Integration of one-forms along curves #
The integral of a 1-form φ on a manifold M along a curve γ : ℝ → M over the oriented
interval a..b is the interval integral of φ evaluated on the velocity of γ,
∫_γ φ = ∫ t in a..b, φ (γ t) (γ' t),
where the velocity TauCeti.Manifold.curveVelocity I γ t is the manifold derivative of γ on
the unit vector. Equivalently, it is the interval integral of the pullback γ^* φ, a 1-form on
ℝ, evaluated on the unit vector (TauCeti.pathIntegral_eq_integral_mpullback). For a
real-valued form and a < b, it is the canonical oriented integral over [a, b] of the pullback
of φ along γ (TauCeti.integralTopForm_mpullback_Icc_eq_pathIntegral).
Line integrals are the basic tool for detecting de Rham cohomology classes in degree one. The
integral of the differential of a C¹ function is its endpoint difference
(TauCeti.pathIntegral_mextDeriv_ofFunction, TauCeti.pathIntegral_mextDeriv), so exact forms
integrate to zero around closed curves (TauCeti.pathIntegral_eq_zero_of_mem_exactForms). The
integral is invariant under C¹ reparametrization (TauCeti.pathIntegral_comp), changes sign
when the curve is reversed (TauCeti.pathIntegral_comp_sub_left), is additive under
concatenation of curves (TauCeti.pathIntegral_curveConcat), is natural under pullback
(TauCeti.pathIntegral_mpullback), and only depends on the values of the form along the curve
(TauCeti.pathIntegral_congr) and on the curve away from the endpoints
(TauCeti.pathIntegral_congr_of_eqOn_uIoo).
Main declarations #
TauCeti.pathIntegral φ γ a b: the integral of the1-formφalongγfromatob.TauCeti.continuousAt_apply_curveVelocityandTauCeti.IsSmoothForm.continuous_apply_curveVelocity: the integrand is continuous at every parameter where the curve isC¹and the form is continuous at the point of the curve, so for a continuous form along aC¹curve it is continuous.TauCeti.intervalIntegrable_apply_curveVelocity_of_contMDiffAt: the integrand is interval integrable ona..bas soon as, at every point of[[a, b]], the curve isC¹and the form is continuous at the point of the curve. SinceC¹at a point is a condition on a neighbourhood of that point, the curve has to beC¹near[[a, b]], while the form only has to be continuous at each point of the arc; both are arbitrary elsewhere.TauCeti.pathIntegral_mextDeriv_ofFunctionandTauCeti.pathIntegral_mextDeriv: the fundamental theorem of calculus for line integrals.TauCeti.pathIntegral_eq_zero_of_mem_exactForms: exact1-forms integrate to zero around closedC¹curves.TauCeti.pathIntegral_comp: invariance underC¹reparametrization.TauCeti.pathIntegral_curveConcat: additivity under concatenation of curves.TauCeti.exists_contMDiff_loop_pathIntegral_eq_sub: two smooth curves with common endpoints form a smooth loop whose line integral is the difference of theirs.TauCeti.pathIntegral_mpullback: naturality under pullback.
References #
- John M. Lee, Introduction to Smooth Manifolds, 2nd ed., Chapter 11, section Line Integrals.
The integral of a 1-form φ along a curve γ : ℝ → M over the oriented interval a..b:
the interval integral of φ evaluated on the velocity of γ.
Instances For
The line integral is the interval integral of the form on the velocity of the curve.
The line integral is the interval integral of the pullback of the form to the parameter line, evaluated on the unit vector.
Line integrals only depend on the values of the form along the curve.
Line integrals along two curves agree when the curves agree on the open interval between the endpoints: the velocities then agree there, and the endpoints are a null set.
The interval of integration #
The line integral over a degenerate interval vanishes.
Reversing the interval of integration changes the sign of the line integral.
Line integrals over adjacent intervals add up, as soon as the form evaluated on the velocity
is interval integrable on both intervals. For a continuous form along a C¹ curve this is
TauCeti.IsSmoothForm.intervalIntegrable_apply_curveVelocity.
The line integral along a constant curve vanishes.
Linearity in the form #
The line integral of the zero form vanishes.
The line integral commutes with negation of the form.
The line integral commutes with scalar multiplication of the form.
The line integral of a sum of forms is the sum of the line integrals, as soon as both forms
evaluated on the velocity are interval integrable. For continuous forms along a C¹ curve this
is TauCeti.IsSmoothForm.intervalIntegrable_apply_curveVelocity.
The line integral of a difference of forms is the difference of the line integrals, as soon
as both forms evaluated on the velocity are interval integrable. For continuous forms along a
C¹ curve this is TauCeti.IsSmoothForm.intervalIntegrable_apply_curveVelocity.
A 1-form evaluated on the velocity of a curve is continuous, as a function of the
parameter, at every parameter where the curve is C¹ and the form is continuous at the point of
the curve.
Along a C¹ curve, a continuous 1-form evaluated on the velocity is a continuous function
of the parameter.
A continuous 1-form is interval integrable along a C¹ curve.
A 1-form evaluated on the velocity of a curve is interval integrable on a..b when, at
every point of [[a, b]], the curve is C¹ and the form is continuous at the point of the
curve.
Reparametrization invariance. The line integral of a continuous form along γ ∘ σ, for
a C¹ change of parameter σ, is the line integral along γ between the image endpoints. The
change of parameter need not be monotone.
The line integral along an affine reparametrization t ↦ γ (c * t + d) is the line integral
along γ between the image endpoints.
The line integral along the reversed curve t ↦ γ (d - t) is the negative of the line integral
along γ between the image endpoints.
The line integral along a concatenation of two C¹ curves, constant near the junction point,
is the sum of the line integrals.
Two smooth curves from x₀ to y, constant on (-∞, 0] and on [1, ∞), form a smooth loop
at x₀, the first followed by the reversed second. The line integral of a continuous form along
this loop is the difference of the line integrals along the two curves.
Naturality #
Naturality of line integrals. The line integral of the pullback f^* φ along γ is the
line integral of φ along f ∘ γ, as soon as f and γ are differentiable along the interval
of integration.
The line integral of a one-form along the curve t ↦ u (x, t) is the integral of the pullback
of the form along u on the second coordinate vector.
The line integral of a one-form along the curve s ↦ u (s, y) is the integral of the pullback
of the form along u on the first coordinate vector.
The fundamental theorem of calculus #
The fundamental theorem of calculus for line integrals. The line integral of the
differential of a C¹ function along a C¹ curve is the difference of the values of the
function at the endpoints.
The fundamental theorem of calculus for line integrals, for a C¹ form ψ of degree
zero: the line integral of dψ along a C¹ curve is the difference of the values of ψ at the
endpoints.
The fundamental theorem of calculus along a map with an exact pullback. If a
differentiable map i : N → M pulls the one-form φ back to the differential of a C¹ function
f on N, then the line integral of φ along i ∘ c, for a C¹ curve c in N, is the
difference of the values of f at the endpoints of c. For instance, i may be an exact
Lagrangian map and f its primitive.
Exact smooth 1-forms integrate to zero around closed C¹ curves.
Comparison with oriented interval integration #
For a < b, the line integral of a continuous real 1-form along a C¹ curve is the
canonical oriented integral over [a, b] of the pullback of the form along the curve.