fig 116
y
y 1
x 2
x minus2
y minus1
x
Fig 116 For Example 123
The curl of the vector function
nabla times = partpart part
=F
u
u x y
x2 2 0
)minus
An element of surface vector is given by
d S = u xdydz + u
ydzdx + u
z dxdy
Thus (nabla times F) sdot d S = ( y2 minus x2)dxdy
We find from Fig 116 that the lower and upper limits of x are minus20 and +20 and those of y are minus10 and
+10 Thus
= minus+
minus
+
int sdot (= 08
111 Coordinate Transformation of VectorsIt is desirable to use a suitable coordinate system at the outset for solving a field problem involving vectors
For example it is easier to solve a problem having cylindrical symmetry by using cylindrical coordinates A
proper choice of a coordinate system simplifies the analysis and results in a solution that is compact in form
and easy for physical interpretation However it is occasionally necessary to convert a vector function from
one coordinate system to another system The principles of transformation of a vector function between
cylindrical and rectangular coordinates and between spherical and rectangular coordinates are described in
the following
Transformations between Cylindrical and Rectangular Coordinates
Let a vector F in terms of its components in cylindrical coordinates be given by
F = F r u
r + F
f u
f + F
z u
z (1)
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where in general each component is a function of all the three variables r f and z We will transform the
vector to rectangular coordinates
Let the same vector in terms of its components in rectangular coordinates is
F = F xu
x + F
yu
y + F
z u
z (2)
In order to transform the vector we obtain at first the rectangular-coordinate components F x F y and F z of F interms of F
r F
f and F
z and then change the cylindrical-coordinate variables to rectangular-coordinate variables
We know that the component of a vector in any direction is given by the dot product of the vector and a unit
vector in that direction Accordingly F x is equal to the dot product of F described by (1) and the unit vector u
x
F x = ( F
r u
r + F
f u
f + F
z u
z ) sdot u
x
= F r (u
r sdot u
x) + F
f (u
f sdot u
x) + F
z (u
z sdot u
x) (3)
We see from Fig 117 that the angle between ur and u
x is f the angle between u
f and u
x is 90deg + f and the
angle between u z and u
x is 90deg Therefore u
r sdot u
x = cos f u
f sdot u
x = minus sin f and u
z sdot u
x = 0 Substituting these
results in (3) we get
F x = F
r cos f minus F
f sin f
The component F y = ( F
r u
r+ F
f u
f + F
z u
z ) sdot u
y= F
r (u
r sdot u
y)
+ F f (u
f sdot u
y) + F
z (u
z sdot u
y)
The angle between ur and u
y is 90deg minus f between u
f and u
y
is f and between u z and u
yis 90deg Thus
F y = F
r sin f + F
f cos f
As the z direction is common to both the systems
F z = F
z
Since F r F
f and F
z are functions of the cylindrical-coordi-
nate variables these have to be expressed in terms of
rectangular-coordinate variables to complete the transfor-
mation Relations connecting the two sets of variables are
given in (12-2) [Equation 2 of Section 12]
We use the same procedure as described above to transform a vector in rectangular coordinates to cylindrical
coordinates It can be shown that a vector
G = G xu x + G yu y + G z u z
in cylindrical coordinates when transformed to rectangular coordinates will have the following scalar
components
G r = G
x cos f + G
y sin f
G f = minus G
x sin f + G
y cos f
G z = G
z
To complete the transformation the components have to be expressed in terms of spherical-coordinate vari-
ables using the following formulae which can be derived from (12-2)
y
u
(90deg
u
u
u
ur u x
f
f
Fig 117 Showing unit vectors of rectangular
and cylindrical coordinates
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2
f = tanminus1( y x)
z = z
Transformations between Spherical and Rectangular CoordinatesIn spherical coordinates let a vector function be given by
E = E r u
r + E
q u
q + E
f u
f
where E r E
q and E
f are in general functions of all the three variables r q and f
In order to transform the vector to rectangular coordinates we have to find its components in x y and z direc-
tions and then express these components in terms of x y and z The component of E along x direction is
E x = E sdot u
x = E
r(u
r sdot u
x) + E
q (u
q sdot u
x) + E
f (u
f sdot u
x) (4)
The values of (ur sdot u x) and (uq sdot u x) cannot be found directly because the angles between the unit vectorsinvolving the dot products cannot be expressed as simple functions of q and f
This difficulty is overcome by finding at first the pro-
jections of the unit vectors on the x-y plane and then
projecting these projections onto the x axis Referring
to Fig 118 we find that the angle between ur and the
z axis is q and the angle between uq and the z axis is
90deg + q Therefore the lengths of projections urand u
q
on the x-y plane are equal to sin q and cos q respec-
tively Moreover these projections are at an angle f
with the x axis Thus we haveu
r sdot u
x = sin q cos f
uq sdot u
x = cos q cos f
As the unit vector uf is at angle 90deg + f with the x axis
the dot product of uf and u
x is
uf sdot u
x = minus sin f
Substituting the expressions of the dot products in (4)
we get
E x = E
r sin q cos f + E
q cos q cos f minus E
f sin f
The components of E along y and z directions can similarly be calculated These are given by E
y = E
r sin q sin f + E
q cos q sin f + E
f cos f
E z = E
r cos q minus E
q sin q
To complete the process of transformation we have to express the components in terms of the rectangular-
coordinate variables The relations connecting the two sets of variables are given by (12-3)
Let us next consider a vector H in rectangular coordinates defined in terms of its components
H = H xu
x + H
yu
y + H
z u
z
We can transform the vector into spherical coordinate system using the procedure similar to that described
above The scalar components of H in spherical coordinates are
u
u
u
u x
u
(90deg q )
u
x
f
q
Fig 118 Showing unit vectors of rectangular and
spherical coordinates
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H r = H
x sin q cos f + H
y sin q sin f + H
z cos q
H q = H
x cos q cos f + H
y cos q sin f minus H
z sin q
H f = minus H
x sin f + H
y cos f
To complete the process of conversion the components will have to be transformed to spherical-coordinate
variables using the following formulae These can be derived from (12-3)
r y z x
=+
minuscos 1
x
f = tanminus1 ( y x)
EXAMPLE 124
A vector in cylindrical coordinates is given byF = Transform the vector into rectangular coordinates
The vector has only one component F r = 1r in r direction Let the vector in rectangular coordinates be
F = F xu
x + F
yu
y + F
z u
z
Thenr
x
x yr
= =) cossdot
= =) s nsdot
F z = 0
The vector in rectangular coordinates is given by
F 1
)uu
EXAMPLE 125
The vector F = r sin f uf is given in cylindrical coordinates Transform the vector into rectangular
coordinates
The vector has only one component F f = r sin f in f direction Let the vector in rectangular coordinates be
F = F xu
x + F
yu
y + F
z u
z
Then y
= = minus) )sdot minus sin 2 2
x y= =)sdot
F z = 0
The vector in rectangular coordinate is given by
F 1
2 2)u
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EXAMPLE 126
Convert the vector = r
r in spherical coordinates into rectangular coordinates
The vector has only one componentr
r
1 in r direction Let the vector in rectangular coordinates be
E = E xu
x + E
yu
y + E
z u
z
We haver
= =)) x
sdot 1
yr
=))
sdot 1
= =) cos
)sdot
The vector in rectangular coordinate is given by
E 1
+ )uu
112 Sinusoidally Time-Varying QuantitiesA scalar or a vector quantity may be time-invariant or it may be a function of time Quantities that are either
sine or cosine function of time are called sinusoidally time-varying quantities For example a voltage repre-
sented by
V (t ) = V 0 cos w t (1)
is a co-sinusoidal quantity And a current given by
I (t ) = I 0 sin w t (2)
is a sinusoidal quantity These are also called alternat-
ing quantities In (1) and (2) V (t ) and I (t ) denote instan-
taneous values V 0 and I
0 are the maximum values or
amplitudes of the functions and w is the angular or
radian frequency The units of voltage and current are
volt (V) and ampere (A) and that of w is radians per
second (rads) The graphs of variation of voltage and
current with time shown in Fig 119 are the familiarcosine and sine waves The waves repeat after every
w t = 2p radian The number of such repetitions or
cycles per second is called frequency of the waves The
frequency is denoted by f and its unit is hertz (Hz) The
duration of one cycle is equal to one period It is gener-
ally denoted by T Therefore T = 1 f As w t changes by
2p radian in one period w = 2p T = 2p f Each cycle
consists of a positive half-cycle and a negative half-
cycle Both the half-cycles have the same amplitude
and identical shapes
(a
(b
3
V t
V
I t
I
p p p p t
t
2p
23p p p
Fig 119 (a) A cosine wave and (b) A sine wave
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Next let us consider the functions
V 1(t ) = V
10 cos (w t + y
1) (3)
and V 2(t ) = V
20 cos (w t minus y
2) (4)
Note that V 1
(t ) and V 2
(t ) have the same frequency as that of V (t ) Graphs of functions defined by (1) (3) and
(4) are shown in Fig 120 The symbols y 1and y
2denote phase angles of V
1(t ) and V
2(t ) respectively If we
take the time-angle at which V (t ) is zero (or maximum) as reference the corresponding zero of V 1(t ) occurs
earlier by a time-angle y 1 and that of V
2(t ) occurs later by a time-angle y
2 Thus V
1(t ) leads V (t ) by an angle
y 1 and V
2(t ) lags V (t ) by an angle y
2 As cos w t = sin(w t + p 2) a cosine function leads a sine function by p 2
radian The phase angles are specified either in radian or in degree
Representation of Sinusoidal Functions
Any of the equations (1) to (4) is the basic form of rep-
resenting a sinusoidal quantity in terms of its amplitude
frequency and phase angle This form gives the value of
the quantity at any instant The waveforms of Fig 119and 120 also provide the same information
Some other useful ways of representing a sinusoidal
quantity are the phasor the complex and the polar forms
The basis of these forms is the Eulerrsquos formula (or iden-
tity) of the complex exponential function e j w t As per the
formula
e j w t = cos w t + j sin w t
where = minus1
cos w t = Re e j w t (5) sin w t = Im e j w t (6)
The notations Re and Im are the abbreviations of lsquoreal part of rsquo and lsquoimaginary part of rsquo respectively Thus
using (5) and (6) in (1) and (2) we have
V (t ) = Re V 0 e j w t
and I (t ) = Im I 0 e j w t = Re I
0 e j (w t minusp 2)
Similarly (3) and (4) can be written as
e j )1=
e j )2=
These are the complex exponential forms of writing sinusoidally time-changing quantities One advantage of
using the complex exponential function e j w t instead of sin w t or cos w t is that the form of a function does not
change when differentiated or integrated with respect to time
To proceed further let us write the last four equations as in the following
V (t ) = V 0 cos w t = Re (V
0 e j 0)e j w t
I (t ) = I 0 sin w t = Re ( I
0 eminus j p 2)e j w t
e t
11) Re )ψ
e t
1) Re )= minusminus ψ
V t
ω t
V t V t
2p
Fig 120 Showing time-phase difference between
sinusoidal waves
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A study of the above equations shows that the factor e j w t appears in all the functions In the mathematical
analysis of a problem it is not necessary to show this factor in all the steps The presence of e j w t in a func-
tion is assumed If all the quantities in a study have the same frequency it is sufficient to use only the
functions shown within the brackets At the end of an analysis the final expression is multiplied by e j w t
and either its real part or the imaginary part is used to express the result in real time The functions inside
the brackets are called phasors
We will denote a phasor by putting a bar over the symbol of the quantity For example
j 1ψ
and j
02minus
These are the phasor representations of sinusoidally time-varying quantities
Two more forms of representing a sinusoid can be derived from the phasor form Let us consider a voltage
phasor
e ψ
Since e j w = cos y + j sin y
)s n (7)
The first term on the rhs of (7) is the real part and the second term is the imaginary part of Denoting the
real part by V 0a
and the imaginary part by V 0i we have
i (8)
where V 0a
= V 0 cos y and V
0i = V
0 sin y
The form of (8) suggests that a phasor can be represented in a complex plane as shown in Fig 121 Equation
(8) and Fig 121 are the complex form of representing a sinusoidally time-varying quantity
We see that to write a sinusoidal quantity in phasor and com-
plex forms only its amplitude and phase angle are needed
Thus a simpler way of describing a sinusoidal quantity is by
its amplitude and phase angle as given below
ang plusmn
This is known as the polar form of representing a sinusoid
This form is advantageous where multiplication and division
of phasors are involved To illustrate these operations let j 1plusmn
and e j 2plusmn ψ
The product of the two phasors0 0 2= ang plusmn )]
The ratio of the two phasors j
2= ang[plusmn )] plusmn )]minus
Thus the magnitude of the product of two phasors is equal to the product of their magnitudes whereas the
phase angle of their product is equal to the algebraic sum of their phase angles Moreover the magnitude of
the ratio of two phasors is equal to the ratio of their magnitudes and the phase angle is equal to the phase angle
of the numerator-phasor minus the phase angle of the denominator-phasor
Im
Re
V
V
V
y
Fig 121 Representation of a sinusoidal
function in the complex plane
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Root-Mean-Square Value of a Sinusoidal Quantity
In order to define the root-mean-square (rms) value of a function consider that a sinusoidal current
I (t ) = I 0 sin w t
flows through a resistor of R ohm Then electric power dissipated in the resistor at any instant
)t s n= 0
ω t
The average power over a complete cycle
=1
2 2
2π
Next consider that a time-invariant current I flows through the same resistor instead of the sinusoidal current
Power dissipated in the resistor is equal to I 2 R If we assume that I 2 R is equal to the average power dissipated
by the sinusoidal current I 0 sin w t then
2=
Or =2
The constant current I which produces the same power in the resistor as the average power due to an
alternating current is called root-mean-square (rms) or effective value of the time-varying current The
nomenclature is derived from the mathematical procedure involved in deriving it
The rms value of a sinusoidal quantity is equal to 21 times of its amplitude The rms value of any periodic
function can be determined using the above procedure Sinusoidal quantities can also be represented usingrms value instead of amplitudes as given below
Instantaneous form )t )=
)t )=
Phasor form e ψ
Complex form
Polar form ang plusmn
The Complex ImpedanceThe complex impedance of an electric load is defined as the ratio of its complex voltage and complex
current To calculate the impedance let us assume that the instantaneous
voltage across the electric load shown in Fig 122 is
V (t ) = V 0 cos w t (9)
The complex and polar forms of the voltage are
0+ (10)
0ang
I (t
V (t
Load
Z
Fig 122 A load connected
to an ac source
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For a purely resistive load of resistance R ohm instantaneous current through the load
t )t )t
cos= = ω cos (11)
where I 0 = V
0 R We find from equations (9) and (11) that these are in time-phase The complex form of load
current is0+ (12)
The complex impedance is found by dividing (10) by (12)
Z = =0
00 0= ang
If the load is an ideal (loss-free) inductor of inductance L henry (H)
t )t cos( )== deg1ω (13)
The constant of integration is assumed to be zero as we are considering alternating quantities under steady
state (not transient) condition In the above expressions X L
= w L is reactance of the inductor and I 0 = V
0 X
L is
amplitude of the current The unit of reactance is ohm We find from (9) and (13) that the current in a pure
inductor lags the voltage across it by 90deg The complex form of current is
0
The complex impedance of the inductor
= = deg0
0+ = = ang
If the load is an ideal (loss-free) capacitor of capacitance C farad (F)
t
)t = = minus +t deg)t = os )90
where X c = (1w c) is reactance of the capacitor in ohm and I
0 = (V
0 X
c) is amplitude of the current We find
that current in an ideal capacitor leads the voltage across it by 90 deg The complex form of current is given by
The complex impedance
= = + deg00
minus = minus = ang minus
The complex impedance of an electric load consisting of a resistance R an inductance X L and a capacitance
X C in series is given by
j+ +minus (14)
where X = X L
minus X C is the effective reactance of the circuit If X
L is greater than X
C then the load is inductive
and if X C is greater than X
L the load is capacitive The angle y = tanminus1( X R) is called impedance angle
The resistance and reactance of the load in terms of the load angle are given by
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R = Z cos y
X = Z sin y
The magnitude of the impedance
The impedance in polar form is represented as
ang
Current I 0taken by a load is equal to the ratio of (10) and (14)
ji2
0= = = = =
) R jX
where I 0a
= (V 0Z ) cos y = I
0 cos y is the real part and I
0i = (V
0Z ) sin y = I
0 sin y is the imaginary part of the
current phasor respectively
The current in the polar form is
0= ang
ang + = ang minus where
0 =
If the resistance and reactance of an electric load is known we can calculate values of the circuit impedance
Z and the impedance angle y Taking the voltage across the circuit as reference the equation for instanta-
neous current is given by
I (t ) = I 0 cos(w t minus y )
We see that the phase angle between voltage and current is equal to the impedance angle y The current lags
the voltage for an inductive load and the current leads the voltage for a capacitive load The impedance angle
lies between 0 and 90deg if the load is inductive and between 0 and minus90deg if the load is capacitive
The rms value of current I = =rms value of voltage
Instantaneous Average and Complex Powers
Instantaneous power input to a load is equal to the product of its voltage and current at a given instant If the
instantaneous voltage is described by the equation
V (t ) = V 0 cos (w t + y
1) (15)
and the current at the same instant is given by
I (t ) = I 0 cos (w t + y
2) (16)
then instantaneous power
P (t ) = V (t ) I (t ) = V 0 I
0 cos (w t +y
1) cos (w t + y
2)
= +t 2
)]ω + cos (17)
where y = y 2 minus y
1 is the phase difference between current and voltage
The instantaneous power given by (17) has two parts One part is independent of time and the other part var-
ies with time at twice the frequency The average power is equal to the average value of instantaneous power
over one cycle Thus the average power
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t 2
1
2)t
=0
2cosc= os (18)
The average power therefore is equal to the product of rms voltage rms current and the cosine of phase-angle between the voltage and current The power is also called active or effective or real power The electric unit
of power is watt (W) The product of V and I that is VI is called apparent power and its unit is volt-ampere
(VA) The factor cos y is called power factor of the load
Power factor cos = =2
VI
Substituting V = IZ and cos y = RZ in (18) we get the average power in terms of the current and the
resistance
P av
= I 2 R
Thus the active power is the power absorbed by the load
In an analogous way the reactive or quadrature power
1
2
2 (19)
The unit of reactive power is volt-ampere reactive (var)
It may be noted that I cos y of (18) is the component of current that is in phase with the voltage and I sin y of (19) is the component of current that is in quadrature with the voltage Thus the general principle is that
the average power is equal to the product of in-phase components of rms voltage and rms current and the
reactive power is given by the product of rms voltage and rms current which are out of phase by 90deg We will
use this principle to define complex power
The complex forms of voltage and current defined by (15) and (16) are
i (20)
andi (21)
In (20) V 0a
and V 0i are the real and imaginary parts of the voltage and in
(21) I 0a
and I 0i are the real and imaginary parts of the current These are
represented in the complex plane of Fig 123 Since V 0a
and I 0a
are in
phase and V 0i
and I 0i are also in phase the average power
1
2)
ii (22)
Moreover as V 0i
and I 0a
are out of phase by 90deg (V 0i I
0a2) gives one part of the
reactive power For the same reason (V 0a I
0i 2) gives a second part of reactive
power Note that in the first part the current lags the voltage and hence this part of the reactive power is inductive
The second part of the reactive power is capacitive as in this case the current leads the voltage If we assume the
inductive power to be positive then the capacitive power would be negative Thus the net reactive power
1)
ai a (23)
1
I
V
V a I
I
V
Im
Re
Fig 123 Showing real and
imaginary parts of a voltage
phasor and a current phasor
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We can also obtain the above results mathematically by the use of the complex forms of voltage and current
given in (20) and (21) as follows The conjugate of current is
i
lowast minus
Then1
2
1
2
lowast = i
)i
minus
= +1
2) + )]minus
i i (24)
We see that the rhs of (24) has a real part and an imaginary part The real part is same as the average power
given by (22) and the imaginary part is same as the reactive power given by (23) Thus 2lowast
gives the
complex power Denoting the complex power by P we have
lowast1
2 0
(25)
The average or active power 1
2 (26)
The reactive power 1
2 0
(27)
In (26) Re means lsquoReal part of rsquo and in (27) Im means lsquoImaginary part of rsquo the complex power The reactive
power is inductive if the imaginary part of (24) is positive and it is capacitive if the imaginary part is nega-
tive It can be shown that the real part of ( )2 is also equal to P av
However its imaginary part is nega-
tive of the imaginary part of (24)
EXAMPLE 127
The voltage and current of a given load are
V (t ) = 120 sin (1000t + 60deg) V
I (t ) = 15 cos (1000t - 45deg) A
(a) Find the phase difference between voltage and current and their root-mean-square values (b) Represent
the voltage and current in phasor complex and polar forms (c) Calculate the load impedance resistance
reactance inductance (or capacitance) power factor active power and reactive power using (18) and (19)
(d) Calculate the complex power using (25)
(a) In order to find the phase difference between voltage and current we have to write the voltage equation
in the cosine form
V (t ) = 120 sin (1000t + 60deg) = 120 cos (1000t minus 30deg) V
I (t ) = 15 cos (1000t minus 45deg) A
The phase angle of the current with respect to the voltage = minus 45degminus(minus30) = minus15deg The current lags the voltage
by 15deg
Root-mean-square values of voltage and current are
=2= 120 84 85 V
51= =2 60 A
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(b) Phasor forms e jminus ( ) V
e 4 ) A
Complex forms 0=)deg V
deg) = )minus A
Polar forms ang120 deg
= 1 Aang5 minus deg
(c) = = ang minus degang minus deg
= ang deg = deg +0
120 30
1 5 515 80 15(cos 2 700 1 Ω
Ω= 20 71 (Inductive)
Inductance L = X w = 20711000 = 2071 mH
Power factor = cos y = cos 15deg = 0966 (lagging)
Active power1
2
1120 1 966 93(= )( )5 0 ) 86 W
Reactive power 1
2
1120 1 259 29
0 = ) )5 0 ) = 23
(d) Complex powerlowast1
2
1 + 27
The real part is the average power in watts and the imaginary part is the reactive power in vars (inductive)
113 Fourier SeriesConsider that a function f ( x) has the following properties
1 It varies periodically with x That is f ( x + T ) = f ( x) where T is
the period
2 It is a single-valued function That is it has only one value for
a given value of the variable
3 It is a continuous function of the variable It may however have
finite number of discontinuities Such a periodic function is
shown in Fig 124 The wave is continuous in the range 0 lt x lt p and p lt x lt 2p and it is discontinuous at x = p and 2p
Any function f ( x) with a period 2p and satisfying the above mentioned properties can be represented by a trigonometric series as given below
) x1
==
infin
1
cn
)n (1)
where the constant a0 a
n and b
n are real numbers The trigonometric series is called Fourier series The con-
stants of the series are calculated from the following formulae
f d 1
minusπ
π x
p
f ( )
p
Fig 124 Illustration of a periodic
function
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x1
x
b f x d minus
1 π
Over a period 2p the constant a0 is the average value of f ( x) whereas the coefficients an and bn are twice theaverage values of f ( x) cos nx and f ( x) sin nx respectively
If a function f ( x) is defined over an interval of length instead of minus p to p its Fourier series is
obtained by replacing x in (1) by x Accordingly
n) x n=
(2)
The constants of (2) are given by
a f d 1
minus
+
x
x x
+1
b n x
dx1
minus
x sin
If f ( x) is an even function of x ie if f (minus x) = f ( x) then bn = 0 and
a x2
If f ( x) is an odd function of x [ f (minus x) = minus f ( x)] then an
= 0 and
b dx2
x sin
For an alternating function with identical positive and negative half-waves [ f ( x + p ) = minus f ( x)] the constant
a0 = 0
EXAMPLE 128
We will obtain the Fourier series of (a) a rectangular waveform and (b) of a triangular waveform illus-
trated in Fig 125
Fig 125 Pertaining to Example 128 (a) A rectangular wave and (b) A triangular wave
O
(a) b
f ( )
x
minusV
V
A
O
minusV
V
f ( )
minus x
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As both the waves are odd functions of x and have identical positive and negative half-cycles it is necessary
to calculate coefficient of the sine series only over the interval x = 0 to
(a) For the rectangular waveform f ( x) = V 0 in the interval x = 0 to =
=
2 2 2
0 = c
minus )
We see that bn = 0 for even values of n and b
n = 2 for odd values of n Thus the Fourier series of the
function is
) x == 4 1
1 3 5 (3)
(b) The equation of the triangular waveform from x = 0 to x = is that of the straight line OA Its equation
is
x
) x =
The coefficient of the nth term of the sine series
b x n x
dx
n
=
= minus
2
2
0
si
cos sin
= minus 2
ncos
Hence the Fourier series of the function is given by
) x s n= minus+ s n
2 1
3
3
2 (4)
114 Bessel FunctionsBessel functions are solutions of specific types of second order ordinary differential equations The general
form of the equation with V as dependent variable and r as independent variable is
r dr dr
0+ +r =)kr (1)
where k 2 is positive and n is any number Equation (1) is called Besselrsquos equation of order n though the dif-
ferential equation itself is of second order For n = 0 equation (1) becomes
dr dr
2 2 0+ + =)kr (2)
Equation (2) is Besselrsquos equation of zero order
Besselrsquos equation of any order is solved using the power series method We will limit our discussion to equa-
tion (2) as we will not need the solution of equation (1) for the analysis of problems which we will consider
in later chapters The solution of (2) is of the form
a + + + + +3 5 (3)
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The coefficients of the series are found by substituting V dV dr and d 2V dr 2 in (2) and then equating the
coefficients of like powers of r to zero Substituting (3) into the third term of (2) we get
2
)+ + + + + sdotsdotsdot (4)
Substituting dV dr and d 2V dr 2 into the second and first terms of (2) respectively we get
dV
r = 3 4 6 (5)
r d V
dr a r r 6 20= r + +a r +r (6)
Since the sum of the left-hand sides of (4) (5) and (6) is zero the sum of their right-hand sides must be equal
to zero Taking the sum and then collecting the terms of like powers of r we have
3 4r a a a
+ + =)+r r 6 0 (7)
Equation (7) will be satisfied if the coefficient of each power of r is equal to zero This exercise will yield the
following results
a1r = 0 rArr a
1 = 0
42
0 2
k = s an ar trar constant
9 0=
162
4
a k
a =
25 0a
362
6
a = minus
We find that the coefficients of odd powers of r of (3) are zero So the solution of the differential equation
will have terms with even powers of r only The coefficient of r 2m where m is a positive integer including
zero is given by
m1minus
m ) (8)
Replacing a0 of (8) by a different constant A the solution of (2) is given by
==
infin
sum minus( m )
)kr (9)
The function ) 1
)= sum
is called Bessel function of first kind and zero order
As equation (2) is a second-order differential equation there must be a second independent solution of the
equation The second solution is called Bessel function of second kind and zero order
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SUMMARY
We learnt the basics of three common types of coordinate systems vector analysis sinusoidally time-
varying functions Fourier series and Bessel function Other mathematical tools are described in later chap-
ters as and when necessary We found that unlike the unit vectors in rectangular coordinates the directionsof some of the unit vectors in cylindrical and spherical coordinates vary with one or two coordinate vari-
ables Though only the mathematical definitions of divergence gradient and curl operations are available
their applications to electric and magnetic fields and interpretations of results are described in later chap-
ters The vector operations in cylindrical and spherical coordinates are given in Chapters 2 and 4 The vec-
tor identities line surface and volume integrals will find frequent use in the text Moreover we will utilise
the coordinate transformation technique for calculation of vector magnetic potential of a current loop in
Chapter 4
Representation of sinusoidal quantities and power calculation will be used for the study of time-varying
fields We will apply Fourier series and Bessel function for the solution of boundary-value problems Bessel
function will also be used to study the skin-effect phenomenon in cylindrical conductors
IMPORTANT FORMULAE
Relation between coordinate variables
Rectangular and cylindrical coordinates
x = r cos f
y = r sin f
z = z
Rectangular and cylindrical coordinates
x = r sin q cos f
y = r sin q sin f
z = r cos q
Differential lengths
Rectangular coordinates d ℓ = u xdx + u
ydy + u
z dz
Cylindrical coordinates d ℓ = dr ur + rd f uf + u
z dz
Spherical coordinates d ℓ = ur dr + u
q (rd q ) + u
f (r sin q d f )
Differential surfaces
Rectangular coordinates d S = u x(dydz ) + u
y(dzdx) + u
z (dxdy)
Cylindrical coordinates d S = ur (rd f dz ) + u
f (drdz ) + u
z (rdrd f )
Spherical coordinates d S = ur (r 2sinq d q d f ) + u
q (r sinq drd f ) + u
f (rdrd q )
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Differential volumes
Rectangular coordinates dv = dxdydz
Cylindrical coordinates rdrd f dz
Spherical coordinates r 2sinq drd q d f
Position vector r = xu x + yu
y + z u
z
Dot product of two vectors
In rectangular coordinates A sdot B = A x B
x + A
y B
y + A
z B
z
In cylindrical coordinates A sdot B = Ar B
r + A
f B
f + A
z B
z
In spherical coordinates A sdot B = Ar B
r + A
q B
q + A
f B
f
Cross product of two vectors
In rectangular coordinates
A
u
=
x B B
In cylindrical coordinates
A
u u
= B
In spherical coordinates
A
= A A B
θ φ
θ φ
θ φ
Gradient of a scalar function in rectangular coordinates
nabla = part part + part y
u u
Divergence of a vector function in rectangular coordinates
nablasdot = partpart
+part
+part
D D
x y
D y
Curl of a vector function in rectangular coordinates
nabla times = partpart
part part y z
x y
H H Vector identities
nabla times nabla times A = nabla(nabla sdot A) minus nabla2A
nabla sdot (A times B) = B sdot (nabla times A) minus A sdot (nabla times B)
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Dot product of unit vectors
In Rectangular and Cylindrical Coordinate systems
sdotur
sdotuf
sdotu z
u x cos f ndashsin f 0u
ysin f cos f 0
u z
0 0 1
In Rectangular and Spherical Coordinate systems
sdotur
sdotuq
sdotuf
u x
sinq cosf cosq cosf ndashsin f
u y
sinq sinf cosq sinf cosf
u z cosq ndashsinq 0
Complex impedance
+ )minus
Instantaneous power
)t = ])t cos2
cos
Complex power
lowast1
2
MULTIPLE983085CHOICE QUESTIONS
(starred questions have two answers)
11 A point in cylindrical coordinates is defined by (14 m 25deg 075 m) Location of the point in rectan-
gular coordinates is
(a) (14 m 0592 m 075 m)
(b) (1269 m 0592 m 075 m)
(c) (14 m 0592 m 075 m)
(d) (14 m 0592 m 0375 m)
12 A point in spherical coordinates is described by (095 m 35deg 20deg) Location of the point in rectangu-
lar coordinates is
(a) (0512 m 0186 m 0778 m)
(b) (0186 m 0512 m 0778 m)
(c) (0512 m 0778 m 0186 m)
(d) (0186 m 0778 m 0512 m)
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13 A position vector is given by 4 The unit vector in the direction of the position
vector is
(a) 0 0 566 +u
(b) 0 0 24 +u
(c) 0 0 566 +u
(d) 0 0 707 +u
14 A vector is given by A uu+u If the unit vector alongA is u707
what should be the value of p
(a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 10 (d) 12
15 Two vectors are given by A 4+u and 1+u 2 The angle between the vectors is
nearest to
(a) 12deg (b) 14deg (c) 16deg (d) 18deg
16 Two vectors are described by A u u3+u and B u u For the vectors to be
parallel the values of p and q should be (a) p = 3 q = 3 (b) p = 3 q = 9 (c) p = 45 q = 3 (d) p = 3 q = 45
17 The angle between two vectors A 4+u x y
and B y is 15deg What is the ratio of p to q
(a) 1732 (b) minus1732 (c) 0577 (d) minus0577
18 Two vectors are given by A 2+u z and B 4+u
z The unit vector normal to the plane con-
taining A and B is given by
(a) +0 371 0 557 y
(b) +0 741 0 371 y
(c) 0741u x minus 0577u
y + 0371u
z
(d) 0371u x +
0743u y minus
05571u z
19 A scalar function is given byf = xyz The magnitude of grad f at (1 minus1 1) is equal to
(a) 2 3 (b) 3 2 (c) 31 (d) 3
110 If r is the position vector at ( x y z ) the magnitude of nabla sdot r is equal to
(a) 3 (b) 3 (c) 31 (d) 13
111 The divergence of F = xy (u x + u
y) at (1 3) is equal to
(a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3 (d) 2
112 A vector in cylindrical coordinates is given by (sin f r ) ur The vector in rectangular coordinates is
(a) y
2
3 2) (b)
y
2
2( ) (c)
y
2 2
2( ) (d)
y
2
2( )
113 A vector in spherical coordinates is given by ur r 2 The vector in rectangular coordinate is
(a)+u
x + 3 2 (b)
3 2
+u
x + (c)
u+u
( x + 3 (d)
zu u+u z
x + 3 2
114 The line integral of F = xy (u x + u
y) along the straight line y = x from (0 0) to (2 2) is
(a) 163 (b) 8 (c) 16 (d) 4
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115 The instantaneous voltage and current in an electric circuit are given by V (t ) = 5 sin (w t minus 30deg) V and
I (t ) = minus02 cos w t A The average power supplied to the circuit is
(a) 05 W (b) 3 2 W (c) 025 W (d) 3 4 W
QUESTIONS
11 Name the coordinate planes of rectangular coordinates
12 In rectangular coordinates the coordinates of a point are x y and z What is the normal distance of
the point from the x- y plane
13 Name the plane on which x = 0
14 The coordinate of two points are and respectively What is the distance between the
points
15 In rectangular coordinates locate the point ) by tracing the path along or parallel to the
coordinate axes starting from the origin
16 Describe the cylindrical coordinate system Show that the coordinate directions are mutually perpen-
dicular to each other
17 Describe the spherical coordinate system Show that the coordinate directions are mutually perpen-
dicular to each other
18 The r and variable appearing in cylindrical and spherical coordinate systems have the same mean-
ing or different meanings in the two systems Explain
19 Explain why the distance between two points specified in spherical coordinates cannot be calculated by direct use of the coordinates of the points
How is this distance calculated
110 Sketch a length vector in rectangular coordinates and show its components in the coordinate directions
111 Express the vector A as sum of its component in rectangular cylindrical and spherical coordinates
112 Write the differential length vector and the differential surface vector in rectangular cylindrical and
spherical coordinates in terms of the components Give also the formula for the differential volume
in the three coordinate systems
113 Define the cross product of two vectors A and B Explain how the angle between the vectors can be
calculated from the definition of the cross product
114 Explain what is meant by a scalar field Does the value of the field at a point depend on the choice of
the coordinate system
115 State what is meant by a vector field Does the value of the field at a point depend on the choice of
the coordinate system
116 Explain with sketches that the unit vectors ur and u
f in cylindrical coordinates vary with f
117 Explain the properties of the gradient of a scalar function
118 Describe the procedure for evaluating the line integral of a vector function from an initial point to a
final point along a given path
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119 For the vector function A( x y z ) show that nabla sdot nabla times A( x y z ) = 0
120 Two sinusoidal functions are given by
)t )minus=
)t )minus 12
π
What is the phase difference between the two quantities and which is the leading quantity
121 A sinusoidal quantity is given by
F (t ) = F 0 sin (w t + y )
Write the complex exponential phasor and polar forms of the quantity
122 Define the rms value of a sinusoidally time-varying current Explain its significance
123 If W V and I are the measured values of power rms value of voltage and rms value of current
respectively of an electric load then the ratio W (VI ) is defined as the power factor of the load Is this
definition applicable to only sinusoidal variation of voltage and current with time or for any type of
variation Explain
124 Explain with sketches the meanings of single-valued and multi-valued periodic functions
ANSWERS TO SELECTED QUESTIONS
16 Describe the cylindrical coordinate system Show that the coordinate directions are mutually perpen-
dicular to each other
Answer In cylindrical coordinate system the three surfaces are those of a circular cylinder and two
planes These surfaces are specified with reference to the rectangular coordinate system The axis of
the cylinder is along the z axis and its radius is denoted by r One of the plane surfaces containing the
z axis is specified by the angle it makes with the y-z plane The angle is generally denoted by f The
second plane surface is parallel to and at a height z from the x-y plane The three coordinate direc-
tions are r f and z
The r direction is normal to the surface of the cylinder hence it is perpendicular to the axis of the
cylinder As the axis of the cylinder is along the z axis r and z directions are perpendicular to each
other At a point on the cylindrical surface the r direction is perpendicular to and the f direction istangential to the cylindrical surface Hence they are perpendicular to each other Moreover the f direction is parallel to the x-y plane hence it is perpendicular to the z direction
18 The r and f variable appearing in cylindrical and spherical coordinate systems have the same mean-
ing or different meanings in the two systems Explain
Answer The variables in cylindrical coordinate system are r f and z and those of spherical coordi-
nates are r q and f The r direction in cylindrical coordinates is perpendicular to the z axis of rectan-
gular coordinates whereas the r direction in spherical coordinates is at an angle q with the z axis Thus
the r-variables have different meaning In both the systems the angle f is the angle between the y-z
plane and a plane surface containing the z axis Thus the variable f has the same meaning in both the
systems
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19 Explain why the distance between two points specified in spherical coordinates cannot be calculated
by direct use of the coordinates of the points
How is the distance calculated
Answer Both q and f variables of spherical coordinates are angles and radian is their unit As the
unit of distance between two points is that of length the variables cannot be used directly for calcula-tion of distance
To calculate the distance it is necessary to express the spherical coordinates of the point in terms of
rectangular coordinate variables
113 Define the cross product of two vectors A and B Explain how the angle between the vectors can be
calculated from the definition of the cross product
Answer The cross product of two vectors A and B is a vector quantity say C The magnitude of C
is equal to the products of the magnitude of A the magnitude of B and the sine of angle a between
A and B The direction of C is perpendicular to the plane containing A and B The positive direction
is taken along the advance of a right-handed screw when it is rotated from A towards B
As per the definition of the cross product
A times B = ABsin a
Hence sin α = A B
A B
114 Explain what is meant by a scalar field Does the value of the field at a point depend on the choice of
the coordinate system
Answer A physical quantity which is a scalar function of position is a real number The quantity
may or may not be a function of time The mathematical representation or graphical plot of a scalar
function at various points in a region or domain is the scalar field of the function in that region Theregion may be one-dimensional (a line) two-dimensional (a surface) or three-dimensional (a vol-
ume) As an example let us consider a heated plate The temperature at each point on the surface of
the plate will have a specific value A graphical representation of temperatures at several points is the
temperature field in the region of the plate surface
Value of the field at a point is independent of the choice of a coordinate system
117 Explain the properties of the gradient of a scalar function
Answer The gradient of a scalar quantity which is a function of x y and z in general is a vector quan-
tity It is given by
nabla = + part part + partpart y x
u u u u= u
The first second and third terms give the rate of change of V with x y and z respectively As nablaV is
the vector sum of all the three components it gives the maximum rate of change of V with distance
at a point in space
120 Two sinusoidal functions are given by
V )t )minus= π
I )t )minus 12
π
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What is the phase difference between the two quantities and which is the leading quantity
Answer As V (t ) is a cosine function of time and I (t ) is a sine function of time we have to express
either V (t ) as a sine function or I (t ) as a cosine function of time By expressing I (t ) as a cosine func-
tion we get
)t )t = minus minus Thus the phase difference between the quantities is 3= V (t ) is the leading
quantity
PROBLEMS
11 Show the location of points P 1(10 m 20 m 30m) P
2(minus10 m 20 m 30m) P
3(10 m minus20 m
30m) P 4(10 m 20 m minus30m) in rectangular coordinates Calculate the distances of the points from
the origin
12 Show the location of the point P (05 m 60deg 02 m) in cylindrical coordinates Calculate the distances
of P from the origin
13 Show the location of the point P (04 m 30deg 45deg) in spherical coordinates Calculate the distances of
P from the origin
14 A point in rectangular coordinates is defined by (2 m minus3 m minus1 m) Find coordinates of the point in
(a) cylindrical coordinate and (b) in spherical coordinates
15 Derive relations between the cylindrical coordinate and spherical coordinate variables For the radial
directions use subscripts c and s respectively for cylindrical and spherical coordinates
16 A point in cylindrical coordinates is defined by (3 m 300
2 m) Find coordinates of the point inspherical coordinates
17 Find the distance between two points located at (a) (10 m 24 m minus08 m) and (minus26 m 15 m 15 m)
in rectangular coordinates (b) (12 m 45deg 20 m) and (05 m 60deg 02 m) in cylindrical coordinates
(c) (04 m 30deg 45deg) and (10 m 75deg 15deg) in spherical coordinates
18 Find the length vector from the point P 2(075 m 13 m minus06 m) to the point P
1(125 m minus07 m
04 m) Find also the unit vector directed from P 1 to P
2
19 A point is located at (20 m p 3 rad 08 m) in cylindrical coordinates Obtain in rectangular coordi-
nates the unit vector directed from the origin to the point
110 The location of two points are given by P 1(1 m 2 m 3 m) and P
2(2 m 3 m 5 m) Find the length
vector from the origin to the mid-point of the line joining P 1 and P
2
111 The location of two points are given by P 1(15 m 45deg 2 m) and P
2(5 m 60deg 30deg) in cylindrical and
spherical coordinates respectively Find the length vector from P 1 to P
2
112 A point is located at P (5 m 90deg 60deg) in spherical coordinates Find the unit vector directed from the
origin to P in rectangular coordinates
113 The equation y = 2 minus x is that of a straight line in the x-y plane Obtain the unit normal vector directed
from the given line to the point (3 2)
114 Find the dot and cross products of the vectors A = 3u x + 8u
y B = 5u
x + 10u
y What is the angle
between the vectors
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115 Given the vectors A = 4u x + 5u
y B = 6u
x + B
yu y + 8u
z What should be the value of B
y so that the angle
between A and B is 60deg
116 Vector A is directed from (2 m 3 m 4 m) to (5 m 7 m 9 m) and vector B is directed from (0 1 m
2 m) to (3 m 5 m 7 m) Find the angle between the vectors
117
Find the gradient of the scalar function f =
x
2
y +
y
2
z +
xz
2
at (minus
1 2minus
3) 118 The equation 2 x + 3 y + 4 z = c where c is a constant is that of a plane surface Find the unit vector
that is normal to the given plane and directed away from the origin
119 A surface is defined by x2 + y2 minus z 2 = 21 Find the unit vector normal to the surface at (4 3 2)
120 For the surface defined in Problem 119 find the angle between unit vectors normal to the surface at
(4 3 2) and )15 3
121 A vector function is described by A
+
1
2 2)uuu Find the divergence of the
vector function at (2 minus1 minus2)
122 A vector function is given by A = x2 yu x + y2 z u
y + xz 2u
z Find the curl of the vector at (1 2 4)
123 For the scalar function f ( x y z ) show that nabla times nablaf = 0
124 Prove the validity of the vector identity nabla times nabla times A = nabla(nabla sdot A) minusnabla2A for the vector function A = A( x
y z )u x + A( x y z )u
y + A( x y z )u
z
125 A vector field in rectangular coordinates is given byu
= + z
x Express the vector in cylindrical
coordinates at (4 45deg 3)
126 A vector is directed from (2 30deg 4) to (3 60deg 6) in cylindrical coordinates Find the angle between
the vector and the y axis
127 A vector function in cylindrical coordinates is given by
u ucos tans nr r
Calculate the components of the vector in rectangular coordinates
128 A vector function is given by = 8
2 2 Find the line integral of E along a straight path from
(3 5) to (6 10)
129 On the surface of a sphere find the area in the region if r = 6 30deg le q le 60deg 0 le f le 30deg
130 The amplitude of sinusoidal voltage and current of an electric circuit are 15 V and 2 A respectively
The current lags the voltage by p 6 rad Calculate (a) the rms values of voltage and current (b) the
power factor (c) the average power and (d) the complex impedance of the circuit
Find also the instantaneous power and complex power taking the voltage as reference Identify the
components of the complex power Assume w to be the angular frequency of the voltage
131 The complex forms of voltage and current amplitudes of an electric load are
40 V
2 A
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where in general each component is a function of all the three variables r f and z We will transform the
vector to rectangular coordinates
Let the same vector in terms of its components in rectangular coordinates is
F = F xu
x + F
yu
y + F
z u
z (2)
In order to transform the vector we obtain at first the rectangular-coordinate components F x F y and F z of F interms of F
r F
f and F
z and then change the cylindrical-coordinate variables to rectangular-coordinate variables
We know that the component of a vector in any direction is given by the dot product of the vector and a unit
vector in that direction Accordingly F x is equal to the dot product of F described by (1) and the unit vector u
x
F x = ( F
r u
r + F
f u
f + F
z u
z ) sdot u
x
= F r (u
r sdot u
x) + F
f (u
f sdot u
x) + F
z (u
z sdot u
x) (3)
We see from Fig 117 that the angle between ur and u
x is f the angle between u
f and u
x is 90deg + f and the
angle between u z and u
x is 90deg Therefore u
r sdot u
x = cos f u
f sdot u
x = minus sin f and u
z sdot u
x = 0 Substituting these
results in (3) we get
F x = F
r cos f minus F
f sin f
The component F y = ( F
r u
r+ F
f u
f + F
z u
z ) sdot u
y= F
r (u
r sdot u
y)
+ F f (u
f sdot u
y) + F
z (u
z sdot u
y)
The angle between ur and u
y is 90deg minus f between u
f and u
y
is f and between u z and u
yis 90deg Thus
F y = F
r sin f + F
f cos f
As the z direction is common to both the systems
F z = F
z
Since F r F
f and F
z are functions of the cylindrical-coordi-
nate variables these have to be expressed in terms of
rectangular-coordinate variables to complete the transfor-
mation Relations connecting the two sets of variables are
given in (12-2) [Equation 2 of Section 12]
We use the same procedure as described above to transform a vector in rectangular coordinates to cylindrical
coordinates It can be shown that a vector
G = G xu x + G yu y + G z u z
in cylindrical coordinates when transformed to rectangular coordinates will have the following scalar
components
G r = G
x cos f + G
y sin f
G f = minus G
x sin f + G
y cos f
G z = G
z
To complete the transformation the components have to be expressed in terms of spherical-coordinate vari-
ables using the following formulae which can be derived from (12-2)
y
u
(90deg
u
u
u
ur u x
f
f
Fig 117 Showing unit vectors of rectangular
and cylindrical coordinates
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2
f = tanminus1( y x)
z = z
Transformations between Spherical and Rectangular CoordinatesIn spherical coordinates let a vector function be given by
E = E r u
r + E
q u
q + E
f u
f
where E r E
q and E
f are in general functions of all the three variables r q and f
In order to transform the vector to rectangular coordinates we have to find its components in x y and z direc-
tions and then express these components in terms of x y and z The component of E along x direction is
E x = E sdot u
x = E
r(u
r sdot u
x) + E
q (u
q sdot u
x) + E
f (u
f sdot u
x) (4)
The values of (ur sdot u x) and (uq sdot u x) cannot be found directly because the angles between the unit vectorsinvolving the dot products cannot be expressed as simple functions of q and f
This difficulty is overcome by finding at first the pro-
jections of the unit vectors on the x-y plane and then
projecting these projections onto the x axis Referring
to Fig 118 we find that the angle between ur and the
z axis is q and the angle between uq and the z axis is
90deg + q Therefore the lengths of projections urand u
q
on the x-y plane are equal to sin q and cos q respec-
tively Moreover these projections are at an angle f
with the x axis Thus we haveu
r sdot u
x = sin q cos f
uq sdot u
x = cos q cos f
As the unit vector uf is at angle 90deg + f with the x axis
the dot product of uf and u
x is
uf sdot u
x = minus sin f
Substituting the expressions of the dot products in (4)
we get
E x = E
r sin q cos f + E
q cos q cos f minus E
f sin f
The components of E along y and z directions can similarly be calculated These are given by E
y = E
r sin q sin f + E
q cos q sin f + E
f cos f
E z = E
r cos q minus E
q sin q
To complete the process of transformation we have to express the components in terms of the rectangular-
coordinate variables The relations connecting the two sets of variables are given by (12-3)
Let us next consider a vector H in rectangular coordinates defined in terms of its components
H = H xu
x + H
yu
y + H
z u
z
We can transform the vector into spherical coordinate system using the procedure similar to that described
above The scalar components of H in spherical coordinates are
u
u
u
u x
u
(90deg q )
u
x
f
q
Fig 118 Showing unit vectors of rectangular and
spherical coordinates
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H r = H
x sin q cos f + H
y sin q sin f + H
z cos q
H q = H
x cos q cos f + H
y cos q sin f minus H
z sin q
H f = minus H
x sin f + H
y cos f
To complete the process of conversion the components will have to be transformed to spherical-coordinate
variables using the following formulae These can be derived from (12-3)
r y z x
=+
minuscos 1
x
f = tanminus1 ( y x)
EXAMPLE 124
A vector in cylindrical coordinates is given byF = Transform the vector into rectangular coordinates
The vector has only one component F r = 1r in r direction Let the vector in rectangular coordinates be
F = F xu
x + F
yu
y + F
z u
z
Thenr
x
x yr
= =) cossdot
= =) s nsdot
F z = 0
The vector in rectangular coordinates is given by
F 1
)uu
EXAMPLE 125
The vector F = r sin f uf is given in cylindrical coordinates Transform the vector into rectangular
coordinates
The vector has only one component F f = r sin f in f direction Let the vector in rectangular coordinates be
F = F xu
x + F
yu
y + F
z u
z
Then y
= = minus) )sdot minus sin 2 2
x y= =)sdot
F z = 0
The vector in rectangular coordinate is given by
F 1
2 2)u
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EXAMPLE 126
Convert the vector = r
r in spherical coordinates into rectangular coordinates
The vector has only one componentr
r
1 in r direction Let the vector in rectangular coordinates be
E = E xu
x + E
yu
y + E
z u
z
We haver
= =)) x
sdot 1
yr
=))
sdot 1
= =) cos
)sdot
The vector in rectangular coordinate is given by
E 1
+ )uu
112 Sinusoidally Time-Varying QuantitiesA scalar or a vector quantity may be time-invariant or it may be a function of time Quantities that are either
sine or cosine function of time are called sinusoidally time-varying quantities For example a voltage repre-
sented by
V (t ) = V 0 cos w t (1)
is a co-sinusoidal quantity And a current given by
I (t ) = I 0 sin w t (2)
is a sinusoidal quantity These are also called alternat-
ing quantities In (1) and (2) V (t ) and I (t ) denote instan-
taneous values V 0 and I
0 are the maximum values or
amplitudes of the functions and w is the angular or
radian frequency The units of voltage and current are
volt (V) and ampere (A) and that of w is radians per
second (rads) The graphs of variation of voltage and
current with time shown in Fig 119 are the familiarcosine and sine waves The waves repeat after every
w t = 2p radian The number of such repetitions or
cycles per second is called frequency of the waves The
frequency is denoted by f and its unit is hertz (Hz) The
duration of one cycle is equal to one period It is gener-
ally denoted by T Therefore T = 1 f As w t changes by
2p radian in one period w = 2p T = 2p f Each cycle
consists of a positive half-cycle and a negative half-
cycle Both the half-cycles have the same amplitude
and identical shapes
(a
(b
3
V t
V
I t
I
p p p p t
t
2p
23p p p
Fig 119 (a) A cosine wave and (b) A sine wave
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Next let us consider the functions
V 1(t ) = V
10 cos (w t + y
1) (3)
and V 2(t ) = V
20 cos (w t minus y
2) (4)
Note that V 1
(t ) and V 2
(t ) have the same frequency as that of V (t ) Graphs of functions defined by (1) (3) and
(4) are shown in Fig 120 The symbols y 1and y
2denote phase angles of V
1(t ) and V
2(t ) respectively If we
take the time-angle at which V (t ) is zero (or maximum) as reference the corresponding zero of V 1(t ) occurs
earlier by a time-angle y 1 and that of V
2(t ) occurs later by a time-angle y
2 Thus V
1(t ) leads V (t ) by an angle
y 1 and V
2(t ) lags V (t ) by an angle y
2 As cos w t = sin(w t + p 2) a cosine function leads a sine function by p 2
radian The phase angles are specified either in radian or in degree
Representation of Sinusoidal Functions
Any of the equations (1) to (4) is the basic form of rep-
resenting a sinusoidal quantity in terms of its amplitude
frequency and phase angle This form gives the value of
the quantity at any instant The waveforms of Fig 119and 120 also provide the same information
Some other useful ways of representing a sinusoidal
quantity are the phasor the complex and the polar forms
The basis of these forms is the Eulerrsquos formula (or iden-
tity) of the complex exponential function e j w t As per the
formula
e j w t = cos w t + j sin w t
where = minus1
cos w t = Re e j w t (5) sin w t = Im e j w t (6)
The notations Re and Im are the abbreviations of lsquoreal part of rsquo and lsquoimaginary part of rsquo respectively Thus
using (5) and (6) in (1) and (2) we have
V (t ) = Re V 0 e j w t
and I (t ) = Im I 0 e j w t = Re I
0 e j (w t minusp 2)
Similarly (3) and (4) can be written as
e j )1=
e j )2=
These are the complex exponential forms of writing sinusoidally time-changing quantities One advantage of
using the complex exponential function e j w t instead of sin w t or cos w t is that the form of a function does not
change when differentiated or integrated with respect to time
To proceed further let us write the last four equations as in the following
V (t ) = V 0 cos w t = Re (V
0 e j 0)e j w t
I (t ) = I 0 sin w t = Re ( I
0 eminus j p 2)e j w t
e t
11) Re )ψ
e t
1) Re )= minusminus ψ
V t
ω t
V t V t
2p
Fig 120 Showing time-phase difference between
sinusoidal waves
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A study of the above equations shows that the factor e j w t appears in all the functions In the mathematical
analysis of a problem it is not necessary to show this factor in all the steps The presence of e j w t in a func-
tion is assumed If all the quantities in a study have the same frequency it is sufficient to use only the
functions shown within the brackets At the end of an analysis the final expression is multiplied by e j w t
and either its real part or the imaginary part is used to express the result in real time The functions inside
the brackets are called phasors
We will denote a phasor by putting a bar over the symbol of the quantity For example
j 1ψ
and j
02minus
These are the phasor representations of sinusoidally time-varying quantities
Two more forms of representing a sinusoid can be derived from the phasor form Let us consider a voltage
phasor
e ψ
Since e j w = cos y + j sin y
)s n (7)
The first term on the rhs of (7) is the real part and the second term is the imaginary part of Denoting the
real part by V 0a
and the imaginary part by V 0i we have
i (8)
where V 0a
= V 0 cos y and V
0i = V
0 sin y
The form of (8) suggests that a phasor can be represented in a complex plane as shown in Fig 121 Equation
(8) and Fig 121 are the complex form of representing a sinusoidally time-varying quantity
We see that to write a sinusoidal quantity in phasor and com-
plex forms only its amplitude and phase angle are needed
Thus a simpler way of describing a sinusoidal quantity is by
its amplitude and phase angle as given below
ang plusmn
This is known as the polar form of representing a sinusoid
This form is advantageous where multiplication and division
of phasors are involved To illustrate these operations let j 1plusmn
and e j 2plusmn ψ
The product of the two phasors0 0 2= ang plusmn )]
The ratio of the two phasors j
2= ang[plusmn )] plusmn )]minus
Thus the magnitude of the product of two phasors is equal to the product of their magnitudes whereas the
phase angle of their product is equal to the algebraic sum of their phase angles Moreover the magnitude of
the ratio of two phasors is equal to the ratio of their magnitudes and the phase angle is equal to the phase angle
of the numerator-phasor minus the phase angle of the denominator-phasor
Im
Re
V
V
V
y
Fig 121 Representation of a sinusoidal
function in the complex plane
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Root-Mean-Square Value of a Sinusoidal Quantity
In order to define the root-mean-square (rms) value of a function consider that a sinusoidal current
I (t ) = I 0 sin w t
flows through a resistor of R ohm Then electric power dissipated in the resistor at any instant
)t s n= 0
ω t
The average power over a complete cycle
=1
2 2
2π
Next consider that a time-invariant current I flows through the same resistor instead of the sinusoidal current
Power dissipated in the resistor is equal to I 2 R If we assume that I 2 R is equal to the average power dissipated
by the sinusoidal current I 0 sin w t then
2=
Or =2
The constant current I which produces the same power in the resistor as the average power due to an
alternating current is called root-mean-square (rms) or effective value of the time-varying current The
nomenclature is derived from the mathematical procedure involved in deriving it
The rms value of a sinusoidal quantity is equal to 21 times of its amplitude The rms value of any periodic
function can be determined using the above procedure Sinusoidal quantities can also be represented usingrms value instead of amplitudes as given below
Instantaneous form )t )=
)t )=
Phasor form e ψ
Complex form
Polar form ang plusmn
The Complex ImpedanceThe complex impedance of an electric load is defined as the ratio of its complex voltage and complex
current To calculate the impedance let us assume that the instantaneous
voltage across the electric load shown in Fig 122 is
V (t ) = V 0 cos w t (9)
The complex and polar forms of the voltage are
0+ (10)
0ang
I (t
V (t
Load
Z
Fig 122 A load connected
to an ac source
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For a purely resistive load of resistance R ohm instantaneous current through the load
t )t )t
cos= = ω cos (11)
where I 0 = V
0 R We find from equations (9) and (11) that these are in time-phase The complex form of load
current is0+ (12)
The complex impedance is found by dividing (10) by (12)
Z = =0
00 0= ang
If the load is an ideal (loss-free) inductor of inductance L henry (H)
t )t cos( )== deg1ω (13)
The constant of integration is assumed to be zero as we are considering alternating quantities under steady
state (not transient) condition In the above expressions X L
= w L is reactance of the inductor and I 0 = V
0 X
L is
amplitude of the current The unit of reactance is ohm We find from (9) and (13) that the current in a pure
inductor lags the voltage across it by 90deg The complex form of current is
0
The complex impedance of the inductor
= = deg0
0+ = = ang
If the load is an ideal (loss-free) capacitor of capacitance C farad (F)
t
)t = = minus +t deg)t = os )90
where X c = (1w c) is reactance of the capacitor in ohm and I
0 = (V
0 X
c) is amplitude of the current We find
that current in an ideal capacitor leads the voltage across it by 90 deg The complex form of current is given by
The complex impedance
= = + deg00
minus = minus = ang minus
The complex impedance of an electric load consisting of a resistance R an inductance X L and a capacitance
X C in series is given by
j+ +minus (14)
where X = X L
minus X C is the effective reactance of the circuit If X
L is greater than X
C then the load is inductive
and if X C is greater than X
L the load is capacitive The angle y = tanminus1( X R) is called impedance angle
The resistance and reactance of the load in terms of the load angle are given by
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R = Z cos y
X = Z sin y
The magnitude of the impedance
The impedance in polar form is represented as
ang
Current I 0taken by a load is equal to the ratio of (10) and (14)
ji2
0= = = = =
) R jX
where I 0a
= (V 0Z ) cos y = I
0 cos y is the real part and I
0i = (V
0Z ) sin y = I
0 sin y is the imaginary part of the
current phasor respectively
The current in the polar form is
0= ang
ang + = ang minus where
0 =
If the resistance and reactance of an electric load is known we can calculate values of the circuit impedance
Z and the impedance angle y Taking the voltage across the circuit as reference the equation for instanta-
neous current is given by
I (t ) = I 0 cos(w t minus y )
We see that the phase angle between voltage and current is equal to the impedance angle y The current lags
the voltage for an inductive load and the current leads the voltage for a capacitive load The impedance angle
lies between 0 and 90deg if the load is inductive and between 0 and minus90deg if the load is capacitive
The rms value of current I = =rms value of voltage
Instantaneous Average and Complex Powers
Instantaneous power input to a load is equal to the product of its voltage and current at a given instant If the
instantaneous voltage is described by the equation
V (t ) = V 0 cos (w t + y
1) (15)
and the current at the same instant is given by
I (t ) = I 0 cos (w t + y
2) (16)
then instantaneous power
P (t ) = V (t ) I (t ) = V 0 I
0 cos (w t +y
1) cos (w t + y
2)
= +t 2
)]ω + cos (17)
where y = y 2 minus y
1 is the phase difference between current and voltage
The instantaneous power given by (17) has two parts One part is independent of time and the other part var-
ies with time at twice the frequency The average power is equal to the average value of instantaneous power
over one cycle Thus the average power
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t 2
1
2)t
=0
2cosc= os (18)
The average power therefore is equal to the product of rms voltage rms current and the cosine of phase-angle between the voltage and current The power is also called active or effective or real power The electric unit
of power is watt (W) The product of V and I that is VI is called apparent power and its unit is volt-ampere
(VA) The factor cos y is called power factor of the load
Power factor cos = =2
VI
Substituting V = IZ and cos y = RZ in (18) we get the average power in terms of the current and the
resistance
P av
= I 2 R
Thus the active power is the power absorbed by the load
In an analogous way the reactive or quadrature power
1
2
2 (19)
The unit of reactive power is volt-ampere reactive (var)
It may be noted that I cos y of (18) is the component of current that is in phase with the voltage and I sin y of (19) is the component of current that is in quadrature with the voltage Thus the general principle is that
the average power is equal to the product of in-phase components of rms voltage and rms current and the
reactive power is given by the product of rms voltage and rms current which are out of phase by 90deg We will
use this principle to define complex power
The complex forms of voltage and current defined by (15) and (16) are
i (20)
andi (21)
In (20) V 0a
and V 0i are the real and imaginary parts of the voltage and in
(21) I 0a
and I 0i are the real and imaginary parts of the current These are
represented in the complex plane of Fig 123 Since V 0a
and I 0a
are in
phase and V 0i
and I 0i are also in phase the average power
1
2)
ii (22)
Moreover as V 0i
and I 0a
are out of phase by 90deg (V 0i I
0a2) gives one part of the
reactive power For the same reason (V 0a I
0i 2) gives a second part of reactive
power Note that in the first part the current lags the voltage and hence this part of the reactive power is inductive
The second part of the reactive power is capacitive as in this case the current leads the voltage If we assume the
inductive power to be positive then the capacitive power would be negative Thus the net reactive power
1)
ai a (23)
1
I
V
V a I
I
V
Im
Re
Fig 123 Showing real and
imaginary parts of a voltage
phasor and a current phasor
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We can also obtain the above results mathematically by the use of the complex forms of voltage and current
given in (20) and (21) as follows The conjugate of current is
i
lowast minus
Then1
2
1
2
lowast = i
)i
minus
= +1
2) + )]minus
i i (24)
We see that the rhs of (24) has a real part and an imaginary part The real part is same as the average power
given by (22) and the imaginary part is same as the reactive power given by (23) Thus 2lowast
gives the
complex power Denoting the complex power by P we have
lowast1
2 0
(25)
The average or active power 1
2 (26)
The reactive power 1
2 0
(27)
In (26) Re means lsquoReal part of rsquo and in (27) Im means lsquoImaginary part of rsquo the complex power The reactive
power is inductive if the imaginary part of (24) is positive and it is capacitive if the imaginary part is nega-
tive It can be shown that the real part of ( )2 is also equal to P av
However its imaginary part is nega-
tive of the imaginary part of (24)
EXAMPLE 127
The voltage and current of a given load are
V (t ) = 120 sin (1000t + 60deg) V
I (t ) = 15 cos (1000t - 45deg) A
(a) Find the phase difference between voltage and current and their root-mean-square values (b) Represent
the voltage and current in phasor complex and polar forms (c) Calculate the load impedance resistance
reactance inductance (or capacitance) power factor active power and reactive power using (18) and (19)
(d) Calculate the complex power using (25)
(a) In order to find the phase difference between voltage and current we have to write the voltage equation
in the cosine form
V (t ) = 120 sin (1000t + 60deg) = 120 cos (1000t minus 30deg) V
I (t ) = 15 cos (1000t minus 45deg) A
The phase angle of the current with respect to the voltage = minus 45degminus(minus30) = minus15deg The current lags the voltage
by 15deg
Root-mean-square values of voltage and current are
=2= 120 84 85 V
51= =2 60 A
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(b) Phasor forms e jminus ( ) V
e 4 ) A
Complex forms 0=)deg V
deg) = )minus A
Polar forms ang120 deg
= 1 Aang5 minus deg
(c) = = ang minus degang minus deg
= ang deg = deg +0
120 30
1 5 515 80 15(cos 2 700 1 Ω
Ω= 20 71 (Inductive)
Inductance L = X w = 20711000 = 2071 mH
Power factor = cos y = cos 15deg = 0966 (lagging)
Active power1
2
1120 1 966 93(= )( )5 0 ) 86 W
Reactive power 1
2
1120 1 259 29
0 = ) )5 0 ) = 23
(d) Complex powerlowast1
2
1 + 27
The real part is the average power in watts and the imaginary part is the reactive power in vars (inductive)
113 Fourier SeriesConsider that a function f ( x) has the following properties
1 It varies periodically with x That is f ( x + T ) = f ( x) where T is
the period
2 It is a single-valued function That is it has only one value for
a given value of the variable
3 It is a continuous function of the variable It may however have
finite number of discontinuities Such a periodic function is
shown in Fig 124 The wave is continuous in the range 0 lt x lt p and p lt x lt 2p and it is discontinuous at x = p and 2p
Any function f ( x) with a period 2p and satisfying the above mentioned properties can be represented by a trigonometric series as given below
) x1
==
infin
1
cn
)n (1)
where the constant a0 a
n and b
n are real numbers The trigonometric series is called Fourier series The con-
stants of the series are calculated from the following formulae
f d 1
minusπ
π x
p
f ( )
p
Fig 124 Illustration of a periodic
function
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x1
x
b f x d minus
1 π
Over a period 2p the constant a0 is the average value of f ( x) whereas the coefficients an and bn are twice theaverage values of f ( x) cos nx and f ( x) sin nx respectively
If a function f ( x) is defined over an interval of length instead of minus p to p its Fourier series is
obtained by replacing x in (1) by x Accordingly
n) x n=
(2)
The constants of (2) are given by
a f d 1
minus
+
x
x x
+1
b n x
dx1
minus
x sin
If f ( x) is an even function of x ie if f (minus x) = f ( x) then bn = 0 and
a x2
If f ( x) is an odd function of x [ f (minus x) = minus f ( x)] then an
= 0 and
b dx2
x sin
For an alternating function with identical positive and negative half-waves [ f ( x + p ) = minus f ( x)] the constant
a0 = 0
EXAMPLE 128
We will obtain the Fourier series of (a) a rectangular waveform and (b) of a triangular waveform illus-
trated in Fig 125
Fig 125 Pertaining to Example 128 (a) A rectangular wave and (b) A triangular wave
O
(a) b
f ( )
x
minusV
V
A
O
minusV
V
f ( )
minus x
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As both the waves are odd functions of x and have identical positive and negative half-cycles it is necessary
to calculate coefficient of the sine series only over the interval x = 0 to
(a) For the rectangular waveform f ( x) = V 0 in the interval x = 0 to =
=
2 2 2
0 = c
minus )
We see that bn = 0 for even values of n and b
n = 2 for odd values of n Thus the Fourier series of the
function is
) x == 4 1
1 3 5 (3)
(b) The equation of the triangular waveform from x = 0 to x = is that of the straight line OA Its equation
is
x
) x =
The coefficient of the nth term of the sine series
b x n x
dx
n
=
= minus
2
2
0
si
cos sin
= minus 2
ncos
Hence the Fourier series of the function is given by
) x s n= minus+ s n
2 1
3
3
2 (4)
114 Bessel FunctionsBessel functions are solutions of specific types of second order ordinary differential equations The general
form of the equation with V as dependent variable and r as independent variable is
r dr dr
0+ +r =)kr (1)
where k 2 is positive and n is any number Equation (1) is called Besselrsquos equation of order n though the dif-
ferential equation itself is of second order For n = 0 equation (1) becomes
dr dr
2 2 0+ + =)kr (2)
Equation (2) is Besselrsquos equation of zero order
Besselrsquos equation of any order is solved using the power series method We will limit our discussion to equa-
tion (2) as we will not need the solution of equation (1) for the analysis of problems which we will consider
in later chapters The solution of (2) is of the form
a + + + + +3 5 (3)
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The coefficients of the series are found by substituting V dV dr and d 2V dr 2 in (2) and then equating the
coefficients of like powers of r to zero Substituting (3) into the third term of (2) we get
2
)+ + + + + sdotsdotsdot (4)
Substituting dV dr and d 2V dr 2 into the second and first terms of (2) respectively we get
dV
r = 3 4 6 (5)
r d V
dr a r r 6 20= r + +a r +r (6)
Since the sum of the left-hand sides of (4) (5) and (6) is zero the sum of their right-hand sides must be equal
to zero Taking the sum and then collecting the terms of like powers of r we have
3 4r a a a
+ + =)+r r 6 0 (7)
Equation (7) will be satisfied if the coefficient of each power of r is equal to zero This exercise will yield the
following results
a1r = 0 rArr a
1 = 0
42
0 2
k = s an ar trar constant
9 0=
162
4
a k
a =
25 0a
362
6
a = minus
We find that the coefficients of odd powers of r of (3) are zero So the solution of the differential equation
will have terms with even powers of r only The coefficient of r 2m where m is a positive integer including
zero is given by
m1minus
m ) (8)
Replacing a0 of (8) by a different constant A the solution of (2) is given by
==
infin
sum minus( m )
)kr (9)
The function ) 1
)= sum
is called Bessel function of first kind and zero order
As equation (2) is a second-order differential equation there must be a second independent solution of the
equation The second solution is called Bessel function of second kind and zero order
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SUMMARY
We learnt the basics of three common types of coordinate systems vector analysis sinusoidally time-
varying functions Fourier series and Bessel function Other mathematical tools are described in later chap-
ters as and when necessary We found that unlike the unit vectors in rectangular coordinates the directionsof some of the unit vectors in cylindrical and spherical coordinates vary with one or two coordinate vari-
ables Though only the mathematical definitions of divergence gradient and curl operations are available
their applications to electric and magnetic fields and interpretations of results are described in later chap-
ters The vector operations in cylindrical and spherical coordinates are given in Chapters 2 and 4 The vec-
tor identities line surface and volume integrals will find frequent use in the text Moreover we will utilise
the coordinate transformation technique for calculation of vector magnetic potential of a current loop in
Chapter 4
Representation of sinusoidal quantities and power calculation will be used for the study of time-varying
fields We will apply Fourier series and Bessel function for the solution of boundary-value problems Bessel
function will also be used to study the skin-effect phenomenon in cylindrical conductors
IMPORTANT FORMULAE
Relation between coordinate variables
Rectangular and cylindrical coordinates
x = r cos f
y = r sin f
z = z
Rectangular and cylindrical coordinates
x = r sin q cos f
y = r sin q sin f
z = r cos q
Differential lengths
Rectangular coordinates d ℓ = u xdx + u
ydy + u
z dz
Cylindrical coordinates d ℓ = dr ur + rd f uf + u
z dz
Spherical coordinates d ℓ = ur dr + u
q (rd q ) + u
f (r sin q d f )
Differential surfaces
Rectangular coordinates d S = u x(dydz ) + u
y(dzdx) + u
z (dxdy)
Cylindrical coordinates d S = ur (rd f dz ) + u
f (drdz ) + u
z (rdrd f )
Spherical coordinates d S = ur (r 2sinq d q d f ) + u
q (r sinq drd f ) + u
f (rdrd q )
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Differential volumes
Rectangular coordinates dv = dxdydz
Cylindrical coordinates rdrd f dz
Spherical coordinates r 2sinq drd q d f
Position vector r = xu x + yu
y + z u
z
Dot product of two vectors
In rectangular coordinates A sdot B = A x B
x + A
y B
y + A
z B
z
In cylindrical coordinates A sdot B = Ar B
r + A
f B
f + A
z B
z
In spherical coordinates A sdot B = Ar B
r + A
q B
q + A
f B
f
Cross product of two vectors
In rectangular coordinates
A
u
=
x B B
In cylindrical coordinates
A
u u
= B
In spherical coordinates
A
= A A B
θ φ
θ φ
θ φ
Gradient of a scalar function in rectangular coordinates
nabla = part part + part y
u u
Divergence of a vector function in rectangular coordinates
nablasdot = partpart
+part
+part
D D
x y
D y
Curl of a vector function in rectangular coordinates
nabla times = partpart
part part y z
x y
H H Vector identities
nabla times nabla times A = nabla(nabla sdot A) minus nabla2A
nabla sdot (A times B) = B sdot (nabla times A) minus A sdot (nabla times B)
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Dot product of unit vectors
In Rectangular and Cylindrical Coordinate systems
sdotur
sdotuf
sdotu z
u x cos f ndashsin f 0u
ysin f cos f 0
u z
0 0 1
In Rectangular and Spherical Coordinate systems
sdotur
sdotuq
sdotuf
u x
sinq cosf cosq cosf ndashsin f
u y
sinq sinf cosq sinf cosf
u z cosq ndashsinq 0
Complex impedance
+ )minus
Instantaneous power
)t = ])t cos2
cos
Complex power
lowast1
2
MULTIPLE983085CHOICE QUESTIONS
(starred questions have two answers)
11 A point in cylindrical coordinates is defined by (14 m 25deg 075 m) Location of the point in rectan-
gular coordinates is
(a) (14 m 0592 m 075 m)
(b) (1269 m 0592 m 075 m)
(c) (14 m 0592 m 075 m)
(d) (14 m 0592 m 0375 m)
12 A point in spherical coordinates is described by (095 m 35deg 20deg) Location of the point in rectangu-
lar coordinates is
(a) (0512 m 0186 m 0778 m)
(b) (0186 m 0512 m 0778 m)
(c) (0512 m 0778 m 0186 m)
(d) (0186 m 0778 m 0512 m)
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13 A position vector is given by 4 The unit vector in the direction of the position
vector is
(a) 0 0 566 +u
(b) 0 0 24 +u
(c) 0 0 566 +u
(d) 0 0 707 +u
14 A vector is given by A uu+u If the unit vector alongA is u707
what should be the value of p
(a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 10 (d) 12
15 Two vectors are given by A 4+u and 1+u 2 The angle between the vectors is
nearest to
(a) 12deg (b) 14deg (c) 16deg (d) 18deg
16 Two vectors are described by A u u3+u and B u u For the vectors to be
parallel the values of p and q should be (a) p = 3 q = 3 (b) p = 3 q = 9 (c) p = 45 q = 3 (d) p = 3 q = 45
17 The angle between two vectors A 4+u x y
and B y is 15deg What is the ratio of p to q
(a) 1732 (b) minus1732 (c) 0577 (d) minus0577
18 Two vectors are given by A 2+u z and B 4+u
z The unit vector normal to the plane con-
taining A and B is given by
(a) +0 371 0 557 y
(b) +0 741 0 371 y
(c) 0741u x minus 0577u
y + 0371u
z
(d) 0371u x +
0743u y minus
05571u z
19 A scalar function is given byf = xyz The magnitude of grad f at (1 minus1 1) is equal to
(a) 2 3 (b) 3 2 (c) 31 (d) 3
110 If r is the position vector at ( x y z ) the magnitude of nabla sdot r is equal to
(a) 3 (b) 3 (c) 31 (d) 13
