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topics on field extensions and Galois theory (Topic)

Definitions

  1. extension field
  2. simple field extension
  3. degree
  4. field adjunction
  5. composite field
  6. finite extension
  7. algebraic extension
  8. algebraic closure
  9. abelian number field
  10. abelian extension
  11. biquadratic field
  12. biquadratic extension
  13. quadratic closure
  14. cyclic extension
  15. pure cubic field
  16. number field
  17. algebraically solvable
  18. norm and trace of algebraic number
  19. perfect field
  20. cyclotomic field
  21. cyclotomic extension
  22. $ p$-extension
  23. radical
  24. radical extension
  25. solvable by radicals
  26. expressible
  27. normal extension
  28. normal closure
  29. separable extension
  30. separable closure
  31. splitting field
  32. fixed field of a set of automorphisms
  33. conjugate fields
  34. Galois extension
  35. Galois closure
  36. Galois group
  37. absolute Galois group
  38. Galois connection
  39. inverse Galois problem
  40. function field
  41. ray class field

Field theory in relation to Euclidean geometry

  1. Euclidean field
  2. constructible numbers
  3. motivation of definition of constructible numbers
  4. compass and straightedge construction
  5. theorem on constructible numbers
  6. theorem on constructible angles
  7. criterion for constructibility of regular polygon
  8. classical problems of constructibility

Galois theory

  1. fundamental theorem of Galois theory
  2. Galois group of the compositum of two Galois extensions
  3. Galois subfields of real radical extensions
  4. compositum of a Galois extension and another extension
  5. criterion for solvability of a polynomial by radicals
  6. Hilbert Theorem 90
  7. Shafarevich's theorem (finite solvable groups as Galois groups)
  8. number fields with a particular finite abelian Galois group

Applications of Galois theory

  1. Galois group of a biquadratic extension
  2. cubic formula
  3. quartic formula
  4. Galois group of a cubic polynomial
  5. Galois group of a quartic polynomial
  6. Galois-theoretic derivation of the cubic formula
  7. proof of fundamental theorem of algebra
  8. casus irreducibilis
  9. Cardano's formulae
  10. a condition of algebraic extension
  11. primitive element theorem (Steinitz)



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Cross-references: primitive element theorem, a condition of algebraic extension, Cardano's formulae, casus irreducibilis, proof of fundamental theorem of algebra, Galois-theoretic derivation of the cubic formula, Galois group of a quartic polynomial, Galois group of a cubic polynomial, quartic formula, cubic formula, Galois group of a biquadratic extension, solvable groups, Shafarevich's theorem, Hilbert Theorem 90, Galois group of the compositum of two Galois extensions, fundamental theorem of Galois theory, classical problems of constructibility, criterion for constructibility of regular polygon, theorem on constructible angles, theorem on constructible numbers, compass and straightedge construction, motivation of definition of constructible numbers, constructible numbers, Euclidean field, ray class field, function field, inverse Galois problem, Galois connection, absolute Galois group, Galois group, Galois closure, Galois extension, conjugate fields, automorphisms, fixed field, splitting field, separable closure, separable extension, normal closure, normal extension, expressible, solvable by radicals, radical extension, radical, cyclotomic extension, cyclotomic field, perfect field, norm and trace of algebraic number, algebraically solvable, number field, pure cubic field, cyclic extension, quadratic closure, biquadratic extension, biquadratic field, abelian extension, abelian number field, algebraic closure, algebraic extension, finite extension, composite field, field adjunction, simple field extension, extension field
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This is version 10 of topics on field extensions and Galois theory, born on 2007-12-30, modified 2008-03-12.
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AMS MSC12F05 (Field theory and polynomials :: Field extensions :: Algebraic extensions)
 12F10 (Field theory and polynomials :: Field extensions :: Separable extensions, Galois theory)
 12F15 (Field theory and polynomials :: Field extensions :: Inseparable extensions)

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