Express the field $X(x,y) =(-y,x)$ of $\mathbb{S}^1$ in terms of a known atlas.

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This is what I've done:

$$X(x,y) = -y\frac{\partial}{\partial x} + x \frac{\partial}{\partial y}$$

Consider the chart $(U,\varphi)$ , where: $$U=\mathbb{S}^1 - N$$ $$\varphi (x,y)=\frac{x}{1-y} \equiv u$$. Then:

$$\frac{\partial}{\partial x} = \frac{\partial u}{\partial x}\frac{\partial }{\partial u} = \frac{1}{1-y} \frac{\partial}{\partial u}$$

$$\frac{\partial}{\partial y} = \frac{\partial u}{\partial y}\frac{\partial }{\partial u} = \frac{x}{(1-y)^2} \frac{\partial}{\partial u}$$

So:

$$X = \frac{-y}{1-y} \frac{\partial}{\partial u} + \frac{x^2}{(1-y)^2} \frac{\partial}{\partial u}=\frac{-y+y^2+x^2}{(1-y)^2} \frac{\partial}{\partial u}=\frac{-1}{1-y} \frac{\partial}{\partial u}$$

Where I have used that $x^2+y^2=1$.

However, I have not been able to express $X$ exclusively in terms of $u$.