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Field Theory

In: Basic Algebra

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  • P. M. Cohn

    (University College London, Department of Mathematics)

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Fields form one of the basic algebraic concepts, for which there is an extensive theory, dealing mainly with the form taken by field extensions. In Section 7.1 field extensions are described, and the special case of splitting fields is introduced in Section 7.2, leading to the notion of algebraic closure (Section 7.3). In Section 7.4 we examine the problems arising in finite characteristic. One of the main tools in this study is Galois theory and this forms the subject of Sections 7.5 and 7.6, while Sections 7.10 and 7.11 bring its application to the solution of equations . The special case of finite fields is studied in Section 7.8, using information on the roots of unity (Section 7.7); Section 7.9 is devoted to generators and some invariants of extensions.

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  • P. M. Cohn, 2003. "Field Theory," Springer Books, in: Basic Algebra, chapter 7, pages 189-248, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:sprchp:978-0-85729-428-9_7
    DOI: 10.1007/978-0-85729-428-9_7
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