该方法由 Songby 提出.
余面积公式
\[\iint \limits_D g(x,y)\text dS=\int_a^b \int \limits_L g(x,y)\frac{\text dy}{f_x}\text dz
\]
我们来证明这个定理.
画出 \(f(x,y)=z\) 和 \(f(x,y)=z+\Delta z\), 我们分别得到等值线 \(\overset{\LARGE{\frown}}{AC}\) 和 \(\overset{\LARGE{\frown}}{BD}\), 面积微元 \(\text dS\) 即为等值线间的面积.

考虑 \(\vec{AB}\) 与 \(\nabla f\) 的方向相同
\[\Delta r=|AB|=\frac{\Delta z}{|\nabla f|}=\frac{\Delta z}{\sqrt{f_x^2+f_y^2}}\\
\]
那么
\[\text dr=\frac{\text dz}{\sqrt{f_x^2+f_y^2}}
\]
由弧长公式
\[\text dl=|\overset{\LARGE{\frown}}{AC}|=\sqrt{1+\left(\frac{f_x}{f_y}\right)^2}\text dx=\sqrt{1+\left(\frac{f_y}{f_x}\right)^2}\text dy
\]
因此
\[\text dS=\int\limits_L \text dl\cdot\text dr=\int\limits_{L} \frac{\text dx}{f_y}\text dz=\int\limits_{L} \frac{\text dy}{f_x}\text dz
\]
关于 \(z\) 的积分限由小到大积分
\[\iint \limits_D g(x,y)\text dS=\int_a^b \int \limits_L g(x,y)\frac{\text dx}{f_y}\text dz=\int_a^b \int \limits_L g(x,y)\frac{\text dy}{f_x}\text dz
\]
证毕.
值得注意的是 \(L\) 的取向. 这点可由 \(\text dS, \text dz\) 恒为正值, \(\text dx, \text dy\) 是切向增量, \(f_x, f_y\) 是梯度分量简单得出.
总结之, 余面积公式是积分合元法的推广.
例题
\(1.\quad \displaystyle{\iint\limits_{\mathbb R^2}\text e^{-(x^2+y^2)}\ \text dx\text dy}\)
\[\begin{aligned}
I=&\iint\limits_{\mathbb R^2}\text e^{-(x^2+y^2)}\ \text dx\text dy\\
=&\int_0^{+\infty}\text dz\oint\limits_L \frac{\text dy}{2x}\\
=&\frac{1}{2}\int_0^{+\infty}\text e^{-z}\text dz\int_0^{2\pi}\text d\theta\\
=&\pi
\end{aligned}
\]
一点补充:若设 \(z=-(x^2+y^2)\), 那么 \(z\) 的积分域是 \(\displaystyle\int_{-\infty}^0\), \(\displaystyle{\oint\limits_L \frac{\text dy}{f_x}}\) 应采取顺时针方向, \(\displaystyle{\oint\limits_L \frac{\text dx}{f_y}}\) 应采取逆时针方向.
\(2.\quad \displaystyle{\iint\limits_{D}\text e^{\frac{y}{x+y}}\ \text dx\text dy,\quad D=\left\{(x,y)\bigg|x+y\leq1,x\geq0,y\geq0\right\}}\)
\[\begin{aligned}
I=&\iint\limits_{D}\text e^{\frac{y}{x+y}}\ \text dx\text dy\\
=&\int_0^1 \text dz\int_0^z \text e^{\frac{y}{z}} \text dy\\
=&(\text e-1)\int_0^1 z\text dz\\
=&\frac{\text e-1}{2}
\end{aligned}
\]
\(3.\quad \displaystyle{\iint\limits_{D}\frac{(x+y)\ln\left(1+\frac{y}{x}\right)}{\sqrt{1-x-y}}\ \text dx\text dy,\quad D=\left\{(x,y)\bigg|x+y\leq1,x\geq0,y\geq0\right\}}\)
\[\begin{aligned}
I=&\iint\limits_{D}\frac{(x+y)\ln\left(1+\frac{y}{x}\right)}{\sqrt{1-x-y}}\ \text dx\text dy\\
=&\int_0^1\text dz\int_0^z \frac{z\ln\left(\frac{z}{x}\right)}{\sqrt{1-z}}\text dx\\
=&\int_0^1 \frac{z^2}{\sqrt{1-z}}\text dz\\
=&\frac{15}{16}
\end{aligned}
\]
\(4.\quad \displaystyle{\iiint\limits_{\Omega} \frac{\text dx\text dy\text dz}{(1+|x|+|y|+|z|)^3},\quad \Omega=\left\{
(x,y,z)\bigg| |x|+|y|+|z|\leq 1\right\}}\)
三重积分是类似的 \(\displaystyle{\text dV=\iint\limits_S \text dS\cdot\text dr=\iint\limits_S \frac{\text dx\text dy}{f_z}\text du}\), 方向判定同样是看 \(\text dx\text dy\) 和 \(f_z\)
\[\begin{aligned}
I=&\iiint\limits_{\Omega} \frac{\text dx\text dy\text dz}{(1+|x|+|y|+|z|)^3}\\
=&8\iiint\limits_{\Omega} \frac{\text dx\text dy\text dz}{(1+x+y+z)^3}\\
=&8\int_0^1 \frac{1}{(1+u)^3}\text du\iint\limits_S \text dx\text dy\\
=&4\int_0^1\frac{u^2}{(1+u)^3}\text du\\
=&4\ln2-\frac52
\end{aligned}
\]