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Check this proof.
The author from my book wrote a nasty proof of existence of algebraic
closure for any field. It is nasty because for some reason in the first
paragraph he speaks about something which seems to be unnecessary.
I redone his proof but I am thinking maybe his first paragraph which I
consider unnecessary is really a requirement in the proof. This would
be long and I am not writing out each detail for it will take a long
time. If someone can check this and say it is correct I will greatly
appreciate it.
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The theorems that will be used.
Kronecker's Theorem: For every field
there exists
an extension field
such as for some
there is an
such as
.
Theorem 1: If
is a finite extension of
and
is finite extension of
. Then
if finite extension over
.
Theorem 2: If
is a finite extension over
, then
is an algebraic extension over
.
Zorn's Lemma: If
is a partially-ordered-set such as
every chain has an upper bound. Then
has at least one
maximal element.
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Here is my version (check for errors please):
Lemma: If
are fields with
algebraic over
and
is
algebraic extension over
. Then
is
algebraic extension over F.
Proof: Since a simple extension (where the element is algebraic)
is a finite extension, and a finite extension is an algebraic extension
by Theorem 2, we have that
is an algebraic extension over
.
Thus, for any
there must be
such as,
. Thus, there is a
polynomial
. Since
are algebraic over
,
is finite extension over
. Since
is algebraic over
,thus
is finite extension over
. Thus, by Theorem 1, we have that,
is finite extension over
. Thus, by Theorem 2,
is algebraic over
.
Thus,
is algebraic
over
. Thus, any element of
is
algebraic over
. Thus,
is algebraic
extension over
.
Q.E.D.
Existence Theorem:Every field has an extension field that has
algebraic closure.
Proof:Let
be any field. Define a set,
. This set is non-
empty because
trivially. Define a partial ordering on
. This is ordering by "inclusion", we define
if and only if
is a subfield of
.
Let
be any chain. Then define,
. Thus,
is a field with well-
defined binary operations as were defined for
. Also,
the way it was constructed is algebriac over
and also
.
Thus,
, thus every chain has an upper bound.
The necessary conditions of Zorn's Lemma are satisfied. Thus, there is a
at least one maximal element,
. Now we prove that
is algebraically closed. Assume, that there is a
with
.
Then by Kronecker's Theorem there is a field
with
for
. Thus, we have
that
. Now if we can show that
is algebraic over
then we have a
contradiction because
is a maximal element. Thus,
must be algebraically closed. To show, this we use the Lemma. Since
is an extension field of
with
being algebraic over
, and
is algebraic over
. Thus,
is algebraic over
. Thus,
must be algebraically closed.
Q.E.D.
Notice in the proof the difference between,
and
. They look similar but one is with a bar over it if you do not see it.
Thank you.