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This document is an examination paper for M.A./M.Sc. Mathematics at the University of Delhi, focusing on Field Theory. It consists of multiple sections with various questions that require proofs and justifications related to field extensions, algebraic closures, Galois theory, and properties of polynomials. The exam is structured to assess students' understanding of key concepts in field theory over a 3-hour period.

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This document is an examination paper for M.A./M.Sc. Mathematics at the University of Delhi, focusing on Field Theory. It consists of multiple sections with various questions that require proofs and justifications related to field extensions, algebraic closures, Galois theory, and properties of polynomials. The exam is structured to assess students' understanding of key concepts in field theory over a 3-hour period.

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Department of Mathematics, University of Delhi


M.A./M.Sc. Mathematics Examinations, November-December 2016
Part I Semester I
MATH14-101: FIELD THEORY

Time: 3 hours Maximum Marks: 70


Instructions: • Write your roll number on the space provided at the top of this
page immediately on receipt of this question paper. • This question paper has
three sections with three, four and two questions. • Answer Two questions from
Sections A, Three questions from Section B and One question from Section C.

1. (a) Prove that every field has a unique least subfiled which is isomorphic [2,3 Marks]
to either Q or Fp according as characteristic of the field is zero or p.
(b) Prove that every finite field extension is algebraic. Does the converse [1,3 Marks]
hold? Justify.
(c) Let E/k be a field extension and let α in E be algebraic over k. Prove [3 Marks]
that if the degree of the minimal polynomial of α over k is odd, then
k(α2 ) = k(α).

2. (a) Let α and β be two zeros of the same irreducible polynomial over a [5,3 Marks]
field k (in some extension of k). Prove that there exist a unique k-
isomorphism between k(α) and k(β) mapping α to β. Does the result
holds if α and β are zeros of two different irreducible polynomials over
k? Justify.
(b) Prove that every field extension of degree two is normal. Does the [2,2 Marks]
result hold for degree three exstensions? Justify.

3. (a) Prove that every field has an algebraic closure. [4 Marks]


(b) Prove that every algebraically closed field is perfect. [2 Marks]
(c) Prove that a field k is perfect if and only if every irreducible polynomial [6 Marks]
in k[x] is separable.

Section B

4. (a) Prove that any non empty set of distinct automorphisms of a field E [6,3 Marks]
is linearly independent over E. Also, deduce that if E/k is a field
extension of degree n, then there are atmost n k-automorphisms of E.
(b) Show that a finite field extension F/k is Galois if and only if the only [3 Marks]
elements of F fixed under all automorphisms of F over k are the ele-
ments of k.

5. (a) Let E/k be a Galois extension with Galois group G. Let F be a field [4,3 Marks]
between k and E and H denote the corresponding subgroup of G.
Prove that F/k is normal if and only if H is a normal subgroup of G.
Also, show that Gal(F/k) ∼
= G/H.
√ √
(b) Prove that the extension Q( 2, 3)/Q is Galois and find its Galois [2,3 Marks]
group.

6. (a) Write x12 − 1 as a product of irreducible polynomials over Q. [4 Marks]


(b) Prove that every finite extension of a finte field is Galois with cyclic [6 Marks]
Galois group.
(c) Prove that if a field contains a primitive n-th root of unity, where n is [2 Marks]
an odd prime, then k also contains a primitive 2n-th root of unity.

7. (a) Prove that every finite extension of a field of characteristic zero is [8 Marks]
simple.
(b) Show that if r|n, then there exist an irreducible polynomial of degree [2 Marks]
n
r over Fp dividing xp − x.
(c) Prove that any two finite fields of same cardinality are isomorphic. [2 Marks]

Section C

8. (a) Let f (x) be a separable over a field k ⊆ K with E its minimal splitting [5,2 Marks]
field over K. If L is the minimal splitting field of f (x) over k con-
tained in E, then prove that Gal(E/K) is isomorphic to a subgroup
of Gal(L/k) corresponding to the subfield K ∩ L. Also, deduce that if
char k = 0 and ζ is a primitive n-th root of unity, then k(ζ)/k is an
abelian extension.
(b) Let the group G of f (x), over a field k acts transitively on the roots. [3 Marks]
Prove that the degree of f (x) divides the order of G.

9. (a) If the group of f (x) over a field k of characteristic zero is solvable, then [6 Marks]
prove that f (x) = 0 is solvable by radicals.
(b) Using the fact that Sn is not solvable for n ≥ 5, find a polynomial [2 Marks]
equation over a field which is not solvable by radicals.
(c) Does the following statement: “The discriminant ∆ of a polynomial [2 Marks]
f (x) is a square in k if and only if the group of f (x) over k consist of
even permutations only” holds when characteristic of k is two? Justify.

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