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For a finite extension,
Statement
If is finite and is the separable closure of in , then
Facts & Assumptions
Given: A finite extension and its relative separable closure .
The field consists of the elements separable over (The separable closure of the base inside an algebraic extension).
The extension is purely inseparable (An algebraic extension is purely inseparable over its separable closure).
A finite purely inseparable extension has separable degree one (Pure inseparability and its conjugate, embedding, and separable-degree criteria).
A finite separable extension has full separable degree (A finite extension is separable if and only if ).
Separable degree is multiplicative in finite towers (Separable degree is multiplicative in finite towers: ).
Proof
The finite extension is separable by [L1], so [L4] gives .
By [L2] and [L3], one has .
Multiplicativity [L5] in gives . This includes .
Depends on
The separable closure of the base inside an algebraic extension
An algebraic extension is purely inseparable over its separable closure
Pure inseparability and its conjugate, embedding, and separable-degree criteria
A finite extension is separable if and only if
Separable degree is multiplicative in finite towers: