Calculate the contour integral for the vector field $z^2 e_1 + x^2 e_2 + y^2 e_3$.

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The contour that I am given is a circle radius a with centre $(1,1,0)$. So what I thought is to do the parameterisation $\vec x(t)$ = $(1 + a\cos(t), 1 + a\sin(t), 0)$ with $t$ going from $0$ to $2\pi$, but this seems to just get me $0$ which I don't think is the right answer.

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Edit: so I have that parameterisation. I then did $d\vec x(t)$/dt = $(-asin(t), acos(t), 0)$

Now as we have the vector field given above. I times $(1 + acos(t))^2$ with $(acos(t))$ and integrate this between 0 and 2pi which gives me 0.

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You can solve this exercise by doing the following:

Let's use cylindrical coordinates so that $\gamma (t)= (1+a\cos(t),1+a\sin(t),0)$, $t\in [0,2\pi)$ is your curve, and $\gamma ' (t) = (-a\sin(t), a\cos(t), 0)$.

This way you get that $$ \int_{\gamma} \vec{A} \cdot \vec{dl} = \int_0^{2\pi} A(\gamma)\cdot \gamma ' dt =\\ \int_0^{2\pi}\left(0,(1+a\cos(t))^2,(1+a\sin(t))^2\right) \cdot \left((-a\sin(t), a\cos(t), 0)\right) dt=\\ \int_0^{2\pi}(a\cos(t))\cdot(1+a\cos(t))^2 = 2 \pi a^2 $$ (You may find all the steps to solve this last integral on this link)

Note that you can also use Stokes Theorem (a.k.a curl theorem) given that the circle is a closed curve. Therefore, you have: $$ \int_{\gamma = \delta S} \vec{A} \cdot \vec{dl} = \int_ S (\vec{\nabla} \times\vec{A})\cdot \vec{n} dS$$ Where $S$ is the surface covered by the curve and $\vec{n} = (0,0,1)$ since it's traversed in the positive way - we use the right hand rule -.

Given that $$\vec{\nabla} \times\vec{A} = (2y,2z,2x) \\(2y,2z,2x)\cdot(0,0,1) = 2x $$

We get $$\int_S 2x dS$$ So, since our curve is $$(x-1)^2 + (y-1)^2 = a^2$$ the integral becomes$$\int_{1-a}^{1+a}2x\left(\int_{-\sqrt{a^2 - (x-1)^2} +1}^{\sqrt{a^2 - (x-1)^2} +1}dy\right)dx = \int_{1-a}^{1+a} 4x\sqrt{a^2 - (-1 + x)^2}dx$$ Solving this integral you should get the same result as before, but as you can see, it is way harder.

I hope I didn't get any of the calculus wrong.