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Galois theory, named after Évariste Galois, provides a connection between field theory and group theory. Using Galois theory, certain problems in field theory can be reduced to group theory, which is, in some sense, simpler and better understood.

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Subspaces of $ A_{n}(\mathbb {Q})$ in which all nonzero matrices are invertible

For a field $\mathbb{F}$, let $\mu_\mathbb{F}(n)$ denote the maximal dimension of a subspace $N\subset A_n(\mathbb{F})$ such that all the nonzero elements of $N$ are invertible. For simplicity, I wil …
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Is it possible to express $\int\sqrt{x+\sqrt{x+\sqrt{x+1}}}dx$ in elementary functions?

I'm adding a separate answer for the general question that the OP asked, which settles the question in the negative for all $n>2$ (and gives an alternate proof for $n=3$ to the one I gave above). Rec …
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Is it possible to express $\int\sqrt{x+\sqrt{x+\sqrt{x+1}}}dx$ in elementary functions?

The answer is 'no'. Making the substitution $$ x = \frac{(t-1)(t-5)(t^2+2t+5)}{16t^2}, $$ one finds $$ {\textstyle\sqrt{x+\sqrt{x+\sqrt{x+1}}}\,\mathrm{d}x} = \frac{(t^2-2t+5)(t^2-5)\sqrt{t^4{-}2t^2 …
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