Separably generated extensions #
We aim to formalize the following result:
Let K/k be a finitely generated field extension with characteristic p > 0, then TFAE
K/kis separably generated- If
{ sᵢ } ⊆ Kis an arbitraryk-linearly independent set,{ sᵢᵖ } ⊆ Kis alsok-linearly independent K ⊗ₖ k^{1/p}is reducedKis geometrically reduced overk.kandKᵖare linearly disjoint overkᵖinK.
Main result #
View a multivariate polynomial F(x₁,...,xₙ) as a polynomial in xᵢ with coefficients
in F(x₁,...,xᵢ₋₁,xᵢ₊₁,...,xₙ).
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- One or more equations did not get rendered due to their size.
Instances For
If F has minimal total degree among the relations of a, then F is irreducible.
Suppose k has chararcteristic p and a₁,...,aₙ is a transcendental basis of K/k.
Suppose furthermore that if { sᵢ } ⊆ K is an arbitrary k-linearly independent set,
{ sᵢᵖ } ⊆ K is also k-linearly independent (which is true when K ⊗ₖ k^{1/p} is reduced).
Then some subset of a₁,...,aₙ₊₁ forms a transcedental basis that a₁,...,aₙ₊₁ are separable over.
Suppose k has chararcteristic p and K/k is generated by a₁,...,aₙ₊₁,
where a₁,...aₙ forms a transcendental basis.
Suppose furthermore that if { sᵢ } ⊆ K is an arbitrary k-linearly independent set,
{ sᵢᵖ } ⊆ K is also k-linearly independent (which is true when K ⊗ₖ k^{1/p} is reduced).
Then some subset of a₁,...,aₙ₊₁ forms a separable transcedental basis.
Suppose k has chararcteristic p and K/k is finitely generated.
Suppose furthermore that if { sᵢ } ⊆ K is an arbitrary k-linearly independent set,
{ sᵢᵖ } ⊆ K is also k-linearly independent (which is true when K ⊗ₖ k^{1/p} is reduced).
Then K/k is finite separably generated.
TODO: show that this is an if and only if.
Any finitely generated extension over perfect fields are separably generated.