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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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Cyclic extensions

An example is given by any cubic Galois extension of $\mathbb{Q}$, e.g. the extension $\mathbb{Q}(\alpha)$ where $\alpha = \cos \frac{2\pi}{9}$ is a root of $x^3 - 3x + 1$. This works because if the …
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When is $-1$ in the image of a field norm?

Global question: If $p = 1 \bmod 4$, then the element $-1 \in F^\times$ is not a norm from $K^\times$, because $F^\times$ is totally real and $K^\times$ is totally complex; thus $-1$ is not a local no …
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Points $\alpha_n$ of $A$ over the $m_n$-th layer in a $\mathbb{Z}_p$-ext. of $K$, where $A$ ...

I suspect that the answer is "no". If you take an elliptic curve with supersingular reduction at $p$, $K$ a sufficiently carefully chosen imaginary quadratic field, and $L / K$ the anticyclotomic $\ma …
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Understanding absolute Galois group from its representations

The slogan "number theorists aim to understand $\operatorname{Gal}(\overline{\mathbb{Q}} / \mathbb{Q})$" is one that gets used a lot, but it's perhaps a tiny little bit misleading. Understanding the s …
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