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On a radical extension of the field of rational functions in several variables

Rings and Algebras 2020-12-14 v1

Abstract

Let FF be a field and let F(X1,,Xn)F(X_1,\dots,X_n) be the field of rational functions in nn variables X1,,XnX_1,\dots,X_n over FF. Let T=X1++XnF(X1,,Xn)T=X_1+\cdots+X_n\in F(X_1,\dots,X_n) and let mm be a positive integer such that charFm\text{char}\,F\nmid m. Is it possible to express each XiX_i as a rational function in X1m,XnmX_1^m\dots,X_n^m and TT over FF? It is not difficult to prove that this can be done but it is another matter to show how this is done. We answer the above question affirmatively with a nonconstructive proof and a constructive proof.

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@article{arxiv.2012.05944,
  title  = {On a radical extension of the field of rational functions in several variables},
  author = {Xiang-dong Hou and Christopher Sze},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2012.05944},
  year   = {2020}
}

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