1:44 PM
Some discussion of the above in the main chatroom - around here:
in Mathematics, 3 hours ago, by user193319
If $F$ is a field, and $E$ a subfield of $F(X)$ containing a rational polynomial, must $E$ contain an honest-to-god polynomial?
in Mathematics, 2 hours ago, by user193319
E.g., the subfield generated by $f(X) = \frac{X}{X+1}$
in Mathematics, 1 hour ago, by user193319
Ah, so $E = F(X+\frac{1}{X})$ doesn't contain polynomials. Thanks!

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2:51 PM
in Mathematics, 37 mins ago, by ÍgjøgnumMeg
Here's a cool one: Let $k$ be a perfect field and $p$ a prime. Show that there exists an algebraic extension $k^{(p)}/k$ such that each finite subextension has degree prime to $p$ and such that $k^{(p)}/k$ has no non-trivial finite extensions of degree prime to $p$.

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5:33 PM
in Mathematics, 7 mins ago, by user 170039
Theorem. Let $R$ be a ring such that $R$ is a subring of a division ring $D$. If for all $d(\ne 0)\in D$ either $d\in R$ or $d^{-1}\in R$ then $R$ is a local ring.