Lemma 9.15.7. Let $L/M/K$ be a tower of algebraic extensions.
If $M/K$ is normal, then any automorphism $\tau $ of $L/K$ induces an automorphism $\tau |_ M : M \to M$.
If $L/K$ is normal, then any $K$-algebra map $\sigma : M \to L$ extends to an automorphism of $L$.
Proof. Choose an algebraic closure $\overline{L}$ of $L$ (Theorem 9.10.4).
Let $\tau $ be as in (1). Then $\tau (M) = M$ as subfields of $\overline{L}$ by Lemma 9.15.5 and hence $\tau |_ M : M \to M$ is an automorphism.
Let $\sigma : M \to L$ be as in (2). By Lemma 9.10.5 we can extend $\sigma $ to a map $\tau : L \to \overline{L}$, i.e., such that
is commutative. By Lemma 9.15.5 we see that $\tau (L) = L$. Hence $\tau : L \to L$ is an automorphism which extends $\sigma $. $\square$
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