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Field extensions and completions at possibly infinite places

In Serre's Corps Locaux, Chapter 2 §3, is presented a classical proof. We are in an "ABKL" setup, where $K/L$ is finite, $A$ is Dedekind, $B$ is the integral closure of $A$ and $B$ is $A$-...
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If $E_\text{sep}/F$ is normal, then must $E/F$ be normal?

This question has been asked in Math.StackExchange (see here) for more than a week and I even put a bounty on it. But still it hasn't been correctly answered (the current answer there was written by ...
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English translation of Borel-Serre's "Théorèmes de finitude en cohomologie galoisienne"?

Is there an English translation of this text, or at least some English language paper that proves the same results? I especially need a proof of the following fact which is in this paper: Say $k$ is a ...
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When does sum of algebraically independent polynomial become dependent?

Given $f_1,...,f_n \in \mathbb{F}[x_1,...,x_n]$ where $f_n = g + h$. Suppose the sets $\{ f_1,...,f_{n-1},g \}$ and $\{ f_1,...,f_{n-1},h \}$ are algebraically independent then is there a ...
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Degree 6 Galois extension over $\mathbb{Q} $

Let L be the splitting field of $ x^3- 2$ over $ \mathbb{Q}$. Then $ G=\operatorname{Gal}(L/K) \cong S_3$. Let $\sigma\in G$ such that the fixed field of $ \sigma$ is $\mathbb{Q}(2^{1/3})$. Let $x,y\...
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A question on algebraic independence

Let $f_1,f_2,\ldots,f_n, g \in \mathbb{F}_q[x_1,...,x_m]$. Assume that $f_1,\ldots,f_n$ vanish at $0$, so that $\mathbb{F}_q[[f_1,...,f_n]]$ is a subring of $\mathbb{F}_q[[x_1,...,x_n]]$. Suppose that ...
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Automorphisms of the hyperreals over the rationals and nontrivial automorphism groups

A classic result says the automorphism group of $\mathbb{R}$ (over $\mathbb{Q}$) is trivial. The proof is simple: every automorphism preserves squares, and hence fixes the positive reals, so it must ...
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Existence of a symmetric matrix satisfying certain irreducible conditions

Let $K$ be a field such that $ \mathrm{char}(K) \neq 2 $. Let $ p(x) $ be an arbitrary irreducible polynomial over $K$ of degree $n$. Using the rational canonical form, we can always construct an $ n ...
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why are subextensions of Galois extensions also Galois?

Generally a Galois extension is defined to be an algebraic extension that is also normal & separable. It is then shown that in the sequence of field extensions $L|M|K$ if $L|K$ is Galois then $L|M$...
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Existence of linear disjointness between an algebraic number field and $p$-cyclotomic field over $ \mathbb{Q}$

Suppose $ K $ be an algebraic number field and $ n $ be an even integer. Is it possible to find atleast one $ p $ such that $ p\equiv 1( \text{mod}~ n)$ and $ \mathbb{Q}(\eta_p) $ is linearly disjoint ...
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If degree $N$ polynomials always have a root, does there still exist an irreducible polynomial of degree $N+1$?

Given that $F$ is a field, let $F_n$ be the completion of $F$ with respect to roots of degree $n$ polynomials. For example this would make $\mathbb{Q}_2$ the field of (ruler and compass) constructible ...
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irreducibility of the polynomial $ x^4 +1 $

Let $K$ be a field. We consider the polynomial $f(x) = x^4 + 1$. It is known that $f(x)$ is irreducible over $\mathbb{Q}$ but reducible over any finite field. Thus $ f(x)$ is reducible over any field $...
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Construction of a symmetric polynomial in the roots that acts like the discriminant

The discriminant $\Delta(P)$ of a monic polynomial $P(x)=x^n + a_{n-1} x^{n-1} + \dotsb + a_0$ of degree $n$, when expanded (using elementary symmetric polynomials), is a symmetric polynomial of ...
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Algebraic numbers which prescribed degree which does not belong to some fields

In my research it would be great if the following result is valid. In what follows, $\overline{\mathbb{Q}}$, $\overline{\mathbb{Q}}_n$ and $\overline{\mathbb{Q}}_{<n}$ denotes the set of algebraic ...
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What does Hilbert's 90 theorem tell us about Galois fixed points in projective space?

