Area of Surface of Revolution/Polar Form
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Theorem
Let $\SS$ be a surface of revolution such that:
- $\SS$ is embedded in a cylindrical coordinate space $\polar {r, \theta, z}$
- the axis of revolution of $\SS$ is aligned with the polar axis
- the curve $\CC$ being rotated to generate $\SS$ is the plane curve:
- $r = \map r \theta$
- where $\theta$ is in the closed interval $\closedint a b$.
Then the area of $\SS$ is given by:
- $\ds \map \AA \SS = 2 \pi \int_a^b r \sin \theta \sqrt {r^2 + \paren {\dfrac {\d r} {\d \theta} }^2} \rd \theta$
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Proof
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Sources
- 2014: Christopher Clapham and James Nicholson: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Mathematics (5th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): area of a surface of revolution
- 2021: Richard Earl and James Nicholson: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Mathematics (6th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): area of a surface of revolution