Wednesday, October 23, 2019

abstract algebra - Finding intermediate subfields of an extension




Consider the Galois extension Q(p1,...,pn)|Q where p1,...,pn are distinct prime numbers.
Find all the intermediate subfields K such that [K:Q]=2. I know that:



1) Q(p1,...,pn) is the splitting field of f(x)=(x2p1)...(x2pn)



2) [Q(p1,...,pn):Q]=2n



3) Since piQ(p1,...,pi1) we have that




[(Q(p1,..,pi):Q(p1,...,pi1)]=2



4) By Galois Correspondence the subfields with degree 2 over Q corresponds to subgroups of index 2 of the Galois group(that has order 2n),that are subgroups of order 2n1.



I am not seeing how can I find and write these subgroups.



PS : I did a numerical example with Q(2,3,5) in this case I found that the intermediate subfields of degree 2 are of the form Q(q) where q is a element (not 1) from the basis of Q(2,3,5) over Q



Thanks in advance


Answer




I think that the quickest proof comes from linear algebra. I give all the details. You know that your Galois group G=Gal(K/Q) has order 2n. Any sG is determined by its action on the roots pi, and since s(pi)=pi, necessarily s(pi)=±pi, which means that any s has order 2, and so G is abelian, isomorphic (in additive notation) to (Z/2Z)n. In other words, G may be viewed as a vector space of dimension n over the field F2 with 2 elements. A basis of G consists of the sj defined by sj(pi)/pi=δij (Kronecker's symbol). By the Galois correspondance, you are looking for all the subgroups H of G of index 2. In terms of linear algebra, H is a hyperplane of G, or equivalently, H is the kernel of a linear form f:GF2. In general, two linear forms with the same kernel are proportional, but here, because the base field is F2, they must coincide. In other words you are simply looking for the dual ˆG of the vector space G, which has also dimension n. Actually, a dual basis consists of the linear forms fi determined by fi(sj)=δij. Since the linear forms πi defined by πi(sj)=sj(pi)/pi share the same property, ˆG can be identified with the subspace R of Q/Q2 generated by the classes [pi] of pi mod Q2, usually called the "Kummer radical" of K. The duality above is then presented as a non degenerate pairing G×RF2,(s,[a])s(a)/a, and the fixator of Q(a) is the hyperplane orthogonal to [a], as pointed out by @Robert Shore.



NB: If you know about Kummer theory, see https://math.stackexchange.com/a/1609061/300700, where everything (including your beginning) can be given a unified proof.


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