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Is there a (simple) criterion for membership to the base field of an inseparable extension?

Let $F$ be a field, let $f \in F[x]$, let $E$ be the splitting field of $f$, and let $e \in E$ be written in terms of the roots of $f$. I'm looking for a simple way to establish if $e \in F$. If $E/F$ ...
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When the splitting fields of shifted generic polynomials are linearly disjoint?

Let me start by rigorously pose my question. Let $K$ be an algebraically closed field of characteristic $2$, let $n$ be an even integer number, let $f(X) = X^n + T_1 X^{n-1} + \cdots + T_n$, be the ...
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Roots of the derivative as symmetric functions of the roots of the polynomial

Let $p(t)=(t^2-a_1^2)\ldots(t^2-a_n^2)$ be an even polynomial with distinct real non-zero roots. Can the roots of its derivative $p'(t)$ be expressed nicely (e.g. as rational symmetric functions) in ...