Consider the following statement: If $K\subseteq L$ is a Galois extension of fields with Galois group $G$ and $x \in \mathbb{P}^n(L)$ is such that $\sigma(x)=x$ for all $\sigma\in G$, then $x \in \...
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Reference request: Radicial morphisms & Jacobson-Bourbaki correspondence

My name is Chemy (Przemysław). I am a PhD student at UvA (Amsterdam), and I work on projects related to foliations in algebraic geometry in positive characteristic. Therefore I am avidely reading two ...
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Degree $8$ cyclic extension over $\mathbb{Q}$

Actually I am interested in degree $ 8 $ cyclic extension over $ \mathbb{Q} $. Let $ L $ be such extension. At first I was thinking to take basis as normal basis, as we can determine the galois group ...
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Existence of a subspace of having no isotropic 2-plane

Let $V$ be a vector space of dimension $n$ over the field $\mathbb {Q} $. A subspace $W$ is isotropic for a skew-bilinear form $\alpha$ on $V$ if $\alpha(x,y) = 0$ for all $x,y \in W$. More ...
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Restricting maps between strict henselisations

$\require{AMScd}$I am currently thinking about (strict) henselisations but I don't know too much literature about the topic. So I am wondering if there is a natural way to restrict maps between strict ...
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Resolvent is minimal polynomial for universal splitting algebra

Given a degree $n$ monic $f\in A[x]$ write $\mathrm{Split}_Af$ for its universal splitting algebra, constructed by taking the quotient of $A[x_1,\dots ,x_n]$ by the Vieta formulas. This is the initial ...
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How to show an invariant subfield of rational function field $\mathbb{Q}(x)$ under a certain group action is actually a simple extension? [duplicate]

Let $K=\mathbb{Q}(x)$ be the rational functions in one variable $x$ and let the automorphisms $\phi,\psi$ of $K$ be defined as $\phi(x)=-\frac{1}{x+1}$ and $\psi(x)=\frac{1}{x}$. Let $G$ be the group ...
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Field whose absolute Galois group is $\mathbb{Z}_p$

Let $L$ be a perfect field. Assume there is an algebraic closure $L\subset \overline{L}$ and a prime $p$ such that $\mathrm{Gal}(\overline{L}/L)\cong \mathbb{Z}_p$ as topological groups. Is there a ...
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Can completely multiplicative functions be extended to $\overline{\mathbb{Q}}$ or further?

I'm looking for a subject of study that handles the following question. I'm not the most familiar with algebra; I have a strong working knowledge and that's about it, but I've been considering ...
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Galois group of a product of polynomials

How can I compute the Galois group of the polynomial $fg\in K[x]$ assuming that I know the Galois groups of $f\in K[x]$ and $g\in K[x]$? Let's suppose for simplicity that the field $K$ is perfect.
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Why does $E\otimes_KE\cong EG$ imply that Galois theory works?

This is a part of statement in the book I do not fully appreciate. Suppose $E/K$ is Galois extension and $G$ the Galois group of $E/K$. $E[G]$ is the group ring formed by finite group $G$. "It is ...
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Splitting field of an intermediate field

Consider the following 'wrong' question. Let $f(x) \in F[x]$ be an irreducible polynomial in a polynomial ring of a field $F$. Let $L$ be the splitting field of $f(x)$ over $F$. Assume that $L$ is a ...
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On a special type of subring of $\mathbb C[x_0,...,x_{q-1}]$

Let $p,q$ be odd primes. Consider the polynomial ring $\mathbb C[x_0,...,x_{q-1}]$. For $m=0,1,...,p-1$, let $$\sigma_m=\sum_{0\le j_0\le p;...;0\le j_{q-1}\le p; j_1+...+j_{q-1}=p; 1.j_1+...+(q-1)...
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Is there an alternative formula for solving cubic equations?

It is known that Cardano's formula for solving cubic equations is not good in the case of positive discriminants. In this case it expresses the solution through cubic roots of complex numbers. ...
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Does the $G$-norm coincide with the ordinary norm for "quasi-$G$-Galois" extensions

Let $S$ be a commutative ring, let $G$ be a finite group acting on $S$ via automorphisms (not necessarily faithfully), and let $R$ be a subring of $S$ consisting of elements fixed $G$. The extension $...
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What are traces?

Let $A$ be a Noetherian commutative ring and Let $A\rightarrow B$ be a finite flat homomorphism of rings. We can thus form the so called "trace" $\mathrm{Tr_{B/A}}:B\rightarrow A$, which is a ...
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Example of an algebraic number of degree 4 that is not constructible

The number $b:=\frac{\sqrt{2a}+\sqrt{4\sqrt{a^2-3}-2a}}{2}$ with $a:=\frac{\sqrt[3]{18+2\cdot\sqrt{65}}}{2}+\frac{2}{\sqrt[3]{18+2\cdot\sqrt{65}}}$ is a root of the irreducible polynomial $x^4-6x+...
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Why is $K_{\upsilon}|K$ separable for a global field $K$?