111 The divergence of F = xy (u x + u
y) at (1 3) is equal to
(a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3 (d) 2
112 A vector in cylindrical coordinates is given by (sin f r ) ur The vector in rectangular coordinates is
(a) y
2
3 2) (b)
y
2
2( ) (c)
y
2 2
2( ) (d)
y
2
2( )
113 A vector in spherical coordinates is given by ur r 2 The vector in rectangular coordinate is
(a)+u
x + 3 2 (b)
3 2
+u
x + (c)
u+u
( x + 3 (d)
zu u+u z
x + 3 2
114 The line integral of F = xy (u x + u
y) along the straight line y = x from (0 0) to (2 2) is
(a) 163 (b) 8 (c) 16 (d) 4
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115 The instantaneous voltage and current in an electric circuit are given by V (t ) = 5 sin (w t minus 30deg) V and
I (t ) = minus02 cos w t A The average power supplied to the circuit is
(a) 05 W (b) 3 2 W (c) 025 W (d) 3 4 W
QUESTIONS
11 Name the coordinate planes of rectangular coordinates
12 In rectangular coordinates the coordinates of a point are x y and z What is the normal distance of
the point from the x- y plane
13 Name the plane on which x = 0
14 The coordinate of two points are and respectively What is the distance between the
points
15 In rectangular coordinates locate the point ) by tracing the path along or parallel to the
coordinate axes starting from the origin
16 Describe the cylindrical coordinate system Show that the coordinate directions are mutually perpen-
dicular to each other
17 Describe the spherical coordinate system Show that the coordinate directions are mutually perpen-
dicular to each other
18 The r and variable appearing in cylindrical and spherical coordinate systems have the same mean-
ing or different meanings in the two systems Explain
19 Explain why the distance between two points specified in spherical coordinates cannot be calculated by direct use of the coordinates of the points
How is this distance calculated
110 Sketch a length vector in rectangular coordinates and show its components in the coordinate directions
111 Express the vector A as sum of its component in rectangular cylindrical and spherical coordinates
112 Write the differential length vector and the differential surface vector in rectangular cylindrical and
spherical coordinates in terms of the components Give also the formula for the differential volume
in the three coordinate systems
113 Define the cross product of two vectors A and B Explain how the angle between the vectors can be
calculated from the definition of the cross product
114 Explain what is meant by a scalar field Does the value of the field at a point depend on the choice of
the coordinate system
115 State what is meant by a vector field Does the value of the field at a point depend on the choice of
the coordinate system
116 Explain with sketches that the unit vectors ur and u
f in cylindrical coordinates vary with f
117 Explain the properties of the gradient of a scalar function
118 Describe the procedure for evaluating the line integral of a vector function from an initial point to a
final point along a given path
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119 For the vector function A( x y z ) show that nabla sdot nabla times A( x y z ) = 0
120 Two sinusoidal functions are given by
)t )minus=
)t )minus 12
π
What is the phase difference between the two quantities and which is the leading quantity
121 A sinusoidal quantity is given by
F (t ) = F 0 sin (w t + y )
Write the complex exponential phasor and polar forms of the quantity
122 Define the rms value of a sinusoidally time-varying current Explain its significance
123 If W V and I are the measured values of power rms value of voltage and rms value of current
respectively of an electric load then the ratio W (VI ) is defined as the power factor of the load Is this
definition applicable to only sinusoidal variation of voltage and current with time or for any type of
variation Explain
124 Explain with sketches the meanings of single-valued and multi-valued periodic functions
ANSWERS TO SELECTED QUESTIONS
16 Describe the cylindrical coordinate system Show that the coordinate directions are mutually perpen-
dicular to each other
Answer In cylindrical coordinate system the three surfaces are those of a circular cylinder and two
planes These surfaces are specified with reference to the rectangular coordinate system The axis of
the cylinder is along the z axis and its radius is denoted by r One of the plane surfaces containing the
z axis is specified by the angle it makes with the y-z plane The angle is generally denoted by f The
second plane surface is parallel to and at a height z from the x-y plane The three coordinate direc-
tions are r f and z
The r direction is normal to the surface of the cylinder hence it is perpendicular to the axis of the
cylinder As the axis of the cylinder is along the z axis r and z directions are perpendicular to each
other At a point on the cylindrical surface the r direction is perpendicular to and the f direction istangential to the cylindrical surface Hence they are perpendicular to each other Moreover the f direction is parallel to the x-y plane hence it is perpendicular to the z direction
18 The r and f variable appearing in cylindrical and spherical coordinate systems have the same mean-
ing or different meanings in the two systems Explain
Answer The variables in cylindrical coordinate system are r f and z and those of spherical coordi-
nates are r q and f The r direction in cylindrical coordinates is perpendicular to the z axis of rectan-
gular coordinates whereas the r direction in spherical coordinates is at an angle q with the z axis Thus
the r-variables have different meaning In both the systems the angle f is the angle between the y-z
plane and a plane surface containing the z axis Thus the variable f has the same meaning in both the
systems
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19 Explain why the distance between two points specified in spherical coordinates cannot be calculated
by direct use of the coordinates of the points
How is the distance calculated
Answer Both q and f variables of spherical coordinates are angles and radian is their unit As the
unit of distance between two points is that of length the variables cannot be used directly for calcula-tion of distance
To calculate the distance it is necessary to express the spherical coordinates of the point in terms of
rectangular coordinate variables
113 Define the cross product of two vectors A and B Explain how the angle between the vectors can be
calculated from the definition of the cross product
Answer The cross product of two vectors A and B is a vector quantity say C The magnitude of C
is equal to the products of the magnitude of A the magnitude of B and the sine of angle a between
A and B The direction of C is perpendicular to the plane containing A and B The positive direction
is taken along the advance of a right-handed screw when it is rotated from A towards B
As per the definition of the cross product
A times B = ABsin a
Hence sin α = A B
A B
114 Explain what is meant by a scalar field Does the value of the field at a point depend on the choice of
the coordinate system
Answer A physical quantity which is a scalar function of position is a real number The quantity
may or may not be a function of time The mathematical representation or graphical plot of a scalar
function at various points in a region or domain is the scalar field of the function in that region Theregion may be one-dimensional (a line) two-dimensional (a surface) or three-dimensional (a vol-
ume) As an example let us consider a heated plate The temperature at each point on the surface of
the plate will have a specific value A graphical representation of temperatures at several points is the
temperature field in the region of the plate surface
Value of the field at a point is independent of the choice of a coordinate system
117 Explain the properties of the gradient of a scalar function
Answer The gradient of a scalar quantity which is a function of x y and z in general is a vector quan-
tity It is given by
nabla = + part part + partpart y x
u u u u= u
The first second and third terms give the rate of change of V with x y and z respectively As nablaV is
the vector sum of all the three components it gives the maximum rate of change of V with distance
at a point in space
120 Two sinusoidal functions are given by
V )t )minus= π
I )t )minus 12
π
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What is the phase difference between the two quantities and which is the leading quantity
Answer As V (t ) is a cosine function of time and I (t ) is a sine function of time we have to express
either V (t ) as a sine function or I (t ) as a cosine function of time By expressing I (t ) as a cosine func-
tion we get
)t )t = minus minus Thus the phase difference between the quantities is 3= V (t ) is the leading
quantity
PROBLEMS
11 Show the location of points P 1(10 m 20 m 30m) P
2(minus10 m 20 m 30m) P
3(10 m minus20 m
30m) P 4(10 m 20 m minus30m) in rectangular coordinates Calculate the distances of the points from
the origin
12 Show the location of the point P (05 m 60deg 02 m) in cylindrical coordinates Calculate the distances
of P from the origin
13 Show the location of the point P (04 m 30deg 45deg) in spherical coordinates Calculate the distances of
P from the origin
14 A point in rectangular coordinates is defined by (2 m minus3 m minus1 m) Find coordinates of the point in
(a) cylindrical coordinate and (b) in spherical coordinates
15 Derive relations between the cylindrical coordinate and spherical coordinate variables For the radial
directions use subscripts c and s respectively for cylindrical and spherical coordinates
16 A point in cylindrical coordinates is defined by (3 m 300
2 m) Find coordinates of the point inspherical coordinates
17 Find the distance between two points located at (a) (10 m 24 m minus08 m) and (minus26 m 15 m 15 m)
in rectangular coordinates (b) (12 m 45deg 20 m) and (05 m 60deg 02 m) in cylindrical coordinates
(c) (04 m 30deg 45deg) and (10 m 75deg 15deg) in spherical coordinates
18 Find the length vector from the point P 2(075 m 13 m minus06 m) to the point P
1(125 m minus07 m
04 m) Find also the unit vector directed from P 1 to P
2
19 A point is located at (20 m p 3 rad 08 m) in cylindrical coordinates Obtain in rectangular coordi-
nates the unit vector directed from the origin to the point
110 The location of two points are given by P 1(1 m 2 m 3 m) and P
2(2 m 3 m 5 m) Find the length
vector from the origin to the mid-point of the line joining P 1 and P
2
111 The location of two points are given by P 1(15 m 45deg 2 m) and P
2(5 m 60deg 30deg) in cylindrical and
spherical coordinates respectively Find the length vector from P 1 to P
2
112 A point is located at P (5 m 90deg 60deg) in spherical coordinates Find the unit vector directed from the
origin to P in rectangular coordinates
113 The equation y = 2 minus x is that of a straight line in the x-y plane Obtain the unit normal vector directed
from the given line to the point (3 2)
114 Find the dot and cross products of the vectors A = 3u x + 8u
y B = 5u
x + 10u
y What is the angle
between the vectors
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115 Given the vectors A = 4u x + 5u
y B = 6u
x + B
yu y + 8u
z What should be the value of B
y so that the angle
between A and B is 60deg
116 Vector A is directed from (2 m 3 m 4 m) to (5 m 7 m 9 m) and vector B is directed from (0 1 m
2 m) to (3 m 5 m 7 m) Find the angle between the vectors
117
Find the gradient of the scalar function f =
x
2
y +
y
2
z +
xz
2
at (minus
1 2minus
3) 118 The equation 2 x + 3 y + 4 z = c where c is a constant is that of a plane surface Find the unit vector
that is normal to the given plane and directed away from the origin
119 A surface is defined by x2 + y2 minus z 2 = 21 Find the unit vector normal to the surface at (4 3 2)
120 For the surface defined in Problem 119 find the angle between unit vectors normal to the surface at
(4 3 2) and )15 3
121 A vector function is described by A
+
1
2 2)uuu Find the divergence of the
vector function at (2 minus1 minus2)
122 A vector function is given by A = x2 yu x + y2 z u
y + xz 2u
z Find the curl of the vector at (1 2 4)
123 For the scalar function f ( x y z ) show that nabla times nablaf = 0
124 Prove the validity of the vector identity nabla times nabla times A = nabla(nabla sdot A) minusnabla2A for the vector function A = A( x
y z )u x + A( x y z )u
y + A( x y z )u
z
125 A vector field in rectangular coordinates is given byu
= + z
x Express the vector in cylindrical
coordinates at (4 45deg 3)
126 A vector is directed from (2 30deg 4) to (3 60deg 6) in cylindrical coordinates Find the angle between
the vector and the y axis
127 A vector function in cylindrical coordinates is given by
u ucos tans nr r
Calculate the components of the vector in rectangular coordinates
128 A vector function is given by = 8
2 2 Find the line integral of E along a straight path from
(3 5) to (6 10)
129 On the surface of a sphere find the area in the region if r = 6 30deg le q le 60deg 0 le f le 30deg
130 The amplitude of sinusoidal voltage and current of an electric circuit are 15 V and 2 A respectively
The current lags the voltage by p 6 rad Calculate (a) the rms values of voltage and current (b) the
power factor (c) the average power and (d) the complex impedance of the circuit
Find also the instantaneous power and complex power taking the voltage as reference Identify the
components of the complex power Assume w to be the angular frequency of the voltage
131 The complex forms of voltage and current amplitudes of an electric load are
40 V
2 A
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2
f = tanminus1( y x)
z = z
Transformations between Spherical and Rectangular CoordinatesIn spherical coordinates let a vector function be given by
E = E r u
r + E
q u
q + E
f u
f
where E r E
q and E
f are in general functions of all the three variables r q and f
In order to transform the vector to rectangular coordinates we have to find its components in x y and z direc-
tions and then express these components in terms of x y and z The component of E along x direction is
E x = E sdot u
x = E
r(u
r sdot u
x) + E
q (u
q sdot u
x) + E
f (u
f sdot u
x) (4)
The values of (ur sdot u x) and (uq sdot u x) cannot be found directly because the angles between the unit vectorsinvolving the dot products cannot be expressed as simple functions of q and f
This difficulty is overcome by finding at first the pro-
jections of the unit vectors on the x-y plane and then
projecting these projections onto the x axis Referring
to Fig 118 we find that the angle between ur and the
z axis is q and the angle between uq and the z axis is
90deg + q Therefore the lengths of projections urand u
q
on the x-y plane are equal to sin q and cos q respec-
tively Moreover these projections are at an angle f
with the x axis Thus we haveu
r sdot u
x = sin q cos f
uq sdot u
x = cos q cos f
As the unit vector uf is at angle 90deg + f with the x axis
the dot product of uf and u
x is
uf sdot u
x = minus sin f
Substituting the expressions of the dot products in (4)
we get
E x = E
r sin q cos f + E
q cos q cos f minus E
f sin f
The components of E along y and z directions can similarly be calculated These are given by E
y = E
r sin q sin f + E
q cos q sin f + E
f cos f
E z = E
r cos q minus E
q sin q
To complete the process of transformation we have to express the components in terms of the rectangular-
coordinate variables The relations connecting the two sets of variables are given by (12-3)
Let us next consider a vector H in rectangular coordinates defined in terms of its components
H = H xu
x + H
yu
y + H
z u
z
We can transform the vector into spherical coordinate system using the procedure similar to that described
above The scalar components of H in spherical coordinates are
u
u
u
u x
u
(90deg q )
u
x
f
q
Fig 118 Showing unit vectors of rectangular and
spherical coordinates
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H r = H
x sin q cos f + H
y sin q sin f + H
z cos q
H q = H
x cos q cos f + H
y cos q sin f minus H
z sin q
H f = minus H
x sin f + H
y cos f
To complete the process of conversion the components will have to be transformed to spherical-coordinate
variables using the following formulae These can be derived from (12-3)
r y z x
=+
minuscos 1
x
f = tanminus1 ( y x)
EXAMPLE 124
A vector in cylindrical coordinates is given byF = Transform the vector into rectangular coordinates
The vector has only one component F r = 1r in r direction Let the vector in rectangular coordinates be
F = F xu
x + F
yu
y + F
z u
z
Thenr
x
x yr
= =) cossdot
= =) s nsdot
F z = 0
The vector in rectangular coordinates is given by
F 1
)uu
EXAMPLE 125
The vector F = r sin f uf is given in cylindrical coordinates Transform the vector into rectangular
coordinates
The vector has only one component F f = r sin f in f direction Let the vector in rectangular coordinates be
F = F xu
x + F
yu
y + F
z u
z
Then y
= = minus) )sdot minus sin 2 2
x y= =)sdot
F z = 0
The vector in rectangular coordinate is given by
F 1
2 2)u
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EXAMPLE 126
Convert the vector = r
r in spherical coordinates into rectangular coordinates
The vector has only one componentr
r
1 in r direction Let the vector in rectangular coordinates be
E = E xu
x + E
yu
y + E
z u
z
We haver
= =)) x
sdot 1
yr
=))
sdot 1
= =) cos
)sdot
The vector in rectangular coordinate is given by
E 1
+ )uu
112 Sinusoidally Time-Varying QuantitiesA scalar or a vector quantity may be time-invariant or it may be a function of time Quantities that are either
sine or cosine function of time are called sinusoidally time-varying quantities For example a voltage repre-
sented by
V (t ) = V 0 cos w t (1)
is a co-sinusoidal quantity And a current given by
I (t ) = I 0 sin w t (2)
is a sinusoidal quantity These are also called alternat-
ing quantities In (1) and (2) V (t ) and I (t ) denote instan-
taneous values V 0 and I
0 are the maximum values or
amplitudes of the functions and w is the angular or
radian frequency The units of voltage and current are
volt (V) and ampere (A) and that of w is radians per
second (rads) The graphs of variation of voltage and
current with time shown in Fig 119 are the familiarcosine and sine waves The waves repeat after every
w t = 2p radian The number of such repetitions or
cycles per second is called frequency of the waves The
frequency is denoted by f and its unit is hertz (Hz) The
duration of one cycle is equal to one period It is gener-
ally denoted by T Therefore T = 1 f As w t changes by
2p radian in one period w = 2p T = 2p f Each cycle
consists of a positive half-cycle and a negative half-
cycle Both the half-cycles have the same amplitude
and identical shapes
(a
(b
3
V t
V
I t
I
p p p p t
t
2p
23p p p
Fig 119 (a) A cosine wave and (b) A sine wave
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Next let us consider the functions
V 1(t ) = V
10 cos (w t + y
1) (3)
and V 2(t ) = V
20 cos (w t minus y
2) (4)
Note that V 1
(t ) and V 2
(t ) have the same frequency as that of V (t ) Graphs of functions defined by (1) (3) and
(4) are shown in Fig 120 The symbols y 1and y
2denote phase angles of V
1(t ) and V
2(t ) respectively If we
take the time-angle at which V (t ) is zero (or maximum) as reference the corresponding zero of V 1(t ) occurs
earlier by a time-angle y 1 and that of V
2(t ) occurs later by a time-angle y
2 Thus V
1(t ) leads V (t ) by an angle
y 1 and V
2(t ) lags V (t ) by an angle y
2 As cos w t = sin(w t + p 2) a cosine function leads a sine function by p 2
radian The phase angles are specified either in radian or in degree
Representation of Sinusoidal Functions
Any of the equations (1) to (4) is the basic form of rep-
resenting a sinusoidal quantity in terms of its amplitude
frequency and phase angle This form gives the value of
the quantity at any instant The waveforms of Fig 119and 120 also provide the same information
Some other useful ways of representing a sinusoidal
quantity are the phasor the complex and the polar forms
The basis of these forms is the Eulerrsquos formula (or iden-
tity) of the complex exponential function e j w t As per the
formula
e j w t = cos w t + j sin w t
where = minus1
cos w t = Re e j w t (5) sin w t = Im e j w t (6)
The notations Re and Im are the abbreviations of lsquoreal part of rsquo and lsquoimaginary part of rsquo respectively Thus
using (5) and (6) in (1) and (2) we have
V (t ) = Re V 0 e j w t
and I (t ) = Im I 0 e j w t = Re I
0 e j (w t minusp 2)
Similarly (3) and (4) can be written as
e j )1=
e j )2=
These are the complex exponential forms of writing sinusoidally time-changing quantities One advantage of
using the complex exponential function e j w t instead of sin w t or cos w t is that the form of a function does not
change when differentiated or integrated with respect to time
To proceed further let us write the last four equations as in the following
V (t ) = V 0 cos w t = Re (V
0 e j 0)e j w t
I (t ) = I 0 sin w t = Re ( I
0 eminus j p 2)e j w t
e t
11) Re )ψ
e t
1) Re )= minusminus ψ
V t
ω t
V t V t
2p
Fig 120 Showing time-phase difference between
sinusoidal waves
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A study of the above equations shows that the factor e j w t appears in all the functions In the mathematical
analysis of a problem it is not necessary to show this factor in all the steps The presence of e j w t in a func-
tion is assumed If all the quantities in a study have the same frequency it is sufficient to use only the
functions shown within the brackets At the end of an analysis the final expression is multiplied by e j w t
and either its real part or the imaginary part is used to express the result in real time The functions inside
the brackets are called phasors
We will denote a phasor by putting a bar over the symbol of the quantity For example
j 1ψ
and j
02minus
These are the phasor representations of sinusoidally time-varying quantities
Two more forms of representing a sinusoid can be derived from the phasor form Let us consider a voltage
phasor
e ψ
Since e j w = cos y + j sin y
)s n (7)
The first term on the rhs of (7) is the real part and the second term is the imaginary part of Denoting the
real part by V 0a
and the imaginary part by V 0i we have
i (8)
where V 0a
= V 0 cos y and V
0i = V
0 sin y
The form of (8) suggests that a phasor can be represented in a complex plane as shown in Fig 121 Equation
(8) and Fig 121 are the complex form of representing a sinusoidally time-varying quantity
We see that to write a sinusoidal quantity in phasor and com-
plex forms only its amplitude and phase angle are needed
Thus a simpler way of describing a sinusoidal quantity is by
its amplitude and phase angle as given below
ang plusmn
This is known as the polar form of representing a sinusoid
This form is advantageous where multiplication and division
of phasors are involved To illustrate these operations let j 1plusmn
and e j 2plusmn ψ
The product of the two phasors0 0 2= ang plusmn )]
The ratio of the two phasors j
2= ang[plusmn )] plusmn )]minus
Thus the magnitude of the product of two phasors is equal to the product of their magnitudes whereas the
phase angle of their product is equal to the algebraic sum of their phase angles Moreover the magnitude of
the ratio of two phasors is equal to the ratio of their magnitudes and the phase angle is equal to the phase angle
of the numerator-phasor minus the phase angle of the denominator-phasor
Im
Re
V
V
V
y
Fig 121 Representation of a sinusoidal
function in the complex plane
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Root-Mean-Square Value of a Sinusoidal Quantity
In order to define the root-mean-square (rms) value of a function consider that a sinusoidal current
I (t ) = I 0 sin w t
flows through a resistor of R ohm Then electric power dissipated in the resistor at any instant
)t s n= 0
ω t
The average power over a complete cycle
=1
2 2
2π
Next consider that a time-invariant current I flows through the same resistor instead of the sinusoidal current
Power dissipated in the resistor is equal to I 2 R If we assume that I 2 R is equal to the average power dissipated
by the sinusoidal current I 0 sin w t then
2=
Or =2
The constant current I which produces the same power in the resistor as the average power due to an
alternating current is called root-mean-square (rms) or effective value of the time-varying current The
nomenclature is derived from the mathematical procedure involved in deriving it
The rms value of a sinusoidal quantity is equal to 21 times of its amplitude The rms value of any periodic
function can be determined using the above procedure Sinusoidal quantities can also be represented usingrms value instead of amplitudes as given below
Instantaneous form )t )=
)t )=
Phasor form e ψ
Complex form
Polar form ang plusmn
The Complex ImpedanceThe complex impedance of an electric load is defined as the ratio of its complex voltage and complex
current To calculate the impedance let us assume that the instantaneous
voltage across the electric load shown in Fig 122 is
V (t ) = V 0 cos w t (9)
The complex and polar forms of the voltage are
0+ (10)
0ang
I (t
V (t
Load
Z
Fig 122 A load connected
to an ac source
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For a purely resistive load of resistance R ohm instantaneous current through the load
t )t )t
cos= = ω cos (11)
where I 0 = V
0 R We find from equations (9) and (11) that these are in time-phase The complex form of load
current is0+ (12)
The complex impedance is found by dividing (10) by (12)
Z = =0
00 0= ang
If the load is an ideal (loss-free) inductor of inductance L henry (H)
t )t cos( )== deg1ω (13)
The constant of integration is assumed to be zero as we are considering alternating quantities under steady
state (not transient) condition In the above expressions X L
= w L is reactance of the inductor and I 0 = V
0 X
L is
amplitude of the current The unit of reactance is ohm We find from (9) and (13) that the current in a pure
inductor lags the voltage across it by 90deg The complex form of current is
0
The complex impedance of the inductor
= = deg0
0+ = = ang
If the load is an ideal (loss-free) capacitor of capacitance C farad (F)
t
)t = = minus +t deg)t = os )90
where X c = (1w c) is reactance of the capacitor in ohm and I
0 = (V
0 X
c) is amplitude of the current We find
that current in an ideal capacitor leads the voltage across it by 90 deg The complex form of current is given by
The complex impedance
= = + deg00
minus = minus = ang minus
The complex impedance of an electric load consisting of a resistance R an inductance X L and a capacitance
X C in series is given by
j+ +minus (14)
where X = X L
minus X C is the effective reactance of the circuit If X
L is greater than X
C then the load is inductive
and if X C is greater than X
L the load is capacitive The angle y = tanminus1( X R) is called impedance angle
The resistance and reactance of the load in terms of the load angle are given by
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R = Z cos y
X = Z sin y
The magnitude of the impedance
The impedance in polar form is represented as
ang
Current I 0taken by a load is equal to the ratio of (10) and (14)
ji2
0= = = = =
) R jX
where I 0a
= (V 0Z ) cos y = I
0 cos y is the real part and I
0i = (V
0Z ) sin y = I
0 sin y is the imaginary part of the
current phasor respectively
The current in the polar form is
0= ang
ang + = ang minus where
0 =
If the resistance and reactance of an electric load is known we can calculate values of the circuit impedance
Z and the impedance angle y Taking the voltage across the circuit as reference the equation for instanta-
neous current is given by
I (t ) = I 0 cos(w t minus y )
We see that the phase angle between voltage and current is equal to the impedance angle y The current lags
the voltage for an inductive load and the current leads the voltage for a capacitive load The impedance angle
lies between 0 and 90deg if the load is inductive and between 0 and minus90deg if the load is capacitive
The rms value of current I = =rms value of voltage
Instantaneous Average and Complex Powers
Instantaneous power input to a load is equal to the product of its voltage and current at a given instant If the
instantaneous voltage is described by the equation
V (t ) = V 0 cos (w t + y
1) (15)
and the current at the same instant is given by
I (t ) = I 0 cos (w t + y
2) (16)
then instantaneous power
P (t ) = V (t ) I (t ) = V 0 I
0 cos (w t +y
1) cos (w t + y
2)
= +t 2
)]ω + cos (17)
where y = y 2 minus y
1 is the phase difference between current and voltage
The instantaneous power given by (17) has two parts One part is independent of time and the other part var-
ies with time at twice the frequency The average power is equal to the average value of instantaneous power
over one cycle Thus the average power
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t 2
1
2)t
=0
2cosc= os (18)
The average power therefore is equal to the product of rms voltage rms current and the cosine of phase-angle between the voltage and current The power is also called active or effective or real power The electric unit
of power is watt (W) The product of V and I that is VI is called apparent power and its unit is volt-ampere
(VA) The factor cos y is called power factor of the load
Power factor cos = =2
VI
Substituting V = IZ and cos y = RZ in (18) we get the average power in terms of the current and the
resistance
P av
= I 2 R
Thus the active power is the power absorbed by the load
In an analogous way the reactive or quadrature power
1
2
2 (19)
The unit of reactive power is volt-ampere reactive (var)
It may be noted that I cos y of (18) is the component of current that is in phase with the voltage and I sin y of (19) is the component of current that is in quadrature with the voltage Thus the general principle is that
the average power is equal to the product of in-phase components of rms voltage and rms current and the
reactive power is given by the product of rms voltage and rms current which are out of phase by 90deg We will
use this principle to define complex power
The complex forms of voltage and current defined by (15) and (16) are
i (20)
andi (21)
In (20) V 0a
and V 0i are the real and imaginary parts of the voltage and in
(21) I 0a
and I 0i are the real and imaginary parts of the current These are
represented in the complex plane of Fig 123 Since V 0a
and I 0a
are in
phase and V 0i
and I 0i are also in phase the average power
1
2)
ii (22)
Moreover as V 0i
and I 0a
are out of phase by 90deg (V 0i I
0a2) gives one part of the
reactive power For the same reason (V 0a I
0i 2) gives a second part of reactive
power Note that in the first part the current lags the voltage and hence this part of the reactive power is inductive
The second part of the reactive power is capacitive as in this case the current leads the voltage If we assume the
inductive power to be positive then the capacitive power would be negative Thus the net reactive power
1)
ai a (23)
1
I
V
V a I
I
V
Im
Re
Fig 123 Showing real and
imaginary parts of a voltage
phasor and a current phasor
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We can also obtain the above results mathematically by the use of the complex forms of voltage and current
given in (20) and (21) as follows The conjugate of current is
i
lowast minus
Then1
2
1
2
lowast = i
)i
minus
= +1
2) + )]minus
i i (24)
We see that the rhs of (24) has a real part and an imaginary part The real part is same as the average power
given by (22) and the imaginary part is same as the reactive power given by (23) Thus 2lowast
gives the
complex power Denoting the complex power by P we have
lowast1
2 0
(25)
The average or active power 1
2 (26)
The reactive power 1
2 0
(27)
In (26) Re means lsquoReal part of rsquo and in (27) Im means lsquoImaginary part of rsquo the complex power The reactive
power is inductive if the imaginary part of (24) is positive and it is capacitive if the imaginary part is nega-
tive It can be shown that the real part of ( )2 is also equal to P av
However its imaginary part is nega-
tive of the imaginary part of (24)
EXAMPLE 127
The voltage and current of a given load are
V (t ) = 120 sin (1000t + 60deg) V
I (t ) = 15 cos (1000t - 45deg) A
(a) Find the phase difference between voltage and current and their root-mean-square values (b) Represent
the voltage and current in phasor complex and polar forms (c) Calculate the load impedance resistance
reactance inductance (or capacitance) power factor active power and reactive power using (18) and (19)
(d) Calculate the complex power using (25)
(a) In order to find the phase difference between voltage and current we have to write the voltage equation
in the cosine form
V (t ) = 120 sin (1000t + 60deg) = 120 cos (1000t minus 30deg) V
I (t ) = 15 cos (1000t minus 45deg) A
The phase angle of the current with respect to the voltage = minus 45degminus(minus30) = minus15deg The current lags the voltage
by 15deg
Root-mean-square values of voltage and current are
=2= 120 84 85 V
51= =2 60 A
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(b) Phasor forms e jminus ( ) V
e 4 ) A
Complex forms 0=)deg V
deg) = )minus A
Polar forms ang120 deg
= 1 Aang5 minus deg
(c) = = ang minus degang minus deg
= ang deg = deg +0
120 30
1 5 515 80 15(cos 2 700 1 Ω
Ω= 20 71 (Inductive)
Inductance L = X w = 20711000 = 2071 mH
Power factor = cos y = cos 15deg = 0966 (lagging)
Active power1
2
1120 1 966 93(= )( )5 0 ) 86 W
Reactive power 1
2
1120 1 259 29
0 = ) )5 0 ) = 23
(d) Complex powerlowast1
2
1 + 27
The real part is the average power in watts and the imaginary part is the reactive power in vars (inductive)
113 Fourier SeriesConsider that a function f ( x) has the following properties
1 It varies periodically with x That is f ( x + T ) = f ( x) where T is
the period
2 It is a single-valued function That is it has only one value for
a given value of the variable
3 It is a continuous function of the variable It may however have
finite number of discontinuities Such a periodic function is
shown in Fig 124 The wave is continuous in the range 0 lt x lt p and p lt x lt 2p and it is discontinuous at x = p and 2p
Any function f ( x) with a period 2p and satisfying the above mentioned properties can be represented by a trigonometric series as given below
) x1
==
infin
1
cn
)n (1)
where the constant a0 a
n and b
n are real numbers The trigonometric series is called Fourier series The con-
stants of the series are calculated from the following formulae
f d 1
minusπ
π x
p
f ( )
p
Fig 124 Illustration of a periodic
function
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x1
x
b f x d minus
1 π
Over a period 2p the constant a0 is the average value of f ( x) whereas the coefficients an and bn are twice theaverage values of f ( x) cos nx and f ( x) sin nx respectively
If a function f ( x) is defined over an interval of length instead of minus p to p its Fourier series is
obtained by replacing x in (1) by x Accordingly
n) x n=
(2)
The constants of (2) are given by
a f d 1
minus
+
x
x x
+1
b n x
dx1
minus
x sin
If f ( x) is an even function of x ie if f (minus x) = f ( x) then bn = 0 and
a x2
If f ( x) is an odd function of x [ f (minus x) = minus f ( x)] then an
= 0 and
b dx2
x sin
For an alternating function with identical positive and negative half-waves [ f ( x + p ) = minus f ( x)] the constant
a0 = 0
EXAMPLE 128
We will obtain the Fourier series of (a) a rectangular waveform and (b) of a triangular waveform illus-
trated in Fig 125
Fig 125 Pertaining to Example 128 (a) A rectangular wave and (b) A triangular wave
O
(a) b
f ( )
x
minusV
V
A
O
minusV
V
f ( )
minus x
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As both the waves are odd functions of x and have identical positive and negative half-cycles it is necessary
to calculate coefficient of the sine series only over the interval x = 0 to
(a) For the rectangular waveform f ( x) = V 0 in the interval x = 0 to =
=
2 2 2
0 = c
minus )
We see that bn = 0 for even values of n and b
n = 2 for odd values of n Thus the Fourier series of the
function is
) x == 4 1
1 3 5 (3)
(b) The equation of the triangular waveform from x = 0 to x = is that of the straight line OA Its equation
is
x
) x =
The coefficient of the nth term of the sine series
b x n x
dx
n
=
= minus
2
2
0
si
cos sin
= minus 2
ncos
Hence the Fourier series of the function is given by
) x s n= minus+ s n
2 1
3
3
2 (4)
114 Bessel FunctionsBessel functions are solutions of specific types of second order ordinary differential equations The general
form of the equation with V as dependent variable and r as independent variable is
r dr dr
0+ +r =)kr (1)
where k 2 is positive and n is any number Equation (1) is called Besselrsquos equation of order n though the dif-
ferential equation itself is of second order For n = 0 equation (1) becomes
dr dr
2 2 0+ + =)kr (2)
Equation (2) is Besselrsquos equation of zero order
Besselrsquos equation of any order is solved using the power series method We will limit our discussion to equa-
tion (2) as we will not need the solution of equation (1) for the analysis of problems which we will consider
in later chapters The solution of (2) is of the form
a + + + + +3 5 (3)
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The coefficients of the series are found by substituting V dV dr and d 2V dr 2 in (2) and then equating the
coefficients of like powers of r to zero Substituting (3) into the third term of (2) we get
2
)+ + + + + sdotsdotsdot (4)
Substituting dV dr and d 2V dr 2 into the second and first terms of (2) respectively we get
dV
r = 3 4 6 (5)
r d V
dr a r r 6 20= r + +a r +r (6)
Since the sum of the left-hand sides of (4) (5) and (6) is zero the sum of their right-hand sides must be equal
to zero Taking the sum and then collecting the terms of like powers of r we have
3 4r a a a
+ + =)+r r 6 0 (7)
Equation (7) will be satisfied if the coefficient of each power of r is equal to zero This exercise will yield the
following results
a1r = 0 rArr a
1 = 0
42
0 2
k = s an ar trar constant
9 0=
162
4
a k
a =
25 0a
362
6
a = minus
We find that the coefficients of odd powers of r of (3) are zero So the solution of the differential equation
will have terms with even powers of r only The coefficient of r 2m where m is a positive integer including
zero is given by
m1minus
m ) (8)
Replacing a0 of (8) by a different constant A the solution of (2) is given by
==
infin
sum minus( m )
)kr (9)
The function ) 1
)= sum
is called Bessel function of first kind and zero order
As equation (2) is a second-order differential equation there must be a second independent solution of the
equation The second solution is called Bessel function of second kind and zero order
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SUMMARY
We learnt the basics of three common types of coordinate systems vector analysis sinusoidally time-
varying functions Fourier series and Bessel function Other mathematical tools are described in later chap-
ters as and when necessary We found that unlike the unit vectors in rectangular coordinates the directionsof some of the unit vectors in cylindrical and spherical coordinates vary with one or two coordinate vari-
ables Though only the mathematical definitions of divergence gradient and curl operations are available
their applications to electric and magnetic fields and interpretations of results are described in later chap-
ters The vector operations in cylindrical and spherical coordinates are given in Chapters 2 and 4 The vec-
tor identities line surface and volume integrals will find frequent use in the text Moreover we will utilise
the coordinate transformation technique for calculation of vector magnetic potential of a current loop in
Chapter 4
Representation of sinusoidal quantities and power calculation will be used for the study of time-varying
fields We will apply Fourier series and Bessel function for the solution of boundary-value problems Bessel
function will also be used to study the skin-effect phenomenon in cylindrical conductors
IMPORTANT FORMULAE
Relation between coordinate variables
Rectangular and cylindrical coordinates
x = r cos f
y = r sin f
z = z
Rectangular and cylindrical coordinates
x = r sin q cos f
y = r sin q sin f
z = r cos q
Differential lengths
Rectangular coordinates d ℓ = u xdx + u
ydy + u
z dz
Cylindrical coordinates d ℓ = dr ur + rd f uf + u
z dz
Spherical coordinates d ℓ = ur dr + u
q (rd q ) + u
f (r sin q d f )
Differential surfaces
Rectangular coordinates d S = u x(dydz ) + u
y(dzdx) + u
z (dxdy)
Cylindrical coordinates d S = ur (rd f dz ) + u
f (drdz ) + u
z (rdrd f )
Spherical coordinates d S = ur (r 2sinq d q d f ) + u
q (r sinq drd f ) + u
f (rdrd q )
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Differential volumes
Rectangular coordinates dv = dxdydz
Cylindrical coordinates rdrd f dz
Spherical coordinates r 2sinq drd q d f
Position vector r = xu x + yu
y + z u
z
Dot product of two vectors
In rectangular coordinates A sdot B = A x B
x + A
y B
y + A
z B
z
In cylindrical coordinates A sdot B = Ar B
r + A
f B
f + A
z B
z
In spherical coordinates A sdot B = Ar B
r + A
q B
q + A
f B
f
Cross product of two vectors
In rectangular coordinates
A
u
=
x B B
In cylindrical coordinates
A
u u
= B
In spherical coordinates
A
= A A B
θ φ
θ φ
θ φ
Gradient of a scalar function in rectangular coordinates
nabla = part part + part y
u u
Divergence of a vector function in rectangular coordinates
nablasdot = partpart
+part
+part
D D
x y
D y
Curl of a vector function in rectangular coordinates
nabla times = partpart
part part y z
x y
H H Vector identities
nabla times nabla times A = nabla(nabla sdot A) minus nabla2A
nabla sdot (A times B) = B sdot (nabla times A) minus A sdot (nabla times B)
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Dot product of unit vectors
In Rectangular and Cylindrical Coordinate systems
sdotur
sdotuf
sdotu z
u x cos f ndashsin f 0u
ysin f cos f 0
u z
0 0 1
In Rectangular and Spherical Coordinate systems
sdotur
sdotuq
sdotuf
u x
sinq cosf cosq cosf ndashsin f
u y
sinq sinf cosq sinf cosf
u z cosq ndashsinq 0
Complex impedance
+ )minus
Instantaneous power
)t = ])t cos2
cos
Complex power
lowast1
2
MULTIPLE983085CHOICE QUESTIONS
(starred questions have two answers)
11 A point in cylindrical coordinates is defined by (14 m 25deg 075 m) Location of the point in rectan-
gular coordinates is
(a) (14 m 0592 m 075 m)
(b) (1269 m 0592 m 075 m)
(c) (14 m 0592 m 075 m)
(d) (14 m 0592 m 0375 m)
12 A point in spherical coordinates is described by (095 m 35deg 20deg) Location of the point in rectangu-
lar coordinates is
(a) (0512 m 0186 m 0778 m)
(b) (0186 m 0512 m 0778 m)
(c) (0512 m 0778 m 0186 m)
(d) (0186 m 0778 m 0512 m)
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13 A position vector is given by 4 The unit vector in the direction of the position
vector is
(a) 0 0 566 +u
(b) 0 0 24 +u
(c) 0 0 566 +u
(d) 0 0 707 +u
14 A vector is given by A uu+u If the unit vector alongA is u707
what should be the value of p
(a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 10 (d) 12
15 Two vectors are given by A 4+u and 1+u 2 The angle between the vectors is
nearest to
(a) 12deg (b) 14deg (c) 16deg (d) 18deg
16 Two vectors are described by A u u3+u and B u u For the vectors to be
parallel the values of p and q should be (a) p = 3 q = 3 (b) p = 3 q = 9 (c) p = 45 q = 3 (d) p = 3 q = 45
17 The angle between two vectors A 4+u x y
and B y is 15deg What is the ratio of p to q
(a) 1732 (b) minus1732 (c) 0577 (d) minus0577
18 Two vectors are given by A 2+u z and B 4+u
z The unit vector normal to the plane con-
taining A and B is given by
(a) +0 371 0 557 y
(b) +0 741 0 371 y
(c) 0741u x minus 0577u
y + 0371u
z
(d) 0371u x +
0743u y minus
05571u z
19 A scalar function is given byf = xyz The magnitude of grad f at (1 minus1 1) is equal to
(a) 2 3 (b) 3 2 (c) 31 (d) 3
110 If r is the position vector at ( x y z ) the magnitude of nabla sdot r is equal to
(a) 3 (b) 3 (c) 31 (d) 13
111 The divergence of F = xy (u x + u
y) at (1 3) is equal to
(a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3 (d) 2
112 A vector in cylindrical coordinates is given by (sin f r ) ur The vector in rectangular coordinates is
(a) y
2
3 2) (b)
y
2
2( ) (c)
y
2 2
2( ) (d)
y
2
2( )
113 A vector in spherical coordinates is given by ur r 2 The vector in rectangular coordinate is
(a)+u
x + 3 2 (b)
3 2
+u
x + (c)
u+u
( x + 3 (d)
zu u+u z
x + 3 2
114 The line integral of F = xy (u x + u
y) along the straight line y = x from (0 0) to (2 2) is
(a) 163 (b) 8 (c) 16 (d) 4
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115 The instantaneous voltage and current in an electric circuit are given by V (t ) = 5 sin (w t minus 30deg) V and
I (t ) = minus02 cos w t A The average power supplied to the circuit is
(a) 05 W (b) 3 2 W (c) 025 W (d) 3 4 W
QUESTIONS
11 Name the coordinate planes of rectangular coordinates
12 In rectangular coordinates the coordinates of a point are x y and z What is the normal distance of
the point from the x- y plane
13 Name the plane on which x = 0
14 The coordinate of two points are and respectively What is the distance between the
points
15 In rectangular coordinates locate the point ) by tracing the path along or parallel to the
coordinate axes starting from the origin
16 Describe the cylindrical coordinate system Show that the coordinate directions are mutually perpen-
dicular to each other
17 Describe the spherical coordinate system Show that the coordinate directions are mutually perpen-
dicular to each other
18 The r and variable appearing in cylindrical and spherical coordinate systems have the same mean-
ing or different meanings in the two systems Explain
19 Explain why the distance between two points specified in spherical coordinates cannot be calculated by direct use of the coordinates of the points
How is this distance calculated
110 Sketch a length vector in rectangular coordinates and show its components in the coordinate directions
111 Express the vector A as sum of its component in rectangular cylindrical and spherical coordinates
112 Write the differential length vector and the differential surface vector in rectangular cylindrical and
spherical coordinates in terms of the components Give also the formula for the differential volume
in the three coordinate systems
113 Define the cross product of two vectors A and B Explain how the angle between the vectors can be
calculated from the definition of the cross product
114 Explain what is meant by a scalar field Does the value of the field at a point depend on the choice of
the coordinate system
115 State what is meant by a vector field Does the value of the field at a point depend on the choice of
the coordinate system
116 Explain with sketches that the unit vectors ur and u
f in cylindrical coordinates vary with f
117 Explain the properties of the gradient of a scalar function
118 Describe the procedure for evaluating the line integral of a vector function from an initial point to a
final point along a given path
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119 For the vector function A( x y z ) show that nabla sdot nabla times A( x y z ) = 0
120 Two sinusoidal functions are given by
)t )minus=
)t )minus 12
π
What is the phase difference between the two quantities and which is the leading quantity
121 A sinusoidal quantity is given by
F (t ) = F 0 sin (w t + y )
Write the complex exponential phasor and polar forms of the quantity
122 Define the rms value of a sinusoidally time-varying current Explain its significance
123 If W V and I are the measured values of power rms value of voltage and rms value of current
respectively of an electric load then the ratio W (VI ) is defined as the power factor of the load Is this
definition applicable to only sinusoidal variation of voltage and current with time or for any type of
variation Explain
124 Explain with sketches the meanings of single-valued and multi-valued periodic functions
ANSWERS TO SELECTED QUESTIONS
16 Describe the cylindrical coordinate system Show that the coordinate directions are mutually perpen-
dicular to each other
Answer In cylindrical coordinate system the three surfaces are those of a circular cylinder and two
planes These surfaces are specified with reference to the rectangular coordinate system The axis of
the cylinder is along the z axis and its radius is denoted by r One of the plane surfaces containing the
z axis is specified by the angle it makes with the y-z plane The angle is generally denoted by f The
second plane surface is parallel to and at a height z from the x-y plane The three coordinate direc-
tions are r f and z
The r direction is normal to the surface of the cylinder hence it is perpendicular to the axis of the
cylinder As the axis of the cylinder is along the z axis r and z directions are perpendicular to each
other At a point on the cylindrical surface the r direction is perpendicular to and the f direction istangential to the cylindrical surface Hence they are perpendicular to each other Moreover the f direction is parallel to the x-y plane hence it is perpendicular to the z direction
18 The r and f variable appearing in cylindrical and spherical coordinate systems have the same mean-
ing or different meanings in the two systems Explain
Answer The variables in cylindrical coordinate system are r f and z and those of spherical coordi-
nates are r q and f The r direction in cylindrical coordinates is perpendicular to the z axis of rectan-
gular coordinates whereas the r direction in spherical coordinates is at an angle q with the z axis Thus
the r-variables have different meaning In both the systems the angle f is the angle between the y-z
plane and a plane surface containing the z axis Thus the variable f has the same meaning in both the
systems
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19 Explain why the distance between two points specified in spherical coordinates cannot be calculated
by direct use of the coordinates of the points
How is the distance calculated
Answer Both q and f variables of spherical coordinates are angles and radian is their unit As the
unit of distance between two points is that of length the variables cannot be used directly for calcula-tion of distance
To calculate the distance it is necessary to express the spherical coordinates of the point in terms of
rectangular coordinate variables
113 Define the cross product of two vectors A and B Explain how the angle between the vectors can be
calculated from the definition of the cross product
Answer The cross product of two vectors A and B is a vector quantity say C The magnitude of C
is equal to the products of the magnitude of A the magnitude of B and the sine of angle a between
A and B The direction of C is perpendicular to the plane containing A and B The positive direction
is taken along the advance of a right-handed screw when it is rotated from A towards B
As per the definition of the cross product
A times B = ABsin a
Hence sin α = A B
A B
114 Explain what is meant by a scalar field Does the value of the field at a point depend on the choice of
the coordinate system
Answer A physical quantity which is a scalar function of position is a real number The quantity
may or may not be a function of time The mathematical representation or graphical plot of a scalar
function at various points in a region or domain is the scalar field of the function in that region Theregion may be one-dimensional (a line) two-dimensional (a surface) or three-dimensional (a vol-
ume) As an example let us consider a heated plate The temperature at each point on the surface of
the plate will have a specific value A graphical representation of temperatures at several points is the
temperature field in the region of the plate surface
Value of the field at a point is independent of the choice of a coordinate system
117 Explain the properties of the gradient of a scalar function
Answer The gradient of a scalar quantity which is a function of x y and z in general is a vector quan-
tity It is given by
nabla = + part part + partpart y x
u u u u= u
The first second and third terms give the rate of change of V with x y and z respectively As nablaV is
the vector sum of all the three components it gives the maximum rate of change of V with distance
at a point in space
120 Two sinusoidal functions are given by
V )t )minus= π
I )t )minus 12
π
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What is the phase difference between the two quantities and which is the leading quantity
Answer As V (t ) is a cosine function of time and I (t ) is a sine function of time we have to express
either V (t ) as a sine function or I (t ) as a cosine function of time By expressing I (t ) as a cosine func-
tion we get
)t )t = minus minus Thus the phase difference between the quantities is 3= V (t ) is the leading
quantity
PROBLEMS
11 Show the location of points P 1(10 m 20 m 30m) P
2(minus10 m 20 m 30m) P
3(10 m minus20 m
30m) P 4(10 m 20 m minus30m) in rectangular coordinates Calculate the distances of the points from
the origin
12 Show the location of the point P (05 m 60deg 02 m) in cylindrical coordinates Calculate the distances
of P from the origin
13 Show the location of the point P (04 m 30deg 45deg) in spherical coordinates Calculate the distances of
P from the origin
14 A point in rectangular coordinates is defined by (2 m minus3 m minus1 m) Find coordinates of the point in
(a) cylindrical coordinate and (b) in spherical coordinates
15 Derive relations between the cylindrical coordinate and spherical coordinate variables For the radial
directions use subscripts c and s respectively for cylindrical and spherical coordinates
16 A point in cylindrical coordinates is defined by (3 m 300
2 m) Find coordinates of the point inspherical coordinates
17 Find the distance between two points located at (a) (10 m 24 m minus08 m) and (minus26 m 15 m 15 m)
in rectangular coordinates (b) (12 m 45deg 20 m) and (05 m 60deg 02 m) in cylindrical coordinates
(c) (04 m 30deg 45deg) and (10 m 75deg 15deg) in spherical coordinates
18 Find the length vector from the point P 2(075 m 13 m minus06 m) to the point P
1(125 m minus07 m
04 m) Find also the unit vector directed from P 1 to P
2
19 A point is located at (20 m p 3 rad 08 m) in cylindrical coordinates Obtain in rectangular coordi-
nates the unit vector directed from the origin to the point
110 The location of two points are given by P 1(1 m 2 m 3 m) and P
2(2 m 3 m 5 m) Find the length
vector from the origin to the mid-point of the line joining P 1 and P
2
111 The location of two points are given by P 1(15 m 45deg 2 m) and P
2(5 m 60deg 30deg) in cylindrical and
spherical coordinates respectively Find the length vector from P 1 to P
2
112 A point is located at P (5 m 90deg 60deg) in spherical coordinates Find the unit vector directed from the
origin to P in rectangular coordinates
113 The equation y = 2 minus x is that of a straight line in the x-y plane Obtain the unit normal vector directed
from the given line to the point (3 2)
114 Find the dot and cross products of the vectors A = 3u x + 8u
y B = 5u
x + 10u
y What is the angle
between the vectors
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115 Given the vectors A = 4u x + 5u
y B = 6u
x + B
yu y + 8u
z What should be the value of B
y so that the angle
between A and B is 60deg
116 Vector A is directed from (2 m 3 m 4 m) to (5 m 7 m 9 m) and vector B is directed from (0 1 m
2 m) to (3 m 5 m 7 m) Find the angle between the vectors
117
Find the gradient of the scalar function f =
x
2
y +
y
2
z +
xz
2
at (minus
1 2minus
3) 118 The equation 2 x + 3 y + 4 z = c where c is a constant is that of a plane surface Find the unit vector
that is normal to the given plane and directed away from the origin
119 A surface is defined by x2 + y2 minus z 2 = 21 Find the unit vector normal to the surface at (4 3 2)
120 For the surface defined in Problem 119 find the angle between unit vectors normal to the surface at
(4 3 2) and )15 3
121 A vector function is described by A
+
1
2 2)uuu Find the divergence of the
vector function at (2 minus1 minus2)
122 A vector function is given by A = x2 yu x + y2 z u
y + xz 2u
z Find the curl of the vector at (1 2 4)
123 For the scalar function f ( x y z ) show that nabla times nablaf = 0
124 Prove the validity of the vector identity nabla times nabla times A = nabla(nabla sdot A) minusnabla2A for the vector function A = A( x
y z )u x + A( x y z )u
y + A( x y z )u
z
125 A vector field in rectangular coordinates is given byu
= + z
x Express the vector in cylindrical
coordinates at (4 45deg 3)
126 A vector is directed from (2 30deg 4) to (3 60deg 6) in cylindrical coordinates Find the angle between
the vector and the y axis
127 A vector function in cylindrical coordinates is given by
u ucos tans nr r
Calculate the components of the vector in rectangular coordinates
128 A vector function is given by = 8
2 2 Find the line integral of E along a straight path from
(3 5) to (6 10)
129 On the surface of a sphere find the area in the region if r = 6 30deg le q le 60deg 0 le f le 30deg
130 The amplitude of sinusoidal voltage and current of an electric circuit are 15 V and 2 A respectively
The current lags the voltage by p 6 rad Calculate (a) the rms values of voltage and current (b) the
power factor (c) the average power and (d) the complex impedance of the circuit
Find also the instantaneous power and complex power taking the voltage as reference Identify the
components of the complex power Assume w to be the angular frequency of the voltage
131 The complex forms of voltage and current amplitudes of an electric load are
40 V
2 A
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H r = H
x sin q cos f + H
y sin q sin f + H
z cos q
H q = H
x cos q cos f + H
y cos q sin f minus H
z sin q
H f = minus H
x sin f + H
y cos f
To complete the process of conversion the components will have to be transformed to spherical-coordinate
variables using the following formulae These can be derived from (12-3)
r y z x
=+
minuscos 1
x
f = tanminus1 ( y x)
EXAMPLE 124
A vector in cylindrical coordinates is given byF = Transform the vector into rectangular coordinates
The vector has only one component F r = 1r in r direction Let the vector in rectangular coordinates be
F = F xu
x + F
yu
y + F
z u
z
Thenr
x
x yr
= =) cossdot
= =) s nsdot
F z = 0
The vector in rectangular coordinates is given by
F 1
)uu
EXAMPLE 125
The vector F = r sin f uf is given in cylindrical coordinates Transform the vector into rectangular
coordinates
The vector has only one component F f = r sin f in f direction Let the vector in rectangular coordinates be
F = F xu
x + F
yu
y + F
z u
z
Then y
= = minus) )sdot minus sin 2 2
x y= =)sdot
F z = 0
The vector in rectangular coordinate is given by
F 1
2 2)u
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EXAMPLE 126
Convert the vector = r
r in spherical coordinates into rectangular coordinates
The vector has only one componentr
r
1 in r direction Let the vector in rectangular coordinates be
E = E xu
x + E
yu
y + E
z u
z
We haver
= =)) x
sdot 1
yr
=))
sdot 1
= =) cos
)sdot
The vector in rectangular coordinate is given by
E 1
+ )uu
112 Sinusoidally Time-Varying QuantitiesA scalar or a vector quantity may be time-invariant or it may be a function of time Quantities that are either
sine or cosine function of time are called sinusoidally time-varying quantities For example a voltage repre-
sented by
V (t ) = V 0 cos w t (1)
is a co-sinusoidal quantity And a current given by
I (t ) = I 0 sin w t (2)
is a sinusoidal quantity These are also called alternat-
ing quantities In (1) and (2) V (t ) and I (t ) denote instan-
taneous values V 0 and I
0 are the maximum values or
amplitudes of the functions and w is the angular or
radian frequency The units of voltage and current are
volt (V) and ampere (A) and that of w is radians per
second (rads) The graphs of variation of voltage and
current with time shown in Fig 119 are the familiarcosine and sine waves The waves repeat after every
w t = 2p radian The number of such repetitions or
cycles per second is called frequency of the waves The
frequency is denoted by f and its unit is hertz (Hz) The
duration of one cycle is equal to one period It is gener-
ally denoted by T Therefore T = 1 f As w t changes by
2p radian in one period w = 2p T = 2p f Each cycle
consists of a positive half-cycle and a negative half-
cycle Both the half-cycles have the same amplitude
and identical shapes
(a
(b
3
V t
V
I t
I
p p p p t
t
2p
23p p p
Fig 119 (a) A cosine wave and (b) A sine wave
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Next let us consider the functions
V 1(t ) = V
10 cos (w t + y
1) (3)
and V 2(t ) = V
20 cos (w t minus y
2) (4)
Note that V 1
(t ) and V 2
(t ) have the same frequency as that of V (t ) Graphs of functions defined by (1) (3) and
(4) are shown in Fig 120 The symbols y 1and y
2denote phase angles of V
1(t ) and V
2(t ) respectively If we
take the time-angle at which V (t ) is zero (or maximum) as reference the corresponding zero of V 1(t ) occurs
earlier by a time-angle y 1 and that of V
2(t ) occurs later by a time-angle y
2 Thus V
1(t ) leads V (t ) by an angle
y 1 and V
2(t ) lags V (t ) by an angle y
2 As cos w t = sin(w t + p 2) a cosine function leads a sine function by p 2
radian The phase angles are specified either in radian or in degree
Representation of Sinusoidal Functions
Any of the equations (1) to (4) is the basic form of rep-
resenting a sinusoidal quantity in terms of its amplitude
frequency and phase angle This form gives the value of
the quantity at any instant The waveforms of Fig 119and 120 also provide the same information
Some other useful ways of representing a sinusoidal
quantity are the phasor the complex and the polar forms
The basis of these forms is the Eulerrsquos formula (or iden-
tity) of the complex exponential function e j w t As per the
formula
e j w t = cos w t + j sin w t
where = minus1
cos w t = Re e j w t (5) sin w t = Im e j w t (6)
The notations Re and Im are the abbreviations of lsquoreal part of rsquo and lsquoimaginary part of rsquo respectively Thus
using (5) and (6) in (1) and (2) we have
V (t ) = Re V 0 e j w t
and I (t ) = Im I 0 e j w t = Re I
0 e j (w t minusp 2)
Similarly (3) and (4) can be written as
e j )1=
e j )2=
These are the complex exponential forms of writing sinusoidally time-changing quantities One advantage of
using the complex exponential function e j w t instead of sin w t or cos w t is that the form of a function does not
change when differentiated or integrated with respect to time
To proceed further let us write the last four equations as in the following
V (t ) = V 0 cos w t = Re (V
0 e j 0)e j w t
I (t ) = I 0 sin w t = Re ( I
0 eminus j p 2)e j w t
e t
11) Re )ψ
e t
1) Re )= minusminus ψ
V t
ω t
V t V t
2p
Fig 120 Showing time-phase difference between
sinusoidal waves
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A study of the above equations shows that the factor e j w t appears in all the functions In the mathematical
analysis of a problem it is not necessary to show this factor in all the steps The presence of e j w t in a func-
tion is assumed If all the quantities in a study have the same frequency it is sufficient to use only the
functions shown within the brackets At the end of an analysis the final expression is multiplied by e j w t
and either its real part or the imaginary part is used to express the result in real time The functions inside
the brackets are called phasors
We will denote a phasor by putting a bar over the symbol of the quantity For example
j 1ψ
and j
02minus
These are the phasor representations of sinusoidally time-varying quantities
Two more forms of representing a sinusoid can be derived from the phasor form Let us consider a voltage
phasor
e ψ
Since e j w = cos y + j sin y
)s n (7)
The first term on the rhs of (7) is the real part and the second term is the imaginary part of Denoting the
real part by V 0a
and the imaginary part by V 0i we have
i (8)
where V 0a
= V 0 cos y and V
0i = V
0 sin y
The form of (8) suggests that a phasor can be represented in a complex plane as shown in Fig 121 Equation
(8) and Fig 121 are the complex form of representing a sinusoidally time-varying quantity
We see that to write a sinusoidal quantity in phasor and com-
plex forms only its amplitude and phase angle are needed
Thus a simpler way of describing a sinusoidal quantity is by
its amplitude and phase angle as given below
ang plusmn
This is known as the polar form of representing a sinusoid
This form is advantageous where multiplication and division
of phasors are involved To illustrate these operations let j 1plusmn
and e j 2plusmn ψ
The product of the two phasors0 0 2= ang plusmn )]
The ratio of the two phasors j
2= ang[plusmn )] plusmn )]minus
Thus the magnitude of the product of two phasors is equal to the product of their magnitudes whereas the
phase angle of their product is equal to the algebraic sum of their phase angles Moreover the magnitude of
the ratio of two phasors is equal to the ratio of their magnitudes and the phase angle is equal to the phase angle
of the numerator-phasor minus the phase angle of the denominator-phasor
Im
Re
V
V
V
y
Fig 121 Representation of a sinusoidal
function in the complex plane
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Root-Mean-Square Value of a Sinusoidal Quantity
In order to define the root-mean-square (rms) value of a function consider that a sinusoidal current
I (t ) = I 0 sin w t
flows through a resistor of R ohm Then electric power dissipated in the resistor at any instant
)t s n= 0
ω t
The average power over a complete cycle
=1
2 2
2π
Next consider that a time-invariant current I flows through the same resistor instead of the sinusoidal current
Power dissipated in the resistor is equal to I 2 R If we assume that I 2 R is equal to the average power dissipated
by the sinusoidal current I 0 sin w t then
2=
Or =2
The constant current I which produces the same power in the resistor as the average power due to an
alternating current is called root-mean-square (rms) or effective value of the time-varying current The
nomenclature is derived from the mathematical procedure involved in deriving it
The rms value of a sinusoidal quantity is equal to 21 times of its amplitude The rms value of any periodic
function can be determined using the above procedure Sinusoidal quantities can also be represented usingrms value instead of amplitudes as given below
Instantaneous form )t )=
)t )=
Phasor form e ψ
Complex form
Polar form ang plusmn
The Complex ImpedanceThe complex impedance of an electric load is defined as the ratio of its complex voltage and complex
current To calculate the impedance let us assume that the instantaneous
voltage across the electric load shown in Fig 122 is
V (t ) = V 0 cos w t (9)
The complex and polar forms of the voltage are
0+ (10)
0ang
I (t
V (t
Load
Z
Fig 122 A load connected
to an ac source
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For a purely resistive load of resistance R ohm instantaneous current through the load
t )t )t
cos= = ω cos (11)
where I 0 = V
0 R We find from equations (9) and (11) that these are in time-phase The complex form of load
current is0+ (12)
The complex impedance is found by dividing (10) by (12)
Z = =0
00 0= ang
If the load is an ideal (loss-free) inductor of inductance L henry (H)
t )t cos( )== deg1ω (13)
The constant of integration is assumed to be zero as we are considering alternating quantities under steady
state (not transient) condition In the above expressions X L
= w L is reactance of the inductor and I 0 = V
0 X
L is
amplitude of the current The unit of reactance is ohm We find from (9) and (13) that the current in a pure
inductor lags the voltage across it by 90deg The complex form of current is
0
The complex impedance of the inductor
= = deg0
0+ = = ang
If the load is an ideal (loss-free) capacitor of capacitance C farad (F)
t
)t = = minus +t deg)t = os )90
where X c = (1w c) is reactance of the capacitor in ohm and I
0 = (V
0 X
c) is amplitude of the current We find
that current in an ideal capacitor leads the voltage across it by 90 deg The complex form of current is given by
The complex impedance
= = + deg00
minus = minus = ang minus
The complex impedance of an electric load consisting of a resistance R an inductance X L and a capacitance
X C in series is given by
j+ +minus (14)
where X = X L
minus X C is the effective reactance of the circuit If X
L is greater than X
C then the load is inductive
and if X C is greater than X
L the load is capacitive The angle y = tanminus1( X R) is called impedance angle
The resistance and reactance of the load in terms of the load angle are given by
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R = Z cos y
X = Z sin y
The magnitude of the impedance
The impedance in polar form is represented as
ang
Current I 0taken by a load is equal to the ratio of (10) and (14)
ji2
0= = = = =
) R jX
where I 0a
= (V 0Z ) cos y = I
0 cos y is the real part and I
0i = (V
0Z ) sin y = I
0 sin y is the imaginary part of the
current phasor respectively
The current in the polar form is
0= ang
ang + = ang minus where
0 =
If the resistance and reactance of an electric load is known we can calculate values of the circuit impedance
Z and the impedance angle y Taking the voltage across the circuit as reference the equation for instanta-
neous current is given by
I (t ) = I 0 cos(w t minus y )
We see that the phase angle between voltage and current is equal to the impedance angle y The current lags
the voltage for an inductive load and the current leads the voltage for a capacitive load The impedance angle
lies between 0 and 90deg if the load is inductive and between 0 and minus90deg if the load is capacitive
The rms value of current I = =rms value of voltage
Instantaneous Average and Complex Powers
Instantaneous power input to a load is equal to the product of its voltage and current at a given instant If the
instantaneous voltage is described by the equation
V (t ) = V 0 cos (w t + y
1) (15)
and the current at the same instant is given by
I (t ) = I 0 cos (w t + y
2) (16)
then instantaneous power
P (t ) = V (t ) I (t ) = V 0 I
0 cos (w t +y
1) cos (w t + y
2)
= +t 2
)]ω + cos (17)
where y = y 2 minus y
1 is the phase difference between current and voltage
The instantaneous power given by (17) has two parts One part is independent of time and the other part var-
ies with time at twice the frequency The average power is equal to the average value of instantaneous power
over one cycle Thus the average power
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t 2
1
2)t
=0
2cosc= os (18)
The average power therefore is equal to the product of rms voltage rms current and the cosine of phase-angle between the voltage and current The power is also called active or effective or real power The electric unit
of power is watt (W) The product of V and I that is VI is called apparent power and its unit is volt-ampere
(VA) The factor cos y is called power factor of the load
Power factor cos = =2
VI
Substituting V = IZ and cos y = RZ in (18) we get the average power in terms of the current and the
resistance
P av
= I 2 R
Thus the active power is the power absorbed by the load
In an analogous way the reactive or quadrature power
1
2
2 (19)
The unit of reactive power is volt-ampere reactive (var)
It may be noted that I cos y of (18) is the component of current that is in phase with the voltage and I sin y of (19) is the component of current that is in quadrature with the voltage Thus the general principle is that
the average power is equal to the product of in-phase components of rms voltage and rms current and the
reactive power is given by the product of rms voltage and rms current which are out of phase by 90deg We will
use this principle to define complex power
The complex forms of voltage and current defined by (15) and (16) are
i (20)
andi (21)
In (20) V 0a
and V 0i are the real and imaginary parts of the voltage and in
(21) I 0a
and I 0i are the real and imaginary parts of the current These are
represented in the complex plane of Fig 123 Since V 0a
and I 0a
are in
phase and V 0i
and I 0i are also in phase the average power
1
2)
ii (22)
Moreover as V 0i
and I 0a
are out of phase by 90deg (V 0i I
0a2) gives one part of the
reactive power For the same reason (V 0a I
0i 2) gives a second part of reactive
power Note that in the first part the current lags the voltage and hence this part of the reactive power is inductive
The second part of the reactive power is capacitive as in this case the current leads the voltage If we assume the
inductive power to be positive then the capacitive power would be negative Thus the net reactive power
1)
ai a (23)
1
I
V
V a I
I
V
Im
Re
Fig 123 Showing real and
imaginary parts of a voltage
phasor and a current phasor
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We can also obtain the above results mathematically by the use of the complex forms of voltage and current
given in (20) and (21) as follows The conjugate of current is
i
lowast minus
Then1
2
1
2
lowast = i
)i
minus
= +1
2) + )]minus
i i (24)
We see that the rhs of (24) has a real part and an imaginary part The real part is same as the average power
given by (22) and the imaginary part is same as the reactive power given by (23) Thus 2lowast
gives the
complex power Denoting the complex power by P we have
lowast1
2 0
(25)
The average or active power 1
2 (26)
The reactive power 1
2 0
(27)
In (26) Re means lsquoReal part of rsquo and in (27) Im means lsquoImaginary part of rsquo the complex power The reactive
power is inductive if the imaginary part of (24) is positive and it is capacitive if the imaginary part is nega-
tive It can be shown that the real part of ( )2 is also equal to P av
However its imaginary part is nega-
tive of the imaginary part of (24)
EXAMPLE 127
The voltage and current of a given load are
V (t ) = 120 sin (1000t + 60deg) V
I (t ) = 15 cos (1000t - 45deg) A
(a) Find the phase difference between voltage and current and their root-mean-square values (b) Represent
the voltage and current in phasor complex and polar forms (c) Calculate the load impedance resistance
reactance inductance (or capacitance) power factor active power and reactive power using (18) and (19)
(d) Calculate the complex power using (25)
(a) In order to find the phase difference between voltage and current we have to write the voltage equation
in the cosine form
V (t ) = 120 sin (1000t + 60deg) = 120 cos (1000t minus 30deg) V
I (t ) = 15 cos (1000t minus 45deg) A
The phase angle of the current with respect to the voltage = minus 45degminus(minus30) = minus15deg The current lags the voltage
by 15deg
Root-mean-square values of voltage and current are
=2= 120 84 85 V
51= =2 60 A
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(b) Phasor forms e jminus ( ) V
e 4 ) A
Complex forms 0=)deg V
deg) = )minus A
Polar forms ang120 deg
= 1 Aang5 minus deg
(c) = = ang minus degang minus deg
= ang deg = deg +0
120 30
1 5 515 80 15(cos 2 700 1 Ω
Ω= 20 71 (Inductive)
Inductance L = X w = 20711000 = 2071 mH
Power factor = cos y = cos 15deg = 0966 (lagging)
Active power1
2
1120 1 966 93(= )( )5 0 ) 86 W
Reactive power 1
2
1120 1 259 29
0 = ) )5 0 ) = 23
(d) Complex powerlowast1
2
1 + 27
The real part is the average power in watts and the imaginary part is the reactive power in vars (inductive)
113 Fourier SeriesConsider that a function f ( x) has the following properties
1 It varies periodically with x That is f ( x + T ) = f ( x) where T is
the period
2 It is a single-valued function That is it has only one value for
a given value of the variable
3 It is a continuous function of the variable It may however have
finite number of discontinuities Such a periodic function is
shown in Fig 124 The wave is continuous in the range 0 lt x lt p and p lt x lt 2p and it is discontinuous at x = p and 2p
Any function f ( x) with a period 2p and satisfying the above mentioned properties can be represented by a trigonometric series as given below
) x1
==
infin
1
cn
)n (1)
where the constant a0 a
n and b
n are real numbers The trigonometric series is called Fourier series The con-
stants of the series are calculated from the following formulae
f d 1
minusπ
π x
p
f ( )
p
Fig 124 Illustration of a periodic
function
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x1
x
b f x d minus
1 π
Over a period 2p the constant a0 is the average value of f ( x) whereas the coefficients an and bn are twice theaverage values of f ( x) cos nx and f ( x) sin nx respectively
If a function f ( x) is defined over an interval of length instead of minus p to p its Fourier series is
obtained by replacing x in (1) by x Accordingly
n) x n=
(2)
The constants of (2) are given by
a f d 1
minus
+
x
x x
+1
b n x
dx1
minus
x sin
If f ( x) is an even function of x ie if f (minus x) = f ( x) then bn = 0 and
a x2
If f ( x) is an odd function of x [ f (minus x) = minus f ( x)] then an
= 0 and
b dx2
x sin
For an alternating function with identical positive and negative half-waves [ f ( x + p ) = minus f ( x)] the constant
a0 = 0
EXAMPLE 128
We will obtain the Fourier series of (a) a rectangular waveform and (b) of a triangular waveform illus-
trated in Fig 125
Fig 125 Pertaining to Example 128 (a) A rectangular wave and (b) A triangular wave
O
(a) b
f ( )
x
minusV
V
A
O
minusV
V
f ( )
minus x
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As both the waves are odd functions of x and have identical positive and negative half-cycles it is necessary
to calculate coefficient of the sine series only over the interval x = 0 to
(a) For the rectangular waveform f ( x) = V 0 in the interval x = 0 to =
=
2 2 2
0 = c
minus )
We see that bn = 0 for even values of n and b
n = 2 for odd values of n Thus the Fourier series of the
function is
) x == 4 1
1 3 5 (3)
(b) The equation of the triangular waveform from x = 0 to x = is that of the straight line OA Its equation
is
x
) x =
The coefficient of the nth term of the sine series
b x n x
dx
n
=
= minus
2
2
0
si
cos sin
= minus 2
ncos
Hence the Fourier series of the function is given by
) x s n= minus+ s n
2 1
3
3
2 (4)
114 Bessel FunctionsBessel functions are solutions of specific types of second order ordinary differential equations The general
form of the equation with V as dependent variable and r as independent variable is
r dr dr
0+ +r =)kr (1)
where k 2 is positive and n is any number Equation (1) is called Besselrsquos equation of order n though the dif-
ferential equation itself is of second order For n = 0 equation (1) becomes
dr dr
2 2 0+ + =)kr (2)
Equation (2) is Besselrsquos equation of zero order
Besselrsquos equation of any order is solved using the power series method We will limit our discussion to equa-
tion (2) as we will not need the solution of equation (1) for the analysis of problems which we will consider
in later chapters The solution of (2) is of the form
a + + + + +3 5 (3)
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The coefficients of the series are found by substituting V dV dr and d 2V dr 2 in (2) and then equating the
coefficients of like powers of r to zero Substituting (3) into the third term of (2) we get
2
)+ + + + + sdotsdotsdot (4)
Substituting dV dr and d 2V dr 2 into the second and first terms of (2) respectively we get
dV
r = 3 4 6 (5)
r d V
dr a r r 6 20= r + +a r +r (6)
Since the sum of the left-hand sides of (4) (5) and (6) is zero the sum of their right-hand sides must be equal
to zero Taking the sum and then collecting the terms of like powers of r we have
3 4r a a a
+ + =)+r r 6 0 (7)
Equation (7) will be satisfied if the coefficient of each power of r is equal to zero This exercise will yield the
following results
a1r = 0 rArr a
1 = 0
42
0 2
k = s an ar trar constant
9 0=
162
4
a k
a =
25 0a
362
6
a = minus
We find that the coefficients of odd powers of r of (3) are zero So the solution of the differential equation
will have terms with even powers of r only The coefficient of r 2m where m is a positive integer including
zero is given by
m1minus
m ) (8)
Replacing a0 of (8) by a different constant A the solution of (2) is given by
==
infin
sum minus( m )
)kr (9)
The function ) 1
)= sum
is called Bessel function of first kind and zero order
As equation (2) is a second-order differential equation there must be a second independent solution of the
equation The second solution is called Bessel function of second kind and zero order
