Image: Circulation in a planar region embedded in three dimensions
The macroscopic circulation of a vector field around a curve $\dlc$ is related to the total microscopic circulation in planar region of the interior of the curve (illustrated by the small green circles). Since the planar region is embedded in three-dimensions, it can be viewed as a surface.
Image file: circulation_planar_region_three_dimensions.png
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