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==Proof== Without loss of generality, let there exist a function <math> \varphi(x, y)</math> such that :<math>\frac { \partial (\varphi f) }{ \partial x } +\frac { \partial (\varphi g) }{ \partial y } >0</math> in simply connected region <math>R</math>. Let <math>C</math> be a closed trajectory of the plane autonomous system in <math>R</math>. Let <math>D</math> be the interior of <math>C</math>. Then by [[Green's theorem]], : <math> \begin{align} & \iint_D \left( \frac { \partial (\varphi f) }{ \partial x } +\frac { \partial (\varphi g) }{ \partial y } \right) \,dx\,dy =\iint_D \left( \frac { \partial (\varphi \dot { x }) }{ \partial x } +\frac { \partial (\varphi \dot { y }) }{ \partial y } \right) \,dx\,dy \\[6pt] = {} & \oint_C \varphi \left( -\dot { y } \,dx+\dot { x } \,dy\right) =\oint_C \varphi \left( -\dot { y }\dot { x }+\dot { x }\dot { y }\right)\,dt=0 \end{align} </math> Because of the constant sign, the left-hand integral in the previous line must evaluate to a positive number. But on <math>C</math>, <math>dx=\dot { x } \,dt</math> and <math>dy=\dot { y } \,dt</math>, so the bottom integrand is in fact 0 everywhere and for this reason the right-hand integral evaluates to 0. This is a contradiction, so there can be no such closed trajectory <math>C</math>.
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