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SUMMARY
We learnt the basics of three common types of coordinate systems vector analysis sinusoidally time-
varying functions Fourier series and Bessel function Other mathematical tools are described in later chap-
ters as and when necessary We found that unlike the unit vectors in rectangular coordinates the directionsof some of the unit vectors in cylindrical and spherical coordinates vary with one or two coordinate vari-
ables Though only the mathematical definitions of divergence gradient and curl operations are available
their applications to electric and magnetic fields and interpretations of results are described in later chap-
ters The vector operations in cylindrical and spherical coordinates are given in Chapters 2 and 4 The vec-
tor identities line surface and volume integrals will find frequent use in the text Moreover we will utilise
the coordinate transformation technique for calculation of vector magnetic potential of a current loop in
Chapter 4
Representation of sinusoidal quantities and power calculation will be used for the study of time-varying
fields We will apply Fourier series and Bessel function for the solution of boundary-value problems Bessel
function will also be used to study the skin-effect phenomenon in cylindrical conductors
IMPORTANT FORMULAE
Relation between coordinate variables
Rectangular and cylindrical coordinates
x = r cos f
y = r sin f
z = z
Rectangular and cylindrical coordinates
x = r sin q cos f
y = r sin q sin f
z = r cos q
Differential lengths
Rectangular coordinates d ℓ = u xdx + u
ydy + u
z dz
Cylindrical coordinates d ℓ = dr ur + rd f uf + u
z dz
Spherical coordinates d ℓ = ur dr + u
q (rd q ) + u
f (r sin q d f )
Differential surfaces
Rectangular coordinates d S = u x(dydz ) + u
y(dzdx) + u
z (dxdy)
Cylindrical coordinates d S = ur (rd f dz ) + u
f (drdz ) + u
z (rdrd f )
Spherical coordinates d S = ur (r 2sinq d q d f ) + u
q (r sinq drd f ) + u
f (rdrd q )
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Differential volumes
Rectangular coordinates dv = dxdydz
Cylindrical coordinates rdrd f dz
Spherical coordinates r 2sinq drd q d f
Position vector r = xu x + yu
y + z u
z
Dot product of two vectors
In rectangular coordinates A sdot B = A x B
x + A
y B
y + A
z B
z
In cylindrical coordinates A sdot B = Ar B
r + A
f B
f + A
z B
z
In spherical coordinates A sdot B = Ar B
r + A
q B
q + A
f B
f
Cross product of two vectors
In rectangular coordinates
A
u
=
x B B
In cylindrical coordinates
A
u u
= B
In spherical coordinates
A
= A A B
θ φ
θ φ
θ φ
Gradient of a scalar function in rectangular coordinates
nabla = part part + part y
u u
Divergence of a vector function in rectangular coordinates
nablasdot = partpart
+part
+part
D D
x y
D y
Curl of a vector function in rectangular coordinates
nabla times = partpart
part part y z
x y
H H Vector identities
nabla times nabla times A = nabla(nabla sdot A) minus nabla2A
nabla sdot (A times B) = B sdot (nabla times A) minus A sdot (nabla times B)
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Dot product of unit vectors
In Rectangular and Cylindrical Coordinate systems
sdotur
sdotuf
sdotu z
u x cos f ndashsin f 0u
ysin f cos f 0
u z
0 0 1
In Rectangular and Spherical Coordinate systems
sdotur
sdotuq
sdotuf
u x
sinq cosf cosq cosf ndashsin f
u y
sinq sinf cosq sinf cosf
u z cosq ndashsinq 0
Complex impedance
+ )minus
Instantaneous power
)t = ])t cos2
cos
Complex power
lowast1
2
MULTIPLE983085CHOICE QUESTIONS
(starred questions have two answers)
11 A point in cylindrical coordinates is defined by (14 m 25deg 075 m) Location of the point in rectan-
gular coordinates is
(a) (14 m 0592 m 075 m)
(b) (1269 m 0592 m 075 m)
(c) (14 m 0592 m 075 m)
(d) (14 m 0592 m 0375 m)
12 A point in spherical coordinates is described by (095 m 35deg 20deg) Location of the point in rectangu-
lar coordinates is
(a) (0512 m 0186 m 0778 m)
(b) (0186 m 0512 m 0778 m)
(c) (0512 m 0778 m 0186 m)
(d) (0186 m 0778 m 0512 m)
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13 A position vector is given by 4 The unit vector in the direction of the position
vector is
(a) 0 0 566 +u
(b) 0 0 24 +u
(c) 0 0 566 +u
(d) 0 0 707 +u
14 A vector is given by A uu+u If the unit vector alongA is u707
what should be the value of p
(a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 10 (d) 12
15 Two vectors are given by A 4+u and 1+u 2 The angle between the vectors is
nearest to
(a) 12deg (b) 14deg (c) 16deg (d) 18deg
16 Two vectors are described by A u u3+u and B u u For the vectors to be
parallel the values of p and q should be (a) p = 3 q = 3 (b) p = 3 q = 9 (c) p = 45 q = 3 (d) p = 3 q = 45
17 The angle between two vectors A 4+u x y
and B y is 15deg What is the ratio of p to q
(a) 1732 (b) minus1732 (c) 0577 (d) minus0577
18 Two vectors are given by A 2+u z and B 4+u
z The unit vector normal to the plane con-
taining A and B is given by
(a) +0 371 0 557 y
(b) +0 741 0 371 y
(c) 0741u x minus 0577u
y + 0371u
z
(d) 0371u x +
0743u y minus
05571u z
19 A scalar function is given byf = xyz The magnitude of grad f at (1 minus1 1) is equal to
(a) 2 3 (b) 3 2 (c) 31 (d) 3
110 If r is the position vector at ( x y z ) the magnitude of nabla sdot r is equal to
(a) 3 (b) 3 (c) 31 (d) 13
111 The divergence of F = xy (u x + u
y) at (1 3) is equal to
(a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3 (d) 2
112 A vector in cylindrical coordinates is given by (sin f r ) ur The vector in rectangular coordinates is
(a) y
2
3 2) (b)
y
2
2( ) (c)
y
2 2
2( ) (d)
y
2
2( )
113 A vector in spherical coordinates is given by ur r 2 The vector in rectangular coordinate is
(a)+u
x + 3 2 (b)
3 2
+u
x + (c)
u+u
( x + 3 (d)
zu u+u z
x + 3 2
114 The line integral of F = xy (u x + u
y) along the straight line y = x from (0 0) to (2 2) is
(a) 163 (b) 8 (c) 16 (d) 4
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115 The instantaneous voltage and current in an electric circuit are given by V (t ) = 5 sin (w t minus 30deg) V and
I (t ) = minus02 cos w t A The average power supplied to the circuit is
(a) 05 W (b) 3 2 W (c) 025 W (d) 3 4 W
QUESTIONS
11 Name the coordinate planes of rectangular coordinates
12 In rectangular coordinates the coordinates of a point are x y and z What is the normal distance of
the point from the x- y plane
13 Name the plane on which x = 0
14 The coordinate of two points are and respectively What is the distance between the
points
15 In rectangular coordinates locate the point ) by tracing the path along or parallel to the
coordinate axes starting from the origin
16 Describe the cylindrical coordinate system Show that the coordinate directions are mutually perpen-
dicular to each other
17 Describe the spherical coordinate system Show that the coordinate directions are mutually perpen-
dicular to each other
18 The r and variable appearing in cylindrical and spherical coordinate systems have the same mean-
ing or different meanings in the two systems Explain
19 Explain why the distance between two points specified in spherical coordinates cannot be calculated by direct use of the coordinates of the points
How is this distance calculated
110 Sketch a length vector in rectangular coordinates and show its components in the coordinate directions
111 Express the vector A as sum of its component in rectangular cylindrical and spherical coordinates
112 Write the differential length vector and the differential surface vector in rectangular cylindrical and
spherical coordinates in terms of the components Give also the formula for the differential volume
in the three coordinate systems
113 Define the cross product of two vectors A and B Explain how the angle between the vectors can be
calculated from the definition of the cross product
114 Explain what is meant by a scalar field Does the value of the field at a point depend on the choice of
the coordinate system
115 State what is meant by a vector field Does the value of the field at a point depend on the choice of
the coordinate system
116 Explain with sketches that the unit vectors ur and u
f in cylindrical coordinates vary with f
117 Explain the properties of the gradient of a scalar function
118 Describe the procedure for evaluating the line integral of a vector function from an initial point to a
final point along a given path
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119 For the vector function A( x y z ) show that nabla sdot nabla times A( x y z ) = 0
120 Two sinusoidal functions are given by
)t )minus=
)t )minus 12
π
What is the phase difference between the two quantities and which is the leading quantity
121 A sinusoidal quantity is given by
F (t ) = F 0 sin (w t + y )
Write the complex exponential phasor and polar forms of the quantity
122 Define the rms value of a sinusoidally time-varying current Explain its significance
123 If W V and I are the measured values of power rms value of voltage and rms value of current
respectively of an electric load then the ratio W (VI ) is defined as the power factor of the load Is this
definition applicable to only sinusoidal variation of voltage and current with time or for any type of
variation Explain
124 Explain with sketches the meanings of single-valued and multi-valued periodic functions
ANSWERS TO SELECTED QUESTIONS
16 Describe the cylindrical coordinate system Show that the coordinate directions are mutually perpen-
dicular to each other
Answer In cylindrical coordinate system the three surfaces are those of a circular cylinder and two
planes These surfaces are specified with reference to the rectangular coordinate system The axis of
the cylinder is along the z axis and its radius is denoted by r One of the plane surfaces containing the
z axis is specified by the angle it makes with the y-z plane The angle is generally denoted by f The
second plane surface is parallel to and at a height z from the x-y plane The three coordinate direc-
tions are r f and z
The r direction is normal to the surface of the cylinder hence it is perpendicular to the axis of the
cylinder As the axis of the cylinder is along the z axis r and z directions are perpendicular to each
other At a point on the cylindrical surface the r direction is perpendicular to and the f direction istangential to the cylindrical surface Hence they are perpendicular to each other Moreover the f direction is parallel to the x-y plane hence it is perpendicular to the z direction
18 The r and f variable appearing in cylindrical and spherical coordinate systems have the same mean-
ing or different meanings in the two systems Explain
Answer The variables in cylindrical coordinate system are r f and z and those of spherical coordi-
nates are r q and f The r direction in cylindrical coordinates is perpendicular to the z axis of rectan-
gular coordinates whereas the r direction in spherical coordinates is at an angle q with the z axis Thus
the r-variables have different meaning In both the systems the angle f is the angle between the y-z
plane and a plane surface containing the z axis Thus the variable f has the same meaning in both the
systems
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19 Explain why the distance between two points specified in spherical coordinates cannot be calculated
by direct use of the coordinates of the points
How is the distance calculated
Answer Both q and f variables of spherical coordinates are angles and radian is their unit As the
unit of distance between two points is that of length the variables cannot be used directly for calcula-tion of distance
To calculate the distance it is necessary to express the spherical coordinates of the point in terms of
rectangular coordinate variables
113 Define the cross product of two vectors A and B Explain how the angle between the vectors can be
calculated from the definition of the cross product
Answer The cross product of two vectors A and B is a vector quantity say C The magnitude of C
is equal to the products of the magnitude of A the magnitude of B and the sine of angle a between
A and B The direction of C is perpendicular to the plane containing A and B The positive direction
is taken along the advance of a right-handed screw when it is rotated from A towards B
As per the definition of the cross product
A times B = ABsin a
Hence sin α = A B
A B
114 Explain what is meant by a scalar field Does the value of the field at a point depend on the choice of
the coordinate system
Answer A physical quantity which is a scalar function of position is a real number The quantity
may or may not be a function of time The mathematical representation or graphical plot of a scalar
function at various points in a region or domain is the scalar field of the function in that region Theregion may be one-dimensional (a line) two-dimensional (a surface) or three-dimensional (a vol-
ume) As an example let us consider a heated plate The temperature at each point on the surface of
the plate will have a specific value A graphical representation of temperatures at several points is the
temperature field in the region of the plate surface
Value of the field at a point is independent of the choice of a coordinate system
117 Explain the properties of the gradient of a scalar function
Answer The gradient of a scalar quantity which is a function of x y and z in general is a vector quan-
tity It is given by
nabla = + part part + partpart y x
u u u u= u
The first second and third terms give the rate of change of V with x y and z respectively As nablaV is
the vector sum of all the three components it gives the maximum rate of change of V with distance
at a point in space
120 Two sinusoidal functions are given by
V )t )minus= π
I )t )minus 12
π
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What is the phase difference between the two quantities and which is the leading quantity
Answer As V (t ) is a cosine function of time and I (t ) is a sine function of time we have to express
either V (t ) as a sine function or I (t ) as a cosine function of time By expressing I (t ) as a cosine func-
tion we get
)t )t = minus minus Thus the phase difference between the quantities is 3= V (t ) is the leading
quantity
PROBLEMS
11 Show the location of points P 1(10 m 20 m 30m) P
2(minus10 m 20 m 30m) P
3(10 m minus20 m
30m) P 4(10 m 20 m minus30m) in rectangular coordinates Calculate the distances of the points from
the origin
12 Show the location of the point P (05 m 60deg 02 m) in cylindrical coordinates Calculate the distances
of P from the origin
13 Show the location of the point P (04 m 30deg 45deg) in spherical coordinates Calculate the distances of
P from the origin
14 A point in rectangular coordinates is defined by (2 m minus3 m minus1 m) Find coordinates of the point in
(a) cylindrical coordinate and (b) in spherical coordinates
15 Derive relations between the cylindrical coordinate and spherical coordinate variables For the radial
directions use subscripts c and s respectively for cylindrical and spherical coordinates
16 A point in cylindrical coordinates is defined by (3 m 300
2 m) Find coordinates of the point inspherical coordinates
17 Find the distance between two points located at (a) (10 m 24 m minus08 m) and (minus26 m 15 m 15 m)
in rectangular coordinates (b) (12 m 45deg 20 m) and (05 m 60deg 02 m) in cylindrical coordinates
(c) (04 m 30deg 45deg) and (10 m 75deg 15deg) in spherical coordinates
18 Find the length vector from the point P 2(075 m 13 m minus06 m) to the point P
1(125 m minus07 m
04 m) Find also the unit vector directed from P 1 to P
2
19 A point is located at (20 m p 3 rad 08 m) in cylindrical coordinates Obtain in rectangular coordi-
nates the unit vector directed from the origin to the point
110 The location of two points are given by P 1(1 m 2 m 3 m) and P
2(2 m 3 m 5 m) Find the length
vector from the origin to the mid-point of the line joining P 1 and P
2
111 The location of two points are given by P 1(15 m 45deg 2 m) and P
2(5 m 60deg 30deg) in cylindrical and
spherical coordinates respectively Find the length vector from P 1 to P
2
112 A point is located at P (5 m 90deg 60deg) in spherical coordinates Find the unit vector directed from the
origin to P in rectangular coordinates
113 The equation y = 2 minus x is that of a straight line in the x-y plane Obtain the unit normal vector directed
from the given line to the point (3 2)
114 Find the dot and cross products of the vectors A = 3u x + 8u
y B = 5u
x + 10u
y What is the angle
between the vectors
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115 Given the vectors A = 4u x + 5u
y B = 6u
x + B
yu y + 8u
z What should be the value of B
y so that the angle
between A and B is 60deg
116 Vector A is directed from (2 m 3 m 4 m) to (5 m 7 m 9 m) and vector B is directed from (0 1 m
2 m) to (3 m 5 m 7 m) Find the angle between the vectors
117
Find the gradient of the scalar function f =
x
2
y +
y
2
z +
xz
2
at (minus
1 2minus
3) 118 The equation 2 x + 3 y + 4 z = c where c is a constant is that of a plane surface Find the unit vector
that is normal to the given plane and directed away from the origin
119 A surface is defined by x2 + y2 minus z 2 = 21 Find the unit vector normal to the surface at (4 3 2)
120 For the surface defined in Problem 119 find the angle between unit vectors normal to the surface at
(4 3 2) and )15 3
121 A vector function is described by A
+
1
2 2)uuu Find the divergence of the
vector function at (2 minus1 minus2)
122 A vector function is given by A = x2 yu x + y2 z u
y + xz 2u
z Find the curl of the vector at (1 2 4)
123 For the scalar function f ( x y z ) show that nabla times nablaf = 0
124 Prove the validity of the vector identity nabla times nabla times A = nabla(nabla sdot A) minusnabla2A for the vector function A = A( x
y z )u x + A( x y z )u
y + A( x y z )u
z
125 A vector field in rectangular coordinates is given byu
= + z
x Express the vector in cylindrical
coordinates at (4 45deg 3)
126 A vector is directed from (2 30deg 4) to (3 60deg 6) in cylindrical coordinates Find the angle between
the vector and the y axis
127 A vector function in cylindrical coordinates is given by
u ucos tans nr r
Calculate the components of the vector in rectangular coordinates
128 A vector function is given by = 8
2 2 Find the line integral of E along a straight path from
(3 5) to (6 10)
129 On the surface of a sphere find the area in the region if r = 6 30deg le q le 60deg 0 le f le 30deg
130 The amplitude of sinusoidal voltage and current of an electric circuit are 15 V and 2 A respectively
The current lags the voltage by p 6 rad Calculate (a) the rms values of voltage and current (b) the
power factor (c) the average power and (d) the complex impedance of the circuit
Find also the instantaneous power and complex power taking the voltage as reference Identify the
components of the complex power Assume w to be the angular frequency of the voltage
131 The complex forms of voltage and current amplitudes of an electric load are
40 V
2 A
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EXAMPLE 126
Convert the vector = r
r in spherical coordinates into rectangular coordinates
The vector has only one componentr
r
1 in r direction Let the vector in rectangular coordinates be
E = E xu
x + E
yu
y + E
z u
z
We haver
= =)) x
sdot 1
yr
=))
sdot 1
= =) cos
)sdot
The vector in rectangular coordinate is given by
E 1
+ )uu
112 Sinusoidally Time-Varying QuantitiesA scalar or a vector quantity may be time-invariant or it may be a function of time Quantities that are either
sine or cosine function of time are called sinusoidally time-varying quantities For example a voltage repre-
sented by
V (t ) = V 0 cos w t (1)
is a co-sinusoidal quantity And a current given by
I (t ) = I 0 sin w t (2)
is a sinusoidal quantity These are also called alternat-
ing quantities In (1) and (2) V (t ) and I (t ) denote instan-
taneous values V 0 and I
0 are the maximum values or
amplitudes of the functions and w is the angular or
radian frequency The units of voltage and current are
volt (V) and ampere (A) and that of w is radians per
second (rads) The graphs of variation of voltage and
current with time shown in Fig 119 are the familiarcosine and sine waves The waves repeat after every
w t = 2p radian The number of such repetitions or
cycles per second is called frequency of the waves The
frequency is denoted by f and its unit is hertz (Hz) The
duration of one cycle is equal to one period It is gener-
ally denoted by T Therefore T = 1 f As w t changes by
2p radian in one period w = 2p T = 2p f Each cycle
consists of a positive half-cycle and a negative half-
cycle Both the half-cycles have the same amplitude
and identical shapes
(a
(b
3
V t
V
I t
I
p p p p t
t
2p
23p p p
Fig 119 (a) A cosine wave and (b) A sine wave
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Next let us consider the functions
V 1(t ) = V
10 cos (w t + y
1) (3)
and V 2(t ) = V
20 cos (w t minus y
2) (4)
Note that V 1
(t ) and V 2
(t ) have the same frequency as that of V (t ) Graphs of functions defined by (1) (3) and
(4) are shown in Fig 120 The symbols y 1and y
2denote phase angles of V
1(t ) and V
2(t ) respectively If we
take the time-angle at which V (t ) is zero (or maximum) as reference the corresponding zero of V 1(t ) occurs
earlier by a time-angle y 1 and that of V
2(t ) occurs later by a time-angle y
2 Thus V
1(t ) leads V (t ) by an angle
y 1 and V
2(t ) lags V (t ) by an angle y
2 As cos w t = sin(w t + p 2) a cosine function leads a sine function by p 2
radian The phase angles are specified either in radian or in degree
Representation of Sinusoidal Functions
Any of the equations (1) to (4) is the basic form of rep-
resenting a sinusoidal quantity in terms of its amplitude
frequency and phase angle This form gives the value of
the quantity at any instant The waveforms of Fig 119and 120 also provide the same information
Some other useful ways of representing a sinusoidal
quantity are the phasor the complex and the polar forms
The basis of these forms is the Eulerrsquos formula (or iden-
tity) of the complex exponential function e j w t As per the
formula
e j w t = cos w t + j sin w t
where = minus1
cos w t = Re e j w t (5) sin w t = Im e j w t (6)
The notations Re and Im are the abbreviations of lsquoreal part of rsquo and lsquoimaginary part of rsquo respectively Thus
using (5) and (6) in (1) and (2) we have
V (t ) = Re V 0 e j w t
and I (t ) = Im I 0 e j w t = Re I
0 e j (w t minusp 2)
Similarly (3) and (4) can be written as
e j )1=
e j )2=
These are the complex exponential forms of writing sinusoidally time-changing quantities One advantage of
using the complex exponential function e j w t instead of sin w t or cos w t is that the form of a function does not
change when differentiated or integrated with respect to time
To proceed further let us write the last four equations as in the following
V (t ) = V 0 cos w t = Re (V
0 e j 0)e j w t
I (t ) = I 0 sin w t = Re ( I
0 eminus j p 2)e j w t
e t
11) Re )ψ
e t
1) Re )= minusminus ψ
V t
ω t
V t V t
2p
Fig 120 Showing time-phase difference between
sinusoidal waves
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A study of the above equations shows that the factor e j w t appears in all the functions In the mathematical
analysis of a problem it is not necessary to show this factor in all the steps The presence of e j w t in a func-
tion is assumed If all the quantities in a study have the same frequency it is sufficient to use only the
functions shown within the brackets At the end of an analysis the final expression is multiplied by e j w t
and either its real part or the imaginary part is used to express the result in real time The functions inside
the brackets are called phasors
We will denote a phasor by putting a bar over the symbol of the quantity For example
j 1ψ
and j
02minus
These are the phasor representations of sinusoidally time-varying quantities
Two more forms of representing a sinusoid can be derived from the phasor form Let us consider a voltage
phasor
e ψ
Since e j w = cos y + j sin y
)s n (7)
The first term on the rhs of (7) is the real part and the second term is the imaginary part of Denoting the
real part by V 0a
and the imaginary part by V 0i we have
i (8)
where V 0a
= V 0 cos y and V
0i = V
0 sin y
The form of (8) suggests that a phasor can be represented in a complex plane as shown in Fig 121 Equation
(8) and Fig 121 are the complex form of representing a sinusoidally time-varying quantity
We see that to write a sinusoidal quantity in phasor and com-
plex forms only its amplitude and phase angle are needed
Thus a simpler way of describing a sinusoidal quantity is by
its amplitude and phase angle as given below
ang plusmn
This is known as the polar form of representing a sinusoid
This form is advantageous where multiplication and division
of phasors are involved To illustrate these operations let j 1plusmn
and e j 2plusmn ψ
The product of the two phasors0 0 2= ang plusmn )]
The ratio of the two phasors j
2= ang[plusmn )] plusmn )]minus
Thus the magnitude of the product of two phasors is equal to the product of their magnitudes whereas the
phase angle of their product is equal to the algebraic sum of their phase angles Moreover the magnitude of
the ratio of two phasors is equal to the ratio of their magnitudes and the phase angle is equal to the phase angle
of the numerator-phasor minus the phase angle of the denominator-phasor
Im
Re
V
V
V
y
Fig 121 Representation of a sinusoidal
function in the complex plane
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Root-Mean-Square Value of a Sinusoidal Quantity
In order to define the root-mean-square (rms) value of a function consider that a sinusoidal current
I (t ) = I 0 sin w t
flows through a resistor of R ohm Then electric power dissipated in the resistor at any instant
)t s n= 0
ω t
The average power over a complete cycle
=1
2 2
2π
Next consider that a time-invariant current I flows through the same resistor instead of the sinusoidal current
Power dissipated in the resistor is equal to I 2 R If we assume that I 2 R is equal to the average power dissipated
by the sinusoidal current I 0 sin w t then
2=
Or =2
The constant current I which produces the same power in the resistor as the average power due to an
alternating current is called root-mean-square (rms) or effective value of the time-varying current The
nomenclature is derived from the mathematical procedure involved in deriving it
The rms value of a sinusoidal quantity is equal to 21 times of its amplitude The rms value of any periodic
function can be determined using the above procedure Sinusoidal quantities can also be represented usingrms value instead of amplitudes as given below
Instantaneous form )t )=
)t )=
Phasor form e ψ
Complex form
Polar form ang plusmn
The Complex ImpedanceThe complex impedance of an electric load is defined as the ratio of its complex voltage and complex
current To calculate the impedance let us assume that the instantaneous
voltage across the electric load shown in Fig 122 is
V (t ) = V 0 cos w t (9)
The complex and polar forms of the voltage are
0+ (10)
0ang
I (t
V (t
Load
Z
Fig 122 A load connected
to an ac source
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For a purely resistive load of resistance R ohm instantaneous current through the load
t )t )t
cos= = ω cos (11)
where I 0 = V
0 R We find from equations (9) and (11) that these are in time-phase The complex form of load
current is0+ (12)
The complex impedance is found by dividing (10) by (12)
Z = =0
00 0= ang
If the load is an ideal (loss-free) inductor of inductance L henry (H)
t )t cos( )== deg1ω (13)
The constant of integration is assumed to be zero as we are considering alternating quantities under steady
state (not transient) condition In the above expressions X L
= w L is reactance of the inductor and I 0 = V
0 X
L is
amplitude of the current The unit of reactance is ohm We find from (9) and (13) that the current in a pure
inductor lags the voltage across it by 90deg The complex form of current is
0
The complex impedance of the inductor
= = deg0
0+ = = ang
If the load is an ideal (loss-free) capacitor of capacitance C farad (F)
t
)t = = minus +t deg)t = os )90
where X c = (1w c) is reactance of the capacitor in ohm and I
0 = (V
0 X
c) is amplitude of the current We find
that current in an ideal capacitor leads the voltage across it by 90 deg The complex form of current is given by
The complex impedance
= = + deg00
minus = minus = ang minus
The complex impedance of an electric load consisting of a resistance R an inductance X L and a capacitance
X C in series is given by
j+ +minus (14)
where X = X L
minus X C is the effective reactance of the circuit If X
L is greater than X
C then the load is inductive
and if X C is greater than X
L the load is capacitive The angle y = tanminus1( X R) is called impedance angle
The resistance and reactance of the load in terms of the load angle are given by
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R = Z cos y
X = Z sin y
The magnitude of the impedance
The impedance in polar form is represented as
ang
Current I 0taken by a load is equal to the ratio of (10) and (14)
ji2
0= = = = =
) R jX
where I 0a
= (V 0Z ) cos y = I
0 cos y is the real part and I
0i = (V
0Z ) sin y = I
0 sin y is the imaginary part of the
current phasor respectively
The current in the polar form is
0= ang
ang + = ang minus where
0 =
If the resistance and reactance of an electric load is known we can calculate values of the circuit impedance
Z and the impedance angle y Taking the voltage across the circuit as reference the equation for instanta-
neous current is given by
I (t ) = I 0 cos(w t minus y )
We see that the phase angle between voltage and current is equal to the impedance angle y The current lags
the voltage for an inductive load and the current leads the voltage for a capacitive load The impedance angle
lies between 0 and 90deg if the load is inductive and between 0 and minus90deg if the load is capacitive
The rms value of current I = =rms value of voltage
Instantaneous Average and Complex Powers
Instantaneous power input to a load is equal to the product of its voltage and current at a given instant If the
instantaneous voltage is described by the equation
V (t ) = V 0 cos (w t + y
1) (15)
and the current at the same instant is given by
I (t ) = I 0 cos (w t + y
2) (16)
then instantaneous power
P (t ) = V (t ) I (t ) = V 0 I
0 cos (w t +y
1) cos (w t + y
2)
= +t 2
)]ω + cos (17)
where y = y 2 minus y
1 is the phase difference between current and voltage
The instantaneous power given by (17) has two parts One part is independent of time and the other part var-
ies with time at twice the frequency The average power is equal to the average value of instantaneous power
over one cycle Thus the average power
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t 2
1
2)t
=0
2cosc= os (18)
The average power therefore is equal to the product of rms voltage rms current and the cosine of phase-angle between the voltage and current The power is also called active or effective or real power The electric unit
of power is watt (W) The product of V and I that is VI is called apparent power and its unit is volt-ampere
(VA) The factor cos y is called power factor of the load
Power factor cos = =2
VI
Substituting V = IZ and cos y = RZ in (18) we get the average power in terms of the current and the
resistance
P av
= I 2 R
Thus the active power is the power absorbed by the load
In an analogous way the reactive or quadrature power
1
2
2 (19)
The unit of reactive power is volt-ampere reactive (var)
It may be noted that I cos y of (18) is the component of current that is in phase with the voltage and I sin y of (19) is the component of current that is in quadrature with the voltage Thus the general principle is that
the average power is equal to the product of in-phase components of rms voltage and rms current and the
reactive power is given by the product of rms voltage and rms current which are out of phase by 90deg We will
use this principle to define complex power
The complex forms of voltage and current defined by (15) and (16) are
i (20)
andi (21)
In (20) V 0a
and V 0i are the real and imaginary parts of the voltage and in
(21) I 0a
and I 0i are the real and imaginary parts of the current These are
represented in the complex plane of Fig 123 Since V 0a
and I 0a
are in
phase and V 0i
and I 0i are also in phase the average power
1
2)
ii (22)
Moreover as V 0i
and I 0a
are out of phase by 90deg (V 0i I
0a2) gives one part of the
reactive power For the same reason (V 0a I
0i 2) gives a second part of reactive
power Note that in the first part the current lags the voltage and hence this part of the reactive power is inductive
The second part of the reactive power is capacitive as in this case the current leads the voltage If we assume the
inductive power to be positive then the capacitive power would be negative Thus the net reactive power
1)
ai a (23)
1
I
V
V a I
I
V
Im
Re
Fig 123 Showing real and
imaginary parts of a voltage
phasor and a current phasor
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We can also obtain the above results mathematically by the use of the complex forms of voltage and current
given in (20) and (21) as follows The conjugate of current is
i
lowast minus
Then1
2
1
2
lowast = i
)i
minus
= +1
2) + )]minus
i i (24)
We see that the rhs of (24) has a real part and an imaginary part The real part is same as the average power
given by (22) and the imaginary part is same as the reactive power given by (23) Thus 2lowast
gives the
complex power Denoting the complex power by P we have
lowast1
2 0
(25)
The average or active power 1
2 (26)
The reactive power 1
2 0
(27)
In (26) Re means lsquoReal part of rsquo and in (27) Im means lsquoImaginary part of rsquo the complex power The reactive
power is inductive if the imaginary part of (24) is positive and it is capacitive if the imaginary part is nega-
tive It can be shown that the real part of ( )2 is also equal to P av
However its imaginary part is nega-
tive of the imaginary part of (24)
EXAMPLE 127
The voltage and current of a given load are
V (t ) = 120 sin (1000t + 60deg) V
I (t ) = 15 cos (1000t - 45deg) A
(a) Find the phase difference between voltage and current and their root-mean-square values (b) Represent
the voltage and current in phasor complex and polar forms (c) Calculate the load impedance resistance
reactance inductance (or capacitance) power factor active power and reactive power using (18) and (19)
(d) Calculate the complex power using (25)
(a) In order to find the phase difference between voltage and current we have to write the voltage equation
in the cosine form
V (t ) = 120 sin (1000t + 60deg) = 120 cos (1000t minus 30deg) V
I (t ) = 15 cos (1000t minus 45deg) A
The phase angle of the current with respect to the voltage = minus 45degminus(minus30) = minus15deg The current lags the voltage
by 15deg
Root-mean-square values of voltage and current are
=2= 120 84 85 V
51= =2 60 A
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(b) Phasor forms e jminus ( ) V
e 4 ) A
Complex forms 0=)deg V
deg) = )minus A
Polar forms ang120 deg
= 1 Aang5 minus deg
(c) = = ang minus degang minus deg
= ang deg = deg +0
120 30
1 5 515 80 15(cos 2 700 1 Ω
Ω= 20 71 (Inductive)
Inductance L = X w = 20711000 = 2071 mH
Power factor = cos y = cos 15deg = 0966 (lagging)
Active power1
2
1120 1 966 93(= )( )5 0 ) 86 W
Reactive power 1
2
1120 1 259 29
0 = ) )5 0 ) = 23
(d) Complex powerlowast1
2
1 + 27
The real part is the average power in watts and the imaginary part is the reactive power in vars (inductive)
113 Fourier SeriesConsider that a function f ( x) has the following properties
1 It varies periodically with x That is f ( x + T ) = f ( x) where T is
the period
2 It is a single-valued function That is it has only one value for
a given value of the variable
3 It is a continuous function of the variable It may however have
finite number of discontinuities Such a periodic function is
shown in Fig 124 The wave is continuous in the range 0 lt x lt p and p lt x lt 2p and it is discontinuous at x = p and 2p
Any function f ( x) with a period 2p and satisfying the above mentioned properties can be represented by a trigonometric series as given below
) x1
==
infin
1
cn
)n (1)
where the constant a0 a
n and b
n are real numbers The trigonometric series is called Fourier series The con-
stants of the series are calculated from the following formulae
f d 1
minusπ
π x
p
f ( )
p
Fig 124 Illustration of a periodic
function
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x1
x
b f x d minus
1 π
Over a period 2p the constant a0 is the average value of f ( x) whereas the coefficients an and bn are twice theaverage values of f ( x) cos nx and f ( x) sin nx respectively
If a function f ( x) is defined over an interval of length instead of minus p to p its Fourier series is
obtained by replacing x in (1) by x Accordingly
n) x n=
(2)
The constants of (2) are given by
a f d 1
minus
+
x
x x
+1
b n x
dx1
minus
x sin
If f ( x) is an even function of x ie if f (minus x) = f ( x) then bn = 0 and
a x2
If f ( x) is an odd function of x [ f (minus x) = minus f ( x)] then an
= 0 and
b dx2
x sin
For an alternating function with identical positive and negative half-waves [ f ( x + p ) = minus f ( x)] the constant
a0 = 0
EXAMPLE 128
We will obtain the Fourier series of (a) a rectangular waveform and (b) of a triangular waveform illus-
trated in Fig 125
Fig 125 Pertaining to Example 128 (a) A rectangular wave and (b) A triangular wave
O
(a) b
f ( )
x
minusV
V
A
O
minusV
V
f ( )
minus x
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As both the waves are odd functions of x and have identical positive and negative half-cycles it is necessary
to calculate coefficient of the sine series only over the interval x = 0 to
(a) For the rectangular waveform f ( x) = V 0 in the interval x = 0 to =
=
2 2 2
0 = c
minus )
We see that bn = 0 for even values of n and b
n = 2 for odd values of n Thus the Fourier series of the
function is
) x == 4 1
1 3 5 (3)
(b) The equation of the triangular waveform from x = 0 to x = is that of the straight line OA Its equation
is
x
) x =
The coefficient of the nth term of the sine series
b x n x
dx
n
=
= minus
2
2
0
si
cos sin
= minus 2
ncos
Hence the Fourier series of the function is given by
) x s n= minus+ s n
2 1
3
3
2 (4)
114 Bessel FunctionsBessel functions are solutions of specific types of second order ordinary differential equations The general
form of the equation with V as dependent variable and r as independent variable is
r dr dr
0+ +r =)kr (1)
where k 2 is positive and n is any number Equation (1) is called Besselrsquos equation of order n though the dif-
ferential equation itself is of second order For n = 0 equation (1) becomes
dr dr
2 2 0+ + =)kr (2)
Equation (2) is Besselrsquos equation of zero order
Besselrsquos equation of any order is solved using the power series method We will limit our discussion to equa-
tion (2) as we will not need the solution of equation (1) for the analysis of problems which we will consider
in later chapters The solution of (2) is of the form
a + + + + +3 5 (3)
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The coefficients of the series are found by substituting V dV dr and d 2V dr 2 in (2) and then equating the
coefficients of like powers of r to zero Substituting (3) into the third term of (2) we get
2
)+ + + + + sdotsdotsdot (4)
Substituting dV dr and d 2V dr 2 into the second and first terms of (2) respectively we get
dV
r = 3 4 6 (5)
r d V
dr a r r 6 20= r + +a r +r (6)
Since the sum of the left-hand sides of (4) (5) and (6) is zero the sum of their right-hand sides must be equal
to zero Taking the sum and then collecting the terms of like powers of r we have
3 4r a a a
+ + =)+r r 6 0 (7)
Equation (7) will be satisfied if the coefficient of each power of r is equal to zero This exercise will yield the
following results
a1r = 0 rArr a
1 = 0
42
0 2
k = s an ar trar constant
9 0=
162
4
a k
a =
25 0a
362
6
a = minus
We find that the coefficients of odd powers of r of (3) are zero So the solution of the differential equation
will have terms with even powers of r only The coefficient of r 2m where m is a positive integer including
zero is given by
m1minus
m ) (8)
Replacing a0 of (8) by a different constant A the solution of (2) is given by
==
infin
sum minus( m )
)kr (9)
The function ) 1
)= sum
is called Bessel function of first kind and zero order
As equation (2) is a second-order differential equation there must be a second independent solution of the
equation The second solution is called Bessel function of second kind and zero order
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SUMMARY
We learnt the basics of three common types of coordinate systems vector analysis sinusoidally time-
varying functions Fourier series and Bessel function Other mathematical tools are described in later chap-
ters as and when necessary We found that unlike the unit vectors in rectangular coordinates the directionsof some of the unit vectors in cylindrical and spherical coordinates vary with one or two coordinate vari-
ables Though only the mathematical definitions of divergence gradient and curl operations are available
their applications to electric and magnetic fields and interpretations of results are described in later chap-
ters The vector operations in cylindrical and spherical coordinates are given in Chapters 2 and 4 The vec-
tor identities line surface and volume integrals will find frequent use in the text Moreover we will utilise
the coordinate transformation technique for calculation of vector magnetic potential of a current loop in
Chapter 4
Representation of sinusoidal quantities and power calculation will be used for the study of time-varying
fields We will apply Fourier series and Bessel function for the solution of boundary-value problems Bessel
function will also be used to study the skin-effect phenomenon in cylindrical conductors
IMPORTANT FORMULAE
Relation between coordinate variables
Rectangular and cylindrical coordinates
x = r cos f
y = r sin f
z = z
Rectangular and cylindrical coordinates
x = r sin q cos f
y = r sin q sin f
z = r cos q
Differential lengths
Rectangular coordinates d ℓ = u xdx + u
ydy + u
z dz
Cylindrical coordinates d ℓ = dr ur + rd f uf + u
z dz
Spherical coordinates d ℓ = ur dr + u
q (rd q ) + u
f (r sin q d f )
Differential surfaces
Rectangular coordinates d S = u x(dydz ) + u
y(dzdx) + u
z (dxdy)
Cylindrical coordinates d S = ur (rd f dz ) + u
f (drdz ) + u
z (rdrd f )
Spherical coordinates d S = ur (r 2sinq d q d f ) + u
q (r sinq drd f ) + u
f (rdrd q )
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Differential volumes
Rectangular coordinates dv = dxdydz
Cylindrical coordinates rdrd f dz
Spherical coordinates r 2sinq drd q d f
Position vector r = xu x + yu
y + z u
z
Dot product of two vectors
In rectangular coordinates A sdot B = A x B
x + A
y B
y + A
z B
z
In cylindrical coordinates A sdot B = Ar B
r + A
f B
f + A
z B
z
In spherical coordinates A sdot B = Ar B
r + A
q B
q + A
f B
f
Cross product of two vectors
In rectangular coordinates
A
u
=
x B B
In cylindrical coordinates
A
u u
= B
In spherical coordinates
A
= A A B
θ φ
θ φ
θ φ
Gradient of a scalar function in rectangular coordinates
nabla = part part + part y
u u
Divergence of a vector function in rectangular coordinates
nablasdot = partpart
+part
+part
D D
x y
D y
Curl of a vector function in rectangular coordinates
nabla times = partpart
part part y z
x y
H H Vector identities
nabla times nabla times A = nabla(nabla sdot A) minus nabla2A
nabla sdot (A times B) = B sdot (nabla times A) minus A sdot (nabla times B)
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Dot product of unit vectors
In Rectangular and Cylindrical Coordinate systems
sdotur
sdotuf
sdotu z
u x cos f ndashsin f 0u
ysin f cos f 0
u z
0 0 1
In Rectangular and Spherical Coordinate systems
sdotur
sdotuq
sdotuf
u x
sinq cosf cosq cosf ndashsin f
u y
sinq sinf cosq sinf cosf
u z cosq ndashsinq 0
Complex impedance
+ )minus
Instantaneous power
)t = ])t cos2
cos
Complex power
lowast1
2
MULTIPLE983085CHOICE QUESTIONS
(starred questions have two answers)
11 A point in cylindrical coordinates is defined by (14 m 25deg 075 m) Location of the point in rectan-
gular coordinates is
(a) (14 m 0592 m 075 m)
(b) (1269 m 0592 m 075 m)
(c) (14 m 0592 m 075 m)
(d) (14 m 0592 m 0375 m)
12 A point in spherical coordinates is described by (095 m 35deg 20deg) Location of the point in rectangu-
lar coordinates is
(a) (0512 m 0186 m 0778 m)
(b) (0186 m 0512 m 0778 m)
(c) (0512 m 0778 m 0186 m)
(d) (0186 m 0778 m 0512 m)
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13 A position vector is given by 4 The unit vector in the direction of the position
vector is
(a) 0 0 566 +u
(b) 0 0 24 +u
(c) 0 0 566 +u
(d) 0 0 707 +u
14 A vector is given by A uu+u If the unit vector alongA is u707
what should be the value of p
(a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 10 (d) 12
15 Two vectors are given by A 4+u and 1+u 2 The angle between the vectors is
nearest to
(a) 12deg (b) 14deg (c) 16deg (d) 18deg
16 Two vectors are described by A u u3+u and B u u For the vectors to be
parallel the values of p and q should be (a) p = 3 q = 3 (b) p = 3 q = 9 (c) p = 45 q = 3 (d) p = 3 q = 45
17 The angle between two vectors A 4+u x y
and B y is 15deg What is the ratio of p to q
(a) 1732 (b) minus1732 (c) 0577 (d) minus0577
18 Two vectors are given by A 2+u z and B 4+u
z The unit vector normal to the plane con-
taining A and B is given by
(a) +0 371 0 557 y
(b) +0 741 0 371 y
(c) 0741u x minus 0577u
y + 0371u
z
(d) 0371u x +
0743u y minus
05571u z
19 A scalar function is given byf = xyz The magnitude of grad f at (1 minus1 1) is equal to
(a) 2 3 (b) 3 2 (c) 31 (d) 3
110 If r is the position vector at ( x y z ) the magnitude of nabla sdot r is equal to
(a) 3 (b) 3 (c) 31 (d) 13
111 The divergence of F = xy (u x + u
y) at (1 3) is equal to
(a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3 (d) 2
112 A vector in cylindrical coordinates is given by (sin f r ) ur The vector in rectangular coordinates is
(a) y
2
3 2) (b)
y
2
2( ) (c)
y
2 2
2( ) (d)
y
2
2( )
113 A vector in spherical coordinates is given by ur r 2 The vector in rectangular coordinate is
(a)+u
x + 3 2 (b)
3 2
+u
x + (c)
u+u
( x + 3 (d)
zu u+u z
x + 3 2
114 The line integral of F = xy (u x + u
y) along the straight line y = x from (0 0) to (2 2) is
(a) 163 (b) 8 (c) 16 (d) 4
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115 The instantaneous voltage and current in an electric circuit are given by V (t ) = 5 sin (w t minus 30deg) V and
I (t ) = minus02 cos w t A The average power supplied to the circuit is
(a) 05 W (b) 3 2 W (c) 025 W (d) 3 4 W
QUESTIONS
11 Name the coordinate planes of rectangular coordinates
12 In rectangular coordinates the coordinates of a point are x y and z What is the normal distance of
the point from the x- y plane
13 Name the plane on which x = 0
14 The coordinate of two points are and respectively What is the distance between the
points
15 In rectangular coordinates locate the point ) by tracing the path along or parallel to the
coordinate axes starting from the origin
16 Describe the cylindrical coordinate system Show that the coordinate directions are mutually perpen-
dicular to each other
17 Describe the spherical coordinate system Show that the coordinate directions are mutually perpen-
dicular to each other
18 The r and variable appearing in cylindrical and spherical coordinate systems have the same mean-
ing or different meanings in the two systems Explain
19 Explain why the distance between two points specified in spherical coordinates cannot be calculated by direct use of the coordinates of the points
How is this distance calculated
110 Sketch a length vector in rectangular coordinates and show its components in the coordinate directions
111 Express the vector A as sum of its component in rectangular cylindrical and spherical coordinates
112 Write the differential length vector and the differential surface vector in rectangular cylindrical and
spherical coordinates in terms of the components Give also the formula for the differential volume
in the three coordinate systems
113 Define the cross product of two vectors A and B Explain how the angle between the vectors can be
calculated from the definition of the cross product
114 Explain what is meant by a scalar field Does the value of the field at a point depend on the choice of
the coordinate system
115 State what is meant by a vector field Does the value of the field at a point depend on the choice of
the coordinate system
116 Explain with sketches that the unit vectors ur and u
f in cylindrical coordinates vary with f
117 Explain the properties of the gradient of a scalar function
118 Describe the procedure for evaluating the line integral of a vector function from an initial point to a
final point along a given path
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119 For the vector function A( x y z ) show that nabla sdot nabla times A( x y z ) = 0
120 Two sinusoidal functions are given by
)t )minus=
)t )minus 12
π
What is the phase difference between the two quantities and which is the leading quantity
121 A sinusoidal quantity is given by
F (t ) = F 0 sin (w t + y )
Write the complex exponential phasor and polar forms of the quantity
122 Define the rms value of a sinusoidally time-varying current Explain its significance
123 If W V and I are the measured values of power rms value of voltage and rms value of current
respectively of an electric load then the ratio W (VI ) is defined as the power factor of the load Is this
definition applicable to only sinusoidal variation of voltage and current with time or for any type of
variation Explain
124 Explain with sketches the meanings of single-valued and multi-valued periodic functions
ANSWERS TO SELECTED QUESTIONS
16 Describe the cylindrical coordinate system Show that the coordinate directions are mutually perpen-
dicular to each other
Answer In cylindrical coordinate system the three surfaces are those of a circular cylinder and two
planes These surfaces are specified with reference to the rectangular coordinate system The axis of
the cylinder is along the z axis and its radius is denoted by r One of the plane surfaces containing the
z axis is specified by the angle it makes with the y-z plane The angle is generally denoted by f The
second plane surface is parallel to and at a height z from the x-y plane The three coordinate direc-
tions are r f and z
The r direction is normal to the surface of the cylinder hence it is perpendicular to the axis of the
cylinder As the axis of the cylinder is along the z axis r and z directions are perpendicular to each
other At a point on the cylindrical surface the r direction is perpendicular to and the f direction istangential to the cylindrical surface Hence they are perpendicular to each other Moreover the f direction is parallel to the x-y plane hence it is perpendicular to the z direction
18 The r and f variable appearing in cylindrical and spherical coordinate systems have the same mean-
ing or different meanings in the two systems Explain
Answer The variables in cylindrical coordinate system are r f and z and those of spherical coordi-
nates are r q and f The r direction in cylindrical coordinates is perpendicular to the z axis of rectan-
gular coordinates whereas the r direction in spherical coordinates is at an angle q with the z axis Thus
the r-variables have different meaning In both the systems the angle f is the angle between the y-z
plane and a plane surface containing the z axis Thus the variable f has the same meaning in both the
systems
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19 Explain why the distance between two points specified in spherical coordinates cannot be calculated
by direct use of the coordinates of the points
How is the distance calculated
Answer Both q and f variables of spherical coordinates are angles and radian is their unit As the
unit of distance between two points is that of length the variables cannot be used directly for calcula-tion of distance
To calculate the distance it is necessary to express the spherical coordinates of the point in terms of
rectangular coordinate variables
113 Define the cross product of two vectors A and B Explain how the angle between the vectors can be
calculated from the definition of the cross product
Answer The cross product of two vectors A and B is a vector quantity say C The magnitude of C
is equal to the products of the magnitude of A the magnitude of B and the sine of angle a between
A and B The direction of C is perpendicular to the plane containing A and B The positive direction
is taken along the advance of a right-handed screw when it is rotated from A towards B
As per the definition of the cross product
A times B = ABsin a
Hence sin α = A B
A B
114 Explain what is meant by a scalar field Does the value of the field at a point depend on the choice of
the coordinate system
Answer A physical quantity which is a scalar function of position is a real number The quantity
may or may not be a function of time The mathematical representation or graphical plot of a scalar
function at various points in a region or domain is the scalar field of the function in that region Theregion may be one-dimensional (a line) two-dimensional (a surface) or three-dimensional (a vol-
ume) As an example let us consider a heated plate The temperature at each point on the surface of
the plate will have a specific value A graphical representation of temperatures at several points is the
temperature field in the region of the plate surface
Value of the field at a point is independent of the choice of a coordinate system
117 Explain the properties of the gradient of a scalar function
Answer The gradient of a scalar quantity which is a function of x y and z in general is a vector quan-
tity It is given by
nabla = + part part + partpart y x
u u u u= u
The first second and third terms give the rate of change of V with x y and z respectively As nablaV is
the vector sum of all the three components it gives the maximum rate of change of V with distance
at a point in space
120 Two sinusoidal functions are given by
V )t )minus= π
I )t )minus 12
π
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What is the phase difference between the two quantities and which is the leading quantity
Answer As V (t ) is a cosine function of time and I (t ) is a sine function of time we have to express
either V (t ) as a sine function or I (t ) as a cosine function of time By expressing I (t ) as a cosine func-
tion we get
)t )t = minus minus Thus the phase difference between the quantities is 3= V (t ) is the leading
quantity
PROBLEMS
11 Show the location of points P 1(10 m 20 m 30m) P
2(minus10 m 20 m 30m) P
3(10 m minus20 m
30m) P 4(10 m 20 m minus30m) in rectangular coordinates Calculate the distances of the points from
the origin
12 Show the location of the point P (05 m 60deg 02 m) in cylindrical coordinates Calculate the distances
of P from the origin
13 Show the location of the point P (04 m 30deg 45deg) in spherical coordinates Calculate the distances of
P from the origin
14 A point in rectangular coordinates is defined by (2 m minus3 m minus1 m) Find coordinates of the point in
(a) cylindrical coordinate and (b) in spherical coordinates
15 Derive relations between the cylindrical coordinate and spherical coordinate variables For the radial
directions use subscripts c and s respectively for cylindrical and spherical coordinates
16 A point in cylindrical coordinates is defined by (3 m 300
2 m) Find coordinates of the point inspherical coordinates
17 Find the distance between two points located at (a) (10 m 24 m minus08 m) and (minus26 m 15 m 15 m)
in rectangular coordinates (b) (12 m 45deg 20 m) and (05 m 60deg 02 m) in cylindrical coordinates
(c) (04 m 30deg 45deg) and (10 m 75deg 15deg) in spherical coordinates
18 Find the length vector from the point P 2(075 m 13 m minus06 m) to the point P
1(125 m minus07 m
04 m) Find also the unit vector directed from P 1 to P
2
19 A point is located at (20 m p 3 rad 08 m) in cylindrical coordinates Obtain in rectangular coordi-
nates the unit vector directed from the origin to the point
110 The location of two points are given by P 1(1 m 2 m 3 m) and P
2(2 m 3 m 5 m) Find the length
vector from the origin to the mid-point of the line joining P 1 and P
2
111 The location of two points are given by P 1(15 m 45deg 2 m) and P
2(5 m 60deg 30deg) in cylindrical and
spherical coordinates respectively Find the length vector from P 1 to P
2
112 A point is located at P (5 m 90deg 60deg) in spherical coordinates Find the unit vector directed from the
origin to P in rectangular coordinates
113 The equation y = 2 minus x is that of a straight line in the x-y plane Obtain the unit normal vector directed
from the given line to the point (3 2)
114 Find the dot and cross products of the vectors A = 3u x + 8u
y B = 5u
x + 10u
y What is the angle
between the vectors
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115 Given the vectors A = 4u x + 5u
y B = 6u
x + B
yu y + 8u
z What should be the value of B
y so that the angle
between A and B is 60deg
116 Vector A is directed from (2 m 3 m 4 m) to (5 m 7 m 9 m) and vector B is directed from (0 1 m
2 m) to (3 m 5 m 7 m) Find the angle between the vectors
117
Find the gradient of the scalar function f =
x
2
y +
y
2
z +
xz
2
at (minus
1 2minus
3) 118 The equation 2 x + 3 y + 4 z = c where c is a constant is that of a plane surface Find the unit vector
that is normal to the given plane and directed away from the origin
119 A surface is defined by x2 + y2 minus z 2 = 21 Find the unit vector normal to the surface at (4 3 2)
120 For the surface defined in Problem 119 find the angle between unit vectors normal to the surface at
(4 3 2) and )15 3
121 A vector function is described by A
+
1
2 2)uuu Find the divergence of the
vector function at (2 minus1 minus2)
122 A vector function is given by A = x2 yu x + y2 z u
y + xz 2u
z Find the curl of the vector at (1 2 4)
123 For the scalar function f ( x y z ) show that nabla times nablaf = 0
124 Prove the validity of the vector identity nabla times nabla times A = nabla(nabla sdot A) minusnabla2A for the vector function A = A( x
y z )u x + A( x y z )u
y + A( x y z )u
z
125 A vector field in rectangular coordinates is given byu
= + z
x Express the vector in cylindrical
coordinates at (4 45deg 3)
126 A vector is directed from (2 30deg 4) to (3 60deg 6) in cylindrical coordinates Find the angle between
the vector and the y axis
127 A vector function in cylindrical coordinates is given by
u ucos tans nr r
Calculate the components of the vector in rectangular coordinates
128 A vector function is given by = 8
2 2 Find the line integral of E along a straight path from
(3 5) to (6 10)
129 On the surface of a sphere find the area in the region if r = 6 30deg le q le 60deg 0 le f le 30deg
130 The amplitude of sinusoidal voltage and current of an electric circuit are 15 V and 2 A respectively
The current lags the voltage by p 6 rad Calculate (a) the rms values of voltage and current (b) the
power factor (c) the average power and (d) the complex impedance of the circuit
Find also the instantaneous power and complex power taking the voltage as reference Identify the
components of the complex power Assume w to be the angular frequency of the voltage
131 The complex forms of voltage and current amplitudes of an electric load are
40 V
2 A
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Next let us consider the functions
V 1(t ) = V
10 cos (w t + y
1) (3)
and V 2(t ) = V
20 cos (w t minus y
2) (4)
Note that V 1
(t ) and V 2
(t ) have the same frequency as that of V (t ) Graphs of functions defined by (1) (3) and
(4) are shown in Fig 120 The symbols y 1and y
2denote phase angles of V
1(t ) and V
2(t ) respectively If we
take the time-angle at which V (t ) is zero (or maximum) as reference the corresponding zero of V 1(t ) occurs
earlier by a time-angle y 1 and that of V
2(t ) occurs later by a time-angle y
2 Thus V
1(t ) leads V (t ) by an angle
y 1 and V
2(t ) lags V (t ) by an angle y
2 As cos w t = sin(w t + p 2) a cosine function leads a sine function by p 2
radian The phase angles are specified either in radian or in degree
Representation of Sinusoidal Functions
Any of the equations (1) to (4) is the basic form of rep-
resenting a sinusoidal quantity in terms of its amplitude
frequency and phase angle This form gives the value of
the quantity at any instant The waveforms of Fig 119and 120 also provide the same information
Some other useful ways of representing a sinusoidal
quantity are the phasor the complex and the polar forms
The basis of these forms is the Eulerrsquos formula (or iden-
tity) of the complex exponential function e j w t As per the
formula
e j w t = cos w t + j sin w t
where = minus1
cos w t = Re e j w t (5) sin w t = Im e j w t (6)
The notations Re and Im are the abbreviations of lsquoreal part of rsquo and lsquoimaginary part of rsquo respectively Thus
using (5) and (6) in (1) and (2) we have
V (t ) = Re V 0 e j w t
and I (t ) = Im I 0 e j w t = Re I
0 e j (w t minusp 2)
Similarly (3) and (4) can be written as
e j )1=
e j )2=
These are the complex exponential forms of writing sinusoidally time-changing quantities One advantage of
using the complex exponential function e j w t instead of sin w t or cos w t is that the form of a function does not
change when differentiated or integrated with respect to time
To proceed further let us write the last four equations as in the following
V (t ) = V 0 cos w t = Re (V
0 e j 0)e j w t
I (t ) = I 0 sin w t = Re ( I
0 eminus j p 2)e j w t
e t
11) Re )ψ
e t
1) Re )= minusminus ψ
V t
ω t
V t V t
2p
Fig 120 Showing time-phase difference between
sinusoidal waves
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A study of the above equations shows that the factor e j w t appears in all the functions In the mathematical
analysis of a problem it is not necessary to show this factor in all the steps The presence of e j w t in a func-
tion is assumed If all the quantities in a study have the same frequency it is sufficient to use only the
functions shown within the brackets At the end of an analysis the final expression is multiplied by e j w t
and either its real part or the imaginary part is used to express the result in real time The functions inside
the brackets are called phasors
We will denote a phasor by putting a bar over the symbol of the quantity For example
j 1ψ
and j
02minus
These are the phasor representations of sinusoidally time-varying quantities
Two more forms of representing a sinusoid can be derived from the phasor form Let us consider a voltage
phasor
e ψ
Since e j w = cos y + j sin y
)s n (7)
The first term on the rhs of (7) is the real part and the second term is the imaginary part of Denoting the
real part by V 0a
and the imaginary part by V 0i we have
i (8)
where V 0a
= V 0 cos y and V
0i = V
0 sin y
The form of (8) suggests that a phasor can be represented in a complex plane as shown in Fig 121 Equation
(8) and Fig 121 are the complex form of representing a sinusoidally time-varying quantity
We see that to write a sinusoidal quantity in phasor and com-
plex forms only its amplitude and phase angle are needed
Thus a simpler way of describing a sinusoidal quantity is by
its amplitude and phase angle as given below
ang plusmn
This is known as the polar form of representing a sinusoid
This form is advantageous where multiplication and division
of phasors are involved To illustrate these operations let j 1plusmn
and e j 2plusmn ψ
The product of the two phasors0 0 2= ang plusmn )]
The ratio of the two phasors j
2= ang[plusmn )] plusmn )]minus
Thus the magnitude of the product of two phasors is equal to the product of their magnitudes whereas the
phase angle of their product is equal to the algebraic sum of their phase angles Moreover the magnitude of
the ratio of two phasors is equal to the ratio of their magnitudes and the phase angle is equal to the phase angle
of the numerator-phasor minus the phase angle of the denominator-phasor
Im
Re
V
V
V
y
Fig 121 Representation of a sinusoidal
function in the complex plane
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Root-Mean-Square Value of a Sinusoidal Quantity
In order to define the root-mean-square (rms) value of a function consider that a sinusoidal current
I (t ) = I 0 sin w t
flows through a resistor of R ohm Then electric power dissipated in the resistor at any instant
)t s n= 0
ω t
The average power over a complete cycle
=1
2 2
2π
Next consider that a time-invariant current I flows through the same resistor instead of the sinusoidal current
Power dissipated in the resistor is equal to I 2 R If we assume that I 2 R is equal to the average power dissipated
by the sinusoidal current I 0 sin w t then
2=
Or =2
The constant current I which produces the same power in the resistor as the average power due to an
alternating current is called root-mean-square (rms) or effective value of the time-varying current The
nomenclature is derived from the mathematical procedure involved in deriving it
The rms value of a sinusoidal quantity is equal to 21 times of its amplitude The rms value of any periodic
function can be determined using the above procedure Sinusoidal quantities can also be represented usingrms value instead of amplitudes as given below
Instantaneous form )t )=
)t )=
Phasor form e ψ
Complex form
Polar form ang plusmn
The Complex ImpedanceThe complex impedance of an electric load is defined as the ratio of its complex voltage and complex
current To calculate the impedance let us assume that the instantaneous
voltage across the electric load shown in Fig 122 is
V (t ) = V 0 cos w t (9)
The complex and polar forms of the voltage are
0+ (10)
0ang
I (t
V (t
Load
Z
Fig 122 A load connected
to an ac source
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For a purely resistive load of resistance R ohm instantaneous current through the load
t )t )t
cos= = ω cos (11)
where I 0 = V
0 R We find from equations (9) and (11) that these are in time-phase The complex form of load
current is0+ (12)
The complex impedance is found by dividing (10) by (12)
Z = =0
00 0= ang
If the load is an ideal (loss-free) inductor of inductance L henry (H)
t )t cos( )== deg1ω (13)
The constant of integration is assumed to be zero as we are considering alternating quantities under steady
state (not transient) condition In the above expressions X L
= w L is reactance of the inductor and I 0 = V
0 X
L is
amplitude of the current The unit of reactance is ohm We find from (9) and (13) that the current in a pure
inductor lags the voltage across it by 90deg The complex form of current is
0
The complex impedance of the inductor
= = deg0
0+ = = ang
If the load is an ideal (loss-free) capacitor of capacitance C farad (F)
t
)t = = minus +t deg)t = os )90
where X c = (1w c) is reactance of the capacitor in ohm and I
0 = (V
0 X
c) is amplitude of the current We find
that current in an ideal capacitor leads the voltage across it by 90 deg The complex form of current is given by
The complex impedance
= = + deg00
minus = minus = ang minus
The complex impedance of an electric load consisting of a resistance R an inductance X L and a capacitance
X C in series is given by
j+ +minus (14)
where X = X L
minus X C is the effective reactance of the circuit If X
L is greater than X
C then the load is inductive
and if X C is greater than X
L the load is capacitive The angle y = tanminus1( X R) is called impedance angle
The resistance and reactance of the load in terms of the load angle are given by
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R = Z cos y
X = Z sin y
The magnitude of the impedance
The impedance in polar form is represented as
ang
Current I 0taken by a load is equal to the ratio of (10) and (14)
ji2
0= = = = =
) R jX
where I 0a
= (V 0Z ) cos y = I
0 cos y is the real part and I
0i = (V
0Z ) sin y = I
0 sin y is the imaginary part of the
current phasor respectively
The current in the polar form is
0= ang
ang + = ang minus where
0 =
If the resistance and reactance of an electric load is known we can calculate values of the circuit impedance
Z and the impedance angle y Taking the voltage across the circuit as reference the equation for instanta-
neous current is given by
I (t ) = I 0 cos(w t minus y )
We see that the phase angle between voltage and current is equal to the impedance angle y The current lags
the voltage for an inductive load and the current leads the voltage for a capacitive load The impedance angle
lies between 0 and 90deg if the load is inductive and between 0 and minus90deg if the load is capacitive
The rms value of current I = =rms value of voltage
Instantaneous Average and Complex Powers
Instantaneous power input to a load is equal to the product of its voltage and current at a given instant If the
instantaneous voltage is described by the equation
V (t ) = V 0 cos (w t + y
1) (15)
and the current at the same instant is given by
I (t ) = I 0 cos (w t + y
2) (16)
then instantaneous power
P (t ) = V (t ) I (t ) = V 0 I
0 cos (w t +y
1) cos (w t + y
2)
= +t 2
)]ω + cos (17)
where y = y 2 minus y
1 is the phase difference between current and voltage
The instantaneous power given by (17) has two parts One part is independent of time and the other part var-
ies with time at twice the frequency The average power is equal to the average value of instantaneous power
over one cycle Thus the average power
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t 2
1
2)t
=0
2cosc= os (18)
The average power therefore is equal to the product of rms voltage rms current and the cosine of phase-angle between the voltage and current The power is also called active or effective or real power The electric unit
of power is watt (W) The product of V and I that is VI is called apparent power and its unit is volt-ampere
(VA) The factor cos y is called power factor of the load
Power factor cos = =2
VI
Substituting V = IZ and cos y = RZ in (18) we get the average power in terms of the current and the
resistance
P av
= I 2 R
Thus the active power is the power absorbed by the load
In an analogous way the reactive or quadrature power
1
2
2 (19)
The unit of reactive power is volt-ampere reactive (var)
It may be noted that I cos y of (18) is the component of current that is in phase with the voltage and I sin y of (19) is the component of current that is in quadrature with the voltage Thus the general principle is that
the average power is equal to the product of in-phase components of rms voltage and rms current and the
reactive power is given by the product of rms voltage and rms current which are out of phase by 90deg We will
use this principle to define complex power
The complex forms of voltage and current defined by (15) and (16) are
i (20)
andi (21)
In (20) V 0a
and V 0i are the real and imaginary parts of the voltage and in
(21) I 0a
and I 0i are the real and imaginary parts of the current These are
represented in the complex plane of Fig 123 Since V 0a
and I 0a
are in
phase and V 0i
and I 0i are also in phase the average power
1
2)
ii (22)
Moreover as V 0i
and I 0a
are out of phase by 90deg (V 0i I
0a2) gives one part of the
reactive power For the same reason (V 0a I
0i 2) gives a second part of reactive
power Note that in the first part the current lags the voltage and hence this part of the reactive power is inductive
The second part of the reactive power is capacitive as in this case the current leads the voltage If we assume the
inductive power to be positive then the capacitive power would be negative Thus the net reactive power
1)
ai a (23)
1
I
V
V a I
I
V
Im
Re
Fig 123 Showing real and
imaginary parts of a voltage
phasor and a current phasor
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We can also obtain the above results mathematically by the use of the complex forms of voltage and current
given in (20) and (21) as follows The conjugate of current is
i
lowast minus
Then1
2
1
2
lowast = i
)i
minus
= +1
2) + )]minus
i i (24)
We see that the rhs of (24) has a real part and an imaginary part The real part is same as the average power
given by (22) and the imaginary part is same as the reactive power given by (23) Thus 2lowast
gives the
complex power Denoting the complex power by P we have
lowast1
2 0
(25)
The average or active power 1
2 (26)
The reactive power 1
2 0
(27)
In (26) Re means lsquoReal part of rsquo and in (27) Im means lsquoImaginary part of rsquo the complex power The reactive
power is inductive if the imaginary part of (24) is positive and it is capacitive if the imaginary part is nega-
tive It can be shown that the real part of ( )2 is also equal to P av
However its imaginary part is nega-
tive of the imaginary part of (24)
EXAMPLE 127
The voltage and current of a given load are
V (t ) = 120 sin (1000t + 60deg) V
I (t ) = 15 cos (1000t - 45deg) A
(a) Find the phase difference between voltage and current and their root-mean-square values (b) Represent
the voltage and current in phasor complex and polar forms (c) Calculate the load impedance resistance
reactance inductance (or capacitance) power factor active power and reactive power using (18) and (19)
(d) Calculate the complex power using (25)
(a) In order to find the phase difference between voltage and current we have to write the voltage equation
in the cosine form
V (t ) = 120 sin (1000t + 60deg) = 120 cos (1000t minus 30deg) V
I (t ) = 15 cos (1000t minus 45deg) A
The phase angle of the current with respect to the voltage = minus 45degminus(minus30) = minus15deg The current lags the voltage
by 15deg
Root-mean-square values of voltage and current are
=2= 120 84 85 V
51= =2 60 A
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(b) Phasor forms e jminus ( ) V
e 4 ) A
Complex forms 0=)deg V
deg) = )minus A
Polar forms ang120 deg
= 1 Aang5 minus deg
(c) = = ang minus degang minus deg
= ang deg = deg +0
120 30
1 5 515 80 15(cos 2 700 1 Ω
Ω= 20 71 (Inductive)
Inductance L = X w = 20711000 = 2071 mH
Power factor = cos y = cos 15deg = 0966 (lagging)
Active power1
2
1120 1 966 93(= )( )5 0 ) 86 W
Reactive power 1
2
1120 1 259 29
0 = ) )5 0 ) = 23
(d) Complex powerlowast1
2
1 + 27
The real part is the average power in watts and the imaginary part is the reactive power in vars (inductive)
113 Fourier SeriesConsider that a function f ( x) has the following properties
1 It varies periodically with x That is f ( x + T ) = f ( x) where T is
the period
2 It is a single-valued function That is it has only one value for
a given value of the variable
3 It is a continuous function of the variable It may however have
finite number of discontinuities Such a periodic function is
shown in Fig 124 The wave is continuous in the range 0 lt x lt p and p lt x lt 2p and it is discontinuous at x = p and 2p
Any function f ( x) with a period 2p and satisfying the above mentioned properties can be represented by a trigonometric series as given below
) x1
==
infin
1
cn
)n (1)
where the constant a0 a
n and b
n are real numbers The trigonometric series is called Fourier series The con-
stants of the series are calculated from the following formulae
f d 1
minusπ
π x
p
f ( )
p
Fig 124 Illustration of a periodic
function
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x1
x
b f x d minus
1 π
Over a period 2p the constant a0 is the average value of f ( x) whereas the coefficients an and bn are twice theaverage values of f ( x) cos nx and f ( x) sin nx respectively
If a function f ( x) is defined over an interval of length instead of minus p to p its Fourier series is
obtained by replacing x in (1) by x Accordingly
n) x n=
(2)
The constants of (2) are given by
a f d 1
minus
+
x
x x
+1
b n x
dx1
minus
x sin
If f ( x) is an even function of x ie if f (minus x) = f ( x) then bn = 0 and
a x2
If f ( x) is an odd function of x [ f (minus x) = minus f ( x)] then an
= 0 and
b dx2
x sin
For an alternating function with identical positive and negative half-waves [ f ( x + p ) = minus f ( x)] the constant
a0 = 0
EXAMPLE 128
We will obtain the Fourier series of (a) a rectangular waveform and (b) of a triangular waveform illus-
trated in Fig 125
Fig 125 Pertaining to Example 128 (a) A rectangular wave and (b) A triangular wave
O
(a) b
f ( )
x
minusV
V
A
O
minusV
V
f ( )
minus x
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As both the waves are odd functions of x and have identical positive and negative half-cycles it is necessary
to calculate coefficient of the sine series only over the interval x = 0 to
(a) For the rectangular waveform f ( x) = V 0 in the interval x = 0 to =
=
2 2 2
0 = c
minus )
We see that bn = 0 for even values of n and b
n = 2 for odd values of n Thus the Fourier series of the
function is
) x == 4 1
1 3 5 (3)
(b) The equation of the triangular waveform from x = 0 to x = is that of the straight line OA Its equation
is
x
) x =
The coefficient of the nth term of the sine series
b x n x
dx
n
=
= minus
2
2
0
si
cos sin
= minus 2
ncos
Hence the Fourier series of the function is given by
) x s n= minus+ s n
2 1
3
3
2 (4)
114 Bessel FunctionsBessel functions are solutions of specific types of second order ordinary differential equations The general
form of the equation with V as dependent variable and r as independent variable is
r dr dr
0+ +r =)kr (1)
where k 2 is positive and n is any number Equation (1) is called Besselrsquos equation of order n though the dif-
ferential equation itself is of second order For n = 0 equation (1) becomes
dr dr
2 2 0+ + =)kr (2)
Equation (2) is Besselrsquos equation of zero order
Besselrsquos equation of any order is solved using the power series method We will limit our discussion to equa-
tion (2) as we will not need the solution of equation (1) for the analysis of problems which we will consider
in later chapters The solution of (2) is of the form
a + + + + +3 5 (3)
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The coefficients of the series are found by substituting V dV dr and d 2V dr 2 in (2) and then equating the
coefficients of like powers of r to zero Substituting (3) into the third term of (2) we get
2
)+ + + + + sdotsdotsdot (4)
Substituting dV dr and d 2V dr 2 into the second and first terms of (2) respectively we get
dV
r = 3 4 6 (5)
r d V
dr a r r 6 20= r + +a r +r (6)
Since the sum of the left-hand sides of (4) (5) and (6) is zero the sum of their right-hand sides must be equal
to zero Taking the sum and then collecting the terms of like powers of r we have
3 4r a a a
+ + =)+r r 6 0 (7)
Equation (7) will be satisfied if the coefficient of each power of r is equal to zero This exercise will yield the
following results
a1r = 0 rArr a
1 = 0
42
0 2
k = s an ar trar constant
9 0=
162
4
a k
a =
25 0a
362
6
a = minus
We find that the coefficients of odd powers of r of (3) are zero So the solution of the differential equation
will have terms with even powers of r only The coefficient of r 2m where m is a positive integer including
zero is given by
m1minus
m ) (8)
Replacing a0 of (8) by a different constant A the solution of (2) is given by
==
infin
sum minus( m )
)kr (9)
The function ) 1
)= sum
is called Bessel function of first kind and zero order
As equation (2) is a second-order differential equation there must be a second independent solution of the
equation The second solution is called Bessel function of second kind and zero order
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SUMMARY
We learnt the basics of three common types of coordinate systems vector analysis sinusoidally time-
varying functions Fourier series and Bessel function Other mathematical tools are described in later chap-
ters as and when necessary We found that unlike the unit vectors in rectangular coordinates the directionsof some of the unit vectors in cylindrical and spherical coordinates vary with one or two coordinate vari-
ables Though only the mathematical definitions of divergence gradient and curl operations are available
their applications to electric and magnetic fields and interpretations of results are described in later chap-
ters The vector operations in cylindrical and spherical coordinates are given in Chapters 2 and 4 The vec-
tor identities line surface and volume integrals will find frequent use in the text Moreover we will utilise
the coordinate transformation technique for calculation of vector magnetic potential of a current loop in
Chapter 4
Representation of sinusoidal quantities and power calculation will be used for the study of time-varying
