Decomposition of Field Extension as Separable Extension followed by Purely Inseparable

Theorem

Let $E/F$ be an algebraic field extension.

Then the relative separable closure $K=F^{sep}$ in $E$ is the unique intermediate field with the following properties:

• $K/F$ is separable.
• $E/K$ is purely inseparable.

Proof

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