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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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$A_5$-extension of number fields unramified everywhere

Here's the standard example. I found it in Lang's Algebraic Number Theory where he attributes it to Artin. Let $K$ be the splitting field of $X^5-X+1$ over $\mathbb{Q}$. Then $K$ has Galois group $S_5 …
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Why is every quadratic subfield of a Galois extension of the rationals with the quaternions ...

To expand slightly my brief comment. Regard $L$ as a subfield of $\mathbb{C}$. Let $L'=\mathbb{R}\cap L$. Then the index $|L:L'|=1$ or $2$. In the former case all quadratic subfields of $L$ are real. …
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When is sin(r \pi) expressible in radicals for r rational?

As $\cos x=\pm\sqrt{1-\sin^2 x}$ and $e^{ix}=\cos x +i\sin x$, and $\sin x=(e^{ix}-1/e^{ix})/2i$ then $\sin x$ is in a radical extension of $\mathbb{Q}$ iff $e^{ix}$ is. For rational $r$ with denomina …
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Fields with trivial automorphism group

There are examples involving the $p$-adics: for instance $\mathbb{Q}_p$ itself has trivial automorphism group. Indeed as $\mathbb{Q}(i)$ embeds in $\mathbb{Q}_p$ when $p\equiv1$ (mod 4) then $\mathbb{ …
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Is there a notion of Galois extension for Z / p^2?

There's the notion of Galois ring. Let $K$ be the degree $m$ unramified extension of $\mathbb{Q}_p$ and let $\mathcal{O}_K$ be its ring of integers. Then the quotient $R=\mathcal{O}_K/p^n\mathcal{O}_ …
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Galois group of a product of irreducible polynomials

The Galois group of $P$ will be a subdirect product of the $G_i$, that is a subgroup of $G_1\times\cdots\times G_k$ projecting surjectively onto each of the $G_i$.
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What are Mean Values of Ideal Densities in Galois Extensions?

This may be a reference to the the Davenport-Heilbronn theorem on the distribution of discriminants of number fields. See math.stanford.edu/~fthorne/davenport-heilbronn.pdf for a nice exposition. Str …
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A special integral polynomial

An easy way to ensure that a polynomial $g$ of degree $m$ over $\mathbf{Z}$ has Galois group $S_m$ is to take primes $p_1$, $p_2$ and $p_3$ with $g$ irreducible modulo $p_1$, a linear times an irreduc …
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