fields We will apply Fourier series and Bessel function for the solution of boundary-value problems Bessel
function will also be used to study the skin-effect phenomenon in cylindrical conductors
IMPORTANT FORMULAE
Relation between coordinate variables
Rectangular and cylindrical coordinates
x = r cos f
y = r sin f
z = z
Rectangular and cylindrical coordinates
x = r sin q cos f
y = r sin q sin f
z = r cos q
Differential lengths
Rectangular coordinates d ℓ = u xdx + u
ydy + u
z dz
Cylindrical coordinates d ℓ = dr ur + rd f uf + u
z dz
Spherical coordinates d ℓ = ur dr + u
q (rd q ) + u
f (r sin q d f )
Differential surfaces
Rectangular coordinates d S = u x(dydz ) + u
y(dzdx) + u
z (dxdy)
Cylindrical coordinates d S = ur (rd f dz ) + u
f (drdz ) + u
z (rdrd f )
Spherical coordinates d S = ur (r 2sinq d q d f ) + u
q (r sinq drd f ) + u
f (rdrd q )
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Differential volumes
Rectangular coordinates dv = dxdydz
Cylindrical coordinates rdrd f dz
Spherical coordinates r 2sinq drd q d f
Position vector r = xu x + yu
y + z u
z
Dot product of two vectors
In rectangular coordinates A sdot B = A x B
x + A
y B
y + A
z B
z
In cylindrical coordinates A sdot B = Ar B
r + A
f B
f + A
z B
z
In spherical coordinates A sdot B = Ar B
r + A
q B
q + A
f B
f
Cross product of two vectors
In rectangular coordinates
A
u
=
x B B
In cylindrical coordinates
A
u u
= B
In spherical coordinates
A
= A A B
θ φ
θ φ
θ φ
Gradient of a scalar function in rectangular coordinates
nabla = part part + part y
u u
Divergence of a vector function in rectangular coordinates
nablasdot = partpart
+part
+part
D D
x y
D y
Curl of a vector function in rectangular coordinates
nabla times = partpart
part part y z
x y
H H Vector identities
nabla times nabla times A = nabla(nabla sdot A) minus nabla2A
nabla sdot (A times B) = B sdot (nabla times A) minus A sdot (nabla times B)
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Dot product of unit vectors
In Rectangular and Cylindrical Coordinate systems
sdotur
sdotuf
sdotu z
u x cos f ndashsin f 0u
ysin f cos f 0
u z
0 0 1
In Rectangular and Spherical Coordinate systems
sdotur
sdotuq
sdotuf
u x
sinq cosf cosq cosf ndashsin f
u y
sinq sinf cosq sinf cosf
u z cosq ndashsinq 0
Complex impedance
+ )minus
Instantaneous power
)t = ])t cos2
cos
Complex power
lowast1
2
MULTIPLE983085CHOICE QUESTIONS
(starred questions have two answers)
11 A point in cylindrical coordinates is defined by (14 m 25deg 075 m) Location of the point in rectan-
gular coordinates is
(a) (14 m 0592 m 075 m)
(b) (1269 m 0592 m 075 m)
(c) (14 m 0592 m 075 m)
(d) (14 m 0592 m 0375 m)
12 A point in spherical coordinates is described by (095 m 35deg 20deg) Location of the point in rectangu-
lar coordinates is
(a) (0512 m 0186 m 0778 m)
(b) (0186 m 0512 m 0778 m)
(c) (0512 m 0778 m 0186 m)
(d) (0186 m 0778 m 0512 m)
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13 A position vector is given by 4 The unit vector in the direction of the position
vector is
(a) 0 0 566 +u
(b) 0 0 24 +u
(c) 0 0 566 +u
(d) 0 0 707 +u
14 A vector is given by A uu+u If the unit vector alongA is u707
what should be the value of p
(a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 10 (d) 12
15 Two vectors are given by A 4+u and 1+u 2 The angle between the vectors is
nearest to
(a) 12deg (b) 14deg (c) 16deg (d) 18deg
16 Two vectors are described by A u u3+u and B u u For the vectors to be
parallel the values of p and q should be (a) p = 3 q = 3 (b) p = 3 q = 9 (c) p = 45 q = 3 (d) p = 3 q = 45
17 The angle between two vectors A 4+u x y
and B y is 15deg What is the ratio of p to q
(a) 1732 (b) minus1732 (c) 0577 (d) minus0577
18 Two vectors are given by A 2+u z and B 4+u
z The unit vector normal to the plane con-
taining A and B is given by
(a) +0 371 0 557 y
(b) +0 741 0 371 y
(c) 0741u x minus 0577u
y + 0371u
z
(d) 0371u x +
0743u y minus
05571u z
19 A scalar function is given byf = xyz The magnitude of grad f at (1 minus1 1) is equal to
(a) 2 3 (b) 3 2 (c) 31 (d) 3
110 If r is the position vector at ( x y z ) the magnitude of nabla sdot r is equal to
(a) 3 (b) 3 (c) 31 (d) 13
111 The divergence of F = xy (u x + u
y) at (1 3) is equal to
(a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3 (d) 2
112 A vector in cylindrical coordinates is given by (sin f r ) ur The vector in rectangular coordinates is
(a) y
2
3 2) (b)
y
2
2( ) (c)
y
2 2
2( ) (d)
y
2
2( )
113 A vector in spherical coordinates is given by ur r 2 The vector in rectangular coordinate is
(a)+u
x + 3 2 (b)
3 2
+u
x + (c)
u+u
( x + 3 (d)
zu u+u z
x + 3 2
114 The line integral of F = xy (u x + u
y) along the straight line y = x from (0 0) to (2 2) is
(a) 163 (b) 8 (c) 16 (d) 4
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115 The instantaneous voltage and current in an electric circuit are given by V (t ) = 5 sin (w t minus 30deg) V and
I (t ) = minus02 cos w t A The average power supplied to the circuit is
(a) 05 W (b) 3 2 W (c) 025 W (d) 3 4 W
QUESTIONS
11 Name the coordinate planes of rectangular coordinates
12 In rectangular coordinates the coordinates of a point are x y and z What is the normal distance of
the point from the x- y plane
13 Name the plane on which x = 0
14 The coordinate of two points are and respectively What is the distance between the
points
15 In rectangular coordinates locate the point ) by tracing the path along or parallel to the
coordinate axes starting from the origin
16 Describe the cylindrical coordinate system Show that the coordinate directions are mutually perpen-
dicular to each other
17 Describe the spherical coordinate system Show that the coordinate directions are mutually perpen-
dicular to each other
18 The r and variable appearing in cylindrical and spherical coordinate systems have the same mean-
ing or different meanings in the two systems Explain
19 Explain why the distance between two points specified in spherical coordinates cannot be calculated by direct use of the coordinates of the points
How is this distance calculated
110 Sketch a length vector in rectangular coordinates and show its components in the coordinate directions
111 Express the vector A as sum of its component in rectangular cylindrical and spherical coordinates
112 Write the differential length vector and the differential surface vector in rectangular cylindrical and
spherical coordinates in terms of the components Give also the formula for the differential volume
in the three coordinate systems
113 Define the cross product of two vectors A and B Explain how the angle between the vectors can be
calculated from the definition of the cross product
114 Explain what is meant by a scalar field Does the value of the field at a point depend on the choice of
the coordinate system
115 State what is meant by a vector field Does the value of the field at a point depend on the choice of
the coordinate system
116 Explain with sketches that the unit vectors ur and u
f in cylindrical coordinates vary with f
117 Explain the properties of the gradient of a scalar function
118 Describe the procedure for evaluating the line integral of a vector function from an initial point to a
final point along a given path
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119 For the vector function A( x y z ) show that nabla sdot nabla times A( x y z ) = 0
120 Two sinusoidal functions are given by
)t )minus=
)t )minus 12
π
What is the phase difference between the two quantities and which is the leading quantity
121 A sinusoidal quantity is given by
F (t ) = F 0 sin (w t + y )
Write the complex exponential phasor and polar forms of the quantity
122 Define the rms value of a sinusoidally time-varying current Explain its significance
123 If W V and I are the measured values of power rms value of voltage and rms value of current
respectively of an electric load then the ratio W (VI ) is defined as the power factor of the load Is this
definition applicable to only sinusoidal variation of voltage and current with time or for any type of
variation Explain
124 Explain with sketches the meanings of single-valued and multi-valued periodic functions
ANSWERS TO SELECTED QUESTIONS
16 Describe the cylindrical coordinate system Show that the coordinate directions are mutually perpen-
dicular to each other
Answer In cylindrical coordinate system the three surfaces are those of a circular cylinder and two
planes These surfaces are specified with reference to the rectangular coordinate system The axis of
the cylinder is along the z axis and its radius is denoted by r One of the plane surfaces containing the
z axis is specified by the angle it makes with the y-z plane The angle is generally denoted by f The
second plane surface is parallel to and at a height z from the x-y plane The three coordinate direc-
tions are r f and z
The r direction is normal to the surface of the cylinder hence it is perpendicular to the axis of the
cylinder As the axis of the cylinder is along the z axis r and z directions are perpendicular to each
other At a point on the cylindrical surface the r direction is perpendicular to and the f direction istangential to the cylindrical surface Hence they are perpendicular to each other Moreover the f direction is parallel to the x-y plane hence it is perpendicular to the z direction
18 The r and f variable appearing in cylindrical and spherical coordinate systems have the same mean-
ing or different meanings in the two systems Explain
Answer The variables in cylindrical coordinate system are r f and z and those of spherical coordi-
nates are r q and f The r direction in cylindrical coordinates is perpendicular to the z axis of rectan-
gular coordinates whereas the r direction in spherical coordinates is at an angle q with the z axis Thus
the r-variables have different meaning In both the systems the angle f is the angle between the y-z
plane and a plane surface containing the z axis Thus the variable f has the same meaning in both the
systems
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19 Explain why the distance between two points specified in spherical coordinates cannot be calculated
by direct use of the coordinates of the points
How is the distance calculated
Answer Both q and f variables of spherical coordinates are angles and radian is their unit As the
unit of distance between two points is that of length the variables cannot be used directly for calcula-tion of distance
To calculate the distance it is necessary to express the spherical coordinates of the point in terms of
rectangular coordinate variables
113 Define the cross product of two vectors A and B Explain how the angle between the vectors can be
calculated from the definition of the cross product
Answer The cross product of two vectors A and B is a vector quantity say C The magnitude of C
is equal to the products of the magnitude of A the magnitude of B and the sine of angle a between
A and B The direction of C is perpendicular to the plane containing A and B The positive direction
is taken along the advance of a right-handed screw when it is rotated from A towards B
As per the definition of the cross product
A times B = ABsin a
Hence sin α = A B
A B
114 Explain what is meant by a scalar field Does the value of the field at a point depend on the choice of
the coordinate system
Answer A physical quantity which is a scalar function of position is a real number The quantity
may or may not be a function of time The mathematical representation or graphical plot of a scalar
function at various points in a region or domain is the scalar field of the function in that region Theregion may be one-dimensional (a line) two-dimensional (a surface) or three-dimensional (a vol-
ume) As an example let us consider a heated plate The temperature at each point on the surface of
the plate will have a specific value A graphical representation of temperatures at several points is the
temperature field in the region of the plate surface
Value of the field at a point is independent of the choice of a coordinate system
117 Explain the properties of the gradient of a scalar function
Answer The gradient of a scalar quantity which is a function of x y and z in general is a vector quan-
tity It is given by
nabla = + part part + partpart y x
u u u u= u
The first second and third terms give the rate of change of V with x y and z respectively As nablaV is
the vector sum of all the three components it gives the maximum rate of change of V with distance
at a point in space
120 Two sinusoidal functions are given by
V )t )minus= π
I )t )minus 12
π
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What is the phase difference between the two quantities and which is the leading quantity
Answer As V (t ) is a cosine function of time and I (t ) is a sine function of time we have to express
either V (t ) as a sine function or I (t ) as a cosine function of time By expressing I (t ) as a cosine func-
tion we get
)t )t = minus minus Thus the phase difference between the quantities is 3= V (t ) is the leading
quantity
PROBLEMS
11 Show the location of points P 1(10 m 20 m 30m) P
2(minus10 m 20 m 30m) P
3(10 m minus20 m
30m) P 4(10 m 20 m minus30m) in rectangular coordinates Calculate the distances of the points from
the origin
12 Show the location of the point P (05 m 60deg 02 m) in cylindrical coordinates Calculate the distances
of P from the origin
13 Show the location of the point P (04 m 30deg 45deg) in spherical coordinates Calculate the distances of
P from the origin
14 A point in rectangular coordinates is defined by (2 m minus3 m minus1 m) Find coordinates of the point in
(a) cylindrical coordinate and (b) in spherical coordinates
15 Derive relations between the cylindrical coordinate and spherical coordinate variables For the radial
directions use subscripts c and s respectively for cylindrical and spherical coordinates
16 A point in cylindrical coordinates is defined by (3 m 300
2 m) Find coordinates of the point inspherical coordinates
17 Find the distance between two points located at (a) (10 m 24 m minus08 m) and (minus26 m 15 m 15 m)
in rectangular coordinates (b) (12 m 45deg 20 m) and (05 m 60deg 02 m) in cylindrical coordinates
(c) (04 m 30deg 45deg) and (10 m 75deg 15deg) in spherical coordinates
18 Find the length vector from the point P 2(075 m 13 m minus06 m) to the point P
1(125 m minus07 m
04 m) Find also the unit vector directed from P 1 to P
2
19 A point is located at (20 m p 3 rad 08 m) in cylindrical coordinates Obtain in rectangular coordi-
nates the unit vector directed from the origin to the point
110 The location of two points are given by P 1(1 m 2 m 3 m) and P
2(2 m 3 m 5 m) Find the length
vector from the origin to the mid-point of the line joining P 1 and P
2
111 The location of two points are given by P 1(15 m 45deg 2 m) and P
2(5 m 60deg 30deg) in cylindrical and
spherical coordinates respectively Find the length vector from P 1 to P
2
112 A point is located at P (5 m 90deg 60deg) in spherical coordinates Find the unit vector directed from the
origin to P in rectangular coordinates
113 The equation y = 2 minus x is that of a straight line in the x-y plane Obtain the unit normal vector directed
from the given line to the point (3 2)
114 Find the dot and cross products of the vectors A = 3u x + 8u
y B = 5u
x + 10u
y What is the angle
between the vectors
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115 Given the vectors A = 4u x + 5u
y B = 6u
x + B
yu y + 8u
z What should be the value of B
y so that the angle
between A and B is 60deg
116 Vector A is directed from (2 m 3 m 4 m) to (5 m 7 m 9 m) and vector B is directed from (0 1 m
2 m) to (3 m 5 m 7 m) Find the angle between the vectors
117
Find the gradient of the scalar function f =
x
2
y +
y
2
z +
xz
2
at (minus
1 2minus
3) 118 The equation 2 x + 3 y + 4 z = c where c is a constant is that of a plane surface Find the unit vector
that is normal to the given plane and directed away from the origin
119 A surface is defined by x2 + y2 minus z 2 = 21 Find the unit vector normal to the surface at (4 3 2)
120 For the surface defined in Problem 119 find the angle between unit vectors normal to the surface at
(4 3 2) and )15 3
121 A vector function is described by A
+
1
2 2)uuu Find the divergence of the
vector function at (2 minus1 minus2)
122 A vector function is given by A = x2 yu x + y2 z u
y + xz 2u
z Find the curl of the vector at (1 2 4)
123 For the scalar function f ( x y z ) show that nabla times nablaf = 0
124 Prove the validity of the vector identity nabla times nabla times A = nabla(nabla sdot A) minusnabla2A for the vector function A = A( x
y z )u x + A( x y z )u
y + A( x y z )u
z
125 A vector field in rectangular coordinates is given byu
= + z
x Express the vector in cylindrical
coordinates at (4 45deg 3)
126 A vector is directed from (2 30deg 4) to (3 60deg 6) in cylindrical coordinates Find the angle between
the vector and the y axis
127 A vector function in cylindrical coordinates is given by
u ucos tans nr r
Calculate the components of the vector in rectangular coordinates
128 A vector function is given by = 8
2 2 Find the line integral of E along a straight path from
(3 5) to (6 10)
129 On the surface of a sphere find the area in the region if r = 6 30deg le q le 60deg 0 le f le 30deg
130 The amplitude of sinusoidal voltage and current of an electric circuit are 15 V and 2 A respectively
The current lags the voltage by p 6 rad Calculate (a) the rms values of voltage and current (b) the
power factor (c) the average power and (d) the complex impedance of the circuit
Find also the instantaneous power and complex power taking the voltage as reference Identify the
components of the complex power Assume w to be the angular frequency of the voltage
131 The complex forms of voltage and current amplitudes of an electric load are
40 V
2 A
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A study of the above equations shows that the factor e j w t appears in all the functions In the mathematical
analysis of a problem it is not necessary to show this factor in all the steps The presence of e j w t in a func-
tion is assumed If all the quantities in a study have the same frequency it is sufficient to use only the
functions shown within the brackets At the end of an analysis the final expression is multiplied by e j w t
and either its real part or the imaginary part is used to express the result in real time The functions inside
the brackets are called phasors
We will denote a phasor by putting a bar over the symbol of the quantity For example
j 1ψ
and j
02minus
These are the phasor representations of sinusoidally time-varying quantities
Two more forms of representing a sinusoid can be derived from the phasor form Let us consider a voltage
phasor
e ψ
Since e j w = cos y + j sin y
)s n (7)
The first term on the rhs of (7) is the real part and the second term is the imaginary part of Denoting the
real part by V 0a
and the imaginary part by V 0i we have
i (8)
where V 0a
= V 0 cos y and V
0i = V
0 sin y
The form of (8) suggests that a phasor can be represented in a complex plane as shown in Fig 121 Equation
(8) and Fig 121 are the complex form of representing a sinusoidally time-varying quantity
We see that to write a sinusoidal quantity in phasor and com-
plex forms only its amplitude and phase angle are needed
Thus a simpler way of describing a sinusoidal quantity is by
its amplitude and phase angle as given below
ang plusmn
This is known as the polar form of representing a sinusoid
This form is advantageous where multiplication and division
of phasors are involved To illustrate these operations let j 1plusmn
and e j 2plusmn ψ
The product of the two phasors0 0 2= ang plusmn )]
The ratio of the two phasors j
2= ang[plusmn )] plusmn )]minus
Thus the magnitude of the product of two phasors is equal to the product of their magnitudes whereas the
phase angle of their product is equal to the algebraic sum of their phase angles Moreover the magnitude of
the ratio of two phasors is equal to the ratio of their magnitudes and the phase angle is equal to the phase angle
of the numerator-phasor minus the phase angle of the denominator-phasor
Im
Re
V
V
V
y
Fig 121 Representation of a sinusoidal
function in the complex plane
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Root-Mean-Square Value of a Sinusoidal Quantity
In order to define the root-mean-square (rms) value of a function consider that a sinusoidal current
I (t ) = I 0 sin w t
flows through a resistor of R ohm Then electric power dissipated in the resistor at any instant
)t s n= 0
ω t
The average power over a complete cycle
=1
2 2
2π
Next consider that a time-invariant current I flows through the same resistor instead of the sinusoidal current
Power dissipated in the resistor is equal to I 2 R If we assume that I 2 R is equal to the average power dissipated
by the sinusoidal current I 0 sin w t then
2=
Or =2
The constant current I which produces the same power in the resistor as the average power due to an
alternating current is called root-mean-square (rms) or effective value of the time-varying current The
nomenclature is derived from the mathematical procedure involved in deriving it
The rms value of a sinusoidal quantity is equal to 21 times of its amplitude The rms value of any periodic
function can be determined using the above procedure Sinusoidal quantities can also be represented usingrms value instead of amplitudes as given below
Instantaneous form )t )=
)t )=
Phasor form e ψ
Complex form
Polar form ang plusmn
The Complex ImpedanceThe complex impedance of an electric load is defined as the ratio of its complex voltage and complex
current To calculate the impedance let us assume that the instantaneous
voltage across the electric load shown in Fig 122 is
V (t ) = V 0 cos w t (9)
The complex and polar forms of the voltage are
0+ (10)
0ang
I (t
V (t
Load
Z
Fig 122 A load connected
to an ac source
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For a purely resistive load of resistance R ohm instantaneous current through the load
t )t )t
cos= = ω cos (11)
where I 0 = V
0 R We find from equations (9) and (11) that these are in time-phase The complex form of load
current is0+ (12)
The complex impedance is found by dividing (10) by (12)
Z = =0
00 0= ang
If the load is an ideal (loss-free) inductor of inductance L henry (H)
t )t cos( )== deg1ω (13)
The constant of integration is assumed to be zero as we are considering alternating quantities under steady
state (not transient) condition In the above expressions X L
= w L is reactance of the inductor and I 0 = V
0 X
L is
amplitude of the current The unit of reactance is ohm We find from (9) and (13) that the current in a pure
inductor lags the voltage across it by 90deg The complex form of current is
0
The complex impedance of the inductor
= = deg0
0+ = = ang
If the load is an ideal (loss-free) capacitor of capacitance C farad (F)
t
)t = = minus +t deg)t = os )90
where X c = (1w c) is reactance of the capacitor in ohm and I
0 = (V
0 X
c) is amplitude of the current We find
that current in an ideal capacitor leads the voltage across it by 90 deg The complex form of current is given by
The complex impedance
= = + deg00
minus = minus = ang minus
The complex impedance of an electric load consisting of a resistance R an inductance X L and a capacitance
X C in series is given by
j+ +minus (14)
where X = X L
minus X C is the effective reactance of the circuit If X
L is greater than X
C then the load is inductive
and if X C is greater than X
L the load is capacitive The angle y = tanminus1( X R) is called impedance angle
The resistance and reactance of the load in terms of the load angle are given by
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R = Z cos y
X = Z sin y
The magnitude of the impedance
The impedance in polar form is represented as
ang
Current I 0taken by a load is equal to the ratio of (10) and (14)
ji2
0= = = = =
) R jX
where I 0a
= (V 0Z ) cos y = I
0 cos y is the real part and I
0i = (V
0Z ) sin y = I
0 sin y is the imaginary part of the
current phasor respectively
The current in the polar form is
0= ang
ang + = ang minus where
0 =
If the resistance and reactance of an electric load is known we can calculate values of the circuit impedance
Z and the impedance angle y Taking the voltage across the circuit as reference the equation for instanta-
neous current is given by
I (t ) = I 0 cos(w t minus y )
We see that the phase angle between voltage and current is equal to the impedance angle y The current lags
the voltage for an inductive load and the current leads the voltage for a capacitive load The impedance angle
lies between 0 and 90deg if the load is inductive and between 0 and minus90deg if the load is capacitive
The rms value of current I = =rms value of voltage
Instantaneous Average and Complex Powers
Instantaneous power input to a load is equal to the product of its voltage and current at a given instant If the
instantaneous voltage is described by the equation
V (t ) = V 0 cos (w t + y
1) (15)
and the current at the same instant is given by
I (t ) = I 0 cos (w t + y
2) (16)
then instantaneous power
P (t ) = V (t ) I (t ) = V 0 I
0 cos (w t +y
1) cos (w t + y
2)
= +t 2
)]ω + cos (17)
where y = y 2 minus y
1 is the phase difference between current and voltage
The instantaneous power given by (17) has two parts One part is independent of time and the other part var-
ies with time at twice the frequency The average power is equal to the average value of instantaneous power
over one cycle Thus the average power
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t 2
1
2)t
=0
2cosc= os (18)
The average power therefore is equal to the product of rms voltage rms current and the cosine of phase-angle between the voltage and current The power is also called active or effective or real power The electric unit
of power is watt (W) The product of V and I that is VI is called apparent power and its unit is volt-ampere
(VA) The factor cos y is called power factor of the load
Power factor cos = =2
VI
Substituting V = IZ and cos y = RZ in (18) we get the average power in terms of the current and the
resistance
P av
= I 2 R
Thus the active power is the power absorbed by the load
In an analogous way the reactive or quadrature power
1
2
2 (19)
The unit of reactive power is volt-ampere reactive (var)
It may be noted that I cos y of (18) is the component of current that is in phase with the voltage and I sin y of (19) is the component of current that is in quadrature with the voltage Thus the general principle is that
the average power is equal to the product of in-phase components of rms voltage and rms current and the
reactive power is given by the product of rms voltage and rms current which are out of phase by 90deg We will
use this principle to define complex power
The complex forms of voltage and current defined by (15) and (16) are
i (20)
andi (21)
In (20) V 0a
and V 0i are the real and imaginary parts of the voltage and in
(21) I 0a
and I 0i are the real and imaginary parts of the current These are
represented in the complex plane of Fig 123 Since V 0a
and I 0a
are in
phase and V 0i
and I 0i are also in phase the average power
1
2)
ii (22)
Moreover as V 0i
and I 0a
are out of phase by 90deg (V 0i I
0a2) gives one part of the
reactive power For the same reason (V 0a I
0i 2) gives a second part of reactive
power Note that in the first part the current lags the voltage and hence this part of the reactive power is inductive
The second part of the reactive power is capacitive as in this case the current leads the voltage If we assume the
inductive power to be positive then the capacitive power would be negative Thus the net reactive power
1)
ai a (23)
1
I
V
V a I
I
V
Im
Re
Fig 123 Showing real and
imaginary parts of a voltage
phasor and a current phasor
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We can also obtain the above results mathematically by the use of the complex forms of voltage and current
given in (20) and (21) as follows The conjugate of current is
i
lowast minus
Then1
2
1
2
lowast = i
)i
minus
= +1
2) + )]minus
i i (24)
We see that the rhs of (24) has a real part and an imaginary part The real part is same as the average power
given by (22) and the imaginary part is same as the reactive power given by (23) Thus 2lowast
gives the
complex power Denoting the complex power by P we have
lowast1
2 0
(25)
The average or active power 1
2 (26)
The reactive power 1
2 0
(27)
In (26) Re means lsquoReal part of rsquo and in (27) Im means lsquoImaginary part of rsquo the complex power The reactive
power is inductive if the imaginary part of (24) is positive and it is capacitive if the imaginary part is nega-
tive It can be shown that the real part of ( )2 is also equal to P av
However its imaginary part is nega-
tive of the imaginary part of (24)
EXAMPLE 127
The voltage and current of a given load are
V (t ) = 120 sin (1000t + 60deg) V
I (t ) = 15 cos (1000t - 45deg) A
(a) Find the phase difference between voltage and current and their root-mean-square values (b) Represent
the voltage and current in phasor complex and polar forms (c) Calculate the load impedance resistance
reactance inductance (or capacitance) power factor active power and reactive power using (18) and (19)
(d) Calculate the complex power using (25)
(a) In order to find the phase difference between voltage and current we have to write the voltage equation
in the cosine form
V (t ) = 120 sin (1000t + 60deg) = 120 cos (1000t minus 30deg) V
I (t ) = 15 cos (1000t minus 45deg) A
The phase angle of the current with respect to the voltage = minus 45degminus(minus30) = minus15deg The current lags the voltage
by 15deg
Root-mean-square values of voltage and current are
=2= 120 84 85 V
51= =2 60 A
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(b) Phasor forms e jminus ( ) V
e 4 ) A
Complex forms 0=)deg V
deg) = )minus A
Polar forms ang120 deg
= 1 Aang5 minus deg
(c) = = ang minus degang minus deg
= ang deg = deg +0
120 30
1 5 515 80 15(cos 2 700 1 Ω
Ω= 20 71 (Inductive)
Inductance L = X w = 20711000 = 2071 mH
Power factor = cos y = cos 15deg = 0966 (lagging)
Active power1
2
1120 1 966 93(= )( )5 0 ) 86 W
Reactive power 1
2
1120 1 259 29
0 = ) )5 0 ) = 23
(d) Complex powerlowast1
2
1 + 27
The real part is the average power in watts and the imaginary part is the reactive power in vars (inductive)
113 Fourier SeriesConsider that a function f ( x) has the following properties
1 It varies periodically with x That is f ( x + T ) = f ( x) where T is
the period
2 It is a single-valued function That is it has only one value for
a given value of the variable
3 It is a continuous function of the variable It may however have
finite number of discontinuities Such a periodic function is
shown in Fig 124 The wave is continuous in the range 0 lt x lt p and p lt x lt 2p and it is discontinuous at x = p and 2p
Any function f ( x) with a period 2p and satisfying the above mentioned properties can be represented by a trigonometric series as given below
) x1
==
infin
1
cn
)n (1)
where the constant a0 a
n and b
n are real numbers The trigonometric series is called Fourier series The con-
stants of the series are calculated from the following formulae
f d 1
minusπ
π x
p
f ( )
p
Fig 124 Illustration of a periodic
function
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x1
x
b f x d minus
1 π
Over a period 2p the constant a0 is the average value of f ( x) whereas the coefficients an and bn are twice theaverage values of f ( x) cos nx and f ( x) sin nx respectively
If a function f ( x) is defined over an interval of length instead of minus p to p its Fourier series is
obtained by replacing x in (1) by x Accordingly
n) x n=
(2)
The constants of (2) are given by
a f d 1
minus
+
x
x x
+1
b n x
dx1
minus
x sin
If f ( x) is an even function of x ie if f (minus x) = f ( x) then bn = 0 and
a x2
If f ( x) is an odd function of x [ f (minus x) = minus f ( x)] then an
= 0 and
b dx2
x sin
For an alternating function with identical positive and negative half-waves [ f ( x + p ) = minus f ( x)] the constant
a0 = 0
EXAMPLE 128
We will obtain the Fourier series of (a) a rectangular waveform and (b) of a triangular waveform illus-
trated in Fig 125
Fig 125 Pertaining to Example 128 (a) A rectangular wave and (b) A triangular wave
O
(a) b
f ( )
x
minusV
V
A
O
minusV
V
f ( )
minus x
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As both the waves are odd functions of x and have identical positive and negative half-cycles it is necessary
to calculate coefficient of the sine series only over the interval x = 0 to
(a) For the rectangular waveform f ( x) = V 0 in the interval x = 0 to =
=
2 2 2
0 = c
minus )
We see that bn = 0 for even values of n and b
n = 2 for odd values of n Thus the Fourier series of the
function is
) x == 4 1
1 3 5 (3)
(b) The equation of the triangular waveform from x = 0 to x = is that of the straight line OA Its equation
is
x
) x =
The coefficient of the nth term of the sine series
b x n x
dx
n
=
= minus
2
2
0
si
cos sin
= minus 2
ncos
Hence the Fourier series of the function is given by
) x s n= minus+ s n
2 1
3
3
2 (4)
114 Bessel FunctionsBessel functions are solutions of specific types of second order ordinary differential equations The general
form of the equation with V as dependent variable and r as independent variable is
r dr dr
0+ +r =)kr (1)
where k 2 is positive and n is any number Equation (1) is called Besselrsquos equation of order n though the dif-
ferential equation itself is of second order For n = 0 equation (1) becomes
dr dr
2 2 0+ + =)kr (2)
Equation (2) is Besselrsquos equation of zero order
Besselrsquos equation of any order is solved using the power series method We will limit our discussion to equa-
tion (2) as we will not need the solution of equation (1) for the analysis of problems which we will consider
in later chapters The solution of (2) is of the form
a + + + + +3 5 (3)
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The coefficients of the series are found by substituting V dV dr and d 2V dr 2 in (2) and then equating the
coefficients of like powers of r to zero Substituting (3) into the third term of (2) we get
2
)+ + + + + sdotsdotsdot (4)
Substituting dV dr and d 2V dr 2 into the second and first terms of (2) respectively we get
dV
r = 3 4 6 (5)
r d V
dr a r r 6 20= r + +a r +r (6)
Since the sum of the left-hand sides of (4) (5) and (6) is zero the sum of their right-hand sides must be equal
to zero Taking the sum and then collecting the terms of like powers of r we have
3 4r a a a
+ + =)+r r 6 0 (7)
Equation (7) will be satisfied if the coefficient of each power of r is equal to zero This exercise will yield the
following results
a1r = 0 rArr a
1 = 0
42
0 2
k = s an ar trar constant
9 0=
162
4
a k
a =
25 0a
362
6
a = minus
We find that the coefficients of odd powers of r of (3) are zero So the solution of the differential equation
will have terms with even powers of r only The coefficient of r 2m where m is a positive integer including
zero is given by
m1minus
m ) (8)
Replacing a0 of (8) by a different constant A the solution of (2) is given by
==
infin
sum minus( m )
)kr (9)
The function ) 1
)= sum
is called Bessel function of first kind and zero order
As equation (2) is a second-order differential equation there must be a second independent solution of the
equation The second solution is called Bessel function of second kind and zero order
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SUMMARY
We learnt the basics of three common types of coordinate systems vector analysis sinusoidally time-
varying functions Fourier series and Bessel function Other mathematical tools are described in later chap-
ters as and when necessary We found that unlike the unit vectors in rectangular coordinates the directionsof some of the unit vectors in cylindrical and spherical coordinates vary with one or two coordinate vari-
ables Though only the mathematical definitions of divergence gradient and curl operations are available
their applications to electric and magnetic fields and interpretations of results are described in later chap-
ters The vector operations in cylindrical and spherical coordinates are given in Chapters 2 and 4 The vec-
tor identities line surface and volume integrals will find frequent use in the text Moreover we will utilise
the coordinate transformation technique for calculation of vector magnetic potential of a current loop in
Chapter 4
Representation of sinusoidal quantities and power calculation will be used for the study of time-varying
fields We will apply Fourier series and Bessel function for the solution of boundary-value problems Bessel
function will also be used to study the skin-effect phenomenon in cylindrical conductors
IMPORTANT FORMULAE
Relation between coordinate variables
Rectangular and cylindrical coordinates
x = r cos f
y = r sin f
z = z
Rectangular and cylindrical coordinates
x = r sin q cos f
y = r sin q sin f
z = r cos q
Differential lengths
Rectangular coordinates d ℓ = u xdx + u
ydy + u
z dz
Cylindrical coordinates d ℓ = dr ur + rd f uf + u
z dz
Spherical coordinates d ℓ = ur dr + u
q (rd q ) + u
f (r sin q d f )
Differential surfaces
Rectangular coordinates d S = u x(dydz ) + u
y(dzdx) + u
z (dxdy)
Cylindrical coordinates d S = ur (rd f dz ) + u
f (drdz ) + u
z (rdrd f )
Spherical coordinates d S = ur (r 2sinq d q d f ) + u
q (r sinq drd f ) + u
f (rdrd q )
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Differential volumes
Rectangular coordinates dv = dxdydz
Cylindrical coordinates rdrd f dz
Spherical coordinates r 2sinq drd q d f
Position vector r = xu x + yu
y + z u
z
Dot product of two vectors
In rectangular coordinates A sdot B = A x B
x + A
y B
y + A
z B
z
In cylindrical coordinates A sdot B = Ar B
r + A
f B
f + A
z B
z
In spherical coordinates A sdot B = Ar B
r + A
q B
q + A
f B
f
Cross product of two vectors
In rectangular coordinates
A
u
=
x B B
In cylindrical coordinates
A
u u
= B
In spherical coordinates
A
= A A B
θ φ
θ φ
θ φ
Gradient of a scalar function in rectangular coordinates
nabla = part part + part y
u u
Divergence of a vector function in rectangular coordinates
nablasdot = partpart
+part
+part
D D
x y
D y
Curl of a vector function in rectangular coordinates
nabla times = partpart
part part y z
x y
H H Vector identities
nabla times nabla times A = nabla(nabla sdot A) minus nabla2A
nabla sdot (A times B) = B sdot (nabla times A) minus A sdot (nabla times B)
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Dot product of unit vectors
In Rectangular and Cylindrical Coordinate systems
sdotur
sdotuf
sdotu z
u x cos f ndashsin f 0u
ysin f cos f 0
u z
0 0 1
In Rectangular and Spherical Coordinate systems
sdotur
sdotuq
sdotuf
u x
sinq cosf cosq cosf ndashsin f
u y
sinq sinf cosq sinf cosf
u z cosq ndashsinq 0
Complex impedance
+ )minus
Instantaneous power
)t = ])t cos2
cos
Complex power
lowast1
2
MULTIPLE983085CHOICE QUESTIONS
(starred questions have two answers)
11 A point in cylindrical coordinates is defined by (14 m 25deg 075 m) Location of the point in rectan-
gular coordinates is
(a) (14 m 0592 m 075 m)
(b) (1269 m 0592 m 075 m)
(c) (14 m 0592 m 075 m)
(d) (14 m 0592 m 0375 m)
12 A point in spherical coordinates is described by (095 m 35deg 20deg) Location of the point in rectangu-
lar coordinates is
(a) (0512 m 0186 m 0778 m)
(b) (0186 m 0512 m 0778 m)
(c) (0512 m 0778 m 0186 m)
(d) (0186 m 0778 m 0512 m)
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13 A position vector is given by 4 The unit vector in the direction of the position
vector is
(a) 0 0 566 +u
(b) 0 0 24 +u
(c) 0 0 566 +u
(d) 0 0 707 +u
14 A vector is given by A uu+u If the unit vector alongA is u707
what should be the value of p
(a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 10 (d) 12
15 Two vectors are given by A 4+u and 1+u 2 The angle between the vectors is
nearest to
(a) 12deg (b) 14deg (c) 16deg (d) 18deg
16 Two vectors are described by A u u3+u and B u u For the vectors to be
parallel the values of p and q should be (a) p = 3 q = 3 (b) p = 3 q = 9 (c) p = 45 q = 3 (d) p = 3 q = 45
17 The angle between two vectors A 4+u x y
and B y is 15deg What is the ratio of p to q
(a) 1732 (b) minus1732 (c) 0577 (d) minus0577
18 Two vectors are given by A 2+u z and B 4+u
z The unit vector normal to the plane con-
taining A and B is given by
(a) +0 371 0 557 y
(b) +0 741 0 371 y
(c) 0741u x minus 0577u
y + 0371u
z
(d) 0371u x +
0743u y minus
05571u z
19 A scalar function is given byf = xyz The magnitude of grad f at (1 minus1 1) is equal to
(a) 2 3 (b) 3 2 (c) 31 (d) 3
110 If r is the position vector at ( x y z ) the magnitude of nabla sdot r is equal to
(a) 3 (b) 3 (c) 31 (d) 13
111 The divergence of F = xy (u x + u
y) at (1 3) is equal to
(a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3 (d) 2
112 A vector in cylindrical coordinates is given by (sin f r ) ur The vector in rectangular coordinates is
(a) y
2
3 2) (b)
y
2
2( ) (c)
y
2 2
2( ) (d)
y
2
2( )
113 A vector in spherical coordinates is given by ur r 2 The vector in rectangular coordinate is
(a)+u
x + 3 2 (b)
3 2
+u
x + (c)
u+u
( x + 3 (d)
zu u+u z
x + 3 2
114 The line integral of F = xy (u x + u
y) along the straight line y = x from (0 0) to (2 2) is
(a) 163 (b) 8 (c) 16 (d) 4
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115 The instantaneous voltage and current in an electric circuit are given by V (t ) = 5 sin (w t minus 30deg) V and
I (t ) = minus02 cos w t A The average power supplied to the circuit is
(a) 05 W (b) 3 2 W (c) 025 W (d) 3 4 W
QUESTIONS
11 Name the coordinate planes of rectangular coordinates
12 In rectangular coordinates the coordinates of a point are x y and z What is the normal distance of
the point from the x- y plane
13 Name the plane on which x = 0
14 The coordinate of two points are and respectively What is the distance between the
points
15 In rectangular coordinates locate the point ) by tracing the path along or parallel to the
coordinate axes starting from the origin
16 Describe the cylindrical coordinate system Show that the coordinate directions are mutually perpen-
dicular to each other
17 Describe the spherical coordinate system Show that the coordinate directions are mutually perpen-
dicular to each other
18 The r and variable appearing in cylindrical and spherical coordinate systems have the same mean-
ing or different meanings in the two systems Explain
19 Explain why the distance between two points specified in spherical coordinates cannot be calculated by direct use of the coordinates of the points
How is this distance calculated
110 Sketch a length vector in rectangular coordinates and show its components in the coordinate directions
111 Express the vector A as sum of its component in rectangular cylindrical and spherical coordinates
112 Write the differential length vector and the differential surface vector in rectangular cylindrical and
spherical coordinates in terms of the components Give also the formula for the differential volume
in the three coordinate systems
113 Define the cross product of two vectors A and B Explain how the angle between the vectors can be
calculated from the definition of the cross product
114 Explain what is meant by a scalar field Does the value of the field at a point depend on the choice of
the coordinate system
115 State what is meant by a vector field Does the value of the field at a point depend on the choice of
the coordinate system
116 Explain with sketches that the unit vectors ur and u
f in cylindrical coordinates vary with f
117 Explain the properties of the gradient of a scalar function
118 Describe the procedure for evaluating the line integral of a vector function from an initial point to a
final point along a given path
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119 For the vector function A( x y z ) show that nabla sdot nabla times A( x y z ) = 0
120 Two sinusoidal functions are given by
)t )minus=
)t )minus 12
π
What is the phase difference between the two quantities and which is the leading quantity
121 A sinusoidal quantity is given by
F (t ) = F 0 sin (w t + y )
Write the complex exponential phasor and polar forms of the quantity
122 Define the rms value of a sinusoidally time-varying current Explain its significance
123 If W V and I are the measured values of power rms value of voltage and rms value of current
respectively of an electric load then the ratio W (VI ) is defined as the power factor of the load Is this
definition applicable to only sinusoidal variation of voltage and current with time or for any type of
variation Explain
124 Explain with sketches the meanings of single-valued and multi-valued periodic functions
ANSWERS TO SELECTED QUESTIONS
16 Describe the cylindrical coordinate system Show that the coordinate directions are mutually perpen-
dicular to each other
Answer In cylindrical coordinate system the three surfaces are those of a circular cylinder and two
planes These surfaces are specified with reference to the rectangular coordinate system The axis of
the cylinder is along the z axis and its radius is denoted by r One of the plane surfaces containing the
z axis is specified by the angle it makes with the y-z plane The angle is generally denoted by f The
second plane surface is parallel to and at a height z from the x-y plane The three coordinate direc-
tions are r f and z
The r direction is normal to the surface of the cylinder hence it is perpendicular to the axis of the
cylinder As the axis of the cylinder is along the z axis r and z directions are perpendicular to each
other At a point on the cylindrical surface the r direction is perpendicular to and the f direction istangential to the cylindrical surface Hence they are perpendicular to each other Moreover the f direction is parallel to the x-y plane hence it is perpendicular to the z direction
18 The r and f variable appearing in cylindrical and spherical coordinate systems have the same mean-
ing or different meanings in the two systems Explain
Answer The variables in cylindrical coordinate system are r f and z and those of spherical coordi-
nates are r q and f The r direction in cylindrical coordinates is perpendicular to the z axis of rectan-
gular coordinates whereas the r direction in spherical coordinates is at an angle q with the z axis Thus
the r-variables have different meaning In both the systems the angle f is the angle between the y-z
plane and a plane surface containing the z axis Thus the variable f has the same meaning in both the
systems
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19 Explain why the distance between two points specified in spherical coordinates cannot be calculated
by direct use of the coordinates of the points
How is the distance calculated
Answer Both q and f variables of spherical coordinates are angles and radian is their unit As the
unit of distance between two points is that of length the variables cannot be used directly for calcula-tion of distance
To calculate the distance it is necessary to express the spherical coordinates of the point in terms of
rectangular coordinate variables
113 Define the cross product of two vectors A and B Explain how the angle between the vectors can be
calculated from the definition of the cross product
Answer The cross product of two vectors A and B is a vector quantity say C The magnitude of C
is equal to the products of the magnitude of A the magnitude of B and the sine of angle a between
A and B The direction of C is perpendicular to the plane containing A and B The positive direction
is taken along the advance of a right-handed screw when it is rotated from A towards B
As per the definition of the cross product
A times B = ABsin a
Hence sin α = A B
A B
114 Explain what is meant by a scalar field Does the value of the field at a point depend on the choice of
the coordinate system
Answer A physical quantity which is a scalar function of position is a real number The quantity
may or may not be a function of time The mathematical representation or graphical plot of a scalar
function at various points in a region or domain is the scalar field of the function in that region Theregion may be one-dimensional (a line) two-dimensional (a surface) or three-dimensional (a vol-
ume) As an example let us consider a heated plate The temperature at each point on the surface of
the plate will have a specific value A graphical representation of temperatures at several points is the
temperature field in the region of the plate surface
Value of the field at a point is independent of the choice of a coordinate system
117 Explain the properties of the gradient of a scalar function
Answer The gradient of a scalar quantity which is a function of x y and z in general is a vector quan-
tity It is given by
nabla = + part part + partpart y x
u u u u= u
The first second and third terms give the rate of change of V with x y and z respectively As nablaV is
the vector sum of all the three components it gives the maximum rate of change of V with distance
at a point in space
120 Two sinusoidal functions are given by
V )t )minus= π
I )t )minus 12
π
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What is the phase difference between the two quantities and which is the leading quantity
Answer As V (t ) is a cosine function of time and I (t ) is a sine function of time we have to express
either V (t ) as a sine function or I (t ) as a cosine function of time By expressing I (t ) as a cosine func-
tion we get
)t )t = minus minus Thus the phase difference between the quantities is 3= V (t ) is the leading
quantity
PROBLEMS
11 Show the location of points P 1(10 m 20 m 30m) P
2(minus10 m 20 m 30m) P
3(10 m minus20 m
30m) P 4(10 m 20 m minus30m) in rectangular coordinates Calculate the distances of the points from
the origin
12 Show the location of the point P (05 m 60deg 02 m) in cylindrical coordinates Calculate the distances
of P from the origin
13 Show the location of the point P (04 m 30deg 45deg) in spherical coordinates Calculate the distances of
P from the origin
14 A point in rectangular coordinates is defined by (2 m minus3 m minus1 m) Find coordinates of the point in
(a) cylindrical coordinate and (b) in spherical coordinates
15 Derive relations between the cylindrical coordinate and spherical coordinate variables For the radial
directions use subscripts c and s respectively for cylindrical and spherical coordinates
16 A point in cylindrical coordinates is defined by (3 m 300
2 m) Find coordinates of the point inspherical coordinates
17 Find the distance between two points located at (a) (10 m 24 m minus08 m) and (minus26 m 15 m 15 m)
in rectangular coordinates (b) (12 m 45deg 20 m) and (05 m 60deg 02 m) in cylindrical coordinates
(c) (04 m 30deg 45deg) and (10 m 75deg 15deg) in spherical coordinates
18 Find the length vector from the point P 2(075 m 13 m minus06 m) to the point P
1(125 m minus07 m
04 m) Find also the unit vector directed from P 1 to P
2
19 A point is located at (20 m p 3 rad 08 m) in cylindrical coordinates Obtain in rectangular coordi-
nates the unit vector directed from the origin to the point
110 The location of two points are given by P 1(1 m 2 m 3 m) and P
2(2 m 3 m 5 m) Find the length
vector from the origin to the mid-point of the line joining P 1 and P
2
111 The location of two points are given by P 1(15 m 45deg 2 m) and P
2(5 m 60deg 30deg) in cylindrical and
spherical coordinates respectively Find the length vector from P 1 to P
2
112 A point is located at P (5 m 90deg 60deg) in spherical coordinates Find the unit vector directed from the
origin to P in rectangular coordinates
113 The equation y = 2 minus x is that of a straight line in the x-y plane Obtain the unit normal vector directed
from the given line to the point (3 2)
114 Find the dot and cross products of the vectors A = 3u x + 8u
y B = 5u
x + 10u
y What is the angle
between the vectors
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115 Given the vectors A = 4u x + 5u
y B = 6u
x + B
yu y + 8u
z What should be the value of B
y so that the angle
between A and B is 60deg
116 Vector A is directed from (2 m 3 m 4 m) to (5 m 7 m 9 m) and vector B is directed from (0 1 m
2 m) to (3 m 5 m 7 m) Find the angle between the vectors
117
Find the gradient of the scalar function f =
x
2
y +
y
2
z +
xz
2
at (minus
1 2minus
3) 118 The equation 2 x + 3 y + 4 z = c where c is a constant is that of a plane surface Find the unit vector
that is normal to the given plane and directed away from the origin
119 A surface is defined by x2 + y2 minus z 2 = 21 Find the unit vector normal to the surface at (4 3 2)
120 For the surface defined in Problem 119 find the angle between unit vectors normal to the surface at
(4 3 2) and )15 3
121 A vector function is described by A
+
1
2 2)uuu Find the divergence of the
vector function at (2 minus1 minus2)
122 A vector function is given by A = x2 yu x + y2 z u
y + xz 2u
z Find the curl of the vector at (1 2 4)
123 For the scalar function f ( x y z ) show that nabla times nablaf = 0
124 Prove the validity of the vector identity nabla times nabla times A = nabla(nabla sdot A) minusnabla2A for the vector function A = A( x
y z )u x + A( x y z )u
y + A( x y z )u
z
125 A vector field in rectangular coordinates is given byu
= + z
x Express the vector in cylindrical
coordinates at (4 45deg 3)
126 A vector is directed from (2 30deg 4) to (3 60deg 6) in cylindrical coordinates Find the angle between
the vector and the y axis
127 A vector function in cylindrical coordinates is given by
u ucos tans nr r
Calculate the components of the vector in rectangular coordinates
128 A vector function is given by = 8
2 2 Find the line integral of E along a straight path from
(3 5) to (6 10)
129 On the surface of a sphere find the area in the region if r = 6 30deg le q le 60deg 0 le f le 30deg
130 The amplitude of sinusoidal voltage and current of an electric circuit are 15 V and 2 A respectively
The current lags the voltage by p 6 rad Calculate (a) the rms values of voltage and current (b) the
power factor (c) the average power and (d) the complex impedance of the circuit
Find also the instantaneous power and complex power taking the voltage as reference Identify the
components of the complex power Assume w to be the angular frequency of the voltage
131 The complex forms of voltage and current amplitudes of an electric load are
40 V
2 A
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Root-Mean-Square Value of a Sinusoidal Quantity
In order to define the root-mean-square (rms) value of a function consider that a sinusoidal current
I (t ) = I 0 sin w t
flows through a resistor of R ohm Then electric power dissipated in the resistor at any instant
)t s n= 0
ω t
The average power over a complete cycle
=1
2 2
2π
Next consider that a time-invariant current I flows through the same resistor instead of the sinusoidal current
Power dissipated in the resistor is equal to I 2 R If we assume that I 2 R is equal to the average power dissipated
by the sinusoidal current I 0 sin w t then
2=
Or =2
The constant current I which produces the same power in the resistor as the average power due to an
alternating current is called root-mean-square (rms) or effective value of the time-varying current The
nomenclature is derived from the mathematical procedure involved in deriving it
The rms value of a sinusoidal quantity is equal to 21 times of its amplitude The rms value of any periodic
function can be determined using the above procedure Sinusoidal quantities can also be represented usingrms value instead of amplitudes as given below
Instantaneous form )t )=
)t )=
Phasor form e ψ
Complex form
Polar form ang plusmn
The Complex ImpedanceThe complex impedance of an electric load is defined as the ratio of its complex voltage and complex
current To calculate the impedance let us assume that the instantaneous
voltage across the electric load shown in Fig 122 is
V (t ) = V 0 cos w t (9)
The complex and polar forms of the voltage are
0+ (10)
0ang
I (t
V (t
Load
Z
Fig 122 A load connected
to an ac source
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For a purely resistive load of resistance R ohm instantaneous current through the load
t )t )t
cos= = ω cos (11)
where I 0 = V
0 R We find from equations (9) and (11) that these are in time-phase The complex form of load
current is0+ (12)
The complex impedance is found by dividing (10) by (12)
Z = =0
00 0= ang
If the load is an ideal (loss-free) inductor of inductance L henry (H)
t )t cos( )== deg1ω (13)
The constant of integration is assumed to be zero as we are considering alternating quantities under steady
state (not transient) condition In the above expressions X L
= w L is reactance of the inductor and I 0 = V
0 X
L is
amplitude of the current The unit of reactance is ohm We find from (9) and (13) that the current in a pure
inductor lags the voltage across it by 90deg The complex form of current is
0
The complex impedance of the inductor
= = deg0
0+ = = ang
If the load is an ideal (loss-free) capacitor of capacitance C farad (F)
t
)t = = minus +t deg)t = os )90
where X c = (1w c) is reactance of the capacitor in ohm and I
0 = (V
0 X
c) is amplitude of the current We find
that current in an ideal capacitor leads the voltage across it by 90 deg The complex form of current is given by
The complex impedance
= = + deg00
minus = minus = ang minus
The complex impedance of an electric load consisting of a resistance R an inductance X L and a capacitance
X C in series is given by
j+ +minus (14)
where X = X L
minus X C is the effective reactance of the circuit If X
L is greater than X
C then the load is inductive
and if X C is greater than X
L the load is capacitive The angle y = tanminus1( X R) is called impedance angle
The resistance and reactance of the load in terms of the load angle are given by
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R = Z cos y
X = Z sin y
The magnitude of the impedance
The impedance in polar form is represented as
ang
Current I 0taken by a load is equal to the ratio of (10) and (14)
ji2
0= = = = =
) R jX
where I 0a
= (V 0Z ) cos y = I
0 cos y is the real part and I
0i = (V
0Z ) sin y = I
0 sin y is the imaginary part of the
current phasor respectively
The current in the polar form is
0= ang
ang + = ang minus where
0 =
If the resistance and reactance of an electric load is known we can calculate values of the circuit impedance
Z and the impedance angle y Taking the voltage across the circuit as reference the equation for instanta-
neous current is given by
I (t ) = I 0 cos(w t minus y )
We see that the phase angle between voltage and current is equal to the impedance angle y The current lags
the voltage for an inductive load and the current leads the voltage for a capacitive load The impedance angle
lies between 0 and 90deg if the load is inductive and between 0 and minus90deg if the load is capacitive
The rms value of current I = =rms value of voltage
Instantaneous Average and Complex Powers
Instantaneous power input to a load is equal to the product of its voltage and current at a given instant If the
instantaneous voltage is described by the equation
V (t ) = V 0 cos (w t + y
1) (15)
and the current at the same instant is given by
I (t ) = I 0 cos (w t + y
2) (16)
then instantaneous power
P (t ) = V (t ) I (t ) = V 0 I
0 cos (w t +y
1) cos (w t + y
2)
= +t 2
)]ω + cos (17)
where y = y 2 minus y
1 is the phase difference between current and voltage
The instantaneous power given by (17) has two parts One part is independent of time and the other part var-
ies with time at twice the frequency The average power is equal to the average value of instantaneous power
over one cycle Thus the average power
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t 2
1
2)t
=0
2cosc= os (18)
The average power therefore is equal to the product of rms voltage rms current and the cosine of phase-angle between the voltage and current The power is also called active or effective or real power The electric unit
of power is watt (W) The product of V and I that is VI is called apparent power and its unit is volt-ampere
(VA) The factor cos y is called power factor of the load
Power factor cos = =2
VI
Substituting V = IZ and cos y = RZ in (18) we get the average power in terms of the current and the
resistance
P av
= I 2 R
Thus the active power is the power absorbed by the load
In an analogous way the reactive or quadrature power
1
2
2 (19)
The unit of reactive power is volt-ampere reactive (var)
It may be noted that I cos y of (18) is the component of current that is in phase with the voltage and I sin y of (19) is the component of current that is in quadrature with the voltage Thus the general principle is that
the average power is equal to the product of in-phase components of rms voltage and rms current and the
reactive power is given by the product of rms voltage and rms current which are out of phase by 90deg We will
use this principle to define complex power
The complex forms of voltage and current defined by (15) and (16) are
i (20)
andi (21)
In (20) V 0a
and V 0i are the real and imaginary parts of the voltage and in
(21) I 0a
and I 0i are the real and imaginary parts of the current These are
represented in the complex plane of Fig 123 Since V 0a
and I 0a
are in
phase and V 0i
and I 0i are also in phase the average power
1
2)
ii (22)
Moreover as V 0i
and I 0a
are out of phase by 90deg (V 0i I
0a2) gives one part of the
reactive power For the same reason (V 0a I
0i 2) gives a second part of reactive
power Note that in the first part the current lags the voltage and hence this part of the reactive power is inductive
The second part of the reactive power is capacitive as in this case the current leads the voltage If we assume the
inductive power to be positive then the capacitive power would be negative Thus the net reactive power
1)
ai a (23)
1
I
V
V a I
I
V
Im
Re
Fig 123 Showing real and
imaginary parts of a voltage
phasor and a current phasor
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We can also obtain the above results mathematically by the use of the complex forms of voltage and current
given in (20) and (21) as follows The conjugate of current is
i
lowast minus
Then1
2
1
2
lowast = i
)i
minus
= +1
2) + )]minus
i i (24)
We see that the rhs of (24) has a real part and an imaginary part The real part is same as the average power
given by (22) and the imaginary part is same as the reactive power given by (23) Thus 2lowast
gives the
complex power Denoting the complex power by P we have
lowast1
2 0
(25)
The average or active power 1
2 (26)
The reactive power 1
2 0
(27)
In (26) Re means lsquoReal part of rsquo and in (27) Im means lsquoImaginary part of rsquo the complex power The reactive
power is inductive if the imaginary part of (24) is positive and it is capacitive if the imaginary part is nega-
tive It can be shown that the real part of ( )2 is also equal to P av
However its imaginary part is nega-
tive of the imaginary part of (24)
EXAMPLE 127
The voltage and current of a given load are
V (t ) = 120 sin (1000t + 60deg) V
I (t ) = 15 cos (1000t - 45deg) A
(a) Find the phase difference between voltage and current and their root-mean-square values (b) Represent
the voltage and current in phasor complex and polar forms (c) Calculate the load impedance resistance
reactance inductance (or capacitance) power factor active power and reactive power using (18) and (19)
(d) Calculate the complex power using (25)
(a) In order to find the phase difference between voltage and current we have to write the voltage equation
in the cosine form
V (t ) = 120 sin (1000t + 60deg) = 120 cos (1000t minus 30deg) V
I (t ) = 15 cos (1000t minus 45deg) A
The phase angle of the current with respect to the voltage = minus 45degminus(minus30) = minus15deg The current lags the voltage
by 15deg
Root-mean-square values of voltage and current are
=2= 120 84 85 V
51= =2 60 A
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(b) Phasor forms e jminus ( ) V
e 4 ) A
Complex forms 0=)deg V
deg) = )minus A
Polar forms ang120 deg
= 1 Aang5 minus deg
(c) = = ang minus degang minus deg
= ang deg = deg +0
120 30
1 5 515 80 15(cos 2 700 1 Ω
Ω= 20 71 (Inductive)
Inductance L = X w = 20711000 = 2071 mH
Power factor = cos y = cos 15deg = 0966 (lagging)
Active power1
2
1120 1 966 93(= )( )5 0 ) 86 W
Reactive power 1
2
1120 1 259 29
0 = ) )5 0 ) = 23
(d) Complex powerlowast1
2
1 + 27
The real part is the average power in watts and the imaginary part is the reactive power in vars (inductive)
113 Fourier SeriesConsider that a function f ( x) has the following properties
1 It varies periodically with x That is f ( x + T ) = f ( x) where T is
the period
2 It is a single-valued function That is it has only one value for
a given value of the variable
3 It is a continuous function of the variable It may however have
finite number of discontinuities Such a periodic function is
shown in Fig 124 The wave is continuous in the range 0 lt x lt p and p lt x lt 2p and it is discontinuous at x = p and 2p
Any function f ( x) with a period 2p and satisfying the above mentioned properties can be represented by a trigonometric series as given below
) x1
==
infin
1
cn
)n (1)
where the constant a0 a
n and b
n are real numbers The trigonometric series is called Fourier series The con-
stants of the series are calculated from the following formulae
f d 1
minusπ
π x
p
f ( )
p
Fig 124 Illustration of a periodic
function
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x1
x
b f x d minus
1 π
Over a period 2p the constant a0 is the average value of f ( x) whereas the coefficients an and bn are twice theaverage values of f ( x) cos nx and f ( x) sin nx respectively
If a function f ( x) is defined over an interval of length instead of minus p to p its Fourier series is
obtained by replacing x in (1) by x Accordingly
n) x n=
(2)
The constants of (2) are given by
a f d 1
minus
+
x
x x
+1
b n x
dx1
minus
x sin
If f ( x) is an even function of x ie if f (minus x) = f ( x) then bn = 0 and
a x2
If f ( x) is an odd function of x [ f (minus x) = minus f ( x)] then an
= 0 and
b dx2
x sin
For an alternating function with identical positive and negative half-waves [ f ( x + p ) = minus f ( x)] the constant
a0 = 0
EXAMPLE 128
We will obtain the Fourier series of (a) a rectangular waveform and (b) of a triangular waveform illus-
trated in Fig 125
Fig 125 Pertaining to Example 128 (a) A rectangular wave and (b) A triangular wave
O
(a) b
f ( )
x
minusV
V
A
O
minusV
V
f ( )
minus x
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As both the waves are odd functions of x and have identical positive and negative half-cycles it is necessary
to calculate coefficient of the sine series only over the interval x = 0 to
(a) For the rectangular waveform f ( x) = V 0 in the interval x = 0 to =
=
2 2 2
0 = c
minus )
We see that bn = 0 for even values of n and b
n = 2 for odd values of n Thus the Fourier series of the
function is
) x == 4 1
1 3 5 (3)
(b) The equation of the triangular waveform from x = 0 to x = is that of the straight line OA Its equation
is
x
) x =
The coefficient of the nth term of the sine series
b x n x
dx
n
=
= minus
2
2
0
si
cos sin
= minus 2
ncos
Hence the Fourier series of the function is given by
) x s n= minus+ s n
2 1
3
3
2 (4)
114 Bessel FunctionsBessel functions are solutions of specific types of second order ordinary differential equations The general
form of the equation with V as dependent variable and r as independent variable is
r dr dr
0+ +r =)kr (1)
where k 2 is positive and n is any number Equation (1) is called Besselrsquos equation of order n though the dif-
ferential equation itself is of second order For n = 0 equation (1) becomes
dr dr
2 2 0+ + =)kr (2)
Equation (2) is Besselrsquos equation of zero order
Besselrsquos equation of any order is solved using the power series method We will limit our discussion to equa-
tion (2) as we will not need the solution of equation (1) for the analysis of problems which we will consider
in later chapters The solution of (2) is of the form
a + + + + +3 5 (3)
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The coefficients of the series are found by substituting V dV dr and d 2V dr 2 in (2) and then equating the
coefficients of like powers of r to zero Substituting (3) into the third term of (2) we get
2
)+ + + + + sdotsdotsdot (4)
Substituting dV dr and d 2V dr 2 into the second and first terms of (2) respectively we get
dV
r = 3 4 6 (5)
r d V
dr a r r 6 20= r + +a r +r (6)
Since the sum of the left-hand sides of (4) (5) and (6) is zero the sum of their right-hand sides must be equal
to zero Taking the sum and then collecting the terms of like powers of r we have
3 4r a a a
+ + =)+r r 6 0 (7)
Equation (7) will be satisfied if the coefficient of each power of r is equal to zero This exercise will yield the
following results
a1r = 0 rArr a
1 = 0
42
0 2
k = s an ar trar constant
9 0=
162
4
a k
a =
25 0a
362
6
a = minus
We find that the coefficients of odd powers of r of (3) are zero So the solution of the differential equation
will have terms with even powers of r only The coefficient of r 2m where m is a positive integer including
zero is given by
m1minus
m ) (8)
Replacing a0 of (8) by a different constant A the solution of (2) is given by
==
infin
sum minus( m )
)kr (9)
The function ) 1
)= sum
is called Bessel function of first kind and zero order
As equation (2) is a second-order differential equation there must be a second independent solution of the
equation The second solution is called Bessel function of second kind and zero order
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SUMMARY
We learnt the basics of three common types of coordinate systems vector analysis sinusoidally time-
varying functions Fourier series and Bessel function Other mathematical tools are described in later chap-
ters as and when necessary We found that unlike the unit vectors in rectangular coordinates the directionsof some of the unit vectors in cylindrical and spherical coordinates vary with one or two coordinate vari-
ables Though only the mathematical definitions of divergence gradient and curl operations are available
their applications to electric and magnetic fields and interpretations of results are described in later chap-
ters The vector operations in cylindrical and spherical coordinates are given in Chapters 2 and 4 The vec-
tor identities line surface and volume integrals will find frequent use in the text Moreover we will utilise
the coordinate transformation technique for calculation of vector magnetic potential of a current loop in
Chapter 4
Representation of sinusoidal quantities and power calculation will be used for the study of time-varying
fields We will apply Fourier series and Bessel function for the solution of boundary-value problems Bessel
function will also be used to study the skin-effect phenomenon in cylindrical conductors
IMPORTANT FORMULAE
Relation between coordinate variables
Rectangular and cylindrical coordinates
x = r cos f
y = r sin f
z = z
Rectangular and cylindrical coordinates
x = r sin q cos f
y = r sin q sin f
z = r cos q
Differential lengths
Rectangular coordinates d ℓ = u xdx + u
ydy + u
z dz
Cylindrical coordinates d ℓ = dr ur + rd f uf + u
z dz
Spherical coordinates d ℓ = ur dr + u
q (rd q ) + u
f (r sin q d f )
Differential surfaces
Rectangular coordinates d S = u x(dydz ) + u
y(dzdx) + u
z (dxdy)
Cylindrical coordinates d S = ur (rd f dz ) + u
f (drdz ) + u
z (rdrd f )
Spherical coordinates d S = ur (r 2sinq d q d f ) + u
q (r sinq drd f ) + u
f (rdrd q )
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Differential volumes
Rectangular coordinates dv = dxdydz
Cylindrical coordinates rdrd f dz
Spherical coordinates r 2sinq drd q d f
Position vector r = xu x + yu
y + z u
z
Dot product of two vectors
In rectangular coordinates A sdot B = A x B
x + A
y B
y + A
z B
z
In cylindrical coordinates A sdot B = Ar B
r + A
f B
f + A
z B
z
In spherical coordinates A sdot B = Ar B
r + A
q B
q + A
f B
f
Cross product of two vectors
In rectangular coordinates
A
u
=
x B B
In cylindrical coordinates
A
u u
= B
In spherical coordinates
A
= A A B
θ φ
θ φ
θ φ
Gradient of a scalar function in rectangular coordinates
nabla = part part + part y
u u
Divergence of a vector function in rectangular coordinates
nablasdot = partpart
+part
+part
D D
x y
D y
Curl of a vector function in rectangular coordinates
nabla times = partpart
part part y z
x y
H H Vector identities
nabla times nabla times A = nabla(nabla sdot A) minus nabla2A
nabla sdot (A times B) = B sdot (nabla times A) minus A sdot (nabla times B)
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Dot product of unit vectors
In Rectangular and Cylindrical Coordinate systems
sdotur
sdotuf
sdotu z
u x cos f ndashsin f 0u
ysin f cos f 0
u z
0 0 1
In Rectangular and Spherical Coordinate systems
sdotur
sdotuq
sdotuf
u x
sinq cosf cosq cosf ndashsin f
u y
sinq sinf cosq sinf cosf
u z cosq ndashsinq 0
Complex impedance
+ )minus
Instantaneous power
)t = ])t cos2
cos
Complex power
lowast1
2
MULTIPLE983085CHOICE QUESTIONS
(starred questions have two answers)
11 A point in cylindrical coordinates is defined by (14 m 25deg 075 m) Location of the point in rectan-
gular coordinates is
(a) (14 m 0592 m 075 m)
(b) (1269 m 0592 m 075 m)
(c) (14 m 0592 m 075 m)
(d) (14 m 0592 m 0375 m)
12 A point in spherical coordinates is described by (095 m 35deg 20deg) Location of the point in rectangu-
lar coordinates is
(a) (0512 m 0186 m 0778 m)
(b) (0186 m 0512 m 0778 m)
(c) (0512 m 0778 m 0186 m)
(d) (0186 m 0778 m 0512 m)
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13 A position vector is given by 4 The unit vector in the direction of the position
vector is
(a) 0 0 566 +u
(b) 0 0 24 +u
(c) 0 0 566 +u
(d) 0 0 707 +u
14 A vector is given by A uu+u If the unit vector alongA is u707
what should be the value of p
(a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 10 (d) 12
15 Two vectors are given by A 4+u and 1+u 2 The angle between the vectors is
nearest to
(a) 12deg (b) 14deg (c) 16deg (d) 18deg
16 Two vectors are described by A u u3+u and B u u For the vectors to be
parallel the values of p and q should be (a) p = 3 q = 3 (b) p = 3 q = 9 (c) p = 45 q = 3 (d) p = 3 q = 45
17 The angle between two vectors A 4+u x y
and B y is 15deg What is the ratio of p to q
(a) 1732 (b) minus1732 (c) 0577 (d) minus0577
18 Two vectors are given by A 2+u z and B 4+u
z The unit vector normal to the plane con-
taining A and B is given by
(a) +0 371 0 557 y
(b) +0 741 0 371 y
(c) 0741u x minus 0577u
y + 0371u
z
(d) 0371u x +
0743u y minus
05571u z
19 A scalar function is given byf = xyz The magnitude of grad f at (1 minus1 1) is equal to
(a) 2 3 (b) 3 2 (c) 31 (d) 3
110 If r is the position vector at ( x y z ) the magnitude of nabla sdot r is equal to
(a) 3 (b) 3 (c) 31 (d) 13
111 The divergence of F = xy (u x + u
y) at (1 3) is equal to
(a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3 (d) 2
112 A vector in cylindrical coordinates is given by (sin f r ) ur The vector in rectangular coordinates is
(a) y
2
3 2) (b)
y
2
2( ) (c)
y
2 2
2( ) (d)
y
2
2( )
113 A vector in spherical coordinates is given by ur r 2 The vector in rectangular coordinate is
(a)+u
x + 3 2 (b)
3 2
+u
x + (c)
u+u
( x + 3 (d)
zu u+u z
x + 3 2
114 The line integral of F = xy (u x + u
y) along the straight line y = x from (0 0) to (2 2) is
(a) 163 (b) 8 (c) 16 (d) 4
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115 The instantaneous voltage and current in an electric circuit are given by V (t ) = 5 sin (w t minus 30deg) V and
I (t ) = minus02 cos w t A The average power supplied to the circuit is
(a) 05 W (b) 3 2 W (c) 025 W (d) 3 4 W
QUESTIONS
11 Name the coordinate planes of rectangular coordinates
12 In rectangular coordinates the coordinates of a point are x y and z What is the normal distance of
the point from the x- y plane
13 Name the plane on which x = 0
14 The coordinate of two points are and respectively What is the distance between the
points
15 In rectangular coordinates locate the point ) by tracing the path along or parallel to the
coordinate axes starting from the origin
16 Describe the cylindrical coordinate system Show that the coordinate directions are mutually perpen-
dicular to each other
17 Describe the spherical coordinate system Show that the coordinate directions are mutually perpen-
dicular to each other
18 The r and variable appearing in cylindrical and spherical coordinate systems have the same mean-
ing or different meanings in the two systems Explain
19 Explain why the distance between two points specified in spherical coordinates cannot be calculated by direct use of the coordinates of the points
How is this distance calculated
110 Sketch a length vector in rectangular coordinates and show its components in the coordinate directions
111 Express the vector A as sum of its component in rectangular cylindrical and spherical coordinates
112 Write the differential length vector and the differential surface vector in rectangular cylindrical and
spherical coordinates in terms of the components Give also the formula for the differential volume
in the three coordinate systems
113 Define the cross product of two vectors A and B Explain how the angle between the vectors can be
calculated from the definition of the cross product
114 Explain what is meant by a scalar field Does the value of the field at a point depend on the choice of
the coordinate system
115 State what is meant by a vector field Does the value of the field at a point depend on the choice of
the coordinate system
116 Explain with sketches that the unit vectors ur and u
f in cylindrical coordinates vary with f
117 Explain the properties of the gradient of a scalar function
118 Describe the procedure for evaluating the line integral of a vector function from an initial point to a
final point along a given path
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119 For the vector function A( x y z ) show that nabla sdot nabla times A( x y z ) = 0
120 Two sinusoidal functions are given by
)t )minus=
)t )minus 12
π
What is the phase difference between the two quantities and which is the leading quantity
121 A sinusoidal quantity is given by
F (t ) = F 0 sin (w t + y )
Write the complex exponential phasor and polar forms of the quantity
122 Define the rms value of a sinusoidally time-varying current Explain its significance
123 If W V and I are the measured values of power rms value of voltage and rms value of current
respectively of an electric load then the ratio W (VI ) is defined as the power factor of the load Is this
definition applicable to only sinusoidal variation of voltage and current with time or for any type of
variation Explain
124 Explain with sketches the meanings of single-valued and multi-valued periodic functions
ANSWERS TO SELECTED QUESTIONS
16 Describe the cylindrical coordinate system Show that the coordinate directions are mutually perpen-
dicular to each other
Answer In cylindrical coordinate system the three surfaces are those of a circular cylinder and two
planes These surfaces are specified with reference to the rectangular coordinate system The axis of
the cylinder is along the z axis and its radius is denoted by r One of the plane surfaces containing the
z axis is specified by the angle it makes with the y-z plane The angle is generally denoted by f The
second plane surface is parallel to and at a height z from the x-y plane The three coordinate direc-
tions are r f and z
The r direction is normal to the surface of the cylinder hence it is perpendicular to the axis of the
cylinder As the axis of the cylinder is along the z axis r and z directions are perpendicular to each
other At a point on the cylindrical surface the r direction is perpendicular to and the f direction istangential to the cylindrical surface Hence they are perpendicular to each other Moreover the f direction is parallel to the x-y plane hence it is perpendicular to the z direction
18 The r and f variable appearing in cylindrical and spherical coordinate systems have the same mean-
ing or different meanings in the two systems Explain
Answer The variables in cylindrical coordinate system are r f and z and those of spherical coordi-
nates are r q and f The r direction in cylindrical coordinates is perpendicular to the z axis of rectan-
gular coordinates whereas the r direction in spherical coordinates is at an angle q with the z axis Thus
the r-variables have different meaning In both the systems the angle f is the angle between the y-z
plane and a plane surface containing the z axis Thus the variable f has the same meaning in both the
systems