I asked this question on math.stackexchange but maybe it fits here better. If not, I apologize in advance and will remove the question. Let $K$ be a global field and $\upsilon$ a prime of $K$. Then ...
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residue fields of smooth $\mathbf{Q}$-algebras

Let $A$ be a $\mathbf{Q}$-algebra. We say $A$ is "residually abelian", if there exists a maximal ideal $\mathfrak{m}$ of $A$ whose residue field $\kappa(\mathfrak{m})$ is a Kummer extension of an ...
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Extending commuting automorphisms of a field

I have a field $L$ and two field automorphisms $f, g: L \to L$ such that $f \circ g = g \circ f$. Under what conditions can they be extended to automorphisms of an extension $K \mid L$ that still ...
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Nielsen--Schreier for fields

Is it true that a subextension of a purely transcendental extension is itself purely transcendental? In symbols, suppose we have field extensions $M/L/K$, with $M/K$ purely transcendental. Must $L/K$ ...
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Quadratic suborders of an imprimitive quartic order

Let $Q$ be an irreducible quartic order; that is, $Q$ is a subring of the ring of integers $\mathcal{O}_K$ in a quartic extension $K$ over $\mathbb{Q}$ such that the fraction field of $Q$ is equal to $...
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Existence of "splitting objects" and algebraic closures

Definition 0. Let $(\mathbf{C},U)$ denote a concrete category. Let "splits" be a desirable property that pointed $\mathbf{C}$-objects may or may not satisfy. Let $(X,x)$ be a pointed $\mathbf{C}$-...
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Galois theory for products of fields (aka finite etale extensions)

Let $F$ be a field. By a Galois algebra over $F$ I mean a finite etale extension, that is, a product $K = K_1 \times \cdots \times K_r$ of finite (separable) field extensions, of total degree $[K : F]...
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Geometry of componentially locally strongly separable algebras

Janelidze's categorical Galois theory yields, for nice adjunctions, a good notion of covering morphism. The category of finitely affine schemes admits such an adjunction into the category of ...
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Quadratic extension and prime ideals

Let $B/A$ be a quadratic Galois extension between local domains. Define ${\mathrm{Gal}}(B/A) = \{e,\sigma\}$. Choose two prime ideals ${\frak P}_1, {\frak P}_2$ of $B$ such that ${\frak P}_2 = {\...
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Inverse Galois Problem ; Galois group of some branched cover of $P^{1}$ defined over $\mathbb{Q}$

I was trying to read a paper on Inverse Galois problem . I understands what the inverse Galois problem is. It asks if every finite group is the Galois group of some extension of the rationals. The ...
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Algebraic Closure of the field of rational functions

Using the theorem of Puiseux, one concludes that the algebraic closure of $\mathbb C(X)$ is the set of algebraic elements (over $\mathbb C(X)$) of the algebraic closure of $\mathbb C((X))$, which is $\...
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Minimal fields of isomorphism for varieties

Let $V$ be an algebraic variety over a field $K$. Is there a constant $d = d(V) \in \mathbb{N}$ such that for any variety $W$ defined over $K$ and isomorphic to $V$ over the algebraic closure of $K$, ...
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Complexity of computing the Galois group

There has been some discussion of computing the Galois group of a polynomial over the integers, but I can't seem to find any results, or even a question of what the complexity of this might be. For ...
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lift isomorphic in a sufficiently thick fiber

Let $P$ and $P'$ two polynomials in $k[[\pi]][t]$ for an algebraically closed field $k$ and let $A=k[[\pi]]$. We consider $ X'=Spec (A[t]/(P'))$ and $X=Spec (A[t]/(P)$. Let $d=val(\Delta(P))$ where $\...
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On Artin-Hironaka lemma and Galois theory

Let $A=k[[t]]$ Let $B$ a flat $A$-finite algebra which is etale and Galois at the generic point. Then by Artin lemma 3.12 (ii) in his IHES paper on approximation, we know that there exists an integer ...
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Notation Problem, Fixed Rings and Fields

I am trying to make sense of the notation and certain sets in two articles by Annick Valibouze whose results I'm using for my bachelor's thesis, I hope it's relevant enough to merit an answer. In one ...
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Elementary Luroth theorem proof?

Hi, everyone! I'm trying to explain the proof of Luroth theorem (every field $L$, s.t. $K\subset L\subset K(t)$, is isomorphic to $K(t)$) to the high-school audience. I'm not going to use such ...
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Searching for polynomials with squarefree discriminant

In connection with the Galois theoretic results surrounding the irreducibility of $f(x)= x^{N}-x-1$ over $\mathbb{Q}$, I've been trying to prove for a while that the discriminant of $f$ is actually ...
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Is there a Galois correspondence for ring extensions?

Given an ring extension of a (commutative with unit) ring, Is it possible to give a "good" notion of "degree of the extension"?. By "good", I am thinking in a degree which allow us, for instance, to ...