Given the galois extension L/K, where L=Q(ζ,3√2). I've already calculated that [L:Q]=6. I'm trying to prove that the number of intermediate fields is also 6, including L and Q as intermediate fields. I'm told that the fundamental theorem of galois theory can be useful here, but I can't find a use for it.
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Hint:
What is the Galois group Gal(L/Q)?
Well, the minimal polynomial for which L is a splitting field is f(x)=x3−2, which has roots 3√2,ζ3√2, and ζ23√2. It is useful to remember that each element of the Galois group is uniquely determined by its action on the roots of f.
Now, complex conjugation is always a legitimate Q-automorphism. That is, ϕ(ζ)=¯ζ. Further, I claim that another automorphism τ is defined by 3√2↦ζ3√2. Can you prove this?
What happens when we take powers of ϕ and τ and compose them with each other? For me, it is especially illuminating to view the roots of f as vertices of a triangle in the complex plane and see how these automorphisms are acting on it.
Alternative path:
It is a theorem that the Galois group will be a subgroup of the symmetric group acting on the roots of f. Therefore, we know Gal(L/Q)≤S3. However, we also know that |Gal(L/Q)|=[L:Q]=6, so that certainly narrows down the possibilities for Gal(L/Q)!
Once you've determined the Galois group, then what are its subgroups? Remember the fundamental theorem tells us that there is a one-to-one correspondence between subgroups of the Galois group and intermediate fields of the Galois extension.
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