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Galois closure (Definition)

Let $K$ be an extension field of $F$ A Galois closure of $K/F$ is a field $L \supseteq K$ that is a Galois extension of $F$ and is minimal in that respect, i.e. no proper subfield of $L$ containing $K$ is normal over $F$




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Cross-references: normal, subfield, minimal, Galois extension, field, extension field
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This is version 3 of Galois closure, born on 2002-11-16, modified 2006-10-15.
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AMS MSC12F10 (Field theory and polynomials :: Field extensions :: Separable extensions, Galois theory)

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