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19 Explain why the distance between two points specified in spherical coordinates cannot be calculated
by direct use of the coordinates of the points
How is the distance calculated
Answer Both q and f variables of spherical coordinates are angles and radian is their unit As the
unit of distance between two points is that of length the variables cannot be used directly for calcula-tion of distance
To calculate the distance it is necessary to express the spherical coordinates of the point in terms of
rectangular coordinate variables
113 Define the cross product of two vectors A and B Explain how the angle between the vectors can be
calculated from the definition of the cross product
Answer The cross product of two vectors A and B is a vector quantity say C The magnitude of C
is equal to the products of the magnitude of A the magnitude of B and the sine of angle a between
A and B The direction of C is perpendicular to the plane containing A and B The positive direction
is taken along the advance of a right-handed screw when it is rotated from A towards B
As per the definition of the cross product
A times B = ABsin a
Hence sin α = A B
A B
114 Explain what is meant by a scalar field Does the value of the field at a point depend on the choice of
the coordinate system
Answer A physical quantity which is a scalar function of position is a real number The quantity
may or may not be a function of time The mathematical representation or graphical plot of a scalar
function at various points in a region or domain is the scalar field of the function in that region Theregion may be one-dimensional (a line) two-dimensional (a surface) or three-dimensional (a vol-
ume) As an example let us consider a heated plate The temperature at each point on the surface of
the plate will have a specific value A graphical representation of temperatures at several points is the
temperature field in the region of the plate surface
Value of the field at a point is independent of the choice of a coordinate system
117 Explain the properties of the gradient of a scalar function
Answer The gradient of a scalar quantity which is a function of x y and z in general is a vector quan-
tity It is given by
nabla = + part part + partpart y x
u u u u= u
The first second and third terms give the rate of change of V with x y and z respectively As nablaV is
the vector sum of all the three components it gives the maximum rate of change of V with distance
at a point in space
120 Two sinusoidal functions are given by
V )t )minus= π
I )t )minus 12
π
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What is the phase difference between the two quantities and which is the leading quantity
Answer As V (t ) is a cosine function of time and I (t ) is a sine function of time we have to express
either V (t ) as a sine function or I (t ) as a cosine function of time By expressing I (t ) as a cosine func-
tion we get
)t )t = minus minus Thus the phase difference between the quantities is 3= V (t ) is the leading
quantity
PROBLEMS
11 Show the location of points P 1(10 m 20 m 30m) P
2(minus10 m 20 m 30m) P
3(10 m minus20 m
30m) P 4(10 m 20 m minus30m) in rectangular coordinates Calculate the distances of the points from
the origin
12 Show the location of the point P (05 m 60deg 02 m) in cylindrical coordinates Calculate the distances
of P from the origin
13 Show the location of the point P (04 m 30deg 45deg) in spherical coordinates Calculate the distances of
P from the origin
14 A point in rectangular coordinates is defined by (2 m minus3 m minus1 m) Find coordinates of the point in
(a) cylindrical coordinate and (b) in spherical coordinates
15 Derive relations between the cylindrical coordinate and spherical coordinate variables For the radial
directions use subscripts c and s respectively for cylindrical and spherical coordinates
16 A point in cylindrical coordinates is defined by (3 m 300
2 m) Find coordinates of the point inspherical coordinates
17 Find the distance between two points located at (a) (10 m 24 m minus08 m) and (minus26 m 15 m 15 m)
in rectangular coordinates (b) (12 m 45deg 20 m) and (05 m 60deg 02 m) in cylindrical coordinates
(c) (04 m 30deg 45deg) and (10 m 75deg 15deg) in spherical coordinates
18 Find the length vector from the point P 2(075 m 13 m minus06 m) to the point P
1(125 m minus07 m
04 m) Find also the unit vector directed from P 1 to P
2
19 A point is located at (20 m p 3 rad 08 m) in cylindrical coordinates Obtain in rectangular coordi-
nates the unit vector directed from the origin to the point
110 The location of two points are given by P 1(1 m 2 m 3 m) and P
2(2 m 3 m 5 m) Find the length
vector from the origin to the mid-point of the line joining P 1 and P
2
111 The location of two points are given by P 1(15 m 45deg 2 m) and P
2(5 m 60deg 30deg) in cylindrical and
spherical coordinates respectively Find the length vector from P 1 to P
2
112 A point is located at P (5 m 90deg 60deg) in spherical coordinates Find the unit vector directed from the
origin to P in rectangular coordinates
113 The equation y = 2 minus x is that of a straight line in the x-y plane Obtain the unit normal vector directed
from the given line to the point (3 2)
114 Find the dot and cross products of the vectors A = 3u x + 8u
y B = 5u
x + 10u
y What is the angle
between the vectors
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115 Given the vectors A = 4u x + 5u
y B = 6u
x + B
yu y + 8u
z What should be the value of B
y so that the angle
between A and B is 60deg
116 Vector A is directed from (2 m 3 m 4 m) to (5 m 7 m 9 m) and vector B is directed from (0 1 m
2 m) to (3 m 5 m 7 m) Find the angle between the vectors
117
Find the gradient of the scalar function f =
x
2
y +
y
2
z +
xz
2
at (minus
1 2minus
3) 118 The equation 2 x + 3 y + 4 z = c where c is a constant is that of a plane surface Find the unit vector
that is normal to the given plane and directed away from the origin
119 A surface is defined by x2 + y2 minus z 2 = 21 Find the unit vector normal to the surface at (4 3 2)
120 For the surface defined in Problem 119 find the angle between unit vectors normal to the surface at
(4 3 2) and )15 3
121 A vector function is described by A
+
1
2 2)uuu Find the divergence of the
vector function at (2 minus1 minus2)
122 A vector function is given by A = x2 yu x + y2 z u
y + xz 2u
z Find the curl of the vector at (1 2 4)
123 For the scalar function f ( x y z ) show that nabla times nablaf = 0
124 Prove the validity of the vector identity nabla times nabla times A = nabla(nabla sdot A) minusnabla2A for the vector function A = A( x
y z )u x + A( x y z )u
y + A( x y z )u
z
125 A vector field in rectangular coordinates is given byu
= + z
x Express the vector in cylindrical
coordinates at (4 45deg 3)
126 A vector is directed from (2 30deg 4) to (3 60deg 6) in cylindrical coordinates Find the angle between
the vector and the y axis
127 A vector function in cylindrical coordinates is given by
u ucos tans nr r
Calculate the components of the vector in rectangular coordinates
128 A vector function is given by = 8
2 2 Find the line integral of E along a straight path from
(3 5) to (6 10)
129 On the surface of a sphere find the area in the region if r = 6 30deg le q le 60deg 0 le f le 30deg
130 The amplitude of sinusoidal voltage and current of an electric circuit are 15 V and 2 A respectively
The current lags the voltage by p 6 rad Calculate (a) the rms values of voltage and current (b) the
power factor (c) the average power and (d) the complex impedance of the circuit
Find also the instantaneous power and complex power taking the voltage as reference Identify the
components of the complex power Assume w to be the angular frequency of the voltage
131 The complex forms of voltage and current amplitudes of an electric load are
40 V
2 A
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For a purely resistive load of resistance R ohm instantaneous current through the load
t )t )t
cos= = ω cos (11)
where I 0 = V
0 R We find from equations (9) and (11) that these are in time-phase The complex form of load
current is0+ (12)
The complex impedance is found by dividing (10) by (12)
Z = =0
00 0= ang
If the load is an ideal (loss-free) inductor of inductance L henry (H)
t )t cos( )== deg1ω (13)
The constant of integration is assumed to be zero as we are considering alternating quantities under steady
state (not transient) condition In the above expressions X L
= w L is reactance of the inductor and I 0 = V
0 X
L is
amplitude of the current The unit of reactance is ohm We find from (9) and (13) that the current in a pure
inductor lags the voltage across it by 90deg The complex form of current is
0
The complex impedance of the inductor
= = deg0
0+ = = ang
If the load is an ideal (loss-free) capacitor of capacitance C farad (F)
t
)t = = minus +t deg)t = os )90
where X c = (1w c) is reactance of the capacitor in ohm and I
0 = (V
0 X
c) is amplitude of the current We find
that current in an ideal capacitor leads the voltage across it by 90 deg The complex form of current is given by
The complex impedance
= = + deg00
minus = minus = ang minus
The complex impedance of an electric load consisting of a resistance R an inductance X L and a capacitance
X C in series is given by
j+ +minus (14)
where X = X L
minus X C is the effective reactance of the circuit If X
L is greater than X
C then the load is inductive
and if X C is greater than X
L the load is capacitive The angle y = tanminus1( X R) is called impedance angle
The resistance and reactance of the load in terms of the load angle are given by
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R = Z cos y
X = Z sin y
The magnitude of the impedance
The impedance in polar form is represented as
ang
Current I 0taken by a load is equal to the ratio of (10) and (14)
ji2
0= = = = =
) R jX
where I 0a
= (V 0Z ) cos y = I
0 cos y is the real part and I
0i = (V
0Z ) sin y = I
0 sin y is the imaginary part of the
current phasor respectively
The current in the polar form is
0= ang
ang + = ang minus where
0 =
If the resistance and reactance of an electric load is known we can calculate values of the circuit impedance
Z and the impedance angle y Taking the voltage across the circuit as reference the equation for instanta-
neous current is given by
I (t ) = I 0 cos(w t minus y )
We see that the phase angle between voltage and current is equal to the impedance angle y The current lags
the voltage for an inductive load and the current leads the voltage for a capacitive load The impedance angle
lies between 0 and 90deg if the load is inductive and between 0 and minus90deg if the load is capacitive
The rms value of current I = =rms value of voltage
Instantaneous Average and Complex Powers
Instantaneous power input to a load is equal to the product of its voltage and current at a given instant If the
instantaneous voltage is described by the equation
V (t ) = V 0 cos (w t + y
1) (15)
and the current at the same instant is given by
I (t ) = I 0 cos (w t + y
2) (16)
then instantaneous power
P (t ) = V (t ) I (t ) = V 0 I
0 cos (w t +y
1) cos (w t + y
2)
= +t 2
)]ω + cos (17)
where y = y 2 minus y
1 is the phase difference between current and voltage
The instantaneous power given by (17) has two parts One part is independent of time and the other part var-
ies with time at twice the frequency The average power is equal to the average value of instantaneous power
over one cycle Thus the average power
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t 2
1
2)t
=0
2cosc= os (18)
The average power therefore is equal to the product of rms voltage rms current and the cosine of phase-angle between the voltage and current The power is also called active or effective or real power The electric unit
of power is watt (W) The product of V and I that is VI is called apparent power and its unit is volt-ampere
(VA) The factor cos y is called power factor of the load
Power factor cos = =2
VI
Substituting V = IZ and cos y = RZ in (18) we get the average power in terms of the current and the
resistance
P av
= I 2 R
Thus the active power is the power absorbed by the load
In an analogous way the reactive or quadrature power
1
2
2 (19)
The unit of reactive power is volt-ampere reactive (var)
It may be noted that I cos y of (18) is the component of current that is in phase with the voltage and I sin y of (19) is the component of current that is in quadrature with the voltage Thus the general principle is that
the average power is equal to the product of in-phase components of rms voltage and rms current and the
reactive power is given by the product of rms voltage and rms current which are out of phase by 90deg We will
use this principle to define complex power
The complex forms of voltage and current defined by (15) and (16) are
i (20)
andi (21)
In (20) V 0a
and V 0i are the real and imaginary parts of the voltage and in
(21) I 0a
and I 0i are the real and imaginary parts of the current These are
represented in the complex plane of Fig 123 Since V 0a
and I 0a
are in
phase and V 0i
and I 0i are also in phase the average power
1
2)
ii (22)
Moreover as V 0i
and I 0a
are out of phase by 90deg (V 0i I
0a2) gives one part of the
reactive power For the same reason (V 0a I
0i 2) gives a second part of reactive
power Note that in the first part the current lags the voltage and hence this part of the reactive power is inductive
The second part of the reactive power is capacitive as in this case the current leads the voltage If we assume the
inductive power to be positive then the capacitive power would be negative Thus the net reactive power
1)
ai a (23)
1
I
V
V a I
I
V
Im
Re
Fig 123 Showing real and
imaginary parts of a voltage
phasor and a current phasor
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We can also obtain the above results mathematically by the use of the complex forms of voltage and current
given in (20) and (21) as follows The conjugate of current is
i
lowast minus
Then1
2
1
2
lowast = i
)i
minus
= +1
2) + )]minus
i i (24)
We see that the rhs of (24) has a real part and an imaginary part The real part is same as the average power
given by (22) and the imaginary part is same as the reactive power given by (23) Thus 2lowast
gives the
complex power Denoting the complex power by P we have
lowast1
2 0
(25)
The average or active power 1
2 (26)
The reactive power 1
2 0
(27)
In (26) Re means lsquoReal part of rsquo and in (27) Im means lsquoImaginary part of rsquo the complex power The reactive
power is inductive if the imaginary part of (24) is positive and it is capacitive if the imaginary part is nega-
tive It can be shown that the real part of ( )2 is also equal to P av
However its imaginary part is nega-
tive of the imaginary part of (24)
EXAMPLE 127
The voltage and current of a given load are
V (t ) = 120 sin (1000t + 60deg) V
I (t ) = 15 cos (1000t - 45deg) A
(a) Find the phase difference between voltage and current and their root-mean-square values (b) Represent
the voltage and current in phasor complex and polar forms (c) Calculate the load impedance resistance
reactance inductance (or capacitance) power factor active power and reactive power using (18) and (19)
(d) Calculate the complex power using (25)
(a) In order to find the phase difference between voltage and current we have to write the voltage equation
in the cosine form
V (t ) = 120 sin (1000t + 60deg) = 120 cos (1000t minus 30deg) V
I (t ) = 15 cos (1000t minus 45deg) A
The phase angle of the current with respect to the voltage = minus 45degminus(minus30) = minus15deg The current lags the voltage
by 15deg
Root-mean-square values of voltage and current are
=2= 120 84 85 V
51= =2 60 A
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(b) Phasor forms e jminus ( ) V
e 4 ) A
Complex forms 0=)deg V
deg) = )minus A
Polar forms ang120 deg
= 1 Aang5 minus deg
(c) = = ang minus degang minus deg
= ang deg = deg +0
120 30
1 5 515 80 15(cos 2 700 1 Ω
Ω= 20 71 (Inductive)
Inductance L = X w = 20711000 = 2071 mH
Power factor = cos y = cos 15deg = 0966 (lagging)
Active power1
2
1120 1 966 93(= )( )5 0 ) 86 W
Reactive power 1
2
1120 1 259 29
0 = ) )5 0 ) = 23
(d) Complex powerlowast1
2
1 + 27
The real part is the average power in watts and the imaginary part is the reactive power in vars (inductive)
113 Fourier SeriesConsider that a function f ( x) has the following properties
1 It varies periodically with x That is f ( x + T ) = f ( x) where T is
the period
2 It is a single-valued function That is it has only one value for
a given value of the variable
3 It is a continuous function of the variable It may however have
finite number of discontinuities Such a periodic function is
shown in Fig 124 The wave is continuous in the range 0 lt x lt p and p lt x lt 2p and it is discontinuous at x = p and 2p
Any function f ( x) with a period 2p and satisfying the above mentioned properties can be represented by a trigonometric series as given below
) x1
==
infin
1
cn
)n (1)
where the constant a0 a
n and b
n are real numbers The trigonometric series is called Fourier series The con-
stants of the series are calculated from the following formulae
f d 1
minusπ
π x
p
f ( )
p
Fig 124 Illustration of a periodic
function
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x1
x
b f x d minus
1 π
Over a period 2p the constant a0 is the average value of f ( x) whereas the coefficients an and bn are twice theaverage values of f ( x) cos nx and f ( x) sin nx respectively
If a function f ( x) is defined over an interval of length instead of minus p to p its Fourier series is
obtained by replacing x in (1) by x Accordingly
n) x n=
(2)
The constants of (2) are given by
a f d 1
minus
+
x
x x
+1
b n x
dx1
minus
x sin
If f ( x) is an even function of x ie if f (minus x) = f ( x) then bn = 0 and
a x2
If f ( x) is an odd function of x [ f (minus x) = minus f ( x)] then an
= 0 and
b dx2
x sin
For an alternating function with identical positive and negative half-waves [ f ( x + p ) = minus f ( x)] the constant
a0 = 0
EXAMPLE 128
We will obtain the Fourier series of (a) a rectangular waveform and (b) of a triangular waveform illus-
trated in Fig 125
Fig 125 Pertaining to Example 128 (a) A rectangular wave and (b) A triangular wave
O
(a) b
f ( )
x
minusV
V
A
O
minusV
V
f ( )
minus x
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As both the waves are odd functions of x and have identical positive and negative half-cycles it is necessary
to calculate coefficient of the sine series only over the interval x = 0 to
(a) For the rectangular waveform f ( x) = V 0 in the interval x = 0 to =
=
2 2 2
0 = c
minus )
We see that bn = 0 for even values of n and b
n = 2 for odd values of n Thus the Fourier series of the
function is
) x == 4 1
1 3 5 (3)
(b) The equation of the triangular waveform from x = 0 to x = is that of the straight line OA Its equation
is
x
) x =
The coefficient of the nth term of the sine series
b x n x
dx
n
=
= minus
2
2
0
si
cos sin
= minus 2
ncos
Hence the Fourier series of the function is given by
) x s n= minus+ s n
2 1
3
3
2 (4)
114 Bessel FunctionsBessel functions are solutions of specific types of second order ordinary differential equations The general
form of the equation with V as dependent variable and r as independent variable is
r dr dr
0+ +r =)kr (1)
where k 2 is positive and n is any number Equation (1) is called Besselrsquos equation of order n though the dif-
ferential equation itself is of second order For n = 0 equation (1) becomes
dr dr
2 2 0+ + =)kr (2)
Equation (2) is Besselrsquos equation of zero order
Besselrsquos equation of any order is solved using the power series method We will limit our discussion to equa-
tion (2) as we will not need the solution of equation (1) for the analysis of problems which we will consider
in later chapters The solution of (2) is of the form
a + + + + +3 5 (3)
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The coefficients of the series are found by substituting V dV dr and d 2V dr 2 in (2) and then equating the
coefficients of like powers of r to zero Substituting (3) into the third term of (2) we get
2
)+ + + + + sdotsdotsdot (4)
Substituting dV dr and d 2V dr 2 into the second and first terms of (2) respectively we get
dV
r = 3 4 6 (5)
r d V
dr a r r 6 20= r + +a r +r (6)
Since the sum of the left-hand sides of (4) (5) and (6) is zero the sum of their right-hand sides must be equal
to zero Taking the sum and then collecting the terms of like powers of r we have
3 4r a a a
+ + =)+r r 6 0 (7)
Equation (7) will be satisfied if the coefficient of each power of r is equal to zero This exercise will yield the
following results
a1r = 0 rArr a
1 = 0
42
0 2
k = s an ar trar constant
9 0=
162
4
a k
a =
25 0a
362
6
a = minus
We find that the coefficients of odd powers of r of (3) are zero So the solution of the differential equation
will have terms with even powers of r only The coefficient of r 2m where m is a positive integer including
zero is given by
m1minus
m ) (8)
Replacing a0 of (8) by a different constant A the solution of (2) is given by
==
infin
sum minus( m )
)kr (9)
The function ) 1
)= sum
is called Bessel function of first kind and zero order
As equation (2) is a second-order differential equation there must be a second independent solution of the
equation The second solution is called Bessel function of second kind and zero order
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SUMMARY
We learnt the basics of three common types of coordinate systems vector analysis sinusoidally time-
varying functions Fourier series and Bessel function Other mathematical tools are described in later chap-
ters as and when necessary We found that unlike the unit vectors in rectangular coordinates the directionsof some of the unit vectors in cylindrical and spherical coordinates vary with one or two coordinate vari-
ables Though only the mathematical definitions of divergence gradient and curl operations are available
their applications to electric and magnetic fields and interpretations of results are described in later chap-
ters The vector operations in cylindrical and spherical coordinates are given in Chapters 2 and 4 The vec-
tor identities line surface and volume integrals will find frequent use in the text Moreover we will utilise
the coordinate transformation technique for calculation of vector magnetic potential of a current loop in
Chapter 4
Representation of sinusoidal quantities and power calculation will be used for the study of time-varying
fields We will apply Fourier series and Bessel function for the solution of boundary-value problems Bessel
function will also be used to study the skin-effect phenomenon in cylindrical conductors
IMPORTANT FORMULAE
Relation between coordinate variables
Rectangular and cylindrical coordinates
x = r cos f
y = r sin f
z = z
Rectangular and cylindrical coordinates
x = r sin q cos f
y = r sin q sin f
z = r cos q
Differential lengths
Rectangular coordinates d ℓ = u xdx + u
ydy + u
z dz
Cylindrical coordinates d ℓ = dr ur + rd f uf + u
z dz
Spherical coordinates d ℓ = ur dr + u
q (rd q ) + u
f (r sin q d f )
Differential surfaces
Rectangular coordinates d S = u x(dydz ) + u
y(dzdx) + u
z (dxdy)
Cylindrical coordinates d S = ur (rd f dz ) + u
f (drdz ) + u
z (rdrd f )
Spherical coordinates d S = ur (r 2sinq d q d f ) + u
q (r sinq drd f ) + u
f (rdrd q )
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Differential volumes
Rectangular coordinates dv = dxdydz
Cylindrical coordinates rdrd f dz
Spherical coordinates r 2sinq drd q d f
Position vector r = xu x + yu
y + z u
z
Dot product of two vectors
In rectangular coordinates A sdot B = A x B
x + A
y B
y + A
z B
z
In cylindrical coordinates A sdot B = Ar B
r + A
f B
f + A
z B
z
In spherical coordinates A sdot B = Ar B
r + A
q B
q + A
f B
f
Cross product of two vectors
In rectangular coordinates
A
u
=
x B B
In cylindrical coordinates
A
u u
= B
In spherical coordinates
A
= A A B
θ φ
θ φ
θ φ
Gradient of a scalar function in rectangular coordinates
nabla = part part + part y
u u
Divergence of a vector function in rectangular coordinates
nablasdot = partpart
+part
+part
D D
x y
D y
Curl of a vector function in rectangular coordinates
nabla times = partpart
part part y z
x y
H H Vector identities
nabla times nabla times A = nabla(nabla sdot A) minus nabla2A
nabla sdot (A times B) = B sdot (nabla times A) minus A sdot (nabla times B)
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Dot product of unit vectors
In Rectangular and Cylindrical Coordinate systems
sdotur
sdotuf
sdotu z
u x cos f ndashsin f 0u
ysin f cos f 0
u z
0 0 1
In Rectangular and Spherical Coordinate systems
sdotur
sdotuq
sdotuf
u x
sinq cosf cosq cosf ndashsin f
u y
sinq sinf cosq sinf cosf
u z cosq ndashsinq 0
Complex impedance
+ )minus
Instantaneous power
)t = ])t cos2
cos
Complex power
lowast1
2
MULTIPLE983085CHOICE QUESTIONS
(starred questions have two answers)
11 A point in cylindrical coordinates is defined by (14 m 25deg 075 m) Location of the point in rectan-
gular coordinates is
(a) (14 m 0592 m 075 m)
(b) (1269 m 0592 m 075 m)
(c) (14 m 0592 m 075 m)
(d) (14 m 0592 m 0375 m)
12 A point in spherical coordinates is described by (095 m 35deg 20deg) Location of the point in rectangu-
lar coordinates is
(a) (0512 m 0186 m 0778 m)
(b) (0186 m 0512 m 0778 m)
(c) (0512 m 0778 m 0186 m)
(d) (0186 m 0778 m 0512 m)
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13 A position vector is given by 4 The unit vector in the direction of the position
vector is
(a) 0 0 566 +u
(b) 0 0 24 +u
(c) 0 0 566 +u
(d) 0 0 707 +u
14 A vector is given by A uu+u If the unit vector alongA is u707
what should be the value of p
(a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 10 (d) 12
15 Two vectors are given by A 4+u and 1+u 2 The angle between the vectors is
nearest to
(a) 12deg (b) 14deg (c) 16deg (d) 18deg
16 Two vectors are described by A u u3+u and B u u For the vectors to be
parallel the values of p and q should be (a) p = 3 q = 3 (b) p = 3 q = 9 (c) p = 45 q = 3 (d) p = 3 q = 45
17 The angle between two vectors A 4+u x y
and B y is 15deg What is the ratio of p to q
(a) 1732 (b) minus1732 (c) 0577 (d) minus0577
18 Two vectors are given by A 2+u z and B 4+u
z The unit vector normal to the plane con-
taining A and B is given by
(a) +0 371 0 557 y
(b) +0 741 0 371 y
(c) 0741u x minus 0577u
y + 0371u
z
(d) 0371u x +
0743u y minus
05571u z
19 A scalar function is given byf = xyz The magnitude of grad f at (1 minus1 1) is equal to
(a) 2 3 (b) 3 2 (c) 31 (d) 3
110 If r is the position vector at ( x y z ) the magnitude of nabla sdot r is equal to
(a) 3 (b) 3 (c) 31 (d) 13
111 The divergence of F = xy (u x + u
y) at (1 3) is equal to
(a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3 (d) 2
112 A vector in cylindrical coordinates is given by (sin f r ) ur The vector in rectangular coordinates is
(a) y
2
3 2) (b)
y
2
2( ) (c)
y
2 2
2( ) (d)
y
2
2( )
113 A vector in spherical coordinates is given by ur r 2 The vector in rectangular coordinate is
(a)+u
x + 3 2 (b)
3 2
+u
x + (c)
u+u
( x + 3 (d)
zu u+u z
x + 3 2
114 The line integral of F = xy (u x + u
y) along the straight line y = x from (0 0) to (2 2) is
(a) 163 (b) 8 (c) 16 (d) 4
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115 The instantaneous voltage and current in an electric circuit are given by V (t ) = 5 sin (w t minus 30deg) V and
I (t ) = minus02 cos w t A The average power supplied to the circuit is
(a) 05 W (b) 3 2 W (c) 025 W (d) 3 4 W
QUESTIONS
11 Name the coordinate planes of rectangular coordinates
12 In rectangular coordinates the coordinates of a point are x y and z What is the normal distance of
the point from the x- y plane
13 Name the plane on which x = 0
14 The coordinate of two points are and respectively What is the distance between the
points
15 In rectangular coordinates locate the point ) by tracing the path along or parallel to the
coordinate axes starting from the origin
16 Describe the cylindrical coordinate system Show that the coordinate directions are mutually perpen-
dicular to each other
17 Describe the spherical coordinate system Show that the coordinate directions are mutually perpen-
dicular to each other
18 The r and variable appearing in cylindrical and spherical coordinate systems have the same mean-
ing or different meanings in the two systems Explain
19 Explain why the distance between two points specified in spherical coordinates cannot be calculated by direct use of the coordinates of the points
How is this distance calculated
110 Sketch a length vector in rectangular coordinates and show its components in the coordinate directions
111 Express the vector A as sum of its component in rectangular cylindrical and spherical coordinates
112 Write the differential length vector and the differential surface vector in rectangular cylindrical and
spherical coordinates in terms of the components Give also the formula for the differential volume
in the three coordinate systems
113 Define the cross product of two vectors A and B Explain how the angle between the vectors can be
calculated from the definition of the cross product
114 Explain what is meant by a scalar field Does the value of the field at a point depend on the choice of
the coordinate system
115 State what is meant by a vector field Does the value of the field at a point depend on the choice of
the coordinate system
116 Explain with sketches that the unit vectors ur and u
f in cylindrical coordinates vary with f
117 Explain the properties of the gradient of a scalar function
118 Describe the procedure for evaluating the line integral of a vector function from an initial point to a
final point along a given path
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119 For the vector function A( x y z ) show that nabla sdot nabla times A( x y z ) = 0
120 Two sinusoidal functions are given by
)t )minus=
)t )minus 12
π
What is the phase difference between the two quantities and which is the leading quantity
121 A sinusoidal quantity is given by
F (t ) = F 0 sin (w t + y )
Write the complex exponential phasor and polar forms of the quantity
122 Define the rms value of a sinusoidally time-varying current Explain its significance
123 If W V and I are the measured values of power rms value of voltage and rms value of current
respectively of an electric load then the ratio W (VI ) is defined as the power factor of the load Is this
definition applicable to only sinusoidal variation of voltage and current with time or for any type of
variation Explain
124 Explain with sketches the meanings of single-valued and multi-valued periodic functions
ANSWERS TO SELECTED QUESTIONS
16 Describe the cylindrical coordinate system Show that the coordinate directions are mutually perpen-
dicular to each other
Answer In cylindrical coordinate system the three surfaces are those of a circular cylinder and two
planes These surfaces are specified with reference to the rectangular coordinate system The axis of
the cylinder is along the z axis and its radius is denoted by r One of the plane surfaces containing the
z axis is specified by the angle it makes with the y-z plane The angle is generally denoted by f The
second plane surface is parallel to and at a height z from the x-y plane The three coordinate direc-
tions are r f and z
The r direction is normal to the surface of the cylinder hence it is perpendicular to the axis of the
cylinder As the axis of the cylinder is along the z axis r and z directions are perpendicular to each
other At a point on the cylindrical surface the r direction is perpendicular to and the f direction istangential to the cylindrical surface Hence they are perpendicular to each other Moreover the f direction is parallel to the x-y plane hence it is perpendicular to the z direction
18 The r and f variable appearing in cylindrical and spherical coordinate systems have the same mean-
ing or different meanings in the two systems Explain
Answer The variables in cylindrical coordinate system are r f and z and those of spherical coordi-
nates are r q and f The r direction in cylindrical coordinates is perpendicular to the z axis of rectan-
gular coordinates whereas the r direction in spherical coordinates is at an angle q with the z axis Thus
the r-variables have different meaning In both the systems the angle f is the angle between the y-z
plane and a plane surface containing the z axis Thus the variable f has the same meaning in both the
systems
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19 Explain why the distance between two points specified in spherical coordinates cannot be calculated
by direct use of the coordinates of the points
How is the distance calculated
Answer Both q and f variables of spherical coordinates are angles and radian is their unit As the
unit of distance between two points is that of length the variables cannot be used directly for calcula-tion of distance
To calculate the distance it is necessary to express the spherical coordinates of the point in terms of
rectangular coordinate variables
113 Define the cross product of two vectors A and B Explain how the angle between the vectors can be
calculated from the definition of the cross product
Answer The cross product of two vectors A and B is a vector quantity say C The magnitude of C
is equal to the products of the magnitude of A the magnitude of B and the sine of angle a between
A and B The direction of C is perpendicular to the plane containing A and B The positive direction
is taken along the advance of a right-handed screw when it is rotated from A towards B
As per the definition of the cross product
A times B = ABsin a
Hence sin α = A B
A B
114 Explain what is meant by a scalar field Does the value of the field at a point depend on the choice of
the coordinate system
Answer A physical quantity which is a scalar function of position is a real number The quantity
may or may not be a function of time The mathematical representation or graphical plot of a scalar
function at various points in a region or domain is the scalar field of the function in that region Theregion may be one-dimensional (a line) two-dimensional (a surface) or three-dimensional (a vol-
ume) As an example let us consider a heated plate The temperature at each point on the surface of
the plate will have a specific value A graphical representation of temperatures at several points is the
temperature field in the region of the plate surface
Value of the field at a point is independent of the choice of a coordinate system
117 Explain the properties of the gradient of a scalar function
Answer The gradient of a scalar quantity which is a function of x y and z in general is a vector quan-
tity It is given by
nabla = + part part + partpart y x
u u u u= u
The first second and third terms give the rate of change of V with x y and z respectively As nablaV is
the vector sum of all the three components it gives the maximum rate of change of V with distance
at a point in space
120 Two sinusoidal functions are given by
V )t )minus= π
I )t )minus 12
π
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What is the phase difference between the two quantities and which is the leading quantity
Answer As V (t ) is a cosine function of time and I (t ) is a sine function of time we have to express
either V (t ) as a sine function or I (t ) as a cosine function of time By expressing I (t ) as a cosine func-
tion we get
)t )t = minus minus Thus the phase difference between the quantities is 3= V (t ) is the leading
quantity
PROBLEMS
11 Show the location of points P 1(10 m 20 m 30m) P
2(minus10 m 20 m 30m) P
3(10 m minus20 m
30m) P 4(10 m 20 m minus30m) in rectangular coordinates Calculate the distances of the points from
the origin
12 Show the location of the point P (05 m 60deg 02 m) in cylindrical coordinates Calculate the distances
of P from the origin
13 Show the location of the point P (04 m 30deg 45deg) in spherical coordinates Calculate the distances of
P from the origin
14 A point in rectangular coordinates is defined by (2 m minus3 m minus1 m) Find coordinates of the point in
(a) cylindrical coordinate and (b) in spherical coordinates
15 Derive relations between the cylindrical coordinate and spherical coordinate variables For the radial
directions use subscripts c and s respectively for cylindrical and spherical coordinates
16 A point in cylindrical coordinates is defined by (3 m 300
2 m) Find coordinates of the point inspherical coordinates
17 Find the distance between two points located at (a) (10 m 24 m minus08 m) and (minus26 m 15 m 15 m)
in rectangular coordinates (b) (12 m 45deg 20 m) and (05 m 60deg 02 m) in cylindrical coordinates
(c) (04 m 30deg 45deg) and (10 m 75deg 15deg) in spherical coordinates
18 Find the length vector from the point P 2(075 m 13 m minus06 m) to the point P
1(125 m minus07 m
04 m) Find also the unit vector directed from P 1 to P
2
19 A point is located at (20 m p 3 rad 08 m) in cylindrical coordinates Obtain in rectangular coordi-
nates the unit vector directed from the origin to the point
110 The location of two points are given by P 1(1 m 2 m 3 m) and P
2(2 m 3 m 5 m) Find the length
vector from the origin to the mid-point of the line joining P 1 and P
2
111 The location of two points are given by P 1(15 m 45deg 2 m) and P
2(5 m 60deg 30deg) in cylindrical and
spherical coordinates respectively Find the length vector from P 1 to P
2
112 A point is located at P (5 m 90deg 60deg) in spherical coordinates Find the unit vector directed from the
origin to P in rectangular coordinates
113 The equation y = 2 minus x is that of a straight line in the x-y plane Obtain the unit normal vector directed
from the given line to the point (3 2)
114 Find the dot and cross products of the vectors A = 3u x + 8u
y B = 5u
x + 10u
y What is the angle
between the vectors
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115 Given the vectors A = 4u x + 5u
y B = 6u
x + B
yu y + 8u
z What should be the value of B
y so that the angle
between A and B is 60deg
116 Vector A is directed from (2 m 3 m 4 m) to (5 m 7 m 9 m) and vector B is directed from (0 1 m
2 m) to (3 m 5 m 7 m) Find the angle between the vectors
117
Find the gradient of the scalar function f =
x
2
y +
y
2
z +
xz
2
at (minus
1 2minus
3) 118 The equation 2 x + 3 y + 4 z = c where c is a constant is that of a plane surface Find the unit vector
that is normal to the given plane and directed away from the origin
119 A surface is defined by x2 + y2 minus z 2 = 21 Find the unit vector normal to the surface at (4 3 2)
120 For the surface defined in Problem 119 find the angle between unit vectors normal to the surface at
(4 3 2) and )15 3
121 A vector function is described by A
+
1
2 2)uuu Find the divergence of the
vector function at (2 minus1 minus2)
122 A vector function is given by A = x2 yu x + y2 z u
y + xz 2u
z Find the curl of the vector at (1 2 4)
123 For the scalar function f ( x y z ) show that nabla times nablaf = 0
124 Prove the validity of the vector identity nabla times nabla times A = nabla(nabla sdot A) minusnabla2A for the vector function A = A( x
y z )u x + A( x y z )u
y + A( x y z )u
z
125 A vector field in rectangular coordinates is given byu
= + z
x Express the vector in cylindrical
coordinates at (4 45deg 3)
126 A vector is directed from (2 30deg 4) to (3 60deg 6) in cylindrical coordinates Find the angle between
the vector and the y axis
127 A vector function in cylindrical coordinates is given by
u ucos tans nr r
Calculate the components of the vector in rectangular coordinates
128 A vector function is given by = 8
2 2 Find the line integral of E along a straight path from
(3 5) to (6 10)
129 On the surface of a sphere find the area in the region if r = 6 30deg le q le 60deg 0 le f le 30deg
130 The amplitude of sinusoidal voltage and current of an electric circuit are 15 V and 2 A respectively
The current lags the voltage by p 6 rad Calculate (a) the rms values of voltage and current (b) the
power factor (c) the average power and (d) the complex impedance of the circuit
Find also the instantaneous power and complex power taking the voltage as reference Identify the
components of the complex power Assume w to be the angular frequency of the voltage
131 The complex forms of voltage and current amplitudes of an electric load are
40 V
2 A
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R = Z cos y
X = Z sin y
The magnitude of the impedance
The impedance in polar form is represented as
ang
Current I 0taken by a load is equal to the ratio of (10) and (14)
ji2
0= = = = =
) R jX
where I 0a
= (V 0Z ) cos y = I
0 cos y is the real part and I
0i = (V
0Z ) sin y = I
0 sin y is the imaginary part of the
current phasor respectively
The current in the polar form is
0= ang
ang + = ang minus where
0 =
If the resistance and reactance of an electric load is known we can calculate values of the circuit impedance
Z and the impedance angle y Taking the voltage across the circuit as reference the equation for instanta-
neous current is given by
I (t ) = I 0 cos(w t minus y )
We see that the phase angle between voltage and current is equal to the impedance angle y The current lags
the voltage for an inductive load and the current leads the voltage for a capacitive load The impedance angle
lies between 0 and 90deg if the load is inductive and between 0 and minus90deg if the load is capacitive
The rms value of current I = =rms value of voltage
Instantaneous Average and Complex Powers
Instantaneous power input to a load is equal to the product of its voltage and current at a given instant If the
instantaneous voltage is described by the equation
V (t ) = V 0 cos (w t + y
1) (15)
and the current at the same instant is given by
I (t ) = I 0 cos (w t + y
2) (16)
then instantaneous power
P (t ) = V (t ) I (t ) = V 0 I
0 cos (w t +y
1) cos (w t + y
2)
= +t 2
)]ω + cos (17)
where y = y 2 minus y
1 is the phase difference between current and voltage
The instantaneous power given by (17) has two parts One part is independent of time and the other part var-
ies with time at twice the frequency The average power is equal to the average value of instantaneous power
over one cycle Thus the average power
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t 2
1
2)t
=0
2cosc= os (18)
The average power therefore is equal to the product of rms voltage rms current and the cosine of phase-angle between the voltage and current The power is also called active or effective or real power The electric unit
of power is watt (W) The product of V and I that is VI is called apparent power and its unit is volt-ampere
(VA) The factor cos y is called power factor of the load
Power factor cos = =2
VI
Substituting V = IZ and cos y = RZ in (18) we get the average power in terms of the current and the
resistance
P av
= I 2 R
Thus the active power is the power absorbed by the load
In an analogous way the reactive or quadrature power
1
2
2 (19)
The unit of reactive power is volt-ampere reactive (var)
It may be noted that I cos y of (18) is the component of current that is in phase with the voltage and I sin y of (19) is the component of current that is in quadrature with the voltage Thus the general principle is that
the average power is equal to the product of in-phase components of rms voltage and rms current and the
reactive power is given by the product of rms voltage and rms current which are out of phase by 90deg We will
use this principle to define complex power
The complex forms of voltage and current defined by (15) and (16) are
i (20)
andi (21)
In (20) V 0a
and V 0i are the real and imaginary parts of the voltage and in
(21) I 0a
and I 0i are the real and imaginary parts of the current These are
represented in the complex plane of Fig 123 Since V 0a
and I 0a
are in
phase and V 0i
and I 0i are also in phase the average power
1
2)
ii (22)
Moreover as V 0i
and I 0a
are out of phase by 90deg (V 0i I
0a2) gives one part of the
reactive power For the same reason (V 0a I
0i 2) gives a second part of reactive
power Note that in the first part the current lags the voltage and hence this part of the reactive power is inductive
The second part of the reactive power is capacitive as in this case the current leads the voltage If we assume the
inductive power to be positive then the capacitive power would be negative Thus the net reactive power
1)
ai a (23)
1
I
V
V a I
I
V
Im
Re
Fig 123 Showing real and
imaginary parts of a voltage
phasor and a current phasor
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We can also obtain the above results mathematically by the use of the complex forms of voltage and current
given in (20) and (21) as follows The conjugate of current is
i
lowast minus
Then1
2
1
2
lowast = i
)i
minus
= +1
2) + )]minus
i i (24)
We see that the rhs of (24) has a real part and an imaginary part The real part is same as the average power
given by (22) and the imaginary part is same as the reactive power given by (23) Thus 2lowast
gives the
complex power Denoting the complex power by P we have
lowast1
2 0
(25)
The average or active power 1
2 (26)
The reactive power 1
2 0
(27)
In (26) Re means lsquoReal part of rsquo and in (27) Im means lsquoImaginary part of rsquo the complex power The reactive
power is inductive if the imaginary part of (24) is positive and it is capacitive if the imaginary part is nega-
tive It can be shown that the real part of ( )2 is also equal to P av
However its imaginary part is nega-
tive of the imaginary part of (24)
EXAMPLE 127
The voltage and current of a given load are
V (t ) = 120 sin (1000t + 60deg) V
I (t ) = 15 cos (1000t - 45deg) A
(a) Find the phase difference between voltage and current and their root-mean-square values (b) Represent
the voltage and current in phasor complex and polar forms (c) Calculate the load impedance resistance
reactance inductance (or capacitance) power factor active power and reactive power using (18) and (19)
(d) Calculate the complex power using (25)
(a) In order to find the phase difference between voltage and current we have to write the voltage equation
in the cosine form
V (t ) = 120 sin (1000t + 60deg) = 120 cos (1000t minus 30deg) V
I (t ) = 15 cos (1000t minus 45deg) A
The phase angle of the current with respect to the voltage = minus 45degminus(minus30) = minus15deg The current lags the voltage
by 15deg
Root-mean-square values of voltage and current are
=2= 120 84 85 V
51= =2 60 A
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(b) Phasor forms e jminus ( ) V
e 4 ) A
Complex forms 0=)deg V
deg) = )minus A
Polar forms ang120 deg
= 1 Aang5 minus deg
(c) = = ang minus degang minus deg
= ang deg = deg +0
120 30
1 5 515 80 15(cos 2 700 1 Ω
Ω= 20 71 (Inductive)
Inductance L = X w = 20711000 = 2071 mH
Power factor = cos y = cos 15deg = 0966 (lagging)
Active power1
2
1120 1 966 93(= )( )5 0 ) 86 W
Reactive power 1
2
1120 1 259 29
0 = ) )5 0 ) = 23
(d) Complex powerlowast1
2
1 + 27
The real part is the average power in watts and the imaginary part is the reactive power in vars (inductive)
113 Fourier SeriesConsider that a function f ( x) has the following properties
1 It varies periodically with x That is f ( x + T ) = f ( x) where T is
the period
2 It is a single-valued function That is it has only one value for
a given value of the variable
3 It is a continuous function of the variable It may however have
finite number of discontinuities Such a periodic function is
shown in Fig 124 The wave is continuous in the range 0 lt x lt p and p lt x lt 2p and it is discontinuous at x = p and 2p
Any function f ( x) with a period 2p and satisfying the above mentioned properties can be represented by a trigonometric series as given below
) x1
==
infin
1
cn
)n (1)
where the constant a0 a
n and b
n are real numbers The trigonometric series is called Fourier series The con-
stants of the series are calculated from the following formulae
f d 1
minusπ
π x
p
f ( )
p
Fig 124 Illustration of a periodic
function
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x1
x
b f x d minus
1 π
Over a period 2p the constant a0 is the average value of f ( x) whereas the coefficients an and bn are twice theaverage values of f ( x) cos nx and f ( x) sin nx respectively
If a function f ( x) is defined over an interval of length instead of minus p to p its Fourier series is
obtained by replacing x in (1) by x Accordingly
n) x n=
(2)
The constants of (2) are given by
a f d 1
minus
+
x
x x
+1
b n x
dx1
minus
x sin
If f ( x) is an even function of x ie if f (minus x) = f ( x) then bn = 0 and
a x2
If f ( x) is an odd function of x [ f (minus x) = minus f ( x)] then an
= 0 and
b dx2
x sin
For an alternating function with identical positive and negative half-waves [ f ( x + p ) = minus f ( x)] the constant
a0 = 0
EXAMPLE 128
We will obtain the Fourier series of (a) a rectangular waveform and (b) of a triangular waveform illus-
trated in Fig 125
Fig 125 Pertaining to Example 128 (a) A rectangular wave and (b) A triangular wave
O
(a) b
f ( )
x
minusV
V
A
O
minusV
V
f ( )
minus x
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As both the waves are odd functions of x and have identical positive and negative half-cycles it is necessary
to calculate coefficient of the sine series only over the interval x = 0 to
(a) For the rectangular waveform f ( x) = V 0 in the interval x = 0 to =
=
2 2 2
0 = c
minus )
We see that bn = 0 for even values of n and b
n = 2 for odd values of n Thus the Fourier series of the
function is
) x == 4 1
1 3 5 (3)
(b) The equation of the triangular waveform from x = 0 to x = is that of the straight line OA Its equation
is
x
) x =
The coefficient of the nth term of the sine series
b x n x
dx
n
=
= minus
2
2
0
si
cos sin
= minus 2
ncos
Hence the Fourier series of the function is given by
) x s n= minus+ s n
2 1
3
3
2 (4)
114 Bessel FunctionsBessel functions are solutions of specific types of second order ordinary differential equations The general
form of the equation with V as dependent variable and r as independent variable is
r dr dr
0+ +r =)kr (1)
where k 2 is positive and n is any number Equation (1) is called Besselrsquos equation of order n though the dif-
ferential equation itself is of second order For n = 0 equation (1) becomes
dr dr
2 2 0+ + =)kr (2)
Equation (2) is Besselrsquos equation of zero order
Besselrsquos equation of any order is solved using the power series method We will limit our discussion to equa-
tion (2) as we will not need the solution of equation (1) for the analysis of problems which we will consider
in later chapters The solution of (2) is of the form
a + + + + +3 5 (3)
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The coefficients of the series are found by substituting V dV dr and d 2V dr 2 in (2) and then equating the
coefficients of like powers of r to zero Substituting (3) into the third term of (2) we get
2
)+ + + + + sdotsdotsdot (4)
Substituting dV dr and d 2V dr 2 into the second and first terms of (2) respectively we get
dV
r = 3 4 6 (5)
r d V
dr a r r 6 20= r + +a r +r (6)
Since the sum of the left-hand sides of (4) (5) and (6) is zero the sum of their right-hand sides must be equal
to zero Taking the sum and then collecting the terms of like powers of r we have
3 4r a a a
+ + =)+r r 6 0 (7)
Equation (7) will be satisfied if the coefficient of each power of r is equal to zero This exercise will yield the
following results
a1r = 0 rArr a
1 = 0
42
0 2
k = s an ar trar constant
9 0=
162
4
a k
a =
25 0a
362
6
a = minus
We find that the coefficients of odd powers of r of (3) are zero So the solution of the differential equation
will have terms with even powers of r only The coefficient of r 2m where m is a positive integer including
zero is given by
m1minus
m ) (8)
Replacing a0 of (8) by a different constant A the solution of (2) is given by
==
infin
sum minus( m )
)kr (9)
The function ) 1
)= sum
is called Bessel function of first kind and zero order
As equation (2) is a second-order differential equation there must be a second independent solution of the
equation The second solution is called Bessel function of second kind and zero order
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SUMMARY
We learnt the basics of three common types of coordinate systems vector analysis sinusoidally time-
varying functions Fourier series and Bessel function Other mathematical tools are described in later chap-
ters as and when necessary We found that unlike the unit vectors in rectangular coordinates the directionsof some of the unit vectors in cylindrical and spherical coordinates vary with one or two coordinate vari-
ables Though only the mathematical definitions of divergence gradient and curl operations are available
their applications to electric and magnetic fields and interpretations of results are described in later chap-
ters The vector operations in cylindrical and spherical coordinates are given in Chapters 2 and 4 The vec-
tor identities line surface and volume integrals will find frequent use in the text Moreover we will utilise
the coordinate transformation technique for calculation of vector magnetic potential of a current loop in
Chapter 4
Representation of sinusoidal quantities and power calculation will be used for the study of time-varying
fields We will apply Fourier series and Bessel function for the solution of boundary-value problems Bessel
function will also be used to study the skin-effect phenomenon in cylindrical conductors
IMPORTANT FORMULAE
Relation between coordinate variables
Rectangular and cylindrical coordinates
x = r cos f
y = r sin f
z = z
Rectangular and cylindrical coordinates
x = r sin q cos f
y = r sin q sin f
z = r cos q
Differential lengths
Rectangular coordinates d ℓ = u xdx + u
ydy + u
z dz
Cylindrical coordinates d ℓ = dr ur + rd f uf + u
z dz
Spherical coordinates d ℓ = ur dr + u
q (rd q ) + u
f (r sin q d f )
Differential surfaces
Rectangular coordinates d S = u x(dydz ) + u
y(dzdx) + u
z (dxdy)
Cylindrical coordinates d S = ur (rd f dz ) + u
f (drdz ) + u
z (rdrd f )
Spherical coordinates d S = ur (r 2sinq d q d f ) + u
q (r sinq drd f ) + u
f (rdrd q )
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Differential volumes
Rectangular coordinates dv = dxdydz
Cylindrical coordinates rdrd f dz
Spherical coordinates r 2sinq drd q d f
Position vector r = xu x + yu
y + z u
z
Dot product of two vectors
In rectangular coordinates A sdot B = A x B
x + A
y B
y + A
z B
z
In cylindrical coordinates A sdot B = Ar B
r + A
f B
f + A
z B
z
In spherical coordinates A sdot B = Ar B
r + A
q B
q + A
f B
f
Cross product of two vectors
In rectangular coordinates
A
u
=
x B B
In cylindrical coordinates
A
u u
= B
In spherical coordinates
A
= A A B
θ φ
θ φ
θ φ
Gradient of a scalar function in rectangular coordinates
nabla = part part + part y
u u
Divergence of a vector function in rectangular coordinates
nablasdot = partpart
+part
+part
D D
x y
D y
Curl of a vector function in rectangular coordinates
nabla times = partpart
part part y z
x y
H H Vector identities
nabla times nabla times A = nabla(nabla sdot A) minus nabla2A
nabla sdot (A times B) = B sdot (nabla times A) minus A sdot (nabla times B)
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Dot product of unit vectors
In Rectangular and Cylindrical Coordinate systems
sdotur
sdotuf
sdotu z
u x cos f ndashsin f 0u
ysin f cos f 0
u z
0 0 1
In Rectangular and Spherical Coordinate systems
sdotur
sdotuq
sdotuf
u x
sinq cosf cosq cosf ndashsin f
u y
sinq sinf cosq sinf cosf
u z cosq ndashsinq 0
Complex impedance
+ )minus
Instantaneous power
)t = ])t cos2
cos
Complex power
lowast1
2
MULTIPLE983085CHOICE QUESTIONS
(starred questions have two answers)
11 A point in cylindrical coordinates is defined by (14 m 25deg 075 m) Location of the point in rectan-
gular coordinates is
(a) (14 m 0592 m 075 m)
(b) (1269 m 0592 m 075 m)
(c) (14 m 0592 m 075 m)
(d) (14 m 0592 m 0375 m)
12 A point in spherical coordinates is described by (095 m 35deg 20deg) Location of the point in rectangu-
lar coordinates is
(a) (0512 m 0186 m 0778 m)
(b) (0186 m 0512 m 0778 m)
(c) (0512 m 0778 m 0186 m)
(d) (0186 m 0778 m 0512 m)
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13 A position vector is given by 4 The unit vector in the direction of the position
vector is
(a) 0 0 566 +u
(b) 0 0 24 +u
(c) 0 0 566 +u
(d) 0 0 707 +u
14 A vector is given by A uu+u If the unit vector alongA is u707
what should be the value of p
(a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 10 (d) 12
15 Two vectors are given by A 4+u and 1+u 2 The angle between the vectors is
nearest to
(a) 12deg (b) 14deg (c) 16deg (d) 18deg
16 Two vectors are described by A u u3+u and B u u For the vectors to be
parallel the values of p and q should be (a) p = 3 q = 3 (b) p = 3 q = 9 (c) p = 45 q = 3 (d) p = 3 q = 45
17 The angle between two vectors A 4+u x y
and B y is 15deg What is the ratio of p to q
(a) 1732 (b) minus1732 (c) 0577 (d) minus0577
18 Two vectors are given by A 2+u z and B 4+u
z The unit vector normal to the plane con-
taining A and B is given by
(a) +0 371 0 557 y
(b) +0 741 0 371 y
(c) 0741u x minus 0577u
y + 0371u
z
(d) 0371u x +
0743u y minus
05571u z
19 A scalar function is given byf = xyz The magnitude of grad f at (1 minus1 1) is equal to
(a) 2 3 (b) 3 2 (c) 31 (d) 3
110 If r is the position vector at ( x y z ) the magnitude of nabla sdot r is equal to
(a) 3 (b) 3 (c) 31 (d) 13
111 The divergence of F = xy (u x + u
y) at (1 3) is equal to
(a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3 (d) 2
112 A vector in cylindrical coordinates is given by (sin f r ) ur The vector in rectangular coordinates is
(a) y
2
3 2) (b)
y
2
2( ) (c)
y
2 2
2( ) (d)
y
2
2( )
113 A vector in spherical coordinates is given by ur r 2 The vector in rectangular coordinate is
(a)+u
x + 3 2 (b)
3 2
+u
x + (c)
u+u
( x + 3 (d)
zu u+u z
x + 3 2
114 The line integral of F = xy (u x + u
y) along the straight line y = x from (0 0) to (2 2) is
(a) 163 (b) 8 (c) 16 (d) 4
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115 The instantaneous voltage and current in an electric circuit are given by V (t ) = 5 sin (w t minus 30deg) V and
I (t ) = minus02 cos w t A The average power supplied to the circuit is
(a) 05 W (b) 3 2 W (c) 025 W (d) 3 4 W
QUESTIONS
11 Name the coordinate planes of rectangular coordinates
12 In rectangular coordinates the coordinates of a point are x y and z What is the normal distance of
the point from the x- y plane
13 Name the plane on which x = 0
14 The coordinate of two points are and respectively What is the distance between the
points
15 In rectangular coordinates locate the point ) by tracing the path along or parallel to the
coordinate axes starting from the origin
16 Describe the cylindrical coordinate system Show that the coordinate directions are mutually perpen-
dicular to each other
17 Describe the spherical coordinate system Show that the coordinate directions are mutually perpen-
dicular to each other
18 The r and variable appearing in cylindrical and spherical coordinate systems have the same mean-
ing or different meanings in the two systems Explain
19 Explain why the distance between two points specified in spherical coordinates cannot be calculated by direct use of the coordinates of the points
How is this distance calculated
110 Sketch a length vector in rectangular coordinates and show its components in the coordinate directions
111 Express the vector A as sum of its component in rectangular cylindrical and spherical coordinates
112 Write the differential length vector and the differential surface vector in rectangular cylindrical and
spherical coordinates in terms of the components Give also the formula for the differential volume
in the three coordinate systems
113 Define the cross product of two vectors A and B Explain how the angle between the vectors can be
calculated from the definition of the cross product
114 Explain what is meant by a scalar field Does the value of the field at a point depend on the choice of
the coordinate system
115 State what is meant by a vector field Does the value of the field at a point depend on the choice of
the coordinate system
116 Explain with sketches that the unit vectors ur and u
f in cylindrical coordinates vary with f
117 Explain the properties of the gradient of a scalar function
118 Describe the procedure for evaluating the line integral of a vector function from an initial point to a
final point along a given path
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119 For the vector function A( x y z ) show that nabla sdot nabla times A( x y z ) = 0
120 Two sinusoidal functions are given by
)t )minus=
)t )minus 12
π
What is the phase difference between the two quantities and which is the leading quantity
121 A sinusoidal quantity is given by
F (t ) = F 0 sin (w t + y )
Write the complex exponential phasor and polar forms of the quantity
122 Define the rms value of a sinusoidally time-varying current Explain its significance
123 If W V and I are the measured values of power rms value of voltage and rms value of current
respectively of an electric load then the ratio W (VI ) is defined as the power factor of the load Is this
definition applicable to only sinusoidal variation of voltage and current with time or for any type of
variation Explain
124 Explain with sketches the meanings of single-valued and multi-valued periodic functions
ANSWERS TO SELECTED QUESTIONS
16 Describe the cylindrical coordinate system Show that the coordinate directions are mutually perpen-
dicular to each other
Answer In cylindrical coordinate system the three surfaces are those of a circular cylinder and two
planes These surfaces are specified with reference to the rectangular coordinate system The axis of
the cylinder is along the z axis and its radius is denoted by r One of the plane surfaces containing the
z axis is specified by the angle it makes with the y-z plane The angle is generally denoted by f The
second plane surface is parallel to and at a height z from the x-y plane The three coordinate direc-
tions are r f and z
The r direction is normal to the surface of the cylinder hence it is perpendicular to the axis of the
cylinder As the axis of the cylinder is along the z axis r and z directions are perpendicular to each
other At a point on the cylindrical surface the r direction is perpendicular to and the f direction istangential to the cylindrical surface Hence they are perpendicular to each other Moreover the f direction is parallel to the x-y plane hence it is perpendicular to the z direction
18 The r and f variable appearing in cylindrical and spherical coordinate systems have the same mean-
ing or different meanings in the two systems Explain
Answer The variables in cylindrical coordinate system are r f and z and those of spherical coordi-
nates are r q and f The r direction in cylindrical coordinates is perpendicular to the z axis of rectan-
gular coordinates whereas the r direction in spherical coordinates is at an angle q with the z axis Thus
the r-variables have different meaning In both the systems the angle f is the angle between the y-z
plane and a plane surface containing the z axis Thus the variable f has the same meaning in both the
systems
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19 Explain why the distance between two points specified in spherical coordinates cannot be calculated
by direct use of the coordinates of the points
How is the distance calculated
Answer Both q and f variables of spherical coordinates are angles and radian is their unit As the
unit of distance between two points is that of length the variables cannot be used directly for calcula-tion of distance
To calculate the distance it is necessary to express the spherical coordinates of the point in terms of
rectangular coordinate variables
113 Define the cross product of two vectors A and B Explain how the angle between the vectors can be
calculated from the definition of the cross product
Answer The cross product of two vectors A and B is a vector quantity say C The magnitude of C
is equal to the products of the magnitude of A the magnitude of B and the sine of angle a between
A and B The direction of C is perpendicular to the plane containing A and B The positive direction
is taken along the advance of a right-handed screw when it is rotated from A towards B
As per the definition of the cross product
A times B = ABsin a
Hence sin α = A B
A B
114 Explain what is meant by a scalar field Does the value of the field at a point depend on the choice of
the coordinate system
Answer A physical quantity which is a scalar function of position is a real number The quantity
may or may not be a function of time The mathematical representation or graphical plot of a scalar
function at various points in a region or domain is the scalar field of the function in that region Theregion may be one-dimensional (a line) two-dimensional (a surface) or three-dimensional (a vol-
ume) As an example let us consider a heated plate The temperature at each point on the surface of
the plate will have a specific value A graphical representation of temperatures at several points is the
temperature field in the region of the plate surface
Value of the field at a point is independent of the choice of a coordinate system
117 Explain the properties of the gradient of a scalar function
Answer The gradient of a scalar quantity which is a function of x y and z in general is a vector quan-
tity It is given by
nabla = + part part + partpart y x
u u u u= u
The first second and third terms give the rate of change of V with x y and z respectively As nablaV is
the vector sum of all the three components it gives the maximum rate of change of V with distance
at a point in space
120 Two sinusoidal functions are given by
V )t )minus= π
I )t )minus 12
π
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What is the phase difference between the two quantities and which is the leading quantity
Answer As V (t ) is a cosine function of time and I (t ) is a sine function of time we have to express
either V (t ) as a sine function or I (t ) as a cosine function of time By expressing I (t ) as a cosine func-
tion we get
)t )t = minus minus Thus the phase difference between the quantities is 3= V (t ) is the leading
quantity
PROBLEMS
11 Show the location of points P 1(10 m 20 m 30m) P
2(minus10 m 20 m 30m) P
3(10 m minus20 m
30m) P 4(10 m 20 m minus30m) in rectangular coordinates Calculate the distances of the points from
the origin
12 Show the location of the point P (05 m 60deg 02 m) in cylindrical coordinates Calculate the distances
of P from the origin
13 Show the location of the point P (04 m 30deg 45deg) in spherical coordinates Calculate the distances of
P from the origin
14 A point in rectangular coordinates is defined by (2 m minus3 m minus1 m) Find coordinates of the point in
(a) cylindrical coordinate and (b) in spherical coordinates
15 Derive relations between the cylindrical coordinate and spherical coordinate variables For the radial
directions use subscripts c and s respectively for cylindrical and spherical coordinates
16 A point in cylindrical coordinates is defined by (3 m 300
2 m) Find coordinates of the point inspherical coordinates
17 Find the distance between two points located at (a) (10 m 24 m minus08 m) and (minus26 m 15 m 15 m)
in rectangular coordinates (b) (12 m 45deg 20 m) and (05 m 60deg 02 m) in cylindrical coordinates
(c) (04 m 30deg 45deg) and (10 m 75deg 15deg) in spherical coordinates
18 Find the length vector from the point P 2(075 m 13 m minus06 m) to the point P
1(125 m minus07 m
04 m) Find also the unit vector directed from P 1 to P
2
19 A point is located at (20 m p 3 rad 08 m) in cylindrical coordinates Obtain in rectangular coordi-
nates the unit vector directed from the origin to the point
110 The location of two points are given by P 1(1 m 2 m 3 m) and P
2(2 m 3 m 5 m) Find the length
vector from the origin to the mid-point of the line joining P 1 and P
2
111 The location of two points are given by P 1(15 m 45deg 2 m) and P
2(5 m 60deg 30deg) in cylindrical and
spherical coordinates respectively Find the length vector from P 1 to P
2
112 A point is located at P (5 m 90deg 60deg) in spherical coordinates Find the unit vector directed from the
origin to P in rectangular coordinates
113 The equation y = 2 minus x is that of a straight line in the x-y plane Obtain the unit normal vector directed
from the given line to the point (3 2)
114 Find the dot and cross products of the vectors A = 3u x + 8u
y B = 5u
x + 10u
y What is the angle
between the vectors
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115 Given the vectors A = 4u x + 5u
y B = 6u
x + B
yu y + 8u
z What should be the value of B
y so that the angle
between A and B is 60deg
116 Vector A is directed from (2 m 3 m 4 m) to (5 m 7 m 9 m) and vector B is directed from (0 1 m
2 m) to (3 m 5 m 7 m) Find the angle between the vectors
117
Find the gradient of the scalar function f =
x
2
y +
y
2
z +
xz
2
at (minus
1 2minus
3) 118 The equation 2 x + 3 y + 4 z = c where c is a constant is that of a plane surface Find the unit vector
that is normal to the given plane and directed away from the origin
119 A surface is defined by x2 + y2 minus z 2 = 21 Find the unit vector normal to the surface at (4 3 2)
120 For the surface defined in Problem 119 find the angle between unit vectors normal to the surface at
(4 3 2) and )15 3
121 A vector function is described by A
+
1
2 2)uuu Find the divergence of the
vector function at (2 minus1 minus2)
122 A vector function is given by A = x2 yu x + y2 z u
y + xz 2u
z Find the curl of the vector at (1 2 4)
123 For the scalar function f ( x y z ) show that nabla times nablaf = 0
124 Prove the validity of the vector identity nabla times nabla times A = nabla(nabla sdot A) minusnabla2A for the vector function A = A( x
y z )u x + A( x y z )u
y + A( x y z )u
z
125 A vector field in rectangular coordinates is given byu
= + z
x Express the vector in cylindrical
coordinates at (4 45deg 3)
126 A vector is directed from (2 30deg 4) to (3 60deg 6) in cylindrical coordinates Find the angle between
the vector and the y axis
127 A vector function in cylindrical coordinates is given by
u ucos tans nr r
Calculate the components of the vector in rectangular coordinates
128 A vector function is given by = 8
2 2 Find the line integral of E along a straight path from
(3 5) to (6 10)
129 On the surface of a sphere find the area in the region if r = 6 30deg le q le 60deg 0 le f le 30deg
130 The amplitude of sinusoidal voltage and current of an electric circuit are 15 V and 2 A respectively
The current lags the voltage by p 6 rad Calculate (a) the rms values of voltage and current (b) the
power factor (c) the average power and (d) the complex impedance of the circuit
Find also the instantaneous power and complex power taking the voltage as reference Identify the
components of the complex power Assume w to be the angular frequency of the voltage
131 The complex forms of voltage and current amplitudes of an electric load are
40 V
2 A
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t 2
1
2)t
=0
2cosc= os (18)
The average power therefore is equal to the product of rms voltage rms current and the cosine of phase-angle between the voltage and current The power is also called active or effective or real power The electric unit
of power is watt (W) The product of V and I that is VI is called apparent power and its unit is volt-ampere
(VA) The factor cos y is called power factor of the load
Power factor cos = =2
VI
Substituting V = IZ and cos y = RZ in (18) we get the average power in terms of the current and the
resistance
P av
= I 2 R
Thus the active power is the power absorbed by the load
In an analogous way the reactive or quadrature power
1
2
2 (19)
The unit of reactive power is volt-ampere reactive (var)
It may be noted that I cos y of (18) is the component of current that is in phase with the voltage and I sin y of (19) is the component of current that is in quadrature with the voltage Thus the general principle is that
the average power is equal to the product of in-phase components of rms voltage and rms current and the
reactive power is given by the product of rms voltage and rms current which are out of phase by 90deg We will
use this principle to define complex power
The complex forms of voltage and current defined by (15) and (16) are
i (20)
andi (21)
In (20) V 0a
and V 0i are the real and imaginary parts of the voltage and in
(21) I 0a
and I 0i are the real and imaginary parts of the current These are
represented in the complex plane of Fig 123 Since V 0a
and I 0a
are in
phase and V 0i
and I 0i are also in phase the average power
1
2)
ii (22)
Moreover as V 0i
and I 0a
are out of phase by 90deg (V 0i I
0a2) gives one part of the
reactive power For the same reason (V 0a I
0i 2) gives a second part of reactive
power Note that in the first part the current lags the voltage and hence this part of the reactive power is inductive
The second part of the reactive power is capacitive as in this case the current leads the voltage If we assume the
inductive power to be positive then the capacitive power would be negative Thus the net reactive power
1)
ai a (23)
1
I
V
V a I
I
V
Im
Re
Fig 123 Showing real and
imaginary parts of a voltage
phasor and a current phasor
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We can also obtain the above results mathematically by the use of the complex forms of voltage and current
given in (20) and (21) as follows The conjugate of current is
i
lowast minus
Then1
2
1
2
lowast = i
)i
minus
= +1
2) + )]minus
i i (24)
We see that the rhs of (24) has a real part and an imaginary part The real part is same as the average power
given by (22) and the imaginary part is same as the reactive power given by (23) Thus 2lowast
gives the
complex power Denoting the complex power by P we have
lowast1
2 0
(25)
The average or active power 1
2 (26)
The reactive power 1
2 0
(27)
In (26) Re means lsquoReal part of rsquo and in (27) Im means lsquoImaginary part of rsquo the complex power The reactive
power is inductive if the imaginary part of (24) is positive and it is capacitive if the imaginary part is nega-
tive It can be shown that the real part of ( )2 is also equal to P av
However its imaginary part is nega-
tive of the imaginary part of (24)
EXAMPLE 127
The voltage and current of a given load are
V (t ) = 120 sin (1000t + 60deg) V
I (t ) = 15 cos (1000t - 45deg) A
(a) Find the phase difference between voltage and current and their root-mean-square values (b) Represent
the voltage and current in phasor complex and polar forms (c) Calculate the load impedance resistance
reactance inductance (or capacitance) power factor active power and reactive power using (18) and (19)
(d) Calculate the complex power using (25)
(a) In order to find the phase difference between voltage and current we have to write the voltage equation
in the cosine form
V (t ) = 120 sin (1000t + 60deg) = 120 cos (1000t minus 30deg) V
I (t ) = 15 cos (1000t minus 45deg) A
The phase angle of the current with respect to the voltage = minus 45degminus(minus30) = minus15deg The current lags the voltage
by 15deg
Root-mean-square values of voltage and current are
=2= 120 84 85 V
51= =2 60 A
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(b) Phasor forms e jminus ( ) V
e 4 ) A
Complex forms 0=)deg V
deg) = )minus A
Polar forms ang120 deg
= 1 Aang5 minus deg
(c) = = ang minus degang minus deg
= ang deg = deg +0
120 30
1 5 515 80 15(cos 2 700 1 Ω
Ω= 20 71 (Inductive)
Inductance L = X w = 20711000 = 2071 mH
Power factor = cos y = cos 15deg = 0966 (lagging)
Active power1
2
1120 1 966 93(= )( )5 0 ) 86 W
Reactive power 1
2
1120 1 259 29
0 = ) )5 0 ) = 23
(d) Complex powerlowast1
2
1 + 27
The real part is the average power in watts and the imaginary part is the reactive power in vars (inductive)
113 Fourier SeriesConsider that a function f ( x) has the following properties
1 It varies periodically with x That is f ( x + T ) = f ( x) where T is
the period
2 It is a single-valued function That is it has only one value for
a given value of the variable
3 It is a continuous function of the variable It may however have
finite number of discontinuities Such a periodic function is
shown in Fig 124 The wave is continuous in the range 0 lt x lt p and p lt x lt 2p and it is discontinuous at x = p and 2p
Any function f ( x) with a period 2p and satisfying the above mentioned properties can be represented by a trigonometric series as given below
) x1
==
infin
1
cn
)n (1)
where the constant a0 a
n and b
n are real numbers The trigonometric series is called Fourier series The con-
stants of the series are calculated from the following formulae
f d 1
minusπ
π x
p
f ( )
p
Fig 124 Illustration of a periodic
function
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x1
x
b f x d minus
1 π
Over a period 2p the constant a0 is the average value of f ( x) whereas the coefficients an and bn are twice theaverage values of f ( x) cos nx and f ( x) sin nx respectively
If a function f ( x) is defined over an interval of length instead of minus p to p its Fourier series is
obtained by replacing x in (1) by x Accordingly
n) x n=
(2)
The constants of (2) are given by
a f d 1
minus
+
x
x x
+1
b n x
dx1
minus
x sin
If f ( x) is an even function of x ie if f (minus x) = f ( x) then bn = 0 and
a x2
If f ( x) is an odd function of x [ f (minus x) = minus f ( x)] then an
= 0 and
b dx2
x sin
For an alternating function with identical positive and negative half-waves [ f ( x + p ) = minus f ( x)] the constant
a0 = 0
EXAMPLE 128
We will obtain the Fourier series of (a) a rectangular waveform and (b) of a triangular waveform illus-
trated in Fig 125
Fig 125 Pertaining to Example 128 (a) A rectangular wave and (b) A triangular wave
O
(a) b
f ( )
x
minusV
V
A
O
minusV
V
f ( )
minus x
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As both the waves are odd functions of x and have identical positive and negative half-cycles it is necessary
to calculate coefficient of the sine series only over the interval x = 0 to
(a) For the rectangular waveform f ( x) = V 0 in the interval x = 0 to =
=
2 2 2
0 = c
minus )
We see that bn = 0 for even values of n and b
n = 2 for odd values of n Thus the Fourier series of the
function is
) x == 4 1
1 3 5 (3)
(b) The equation of the triangular waveform from x = 0 to x = is that of the straight line OA Its equation
is
x
) x =
The coefficient of the nth term of the sine series
b x n x
dx
n
=
= minus
2
2
0
si
cos sin
= minus 2
ncos
Hence the Fourier series of the function is given by
) x s n= minus+ s n
2 1
3
3
2 (4)
114 Bessel FunctionsBessel functions are solutions of specific types of second order ordinary differential equations The general
form of the equation with V as dependent variable and r as independent variable is
r dr dr
0+ +r =)kr (1)
where k 2 is positive and n is any number Equation (1) is called Besselrsquos equation of order n though the dif-
ferential equation itself is of second order For n = 0 equation (1) becomes
dr dr
2 2 0+ + =)kr (2)
Equation (2) is Besselrsquos equation of zero order
Besselrsquos equation of any order is solved using the power series method We will limit our discussion to equa-
tion (2) as we will not need the solution of equation (1) for the analysis of problems which we will consider
in later chapters The solution of (2) is of the form
a + + + + +3 5 (3)
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The coefficients of the series are found by substituting V dV dr and d 2V dr 2 in (2) and then equating the
coefficients of like powers of r to zero Substituting (3) into the third term of (2) we get
2
)+ + + + + sdotsdotsdot (4)
Substituting dV dr and d 2V dr 2 into the second and first terms of (2) respectively we get
dV
r = 3 4 6 (5)
r d V
dr a r r 6 20= r + +a r +r (6)
Since the sum of the left-hand sides of (4) (5) and (6) is zero the sum of their right-hand sides must be equal
to zero Taking the sum and then collecting the terms of like powers of r we have
3 4r a a a
+ + =)+r r 6 0 (7)
Equation (7) will be satisfied if the coefficient of each power of r is equal to zero This exercise will yield the
following results
a1r = 0 rArr a
1 = 0
42
0 2
k = s an ar trar constant
9 0=
162
4
a k
a =
25 0a
362
6
a = minus
We find that the coefficients of odd powers of r of (3) are zero So the solution of the differential equation
will have terms with even powers of r only The coefficient of r 2m where m is a positive integer including
zero is given by
m1minus
m ) (8)
Replacing a0 of (8) by a different constant A the solution of (2) is given by
==
infin
sum minus( m )
)kr (9)
The function ) 1
