Solution

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The Brouwer fixed-point theorem says that every continuous self-map of a closed ball in has a fixed point.
Suppose has no zero in . Then
is a continuous map from into its boundary, hence into . The Brouwer fixed-point theorem gives . This forces and
contradicting the assumed boundary inequality. Therefore . This is the outward vector field zero theorem.

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