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Consider the set of all Galois extensions $E/\mathbb{Q}(\zeta_n)$$E/\Q(\zeta_n)$ of a given cyclotomic field $\mathbb{Q}(\zeta_n)$$\Q(\zeta_n)$ such that $$\mathrm{Gal}(E/\mathbb{Q}) \simeq \mathrm{Gal}(E/\mathbb{Q}(\zeta_n)) \rtimes \mathrm{Gal}(\mathbb{Q}(\zeta_n)/\mathbb Q).$$ $$ \Gal(E/\Q) \simeq\Gal(E/\Q(\zeta_n)) \rtimes \Gal(\Q(\zeta_n)/\Q). $$
In other words, such that there is a homomorphism $$\mathrm{Gal}(E/\mathbb{Q}) \leftarrow \mathrm{Gal}(\mathbb{Q}(\zeta_n)/\mathbb Q)$$ inverting$$ \Gal(E/\Q) \leftarrow \Gal(\Q(\zeta_n)/\Q) $$ inverting the natural quotient map $$\mathrm{Gal}(E/\mathbb{Q}) \to \frac{\mathrm{Gal}(E/\mathbb{Q}) }{\mathrm{Gal}(E/\mathbb{Q}(\zeta_n))}\simeq \mathrm{Gal}(\mathbb{Q}(\zeta_n)/\mathbb Q).$$$$ \Gal(E/\Q) \to \frac{\Gal(E/\Q) }{\Gal(E/\Q(\zeta_n))}\simeq \Gal(\Q(\zeta_n)/\Q). $$

Are they classified? Is there a "largest" one? What can be said about them (or about their cohomology) in general? Are there any prominent examples of such extensions arising "in nature"?

Consider the set of all Galois extensions $E/\mathbb{Q}(\zeta_n)$ of a given cyclotomic field $\mathbb{Q}(\zeta_n)$ such that $$\mathrm{Gal}(E/\mathbb{Q}) \simeq \mathrm{Gal}(E/\mathbb{Q}(\zeta_n)) \rtimes \mathrm{Gal}(\mathbb{Q}(\zeta_n)/\mathbb Q).$$
In other words, such that there is a homomorphism $$\mathrm{Gal}(E/\mathbb{Q}) \leftarrow \mathrm{Gal}(\mathbb{Q}(\zeta_n)/\mathbb Q)$$ inverting the natural quotient map $$\mathrm{Gal}(E/\mathbb{Q}) \to \frac{\mathrm{Gal}(E/\mathbb{Q}) }{\mathrm{Gal}(E/\mathbb{Q}(\zeta_n))}\simeq \mathrm{Gal}(\mathbb{Q}(\zeta_n)/\mathbb Q).$$

Are they classified? Is there a "largest" one? What can be said about them (or about their cohomology) in general? Are there any prominent examples of such extensions arising "in nature"?

$\newcommand{\Gal}{\mathrm{Gal}} \newcommand{\Q}{\mathbf Q}$

Consider the set of all Galois extensions $E/\Q(\zeta_n)$ of a given cyclotomic field $\Q(\zeta_n)$ such that $$ \Gal(E/\Q) \simeq\Gal(E/\Q(\zeta_n)) \rtimes \Gal(\Q(\zeta_n)/\Q). $$
In other words, such that there is a homomorphism $$ \Gal(E/\Q) \leftarrow \Gal(\Q(\zeta_n)/\Q) $$ inverting the natural quotient map $$ \Gal(E/\Q) \to \frac{\Gal(E/\Q) }{\Gal(E/\Q(\zeta_n))}\simeq \Gal(\Q(\zeta_n)/\Q). $$

Are they classified? Is there a "largest" one? What can be said about them (or about their cohomology) in general? Are there any prominent examples of such extensions arising "in nature"?

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Cyclotomic extensions with split Galois group

Consider the set of all Galois extensions $E/\mathbb{Q}(\zeta_n)$ of a given cyclotomic field $\mathbb{Q}(\zeta_n)$ such that $$\mathrm{Gal}(E/\mathbb{Q}) \simeq \mathrm{Gal}(E/\mathbb{Q}(\zeta_n)) \rtimes \mathrm{Gal}(\mathbb{Q}(\zeta_n)/\mathbb Q).$$
In other words, such that there is a homomorphism $$\mathrm{Gal}(E/\mathbb{Q}) \leftarrow \mathrm{Gal}(\mathbb{Q}(\zeta_n)/\mathbb Q)$$ inverting the natural quotient map $$\mathrm{Gal}(E/\mathbb{Q}) \to \frac{\mathrm{Gal}(E/\mathbb{Q}) }{\mathrm{Gal}(E/\mathbb{Q}(\zeta_n))}\simeq \mathrm{Gal}(\mathbb{Q}(\zeta_n)/\mathbb Q).$$

Are they classified? Is there a "largest" one? What can be said about them (or about their cohomology) in general? Are there any prominent examples of such extensions arising "in nature"?