)= sum
is called Bessel function of first kind and zero order
As equation (2) is a second-order differential equation there must be a second independent solution of the
equation The second solution is called Bessel function of second kind and zero order
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SUMMARY
We learnt the basics of three common types of coordinate systems vector analysis sinusoidally time-
varying functions Fourier series and Bessel function Other mathematical tools are described in later chap-
ters as and when necessary We found that unlike the unit vectors in rectangular coordinates the directionsof some of the unit vectors in cylindrical and spherical coordinates vary with one or two coordinate vari-
ables Though only the mathematical definitions of divergence gradient and curl operations are available
their applications to electric and magnetic fields and interpretations of results are described in later chap-
ters The vector operations in cylindrical and spherical coordinates are given in Chapters 2 and 4 The vec-
tor identities line surface and volume integrals will find frequent use in the text Moreover we will utilise
the coordinate transformation technique for calculation of vector magnetic potential of a current loop in
Chapter 4
Representation of sinusoidal quantities and power calculation will be used for the study of time-varying
fields We will apply Fourier series and Bessel function for the solution of boundary-value problems Bessel
function will also be used to study the skin-effect phenomenon in cylindrical conductors
IMPORTANT FORMULAE
Relation between coordinate variables
Rectangular and cylindrical coordinates
x = r cos f
y = r sin f
z = z
Rectangular and cylindrical coordinates
x = r sin q cos f
y = r sin q sin f
z = r cos q
Differential lengths
Rectangular coordinates d ℓ = u xdx + u
ydy + u
z dz
Cylindrical coordinates d ℓ = dr ur + rd f uf + u
z dz
Spherical coordinates d ℓ = ur dr + u
q (rd q ) + u
f (r sin q d f )
Differential surfaces
Rectangular coordinates d S = u x(dydz ) + u
y(dzdx) + u
z (dxdy)
Cylindrical coordinates d S = ur (rd f dz ) + u
f (drdz ) + u
z (rdrd f )
Spherical coordinates d S = ur (r 2sinq d q d f ) + u
q (r sinq drd f ) + u
f (rdrd q )
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Differential volumes
Rectangular coordinates dv = dxdydz
Cylindrical coordinates rdrd f dz
Spherical coordinates r 2sinq drd q d f
Position vector r = xu x + yu
y + z u
z
Dot product of two vectors
In rectangular coordinates A sdot B = A x B
x + A
y B
y + A
z B
z
In cylindrical coordinates A sdot B = Ar B
r + A
f B
f + A
z B
z
In spherical coordinates A sdot B = Ar B
r + A
q B
q + A
f B
f
Cross product of two vectors
In rectangular coordinates
A
u
=
x B B
In cylindrical coordinates
A
u u
= B
In spherical coordinates
A
= A A B
θ φ
θ φ
θ φ
Gradient of a scalar function in rectangular coordinates
nabla = part part + part y
u u
Divergence of a vector function in rectangular coordinates
nablasdot = partpart
+part
+part
D D
x y
D y
Curl of a vector function in rectangular coordinates
nabla times = partpart
part part y z
x y
H H Vector identities
nabla times nabla times A = nabla(nabla sdot A) minus nabla2A
nabla sdot (A times B) = B sdot (nabla times A) minus A sdot (nabla times B)
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Dot product of unit vectors
In Rectangular and Cylindrical Coordinate systems
sdotur
sdotuf
sdotu z
u x cos f ndashsin f 0u
ysin f cos f 0
u z
0 0 1
In Rectangular and Spherical Coordinate systems
sdotur
sdotuq
sdotuf
u x
sinq cosf cosq cosf ndashsin f
u y
sinq sinf cosq sinf cosf
u z cosq ndashsinq 0
Complex impedance
+ )minus
Instantaneous power
)t = ])t cos2
cos
Complex power
lowast1
2
MULTIPLE983085CHOICE QUESTIONS
(starred questions have two answers)
11 A point in cylindrical coordinates is defined by (14 m 25deg 075 m) Location of the point in rectan-
gular coordinates is
(a) (14 m 0592 m 075 m)
(b) (1269 m 0592 m 075 m)
(c) (14 m 0592 m 075 m)
(d) (14 m 0592 m 0375 m)
12 A point in spherical coordinates is described by (095 m 35deg 20deg) Location of the point in rectangu-
lar coordinates is
(a) (0512 m 0186 m 0778 m)
(b) (0186 m 0512 m 0778 m)
(c) (0512 m 0778 m 0186 m)
(d) (0186 m 0778 m 0512 m)
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13 A position vector is given by 4 The unit vector in the direction of the position
vector is
(a) 0 0 566 +u
(b) 0 0 24 +u
(c) 0 0 566 +u
(d) 0 0 707 +u
14 A vector is given by A uu+u If the unit vector alongA is u707
what should be the value of p
(a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 10 (d) 12
15 Two vectors are given by A 4+u and 1+u 2 The angle between the vectors is
nearest to
(a) 12deg (b) 14deg (c) 16deg (d) 18deg
16 Two vectors are described by A u u3+u and B u u For the vectors to be
parallel the values of p and q should be (a) p = 3 q = 3 (b) p = 3 q = 9 (c) p = 45 q = 3 (d) p = 3 q = 45
17 The angle between two vectors A 4+u x y
and B y is 15deg What is the ratio of p to q
(a) 1732 (b) minus1732 (c) 0577 (d) minus0577
18 Two vectors are given by A 2+u z and B 4+u
z The unit vector normal to the plane con-
taining A and B is given by
(a) +0 371 0 557 y
(b) +0 741 0 371 y
(c) 0741u x minus 0577u
y + 0371u
z
(d) 0371u x +
0743u y minus
05571u z
19 A scalar function is given byf = xyz The magnitude of grad f at (1 minus1 1) is equal to
(a) 2 3 (b) 3 2 (c) 31 (d) 3
110 If r is the position vector at ( x y z ) the magnitude of nabla sdot r is equal to
(a) 3 (b) 3 (c) 31 (d) 13
111 The divergence of F = xy (u x + u
y) at (1 3) is equal to
(a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3 (d) 2
112 A vector in cylindrical coordinates is given by (sin f r ) ur The vector in rectangular coordinates is
(a) y
2
3 2) (b)
y
2
2( ) (c)
y
2 2
2( ) (d)
y
2
2( )
113 A vector in spherical coordinates is given by ur r 2 The vector in rectangular coordinate is
(a)+u
x + 3 2 (b)
3 2
+u
x + (c)
u+u
( x + 3 (d)
zu u+u z
x + 3 2
114 The line integral of F = xy (u x + u
y) along the straight line y = x from (0 0) to (2 2) is
(a) 163 (b) 8 (c) 16 (d) 4
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115 The instantaneous voltage and current in an electric circuit are given by V (t ) = 5 sin (w t minus 30deg) V and
I (t ) = minus02 cos w t A The average power supplied to the circuit is
(a) 05 W (b) 3 2 W (c) 025 W (d) 3 4 W
QUESTIONS
11 Name the coordinate planes of rectangular coordinates
12 In rectangular coordinates the coordinates of a point are x y and z What is the normal distance of
the point from the x- y plane
13 Name the plane on which x = 0
14 The coordinate of two points are and respectively What is the distance between the
points
15 In rectangular coordinates locate the point ) by tracing the path along or parallel to the
coordinate axes starting from the origin
16 Describe the cylindrical coordinate system Show that the coordinate directions are mutually perpen-
dicular to each other
17 Describe the spherical coordinate system Show that the coordinate directions are mutually perpen-
dicular to each other
18 The r and variable appearing in cylindrical and spherical coordinate systems have the same mean-
ing or different meanings in the two systems Explain
19 Explain why the distance between two points specified in spherical coordinates cannot be calculated by direct use of the coordinates of the points
How is this distance calculated
110 Sketch a length vector in rectangular coordinates and show its components in the coordinate directions
111 Express the vector A as sum of its component in rectangular cylindrical and spherical coordinates
112 Write the differential length vector and the differential surface vector in rectangular cylindrical and
spherical coordinates in terms of the components Give also the formula for the differential volume
in the three coordinate systems
113 Define the cross product of two vectors A and B Explain how the angle between the vectors can be
calculated from the definition of the cross product
114 Explain what is meant by a scalar field Does the value of the field at a point depend on the choice of
the coordinate system
115 State what is meant by a vector field Does the value of the field at a point depend on the choice of
the coordinate system
116 Explain with sketches that the unit vectors ur and u
f in cylindrical coordinates vary with f
117 Explain the properties of the gradient of a scalar function
118 Describe the procedure for evaluating the line integral of a vector function from an initial point to a
final point along a given path
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119 For the vector function A( x y z ) show that nabla sdot nabla times A( x y z ) = 0
120 Two sinusoidal functions are given by
)t )minus=
)t )minus 12
π
What is the phase difference between the two quantities and which is the leading quantity
121 A sinusoidal quantity is given by
F (t ) = F 0 sin (w t + y )
Write the complex exponential phasor and polar forms of the quantity
122 Define the rms value of a sinusoidally time-varying current Explain its significance
123 If W V and I are the measured values of power rms value of voltage and rms value of current
respectively of an electric load then the ratio W (VI ) is defined as the power factor of the load Is this
definition applicable to only sinusoidal variation of voltage and current with time or for any type of
variation Explain
124 Explain with sketches the meanings of single-valued and multi-valued periodic functions
ANSWERS TO SELECTED QUESTIONS
16 Describe the cylindrical coordinate system Show that the coordinate directions are mutually perpen-
dicular to each other
Answer In cylindrical coordinate system the three surfaces are those of a circular cylinder and two
planes These surfaces are specified with reference to the rectangular coordinate system The axis of
the cylinder is along the z axis and its radius is denoted by r One of the plane surfaces containing the
z axis is specified by the angle it makes with the y-z plane The angle is generally denoted by f The
second plane surface is parallel to and at a height z from the x-y plane The three coordinate direc-
tions are r f and z
The r direction is normal to the surface of the cylinder hence it is perpendicular to the axis of the
cylinder As the axis of the cylinder is along the z axis r and z directions are perpendicular to each
other At a point on the cylindrical surface the r direction is perpendicular to and the f direction istangential to the cylindrical surface Hence they are perpendicular to each other Moreover the f direction is parallel to the x-y plane hence it is perpendicular to the z direction
18 The r and f variable appearing in cylindrical and spherical coordinate systems have the same mean-
ing or different meanings in the two systems Explain
Answer The variables in cylindrical coordinate system are r f and z and those of spherical coordi-
nates are r q and f The r direction in cylindrical coordinates is perpendicular to the z axis of rectan-
gular coordinates whereas the r direction in spherical coordinates is at an angle q with the z axis Thus
the r-variables have different meaning In both the systems the angle f is the angle between the y-z
plane and a plane surface containing the z axis Thus the variable f has the same meaning in both the
systems
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19 Explain why the distance between two points specified in spherical coordinates cannot be calculated
by direct use of the coordinates of the points
How is the distance calculated
Answer Both q and f variables of spherical coordinates are angles and radian is their unit As the
unit of distance between two points is that of length the variables cannot be used directly for calcula-tion of distance
To calculate the distance it is necessary to express the spherical coordinates of the point in terms of
rectangular coordinate variables
113 Define the cross product of two vectors A and B Explain how the angle between the vectors can be
calculated from the definition of the cross product
Answer The cross product of two vectors A and B is a vector quantity say C The magnitude of C
is equal to the products of the magnitude of A the magnitude of B and the sine of angle a between
A and B The direction of C is perpendicular to the plane containing A and B The positive direction
is taken along the advance of a right-handed screw when it is rotated from A towards B
As per the definition of the cross product
A times B = ABsin a
Hence sin α = A B
A B
114 Explain what is meant by a scalar field Does the value of the field at a point depend on the choice of
the coordinate system
Answer A physical quantity which is a scalar function of position is a real number The quantity
may or may not be a function of time The mathematical representation or graphical plot of a scalar
function at various points in a region or domain is the scalar field of the function in that region Theregion may be one-dimensional (a line) two-dimensional (a surface) or three-dimensional (a vol-
ume) As an example let us consider a heated plate The temperature at each point on the surface of
the plate will have a specific value A graphical representation of temperatures at several points is the
temperature field in the region of the plate surface
Value of the field at a point is independent of the choice of a coordinate system
117 Explain the properties of the gradient of a scalar function
Answer The gradient of a scalar quantity which is a function of x y and z in general is a vector quan-
tity It is given by
nabla = + part part + partpart y x
u u u u= u
The first second and third terms give the rate of change of V with x y and z respectively As nablaV is
the vector sum of all the three components it gives the maximum rate of change of V with distance
at a point in space
120 Two sinusoidal functions are given by
V )t )minus= π
I )t )minus 12
π
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What is the phase difference between the two quantities and which is the leading quantity
Answer As V (t ) is a cosine function of time and I (t ) is a sine function of time we have to express
either V (t ) as a sine function or I (t ) as a cosine function of time By expressing I (t ) as a cosine func-
tion we get
)t )t = minus minus Thus the phase difference between the quantities is 3= V (t ) is the leading
quantity
PROBLEMS
11 Show the location of points P 1(10 m 20 m 30m) P
2(minus10 m 20 m 30m) P
3(10 m minus20 m
30m) P 4(10 m 20 m minus30m) in rectangular coordinates Calculate the distances of the points from
the origin
12 Show the location of the point P (05 m 60deg 02 m) in cylindrical coordinates Calculate the distances
of P from the origin
13 Show the location of the point P (04 m 30deg 45deg) in spherical coordinates Calculate the distances of
P from the origin
14 A point in rectangular coordinates is defined by (2 m minus3 m minus1 m) Find coordinates of the point in
(a) cylindrical coordinate and (b) in spherical coordinates
15 Derive relations between the cylindrical coordinate and spherical coordinate variables For the radial
directions use subscripts c and s respectively for cylindrical and spherical coordinates
16 A point in cylindrical coordinates is defined by (3 m 300
2 m) Find coordinates of the point inspherical coordinates
17 Find the distance between two points located at (a) (10 m 24 m minus08 m) and (minus26 m 15 m 15 m)
in rectangular coordinates (b) (12 m 45deg 20 m) and (05 m 60deg 02 m) in cylindrical coordinates
(c) (04 m 30deg 45deg) and (10 m 75deg 15deg) in spherical coordinates
18 Find the length vector from the point P 2(075 m 13 m minus06 m) to the point P
1(125 m minus07 m
04 m) Find also the unit vector directed from P 1 to P
2
19 A point is located at (20 m p 3 rad 08 m) in cylindrical coordinates Obtain in rectangular coordi-
nates the unit vector directed from the origin to the point
110 The location of two points are given by P 1(1 m 2 m 3 m) and P
2(2 m 3 m 5 m) Find the length
vector from the origin to the mid-point of the line joining P 1 and P
2
111 The location of two points are given by P 1(15 m 45deg 2 m) and P
2(5 m 60deg 30deg) in cylindrical and
spherical coordinates respectively Find the length vector from P 1 to P
2
112 A point is located at P (5 m 90deg 60deg) in spherical coordinates Find the unit vector directed from the
origin to P in rectangular coordinates
113 The equation y = 2 minus x is that of a straight line in the x-y plane Obtain the unit normal vector directed
from the given line to the point (3 2)
114 Find the dot and cross products of the vectors A = 3u x + 8u
y B = 5u
x + 10u
y What is the angle
between the vectors
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115 Given the vectors A = 4u x + 5u
y B = 6u
x + B
yu y + 8u
z What should be the value of B
y so that the angle
between A and B is 60deg
116 Vector A is directed from (2 m 3 m 4 m) to (5 m 7 m 9 m) and vector B is directed from (0 1 m
2 m) to (3 m 5 m 7 m) Find the angle between the vectors
117
Find the gradient of the scalar function f =
x
2
y +
y
2
z +
xz
2
at (minus
1 2minus
3) 118 The equation 2 x + 3 y + 4 z = c where c is a constant is that of a plane surface Find the unit vector
that is normal to the given plane and directed away from the origin
119 A surface is defined by x2 + y2 minus z 2 = 21 Find the unit vector normal to the surface at (4 3 2)
120 For the surface defined in Problem 119 find the angle between unit vectors normal to the surface at
(4 3 2) and )15 3
121 A vector function is described by A
+
1
2 2)uuu Find the divergence of the
vector function at (2 minus1 minus2)
122 A vector function is given by A = x2 yu x + y2 z u
y + xz 2u
z Find the curl of the vector at (1 2 4)
123 For the scalar function f ( x y z ) show that nabla times nablaf = 0
124 Prove the validity of the vector identity nabla times nabla times A = nabla(nabla sdot A) minusnabla2A for the vector function A = A( x
y z )u x + A( x y z )u
y + A( x y z )u
z
125 A vector field in rectangular coordinates is given byu
= + z
x Express the vector in cylindrical
coordinates at (4 45deg 3)
126 A vector is directed from (2 30deg 4) to (3 60deg 6) in cylindrical coordinates Find the angle between
the vector and the y axis
127 A vector function in cylindrical coordinates is given by
u ucos tans nr r
Calculate the components of the vector in rectangular coordinates
128 A vector function is given by = 8
2 2 Find the line integral of E along a straight path from
(3 5) to (6 10)
129 On the surface of a sphere find the area in the region if r = 6 30deg le q le 60deg 0 le f le 30deg
130 The amplitude of sinusoidal voltage and current of an electric circuit are 15 V and 2 A respectively
The current lags the voltage by p 6 rad Calculate (a) the rms values of voltage and current (b) the
power factor (c) the average power and (d) the complex impedance of the circuit
Find also the instantaneous power and complex power taking the voltage as reference Identify the
components of the complex power Assume w to be the angular frequency of the voltage
131 The complex forms of voltage and current amplitudes of an electric load are
40 V
2 A
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We can also obtain the above results mathematically by the use of the complex forms of voltage and current
given in (20) and (21) as follows The conjugate of current is
i
lowast minus
Then1
2
1
2
lowast = i
)i
minus
= +1
2) + )]minus
i i (24)
We see that the rhs of (24) has a real part and an imaginary part The real part is same as the average power
given by (22) and the imaginary part is same as the reactive power given by (23) Thus 2lowast
gives the
complex power Denoting the complex power by P we have
lowast1
2 0
(25)
The average or active power 1
2 (26)
The reactive power 1
2 0
(27)
In (26) Re means lsquoReal part of rsquo and in (27) Im means lsquoImaginary part of rsquo the complex power The reactive
power is inductive if the imaginary part of (24) is positive and it is capacitive if the imaginary part is nega-
tive It can be shown that the real part of ( )2 is also equal to P av
However its imaginary part is nega-
tive of the imaginary part of (24)
EXAMPLE 127
The voltage and current of a given load are
V (t ) = 120 sin (1000t + 60deg) V
I (t ) = 15 cos (1000t - 45deg) A
(a) Find the phase difference between voltage and current and their root-mean-square values (b) Represent
the voltage and current in phasor complex and polar forms (c) Calculate the load impedance resistance
reactance inductance (or capacitance) power factor active power and reactive power using (18) and (19)
(d) Calculate the complex power using (25)
(a) In order to find the phase difference between voltage and current we have to write the voltage equation
in the cosine form
V (t ) = 120 sin (1000t + 60deg) = 120 cos (1000t minus 30deg) V
I (t ) = 15 cos (1000t minus 45deg) A
The phase angle of the current with respect to the voltage = minus 45degminus(minus30) = minus15deg The current lags the voltage
by 15deg
Root-mean-square values of voltage and current are
=2= 120 84 85 V
51= =2 60 A
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(b) Phasor forms e jminus ( ) V
e 4 ) A
Complex forms 0=)deg V
deg) = )minus A
Polar forms ang120 deg
= 1 Aang5 minus deg
(c) = = ang minus degang minus deg
= ang deg = deg +0
120 30
1 5 515 80 15(cos 2 700 1 Ω
Ω= 20 71 (Inductive)
Inductance L = X w = 20711000 = 2071 mH
Power factor = cos y = cos 15deg = 0966 (lagging)
Active power1
2
1120 1 966 93(= )( )5 0 ) 86 W
Reactive power 1
2
1120 1 259 29
0 = ) )5 0 ) = 23
(d) Complex powerlowast1
2
1 + 27
The real part is the average power in watts and the imaginary part is the reactive power in vars (inductive)
113 Fourier SeriesConsider that a function f ( x) has the following properties
1 It varies periodically with x That is f ( x + T ) = f ( x) where T is
the period
2 It is a single-valued function That is it has only one value for
a given value of the variable
3 It is a continuous function of the variable It may however have
finite number of discontinuities Such a periodic function is
shown in Fig 124 The wave is continuous in the range 0 lt x lt p and p lt x lt 2p and it is discontinuous at x = p and 2p
Any function f ( x) with a period 2p and satisfying the above mentioned properties can be represented by a trigonometric series as given below
) x1
==
infin
1
cn
)n (1)
where the constant a0 a
n and b
n are real numbers The trigonometric series is called Fourier series The con-
stants of the series are calculated from the following formulae
f d 1
minusπ
π x
p
f ( )
p
Fig 124 Illustration of a periodic
function
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x1
x
b f x d minus
1 π
Over a period 2p the constant a0 is the average value of f ( x) whereas the coefficients an and bn are twice theaverage values of f ( x) cos nx and f ( x) sin nx respectively
If a function f ( x) is defined over an interval of length instead of minus p to p its Fourier series is
obtained by replacing x in (1) by x Accordingly
n) x n=
(2)
The constants of (2) are given by
a f d 1
minus
+
x
x x
+1
b n x
dx1
minus
x sin
If f ( x) is an even function of x ie if f (minus x) = f ( x) then bn = 0 and
a x2
If f ( x) is an odd function of x [ f (minus x) = minus f ( x)] then an
= 0 and
b dx2
x sin
For an alternating function with identical positive and negative half-waves [ f ( x + p ) = minus f ( x)] the constant
a0 = 0
EXAMPLE 128
We will obtain the Fourier series of (a) a rectangular waveform and (b) of a triangular waveform illus-
trated in Fig 125
Fig 125 Pertaining to Example 128 (a) A rectangular wave and (b) A triangular wave
O
(a) b
f ( )
x
minusV
V
A
O
minusV
V
f ( )
minus x
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As both the waves are odd functions of x and have identical positive and negative half-cycles it is necessary
to calculate coefficient of the sine series only over the interval x = 0 to
(a) For the rectangular waveform f ( x) = V 0 in the interval x = 0 to =
=
2 2 2
0 = c
minus )
We see that bn = 0 for even values of n and b
n = 2 for odd values of n Thus the Fourier series of the
function is
) x == 4 1
1 3 5 (3)
(b) The equation of the triangular waveform from x = 0 to x = is that of the straight line OA Its equation
is
x
) x =
The coefficient of the nth term of the sine series
b x n x
dx
n
=
= minus
2
2
0
si
cos sin
= minus 2
ncos
Hence the Fourier series of the function is given by
) x s n= minus+ s n
2 1
3
3
2 (4)
114 Bessel FunctionsBessel functions are solutions of specific types of second order ordinary differential equations The general
form of the equation with V as dependent variable and r as independent variable is
r dr dr
0+ +r =)kr (1)
where k 2 is positive and n is any number Equation (1) is called Besselrsquos equation of order n though the dif-
ferential equation itself is of second order For n = 0 equation (1) becomes
dr dr
2 2 0+ + =)kr (2)
Equation (2) is Besselrsquos equation of zero order
Besselrsquos equation of any order is solved using the power series method We will limit our discussion to equa-
tion (2) as we will not need the solution of equation (1) for the analysis of problems which we will consider
in later chapters The solution of (2) is of the form
a + + + + +3 5 (3)
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The coefficients of the series are found by substituting V dV dr and d 2V dr 2 in (2) and then equating the
coefficients of like powers of r to zero Substituting (3) into the third term of (2) we get
2
)+ + + + + sdotsdotsdot (4)
Substituting dV dr and d 2V dr 2 into the second and first terms of (2) respectively we get
dV
r = 3 4 6 (5)
r d V
dr a r r 6 20= r + +a r +r (6)
Since the sum of the left-hand sides of (4) (5) and (6) is zero the sum of their right-hand sides must be equal
to zero Taking the sum and then collecting the terms of like powers of r we have
3 4r a a a
+ + =)+r r 6 0 (7)
Equation (7) will be satisfied if the coefficient of each power of r is equal to zero This exercise will yield the
following results
a1r = 0 rArr a
1 = 0
42
0 2
k = s an ar trar constant
9 0=
162
4
a k
a =
25 0a
362
6
a = minus
We find that the coefficients of odd powers of r of (3) are zero So the solution of the differential equation
will have terms with even powers of r only The coefficient of r 2m where m is a positive integer including
zero is given by
m1minus
m ) (8)
Replacing a0 of (8) by a different constant A the solution of (2) is given by
==
infin
sum minus( m )
)kr (9)
The function ) 1
)= sum
is called Bessel function of first kind and zero order
As equation (2) is a second-order differential equation there must be a second independent solution of the
equation The second solution is called Bessel function of second kind and zero order
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SUMMARY
We learnt the basics of three common types of coordinate systems vector analysis sinusoidally time-
varying functions Fourier series and Bessel function Other mathematical tools are described in later chap-
ters as and when necessary We found that unlike the unit vectors in rectangular coordinates the directionsof some of the unit vectors in cylindrical and spherical coordinates vary with one or two coordinate vari-
ables Though only the mathematical definitions of divergence gradient and curl operations are available
their applications to electric and magnetic fields and interpretations of results are described in later chap-
ters The vector operations in cylindrical and spherical coordinates are given in Chapters 2 and 4 The vec-
tor identities line surface and volume integrals will find frequent use in the text Moreover we will utilise
the coordinate transformation technique for calculation of vector magnetic potential of a current loop in
Chapter 4
Representation of sinusoidal quantities and power calculation will be used for the study of time-varying
fields We will apply Fourier series and Bessel function for the solution of boundary-value problems Bessel
function will also be used to study the skin-effect phenomenon in cylindrical conductors
IMPORTANT FORMULAE
Relation between coordinate variables
Rectangular and cylindrical coordinates
x = r cos f
y = r sin f
z = z
Rectangular and cylindrical coordinates
x = r sin q cos f
y = r sin q sin f
z = r cos q
Differential lengths
Rectangular coordinates d ℓ = u xdx + u
ydy + u
z dz
Cylindrical coordinates d ℓ = dr ur + rd f uf + u
z dz
Spherical coordinates d ℓ = ur dr + u
q (rd q ) + u
f (r sin q d f )
Differential surfaces
Rectangular coordinates d S = u x(dydz ) + u
y(dzdx) + u
z (dxdy)
Cylindrical coordinates d S = ur (rd f dz ) + u
f (drdz ) + u
z (rdrd f )
Spherical coordinates d S = ur (r 2sinq d q d f ) + u
q (r sinq drd f ) + u
f (rdrd q )
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Differential volumes
Rectangular coordinates dv = dxdydz
Cylindrical coordinates rdrd f dz
Spherical coordinates r 2sinq drd q d f
Position vector r = xu x + yu
y + z u
z
Dot product of two vectors
In rectangular coordinates A sdot B = A x B
x + A
y B
y + A
z B
z
In cylindrical coordinates A sdot B = Ar B
r + A
f B
f + A
z B
z
In spherical coordinates A sdot B = Ar B
r + A
q B
q + A
f B
f
Cross product of two vectors
In rectangular coordinates
A
u
=
x B B
In cylindrical coordinates
A
u u
= B
In spherical coordinates
A
= A A B
θ φ
θ φ
θ φ
Gradient of a scalar function in rectangular coordinates
nabla = part part + part y
u u
Divergence of a vector function in rectangular coordinates
nablasdot = partpart
+part
+part
D D
x y
D y
Curl of a vector function in rectangular coordinates
nabla times = partpart
part part y z
x y
H H Vector identities
nabla times nabla times A = nabla(nabla sdot A) minus nabla2A
nabla sdot (A times B) = B sdot (nabla times A) minus A sdot (nabla times B)
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Dot product of unit vectors
In Rectangular and Cylindrical Coordinate systems
sdotur
sdotuf
sdotu z
u x cos f ndashsin f 0u
ysin f cos f 0
u z
0 0 1
In Rectangular and Spherical Coordinate systems
sdotur
sdotuq
sdotuf
u x
sinq cosf cosq cosf ndashsin f
u y
sinq sinf cosq sinf cosf
u z cosq ndashsinq 0
Complex impedance
+ )minus
Instantaneous power
)t = ])t cos2
cos
Complex power
lowast1
2
MULTIPLE983085CHOICE QUESTIONS
(starred questions have two answers)
11 A point in cylindrical coordinates is defined by (14 m 25deg 075 m) Location of the point in rectan-
gular coordinates is
(a) (14 m 0592 m 075 m)
(b) (1269 m 0592 m 075 m)
(c) (14 m 0592 m 075 m)
(d) (14 m 0592 m 0375 m)
12 A point in spherical coordinates is described by (095 m 35deg 20deg) Location of the point in rectangu-
lar coordinates is
(a) (0512 m 0186 m 0778 m)
(b) (0186 m 0512 m 0778 m)
(c) (0512 m 0778 m 0186 m)
(d) (0186 m 0778 m 0512 m)
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13 A position vector is given by 4 The unit vector in the direction of the position
vector is
(a) 0 0 566 +u
(b) 0 0 24 +u
(c) 0 0 566 +u
(d) 0 0 707 +u
14 A vector is given by A uu+u If the unit vector alongA is u707
what should be the value of p
(a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 10 (d) 12
15 Two vectors are given by A 4+u and 1+u 2 The angle between the vectors is
nearest to
(a) 12deg (b) 14deg (c) 16deg (d) 18deg
16 Two vectors are described by A u u3+u and B u u For the vectors to be
parallel the values of p and q should be (a) p = 3 q = 3 (b) p = 3 q = 9 (c) p = 45 q = 3 (d) p = 3 q = 45
17 The angle between two vectors A 4+u x y
and B y is 15deg What is the ratio of p to q
(a) 1732 (b) minus1732 (c) 0577 (d) minus0577
18 Two vectors are given by A 2+u z and B 4+u
z The unit vector normal to the plane con-
taining A and B is given by
(a) +0 371 0 557 y
(b) +0 741 0 371 y
(c) 0741u x minus 0577u
y + 0371u
z
(d) 0371u x +
0743u y minus
05571u z
19 A scalar function is given byf = xyz The magnitude of grad f at (1 minus1 1) is equal to
(a) 2 3 (b) 3 2 (c) 31 (d) 3
110 If r is the position vector at ( x y z ) the magnitude of nabla sdot r is equal to
(a) 3 (b) 3 (c) 31 (d) 13
111 The divergence of F = xy (u x + u
y) at (1 3) is equal to
(a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3 (d) 2
112 A vector in cylindrical coordinates is given by (sin f r ) ur The vector in rectangular coordinates is
(a) y
2
3 2) (b)
y
2
2( ) (c)
y
2 2
2( ) (d)
y
2
2( )
113 A vector in spherical coordinates is given by ur r 2 The vector in rectangular coordinate is
(a)+u
x + 3 2 (b)
3 2
+u
x + (c)
u+u
( x + 3 (d)
zu u+u z
x + 3 2
114 The line integral of F = xy (u x + u
y) along the straight line y = x from (0 0) to (2 2) is
(a) 163 (b) 8 (c) 16 (d) 4
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115 The instantaneous voltage and current in an electric circuit are given by V (t ) = 5 sin (w t minus 30deg) V and
I (t ) = minus02 cos w t A The average power supplied to the circuit is
(a) 05 W (b) 3 2 W (c) 025 W (d) 3 4 W
QUESTIONS
11 Name the coordinate planes of rectangular coordinates
12 In rectangular coordinates the coordinates of a point are x y and z What is the normal distance of
the point from the x- y plane
13 Name the plane on which x = 0
14 The coordinate of two points are and respectively What is the distance between the
points
15 In rectangular coordinates locate the point ) by tracing the path along or parallel to the
coordinate axes starting from the origin
16 Describe the cylindrical coordinate system Show that the coordinate directions are mutually perpen-
dicular to each other
17 Describe the spherical coordinate system Show that the coordinate directions are mutually perpen-
dicular to each other
18 The r and variable appearing in cylindrical and spherical coordinate systems have the same mean-
ing or different meanings in the two systems Explain
19 Explain why the distance between two points specified in spherical coordinates cannot be calculated by direct use of the coordinates of the points
How is this distance calculated
110 Sketch a length vector in rectangular coordinates and show its components in the coordinate directions
111 Express the vector A as sum of its component in rectangular cylindrical and spherical coordinates
112 Write the differential length vector and the differential surface vector in rectangular cylindrical and
spherical coordinates in terms of the components Give also the formula for the differential volume
in the three coordinate systems
113 Define the cross product of two vectors A and B Explain how the angle between the vectors can be
calculated from the definition of the cross product
114 Explain what is meant by a scalar field Does the value of the field at a point depend on the choice of
the coordinate system
115 State what is meant by a vector field Does the value of the field at a point depend on the choice of
the coordinate system
116 Explain with sketches that the unit vectors ur and u
f in cylindrical coordinates vary with f
117 Explain the properties of the gradient of a scalar function
118 Describe the procedure for evaluating the line integral of a vector function from an initial point to a
final point along a given path
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119 For the vector function A( x y z ) show that nabla sdot nabla times A( x y z ) = 0
120 Two sinusoidal functions are given by
)t )minus=
)t )minus 12
π
What is the phase difference between the two quantities and which is the leading quantity
121 A sinusoidal quantity is given by
F (t ) = F 0 sin (w t + y )
Write the complex exponential phasor and polar forms of the quantity
122 Define the rms value of a sinusoidally time-varying current Explain its significance
123 If W V and I are the measured values of power rms value of voltage and rms value of current
respectively of an electric load then the ratio W (VI ) is defined as the power factor of the load Is this
definition applicable to only sinusoidal variation of voltage and current with time or for any type of
variation Explain
124 Explain with sketches the meanings of single-valued and multi-valued periodic functions
ANSWERS TO SELECTED QUESTIONS
16 Describe the cylindrical coordinate system Show that the coordinate directions are mutually perpen-
dicular to each other
Answer In cylindrical coordinate system the three surfaces are those of a circular cylinder and two
planes These surfaces are specified with reference to the rectangular coordinate system The axis of
the cylinder is along the z axis and its radius is denoted by r One of the plane surfaces containing the
z axis is specified by the angle it makes with the y-z plane The angle is generally denoted by f The
second plane surface is parallel to and at a height z from the x-y plane The three coordinate direc-
tions are r f and z
The r direction is normal to the surface of the cylinder hence it is perpendicular to the axis of the
cylinder As the axis of the cylinder is along the z axis r and z directions are perpendicular to each
other At a point on the cylindrical surface the r direction is perpendicular to and the f direction istangential to the cylindrical surface Hence they are perpendicular to each other Moreover the f direction is parallel to the x-y plane hence it is perpendicular to the z direction
18 The r and f variable appearing in cylindrical and spherical coordinate systems have the same mean-
ing or different meanings in the two systems Explain
Answer The variables in cylindrical coordinate system are r f and z and those of spherical coordi-
nates are r q and f The r direction in cylindrical coordinates is perpendicular to the z axis of rectan-
gular coordinates whereas the r direction in spherical coordinates is at an angle q with the z axis Thus
the r-variables have different meaning In both the systems the angle f is the angle between the y-z
plane and a plane surface containing the z axis Thus the variable f has the same meaning in both the
systems
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19 Explain why the distance between two points specified in spherical coordinates cannot be calculated
by direct use of the coordinates of the points
How is the distance calculated
Answer Both q and f variables of spherical coordinates are angles and radian is their unit As the
unit of distance between two points is that of length the variables cannot be used directly for calcula-tion of distance
To calculate the distance it is necessary to express the spherical coordinates of the point in terms of
rectangular coordinate variables
113 Define the cross product of two vectors A and B Explain how the angle between the vectors can be
calculated from the definition of the cross product
Answer The cross product of two vectors A and B is a vector quantity say C The magnitude of C
is equal to the products of the magnitude of A the magnitude of B and the sine of angle a between
A and B The direction of C is perpendicular to the plane containing A and B The positive direction
is taken along the advance of a right-handed screw when it is rotated from A towards B
As per the definition of the cross product
A times B = ABsin a
Hence sin α = A B
A B
114 Explain what is meant by a scalar field Does the value of the field at a point depend on the choice of
the coordinate system
Answer A physical quantity which is a scalar function of position is a real number The quantity
may or may not be a function of time The mathematical representation or graphical plot of a scalar
function at various points in a region or domain is the scalar field of the function in that region Theregion may be one-dimensional (a line) two-dimensional (a surface) or three-dimensional (a vol-
ume) As an example let us consider a heated plate The temperature at each point on the surface of
the plate will have a specific value A graphical representation of temperatures at several points is the
temperature field in the region of the plate surface
Value of the field at a point is independent of the choice of a coordinate system
117 Explain the properties of the gradient of a scalar function
Answer The gradient of a scalar quantity which is a function of x y and z in general is a vector quan-
tity It is given by
nabla = + part part + partpart y x
u u u u= u
The first second and third terms give the rate of change of V with x y and z respectively As nablaV is
the vector sum of all the three components it gives the maximum rate of change of V with distance
at a point in space
120 Two sinusoidal functions are given by
V )t )minus= π
I )t )minus 12
π
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What is the phase difference between the two quantities and which is the leading quantity
Answer As V (t ) is a cosine function of time and I (t ) is a sine function of time we have to express
either V (t ) as a sine function or I (t ) as a cosine function of time By expressing I (t ) as a cosine func-
tion we get
)t )t = minus minus Thus the phase difference between the quantities is 3= V (t ) is the leading
quantity
PROBLEMS
11 Show the location of points P 1(10 m 20 m 30m) P
2(minus10 m 20 m 30m) P
3(10 m minus20 m
30m) P 4(10 m 20 m minus30m) in rectangular coordinates Calculate the distances of the points from
the origin
12 Show the location of the point P (05 m 60deg 02 m) in cylindrical coordinates Calculate the distances
of P from the origin
13 Show the location of the point P (04 m 30deg 45deg) in spherical coordinates Calculate the distances of
P from the origin
14 A point in rectangular coordinates is defined by (2 m minus3 m minus1 m) Find coordinates of the point in
(a) cylindrical coordinate and (b) in spherical coordinates
15 Derive relations between the cylindrical coordinate and spherical coordinate variables For the radial
directions use subscripts c and s respectively for cylindrical and spherical coordinates
16 A point in cylindrical coordinates is defined by (3 m 300
2 m) Find coordinates of the point inspherical coordinates
17 Find the distance between two points located at (a) (10 m 24 m minus08 m) and (minus26 m 15 m 15 m)
in rectangular coordinates (b) (12 m 45deg 20 m) and (05 m 60deg 02 m) in cylindrical coordinates
(c) (04 m 30deg 45deg) and (10 m 75deg 15deg) in spherical coordinates
18 Find the length vector from the point P 2(075 m 13 m minus06 m) to the point P
1(125 m minus07 m
04 m) Find also the unit vector directed from P 1 to P
2
19 A point is located at (20 m p 3 rad 08 m) in cylindrical coordinates Obtain in rectangular coordi-
nates the unit vector directed from the origin to the point
110 The location of two points are given by P 1(1 m 2 m 3 m) and P
2(2 m 3 m 5 m) Find the length
vector from the origin to the mid-point of the line joining P 1 and P
2
111 The location of two points are given by P 1(15 m 45deg 2 m) and P
2(5 m 60deg 30deg) in cylindrical and
spherical coordinates respectively Find the length vector from P 1 to P
2
112 A point is located at P (5 m 90deg 60deg) in spherical coordinates Find the unit vector directed from the
origin to P in rectangular coordinates
113 The equation y = 2 minus x is that of a straight line in the x-y plane Obtain the unit normal vector directed
from the given line to the point (3 2)
114 Find the dot and cross products of the vectors A = 3u x + 8u
y B = 5u
x + 10u
y What is the angle
between the vectors
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115 Given the vectors A = 4u x + 5u
y B = 6u
x + B
yu y + 8u
z What should be the value of B
y so that the angle
between A and B is 60deg
116 Vector A is directed from (2 m 3 m 4 m) to (5 m 7 m 9 m) and vector B is directed from (0 1 m
2 m) to (3 m 5 m 7 m) Find the angle between the vectors
117
Find the gradient of the scalar function f =
x
2
y +
y
2
z +
xz
2
at (minus
1 2minus
3) 118 The equation 2 x + 3 y + 4 z = c where c is a constant is that of a plane surface Find the unit vector
that is normal to the given plane and directed away from the origin
119 A surface is defined by x2 + y2 minus z 2 = 21 Find the unit vector normal to the surface at (4 3 2)
120 For the surface defined in Problem 119 find the angle between unit vectors normal to the surface at
(4 3 2) and )15 3
121 A vector function is described by A
+
1
2 2)uuu Find the divergence of the
vector function at (2 minus1 minus2)
122 A vector function is given by A = x2 yu x + y2 z u
y + xz 2u
z Find the curl of the vector at (1 2 4)
123 For the scalar function f ( x y z ) show that nabla times nablaf = 0
124 Prove the validity of the vector identity nabla times nabla times A = nabla(nabla sdot A) minusnabla2A for the vector function A = A( x
y z )u x + A( x y z )u
y + A( x y z )u
z
125 A vector field in rectangular coordinates is given byu
= + z
x Express the vector in cylindrical
coordinates at (4 45deg 3)
126 A vector is directed from (2 30deg 4) to (3 60deg 6) in cylindrical coordinates Find the angle between
the vector and the y axis
127 A vector function in cylindrical coordinates is given by
u ucos tans nr r
Calculate the components of the vector in rectangular coordinates
128 A vector function is given by = 8
2 2 Find the line integral of E along a straight path from
(3 5) to (6 10)
129 On the surface of a sphere find the area in the region if r = 6 30deg le q le 60deg 0 le f le 30deg
130 The amplitude of sinusoidal voltage and current of an electric circuit are 15 V and 2 A respectively
The current lags the voltage by p 6 rad Calculate (a) the rms values of voltage and current (b) the
power factor (c) the average power and (d) the complex impedance of the circuit
Find also the instantaneous power and complex power taking the voltage as reference Identify the
components of the complex power Assume w to be the angular frequency of the voltage
131 The complex forms of voltage and current amplitudes of an electric load are
40 V
2 A
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(b) Phasor forms e jminus ( ) V
e 4 ) A
Complex forms 0=)deg V
deg) = )minus A
Polar forms ang120 deg
= 1 Aang5 minus deg
(c) = = ang minus degang minus deg
= ang deg = deg +0
120 30
1 5 515 80 15(cos 2 700 1 Ω
Ω= 20 71 (Inductive)
Inductance L = X w = 20711000 = 2071 mH
Power factor = cos y = cos 15deg = 0966 (lagging)
Active power1
2
1120 1 966 93(= )( )5 0 ) 86 W
Reactive power 1
2
1120 1 259 29
0 = ) )5 0 ) = 23
(d) Complex powerlowast1
2
1 + 27
The real part is the average power in watts and the imaginary part is the reactive power in vars (inductive)
113 Fourier SeriesConsider that a function f ( x) has the following properties
1 It varies periodically with x That is f ( x + T ) = f ( x) where T is
the period
2 It is a single-valued function That is it has only one value for
a given value of the variable
3 It is a continuous function of the variable It may however have
finite number of discontinuities Such a periodic function is
shown in Fig 124 The wave is continuous in the range 0 lt x lt p and p lt x lt 2p and it is discontinuous at x = p and 2p
Any function f ( x) with a period 2p and satisfying the above mentioned properties can be represented by a trigonometric series as given below
) x1
==
infin
1
cn
)n (1)
where the constant a0 a
n and b
n are real numbers The trigonometric series is called Fourier series The con-
stants of the series are calculated from the following formulae
f d 1
minusπ
π x
p
f ( )
p
Fig 124 Illustration of a periodic
function
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x1
x
b f x d minus
1 π
Over a period 2p the constant a0 is the average value of f ( x) whereas the coefficients an and bn are twice theaverage values of f ( x) cos nx and f ( x) sin nx respectively
If a function f ( x) is defined over an interval of length instead of minus p to p its Fourier series is
obtained by replacing x in (1) by x Accordingly
n) x n=
(2)
The constants of (2) are given by
a f d 1
minus
+
x
x x
+1
b n x
dx1
minus
x sin
If f ( x) is an even function of x ie if f (minus x) = f ( x) then bn = 0 and
a x2
If f ( x) is an odd function of x [ f (minus x) = minus f ( x)] then an
= 0 and
b dx2
x sin
For an alternating function with identical positive and negative half-waves [ f ( x + p ) = minus f ( x)] the constant
a0 = 0
EXAMPLE 128
We will obtain the Fourier series of (a) a rectangular waveform and (b) of a triangular waveform illus-
trated in Fig 125
Fig 125 Pertaining to Example 128 (a) A rectangular wave and (b) A triangular wave
O
(a) b
f ( )
x
minusV
V
A
O
minusV
V
f ( )
minus x
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As both the waves are odd functions of x and have identical positive and negative half-cycles it is necessary
to calculate coefficient of the sine series only over the interval x = 0 to
(a) For the rectangular waveform f ( x) = V 0 in the interval x = 0 to =
=
2 2 2
0 = c
minus )
We see that bn = 0 for even values of n and b
n = 2 for odd values of n Thus the Fourier series of the
function is
) x == 4 1
1 3 5 (3)
(b) The equation of the triangular waveform from x = 0 to x = is that of the straight line OA Its equation
is
x
) x =
The coefficient of the nth term of the sine series
b x n x
dx
n
=
= minus
2
2
0
si
cos sin
= minus 2
ncos
Hence the Fourier series of the function is given by
) x s n= minus+ s n
2 1
3
3
2 (4)
114 Bessel FunctionsBessel functions are solutions of specific types of second order ordinary differential equations The general
form of the equation with V as dependent variable and r as independent variable is
r dr dr
0+ +r =)kr (1)
where k 2 is positive and n is any number Equation (1) is called Besselrsquos equation of order n though the dif-
ferential equation itself is of second order For n = 0 equation (1) becomes
dr dr
2 2 0+ + =)kr (2)
Equation (2) is Besselrsquos equation of zero order
Besselrsquos equation of any order is solved using the power series method We will limit our discussion to equa-
tion (2) as we will not need the solution of equation (1) for the analysis of problems which we will consider
in later chapters The solution of (2) is of the form
a + + + + +3 5 (3)
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The coefficients of the series are found by substituting V dV dr and d 2V dr 2 in (2) and then equating the
coefficients of like powers of r to zero Substituting (3) into the third term of (2) we get
2
)+ + + + + sdotsdotsdot (4)
Substituting dV dr and d 2V dr 2 into the second and first terms of (2) respectively we get
dV
r = 3 4 6 (5)
r d V
dr a r r 6 20= r + +a r +r (6)
Since the sum of the left-hand sides of (4) (5) and (6) is zero the sum of their right-hand sides must be equal
to zero Taking the sum and then collecting the terms of like powers of r we have
3 4r a a a
+ + =)+r r 6 0 (7)
Equation (7) will be satisfied if the coefficient of each power of r is equal to zero This exercise will yield the
following results
a1r = 0 rArr a
1 = 0
42
0 2
k = s an ar trar constant
9 0=
162
4
a k
a =
25 0a
362
6
a = minus
We find that the coefficients of odd powers of r of (3) are zero So the solution of the differential equation
will have terms with even powers of r only The coefficient of r 2m where m is a positive integer including
zero is given by
m1minus
m ) (8)
Replacing a0 of (8) by a different constant A the solution of (2) is given by
==
infin
sum minus( m )
)kr (9)
The function ) 1
)= sum
is called Bessel function of first kind and zero order
As equation (2) is a second-order differential equation there must be a second independent solution of the
equation The second solution is called Bessel function of second kind and zero order
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SUMMARY
We learnt the basics of three common types of coordinate systems vector analysis sinusoidally time-
varying functions Fourier series and Bessel function Other mathematical tools are described in later chap-
ters as and when necessary We found that unlike the unit vectors in rectangular coordinates the directionsof some of the unit vectors in cylindrical and spherical coordinates vary with one or two coordinate vari-
ables Though only the mathematical definitions of divergence gradient and curl operations are available
their applications to electric and magnetic fields and interpretations of results are described in later chap-
ters The vector operations in cylindrical and spherical coordinates are given in Chapters 2 and 4 The vec-
tor identities line surface and volume integrals will find frequent use in the text Moreover we will utilise
the coordinate transformation technique for calculation of vector magnetic potential of a current loop in
Chapter 4
Representation of sinusoidal quantities and power calculation will be used for the study of time-varying
fields We will apply Fourier series and Bessel function for the solution of boundary-value problems Bessel
function will also be used to study the skin-effect phenomenon in cylindrical conductors
IMPORTANT FORMULAE
Relation between coordinate variables
Rectangular and cylindrical coordinates
x = r cos f
y = r sin f
z = z
Rectangular and cylindrical coordinates
x = r sin q cos f
y = r sin q sin f
z = r cos q
Differential lengths
Rectangular coordinates d ℓ = u xdx + u
ydy + u
z dz
Cylindrical coordinates d ℓ = dr ur + rd f uf + u
z dz
Spherical coordinates d ℓ = ur dr + u
q (rd q ) + u
f (r sin q d f )
Differential surfaces
Rectangular coordinates d S = u x(dydz ) + u
y(dzdx) + u
z (dxdy)
Cylindrical coordinates d S = ur (rd f dz ) + u
f (drdz ) + u
z (rdrd f )
Spherical coordinates d S = ur (r 2sinq d q d f ) + u
q (r sinq drd f ) + u
f (rdrd q )
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Differential volumes
Rectangular coordinates dv = dxdydz
Cylindrical coordinates rdrd f dz
Spherical coordinates r 2sinq drd q d f
Position vector r = xu x + yu
y + z u
z
Dot product of two vectors
In rectangular coordinates A sdot B = A x B
x + A
y B
y + A
z B
z
In cylindrical coordinates A sdot B = Ar B
r + A
f B
f + A
z B
z
In spherical coordinates A sdot B = Ar B
r + A
q B
q + A
f B
f
Cross product of two vectors
In rectangular coordinates
A
u
=
x B B
In cylindrical coordinates
A
u u
= B
In spherical coordinates
A
= A A B
θ φ
θ φ
θ φ
Gradient of a scalar function in rectangular coordinates
nabla = part part + part y
u u
Divergence of a vector function in rectangular coordinates
nablasdot = partpart
+part
+part
D D
x y
D y
Curl of a vector function in rectangular coordinates
nabla times = partpart
part part y z
x y
H H Vector identities
nabla times nabla times A = nabla(nabla sdot A) minus nabla2A
nabla sdot (A times B) = B sdot (nabla times A) minus A sdot (nabla times B)
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Dot product of unit vectors
In Rectangular and Cylindrical Coordinate systems
sdotur
sdotuf
sdotu z
u x cos f ndashsin f 0u
ysin f cos f 0
u z
0 0 1
In Rectangular and Spherical Coordinate systems
sdotur
sdotuq
sdotuf
u x
sinq cosf cosq cosf ndashsin f
u y
sinq sinf cosq sinf cosf
u z cosq ndashsinq 0
Complex impedance
+ )minus
Instantaneous power
)t = ])t cos2
cos
Complex power
lowast1
2
MULTIPLE983085CHOICE QUESTIONS
(starred questions have two answers)
11 A point in cylindrical coordinates is defined by (14 m 25deg 075 m) Location of the point in rectan-
gular coordinates is
(a) (14 m 0592 m 075 m)
(b) (1269 m 0592 m 075 m)
(c) (14 m 0592 m 075 m)
(d) (14 m 0592 m 0375 m)
12 A point in spherical coordinates is described by (095 m 35deg 20deg) Location of the point in rectangu-
lar coordinates is
(a) (0512 m 0186 m 0778 m)
(b) (0186 m 0512 m 0778 m)
(c) (0512 m 0778 m 0186 m)
(d) (0186 m 0778 m 0512 m)
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13 A position vector is given by 4 The unit vector in the direction of the position
vector is
(a) 0 0 566 +u
(b) 0 0 24 +u
(c) 0 0 566 +u
(d) 0 0 707 +u
14 A vector is given by A uu+u If the unit vector alongA is u707
what should be the value of p
(a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 10 (d) 12
15 Two vectors are given by A 4+u and 1+u 2 The angle between the vectors is
nearest to
(a) 12deg (b) 14deg (c) 16deg (d) 18deg
16 Two vectors are described by A u u3+u and B u u For the vectors to be
parallel the values of p and q should be (a) p = 3 q = 3 (b) p = 3 q = 9 (c) p = 45 q = 3 (d) p = 3 q = 45
17 The angle between two vectors A 4+u x y
and B y is 15deg What is the ratio of p to q
(a) 1732 (b) minus1732 (c) 0577 (d) minus0577
18 Two vectors are given by A 2+u z and B 4+u
z The unit vector normal to the plane con-
taining A and B is given by
(a) +0 371 0 557 y
(b) +0 741 0 371 y
(c) 0741u x minus 0577u
y + 0371u
z
(d) 0371u x +
0743u y minus
05571u z
19 A scalar function is given byf = xyz The magnitude of grad f at (1 minus1 1) is equal to
(a) 2 3 (b) 3 2 (c) 31 (d) 3
110 If r is the position vector at ( x y z ) the magnitude of nabla sdot r is equal to
(a) 3 (b) 3 (c) 31 (d) 13
111 The divergence of F = xy (u x + u
y) at (1 3) is equal to
(a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3 (d) 2
112 A vector in cylindrical coordinates is given by (sin f r ) ur The vector in rectangular coordinates is
(a) y
2
3 2) (b)
y
2
2( ) (c)
y
2 2
2( ) (d)
y
2
2( )
113 A vector in spherical coordinates is given by ur r 2 The vector in rectangular coordinate is
(a)+u
x + 3 2 (b)
3 2
+u
x + (c)
u+u
( x + 3 (d)
zu u+u z
x + 3 2
114 The line integral of F = xy (u x + u
y) along the straight line y = x from (0 0) to (2 2) is
(a) 163 (b) 8 (c) 16 (d) 4
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115 The instantaneous voltage and current in an electric circuit are given by V (t ) = 5 sin (w t minus 30deg) V and
I (t ) = minus02 cos w t A The average power supplied to the circuit is
(a) 05 W (b) 3 2 W (c) 025 W (d) 3 4 W
QUESTIONS
11 Name the coordinate planes of rectangular coordinates
12 In rectangular coordinates the coordinates of a point are x y and z What is the normal distance of
the point from the x- y plane
13 Name the plane on which x = 0
14 The coordinate of two points are and respectively What is the distance between the
points
15 In rectangular coordinates locate the point ) by tracing the path along or parallel to the
coordinate axes starting from the origin
16 Describe the cylindrical coordinate system Show that the coordinate directions are mutually perpen-
dicular to each other
17 Describe the spherical coordinate system Show that the coordinate directions are mutually perpen-
dicular to each other
18 The r and variable appearing in cylindrical and spherical coordinate systems have the same mean-
ing or different meanings in the two systems Explain
19 Explain why the distance between two points specified in spherical coordinates cannot be calculated by direct use of the coordinates of the points
How is this distance calculated
110 Sketch a length vector in rectangular coordinates and show its components in the coordinate directions
111 Express the vector A as sum of its component in rectangular cylindrical and spherical coordinates
112 Write the differential length vector and the differential surface vector in rectangular cylindrical and
spherical coordinates in terms of the components Give also the formula for the differential volume
in the three coordinate systems
113 Define the cross product of two vectors A and B Explain how the angle between the vectors can be
calculated from the definition of the cross product
114 Explain what is meant by a scalar field Does the value of the field at a point depend on the choice of
the coordinate system
115 State what is meant by a vector field Does the value of the field at a point depend on the choice of
the coordinate system
116 Explain with sketches that the unit vectors ur and u
f in cylindrical coordinates vary with f
117 Explain the properties of the gradient of a scalar function
118 Describe the procedure for evaluating the line integral of a vector function from an initial point to a
final point along a given path
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119 For the vector function A( x y z ) show that nabla sdot nabla times A( x y z ) = 0
120 Two sinusoidal functions are given by
)t )minus=
)t )minus 12
π
What is the phase difference between the two quantities and which is the leading quantity
121 A sinusoidal quantity is given by
F (t ) = F 0 sin (w t + y )
Write the complex exponential phasor and polar forms of the quantity
122 Define the rms value of a sinusoidally time-varying current Explain its significance
123 If W V and I are the measured values of power rms value of voltage and rms value of current
respectively of an electric load then the ratio W (VI ) is defined as the power factor of the load Is this
definition applicable to only sinusoidal variation of voltage and current with time or for any type of
variation Explain
124 Explain with sketches the meanings of single-valued and multi-valued periodic functions
ANSWERS TO SELECTED QUESTIONS
16 Describe the cylindrical coordinate system Show that the coordinate directions are mutually perpen-
dicular to each other
Answer In cylindrical coordinate system the three surfaces are those of a circular cylinder and two
planes These surfaces are specified with reference to the rectangular coordinate system The axis of
the cylinder is along the z axis and its radius is denoted by r One of the plane surfaces containing the
z axis is specified by the angle it makes with the y-z plane The angle is generally denoted by f The
second plane surface is parallel to and at a height z from the x-y plane The three coordinate direc-
tions are r f and z
The r direction is normal to the surface of the cylinder hence it is perpendicular to the axis of the
cylinder As the axis of the cylinder is along the z axis r and z directions are perpendicular to each
other At a point on the cylindrical surface the r direction is perpendicular to and the f direction istangential to the cylindrical surface Hence they are perpendicular to each other Moreover the f direction is parallel to the x-y plane hence it is perpendicular to the z direction
18 The r and f variable appearing in cylindrical and spherical coordinate systems have the same mean-
ing or different meanings in the two systems Explain
Answer The variables in cylindrical coordinate system are r f and z and those of spherical coordi-
nates are r q and f The r direction in cylindrical coordinates is perpendicular to the z axis of rectan-
gular coordinates whereas the r direction in spherical coordinates is at an angle q with the z axis Thus
the r-variables have different meaning In both the systems the angle f is the angle between the y-z
plane and a plane surface containing the z axis Thus the variable f has the same meaning in both the
systems
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19 Explain why the distance between two points specified in spherical coordinates cannot be calculated
by direct use of the coordinates of the points
How is the distance calculated
Answer Both q and f variables of spherical coordinates are angles and radian is their unit As the
unit of distance between two points is that of length the variables cannot be used directly for calcula-tion of distance
To calculate the distance it is necessary to express the spherical coordinates of the point in terms of
rectangular coordinate variables
113 Define the cross product of two vectors A and B Explain how the angle between the vectors can be
calculated from the definition of the cross product
Answer The cross product of two vectors A and B is a vector quantity say C The magnitude of C
is equal to the products of the magnitude of A the magnitude of B and the sine of angle a between
A and B The direction of C is perpendicular to the plane containing A and B The positive direction
is taken along the advance of a right-handed screw when it is rotated from A towards B
As per the definition of the cross product
A times B = ABsin a
Hence sin α = A B
A B
114 Explain what is meant by a scalar field Does the value of the field at a point depend on the choice of
the coordinate system
Answer A physical quantity which is a scalar function of position is a real number The quantity
may or may not be a function of time The mathematical representation or graphical plot of a scalar
function at various points in a region or domain is the scalar field of the function in that region Theregion may be one-dimensional (a line) two-dimensional (a surface) or three-dimensional (a vol-
ume) As an example let us consider a heated plate The temperature at each point on the surface of
the plate will have a specific value A graphical representation of temperatures at several points is the
temperature field in the region of the plate surface
Value of the field at a point is independent of the choice of a coordinate system
117 Explain the properties of the gradient of a scalar function
Answer The gradient of a scalar quantity which is a function of x y and z in general is a vector quan-
tity It is given by
nabla = + part part + partpart y x
u u u u= u
The first second and third terms give the rate of change of V with x y and z respectively As nablaV is
the vector sum of all the three components it gives the maximum rate of change of V with distance
at a point in space
120 Two sinusoidal functions are given by
V )t )minus= π
I )t )minus 12
π
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What is the phase difference between the two quantities and which is the leading quantity
Answer As V (t ) is a cosine function of time and I (t ) is a sine function of time we have to express
either V (t ) as a sine function or I (t ) as a cosine function of time By expressing I (t ) as a cosine func-
tion we get
)t )t = minus minus Thus the phase difference between the quantities is 3= V (t ) is the leading
quantity
PROBLEMS
11 Show the location of points P 1(10 m 20 m 30m) P
2(minus10 m 20 m 30m) P
3(10 m minus20 m
30m) P 4(10 m 20 m minus30m) in rectangular coordinates Calculate the distances of the points from
the origin
12 Show the location of the point P (05 m 60deg 02 m) in cylindrical coordinates Calculate the distances
of P from the origin
13 Show the location of the point P (04 m 30deg 45deg) in spherical coordinates Calculate the distances of
P from the origin
14 A point in rectangular coordinates is defined by (2 m minus3 m minus1 m) Find coordinates of the point in
(a) cylindrical coordinate and (b) in spherical coordinates
15 Derive relations between the cylindrical coordinate and spherical coordinate variables For the radial
directions use subscripts c and s respectively for cylindrical and spherical coordinates
16 A point in cylindrical coordinates is defined by (3 m 300
2 m) Find coordinates of the point inspherical coordinates
17 Find the distance between two points located at (a) (10 m 24 m minus08 m) and (minus26 m 15 m 15 m)
in rectangular coordinates (b) (12 m 45deg 20 m) and (05 m 60deg 02 m) in cylindrical coordinates
(c) (04 m 30deg 45deg) and (10 m 75deg 15deg) in spherical coordinates
18 Find the length vector from the point P 2(075 m 13 m minus06 m) to the point P
1(125 m minus07 m
04 m) Find also the unit vector directed from P 1 to P
2
19 A point is located at (20 m p 3 rad 08 m) in cylindrical coordinates Obtain in rectangular coordi-
nates the unit vector directed from the origin to the point
110 The location of two points are given by P 1(1 m 2 m 3 m) and P
2(2 m 3 m 5 m) Find the length
vector from the origin to the mid-point of the line joining P 1 and P
2
111 The location of two points are given by P 1(15 m 45deg 2 m) and P
2(5 m 60deg 30deg) in cylindrical and
spherical coordinates respectively Find the length vector from P 1 to P
2
112 A point is located at P (5 m 90deg 60deg) in spherical coordinates Find the unit vector directed from the
origin to P in rectangular coordinates
113 The equation y = 2 minus x is that of a straight line in the x-y plane Obtain the unit normal vector directed
from the given line to the point (3 2)
114 Find the dot and cross products of the vectors A = 3u x + 8u
y B = 5u
x + 10u
y What is the angle
between the vectors
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115 Given the vectors A = 4u x + 5u
y B = 6u
x + B
yu y + 8u
z What should be the value of B
y so that the angle
between A and B is 60deg
116 Vector A is directed from (2 m 3 m 4 m) to (5 m 7 m 9 m) and vector B is directed from (0 1 m
2 m) to (3 m 5 m 7 m) Find the angle between the vectors
117
Find the gradient of the scalar function f =
x
2
y +
y
2
z +
xz
2
at (minus
1 2minus
3) 118 The equation 2 x + 3 y + 4 z = c where c is a constant is that of a plane surface Find the unit vector
that is normal to the given plane and directed away from the origin
119 A surface is defined by x2 + y2 minus z 2 = 21 Find the unit vector normal to the surface at (4 3 2)
120 For the surface defined in Problem 119 find the angle between unit vectors normal to the surface at
(4 3 2) and )15 3
121 A vector function is described by A
+
1
2 2)uuu Find the divergence of the
vector function at (2 minus1 minus2)
122 A vector function is given by A = x2 yu x + y2 z u
y + xz 2u
z Find the curl of the vector at (1 2 4)
123 For the scalar function f ( x y z ) show that nabla times nablaf = 0
124 Prove the validity of the vector identity nabla times nabla times A = nabla(nabla sdot A) minusnabla2A for the vector function A = A( x
y z )u x + A( x y z )u
y + A( x y z )u
z
125 A vector field in rectangular coordinates is given byu
= + z
x Express the vector in cylindrical
coordinates at (4 45deg 3)
126 A vector is directed from (2 30deg 4) to (3 60deg 6) in cylindrical coordinates Find the angle between
the vector and the y axis
127 A vector function in cylindrical coordinates is given by
u ucos tans nr r
Calculate the components of the vector in rectangular coordinates
128 A vector function is given by = 8
2 2 Find the line integral of E along a straight path from
(3 5) to (6 10)
129 On the surface of a sphere find the area in the region if r = 6 30deg le q le 60deg 0 le f le 30deg
130 The amplitude of sinusoidal voltage and current of an electric circuit are 15 V and 2 A respectively
The current lags the voltage by p 6 rad Calculate (a) the rms values of voltage and current (b) the
power factor (c) the average power and (d) the complex impedance of the circuit
Find also the instantaneous power and complex power taking the voltage as reference Identify the
components of the complex power Assume w to be the angular frequency of the voltage
131 The complex forms of voltage and current amplitudes of an electric load are
40 V
2 A
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x1
x
b f x d minus
1 π
Over a period 2p the constant a0 is the average value of f ( x) whereas the coefficients an and bn are twice theaverage values of f ( x) cos nx and f ( x) sin nx respectively
If a function f ( x) is defined over an interval of length instead of minus p to p its Fourier series is
obtained by replacing x in (1) by x Accordingly
n) x n=
(2)
The constants of (2) are given by
a f d 1
minus
+
x
x x
+1
b n x
dx1
minus
x sin
If f ( x) is an even function of x ie if f (minus x) = f ( x) then bn = 0 and
a x2
If f ( x) is an odd function of x [ f (minus x) = minus f ( x)] then an
= 0 and
b dx2
x sin
For an alternating function with identical positive and negative half-waves [ f ( x + p ) = minus f ( x)] the constant
a0 = 0
EXAMPLE 128
We will obtain the Fourier series of (a) a rectangular waveform and (b) of a triangular waveform illus-
trated in Fig 125
Fig 125 Pertaining to Example 128 (a) A rectangular wave and (b) A triangular wave
O
(a) b
f ( )
x
minusV
V
A
O
minusV
V
f ( )
minus x
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As both the waves are odd functions of x and have identical positive and negative half-cycles it is necessary
to calculate coefficient of the sine series only over the interval x = 0 to
(a) For the rectangular waveform f ( x) = V 0 in the interval x = 0 to =
=
2 2 2
0 = c
minus )
We see that bn = 0 for even values of n and b
n = 2 for odd values of n Thus the Fourier series of the
function is
) x == 4 1
1 3 5 (3)
(b) The equation of the triangular waveform from x = 0 to x = is that of the straight line OA Its equation
is
x
) x =
The coefficient of the nth term of the sine series
b x n x
dx
n
=
= minus
2
2
0
si
cos sin
= minus 2
ncos
Hence the Fourier series of the function is given by
) x s n= minus+ s n
2 1
3
3
2 (4)
114 Bessel FunctionsBessel functions are solutions of specific types of second order ordinary differential equations The general
form of the equation with V as dependent variable and r as independent variable is
r dr dr
0+ +r =)kr (1)
where k 2 is positive and n is any number Equation (1) is called Besselrsquos equation of order n though the dif-
ferential equation itself is of second order For n = 0 equation (1) becomes
dr dr
2 2 0+ + =)kr (2)
Equation (2) is Besselrsquos equation of zero order
Besselrsquos equation of any order is solved using the power series method We will limit our discussion to equa-
tion (2) as we will not need the solution of equation (1) for the analysis of problems which we will consider
in later chapters The solution of (2) is of the form
a + + + + +3 5 (3)
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The coefficients of the series are found by substituting V dV dr and d 2V dr 2 in (2) and then equating the
coefficients of like powers of r to zero Substituting (3) into the third term of (2) we get
2
)+ + + + + sdotsdotsdot (4)
Substituting dV dr and d 2V dr 2 into the second and first terms of (2) respectively we get
dV
r = 3 4 6 (5)
r d V
dr a r r 6 20= r + +a r +r (6)
Since the sum of the left-hand sides of (4) (5) and (6) is zero the sum of their right-hand sides must be equal
to zero Taking the sum and then collecting the terms of like powers of r we have
3 4r a a a
+ + =)+r r 6 0 (7)
Equation (7) will be satisfied if the coefficient of each power of r is equal to zero This exercise will yield the
following results
a1r = 0 rArr a
1 = 0
42
0 2
k = s an ar trar constant
9 0=
162
4
a k
a =
25 0a
362
6
a = minus
We find that the coefficients of odd powers of r of (3) are zero So the solution of the differential equation
will have terms with even powers of r only The coefficient of r 2m where m is a positive integer including
zero is given by
m1minus
m ) (8)
Replacing a0 of (8) by a different constant A the solution of (2) is given by
==
infin
sum minus( m )
)kr (9)
The function ) 1
)= sum
is called Bessel function of first kind and zero order
As equation (2) is a second-order differential equation there must be a second independent solution of the
equation The second solution is called Bessel function of second kind and zero order
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SUMMARY
We learnt the basics of three common types of coordinate systems vector analysis sinusoidally time-
varying functions Fourier series and Bessel function Other mathematical tools are described in later chap-
ters as and when necessary We found that unlike the unit vectors in rectangular coordinates the directionsof some of the unit vectors in cylindrical and spherical coordinates vary with one or two coordinate vari-
ables Though only the mathematical definitions of divergence gradient and curl operations are available
their applications to electric and magnetic fields and interpretations of results are described in later chap-
ters The vector operations in cylindrical and spherical coordinates are given in Chapters 2 and 4 The vec-
tor identities line surface and volume integrals will find frequent use in the text Moreover we will utilise
the coordinate transformation technique for calculation of vector magnetic potential of a current loop in
Chapter 4
Representation of sinusoidal quantities and power calculation will be used for the study of time-varying
fields We will apply Fourier series and Bessel function for the solution of boundary-value problems Bessel
function will also be used to study the skin-effect phenomenon in cylindrical conductors
IMPORTANT FORMULAE
Relation between coordinate variables
Rectangular and cylindrical coordinates
x = r cos f
y = r sin f
z = z
Rectangular and cylindrical coordinates
x = r sin q cos f
y = r sin q sin f
z = r cos q
Differential lengths
Rectangular coordinates d ℓ = u xdx + u
ydy + u
z dz
Cylindrical coordinates d ℓ = dr ur + rd f uf + u
z dz
Spherical coordinates d ℓ = ur dr + u
q (rd q ) + u
f (r sin q d f )
Differential surfaces
Rectangular coordinates d S = u x(dydz ) + u
y(dzdx) + u
z (dxdy)
Cylindrical coordinates d S = ur (rd f dz ) + u
f (drdz ) + u
z (rdrd f )
Spherical coordinates d S = ur (r 2sinq d q d f ) + u
q (r sinq drd f ) + u
f (rdrd q )
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Differential volumes
Rectangular coordinates dv = dxdydz
Cylindrical coordinates rdrd f dz
Spherical coordinates r 2sinq drd q d f
Position vector r = xu x + yu
y + z u
z
Dot product of two vectors
In rectangular coordinates A sdot B = A x B
x + A
y B
y + A
z B
z
In cylindrical coordinates A sdot B = Ar B
r + A
f B
f + A
z B
z
In spherical coordinates A sdot B = Ar B
r + A
q B
q + A
f B
f
Cross product of two vectors
In rectangular coordinates
A
u
=
x B B
In cylindrical coordinates
A
u u
= B
In spherical coordinates
A
= A A B
θ φ
θ φ
θ φ
Gradient of a scalar function in rectangular coordinates
nabla = part part + part y
u u
Divergence of a vector function in rectangular coordinates
nablasdot = partpart
+part
+part
D D
x y
D y
Curl of a vector function in rectangular coordinates
nabla times = partpart
part part y z
x y
H H Vector identities
nabla times nabla times A = nabla(nabla sdot A) minus nabla2A
nabla sdot (A times B) = B sdot (nabla times A) minus A sdot (nabla times B)
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Dot product of unit vectors
In Rectangular and Cylindrical Coordinate systems
sdotur
sdotuf
sdotu z
u x cos f ndashsin f 0u
ysin f cos f 0
u z
0 0 1
In Rectangular and Spherical Coordinate systems
sdotur
sdotuq
sdotuf
u x
sinq cosf cosq cosf ndashsin f
u y
sinq sinf cosq sinf cosf
u z cosq ndashsinq 0
Complex impedance
+ )minus
Instantaneous power
)t = ])t cos2
cos
Complex power
lowast1
2
MULTIPLE983085CHOICE QUESTIONS
(starred questions have two answers)
11 A point in cylindrical coordinates is defined by (14 m 25deg 075 m) Location of the point in rectan-
gular coordinates is
(a) (14 m 0592 m 075 m)
(b) (1269 m 0592 m 075 m)
(c) (14 m 0592 m 075 m)
(d) (14 m 0592 m 0375 m)
12 A point in spherical coordinates is described by (095 m 35deg 20deg) Location of the point in rectangu-
lar coordinates is
(a) (0512 m 0186 m 0778 m)
(b) (0186 m 0512 m 0778 m)
(c) (0512 m 0778 m 0186 m)
(d) (0186 m 0778 m 0512 m)
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13 A position vector is given by 4 The unit vector in the direction of the position
vector is
(a) 0 0 566 +u
(b) 0 0 24 +u
(c) 0 0 566 +u
(d) 0 0 707 +u
14 A vector is given by A uu+u If the unit vector alongA is u707
what should be the value of p
(a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 10 (d) 12
15 Two vectors are given by A 4+u and 1+u 2 The angle between the vectors is
nearest to
(a) 12deg (b) 14deg (c) 16deg (d) 18deg
16 Two vectors are described by A u u3+u and B u u For the vectors to be
parallel the values of p and q should be (a) p = 3 q = 3 (b) p = 3 q = 9 (c) p = 45 q = 3 (d) p = 3 q = 45
17 The angle between two vectors A 4+u x y
and B y is 15deg What is the ratio of p to q
(a) 1732 (b) minus1732 (c) 0577 (d) minus0577
18 Two vectors are given by A 2+u z and B 4+u
z The unit vector normal to the plane con-
taining A and B is given by
(a) +0 371 0 557 y
(b) +0 741 0 371 y
(c) 0741u x minus 0577u
y + 0371u
z
(d) 0371u x +
0743u y minus
05571u z
19 A scalar function is given byf = xyz The magnitude of grad f at (1 minus1 1) is equal to
(a) 2 3 (b) 3 2 (c) 31 (d) 3
110 If r is the position vector at ( x y z ) the magnitude of nabla sdot r is equal to
(a) 3 (b) 3 (c) 31 (d) 13
111 The divergence of F = xy (u x + u
y) at (1 3) is equal to
(a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3 (d) 2
112 A vector in cylindrical coordinates is given by (sin f r ) ur The vector in rectangular coordinates is
(a) y
2
3 2) (b)
y
2
2( ) (c)
y
2 2
2( ) (d)
y
2
2( )
113 A vector in spherical coordinates is given by ur r 2 The vector in rectangular coordinate is
(a)+u
x + 3 2 (b)
3 2
+u
x + (c)
u+u
( x + 3 (d)
zu u+u z
x + 3 2
114 The line integral of F = xy (u x + u
y) along the straight line y = x from (0 0) to (2 2) is
(a) 163 (b) 8 (c) 16 (d) 4
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115 The instantaneous voltage and current in an electric circuit are given by V (t ) = 5 sin (w t minus 30deg) V and
I (t ) = minus02 cos w t A The average power supplied to the circuit is
(a) 05 W (b) 3 2 W (c) 025 W (d) 3 4 W
QUESTIONS
