Suppose K is a finite field, K=Fps. If we take an irreducible polynomial f of degree d over K, then the splitting field L of f is K(α) where f is the minimal polynomial of α. But then L=Fpsd. Since Fpsd is unique, we see that this is the splitting field of every irreducible polynomial of degree d over K.
Take K=F2 and let P(X)=X3+X+1, Q(X)=X3+X2+1. Let L be the splitting field of P and L′ be the splitting field of Q. The above tells us that L and L′ are isomorphic. I would like to construct an explicit isomorphism between L and L′.
I know that L≅F2[X]/(X3+X+1) and L′≅F2[X]/(X3+X2+1). Intuitively, I want to find an isomorphism ϕ:F2[X]→F2[X] such that ϕ((X3+X+1))=(X3+X2+1). A little playing around gives me ϕ(X)=X+1. It now feels like I'm falling at the last hurdle: how do I finish the construction of an isomorphism between L and L′? I don't think ϕ makes sense as a map from L to L′, yet it seems the map I want.
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