TITLE: Maximal subfields in a division algebra over a local field
QUESTION [5 upvotes]: Hi, Let $A$ be a division algebra over a local field $F$ of dimension $n^2$ and $K$ be an extension of $F$ of degree $n$. Then if follows from COROLLARY 2 in page 225 of Weil's Basic Number Theory that $A$ is split over $K$. Now my question is 

Does $A$ contain a subfield isomorphic to $K$ ? Why?
Could you descirbe the general picture about "maximal subfields in central simple algebras" over a (not necessarily local) field ?  Or tell me some references.

Thank you !

REPLY [2 votes]: The answer to your first question can also be found in Weil's Basic Number Theory. See Corollary 3 on page 180, and note that if two central simple algebras of the same dimension are similar then they are isomorphic.