Galois extension

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A Galois extension is a field extension that is both normal and separable, characterized by a well-structured group of automorphisms known as its Galois group.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf field theory concept
mathematical notion
characterizedBy Galois group
correspondsTo lattice of intermediate fields
lattice of subgroups of the Galois group
definedAs a field extension that is both normal and separable
equivalentCondition the fixed field of the Galois group equals the base field
the number of K-embeddings of the extension into an algebraic closure equals the degree of the extension
fieldOfStudy abstract algebra
field theory
generalizes splitting field of a separable polynomial
hasAssociatedGroup Galois group
hasAssociatedStructure group of field automorphisms
hasBaseField ground field
hasBijectionWith subgroups of its Galois group
hasCondition every irreducible polynomial over the base field that has a root in the extension splits completely in the extension
the extension is separable over the base field
hasConstraint base field often assumed perfect in many classical treatments
hasDegreeEqualTo order of the Galois group for finite extensions
hasExample cyclotomic field extension
extension of the rationals by adjoining all roots of a separable polynomial
finite extension of finite fields
quadratic extension with discriminant not equal to zero in characteristic not equal to 2
hasExtensionField larger field
hasGaloisGroup finite group when the extension is finite
hasIntermediateFieldsCorrespondingTo subgroups of the Galois group
hasInvariant Galois group up to isomorphism
hasNormalSubextensionsCorrespondingTo normal subgroups of the Galois group
hasProperty algebraic extension
normal extension
normal over the base field
separable extension
separable over the base field
hasTypicalNotation L over K with L∕K Galois
implies the extension is algebraic
namedAfter Évariste Galois NERFINISHED
relatedTo automorphism group of a field
normal extension
separable extension
splitting field
requires closure under all embeddings into an algebraic closure
separability of minimal polynomials
satisfies fundamental theorem of Galois theory NERFINISHED
studiedIn Galois theory NERFINISHED
usedIn algebraic geometry
algebraic number theory
classification of field extensions
solvability of polynomial equations by radicals

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Galois conceptNamedAfter Galois extension
subject surface form: Évariste Galois