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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Galois extension canonical 2

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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 ⓘ
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 ⓘ
studiedIn Galois theory ⓘ
usedIn algebraic geometry ⓘ
algebraic number theory ⓘ
classification of field extensions ⓘ
solvability of polynomial equations by radicals ⓘ

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Évariste Galois → conceptNamedAfter → Galois extension ⓘ
subject linked to: Galois