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Galois group

Galois group noun: the automorphism group of a Galois extension.

Noun

Galois group (plural Galois groups)

  1. (Galois theory) The automorphism group of a Galois extension.
    • In this section, we show how to determine the Galois group and the roots of an irreducible polynomial of degree 2, 3, or 4.1996, Patrick Morandi, Field and Galois Theory, Springer, page 123
    • Let B be a Galois algebra over R with Galois group G, C the center of B, and K#61;#92;#123;g#92;inG#92;vertg(c)#61;c#92;#92;mathsf#123;for#92;each#125;#92;c#92;inC#92;#125;. A natural question is whether B is a central Galois algebra with Galois group K.2004, George Szeto, Liangyong Xue, “On Central Galois Algebras of a Galois Algebra”, in Alberto Facchini, Evan Houston, Luigi Salce, editors, Rings, Modules, Algebras, and Abelian Groups, CRC Press...

Galois group meaning in Tamil and Arabic

Galois group in Tamil

கலோயிஸ் குலம்

Galois group in Arabic

specific group associated with a field extension
زمرة غالوا

Forms of Galois group

pluralGalois groups

Origin of Galois group

Named after Évariste Galois, who first discovered them.

Questions about Galois group

What does Galois group mean?
Galois group means the automorphism group of a Galois extension.
What is Galois group in Tamil?
Galois group in Tamil is கலோயிஸ் குலம். See Galois group meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is Galois group?
Galois group is a noun.
What is the plural of Galois group?
The plural of Galois group is Galois groups.

Words near Galois group in the dictionary

  1. Galois connections
  2. Galois extension
  3. Galois extensions
  4. Galois field
  5. Galois fields
  6. Galois group
  7. Galois groups
  8. Galois theories
  9. Galois theory
  10. galoisian
  11. galon

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