Let be the lower half of the sphere , taken with the inner orientation. Compute
Read it as a flux. The integral is for . Since is not closed, the divergence theorem needs a cap.
Close the surface with the flat disk. Add . Together and bound the lower half-ball . On the closed boundary the outward normal points down/outward on and upward () on .
Apply Gauss. . By symmetry of in and in , the and pieces integrate to zero, leaving
Evaluate the remaining triple integral. In spherical coordinates with , , so the closed outward flux is .
Subtract the disk. On we have , so and contribute nothing and the third component is . The upward flux is just the disk area: . Hence the outward flux through is .
Flip to the inner side. The problem asks for the inner orientation, which reverses the normal: So the blank is filled with .
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