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Title of object: absolute Galois group
Canonical Name: AbsoluteGaloisGroup
Type: Definition

Created on: 2002-01-21 22:15:50
Modified on: 2002-05-21 08:31:51

Creator: djao
Modifier: djao
Author: rmilson
Author: djao

Classification: msc:12F10

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Let $k$ be a field. The {\em absolute Galois group} $G_k$ of $k$ is the Galois group $\operatorname{Gal}(k^{\operatorname{sep}}/k)$ of the field extension $k^{\operatorname{sep}}/k$, where $k^\operatorname{sep}$ is the separable closure of $k$.