# existence of extensions of field isomorphisms to splitting fields

The following theorem implies the essential uniqueness of splitting fields and algebraic closures.

###### Theorem.

Let $\sigma:F\rightarrow F^{\prime}$ be an isomorphism of fields, $S=\{f_{\alpha}:\alpha\in A\}$ a set of non-constant polynomials in $F[X]$, and $S^{\prime}=\{\sigma(f_{\alpha}):\alpha\in A\}$ the corresponding set of polynomials in $F^{\prime}[X]$. If $K$ is a splitting field of $S$ over $F$ and $K^{\prime}$ a splitting field of $S^{\prime}$ over $F^{\prime}$, then $\sigma$ may be extended to an isomorphism of $K$ and $K^{\prime}$.

###### Corollary.

If $F$ is a field and $S$ a set of non-constant polynomials in $F[X]$, then any two splitting fields of $S$ over $F$ are $F$-isomorphic. In particular, any two algebraic closures of $F$ are $F$-isomorphic.

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