Signed area of a plane curve #
For a plane curve γ = x + i y : ℝ → ℂ on [a, b], its signed area is the boundary integral
½ ∫ₐᵇ (x y' - y x') (TauCeti.signedArea), the circulation of the area form
(x dy - y dx) / 2 along γ (TauCeti.signedArea_eq_integral_circulationFun). For a circle
traversed once counterclockwise, from any initial angle, it is the area of the disc
(TauCeti.signedArea_circleMap).
The area–energy inequality bounding the signed area of a closed curve by its energy is in
TauCeti.Analysis.Fourier.AreaEnergy.
Main definitions #
TauCeti.signedArea: the signed area½ ∫ (x y' - y x')of a plane curve on an interval.
The signed area ½ ∫ₐᵇ (x y' - y x') of the plane curve γ = x + i y on [a, b],
computed from its velocity deriv γ. For an absolutely continuous curve any almost-everywhere
derivative may be used in place of deriv γ (TauCeti.signedArea_eq_of_ae_hasDerivAt).
Instances For
A constant curve has signed area zero.
The signed area over a degenerate interval is zero.
Reversing the interval of integration negates the signed area.
The signed area may be computed from any almost-everywhere derivative of the curve.
The signed area is the circulation along γ of the area form (x dy - y dx) / 2, whose
coefficients are TauCeti.Green.Examples.areaP and TauCeti.Green.Examples.areaQ.