Paper 1, Section II, I

Galois Theory | Part II, 2018

Let f(t)=t4+bt2+ct+df(t)=t^{4}+b t^{2}+c t+d be an irreducible quartic with rational coefficients. Explain briefly why it is that if the cubic g(t)=t3+2bt2+(b24d)tc2g(t)=t^{3}+2 b t^{2}+\left(b^{2}-4 d\right) t-c^{2} has S3S_{3} as its Galois group then the Galois group of f(t)f(t) is S4S_{4}.

For which prime numbers pp is the Galois group of t4+pt+pt^{4}+p t+p a proper subgroup of S4S_{4} ? [You may assume that the discriminant of t3+λt+μt^{3}+\lambda t+\mu is 4λ327μ2-4 \lambda^{3}-27 \mu^{2}.]

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