11 Name the coordinate planes of rectangular coordinates
12 In rectangular coordinates the coordinates of a point are x y and z What is the normal distance of
the point from the x- y plane
13 Name the plane on which x = 0
14 The coordinate of two points are and respectively What is the distance between the
points
15 In rectangular coordinates locate the point ) by tracing the path along or parallel to the
coordinate axes starting from the origin
16 Describe the cylindrical coordinate system Show that the coordinate directions are mutually perpen-
dicular to each other
17 Describe the spherical coordinate system Show that the coordinate directions are mutually perpen-
dicular to each other
18 The r and variable appearing in cylindrical and spherical coordinate systems have the same mean-
ing or different meanings in the two systems Explain
19 Explain why the distance between two points specified in spherical coordinates cannot be calculated by direct use of the coordinates of the points
How is this distance calculated
110 Sketch a length vector in rectangular coordinates and show its components in the coordinate directions
111 Express the vector A as sum of its component in rectangular cylindrical and spherical coordinates
112 Write the differential length vector and the differential surface vector in rectangular cylindrical and
spherical coordinates in terms of the components Give also the formula for the differential volume
in the three coordinate systems
113 Define the cross product of two vectors A and B Explain how the angle between the vectors can be
calculated from the definition of the cross product
114 Explain what is meant by a scalar field Does the value of the field at a point depend on the choice of
the coordinate system
115 State what is meant by a vector field Does the value of the field at a point depend on the choice of
the coordinate system
116 Explain with sketches that the unit vectors ur and u
f in cylindrical coordinates vary with f
117 Explain the properties of the gradient of a scalar function
118 Describe the procedure for evaluating the line integral of a vector function from an initial point to a
final point along a given path
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119 For the vector function A( x y z ) show that nabla sdot nabla times A( x y z ) = 0
120 Two sinusoidal functions are given by
)t )minus=
)t )minus 12
π
What is the phase difference between the two quantities and which is the leading quantity
121 A sinusoidal quantity is given by
F (t ) = F 0 sin (w t + y )
Write the complex exponential phasor and polar forms of the quantity
122 Define the rms value of a sinusoidally time-varying current Explain its significance
123 If W V and I are the measured values of power rms value of voltage and rms value of current
respectively of an electric load then the ratio W (VI ) is defined as the power factor of the load Is this
definition applicable to only sinusoidal variation of voltage and current with time or for any type of
variation Explain
124 Explain with sketches the meanings of single-valued and multi-valued periodic functions
ANSWERS TO SELECTED QUESTIONS
16 Describe the cylindrical coordinate system Show that the coordinate directions are mutually perpen-
dicular to each other
Answer In cylindrical coordinate system the three surfaces are those of a circular cylinder and two
planes These surfaces are specified with reference to the rectangular coordinate system The axis of
the cylinder is along the z axis and its radius is denoted by r One of the plane surfaces containing the
z axis is specified by the angle it makes with the y-z plane The angle is generally denoted by f The
second plane surface is parallel to and at a height z from the x-y plane The three coordinate direc-
tions are r f and z
The r direction is normal to the surface of the cylinder hence it is perpendicular to the axis of the
cylinder As the axis of the cylinder is along the z axis r and z directions are perpendicular to each
other At a point on the cylindrical surface the r direction is perpendicular to and the f direction istangential to the cylindrical surface Hence they are perpendicular to each other Moreover the f direction is parallel to the x-y plane hence it is perpendicular to the z direction
18 The r and f variable appearing in cylindrical and spherical coordinate systems have the same mean-
ing or different meanings in the two systems Explain
Answer The variables in cylindrical coordinate system are r f and z and those of spherical coordi-
nates are r q and f The r direction in cylindrical coordinates is perpendicular to the z axis of rectan-
gular coordinates whereas the r direction in spherical coordinates is at an angle q with the z axis Thus
the r-variables have different meaning In both the systems the angle f is the angle between the y-z
plane and a plane surface containing the z axis Thus the variable f has the same meaning in both the
systems
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19 Explain why the distance between two points specified in spherical coordinates cannot be calculated
by direct use of the coordinates of the points
How is the distance calculated
Answer Both q and f variables of spherical coordinates are angles and radian is their unit As the
unit of distance between two points is that of length the variables cannot be used directly for calcula-tion of distance
To calculate the distance it is necessary to express the spherical coordinates of the point in terms of
rectangular coordinate variables
113 Define the cross product of two vectors A and B Explain how the angle between the vectors can be
calculated from the definition of the cross product
Answer The cross product of two vectors A and B is a vector quantity say C The magnitude of C
is equal to the products of the magnitude of A the magnitude of B and the sine of angle a between
A and B The direction of C is perpendicular to the plane containing A and B The positive direction
is taken along the advance of a right-handed screw when it is rotated from A towards B
As per the definition of the cross product
A times B = ABsin a
Hence sin α = A B
A B
114 Explain what is meant by a scalar field Does the value of the field at a point depend on the choice of
the coordinate system
Answer A physical quantity which is a scalar function of position is a real number The quantity
may or may not be a function of time The mathematical representation or graphical plot of a scalar
function at various points in a region or domain is the scalar field of the function in that region Theregion may be one-dimensional (a line) two-dimensional (a surface) or three-dimensional (a vol-
ume) As an example let us consider a heated plate The temperature at each point on the surface of
the plate will have a specific value A graphical representation of temperatures at several points is the
temperature field in the region of the plate surface
Value of the field at a point is independent of the choice of a coordinate system
117 Explain the properties of the gradient of a scalar function
Answer The gradient of a scalar quantity which is a function of x y and z in general is a vector quan-
tity It is given by
nabla = + part part + partpart y x
u u u u= u
The first second and third terms give the rate of change of V with x y and z respectively As nablaV is
the vector sum of all the three components it gives the maximum rate of change of V with distance
at a point in space
120 Two sinusoidal functions are given by
V )t )minus= π
I )t )minus 12
π
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What is the phase difference between the two quantities and which is the leading quantity
Answer As V (t ) is a cosine function of time and I (t ) is a sine function of time we have to express
either V (t ) as a sine function or I (t ) as a cosine function of time By expressing I (t ) as a cosine func-
tion we get
)t )t = minus minus Thus the phase difference between the quantities is 3= V (t ) is the leading
quantity
PROBLEMS
11 Show the location of points P 1(10 m 20 m 30m) P
2(minus10 m 20 m 30m) P
3(10 m minus20 m
30m) P 4(10 m 20 m minus30m) in rectangular coordinates Calculate the distances of the points from
the origin
12 Show the location of the point P (05 m 60deg 02 m) in cylindrical coordinates Calculate the distances
of P from the origin
13 Show the location of the point P (04 m 30deg 45deg) in spherical coordinates Calculate the distances of
P from the origin
14 A point in rectangular coordinates is defined by (2 m minus3 m minus1 m) Find coordinates of the point in
(a) cylindrical coordinate and (b) in spherical coordinates
15 Derive relations between the cylindrical coordinate and spherical coordinate variables For the radial
directions use subscripts c and s respectively for cylindrical and spherical coordinates
16 A point in cylindrical coordinates is defined by (3 m 300
2 m) Find coordinates of the point inspherical coordinates
17 Find the distance between two points located at (a) (10 m 24 m minus08 m) and (minus26 m 15 m 15 m)
in rectangular coordinates (b) (12 m 45deg 20 m) and (05 m 60deg 02 m) in cylindrical coordinates
(c) (04 m 30deg 45deg) and (10 m 75deg 15deg) in spherical coordinates
18 Find the length vector from the point P 2(075 m 13 m minus06 m) to the point P
1(125 m minus07 m
04 m) Find also the unit vector directed from P 1 to P
2
19 A point is located at (20 m p 3 rad 08 m) in cylindrical coordinates Obtain in rectangular coordi-
nates the unit vector directed from the origin to the point
110 The location of two points are given by P 1(1 m 2 m 3 m) and P
2(2 m 3 m 5 m) Find the length
vector from the origin to the mid-point of the line joining P 1 and P
2
111 The location of two points are given by P 1(15 m 45deg 2 m) and P
2(5 m 60deg 30deg) in cylindrical and
spherical coordinates respectively Find the length vector from P 1 to P
2
112 A point is located at P (5 m 90deg 60deg) in spherical coordinates Find the unit vector directed from the
origin to P in rectangular coordinates
113 The equation y = 2 minus x is that of a straight line in the x-y plane Obtain the unit normal vector directed
from the given line to the point (3 2)
114 Find the dot and cross products of the vectors A = 3u x + 8u
y B = 5u
x + 10u
y What is the angle
between the vectors
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115 Given the vectors A = 4u x + 5u
y B = 6u
x + B
yu y + 8u
z What should be the value of B
y so that the angle
between A and B is 60deg
116 Vector A is directed from (2 m 3 m 4 m) to (5 m 7 m 9 m) and vector B is directed from (0 1 m
2 m) to (3 m 5 m 7 m) Find the angle between the vectors
117
Find the gradient of the scalar function f =
x
2
y +
y
2
z +
xz
2
at (minus
1 2minus
3) 118 The equation 2 x + 3 y + 4 z = c where c is a constant is that of a plane surface Find the unit vector
that is normal to the given plane and directed away from the origin
119 A surface is defined by x2 + y2 minus z 2 = 21 Find the unit vector normal to the surface at (4 3 2)
120 For the surface defined in Problem 119 find the angle between unit vectors normal to the surface at
(4 3 2) and )15 3
121 A vector function is described by A
+
1
2 2)uuu Find the divergence of the
vector function at (2 minus1 minus2)
122 A vector function is given by A = x2 yu x + y2 z u
y + xz 2u
z Find the curl of the vector at (1 2 4)
123 For the scalar function f ( x y z ) show that nabla times nablaf = 0
124 Prove the validity of the vector identity nabla times nabla times A = nabla(nabla sdot A) minusnabla2A for the vector function A = A( x
y z )u x + A( x y z )u
y + A( x y z )u
z
125 A vector field in rectangular coordinates is given byu
= + z
x Express the vector in cylindrical
coordinates at (4 45deg 3)
126 A vector is directed from (2 30deg 4) to (3 60deg 6) in cylindrical coordinates Find the angle between
the vector and the y axis
127 A vector function in cylindrical coordinates is given by
u ucos tans nr r
Calculate the components of the vector in rectangular coordinates
128 A vector function is given by = 8
2 2 Find the line integral of E along a straight path from
(3 5) to (6 10)
129 On the surface of a sphere find the area in the region if r = 6 30deg le q le 60deg 0 le f le 30deg
130 The amplitude of sinusoidal voltage and current of an electric circuit are 15 V and 2 A respectively
The current lags the voltage by p 6 rad Calculate (a) the rms values of voltage and current (b) the
power factor (c) the average power and (d) the complex impedance of the circuit
Find also the instantaneous power and complex power taking the voltage as reference Identify the
components of the complex power Assume w to be the angular frequency of the voltage
131 The complex forms of voltage and current amplitudes of an electric load are
40 V
2 A
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As both the waves are odd functions of x and have identical positive and negative half-cycles it is necessary
to calculate coefficient of the sine series only over the interval x = 0 to
(a) For the rectangular waveform f ( x) = V 0 in the interval x = 0 to =
=
2 2 2
0 = c
minus )
We see that bn = 0 for even values of n and b
n = 2 for odd values of n Thus the Fourier series of the
function is
) x == 4 1
1 3 5 (3)
(b) The equation of the triangular waveform from x = 0 to x = is that of the straight line OA Its equation
is
x
) x =
The coefficient of the nth term of the sine series
b x n x
dx
n
=
= minus
2
2
0
si
cos sin
= minus 2
ncos
Hence the Fourier series of the function is given by
) x s n= minus+ s n
2 1
3
3
2 (4)
114 Bessel FunctionsBessel functions are solutions of specific types of second order ordinary differential equations The general
form of the equation with V as dependent variable and r as independent variable is
r dr dr
0+ +r =)kr (1)
where k 2 is positive and n is any number Equation (1) is called Besselrsquos equation of order n though the dif-
ferential equation itself is of second order For n = 0 equation (1) becomes
dr dr
2 2 0+ + =)kr (2)
Equation (2) is Besselrsquos equation of zero order
Besselrsquos equation of any order is solved using the power series method We will limit our discussion to equa-
tion (2) as we will not need the solution of equation (1) for the analysis of problems which we will consider
in later chapters The solution of (2) is of the form
a + + + + +3 5 (3)
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The coefficients of the series are found by substituting V dV dr and d 2V dr 2 in (2) and then equating the
coefficients of like powers of r to zero Substituting (3) into the third term of (2) we get
2
)+ + + + + sdotsdotsdot (4)
Substituting dV dr and d 2V dr 2 into the second and first terms of (2) respectively we get
dV
r = 3 4 6 (5)
r d V
dr a r r 6 20= r + +a r +r (6)
Since the sum of the left-hand sides of (4) (5) and (6) is zero the sum of their right-hand sides must be equal
to zero Taking the sum and then collecting the terms of like powers of r we have
3 4r a a a
+ + =)+r r 6 0 (7)
Equation (7) will be satisfied if the coefficient of each power of r is equal to zero This exercise will yield the
following results
a1r = 0 rArr a
1 = 0
42
0 2
k = s an ar trar constant
9 0=
162
4
a k
a =
25 0a
362
6
a = minus
We find that the coefficients of odd powers of r of (3) are zero So the solution of the differential equation
will have terms with even powers of r only The coefficient of r 2m where m is a positive integer including
zero is given by
m1minus
m ) (8)
Replacing a0 of (8) by a different constant A the solution of (2) is given by
==
infin
sum minus( m )
)kr (9)
The function ) 1
)= sum
is called Bessel function of first kind and zero order
As equation (2) is a second-order differential equation there must be a second independent solution of the
equation The second solution is called Bessel function of second kind and zero order
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SUMMARY
We learnt the basics of three common types of coordinate systems vector analysis sinusoidally time-
varying functions Fourier series and Bessel function Other mathematical tools are described in later chap-
ters as and when necessary We found that unlike the unit vectors in rectangular coordinates the directionsof some of the unit vectors in cylindrical and spherical coordinates vary with one or two coordinate vari-
ables Though only the mathematical definitions of divergence gradient and curl operations are available
their applications to electric and magnetic fields and interpretations of results are described in later chap-
ters The vector operations in cylindrical and spherical coordinates are given in Chapters 2 and 4 The vec-
tor identities line surface and volume integrals will find frequent use in the text Moreover we will utilise
the coordinate transformation technique for calculation of vector magnetic potential of a current loop in
Chapter 4
Representation of sinusoidal quantities and power calculation will be used for the study of time-varying
fields We will apply Fourier series and Bessel function for the solution of boundary-value problems Bessel
function will also be used to study the skin-effect phenomenon in cylindrical conductors
IMPORTANT FORMULAE
Relation between coordinate variables
Rectangular and cylindrical coordinates
x = r cos f
y = r sin f
z = z
Rectangular and cylindrical coordinates
x = r sin q cos f
y = r sin q sin f
z = r cos q
Differential lengths
Rectangular coordinates d ℓ = u xdx + u
ydy + u
z dz
Cylindrical coordinates d ℓ = dr ur + rd f uf + u
z dz
Spherical coordinates d ℓ = ur dr + u
q (rd q ) + u
f (r sin q d f )
Differential surfaces
Rectangular coordinates d S = u x(dydz ) + u
y(dzdx) + u
z (dxdy)
Cylindrical coordinates d S = ur (rd f dz ) + u
f (drdz ) + u
z (rdrd f )
Spherical coordinates d S = ur (r 2sinq d q d f ) + u
q (r sinq drd f ) + u
f (rdrd q )
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Differential volumes
Rectangular coordinates dv = dxdydz
Cylindrical coordinates rdrd f dz
Spherical coordinates r 2sinq drd q d f
Position vector r = xu x + yu
y + z u
z
Dot product of two vectors
In rectangular coordinates A sdot B = A x B
x + A
y B
y + A
z B
z
In cylindrical coordinates A sdot B = Ar B
r + A
f B
f + A
z B
z
In spherical coordinates A sdot B = Ar B
r + A
q B
q + A
f B
f
Cross product of two vectors
In rectangular coordinates
A
u
=
x B B
In cylindrical coordinates
A
u u
= B
In spherical coordinates
A
= A A B
θ φ
θ φ
θ φ
Gradient of a scalar function in rectangular coordinates
nabla = part part + part y
u u
Divergence of a vector function in rectangular coordinates
nablasdot = partpart
+part
+part
D D
x y
D y
Curl of a vector function in rectangular coordinates
nabla times = partpart
part part y z
x y
H H Vector identities
nabla times nabla times A = nabla(nabla sdot A) minus nabla2A
nabla sdot (A times B) = B sdot (nabla times A) minus A sdot (nabla times B)
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Dot product of unit vectors
In Rectangular and Cylindrical Coordinate systems
sdotur
sdotuf
sdotu z
u x cos f ndashsin f 0u
ysin f cos f 0
u z
0 0 1
In Rectangular and Spherical Coordinate systems
sdotur
sdotuq
sdotuf
u x
sinq cosf cosq cosf ndashsin f
u y
sinq sinf cosq sinf cosf
u z cosq ndashsinq 0
Complex impedance
+ )minus
Instantaneous power
)t = ])t cos2
cos
Complex power
lowast1
2
MULTIPLE983085CHOICE QUESTIONS
(starred questions have two answers)
11 A point in cylindrical coordinates is defined by (14 m 25deg 075 m) Location of the point in rectan-
gular coordinates is
(a) (14 m 0592 m 075 m)
(b) (1269 m 0592 m 075 m)
(c) (14 m 0592 m 075 m)
(d) (14 m 0592 m 0375 m)
12 A point in spherical coordinates is described by (095 m 35deg 20deg) Location of the point in rectangu-
lar coordinates is
(a) (0512 m 0186 m 0778 m)
(b) (0186 m 0512 m 0778 m)
(c) (0512 m 0778 m 0186 m)
(d) (0186 m 0778 m 0512 m)
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13 A position vector is given by 4 The unit vector in the direction of the position
vector is
(a) 0 0 566 +u
(b) 0 0 24 +u
(c) 0 0 566 +u
(d) 0 0 707 +u
14 A vector is given by A uu+u If the unit vector alongA is u707
what should be the value of p
(a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 10 (d) 12
15 Two vectors are given by A 4+u and 1+u 2 The angle between the vectors is
nearest to
(a) 12deg (b) 14deg (c) 16deg (d) 18deg
16 Two vectors are described by A u u3+u and B u u For the vectors to be
parallel the values of p and q should be (a) p = 3 q = 3 (b) p = 3 q = 9 (c) p = 45 q = 3 (d) p = 3 q = 45
17 The angle between two vectors A 4+u x y
and B y is 15deg What is the ratio of p to q
(a) 1732 (b) minus1732 (c) 0577 (d) minus0577
18 Two vectors are given by A 2+u z and B 4+u
z The unit vector normal to the plane con-
taining A and B is given by
(a) +0 371 0 557 y
(b) +0 741 0 371 y
(c) 0741u x minus 0577u
y + 0371u
z
(d) 0371u x +
0743u y minus
05571u z
19 A scalar function is given byf = xyz The magnitude of grad f at (1 minus1 1) is equal to
(a) 2 3 (b) 3 2 (c) 31 (d) 3
110 If r is the position vector at ( x y z ) the magnitude of nabla sdot r is equal to
(a) 3 (b) 3 (c) 31 (d) 13
111 The divergence of F = xy (u x + u
y) at (1 3) is equal to
(a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3 (d) 2
112 A vector in cylindrical coordinates is given by (sin f r ) ur The vector in rectangular coordinates is
(a) y
2
3 2) (b)
y
2
2( ) (c)
y
2 2
2( ) (d)
y
2
2( )
113 A vector in spherical coordinates is given by ur r 2 The vector in rectangular coordinate is
(a)+u
x + 3 2 (b)
3 2
+u
x + (c)
u+u
( x + 3 (d)
zu u+u z
x + 3 2
114 The line integral of F = xy (u x + u
y) along the straight line y = x from (0 0) to (2 2) is
(a) 163 (b) 8 (c) 16 (d) 4
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115 The instantaneous voltage and current in an electric circuit are given by V (t ) = 5 sin (w t minus 30deg) V and
I (t ) = minus02 cos w t A The average power supplied to the circuit is
(a) 05 W (b) 3 2 W (c) 025 W (d) 3 4 W
QUESTIONS
11 Name the coordinate planes of rectangular coordinates
12 In rectangular coordinates the coordinates of a point are x y and z What is the normal distance of
the point from the x- y plane
13 Name the plane on which x = 0
14 The coordinate of two points are and respectively What is the distance between the
points
15 In rectangular coordinates locate the point ) by tracing the path along or parallel to the
coordinate axes starting from the origin
16 Describe the cylindrical coordinate system Show that the coordinate directions are mutually perpen-
dicular to each other
17 Describe the spherical coordinate system Show that the coordinate directions are mutually perpen-
dicular to each other
18 The r and variable appearing in cylindrical and spherical coordinate systems have the same mean-
ing or different meanings in the two systems Explain
19 Explain why the distance between two points specified in spherical coordinates cannot be calculated by direct use of the coordinates of the points
How is this distance calculated
110 Sketch a length vector in rectangular coordinates and show its components in the coordinate directions
111 Express the vector A as sum of its component in rectangular cylindrical and spherical coordinates
112 Write the differential length vector and the differential surface vector in rectangular cylindrical and
spherical coordinates in terms of the components Give also the formula for the differential volume
in the three coordinate systems
113 Define the cross product of two vectors A and B Explain how the angle between the vectors can be
calculated from the definition of the cross product
114 Explain what is meant by a scalar field Does the value of the field at a point depend on the choice of
the coordinate system
115 State what is meant by a vector field Does the value of the field at a point depend on the choice of
the coordinate system
116 Explain with sketches that the unit vectors ur and u
f in cylindrical coordinates vary with f
117 Explain the properties of the gradient of a scalar function
118 Describe the procedure for evaluating the line integral of a vector function from an initial point to a
final point along a given path
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119 For the vector function A( x y z ) show that nabla sdot nabla times A( x y z ) = 0
120 Two sinusoidal functions are given by
)t )minus=
)t )minus 12
π
What is the phase difference between the two quantities and which is the leading quantity
121 A sinusoidal quantity is given by
F (t ) = F 0 sin (w t + y )
Write the complex exponential phasor and polar forms of the quantity
122 Define the rms value of a sinusoidally time-varying current Explain its significance
123 If W V and I are the measured values of power rms value of voltage and rms value of current
respectively of an electric load then the ratio W (VI ) is defined as the power factor of the load Is this
definition applicable to only sinusoidal variation of voltage and current with time or for any type of
variation Explain
124 Explain with sketches the meanings of single-valued and multi-valued periodic functions
ANSWERS TO SELECTED QUESTIONS
16 Describe the cylindrical coordinate system Show that the coordinate directions are mutually perpen-
dicular to each other
Answer In cylindrical coordinate system the three surfaces are those of a circular cylinder and two
planes These surfaces are specified with reference to the rectangular coordinate system The axis of
the cylinder is along the z axis and its radius is denoted by r One of the plane surfaces containing the
z axis is specified by the angle it makes with the y-z plane The angle is generally denoted by f The
second plane surface is parallel to and at a height z from the x-y plane The three coordinate direc-
tions are r f and z
The r direction is normal to the surface of the cylinder hence it is perpendicular to the axis of the
cylinder As the axis of the cylinder is along the z axis r and z directions are perpendicular to each
other At a point on the cylindrical surface the r direction is perpendicular to and the f direction istangential to the cylindrical surface Hence they are perpendicular to each other Moreover the f direction is parallel to the x-y plane hence it is perpendicular to the z direction
18 The r and f variable appearing in cylindrical and spherical coordinate systems have the same mean-
ing or different meanings in the two systems Explain
Answer The variables in cylindrical coordinate system are r f and z and those of spherical coordi-
nates are r q and f The r direction in cylindrical coordinates is perpendicular to the z axis of rectan-
gular coordinates whereas the r direction in spherical coordinates is at an angle q with the z axis Thus
the r-variables have different meaning In both the systems the angle f is the angle between the y-z
plane and a plane surface containing the z axis Thus the variable f has the same meaning in both the
systems
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19 Explain why the distance between two points specified in spherical coordinates cannot be calculated
by direct use of the coordinates of the points
How is the distance calculated
Answer Both q and f variables of spherical coordinates are angles and radian is their unit As the
unit of distance between two points is that of length the variables cannot be used directly for calcula-tion of distance
To calculate the distance it is necessary to express the spherical coordinates of the point in terms of
rectangular coordinate variables
113 Define the cross product of two vectors A and B Explain how the angle between the vectors can be
calculated from the definition of the cross product
Answer The cross product of two vectors A and B is a vector quantity say C The magnitude of C
is equal to the products of the magnitude of A the magnitude of B and the sine of angle a between
A and B The direction of C is perpendicular to the plane containing A and B The positive direction
is taken along the advance of a right-handed screw when it is rotated from A towards B
As per the definition of the cross product
A times B = ABsin a
Hence sin α = A B
A B
114 Explain what is meant by a scalar field Does the value of the field at a point depend on the choice of
the coordinate system
Answer A physical quantity which is a scalar function of position is a real number The quantity
may or may not be a function of time The mathematical representation or graphical plot of a scalar
function at various points in a region or domain is the scalar field of the function in that region Theregion may be one-dimensional (a line) two-dimensional (a surface) or three-dimensional (a vol-
ume) As an example let us consider a heated plate The temperature at each point on the surface of
the plate will have a specific value A graphical representation of temperatures at several points is the
temperature field in the region of the plate surface
Value of the field at a point is independent of the choice of a coordinate system
117 Explain the properties of the gradient of a scalar function
Answer The gradient of a scalar quantity which is a function of x y and z in general is a vector quan-
tity It is given by
nabla = + part part + partpart y x
u u u u= u
The first second and third terms give the rate of change of V with x y and z respectively As nablaV is
the vector sum of all the three components it gives the maximum rate of change of V with distance
at a point in space
120 Two sinusoidal functions are given by
V )t )minus= π
I )t )minus 12
π
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What is the phase difference between the two quantities and which is the leading quantity
Answer As V (t ) is a cosine function of time and I (t ) is a sine function of time we have to express
either V (t ) as a sine function or I (t ) as a cosine function of time By expressing I (t ) as a cosine func-
tion we get
)t )t = minus minus Thus the phase difference between the quantities is 3= V (t ) is the leading
quantity
PROBLEMS
11 Show the location of points P 1(10 m 20 m 30m) P
2(minus10 m 20 m 30m) P
3(10 m minus20 m
30m) P 4(10 m 20 m minus30m) in rectangular coordinates Calculate the distances of the points from
the origin
12 Show the location of the point P (05 m 60deg 02 m) in cylindrical coordinates Calculate the distances
of P from the origin
13 Show the location of the point P (04 m 30deg 45deg) in spherical coordinates Calculate the distances of
P from the origin
14 A point in rectangular coordinates is defined by (2 m minus3 m minus1 m) Find coordinates of the point in
(a) cylindrical coordinate and (b) in spherical coordinates
15 Derive relations between the cylindrical coordinate and spherical coordinate variables For the radial
directions use subscripts c and s respectively for cylindrical and spherical coordinates
16 A point in cylindrical coordinates is defined by (3 m 300
2 m) Find coordinates of the point inspherical coordinates
17 Find the distance between two points located at (a) (10 m 24 m minus08 m) and (minus26 m 15 m 15 m)
in rectangular coordinates (b) (12 m 45deg 20 m) and (05 m 60deg 02 m) in cylindrical coordinates
(c) (04 m 30deg 45deg) and (10 m 75deg 15deg) in spherical coordinates
18 Find the length vector from the point P 2(075 m 13 m minus06 m) to the point P
1(125 m minus07 m
04 m) Find also the unit vector directed from P 1 to P
2
19 A point is located at (20 m p 3 rad 08 m) in cylindrical coordinates Obtain in rectangular coordi-
nates the unit vector directed from the origin to the point
110 The location of two points are given by P 1(1 m 2 m 3 m) and P
2(2 m 3 m 5 m) Find the length
vector from the origin to the mid-point of the line joining P 1 and P
2
111 The location of two points are given by P 1(15 m 45deg 2 m) and P
2(5 m 60deg 30deg) in cylindrical and
spherical coordinates respectively Find the length vector from P 1 to P
2
112 A point is located at P (5 m 90deg 60deg) in spherical coordinates Find the unit vector directed from the
origin to P in rectangular coordinates
113 The equation y = 2 minus x is that of a straight line in the x-y plane Obtain the unit normal vector directed
from the given line to the point (3 2)
114 Find the dot and cross products of the vectors A = 3u x + 8u
y B = 5u
x + 10u
y What is the angle
between the vectors
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115 Given the vectors A = 4u x + 5u
y B = 6u
x + B
yu y + 8u
z What should be the value of B
y so that the angle
between A and B is 60deg
116 Vector A is directed from (2 m 3 m 4 m) to (5 m 7 m 9 m) and vector B is directed from (0 1 m
2 m) to (3 m 5 m 7 m) Find the angle between the vectors
117
Find the gradient of the scalar function f =
x
2
y +
y
2
z +
xz
2
at (minus
1 2minus
3) 118 The equation 2 x + 3 y + 4 z = c where c is a constant is that of a plane surface Find the unit vector
that is normal to the given plane and directed away from the origin
119 A surface is defined by x2 + y2 minus z 2 = 21 Find the unit vector normal to the surface at (4 3 2)
120 For the surface defined in Problem 119 find the angle between unit vectors normal to the surface at
(4 3 2) and )15 3
121 A vector function is described by A
+
1
2 2)uuu Find the divergence of the
vector function at (2 minus1 minus2)
122 A vector function is given by A = x2 yu x + y2 z u
y + xz 2u
z Find the curl of the vector at (1 2 4)
123 For the scalar function f ( x y z ) show that nabla times nablaf = 0
124 Prove the validity of the vector identity nabla times nabla times A = nabla(nabla sdot A) minusnabla2A for the vector function A = A( x
y z )u x + A( x y z )u
y + A( x y z )u
z
125 A vector field in rectangular coordinates is given byu
= + z
x Express the vector in cylindrical
coordinates at (4 45deg 3)
126 A vector is directed from (2 30deg 4) to (3 60deg 6) in cylindrical coordinates Find the angle between
the vector and the y axis
127 A vector function in cylindrical coordinates is given by
u ucos tans nr r
Calculate the components of the vector in rectangular coordinates
128 A vector function is given by = 8
2 2 Find the line integral of E along a straight path from
(3 5) to (6 10)
129 On the surface of a sphere find the area in the region if r = 6 30deg le q le 60deg 0 le f le 30deg
130 The amplitude of sinusoidal voltage and current of an electric circuit are 15 V and 2 A respectively
The current lags the voltage by p 6 rad Calculate (a) the rms values of voltage and current (b) the
power factor (c) the average power and (d) the complex impedance of the circuit
Find also the instantaneous power and complex power taking the voltage as reference Identify the
components of the complex power Assume w to be the angular frequency of the voltage
131 The complex forms of voltage and current amplitudes of an electric load are
40 V
2 A
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The coefficients of the series are found by substituting V dV dr and d 2V dr 2 in (2) and then equating the
coefficients of like powers of r to zero Substituting (3) into the third term of (2) we get
2
)+ + + + + sdotsdotsdot (4)
Substituting dV dr and d 2V dr 2 into the second and first terms of (2) respectively we get
dV
r = 3 4 6 (5)
r d V
dr a r r 6 20= r + +a r +r (6)
Since the sum of the left-hand sides of (4) (5) and (6) is zero the sum of their right-hand sides must be equal
to zero Taking the sum and then collecting the terms of like powers of r we have
3 4r a a a
+ + =)+r r 6 0 (7)
Equation (7) will be satisfied if the coefficient of each power of r is equal to zero This exercise will yield the
following results
a1r = 0 rArr a
1 = 0
42
0 2
k = s an ar trar constant
9 0=
162
4
a k
a =
25 0a
362
6
a = minus
We find that the coefficients of odd powers of r of (3) are zero So the solution of the differential equation
will have terms with even powers of r only The coefficient of r 2m where m is a positive integer including
zero is given by
m1minus
m ) (8)
Replacing a0 of (8) by a different constant A the solution of (2) is given by
==
infin
sum minus( m )
)kr (9)
The function ) 1
)= sum
is called Bessel function of first kind and zero order
As equation (2) is a second-order differential equation there must be a second independent solution of the
equation The second solution is called Bessel function of second kind and zero order
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SUMMARY
We learnt the basics of three common types of coordinate systems vector analysis sinusoidally time-
varying functions Fourier series and Bessel function Other mathematical tools are described in later chap-
ters as and when necessary We found that unlike the unit vectors in rectangular coordinates the directionsof some of the unit vectors in cylindrical and spherical coordinates vary with one or two coordinate vari-
ables Though only the mathematical definitions of divergence gradient and curl operations are available
their applications to electric and magnetic fields and interpretations of results are described in later chap-
ters The vector operations in cylindrical and spherical coordinates are given in Chapters 2 and 4 The vec-
tor identities line surface and volume integrals will find frequent use in the text Moreover we will utilise
the coordinate transformation technique for calculation of vector magnetic potential of a current loop in
Chapter 4
Representation of sinusoidal quantities and power calculation will be used for the study of time-varying
fields We will apply Fourier series and Bessel function for the solution of boundary-value problems Bessel
function will also be used to study the skin-effect phenomenon in cylindrical conductors
IMPORTANT FORMULAE
Relation between coordinate variables
Rectangular and cylindrical coordinates
x = r cos f
y = r sin f
z = z
Rectangular and cylindrical coordinates
x = r sin q cos f
y = r sin q sin f
z = r cos q
Differential lengths
Rectangular coordinates d ℓ = u xdx + u
ydy + u
z dz
Cylindrical coordinates d ℓ = dr ur + rd f uf + u
z dz
Spherical coordinates d ℓ = ur dr + u
q (rd q ) + u
f (r sin q d f )
Differential surfaces
Rectangular coordinates d S = u x(dydz ) + u
y(dzdx) + u
z (dxdy)
Cylindrical coordinates d S = ur (rd f dz ) + u
f (drdz ) + u
z (rdrd f )
Spherical coordinates d S = ur (r 2sinq d q d f ) + u
q (r sinq drd f ) + u
f (rdrd q )
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Differential volumes
Rectangular coordinates dv = dxdydz
Cylindrical coordinates rdrd f dz
Spherical coordinates r 2sinq drd q d f
Position vector r = xu x + yu
y + z u
z
Dot product of two vectors
In rectangular coordinates A sdot B = A x B
x + A
y B
y + A
z B
z
In cylindrical coordinates A sdot B = Ar B
r + A
f B
f + A
z B
z
In spherical coordinates A sdot B = Ar B
r + A
q B
q + A
f B
f
Cross product of two vectors
In rectangular coordinates
A
u
=
x B B
In cylindrical coordinates
A
u u
= B
In spherical coordinates
A
= A A B
θ φ
θ φ
θ φ
Gradient of a scalar function in rectangular coordinates
nabla = part part + part y
u u
Divergence of a vector function in rectangular coordinates
nablasdot = partpart
+part
+part
D D
x y
D y
Curl of a vector function in rectangular coordinates
nabla times = partpart
part part y z
x y
H H Vector identities
nabla times nabla times A = nabla(nabla sdot A) minus nabla2A
nabla sdot (A times B) = B sdot (nabla times A) minus A sdot (nabla times B)
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Dot product of unit vectors
In Rectangular and Cylindrical Coordinate systems
sdotur
sdotuf
sdotu z
u x cos f ndashsin f 0u
ysin f cos f 0
u z
0 0 1
In Rectangular and Spherical Coordinate systems
sdotur
sdotuq
sdotuf
u x
sinq cosf cosq cosf ndashsin f
u y
sinq sinf cosq sinf cosf
u z cosq ndashsinq 0
Complex impedance
+ )minus
Instantaneous power
)t = ])t cos2
cos
Complex power
lowast1
2
MULTIPLE983085CHOICE QUESTIONS
(starred questions have two answers)
11 A point in cylindrical coordinates is defined by (14 m 25deg 075 m) Location of the point in rectan-
gular coordinates is
(a) (14 m 0592 m 075 m)
(b) (1269 m 0592 m 075 m)
(c) (14 m 0592 m 075 m)
(d) (14 m 0592 m 0375 m)
12 A point in spherical coordinates is described by (095 m 35deg 20deg) Location of the point in rectangu-
lar coordinates is
(a) (0512 m 0186 m 0778 m)
(b) (0186 m 0512 m 0778 m)
(c) (0512 m 0778 m 0186 m)
(d) (0186 m 0778 m 0512 m)
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13 A position vector is given by 4 The unit vector in the direction of the position
vector is
(a) 0 0 566 +u
(b) 0 0 24 +u
(c) 0 0 566 +u
(d) 0 0 707 +u
14 A vector is given by A uu+u If the unit vector alongA is u707
what should be the value of p
(a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 10 (d) 12
15 Two vectors are given by A 4+u and 1+u 2 The angle between the vectors is
nearest to
(a) 12deg (b) 14deg (c) 16deg (d) 18deg
16 Two vectors are described by A u u3+u and B u u For the vectors to be
parallel the values of p and q should be (a) p = 3 q = 3 (b) p = 3 q = 9 (c) p = 45 q = 3 (d) p = 3 q = 45
17 The angle between two vectors A 4+u x y
and B y is 15deg What is the ratio of p to q
(a) 1732 (b) minus1732 (c) 0577 (d) minus0577
18 Two vectors are given by A 2+u z and B 4+u
z The unit vector normal to the plane con-
taining A and B is given by
(a) +0 371 0 557 y
(b) +0 741 0 371 y
(c) 0741u x minus 0577u
y + 0371u
z
(d) 0371u x +
0743u y minus
05571u z
19 A scalar function is given byf = xyz The magnitude of grad f at (1 minus1 1) is equal to
(a) 2 3 (b) 3 2 (c) 31 (d) 3
110 If r is the position vector at ( x y z ) the magnitude of nabla sdot r is equal to
(a) 3 (b) 3 (c) 31 (d) 13
111 The divergence of F = xy (u x + u
y) at (1 3) is equal to
(a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3 (d) 2
112 A vector in cylindrical coordinates is given by (sin f r ) ur The vector in rectangular coordinates is
(a) y
2
3 2) (b)
y
2
2( ) (c)
y
2 2
2( ) (d)
y
2
2( )
113 A vector in spherical coordinates is given by ur r 2 The vector in rectangular coordinate is
(a)+u
x + 3 2 (b)
3 2
+u
x + (c)
u+u
( x + 3 (d)
zu u+u z
x + 3 2
114 The line integral of F = xy (u x + u
y) along the straight line y = x from (0 0) to (2 2) is
(a) 163 (b) 8 (c) 16 (d) 4
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115 The instantaneous voltage and current in an electric circuit are given by V (t ) = 5 sin (w t minus 30deg) V and
I (t ) = minus02 cos w t A The average power supplied to the circuit is
(a) 05 W (b) 3 2 W (c) 025 W (d) 3 4 W
QUESTIONS
11 Name the coordinate planes of rectangular coordinates
12 In rectangular coordinates the coordinates of a point are x y and z What is the normal distance of
the point from the x- y plane
13 Name the plane on which x = 0
14 The coordinate of two points are and respectively What is the distance between the
points
15 In rectangular coordinates locate the point ) by tracing the path along or parallel to the
coordinate axes starting from the origin
16 Describe the cylindrical coordinate system Show that the coordinate directions are mutually perpen-
dicular to each other
17 Describe the spherical coordinate system Show that the coordinate directions are mutually perpen-
dicular to each other
18 The r and variable appearing in cylindrical and spherical coordinate systems have the same mean-
ing or different meanings in the two systems Explain
19 Explain why the distance between two points specified in spherical coordinates cannot be calculated by direct use of the coordinates of the points
How is this distance calculated
110 Sketch a length vector in rectangular coordinates and show its components in the coordinate directions
111 Express the vector A as sum of its component in rectangular cylindrical and spherical coordinates
112 Write the differential length vector and the differential surface vector in rectangular cylindrical and
spherical coordinates in terms of the components Give also the formula for the differential volume
in the three coordinate systems
113 Define the cross product of two vectors A and B Explain how the angle between the vectors can be
calculated from the definition of the cross product
114 Explain what is meant by a scalar field Does the value of the field at a point depend on the choice of
the coordinate system
115 State what is meant by a vector field Does the value of the field at a point depend on the choice of
the coordinate system
116 Explain with sketches that the unit vectors ur and u
f in cylindrical coordinates vary with f
117 Explain the properties of the gradient of a scalar function
118 Describe the procedure for evaluating the line integral of a vector function from an initial point to a
final point along a given path
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119 For the vector function A( x y z ) show that nabla sdot nabla times A( x y z ) = 0
120 Two sinusoidal functions are given by
)t )minus=
)t )minus 12
π
What is the phase difference between the two quantities and which is the leading quantity
121 A sinusoidal quantity is given by
F (t ) = F 0 sin (w t + y )
Write the complex exponential phasor and polar forms of the quantity
122 Define the rms value of a sinusoidally time-varying current Explain its significance
123 If W V and I are the measured values of power rms value of voltage and rms value of current
respectively of an electric load then the ratio W (VI ) is defined as the power factor of the load Is this
definition applicable to only sinusoidal variation of voltage and current with time or for any type of
variation Explain
124 Explain with sketches the meanings of single-valued and multi-valued periodic functions
ANSWERS TO SELECTED QUESTIONS
16 Describe the cylindrical coordinate system Show that the coordinate directions are mutually perpen-
dicular to each other
Answer In cylindrical coordinate system the three surfaces are those of a circular cylinder and two
planes These surfaces are specified with reference to the rectangular coordinate system The axis of
the cylinder is along the z axis and its radius is denoted by r One of the plane surfaces containing the
z axis is specified by the angle it makes with the y-z plane The angle is generally denoted by f The
second plane surface is parallel to and at a height z from the x-y plane The three coordinate direc-
tions are r f and z
The r direction is normal to the surface of the cylinder hence it is perpendicular to the axis of the
cylinder As the axis of the cylinder is along the z axis r and z directions are perpendicular to each
other At a point on the cylindrical surface the r direction is perpendicular to and the f direction istangential to the cylindrical surface Hence they are perpendicular to each other Moreover the f direction is parallel to the x-y plane hence it is perpendicular to the z direction
18 The r and f variable appearing in cylindrical and spherical coordinate systems have the same mean-
ing or different meanings in the two systems Explain
Answer The variables in cylindrical coordinate system are r f and z and those of spherical coordi-
nates are r q and f The r direction in cylindrical coordinates is perpendicular to the z axis of rectan-
gular coordinates whereas the r direction in spherical coordinates is at an angle q with the z axis Thus
the r-variables have different meaning In both the systems the angle f is the angle between the y-z
plane and a plane surface containing the z axis Thus the variable f has the same meaning in both the
systems
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19 Explain why the distance between two points specified in spherical coordinates cannot be calculated
by direct use of the coordinates of the points
How is the distance calculated
Answer Both q and f variables of spherical coordinates are angles and radian is their unit As the
unit of distance between two points is that of length the variables cannot be used directly for calcula-tion of distance
To calculate the distance it is necessary to express the spherical coordinates of the point in terms of
rectangular coordinate variables
113 Define the cross product of two vectors A and B Explain how the angle between the vectors can be
calculated from the definition of the cross product
Answer The cross product of two vectors A and B is a vector quantity say C The magnitude of C
is equal to the products of the magnitude of A the magnitude of B and the sine of angle a between
A and B The direction of C is perpendicular to the plane containing A and B The positive direction
is taken along the advance of a right-handed screw when it is rotated from A towards B
As per the definition of the cross product
A times B = ABsin a
Hence sin α = A B
A B
114 Explain what is meant by a scalar field Does the value of the field at a point depend on the choice of
the coordinate system
Answer A physical quantity which is a scalar function of position is a real number The quantity
may or may not be a function of time The mathematical representation or graphical plot of a scalar
function at various points in a region or domain is the scalar field of the function in that region Theregion may be one-dimensional (a line) two-dimensional (a surface) or three-dimensional (a vol-
ume) As an example let us consider a heated plate The temperature at each point on the surface of
the plate will have a specific value A graphical representation of temperatures at several points is the
temperature field in the region of the plate surface
Value of the field at a point is independent of the choice of a coordinate system
117 Explain the properties of the gradient of a scalar function
Answer The gradient of a scalar quantity which is a function of x y and z in general is a vector quan-
tity It is given by
nabla = + part part + partpart y x
u u u u= u
The first second and third terms give the rate of change of V with x y and z respectively As nablaV is
the vector sum of all the three components it gives the maximum rate of change of V with distance
at a point in space
120 Two sinusoidal functions are given by
V )t )minus= π
I )t )minus 12
π
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What is the phase difference between the two quantities and which is the leading quantity
Answer As V (t ) is a cosine function of time and I (t ) is a sine function of time we have to express
either V (t ) as a sine function or I (t ) as a cosine function of time By expressing I (t ) as a cosine func-
tion we get
)t )t = minus minus Thus the phase difference between the quantities is 3= V (t ) is the leading
quantity
PROBLEMS
11 Show the location of points P 1(10 m 20 m 30m) P
2(minus10 m 20 m 30m) P
3(10 m minus20 m
30m) P 4(10 m 20 m minus30m) in rectangular coordinates Calculate the distances of the points from
the origin
12 Show the location of the point P (05 m 60deg 02 m) in cylindrical coordinates Calculate the distances
of P from the origin
13 Show the location of the point P (04 m 30deg 45deg) in spherical coordinates Calculate the distances of
P from the origin
14 A point in rectangular coordinates is defined by (2 m minus3 m minus1 m) Find coordinates of the point in
(a) cylindrical coordinate and (b) in spherical coordinates
15 Derive relations between the cylindrical coordinate and spherical coordinate variables For the radial
directions use subscripts c and s respectively for cylindrical and spherical coordinates
16 A point in cylindrical coordinates is defined by (3 m 300
2 m) Find coordinates of the point inspherical coordinates
17 Find the distance between two points located at (a) (10 m 24 m minus08 m) and (minus26 m 15 m 15 m)
in rectangular coordinates (b) (12 m 45deg 20 m) and (05 m 60deg 02 m) in cylindrical coordinates
(c) (04 m 30deg 45deg) and (10 m 75deg 15deg) in spherical coordinates
18 Find the length vector from the point P 2(075 m 13 m minus06 m) to the point P
1(125 m minus07 m
04 m) Find also the unit vector directed from P 1 to P
2
19 A point is located at (20 m p 3 rad 08 m) in cylindrical coordinates Obtain in rectangular coordi-
nates the unit vector directed from the origin to the point
110 The location of two points are given by P 1(1 m 2 m 3 m) and P
2(2 m 3 m 5 m) Find the length
vector from the origin to the mid-point of the line joining P 1 and P
2
111 The location of two points are given by P 1(15 m 45deg 2 m) and P
2(5 m 60deg 30deg) in cylindrical and
spherical coordinates respectively Find the length vector from P 1 to P
2
112 A point is located at P (5 m 90deg 60deg) in spherical coordinates Find the unit vector directed from the
origin to P in rectangular coordinates
113 The equation y = 2 minus x is that of a straight line in the x-y plane Obtain the unit normal vector directed
from the given line to the point (3 2)
114 Find the dot and cross products of the vectors A = 3u x + 8u
y B = 5u
x + 10u
y What is the angle
between the vectors
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115 Given the vectors A = 4u x + 5u
y B = 6u
x + B
yu y + 8u
z What should be the value of B
y so that the angle
between A and B is 60deg
116 Vector A is directed from (2 m 3 m 4 m) to (5 m 7 m 9 m) and vector B is directed from (0 1 m
2 m) to (3 m 5 m 7 m) Find the angle between the vectors
117
Find the gradient of the scalar function f =
x
2
y +
y
2
z +
xz
2
at (minus
1 2minus
3) 118 The equation 2 x + 3 y + 4 z = c where c is a constant is that of a plane surface Find the unit vector
that is normal to the given plane and directed away from the origin
119 A surface is defined by x2 + y2 minus z 2 = 21 Find the unit vector normal to the surface at (4 3 2)
120 For the surface defined in Problem 119 find the angle between unit vectors normal to the surface at
(4 3 2) and )15 3
121 A vector function is described by A
+
1
2 2)uuu Find the divergence of the
vector function at (2 minus1 minus2)
122 A vector function is given by A = x2 yu x + y2 z u
y + xz 2u
z Find the curl of the vector at (1 2 4)
123 For the scalar function f ( x y z ) show that nabla times nablaf = 0
124 Prove the validity of the vector identity nabla times nabla times A = nabla(nabla sdot A) minusnabla2A for the vector function A = A( x
y z )u x + A( x y z )u
y + A( x y z )u
z
125 A vector field in rectangular coordinates is given byu
= + z
x Express the vector in cylindrical
coordinates at (4 45deg 3)
126 A vector is directed from (2 30deg 4) to (3 60deg 6) in cylindrical coordinates Find the angle between
the vector and the y axis
127 A vector function in cylindrical coordinates is given by
u ucos tans nr r
Calculate the components of the vector in rectangular coordinates
128 A vector function is given by = 8
2 2 Find the line integral of E along a straight path from
(3 5) to (6 10)
129 On the surface of a sphere find the area in the region if r = 6 30deg le q le 60deg 0 le f le 30deg
130 The amplitude of sinusoidal voltage and current of an electric circuit are 15 V and 2 A respectively
The current lags the voltage by p 6 rad Calculate (a) the rms values of voltage and current (b) the
power factor (c) the average power and (d) the complex impedance of the circuit
Find also the instantaneous power and complex power taking the voltage as reference Identify the
components of the complex power Assume w to be the angular frequency of the voltage
131 The complex forms of voltage and current amplitudes of an electric load are
40 V
2 A
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SUMMARY
We learnt the basics of three common types of coordinate systems vector analysis sinusoidally time-
varying functions Fourier series and Bessel function Other mathematical tools are described in later chap-
ters as and when necessary We found that unlike the unit vectors in rectangular coordinates the directionsof some of the unit vectors in cylindrical and spherical coordinates vary with one or two coordinate vari-
ables Though only the mathematical definitions of divergence gradient and curl operations are available
their applications to electric and magnetic fields and interpretations of results are described in later chap-
ters The vector operations in cylindrical and spherical coordinates are given in Chapters 2 and 4 The vec-
tor identities line surface and volume integrals will find frequent use in the text Moreover we will utilise
the coordinate transformation technique for calculation of vector magnetic potential of a current loop in
Chapter 4
Representation of sinusoidal quantities and power calculation will be used for the study of time-varying
fields We will apply Fourier series and Bessel function for the solution of boundary-value problems Bessel
function will also be used to study the skin-effect phenomenon in cylindrical conductors
IMPORTANT FORMULAE
Relation between coordinate variables
Rectangular and cylindrical coordinates
x = r cos f
y = r sin f
z = z
Rectangular and cylindrical coordinates
x = r sin q cos f
y = r sin q sin f
z = r cos q
Differential lengths
Rectangular coordinates d ℓ = u xdx + u
ydy + u
z dz
Cylindrical coordinates d ℓ = dr ur + rd f uf + u
z dz
Spherical coordinates d ℓ = ur dr + u
q (rd q ) + u
f (r sin q d f )
Differential surfaces
Rectangular coordinates d S = u x(dydz ) + u
y(dzdx) + u
z (dxdy)
Cylindrical coordinates d S = ur (rd f dz ) + u
f (drdz ) + u
z (rdrd f )
Spherical coordinates d S = ur (r 2sinq d q d f ) + u
q (r sinq drd f ) + u
f (rdrd q )
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Differential volumes
Rectangular coordinates dv = dxdydz
Cylindrical coordinates rdrd f dz
Spherical coordinates r 2sinq drd q d f
Position vector r = xu x + yu
y + z u
z
Dot product of two vectors
In rectangular coordinates A sdot B = A x B
x + A
y B
y + A
z B
z
In cylindrical coordinates A sdot B = Ar B
r + A
f B
f + A
z B
z
In spherical coordinates A sdot B = Ar B
r + A
q B
q + A
f B
f
Cross product of two vectors
In rectangular coordinates
A
u
=
x B B
In cylindrical coordinates
A
u u
= B
In spherical coordinates
A
= A A B
θ φ
θ φ
θ φ
Gradient of a scalar function in rectangular coordinates
nabla = part part + part y
u u
Divergence of a vector function in rectangular coordinates
nablasdot = partpart
+part
+part
D D
x y
D y
Curl of a vector function in rectangular coordinates
nabla times = partpart
part part y z
x y
H H Vector identities
nabla times nabla times A = nabla(nabla sdot A) minus nabla2A
nabla sdot (A times B) = B sdot (nabla times A) minus A sdot (nabla times B)
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Dot product of unit vectors
In Rectangular and Cylindrical Coordinate systems
sdotur
sdotuf
sdotu z
u x cos f ndashsin f 0u
ysin f cos f 0
u z
0 0 1
In Rectangular and Spherical Coordinate systems
sdotur
sdotuq
sdotuf
u x
sinq cosf cosq cosf ndashsin f
u y
sinq sinf cosq sinf cosf
u z cosq ndashsinq 0
Complex impedance
+ )minus
Instantaneous power
)t = ])t cos2
cos
Complex power
lowast1
2
MULTIPLE983085CHOICE QUESTIONS
(starred questions have two answers)
11 A point in cylindrical coordinates is defined by (14 m 25deg 075 m) Location of the point in rectan-
gular coordinates is
(a) (14 m 0592 m 075 m)
(b) (1269 m 0592 m 075 m)
(c) (14 m 0592 m 075 m)
(d) (14 m 0592 m 0375 m)
12 A point in spherical coordinates is described by (095 m 35deg 20deg) Location of the point in rectangu-
lar coordinates is
(a) (0512 m 0186 m 0778 m)
(b) (0186 m 0512 m 0778 m)
(c) (0512 m 0778 m 0186 m)
(d) (0186 m 0778 m 0512 m)
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13 A position vector is given by 4 The unit vector in the direction of the position
vector is
(a) 0 0 566 +u
(b) 0 0 24 +u
(c) 0 0 566 +u
(d) 0 0 707 +u
14 A vector is given by A uu+u If the unit vector alongA is u707
what should be the value of p
(a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 10 (d) 12
15 Two vectors are given by A 4+u and 1+u 2 The angle between the vectors is
nearest to
(a) 12deg (b) 14deg (c) 16deg (d) 18deg
16 Two vectors are described by A u u3+u and B u u For the vectors to be
parallel the values of p and q should be (a) p = 3 q = 3 (b) p = 3 q = 9 (c) p = 45 q = 3 (d) p = 3 q = 45
17 The angle between two vectors A 4+u x y
and B y is 15deg What is the ratio of p to q
(a) 1732 (b) minus1732 (c) 0577 (d) minus0577
18 Two vectors are given by A 2+u z and B 4+u
z The unit vector normal to the plane con-
taining A and B is given by
(a) +0 371 0 557 y
(b) +0 741 0 371 y
(c) 0741u x minus 0577u
y + 0371u
z
(d) 0371u x +
0743u y minus
05571u z
19 A scalar function is given byf = xyz The magnitude of grad f at (1 minus1 1) is equal to
(a) 2 3 (b) 3 2 (c) 31 (d) 3
110 If r is the position vector at ( x y z ) the magnitude of nabla sdot r is equal to
(a) 3 (b) 3 (c) 31 (d) 13
111 The divergence of F = xy (u x + u
y) at (1 3) is equal to
(a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3 (d) 2
112 A vector in cylindrical coordinates is given by (sin f r ) ur The vector in rectangular coordinates is
(a) y
2
3 2) (b)
y
2
2( ) (c)
y
2 2
2( ) (d)
y
2
2( )
113 A vector in spherical coordinates is given by ur r 2 The vector in rectangular coordinate is
(a)+u
x + 3 2 (b)
3 2
+u
x + (c)
u+u
( x + 3 (d)
zu u+u z
x + 3 2
114 The line integral of F = xy (u x + u
y) along the straight line y = x from (0 0) to (2 2) is
(a) 163 (b) 8 (c) 16 (d) 4
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115 The instantaneous voltage and current in an electric circuit are given by V (t ) = 5 sin (w t minus 30deg) V and
I (t ) = minus02 cos w t A The average power supplied to the circuit is
(a) 05 W (b) 3 2 W (c) 025 W (d) 3 4 W
QUESTIONS
11 Name the coordinate planes of rectangular coordinates
12 In rectangular coordinates the coordinates of a point are x y and z What is the normal distance of
the point from the x- y plane
13 Name the plane on which x = 0
14 The coordinate of two points are and respectively What is the distance between the
points
15 In rectangular coordinates locate the point ) by tracing the path along or parallel to the
coordinate axes starting from the origin
16 Describe the cylindrical coordinate system Show that the coordinate directions are mutually perpen-
dicular to each other
17 Describe the spherical coordinate system Show that the coordinate directions are mutually perpen-
dicular to each other
18 The r and variable appearing in cylindrical and spherical coordinate systems have the same mean-
ing or different meanings in the two systems Explain
19 Explain why the distance between two points specified in spherical coordinates cannot be calculated by direct use of the coordinates of the points
How is this distance calculated
110 Sketch a length vector in rectangular coordinates and show its components in the coordinate directions
111 Express the vector A as sum of its component in rectangular cylindrical and spherical coordinates
112 Write the differential length vector and the differential surface vector in rectangular cylindrical and
spherical coordinates in terms of the components Give also the formula for the differential volume
in the three coordinate systems
113 Define the cross product of two vectors A and B Explain how the angle between the vectors can be
calculated from the definition of the cross product
114 Explain what is meant by a scalar field Does the value of the field at a point depend on the choice of
the coordinate system
115 State what is meant by a vector field Does the value of the field at a point depend on the choice of
the coordinate system
116 Explain with sketches that the unit vectors ur and u
f in cylindrical coordinates vary with f
117 Explain the properties of the gradient of a scalar function
118 Describe the procedure for evaluating the line integral of a vector function from an initial point to a
final point along a given path
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119 For the vector function A( x y z ) show that nabla sdot nabla times A( x y z ) = 0
120 Two sinusoidal functions are given by
)t )minus=
)t )minus 12
π
What is the phase difference between the two quantities and which is the leading quantity
121 A sinusoidal quantity is given by
F (t ) = F 0 sin (w t + y )
Write the complex exponential phasor and polar forms of the quantity
122 Define the rms value of a sinusoidally time-varying current Explain its significance
123 If W V and I are the measured values of power rms value of voltage and rms value of current
respectively of an electric load then the ratio W (VI ) is defined as the power factor of the load Is this
definition applicable to only sinusoidal variation of voltage and current with time or for any type of
variation Explain
124 Explain with sketches the meanings of single-valued and multi-valued periodic functions
ANSWERS TO SELECTED QUESTIONS
16 Describe the cylindrical coordinate system Show that the coordinate directions are mutually perpen-
dicular to each other
Answer In cylindrical coordinate system the three surfaces are those of a circular cylinder and two
planes These surfaces are specified with reference to the rectangular coordinate system The axis of
the cylinder is along the z axis and its radius is denoted by r One of the plane surfaces containing the
z axis is specified by the angle it makes with the y-z plane The angle is generally denoted by f The
second plane surface is parallel to and at a height z from the x-y plane The three coordinate direc-
tions are r f and z
The r direction is normal to the surface of the cylinder hence it is perpendicular to the axis of the
cylinder As the axis of the cylinder is along the z axis r and z directions are perpendicular to each
other At a point on the cylindrical surface the r direction is perpendicular to and the f direction istangential to the cylindrical surface Hence they are perpendicular to each other Moreover the f direction is parallel to the x-y plane hence it is perpendicular to the z direction
18 The r and f variable appearing in cylindrical and spherical coordinate systems have the same mean-
ing or different meanings in the two systems Explain
Answer The variables in cylindrical coordinate system are r f and z and those of spherical coordi-
nates are r q and f The r direction in cylindrical coordinates is perpendicular to the z axis of rectan-
gular coordinates whereas the r direction in spherical coordinates is at an angle q with the z axis Thus
the r-variables have different meaning In both the systems the angle f is the angle between the y-z
plane and a plane surface containing the z axis Thus the variable f has the same meaning in both the
systems
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19 Explain why the distance between two points specified in spherical coordinates cannot be calculated
by direct use of the coordinates of the points
How is the distance calculated
Answer Both q and f variables of spherical coordinates are angles and radian is their unit As the
unit of distance between two points is that of length the variables cannot be used directly for calcula-tion of distance
To calculate the distance it is necessary to express the spherical coordinates of the point in terms of
rectangular coordinate variables
113 Define the cross product of two vectors A and B Explain how the angle between the vectors can be
calculated from the definition of the cross product
Answer The cross product of two vectors A and B is a vector quantity say C The magnitude of C
is equal to the products of the magnitude of A the magnitude of B and the sine of angle a between
A and B The direction of C is perpendicular to the plane containing A and B The positive direction
is taken along the advance of a right-handed screw when it is rotated from A towards B
As per the definition of the cross product
A times B = ABsin a
Hence sin α = A B
A B
114 Explain what is meant by a scalar field Does the value of the field at a point depend on the choice of
the coordinate system
Answer A physical quantity which is a scalar function of position is a real number The quantity
may or may not be a function of time The mathematical representation or graphical plot of a scalar
function at various points in a region or domain is the scalar field of the function in that region Theregion may be one-dimensional (a line) two-dimensional (a surface) or three-dimensional (a vol-
ume) As an example let us consider a heated plate The temperature at each point on the surface of
the plate will have a specific value A graphical representation of temperatures at several points is the
temperature field in the region of the plate surface
Value of the field at a point is independent of the choice of a coordinate system
117 Explain the properties of the gradient of a scalar function
Answer The gradient of a scalar quantity which is a function of x y and z in general is a vector quan-
tity It is given by
nabla = + part part + partpart y x
u u u u= u
The first second and third terms give the rate of change of V with x y and z respectively As nablaV is
the vector sum of all the three components it gives the maximum rate of change of V with distance
at a point in space
120 Two sinusoidal functions are given by
V )t )minus= π
I )t )minus 12
π
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What is the phase difference between the two quantities and which is the leading quantity
Answer As V (t ) is a cosine function of time and I (t ) is a sine function of time we have to express
either V (t ) as a sine function or I (t ) as a cosine function of time By expressing I (t ) as a cosine func-
tion we get
)t )t = minus minus Thus the phase difference between the quantities is 3= V (t ) is the leading
quantity
PROBLEMS
11 Show the location of points P 1(10 m 20 m 30m) P
2(minus10 m 20 m 30m) P
3(10 m minus20 m
30m) P 4(10 m 20 m minus30m) in rectangular coordinates Calculate the distances of the points from
the origin
12 Show the location of the point P (05 m 60deg 02 m) in cylindrical coordinates Calculate the distances
of P from the origin
13 Show the location of the point P (04 m 30deg 45deg) in spherical coordinates Calculate the distances of
P from the origin
14 A point in rectangular coordinates is defined by (2 m minus3 m minus1 m) Find coordinates of the point in
(a) cylindrical coordinate and (b) in spherical coordinates
15 Derive relations between the cylindrical coordinate and spherical coordinate variables For the radial
directions use subscripts c and s respectively for cylindrical and spherical coordinates
16 A point in cylindrical coordinates is defined by (3 m 300
2 m) Find coordinates of the point inspherical coordinates
17 Find the distance between two points located at (a) (10 m 24 m minus08 m) and (minus26 m 15 m 15 m)
in rectangular coordinates (b) (12 m 45deg 20 m) and (05 m 60deg 02 m) in cylindrical coordinates
(c) (04 m 30deg 45deg) and (10 m 75deg 15deg) in spherical coordinates
18 Find the length vector from the point P 2(075 m 13 m minus06 m) to the point P
1(125 m minus07 m
04 m) Find also the unit vector directed from P 1 to P
2
19 A point is located at (20 m p 3 rad 08 m) in cylindrical coordinates Obtain in rectangular coordi-
nates the unit vector directed from the origin to the point
110 The location of two points are given by P 1(1 m 2 m 3 m) and P
2(2 m 3 m 5 m) Find the length
vector from the origin to the mid-point of the line joining P 1 and P
2
111 The location of two points are given by P 1(15 m 45deg 2 m) and P
2(5 m 60deg 30deg) in cylindrical and
spherical coordinates respectively Find the length vector from P 1 to P
2
112 A point is located at P (5 m 90deg 60deg) in spherical coordinates Find the unit vector directed from the
origin to P in rectangular coordinates
113 The equation y = 2 minus x is that of a straight line in the x-y plane Obtain the unit normal vector directed
from the given line to the point (3 2)
114 Find the dot and cross products of the vectors A = 3u x + 8u
y B = 5u
x + 10u
y What is the angle
between the vectors
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115 Given the vectors A = 4u x + 5u
y B = 6u
x + B
yu y + 8u
z What should be the value of B
y so that the angle
between A and B is 60deg
116 Vector A is directed from (2 m 3 m 4 m) to (5 m 7 m 9 m) and vector B is directed from (0 1 m
2 m) to (3 m 5 m 7 m) Find the angle between the vectors
117
Find the gradient of the scalar function f =
x
2
y +
y
2
z +
xz
2
at (minus
1 2minus
3) 118 The equation 2 x + 3 y + 4 z = c where c is a constant is that of a plane surface Find the unit vector
that is normal to the given plane and directed away from the origin
119 A surface is defined by x2 + y2 minus z 2 = 21 Find the unit vector normal to the surface at (4 3 2)
120 For the surface defined in Problem 119 find the angle between unit vectors normal to the surface at
(4 3 2) and )15 3
121 A vector function is described by A
+
1
2 2)uuu Find the divergence of the
vector function at (2 minus1 minus2)
122 A vector function is given by A = x2 yu x + y2 z u
y + xz 2u
z Find the curl of the vector at (1 2 4)
123 For the scalar function f ( x y z ) show that nabla times nablaf = 0
124 Prove the validity of the vector identity nabla times nabla times A = nabla(nabla sdot A) minusnabla2A for the vector function A = A( x
y z )u x + A( x y z )u
y + A( x y z )u
z
125 A vector field in rectangular coordinates is given byu
= + z
x Express the vector in cylindrical
coordinates at (4 45deg 3)
126 A vector is directed from (2 30deg 4) to (3 60deg 6) in cylindrical coordinates Find the angle between
the vector and the y axis
127 A vector function in cylindrical coordinates is given by
u ucos tans nr r
Calculate the components of the vector in rectangular coordinates
128 A vector function is given by = 8
2 2 Find the line integral of E along a straight path from
(3 5) to (6 10)
129 On the surface of a sphere find the area in the region if r = 6 30deg le q le 60deg 0 le f le 30deg
130 The amplitude of sinusoidal voltage and current of an electric circuit are 15 V and 2 A respectively
The current lags the voltage by p 6 rad Calculate (a) the rms values of voltage and current (b) the
power factor (c) the average power and (d) the complex impedance of the circuit
Find also the instantaneous power and complex power taking the voltage as reference Identify the
components of the complex power Assume w to be the angular frequency of the voltage
131 The complex forms of voltage and current amplitudes of an electric load are
40 V
2 A
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Differential volumes
Rectangular coordinates dv = dxdydz
Cylindrical coordinates rdrd f dz
Spherical coordinates r 2sinq drd q d f
Position vector r = xu x + yu
y + z u
z
Dot product of two vectors
In rectangular coordinates A sdot B = A x B
x + A
y B
y + A
z B
z
In cylindrical coordinates A sdot B = Ar B
r + A
f B
f + A
z B
z
In spherical coordinates A sdot B = Ar B
r + A
q B
q + A
f B
f
Cross product of two vectors
In rectangular coordinates
A
u
=
x B B
In cylindrical coordinates
A
u u
= B
In spherical coordinates
A
= A A B
θ φ
θ φ
θ φ
Gradient of a scalar function in rectangular coordinates
nabla = part part + part y
u u
Divergence of a vector function in rectangular coordinates
nablasdot = partpart
+part
+part
D D
x y
D y
Curl of a vector function in rectangular coordinates
nabla times = partpart
part part y z
x y
H H Vector identities
nabla times nabla times A = nabla(nabla sdot A) minus nabla2A
nabla sdot (A times B) = B sdot (nabla times A) minus A sdot (nabla times B)
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Dot product of unit vectors
In Rectangular and Cylindrical Coordinate systems
sdotur
sdotuf
sdotu z
u x cos f ndashsin f 0u
ysin f cos f 0
u z
0 0 1
In Rectangular and Spherical Coordinate systems
sdotur
sdotuq
sdotuf
u x
sinq cosf cosq cosf ndashsin f
u y
sinq sinf cosq sinf cosf
u z cosq ndashsinq 0
Complex impedance
+ )minus
Instantaneous power
)t = ])t cos2
cos
Complex power
lowast1
2
MULTIPLE983085CHOICE QUESTIONS
(starred questions have two answers)
11 A point in cylindrical coordinates is defined by (14 m 25deg 075 m) Location of the point in rectan-
gular coordinates is
(a) (14 m 0592 m 075 m)
(b) (1269 m 0592 m 075 m)
(c) (14 m 0592 m 075 m)
(d) (14 m 0592 m 0375 m)
12 A point in spherical coordinates is described by (095 m 35deg 20deg) Location of the point in rectangu-
lar coordinates is
(a) (0512 m 0186 m 0778 m)
(b) (0186 m 0512 m 0778 m)
(c) (0512 m 0778 m 0186 m)
(d) (0186 m 0778 m 0512 m)
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13 A position vector is given by 4 The unit vector in the direction of the position
vector is
(a) 0 0 566 +u
(b) 0 0 24 +u
(c) 0 0 566 +u
(d) 0 0 707 +u
14 A vector is given by A uu+u If the unit vector alongA is u707
what should be the value of p
(a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 10 (d) 12
15 Two vectors are given by A 4+u and 1+u 2 The angle between the vectors is
nearest to
(a) 12deg (b) 14deg (c) 16deg (d) 18deg
16 Two vectors are described by A u u3+u and B u u For the vectors to be
parallel the values of p and q should be (a) p = 3 q = 3 (b) p = 3 q = 9 (c) p = 45 q = 3 (d) p = 3 q = 45
17 The angle between two vectors A 4+u x y
and B y is 15deg What is the ratio of p to q
(a) 1732 (b) minus1732 (c) 0577 (d) minus0577
18 Two vectors are given by A 2+u z and B 4+u
z The unit vector normal to the plane con-
taining A and B is given by
(a) +0 371 0 557 y
(b) +0 741 0 371 y
(c) 0741u x minus 0577u
y + 0371u
z
(d) 0371u x +
0743u y minus
05571u z
19 A scalar function is given byf = xyz The magnitude of grad f at (1 minus1 1) is equal to
(a) 2 3 (b) 3 2 (c) 31 (d) 3
110 If r is the position vector at ( x y z ) the magnitude of nabla sdot r is equal to
(a) 3 (b) 3 (c) 31 (d) 13
111 The divergence of F = xy (u x + u
y) at (1 3) is equal to
(a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3 (d) 2
112 A vector in cylindrical coordinates is given by (sin f r ) ur The vector in rectangular coordinates is
(a) y
2
3 2) (b)
y
2
2( ) (c)
y
2 2
2( ) (d)
y
2
2( )
113 A vector in spherical coordinates is given by ur r 2 The vector in rectangular coordinate is
(a)+u
x + 3 2 (b)
3 2
+u
x + (c)
u+u
( x + 3 (d)
zu u+u z
x + 3 2
114 The line integral of F = xy (u x + u
y) along the straight line y = x from (0 0) to (2 2) is
(a) 163 (b) 8 (c) 16 (d) 4
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115 The instantaneous voltage and current in an electric circuit are given by V (t ) = 5 sin (w t minus 30deg) V and
I (t ) = minus02 cos w t A The average power supplied to the circuit is
(a) 05 W (b) 3 2 W (c) 025 W (d) 3 4 W
QUESTIONS
11 Name the coordinate planes of rectangular coordinates
12 In rectangular coordinates the coordinates of a point are x y and z What is the normal distance of
the point from the x- y plane
13 Name the plane on which x = 0
14 The coordinate of two points are and respectively What is the distance between the
points
15 In rectangular coordinates locate the point ) by tracing the path along or parallel to the
coordinate axes starting from the origin
16 Describe the cylindrical coordinate system Show that the coordinate directions are mutually perpen-
dicular to each other
17 Describe the spherical coordinate system Show that the coordinate directions are mutually perpen-
dicular to each other
18 The r and variable appearing in cylindrical and spherical coordinate systems have the same mean-
ing or different meanings in the two systems Explain
19 Explain why the distance between two points specified in spherical coordinates cannot be calculated by direct use of the coordinates of the points
How is this distance calculated
110 Sketch a length vector in rectangular coordinates and show its components in the coordinate directions
111 Express the vector A as sum of its component in rectangular cylindrical and spherical coordinates
112 Write the differential length vector and the differential surface vector in rectangular cylindrical and
spherical coordinates in terms of the components Give also the formula for the differential volume
in the three coordinate systems
113 Define the cross product of two vectors A and B Explain how the angle between the vectors can be
calculated from the definition of the cross product
114 Explain what is meant by a scalar field Does the value of the field at a point depend on the choice of
the coordinate system
115 State what is meant by a vector field Does the value of the field at a point depend on the choice of
the coordinate system
116 Explain with sketches that the unit vectors ur and u
f in cylindrical coordinates vary with f
117 Explain the properties of the gradient of a scalar function
118 Describe the procedure for evaluating the line integral of a vector function from an initial point to a
final point along a given path
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119 For the vector function A( x y z ) show that nabla sdot nabla times A( x y z ) = 0
