 Unique extension of an absolute value to a finite extension (source code)

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= Unique extension of an absolute value to a finite extension

If $K$ is complete and $L/K$ is finite, an absolute value on $K$ extends uniquely to $L$. With the normalization that it restricts exactly to the given absolute value,
$$
|x|_L=|N_{L/K}(x)|^{1/[L:K]}.
$$
Every $K$-automorphism of $L$ preserves this extended absolute value.

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