Paper 3, Section II, 18G

Galois Theory | Part II, 2020

(a) Let L/KL / K be a Galois extension of fields, with Aut(L/K)=A10\operatorname{Aut}(L / K)=A_{10}, the alternating group on 10 elements. Find [L:K][L: K].

Let f(x)=x2+bx+cK[x]f(x)=x^{2}+b x+c \in K[x] be an irreducible polynomial, char K2K \neq 2. Show that f(x)f(x) remains irreducible in L[x].L[x] .

(b) Let L=Q[ξ11]L=\mathbb{Q}\left[\xi_{11}\right], where ξ11\xi_{11} is a primitive 11th 11^{\text {th }}root of unity.

Determine all subfields MLM \subseteq L. Which are Galois over Q\mathbb{Q} ?

For each proper subfield MM, show that an element in MM which is not in Q\mathbb{Q} must be primitive, and give an example of such an element explicitly in terms of ξ11\xi_{11} for each MM. [You do not need to justify that your examples are not in Q\mathbb{Q}.]

Find a primitive element for the extension L/QL / \mathbb{Q}.

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