120 Two sinusoidal functions are given by
)t )minus=
)t )minus 12
π
What is the phase difference between the two quantities and which is the leading quantity
121 A sinusoidal quantity is given by
F (t ) = F 0 sin (w t + y )
Write the complex exponential phasor and polar forms of the quantity
122 Define the rms value of a sinusoidally time-varying current Explain its significance
123 If W V and I are the measured values of power rms value of voltage and rms value of current
respectively of an electric load then the ratio W (VI ) is defined as the power factor of the load Is this
definition applicable to only sinusoidal variation of voltage and current with time or for any type of
variation Explain
124 Explain with sketches the meanings of single-valued and multi-valued periodic functions
ANSWERS TO SELECTED QUESTIONS
16 Describe the cylindrical coordinate system Show that the coordinate directions are mutually perpen-
dicular to each other
Answer In cylindrical coordinate system the three surfaces are those of a circular cylinder and two
planes These surfaces are specified with reference to the rectangular coordinate system The axis of
the cylinder is along the z axis and its radius is denoted by r One of the plane surfaces containing the
z axis is specified by the angle it makes with the y-z plane The angle is generally denoted by f The
second plane surface is parallel to and at a height z from the x-y plane The three coordinate direc-
tions are r f and z
The r direction is normal to the surface of the cylinder hence it is perpendicular to the axis of the
cylinder As the axis of the cylinder is along the z axis r and z directions are perpendicular to each
other At a point on the cylindrical surface the r direction is perpendicular to and the f direction istangential to the cylindrical surface Hence they are perpendicular to each other Moreover the f direction is parallel to the x-y plane hence it is perpendicular to the z direction
18 The r and f variable appearing in cylindrical and spherical coordinate systems have the same mean-
ing or different meanings in the two systems Explain
Answer The variables in cylindrical coordinate system are r f and z and those of spherical coordi-
nates are r q and f The r direction in cylindrical coordinates is perpendicular to the z axis of rectan-
gular coordinates whereas the r direction in spherical coordinates is at an angle q with the z axis Thus
the r-variables have different meaning In both the systems the angle f is the angle between the y-z
plane and a plane surface containing the z axis Thus the variable f has the same meaning in both the
systems
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19 Explain why the distance between two points specified in spherical coordinates cannot be calculated
by direct use of the coordinates of the points
How is the distance calculated
Answer Both q and f variables of spherical coordinates are angles and radian is their unit As the
unit of distance between two points is that of length the variables cannot be used directly for calcula-tion of distance
To calculate the distance it is necessary to express the spherical coordinates of the point in terms of
rectangular coordinate variables
113 Define the cross product of two vectors A and B Explain how the angle between the vectors can be
calculated from the definition of the cross product
Answer The cross product of two vectors A and B is a vector quantity say C The magnitude of C
is equal to the products of the magnitude of A the magnitude of B and the sine of angle a between
A and B The direction of C is perpendicular to the plane containing A and B The positive direction
is taken along the advance of a right-handed screw when it is rotated from A towards B
As per the definition of the cross product
A times B = ABsin a
Hence sin α = A B
A B
114 Explain what is meant by a scalar field Does the value of the field at a point depend on the choice of
the coordinate system
Answer A physical quantity which is a scalar function of position is a real number The quantity
may or may not be a function of time The mathematical representation or graphical plot of a scalar
function at various points in a region or domain is the scalar field of the function in that region Theregion may be one-dimensional (a line) two-dimensional (a surface) or three-dimensional (a vol-
ume) As an example let us consider a heated plate The temperature at each point on the surface of
the plate will have a specific value A graphical representation of temperatures at several points is the
temperature field in the region of the plate surface
Value of the field at a point is independent of the choice of a coordinate system
117 Explain the properties of the gradient of a scalar function
Answer The gradient of a scalar quantity which is a function of x y and z in general is a vector quan-
tity It is given by
nabla = + part part + partpart y x
u u u u= u
The first second and third terms give the rate of change of V with x y and z respectively As nablaV is
the vector sum of all the three components it gives the maximum rate of change of V with distance
at a point in space
120 Two sinusoidal functions are given by
V )t )minus= π
I )t )minus 12
π
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What is the phase difference between the two quantities and which is the leading quantity
Answer As V (t ) is a cosine function of time and I (t ) is a sine function of time we have to express
either V (t ) as a sine function or I (t ) as a cosine function of time By expressing I (t ) as a cosine func-
tion we get
)t )t = minus minus Thus the phase difference between the quantities is 3= V (t ) is the leading
quantity
PROBLEMS
11 Show the location of points P 1(10 m 20 m 30m) P
2(minus10 m 20 m 30m) P
3(10 m minus20 m
30m) P 4(10 m 20 m minus30m) in rectangular coordinates Calculate the distances of the points from
the origin
12 Show the location of the point P (05 m 60deg 02 m) in cylindrical coordinates Calculate the distances
of P from the origin
13 Show the location of the point P (04 m 30deg 45deg) in spherical coordinates Calculate the distances of
P from the origin
14 A point in rectangular coordinates is defined by (2 m minus3 m minus1 m) Find coordinates of the point in
(a) cylindrical coordinate and (b) in spherical coordinates
15 Derive relations between the cylindrical coordinate and spherical coordinate variables For the radial
directions use subscripts c and s respectively for cylindrical and spherical coordinates
16 A point in cylindrical coordinates is defined by (3 m 300
2 m) Find coordinates of the point inspherical coordinates
17 Find the distance between two points located at (a) (10 m 24 m minus08 m) and (minus26 m 15 m 15 m)
in rectangular coordinates (b) (12 m 45deg 20 m) and (05 m 60deg 02 m) in cylindrical coordinates
(c) (04 m 30deg 45deg) and (10 m 75deg 15deg) in spherical coordinates
18 Find the length vector from the point P 2(075 m 13 m minus06 m) to the point P
1(125 m minus07 m
04 m) Find also the unit vector directed from P 1 to P
2
19 A point is located at (20 m p 3 rad 08 m) in cylindrical coordinates Obtain in rectangular coordi-
nates the unit vector directed from the origin to the point
110 The location of two points are given by P 1(1 m 2 m 3 m) and P
2(2 m 3 m 5 m) Find the length
vector from the origin to the mid-point of the line joining P 1 and P
2
111 The location of two points are given by P 1(15 m 45deg 2 m) and P
2(5 m 60deg 30deg) in cylindrical and
spherical coordinates respectively Find the length vector from P 1 to P
2
112 A point is located at P (5 m 90deg 60deg) in spherical coordinates Find the unit vector directed from the
origin to P in rectangular coordinates
113 The equation y = 2 minus x is that of a straight line in the x-y plane Obtain the unit normal vector directed
from the given line to the point (3 2)
114 Find the dot and cross products of the vectors A = 3u x + 8u
y B = 5u
x + 10u
y What is the angle
between the vectors
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115 Given the vectors A = 4u x + 5u
y B = 6u
x + B
yu y + 8u
z What should be the value of B
y so that the angle
between A and B is 60deg
116 Vector A is directed from (2 m 3 m 4 m) to (5 m 7 m 9 m) and vector B is directed from (0 1 m
2 m) to (3 m 5 m 7 m) Find the angle between the vectors
117
Find the gradient of the scalar function f =
x
2
y +
y
2
z +
xz
2
at (minus
1 2minus
3) 118 The equation 2 x + 3 y + 4 z = c where c is a constant is that of a plane surface Find the unit vector
that is normal to the given plane and directed away from the origin
119 A surface is defined by x2 + y2 minus z 2 = 21 Find the unit vector normal to the surface at (4 3 2)
120 For the surface defined in Problem 119 find the angle between unit vectors normal to the surface at
(4 3 2) and )15 3
121 A vector function is described by A
+
1
2 2)uuu Find the divergence of the
vector function at (2 minus1 minus2)
122 A vector function is given by A = x2 yu x + y2 z u
y + xz 2u
z Find the curl of the vector at (1 2 4)
123 For the scalar function f ( x y z ) show that nabla times nablaf = 0
124 Prove the validity of the vector identity nabla times nabla times A = nabla(nabla sdot A) minusnabla2A for the vector function A = A( x
y z )u x + A( x y z )u
y + A( x y z )u
z
125 A vector field in rectangular coordinates is given byu
= + z
x Express the vector in cylindrical
coordinates at (4 45deg 3)
126 A vector is directed from (2 30deg 4) to (3 60deg 6) in cylindrical coordinates Find the angle between
the vector and the y axis
127 A vector function in cylindrical coordinates is given by
u ucos tans nr r
Calculate the components of the vector in rectangular coordinates
128 A vector function is given by = 8
2 2 Find the line integral of E along a straight path from
(3 5) to (6 10)
129 On the surface of a sphere find the area in the region if r = 6 30deg le q le 60deg 0 le f le 30deg
130 The amplitude of sinusoidal voltage and current of an electric circuit are 15 V and 2 A respectively
The current lags the voltage by p 6 rad Calculate (a) the rms values of voltage and current (b) the
power factor (c) the average power and (d) the complex impedance of the circuit
Find also the instantaneous power and complex power taking the voltage as reference Identify the
components of the complex power Assume w to be the angular frequency of the voltage
131 The complex forms of voltage and current amplitudes of an electric load are
40 V
2 A
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Dot product of unit vectors
In Rectangular and Cylindrical Coordinate systems
sdotur
sdotuf
sdotu z
u x cos f ndashsin f 0u
ysin f cos f 0
u z
0 0 1
In Rectangular and Spherical Coordinate systems
sdotur
sdotuq
sdotuf
u x
sinq cosf cosq cosf ndashsin f
u y
sinq sinf cosq sinf cosf
u z cosq ndashsinq 0
Complex impedance
+ )minus
Instantaneous power
)t = ])t cos2
cos
Complex power
lowast1
2
MULTIPLE983085CHOICE QUESTIONS
(starred questions have two answers)
11 A point in cylindrical coordinates is defined by (14 m 25deg 075 m) Location of the point in rectan-
gular coordinates is
(a) (14 m 0592 m 075 m)
(b) (1269 m 0592 m 075 m)
(c) (14 m 0592 m 075 m)
(d) (14 m 0592 m 0375 m)
12 A point in spherical coordinates is described by (095 m 35deg 20deg) Location of the point in rectangu-
lar coordinates is
(a) (0512 m 0186 m 0778 m)
(b) (0186 m 0512 m 0778 m)
(c) (0512 m 0778 m 0186 m)
(d) (0186 m 0778 m 0512 m)
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13 A position vector is given by 4 The unit vector in the direction of the position
vector is
(a) 0 0 566 +u
(b) 0 0 24 +u
(c) 0 0 566 +u
(d) 0 0 707 +u
14 A vector is given by A uu+u If the unit vector alongA is u707
what should be the value of p
(a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 10 (d) 12
15 Two vectors are given by A 4+u and 1+u 2 The angle between the vectors is
nearest to
(a) 12deg (b) 14deg (c) 16deg (d) 18deg
16 Two vectors are described by A u u3+u and B u u For the vectors to be
parallel the values of p and q should be (a) p = 3 q = 3 (b) p = 3 q = 9 (c) p = 45 q = 3 (d) p = 3 q = 45
17 The angle between two vectors A 4+u x y
and B y is 15deg What is the ratio of p to q
(a) 1732 (b) minus1732 (c) 0577 (d) minus0577
18 Two vectors are given by A 2+u z and B 4+u
z The unit vector normal to the plane con-
taining A and B is given by
(a) +0 371 0 557 y
(b) +0 741 0 371 y
(c) 0741u x minus 0577u
y + 0371u
z
(d) 0371u x +
0743u y minus
05571u z
19 A scalar function is given byf = xyz The magnitude of grad f at (1 minus1 1) is equal to
(a) 2 3 (b) 3 2 (c) 31 (d) 3
110 If r is the position vector at ( x y z ) the magnitude of nabla sdot r is equal to
(a) 3 (b) 3 (c) 31 (d) 13
111 The divergence of F = xy (u x + u
y) at (1 3) is equal to
(a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3 (d) 2
112 A vector in cylindrical coordinates is given by (sin f r ) ur The vector in rectangular coordinates is
(a) y
2
3 2) (b)
y
2
2( ) (c)
y
2 2
2( ) (d)
y
2
2( )
113 A vector in spherical coordinates is given by ur r 2 The vector in rectangular coordinate is
(a)+u
x + 3 2 (b)
3 2
+u
x + (c)
u+u
( x + 3 (d)
zu u+u z
x + 3 2
114 The line integral of F = xy (u x + u
y) along the straight line y = x from (0 0) to (2 2) is
(a) 163 (b) 8 (c) 16 (d) 4
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115 The instantaneous voltage and current in an electric circuit are given by V (t ) = 5 sin (w t minus 30deg) V and
I (t ) = minus02 cos w t A The average power supplied to the circuit is
(a) 05 W (b) 3 2 W (c) 025 W (d) 3 4 W
QUESTIONS
11 Name the coordinate planes of rectangular coordinates
12 In rectangular coordinates the coordinates of a point are x y and z What is the normal distance of
the point from the x- y plane
13 Name the plane on which x = 0
14 The coordinate of two points are and respectively What is the distance between the
points
15 In rectangular coordinates locate the point ) by tracing the path along or parallel to the
coordinate axes starting from the origin
16 Describe the cylindrical coordinate system Show that the coordinate directions are mutually perpen-
dicular to each other
17 Describe the spherical coordinate system Show that the coordinate directions are mutually perpen-
dicular to each other
18 The r and variable appearing in cylindrical and spherical coordinate systems have the same mean-
ing or different meanings in the two systems Explain
19 Explain why the distance between two points specified in spherical coordinates cannot be calculated by direct use of the coordinates of the points
How is this distance calculated
110 Sketch a length vector in rectangular coordinates and show its components in the coordinate directions
111 Express the vector A as sum of its component in rectangular cylindrical and spherical coordinates
112 Write the differential length vector and the differential surface vector in rectangular cylindrical and
spherical coordinates in terms of the components Give also the formula for the differential volume
in the three coordinate systems
113 Define the cross product of two vectors A and B Explain how the angle between the vectors can be
calculated from the definition of the cross product
114 Explain what is meant by a scalar field Does the value of the field at a point depend on the choice of
the coordinate system
115 State what is meant by a vector field Does the value of the field at a point depend on the choice of
the coordinate system
116 Explain with sketches that the unit vectors ur and u
f in cylindrical coordinates vary with f
117 Explain the properties of the gradient of a scalar function
118 Describe the procedure for evaluating the line integral of a vector function from an initial point to a
final point along a given path
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119 For the vector function A( x y z ) show that nabla sdot nabla times A( x y z ) = 0
120 Two sinusoidal functions are given by
)t )minus=
)t )minus 12
π
What is the phase difference between the two quantities and which is the leading quantity
121 A sinusoidal quantity is given by
F (t ) = F 0 sin (w t + y )
Write the complex exponential phasor and polar forms of the quantity
122 Define the rms value of a sinusoidally time-varying current Explain its significance
123 If W V and I are the measured values of power rms value of voltage and rms value of current
respectively of an electric load then the ratio W (VI ) is defined as the power factor of the load Is this
definition applicable to only sinusoidal variation of voltage and current with time or for any type of
variation Explain
124 Explain with sketches the meanings of single-valued and multi-valued periodic functions
ANSWERS TO SELECTED QUESTIONS
16 Describe the cylindrical coordinate system Show that the coordinate directions are mutually perpen-
dicular to each other
Answer In cylindrical coordinate system the three surfaces are those of a circular cylinder and two
planes These surfaces are specified with reference to the rectangular coordinate system The axis of
the cylinder is along the z axis and its radius is denoted by r One of the plane surfaces containing the
z axis is specified by the angle it makes with the y-z plane The angle is generally denoted by f The
second plane surface is parallel to and at a height z from the x-y plane The three coordinate direc-
tions are r f and z
The r direction is normal to the surface of the cylinder hence it is perpendicular to the axis of the
cylinder As the axis of the cylinder is along the z axis r and z directions are perpendicular to each
other At a point on the cylindrical surface the r direction is perpendicular to and the f direction istangential to the cylindrical surface Hence they are perpendicular to each other Moreover the f direction is parallel to the x-y plane hence it is perpendicular to the z direction
18 The r and f variable appearing in cylindrical and spherical coordinate systems have the same mean-
ing or different meanings in the two systems Explain
Answer The variables in cylindrical coordinate system are r f and z and those of spherical coordi-
nates are r q and f The r direction in cylindrical coordinates is perpendicular to the z axis of rectan-
gular coordinates whereas the r direction in spherical coordinates is at an angle q with the z axis Thus
the r-variables have different meaning In both the systems the angle f is the angle between the y-z
plane and a plane surface containing the z axis Thus the variable f has the same meaning in both the
systems
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19 Explain why the distance between two points specified in spherical coordinates cannot be calculated
by direct use of the coordinates of the points
How is the distance calculated
Answer Both q and f variables of spherical coordinates are angles and radian is their unit As the
unit of distance between two points is that of length the variables cannot be used directly for calcula-tion of distance
To calculate the distance it is necessary to express the spherical coordinates of the point in terms of
rectangular coordinate variables
113 Define the cross product of two vectors A and B Explain how the angle between the vectors can be
calculated from the definition of the cross product
Answer The cross product of two vectors A and B is a vector quantity say C The magnitude of C
is equal to the products of the magnitude of A the magnitude of B and the sine of angle a between
A and B The direction of C is perpendicular to the plane containing A and B The positive direction
is taken along the advance of a right-handed screw when it is rotated from A towards B
As per the definition of the cross product
A times B = ABsin a
Hence sin α = A B
A B
114 Explain what is meant by a scalar field Does the value of the field at a point depend on the choice of
the coordinate system
Answer A physical quantity which is a scalar function of position is a real number The quantity
may or may not be a function of time The mathematical representation or graphical plot of a scalar
function at various points in a region or domain is the scalar field of the function in that region Theregion may be one-dimensional (a line) two-dimensional (a surface) or three-dimensional (a vol-
ume) As an example let us consider a heated plate The temperature at each point on the surface of
the plate will have a specific value A graphical representation of temperatures at several points is the
temperature field in the region of the plate surface
Value of the field at a point is independent of the choice of a coordinate system
117 Explain the properties of the gradient of a scalar function
Answer The gradient of a scalar quantity which is a function of x y and z in general is a vector quan-
tity It is given by
nabla = + part part + partpart y x
u u u u= u
The first second and third terms give the rate of change of V with x y and z respectively As nablaV is
the vector sum of all the three components it gives the maximum rate of change of V with distance
at a point in space
120 Two sinusoidal functions are given by
V )t )minus= π
I )t )minus 12
π
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What is the phase difference between the two quantities and which is the leading quantity
Answer As V (t ) is a cosine function of time and I (t ) is a sine function of time we have to express
either V (t ) as a sine function or I (t ) as a cosine function of time By expressing I (t ) as a cosine func-
tion we get
)t )t = minus minus Thus the phase difference between the quantities is 3= V (t ) is the leading
quantity
PROBLEMS
11 Show the location of points P 1(10 m 20 m 30m) P
2(minus10 m 20 m 30m) P
3(10 m minus20 m
30m) P 4(10 m 20 m minus30m) in rectangular coordinates Calculate the distances of the points from
the origin
12 Show the location of the point P (05 m 60deg 02 m) in cylindrical coordinates Calculate the distances
of P from the origin
13 Show the location of the point P (04 m 30deg 45deg) in spherical coordinates Calculate the distances of
P from the origin
14 A point in rectangular coordinates is defined by (2 m minus3 m minus1 m) Find coordinates of the point in
(a) cylindrical coordinate and (b) in spherical coordinates
15 Derive relations between the cylindrical coordinate and spherical coordinate variables For the radial
directions use subscripts c and s respectively for cylindrical and spherical coordinates
16 A point in cylindrical coordinates is defined by (3 m 300
2 m) Find coordinates of the point inspherical coordinates
17 Find the distance between two points located at (a) (10 m 24 m minus08 m) and (minus26 m 15 m 15 m)
in rectangular coordinates (b) (12 m 45deg 20 m) and (05 m 60deg 02 m) in cylindrical coordinates
(c) (04 m 30deg 45deg) and (10 m 75deg 15deg) in spherical coordinates
18 Find the length vector from the point P 2(075 m 13 m minus06 m) to the point P
1(125 m minus07 m
04 m) Find also the unit vector directed from P 1 to P
2
19 A point is located at (20 m p 3 rad 08 m) in cylindrical coordinates Obtain in rectangular coordi-
nates the unit vector directed from the origin to the point
110 The location of two points are given by P 1(1 m 2 m 3 m) and P
2(2 m 3 m 5 m) Find the length
vector from the origin to the mid-point of the line joining P 1 and P
2
111 The location of two points are given by P 1(15 m 45deg 2 m) and P
2(5 m 60deg 30deg) in cylindrical and
spherical coordinates respectively Find the length vector from P 1 to P
2
112 A point is located at P (5 m 90deg 60deg) in spherical coordinates Find the unit vector directed from the
origin to P in rectangular coordinates
113 The equation y = 2 minus x is that of a straight line in the x-y plane Obtain the unit normal vector directed
from the given line to the point (3 2)
114 Find the dot and cross products of the vectors A = 3u x + 8u
y B = 5u
x + 10u
y What is the angle
between the vectors
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115 Given the vectors A = 4u x + 5u
y B = 6u
x + B
yu y + 8u
z What should be the value of B
y so that the angle
between A and B is 60deg
116 Vector A is directed from (2 m 3 m 4 m) to (5 m 7 m 9 m) and vector B is directed from (0 1 m
2 m) to (3 m 5 m 7 m) Find the angle between the vectors
117
Find the gradient of the scalar function f =
x
2
y +
y
2
z +
xz
2
at (minus
1 2minus
3) 118 The equation 2 x + 3 y + 4 z = c where c is a constant is that of a plane surface Find the unit vector
that is normal to the given plane and directed away from the origin
119 A surface is defined by x2 + y2 minus z 2 = 21 Find the unit vector normal to the surface at (4 3 2)
120 For the surface defined in Problem 119 find the angle between unit vectors normal to the surface at
(4 3 2) and )15 3
121 A vector function is described by A
+
1
2 2)uuu Find the divergence of the
vector function at (2 minus1 minus2)
122 A vector function is given by A = x2 yu x + y2 z u
y + xz 2u
z Find the curl of the vector at (1 2 4)
123 For the scalar function f ( x y z ) show that nabla times nablaf = 0
124 Prove the validity of the vector identity nabla times nabla times A = nabla(nabla sdot A) minusnabla2A for the vector function A = A( x
y z )u x + A( x y z )u
y + A( x y z )u
z
125 A vector field in rectangular coordinates is given byu
= + z
x Express the vector in cylindrical
coordinates at (4 45deg 3)
126 A vector is directed from (2 30deg 4) to (3 60deg 6) in cylindrical coordinates Find the angle between
the vector and the y axis
127 A vector function in cylindrical coordinates is given by
u ucos tans nr r
Calculate the components of the vector in rectangular coordinates
128 A vector function is given by = 8
2 2 Find the line integral of E along a straight path from
(3 5) to (6 10)
129 On the surface of a sphere find the area in the region if r = 6 30deg le q le 60deg 0 le f le 30deg
130 The amplitude of sinusoidal voltage and current of an electric circuit are 15 V and 2 A respectively
The current lags the voltage by p 6 rad Calculate (a) the rms values of voltage and current (b) the
power factor (c) the average power and (d) the complex impedance of the circuit
Find also the instantaneous power and complex power taking the voltage as reference Identify the
components of the complex power Assume w to be the angular frequency of the voltage
131 The complex forms of voltage and current amplitudes of an electric load are
40 V
2 A
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13 A position vector is given by 4 The unit vector in the direction of the position
vector is
(a) 0 0 566 +u
(b) 0 0 24 +u
(c) 0 0 566 +u
(d) 0 0 707 +u
14 A vector is given by A uu+u If the unit vector alongA is u707
what should be the value of p
(a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 10 (d) 12
15 Two vectors are given by A 4+u and 1+u 2 The angle between the vectors is
nearest to
(a) 12deg (b) 14deg (c) 16deg (d) 18deg
16 Two vectors are described by A u u3+u and B u u For the vectors to be
parallel the values of p and q should be (a) p = 3 q = 3 (b) p = 3 q = 9 (c) p = 45 q = 3 (d) p = 3 q = 45
17 The angle between two vectors A 4+u x y
and B y is 15deg What is the ratio of p to q
(a) 1732 (b) minus1732 (c) 0577 (d) minus0577
18 Two vectors are given by A 2+u z and B 4+u
z The unit vector normal to the plane con-
taining A and B is given by
(a) +0 371 0 557 y
(b) +0 741 0 371 y
(c) 0741u x minus 0577u
y + 0371u
z
(d) 0371u x +
0743u y minus
05571u z
19 A scalar function is given byf = xyz The magnitude of grad f at (1 minus1 1) is equal to
(a) 2 3 (b) 3 2 (c) 31 (d) 3
110 If r is the position vector at ( x y z ) the magnitude of nabla sdot r is equal to
(a) 3 (b) 3 (c) 31 (d) 13
111 The divergence of F = xy (u x + u
y) at (1 3) is equal to
(a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3 (d) 2
112 A vector in cylindrical coordinates is given by (sin f r ) ur The vector in rectangular coordinates is
(a) y
2
3 2) (b)
y
2
2( ) (c)
y
2 2
2( ) (d)
y
2
2( )
113 A vector in spherical coordinates is given by ur r 2 The vector in rectangular coordinate is
(a)+u
x + 3 2 (b)
3 2
+u
x + (c)
u+u
( x + 3 (d)
zu u+u z
x + 3 2
114 The line integral of F = xy (u x + u
y) along the straight line y = x from (0 0) to (2 2) is
(a) 163 (b) 8 (c) 16 (d) 4
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115 The instantaneous voltage and current in an electric circuit are given by V (t ) = 5 sin (w t minus 30deg) V and
I (t ) = minus02 cos w t A The average power supplied to the circuit is
(a) 05 W (b) 3 2 W (c) 025 W (d) 3 4 W
QUESTIONS
11 Name the coordinate planes of rectangular coordinates
12 In rectangular coordinates the coordinates of a point are x y and z What is the normal distance of
the point from the x- y plane
13 Name the plane on which x = 0
14 The coordinate of two points are and respectively What is the distance between the
points
15 In rectangular coordinates locate the point ) by tracing the path along or parallel to the
coordinate axes starting from the origin
16 Describe the cylindrical coordinate system Show that the coordinate directions are mutually perpen-
dicular to each other
17 Describe the spherical coordinate system Show that the coordinate directions are mutually perpen-
dicular to each other
18 The r and variable appearing in cylindrical and spherical coordinate systems have the same mean-
ing or different meanings in the two systems Explain
19 Explain why the distance between two points specified in spherical coordinates cannot be calculated by direct use of the coordinates of the points
How is this distance calculated
110 Sketch a length vector in rectangular coordinates and show its components in the coordinate directions
111 Express the vector A as sum of its component in rectangular cylindrical and spherical coordinates
112 Write the differential length vector and the differential surface vector in rectangular cylindrical and
spherical coordinates in terms of the components Give also the formula for the differential volume
in the three coordinate systems
113 Define the cross product of two vectors A and B Explain how the angle between the vectors can be
calculated from the definition of the cross product
114 Explain what is meant by a scalar field Does the value of the field at a point depend on the choice of
the coordinate system
115 State what is meant by a vector field Does the value of the field at a point depend on the choice of
the coordinate system
116 Explain with sketches that the unit vectors ur and u
f in cylindrical coordinates vary with f
117 Explain the properties of the gradient of a scalar function
118 Describe the procedure for evaluating the line integral of a vector function from an initial point to a
final point along a given path
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119 For the vector function A( x y z ) show that nabla sdot nabla times A( x y z ) = 0
120 Two sinusoidal functions are given by
)t )minus=
)t )minus 12
π
What is the phase difference between the two quantities and which is the leading quantity
121 A sinusoidal quantity is given by
F (t ) = F 0 sin (w t + y )
Write the complex exponential phasor and polar forms of the quantity
122 Define the rms value of a sinusoidally time-varying current Explain its significance
123 If W V and I are the measured values of power rms value of voltage and rms value of current
respectively of an electric load then the ratio W (VI ) is defined as the power factor of the load Is this
definition applicable to only sinusoidal variation of voltage and current with time or for any type of
variation Explain
124 Explain with sketches the meanings of single-valued and multi-valued periodic functions
ANSWERS TO SELECTED QUESTIONS
16 Describe the cylindrical coordinate system Show that the coordinate directions are mutually perpen-
dicular to each other
Answer In cylindrical coordinate system the three surfaces are those of a circular cylinder and two
planes These surfaces are specified with reference to the rectangular coordinate system The axis of
the cylinder is along the z axis and its radius is denoted by r One of the plane surfaces containing the
z axis is specified by the angle it makes with the y-z plane The angle is generally denoted by f The
second plane surface is parallel to and at a height z from the x-y plane The three coordinate direc-
tions are r f and z
The r direction is normal to the surface of the cylinder hence it is perpendicular to the axis of the
cylinder As the axis of the cylinder is along the z axis r and z directions are perpendicular to each
other At a point on the cylindrical surface the r direction is perpendicular to and the f direction istangential to the cylindrical surface Hence they are perpendicular to each other Moreover the f direction is parallel to the x-y plane hence it is perpendicular to the z direction
18 The r and f variable appearing in cylindrical and spherical coordinate systems have the same mean-
ing or different meanings in the two systems Explain
Answer The variables in cylindrical coordinate system are r f and z and those of spherical coordi-
nates are r q and f The r direction in cylindrical coordinates is perpendicular to the z axis of rectan-
gular coordinates whereas the r direction in spherical coordinates is at an angle q with the z axis Thus
the r-variables have different meaning In both the systems the angle f is the angle between the y-z
plane and a plane surface containing the z axis Thus the variable f has the same meaning in both the
systems
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19 Explain why the distance between two points specified in spherical coordinates cannot be calculated
by direct use of the coordinates of the points
How is the distance calculated
Answer Both q and f variables of spherical coordinates are angles and radian is their unit As the
unit of distance between two points is that of length the variables cannot be used directly for calcula-tion of distance
To calculate the distance it is necessary to express the spherical coordinates of the point in terms of
rectangular coordinate variables
113 Define the cross product of two vectors A and B Explain how the angle between the vectors can be
calculated from the definition of the cross product
Answer The cross product of two vectors A and B is a vector quantity say C The magnitude of C
is equal to the products of the magnitude of A the magnitude of B and the sine of angle a between
A and B The direction of C is perpendicular to the plane containing A and B The positive direction
is taken along the advance of a right-handed screw when it is rotated from A towards B
As per the definition of the cross product
A times B = ABsin a
Hence sin α = A B
A B
114 Explain what is meant by a scalar field Does the value of the field at a point depend on the choice of
the coordinate system
Answer A physical quantity which is a scalar function of position is a real number The quantity
may or may not be a function of time The mathematical representation or graphical plot of a scalar
function at various points in a region or domain is the scalar field of the function in that region Theregion may be one-dimensional (a line) two-dimensional (a surface) or three-dimensional (a vol-
ume) As an example let us consider a heated plate The temperature at each point on the surface of
the plate will have a specific value A graphical representation of temperatures at several points is the
temperature field in the region of the plate surface
Value of the field at a point is independent of the choice of a coordinate system
117 Explain the properties of the gradient of a scalar function
Answer The gradient of a scalar quantity which is a function of x y and z in general is a vector quan-
tity It is given by
nabla = + part part + partpart y x
u u u u= u
The first second and third terms give the rate of change of V with x y and z respectively As nablaV is
the vector sum of all the three components it gives the maximum rate of change of V with distance
at a point in space
120 Two sinusoidal functions are given by
V )t )minus= π
I )t )minus 12
π
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What is the phase difference between the two quantities and which is the leading quantity
Answer As V (t ) is a cosine function of time and I (t ) is a sine function of time we have to express
either V (t ) as a sine function or I (t ) as a cosine function of time By expressing I (t ) as a cosine func-
tion we get
)t )t = minus minus Thus the phase difference between the quantities is 3= V (t ) is the leading
quantity
PROBLEMS
11 Show the location of points P 1(10 m 20 m 30m) P
2(minus10 m 20 m 30m) P
3(10 m minus20 m
30m) P 4(10 m 20 m minus30m) in rectangular coordinates Calculate the distances of the points from
the origin
12 Show the location of the point P (05 m 60deg 02 m) in cylindrical coordinates Calculate the distances
of P from the origin
13 Show the location of the point P (04 m 30deg 45deg) in spherical coordinates Calculate the distances of
P from the origin
14 A point in rectangular coordinates is defined by (2 m minus3 m minus1 m) Find coordinates of the point in
(a) cylindrical coordinate and (b) in spherical coordinates
15 Derive relations between the cylindrical coordinate and spherical coordinate variables For the radial
directions use subscripts c and s respectively for cylindrical and spherical coordinates
16 A point in cylindrical coordinates is defined by (3 m 300
2 m) Find coordinates of the point inspherical coordinates
17 Find the distance between two points located at (a) (10 m 24 m minus08 m) and (minus26 m 15 m 15 m)
in rectangular coordinates (b) (12 m 45deg 20 m) and (05 m 60deg 02 m) in cylindrical coordinates
(c) (04 m 30deg 45deg) and (10 m 75deg 15deg) in spherical coordinates
18 Find the length vector from the point P 2(075 m 13 m minus06 m) to the point P
1(125 m minus07 m
04 m) Find also the unit vector directed from P 1 to P
2
19 A point is located at (20 m p 3 rad 08 m) in cylindrical coordinates Obtain in rectangular coordi-
nates the unit vector directed from the origin to the point
110 The location of two points are given by P 1(1 m 2 m 3 m) and P
2(2 m 3 m 5 m) Find the length
vector from the origin to the mid-point of the line joining P 1 and P
2
111 The location of two points are given by P 1(15 m 45deg 2 m) and P
2(5 m 60deg 30deg) in cylindrical and
spherical coordinates respectively Find the length vector from P 1 to P
2
112 A point is located at P (5 m 90deg 60deg) in spherical coordinates Find the unit vector directed from the
origin to P in rectangular coordinates
113 The equation y = 2 minus x is that of a straight line in the x-y plane Obtain the unit normal vector directed
from the given line to the point (3 2)
114 Find the dot and cross products of the vectors A = 3u x + 8u
y B = 5u
x + 10u
y What is the angle
between the vectors
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115 Given the vectors A = 4u x + 5u
y B = 6u
x + B
yu y + 8u
z What should be the value of B
y so that the angle
between A and B is 60deg
116 Vector A is directed from (2 m 3 m 4 m) to (5 m 7 m 9 m) and vector B is directed from (0 1 m
2 m) to (3 m 5 m 7 m) Find the angle between the vectors
117
Find the gradient of the scalar function f =
x
2
y +
y
2
z +
xz
2
at (minus
1 2minus
3) 118 The equation 2 x + 3 y + 4 z = c where c is a constant is that of a plane surface Find the unit vector
that is normal to the given plane and directed away from the origin
119 A surface is defined by x2 + y2 minus z 2 = 21 Find the unit vector normal to the surface at (4 3 2)
120 For the surface defined in Problem 119 find the angle between unit vectors normal to the surface at
(4 3 2) and )15 3
121 A vector function is described by A
+
1
2 2)uuu Find the divergence of the
vector function at (2 minus1 minus2)
122 A vector function is given by A = x2 yu x + y2 z u
y + xz 2u
z Find the curl of the vector at (1 2 4)
123 For the scalar function f ( x y z ) show that nabla times nablaf = 0
124 Prove the validity of the vector identity nabla times nabla times A = nabla(nabla sdot A) minusnabla2A for the vector function A = A( x
y z )u x + A( x y z )u
y + A( x y z )u
z
125 A vector field in rectangular coordinates is given byu
= + z
x Express the vector in cylindrical
coordinates at (4 45deg 3)
126 A vector is directed from (2 30deg 4) to (3 60deg 6) in cylindrical coordinates Find the angle between
the vector and the y axis
127 A vector function in cylindrical coordinates is given by
u ucos tans nr r
Calculate the components of the vector in rectangular coordinates
128 A vector function is given by = 8
2 2 Find the line integral of E along a straight path from
(3 5) to (6 10)
129 On the surface of a sphere find the area in the region if r = 6 30deg le q le 60deg 0 le f le 30deg
130 The amplitude of sinusoidal voltage and current of an electric circuit are 15 V and 2 A respectively
The current lags the voltage by p 6 rad Calculate (a) the rms values of voltage and current (b) the
power factor (c) the average power and (d) the complex impedance of the circuit
Find also the instantaneous power and complex power taking the voltage as reference Identify the
components of the complex power Assume w to be the angular frequency of the voltage
131 The complex forms of voltage and current amplitudes of an electric load are
40 V
2 A
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115 The instantaneous voltage and current in an electric circuit are given by V (t ) = 5 sin (w t minus 30deg) V and
I (t ) = minus02 cos w t A The average power supplied to the circuit is
(a) 05 W (b) 3 2 W (c) 025 W (d) 3 4 W
QUESTIONS
11 Name the coordinate planes of rectangular coordinates
12 In rectangular coordinates the coordinates of a point are x y and z What is the normal distance of
the point from the x- y plane
13 Name the plane on which x = 0
14 The coordinate of two points are and respectively What is the distance between the
points
15 In rectangular coordinates locate the point ) by tracing the path along or parallel to the
coordinate axes starting from the origin
16 Describe the cylindrical coordinate system Show that the coordinate directions are mutually perpen-
dicular to each other
17 Describe the spherical coordinate system Show that the coordinate directions are mutually perpen-
dicular to each other
18 The r and variable appearing in cylindrical and spherical coordinate systems have the same mean-
ing or different meanings in the two systems Explain
19 Explain why the distance between two points specified in spherical coordinates cannot be calculated by direct use of the coordinates of the points
How is this distance calculated
110 Sketch a length vector in rectangular coordinates and show its components in the coordinate directions
111 Express the vector A as sum of its component in rectangular cylindrical and spherical coordinates
112 Write the differential length vector and the differential surface vector in rectangular cylindrical and
spherical coordinates in terms of the components Give also the formula for the differential volume
in the three coordinate systems
113 Define the cross product of two vectors A and B Explain how the angle between the vectors can be
calculated from the definition of the cross product
114 Explain what is meant by a scalar field Does the value of the field at a point depend on the choice of
the coordinate system
115 State what is meant by a vector field Does the value of the field at a point depend on the choice of
the coordinate system
116 Explain with sketches that the unit vectors ur and u
f in cylindrical coordinates vary with f
117 Explain the properties of the gradient of a scalar function
118 Describe the procedure for evaluating the line integral of a vector function from an initial point to a
final point along a given path
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119 For the vector function A( x y z ) show that nabla sdot nabla times A( x y z ) = 0
120 Two sinusoidal functions are given by
)t )minus=
)t )minus 12
π
What is the phase difference between the two quantities and which is the leading quantity
121 A sinusoidal quantity is given by
F (t ) = F 0 sin (w t + y )
Write the complex exponential phasor and polar forms of the quantity
122 Define the rms value of a sinusoidally time-varying current Explain its significance
123 If W V and I are the measured values of power rms value of voltage and rms value of current
respectively of an electric load then the ratio W (VI ) is defined as the power factor of the load Is this
definition applicable to only sinusoidal variation of voltage and current with time or for any type of
variation Explain
124 Explain with sketches the meanings of single-valued and multi-valued periodic functions
ANSWERS TO SELECTED QUESTIONS
16 Describe the cylindrical coordinate system Show that the coordinate directions are mutually perpen-
dicular to each other
Answer In cylindrical coordinate system the three surfaces are those of a circular cylinder and two
planes These surfaces are specified with reference to the rectangular coordinate system The axis of
the cylinder is along the z axis and its radius is denoted by r One of the plane surfaces containing the
z axis is specified by the angle it makes with the y-z plane The angle is generally denoted by f The
second plane surface is parallel to and at a height z from the x-y plane The three coordinate direc-
tions are r f and z
The r direction is normal to the surface of the cylinder hence it is perpendicular to the axis of the
cylinder As the axis of the cylinder is along the z axis r and z directions are perpendicular to each
other At a point on the cylindrical surface the r direction is perpendicular to and the f direction istangential to the cylindrical surface Hence they are perpendicular to each other Moreover the f direction is parallel to the x-y plane hence it is perpendicular to the z direction
18 The r and f variable appearing in cylindrical and spherical coordinate systems have the same mean-
ing or different meanings in the two systems Explain
Answer The variables in cylindrical coordinate system are r f and z and those of spherical coordi-
nates are r q and f The r direction in cylindrical coordinates is perpendicular to the z axis of rectan-
gular coordinates whereas the r direction in spherical coordinates is at an angle q with the z axis Thus
the r-variables have different meaning In both the systems the angle f is the angle between the y-z
plane and a plane surface containing the z axis Thus the variable f has the same meaning in both the
systems
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19 Explain why the distance between two points specified in spherical coordinates cannot be calculated
by direct use of the coordinates of the points
How is the distance calculated
Answer Both q and f variables of spherical coordinates are angles and radian is their unit As the
unit of distance between two points is that of length the variables cannot be used directly for calcula-tion of distance
To calculate the distance it is necessary to express the spherical coordinates of the point in terms of
rectangular coordinate variables
113 Define the cross product of two vectors A and B Explain how the angle between the vectors can be
calculated from the definition of the cross product
Answer The cross product of two vectors A and B is a vector quantity say C The magnitude of C
is equal to the products of the magnitude of A the magnitude of B and the sine of angle a between
A and B The direction of C is perpendicular to the plane containing A and B The positive direction
is taken along the advance of a right-handed screw when it is rotated from A towards B
As per the definition of the cross product
A times B = ABsin a
Hence sin α = A B
A B
114 Explain what is meant by a scalar field Does the value of the field at a point depend on the choice of
the coordinate system
Answer A physical quantity which is a scalar function of position is a real number The quantity
may or may not be a function of time The mathematical representation or graphical plot of a scalar
function at various points in a region or domain is the scalar field of the function in that region Theregion may be one-dimensional (a line) two-dimensional (a surface) or three-dimensional (a vol-
ume) As an example let us consider a heated plate The temperature at each point on the surface of
the plate will have a specific value A graphical representation of temperatures at several points is the
temperature field in the region of the plate surface
Value of the field at a point is independent of the choice of a coordinate system
117 Explain the properties of the gradient of a scalar function
Answer The gradient of a scalar quantity which is a function of x y and z in general is a vector quan-
tity It is given by
nabla = + part part + partpart y x
u u u u= u
The first second and third terms give the rate of change of V with x y and z respectively As nablaV is
the vector sum of all the three components it gives the maximum rate of change of V with distance
at a point in space
120 Two sinusoidal functions are given by
V )t )minus= π
I )t )minus 12
π
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What is the phase difference between the two quantities and which is the leading quantity
Answer As V (t ) is a cosine function of time and I (t ) is a sine function of time we have to express
either V (t ) as a sine function or I (t ) as a cosine function of time By expressing I (t ) as a cosine func-
tion we get
)t )t = minus minus Thus the phase difference between the quantities is 3= V (t ) is the leading
quantity
PROBLEMS
11 Show the location of points P 1(10 m 20 m 30m) P
2(minus10 m 20 m 30m) P
3(10 m minus20 m
30m) P 4(10 m 20 m minus30m) in rectangular coordinates Calculate the distances of the points from
the origin
12 Show the location of the point P (05 m 60deg 02 m) in cylindrical coordinates Calculate the distances
of P from the origin
13 Show the location of the point P (04 m 30deg 45deg) in spherical coordinates Calculate the distances of
P from the origin
14 A point in rectangular coordinates is defined by (2 m minus3 m minus1 m) Find coordinates of the point in
(a) cylindrical coordinate and (b) in spherical coordinates
15 Derive relations between the cylindrical coordinate and spherical coordinate variables For the radial
directions use subscripts c and s respectively for cylindrical and spherical coordinates
16 A point in cylindrical coordinates is defined by (3 m 300
2 m) Find coordinates of the point inspherical coordinates
17 Find the distance between two points located at (a) (10 m 24 m minus08 m) and (minus26 m 15 m 15 m)
in rectangular coordinates (b) (12 m 45deg 20 m) and (05 m 60deg 02 m) in cylindrical coordinates
(c) (04 m 30deg 45deg) and (10 m 75deg 15deg) in spherical coordinates
18 Find the length vector from the point P 2(075 m 13 m minus06 m) to the point P
1(125 m minus07 m
04 m) Find also the unit vector directed from P 1 to P
2
19 A point is located at (20 m p 3 rad 08 m) in cylindrical coordinates Obtain in rectangular coordi-
nates the unit vector directed from the origin to the point
110 The location of two points are given by P 1(1 m 2 m 3 m) and P
2(2 m 3 m 5 m) Find the length
vector from the origin to the mid-point of the line joining P 1 and P
2
111 The location of two points are given by P 1(15 m 45deg 2 m) and P
2(5 m 60deg 30deg) in cylindrical and
spherical coordinates respectively Find the length vector from P 1 to P
2
112 A point is located at P (5 m 90deg 60deg) in spherical coordinates Find the unit vector directed from the
origin to P in rectangular coordinates
113 The equation y = 2 minus x is that of a straight line in the x-y plane Obtain the unit normal vector directed
from the given line to the point (3 2)
114 Find the dot and cross products of the vectors A = 3u x + 8u
y B = 5u
x + 10u
y What is the angle
between the vectors
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115 Given the vectors A = 4u x + 5u
y B = 6u
x + B
yu y + 8u
z What should be the value of B
y so that the angle
between A and B is 60deg
116 Vector A is directed from (2 m 3 m 4 m) to (5 m 7 m 9 m) and vector B is directed from (0 1 m
2 m) to (3 m 5 m 7 m) Find the angle between the vectors
117
Find the gradient of the scalar function f =
x
2
y +
y
2
z +
xz
2
at (minus
1 2minus
3) 118 The equation 2 x + 3 y + 4 z = c where c is a constant is that of a plane surface Find the unit vector
that is normal to the given plane and directed away from the origin
119 A surface is defined by x2 + y2 minus z 2 = 21 Find the unit vector normal to the surface at (4 3 2)
120 For the surface defined in Problem 119 find the angle between unit vectors normal to the surface at
(4 3 2) and )15 3
121 A vector function is described by A
+
1
2 2)uuu Find the divergence of the
vector function at (2 minus1 minus2)
122 A vector function is given by A = x2 yu x + y2 z u
y + xz 2u
z Find the curl of the vector at (1 2 4)
123 For the scalar function f ( x y z ) show that nabla times nablaf = 0
124 Prove the validity of the vector identity nabla times nabla times A = nabla(nabla sdot A) minusnabla2A for the vector function A = A( x
y z )u x + A( x y z )u
y + A( x y z )u
z
125 A vector field in rectangular coordinates is given byu
= + z
x Express the vector in cylindrical
coordinates at (4 45deg 3)
126 A vector is directed from (2 30deg 4) to (3 60deg 6) in cylindrical coordinates Find the angle between
the vector and the y axis
127 A vector function in cylindrical coordinates is given by
u ucos tans nr r
Calculate the components of the vector in rectangular coordinates
128 A vector function is given by = 8
2 2 Find the line integral of E along a straight path from
(3 5) to (6 10)
129 On the surface of a sphere find the area in the region if r = 6 30deg le q le 60deg 0 le f le 30deg
130 The amplitude of sinusoidal voltage and current of an electric circuit are 15 V and 2 A respectively
The current lags the voltage by p 6 rad Calculate (a) the rms values of voltage and current (b) the
power factor (c) the average power and (d) the complex impedance of the circuit
Find also the instantaneous power and complex power taking the voltage as reference Identify the
components of the complex power Assume w to be the angular frequency of the voltage
131 The complex forms of voltage and current amplitudes of an electric load are
40 V
2 A
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119 For the vector function A( x y z ) show that nabla sdot nabla times A( x y z ) = 0
120 Two sinusoidal functions are given by
)t )minus=
)t )minus 12
π
What is the phase difference between the two quantities and which is the leading quantity
121 A sinusoidal quantity is given by
F (t ) = F 0 sin (w t + y )
Write the complex exponential phasor and polar forms of the quantity
122 Define the rms value of a sinusoidally time-varying current Explain its significance
123 If W V and I are the measured values of power rms value of voltage and rms value of current
respectively of an electric load then the ratio W (VI ) is defined as the power factor of the load Is this
definition applicable to only sinusoidal variation of voltage and current with time or for any type of
variation Explain
124 Explain with sketches the meanings of single-valued and multi-valued periodic functions
ANSWERS TO SELECTED QUESTIONS
16 Describe the cylindrical coordinate system Show that the coordinate directions are mutually perpen-
dicular to each other
Answer In cylindrical coordinate system the three surfaces are those of a circular cylinder and two
planes These surfaces are specified with reference to the rectangular coordinate system The axis of
the cylinder is along the z axis and its radius is denoted by r One of the plane surfaces containing the
z axis is specified by the angle it makes with the y-z plane The angle is generally denoted by f The
second plane surface is parallel to and at a height z from the x-y plane The three coordinate direc-
tions are r f and z
The r direction is normal to the surface of the cylinder hence it is perpendicular to the axis of the
cylinder As the axis of the cylinder is along the z axis r and z directions are perpendicular to each
other At a point on the cylindrical surface the r direction is perpendicular to and the f direction istangential to the cylindrical surface Hence they are perpendicular to each other Moreover the f direction is parallel to the x-y plane hence it is perpendicular to the z direction
18 The r and f variable appearing in cylindrical and spherical coordinate systems have the same mean-
ing or different meanings in the two systems Explain
Answer The variables in cylindrical coordinate system are r f and z and those of spherical coordi-
nates are r q and f The r direction in cylindrical coordinates is perpendicular to the z axis of rectan-
gular coordinates whereas the r direction in spherical coordinates is at an angle q with the z axis Thus
the r-variables have different meaning In both the systems the angle f is the angle between the y-z
plane and a plane surface containing the z axis Thus the variable f has the same meaning in both the
systems
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19 Explain why the distance between two points specified in spherical coordinates cannot be calculated
by direct use of the coordinates of the points
How is the distance calculated
Answer Both q and f variables of spherical coordinates are angles and radian is their unit As the
unit of distance between two points is that of length the variables cannot be used directly for calcula-tion of distance
To calculate the distance it is necessary to express the spherical coordinates of the point in terms of
rectangular coordinate variables
113 Define the cross product of two vectors A and B Explain how the angle between the vectors can be
calculated from the definition of the cross product
Answer The cross product of two vectors A and B is a vector quantity say C The magnitude of C
is equal to the products of the magnitude of A the magnitude of B and the sine of angle a between
A and B The direction of C is perpendicular to the plane containing A and B The positive direction
is taken along the advance of a right-handed screw when it is rotated from A towards B
As per the definition of the cross product
A times B = ABsin a
Hence sin α = A B
A B
114 Explain what is meant by a scalar field Does the value of the field at a point depend on the choice of
the coordinate system
Answer A physical quantity which is a scalar function of position is a real number The quantity
may or may not be a function of time The mathematical representation or graphical plot of a scalar
function at various points in a region or domain is the scalar field of the function in that region Theregion may be one-dimensional (a line) two-dimensional (a surface) or three-dimensional (a vol-
ume) As an example let us consider a heated plate The temperature at each point on the surface of
the plate will have a specific value A graphical representation of temperatures at several points is the
temperature field in the region of the plate surface
Value of the field at a point is independent of the choice of a coordinate system
117 Explain the properties of the gradient of a scalar function
Answer The gradient of a scalar quantity which is a function of x y and z in general is a vector quan-
tity It is given by
nabla = + part part + partpart y x
u u u u= u
The first second and third terms give the rate of change of V with x y and z respectively As nablaV is
the vector sum of all the three components it gives the maximum rate of change of V with distance
at a point in space
120 Two sinusoidal functions are given by
V )t )minus= π
I )t )minus 12
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What is the phase difference between the two quantities and which is the leading quantity
Answer As V (t ) is a cosine function of time and I (t ) is a sine function of time we have to express
either V (t ) as a sine function or I (t ) as a cosine function of time By expressing I (t ) as a cosine func-
tion we get
)t )t = minus minus Thus the phase difference between the quantities is 3= V (t ) is the leading
quantity
PROBLEMS
11 Show the location of points P 1(10 m 20 m 30m) P
2(minus10 m 20 m 30m) P
3(10 m minus20 m
30m) P 4(10 m 20 m minus30m) in rectangular coordinates Calculate the distances of the points from
the origin
12 Show the location of the point P (05 m 60deg 02 m) in cylindrical coordinates Calculate the distances
of P from the origin
13 Show the location of the point P (04 m 30deg 45deg) in spherical coordinates Calculate the distances of
P from the origin
14 A point in rectangular coordinates is defined by (2 m minus3 m minus1 m) Find coordinates of the point in
(a) cylindrical coordinate and (b) in spherical coordinates
15 Derive relations between the cylindrical coordinate and spherical coordinate variables For the radial
directions use subscripts c and s respectively for cylindrical and spherical coordinates
16 A point in cylindrical coordinates is defined by (3 m 300
2 m) Find coordinates of the point inspherical coordinates
17 Find the distance between two points located at (a) (10 m 24 m minus08 m) and (minus26 m 15 m 15 m)
in rectangular coordinates (b) (12 m 45deg 20 m) and (05 m 60deg 02 m) in cylindrical coordinates
(c) (04 m 30deg 45deg) and (10 m 75deg 15deg) in spherical coordinates
18 Find the length vector from the point P 2(075 m 13 m minus06 m) to the point P
1(125 m minus07 m
04 m) Find also the unit vector directed from P 1 to P
2
19 A point is located at (20 m p 3 rad 08 m) in cylindrical coordinates Obtain in rectangular coordi-
nates the unit vector directed from the origin to the point
110 The location of two points are given by P 1(1 m 2 m 3 m) and P
2(2 m 3 m 5 m) Find the length
vector from the origin to the mid-point of the line joining P 1 and P
2
111 The location of two points are given by P 1(15 m 45deg 2 m) and P
2(5 m 60deg 30deg) in cylindrical and
spherical coordinates respectively Find the length vector from P 1 to P
2
112 A point is located at P (5 m 90deg 60deg) in spherical coordinates Find the unit vector directed from the
origin to P in rectangular coordinates
113 The equation y = 2 minus x is that of a straight line in the x-y plane Obtain the unit normal vector directed
from the given line to the point (3 2)
114 Find the dot and cross products of the vectors A = 3u x + 8u
y B = 5u
x + 10u
y What is the angle
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115 Given the vectors A = 4u x + 5u
y B = 6u
x + B
yu y + 8u
z What should be the value of B
y so that the angle
between A and B is 60deg
116 Vector A is directed from (2 m 3 m 4 m) to (5 m 7 m 9 m) and vector B is directed from (0 1 m
2 m) to (3 m 5 m 7 m) Find the angle between the vectors
117
Find the gradient of the scalar function f =
x
2
y +
y
2
z +
xz
2
at (minus
1 2minus
3) 118 The equation 2 x + 3 y + 4 z = c where c is a constant is that of a plane surface Find the unit vector
that is normal to the given plane and directed away from the origin
119 A surface is defined by x2 + y2 minus z 2 = 21 Find the unit vector normal to the surface at (4 3 2)
120 For the surface defined in Problem 119 find the angle between unit vectors normal to the surface at
(4 3 2) and )15 3
121 A vector function is described by A
+
1
2 2)uuu Find the divergence of the
vector function at (2 minus1 minus2)
122 A vector function is given by A = x2 yu x + y2 z u
y + xz 2u
z Find the curl of the vector at (1 2 4)
123 For the scalar function f ( x y z ) show that nabla times nablaf = 0
124 Prove the validity of the vector identity nabla times nabla times A = nabla(nabla sdot A) minusnabla2A for the vector function A = A( x
y z )u x + A( x y z )u
y + A( x y z )u
z
125 A vector field in rectangular coordinates is given byu
= + z
x Express the vector in cylindrical
coordinates at (4 45deg 3)
126 A vector is directed from (2 30deg 4) to (3 60deg 6) in cylindrical coordinates Find the angle between
the vector and the y axis
127 A vector function in cylindrical coordinates is given by
u ucos tans nr r
Calculate the components of the vector in rectangular coordinates
128 A vector function is given by = 8
2 2 Find the line integral of E along a straight path from
(3 5) to (6 10)
129 On the surface of a sphere find the area in the region if r = 6 30deg le q le 60deg 0 le f le 30deg
130 The amplitude of sinusoidal voltage and current of an electric circuit are 15 V and 2 A respectively
The current lags the voltage by p 6 rad Calculate (a) the rms values of voltage and current (b) the
power factor (c) the average power and (d) the complex impedance of the circuit
Find also the instantaneous power and complex power taking the voltage as reference Identify the
components of the complex power Assume w to be the angular frequency of the voltage
131 The complex forms of voltage and current amplitudes of an electric load are
40 V
2 A
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19 Explain why the distance between two points specified in spherical coordinates cannot be calculated
by direct use of the coordinates of the points
How is the distance calculated
Answer Both q and f variables of spherical coordinates are angles and radian is their unit As the
unit of distance between two points is that of length the variables cannot be used directly for calcula-tion of distance
To calculate the distance it is necessary to express the spherical coordinates of the point in terms of
rectangular coordinate variables
113 Define the cross product of two vectors A and B Explain how the angle between the vectors can be
calculated from the definition of the cross product
Answer The cross product of two vectors A and B is a vector quantity say C The magnitude of C
is equal to the products of the magnitude of A the magnitude of B and the sine of angle a between
A and B The direction of C is perpendicular to the plane containing A and B The positive direction
is taken along the advance of a right-handed screw when it is rotated from A towards B
As per the definition of the cross product
A times B = ABsin a
Hence sin α = A B
A B
114 Explain what is meant by a scalar field Does the value of the field at a point depend on the choice of
the coordinate system
Answer A physical quantity which is a scalar function of position is a real number The quantity
may or may not be a function of time The mathematical representation or graphical plot of a scalar
function at various points in a region or domain is the scalar field of the function in that region Theregion may be one-dimensional (a line) two-dimensional (a surface) or three-dimensional (a vol-
ume) As an example let us consider a heated plate The temperature at each point on the surface of
the plate will have a specific value A graphical representation of temperatures at several points is the
temperature field in the region of the plate surface
Value of the field at a point is independent of the choice of a coordinate system
117 Explain the properties of the gradient of a scalar function
Answer The gradient of a scalar quantity which is a function of x y and z in general is a vector quan-
tity It is given by
nabla = + part part + partpart y x
u u u u= u
The first second and third terms give the rate of change of V with x y and z respectively As nablaV is
the vector sum of all the three components it gives the maximum rate of change of V with distance
at a point in space
120 Two sinusoidal functions are given by
V )t )minus= π
I )t )minus 12
π
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What is the phase difference between the two quantities and which is the leading quantity
Answer As V (t ) is a cosine function of time and I (t ) is a sine function of time we have to express
either V (t ) as a sine function or I (t ) as a cosine function of time By expressing I (t ) as a cosine func-
tion we get
)t )t = minus minus Thus the phase difference between the quantities is 3= V (t ) is the leading
quantity
PROBLEMS
11 Show the location of points P 1(10 m 20 m 30m) P
2(minus10 m 20 m 30m) P
3(10 m minus20 m
30m) P 4(10 m 20 m minus30m) in rectangular coordinates Calculate the distances of the points from
the origin
12 Show the location of the point P (05 m 60deg 02 m) in cylindrical coordinates Calculate the distances
of P from the origin
13 Show the location of the point P (04 m 30deg 45deg) in spherical coordinates Calculate the distances of
P from the origin
14 A point in rectangular coordinates is defined by (2 m minus3 m minus1 m) Find coordinates of the point in
(a) cylindrical coordinate and (b) in spherical coordinates
15 Derive relations between the cylindrical coordinate and spherical coordinate variables For the radial
directions use subscripts c and s respectively for cylindrical and spherical coordinates
16 A point in cylindrical coordinates is defined by (3 m 300
2 m) Find coordinates of the point inspherical coordinates
17 Find the distance between two points located at (a) (10 m 24 m minus08 m) and (minus26 m 15 m 15 m)
in rectangular coordinates (b) (12 m 45deg 20 m) and (05 m 60deg 02 m) in cylindrical coordinates
(c) (04 m 30deg 45deg) and (10 m 75deg 15deg) in spherical coordinates
18 Find the length vector from the point P 2(075 m 13 m minus06 m) to the point P
1(125 m minus07 m
04 m) Find also the unit vector directed from P 1 to P
2
19 A point is located at (20 m p 3 rad 08 m) in cylindrical coordinates Obtain in rectangular coordi-
nates the unit vector directed from the origin to the point
110 The location of two points are given by P 1(1 m 2 m 3 m) and P
2(2 m 3 m 5 m) Find the length
vector from the origin to the mid-point of the line joining P 1 and P
2
111 The location of two points are given by P 1(15 m 45deg 2 m) and P
2(5 m 60deg 30deg) in cylindrical and
spherical coordinates respectively Find the length vector from P 1 to P
2
112 A point is located at P (5 m 90deg 60deg) in spherical coordinates Find the unit vector directed from the
origin to P in rectangular coordinates
113 The equation y = 2 minus x is that of a straight line in the x-y plane Obtain the unit normal vector directed
from the given line to the point (3 2)
114 Find the dot and cross products of the vectors A = 3u x + 8u
y B = 5u
x + 10u
y What is the angle
between the vectors
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115 Given the vectors A = 4u x + 5u
y B = 6u
x + B
yu y + 8u
z What should be the value of B
y so that the angle
between A and B is 60deg
116 Vector A is directed from (2 m 3 m 4 m) to (5 m 7 m 9 m) and vector B is directed from (0 1 m
2 m) to (3 m 5 m 7 m) Find the angle between the vectors
117
Find the gradient of the scalar function f =
x
2
y +
y
2
z +
xz
2
at (minus
1 2minus
3) 118 The equation 2 x + 3 y + 4 z = c where c is a constant is that of a plane surface Find the unit vector
that is normal to the given plane and directed away from the origin
119 A surface is defined by x2 + y2 minus z 2 = 21 Find the unit vector normal to the surface at (4 3 2)
120 For the surface defined in Problem 119 find the angle between unit vectors normal to the surface at
(4 3 2) and )15 3
121 A vector function is described by A
+
1
2 2)uuu Find the divergence of the
vector function at (2 minus1 minus2)
122 A vector function is given by A = x2 yu x + y2 z u
y + xz 2u
z Find the curl of the vector at (1 2 4)
123 For the scalar function f ( x y z ) show that nabla times nablaf = 0
124 Prove the validity of the vector identity nabla times nabla times A = nabla(nabla sdot A) minusnabla2A for the vector function A = A( x
y z )u x + A( x y z )u
y + A( x y z )u
z
125 A vector field in rectangular coordinates is given byu
= + z
x Express the vector in cylindrical
coordinates at (4 45deg 3)
126 A vector is directed from (2 30deg 4) to (3 60deg 6) in cylindrical coordinates Find the angle between
the vector and the y axis
127 A vector function in cylindrical coordinates is given by
u ucos tans nr r
Calculate the components of the vector in rectangular coordinates
128 A vector function is given by = 8
2 2 Find the line integral of E along a straight path from
(3 5) to (6 10)
129 On the surface of a sphere find the area in the region if r = 6 30deg le q le 60deg 0 le f le 30deg
130 The amplitude of sinusoidal voltage and current of an electric circuit are 15 V and 2 A respectively
The current lags the voltage by p 6 rad Calculate (a) the rms values of voltage and current (b) the
power factor (c) the average power and (d) the complex impedance of the circuit
Find also the instantaneous power and complex power taking the voltage as reference Identify the
components of the complex power Assume w to be the angular frequency of the voltage
131 The complex forms of voltage and current amplitudes of an electric load are
40 V
2 A
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What is the phase difference between the two quantities and which is the leading quantity
Answer As V (t ) is a cosine function of time and I (t ) is a sine function of time we have to express
either V (t ) as a sine function or I (t ) as a cosine function of time By expressing I (t ) as a cosine func-
tion we get
)t )t = minus minus Thus the phase difference between the quantities is 3= V (t ) is the leading
quantity
PROBLEMS
11 Show the location of points P 1(10 m 20 m 30m) P
2(minus10 m 20 m 30m) P
3(10 m minus20 m
30m) P 4(10 m 20 m minus30m) in rectangular coordinates Calculate the distances of the points from
the origin
12 Show the location of the point P (05 m 60deg 02 m) in cylindrical coordinates Calculate the distances
of P from the origin
13 Show the location of the point P (04 m 30deg 45deg) in spherical coordinates Calculate the distances of
P from the origin
14 A point in rectangular coordinates is defined by (2 m minus3 m minus1 m) Find coordinates of the point in
(a) cylindrical coordinate and (b) in spherical coordinates
15 Derive relations between the cylindrical coordinate and spherical coordinate variables For the radial
directions use subscripts c and s respectively for cylindrical and spherical coordinates
16 A point in cylindrical coordinates is defined by (3 m 300
2 m) Find coordinates of the point inspherical coordinates
17 Find the distance between two points located at (a) (10 m 24 m minus08 m) and (minus26 m 15 m 15 m)
in rectangular coordinates (b) (12 m 45deg 20 m) and (05 m 60deg 02 m) in cylindrical coordinates
(c) (04 m 30deg 45deg) and (10 m 75deg 15deg) in spherical coordinates
18 Find the length vector from the point P 2(075 m 13 m minus06 m) to the point P
1(125 m minus07 m
04 m) Find also the unit vector directed from P 1 to P
2
19 A point is located at (20 m p 3 rad 08 m) in cylindrical coordinates Obtain in rectangular coordi-
nates the unit vector directed from the origin to the point
110 The location of two points are given by P 1(1 m 2 m 3 m) and P
2(2 m 3 m 5 m) Find the length
vector from the origin to the mid-point of the line joining P 1 and P
2
111 The location of two points are given by P 1(15 m 45deg 2 m) and P
2(5 m 60deg 30deg) in cylindrical and
spherical coordinates respectively Find the length vector from P 1 to P
2
112 A point is located at P (5 m 90deg 60deg) in spherical coordinates Find the unit vector directed from the
origin to P in rectangular coordinates
113 The equation y = 2 minus x is that of a straight line in the x-y plane Obtain the unit normal vector directed
from the given line to the point (3 2)
114 Find the dot and cross products of the vectors A = 3u x + 8u
y B = 5u
x + 10u
y What is the angle
between the vectors
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115 Given the vectors A = 4u x + 5u
y B = 6u
x + B
yu y + 8u
z What should be the value of B
y so that the angle
between A and B is 60deg
116 Vector A is directed from (2 m 3 m 4 m) to (5 m 7 m 9 m) and vector B is directed from (0 1 m
2 m) to (3 m 5 m 7 m) Find the angle between the vectors
117
Find the gradient of the scalar function f =
x
2
y +
y
2
z +
xz
2
at (minus
1 2minus
3) 118 The equation 2 x + 3 y + 4 z = c where c is a constant is that of a plane surface Find the unit vector
that is normal to the given plane and directed away from the origin
119 A surface is defined by x2 + y2 minus z 2 = 21 Find the unit vector normal to the surface at (4 3 2)
120 For the surface defined in Problem 119 find the angle between unit vectors normal to the surface at
(4 3 2) and )15 3
121 A vector function is described by A
+
1
2 2)uuu Find the divergence of the
vector function at (2 minus1 minus2)
122 A vector function is given by A = x2 yu x + y2 z u
y + xz 2u
z Find the curl of the vector at (1 2 4)
123 For the scalar function f ( x y z ) show that nabla times nablaf = 0
124 Prove the validity of the vector identity nabla times nabla times A = nabla(nabla sdot A) minusnabla2A for the vector function A = A( x
y z )u x + A( x y z )u
y + A( x y z )u
z
125 A vector field in rectangular coordinates is given byu
= + z
x Express the vector in cylindrical
coordinates at (4 45deg 3)
126 A vector is directed from (2 30deg 4) to (3 60deg 6) in cylindrical coordinates Find the angle between
the vector and the y axis
127 A vector function in cylindrical coordinates is given by
u ucos tans nr r
Calculate the components of the vector in rectangular coordinates
128 A vector function is given by = 8
2 2 Find the line integral of E along a straight path from
(3 5) to (6 10)
129 On the surface of a sphere find the area in the region if r = 6 30deg le q le 60deg 0 le f le 30deg
130 The amplitude of sinusoidal voltage and current of an electric circuit are 15 V and 2 A respectively
The current lags the voltage by p 6 rad Calculate (a) the rms values of voltage and current (b) the
power factor (c) the average power and (d) the complex impedance of the circuit
Find also the instantaneous power and complex power taking the voltage as reference Identify the
components of the complex power Assume w to be the angular frequency of the voltage
131 The complex forms of voltage and current amplitudes of an electric load are
40 V
2 A
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115 Given the vectors A = 4u x + 5u
y B = 6u
x + B
yu y + 8u
z What should be the value of B
y so that the angle
between A and B is 60deg
116 Vector A is directed from (2 m 3 m 4 m) to (5 m 7 m 9 m) and vector B is directed from (0 1 m
2 m) to (3 m 5 m 7 m) Find the angle between the vectors
117
Find the gradient of the scalar function f =
x
2
y +
y
2
z +
xz
2
at (minus
1 2minus
3) 118 The equation 2 x + 3 y + 4 z = c where c is a constant is that of a plane surface Find the unit vector
that is normal to the given plane and directed away from the origin
119 A surface is defined by x2 + y2 minus z 2 = 21 Find the unit vector normal to the surface at (4 3 2)
120 For the surface defined in Problem 119 find the angle between unit vectors normal to the surface at
(4 3 2) and )15 3
121 A vector function is described by A
+
1
2 2)uuu Find the divergence of the
vector function at (2 minus1 minus2)
122 A vector function is given by A = x2 yu x + y2 z u
y + xz 2u
z Find the curl of the vector at (1 2 4)
123 For the scalar function f ( x y z ) show that nabla times nablaf = 0
124 Prove the validity of the vector identity nabla times nabla times A = nabla(nabla sdot A) minusnabla2A for the vector function A = A( x
y z )u x + A( x y z )u
y + A( x y z )u
z
125 A vector field in rectangular coordinates is given byu
= + z
x Express the vector in cylindrical
coordinates at (4 45deg 3)
126 A vector is directed from (2 30deg 4) to (3 60deg 6) in cylindrical coordinates Find the angle between
the vector and the y axis
127 A vector function in cylindrical coordinates is given by
u ucos tans nr r
Calculate the components of the vector in rectangular coordinates
128 A vector function is given by = 8
2 2 Find the line integral of E along a straight path from
(3 5) to (6 10)
129 On the surface of a sphere find the area in the region if r = 6 30deg le q le 60deg 0 le f le 30deg
130 The amplitude of sinusoidal voltage and current of an electric circuit are 15 V and 2 A respectively
The current lags the voltage by p 6 rad Calculate (a) the rms values of voltage and current (b) the
power factor (c) the average power and (d) the complex impedance of the circuit
Find also the instantaneous power and complex power taking the voltage as reference Identify the
components of the complex power Assume w to be the angular frequency of the voltage
131 The complex forms of voltage and current amplitudes of an electric load are
40 V
2 A