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This document is an examination paper for the BSc and MSci course on Galois Theory at King's College London, Summer 2018. It consists of two sections, with Section A containing questions related to field extensions and Galois groups, and Section B focusing on Galois theory concepts and solvability. Candidates are allowed to use specific calculators and must justify their answers to receive full marks.

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Exam 2018

This document is an examination paper for the BSc and MSci course on Galois Theory at King's College London, Summer 2018. It consists of two sections, with Section A containing questions related to field extensions and Galois groups, and Section B focusing on Galois theory concepts and solvability. Candidates are allowed to use specific calculators and must justify their answers to receive full marks.

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King’s College London

University Of London

This paper is part of an examination of the College counting towards the award of a degree.
Examinations are governed by the College Regulations under the authority of the Academic
Board.

PLACE this paper and any answer booklets in the EXAM ENVELOPE provided

Candidate No: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Desk No: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

BSc and MSci Examination

6CCM326A Galois Theory

Summer 2018

Time Allowed: Two Hours

This paper consists of two sections, Section A and Section B.


Section A contributes half the total marks for the paper.
All questions in Section B carry equal marks.
Answer all questions.

You are permitted to use a Calculator.


Only calculators from the Casio FX83 and FX85 range are allowed.

DO NOT REMOVE THIS PAPER


FROM THE EXAMINATION ROOM
TURN OVER WHEN INSTRUCTED

2018 c King’s College London


6CCM326A

NOTATION: Throughout this paper Z, Q, R and C denote integers, rationals,


reals and complex numbers respectively.
For reference, the discriminant of the polynomial X 3 + aX + b is −4a3 − 27b2 .
Unless otherwise indicated, answers must be justified in order to receive full
marks. You may invoke any general results from the lectures.

SECTION A

A 1. Suppose that K ⊂ E ⊂ L is a tower of field extensions of finite degree, and let


α be an element of L. Determine whether each of the following assertions is
always true, or may be false. Simply state TRUE or FALSE; you do not need
to justify your answer.

a) If L = E(α), then L = K(α).

b) The minimal polynomial of α over K is divisible in E[X] by the minimal


polynomial of α over E.

c) If L is Galois over K, then L is Galois over E.

d) If L is Galois over E and E is Galois over K, then L is Galois over K.

e) If L is solvable over E and E is solvable over K, then L is solvable over K.

[10 marks]

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6CCM326A

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A 2. Let K denote the field Q(i, 3).
a) Describe all the field embeddings τ : K → C.
b) Find an element α ∈ K such that K = Q(α).
c) State whether K is Galois over Q; justify your answer.
[10 marks]

A 3. Let f (X) = X 3 − X + 2 ∈ Q[X] and let L be a splitting field of f over Q.


a) Determine the structure of the Galois group Gal(L/Q).
b) Describe all the subfields of L that are Galois over Q.
[10 marks]

A 4. Let K ⊂ L be a finite extension of fields. Suppose that α ∈ L, and let f ∈ K[X]


be the minimal polynomial of α over K.
a) State a criterion involving the derivative of f that is equivalent to the
separability of α. (You do not need to prove this equivalence.)
b) Prove that if K has prime characteristic p and the degree of f is not
divisible by p, then α is separable over K.
c) Prove that if [L : K] is not divisible by the characteristic of K, then L is
separable over K.
[10 marks]

A 5. Let K denote the field Z/3Z, and consider the polynomial


f (X) = X 4 + X 3 + X 2 + X + 1
in K[X]. Let L be a splitting field of f over K, and let α ∈ L be a root of f .
a) Find the order of α in L× , and prove that f is irreducible in K[X].
b) Determine the structure of the Galois group Gal(L/K).
c) Write down a formula for σ(α) for some element σ ∈ Gal(L/K) other
than the identity. (You may choose the element σ.)
[10 marks]

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6CCM326A

SECTION B

B 6. a) State the Fundamental Theorem of Galois Theory for extensions of finite


degree. (You do not need to define what it means for an extension to be
Galois.) [6 marks]
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b) Let f be the minimal polynomial of 1 + 7 over Q. Find f . [6 marks]

c) Let f be as above in (b), and let L be its splitting field. Show that
Gal(L/Q) is isomorphic to a dihedral group of order 8. [7 marks]

d) Let L be as above in (c). Determine the number of subfields E ⊂ L such


that [E : Q] = 2. [6 marks]

B 7. Let K ⊂ L be a finite extension of fields of characteristic 0.

a) State what it means for the extension L to be radical over K, and for the
extension L to be solvable by radicals over K. [6 marks]

b) State what it means for a finite group to be solvable, and for the extension
L to be solvable over K. [6 marks]
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c) Prove that if α = 2 − 3 + e2πi/7 ∈ C, then Q(α) is solvable over Q.
[5 marks]

d) Prove that if α ∈ C is a root of the polynomial X 5 − 15X 2 + 3, then Q(α)


is not solvable by radicals over Q. [8 marks]

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