Saturday, December 7, 2019

abstract algebra - Galois field extension and number of intermediate fields



Given the galois extension L/K, where L=Q(ζ,32). 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.


Answer



Hint:




What is the Galois group Gal(L/Q)?



Well, the minimal polynomial for which L is a splitting field is f(x)=x32, which has roots 32,ζ32, and ζ232. 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 32ζ32. 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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