1.II.18H
Part II, 2006
Let be a field and a separable polynomial over of degree . Explain what is meant by the Galois group of over . Show that is a transitive subgroup of if and only if is irreducible. Deduce that if is prime, then is irreducible if and only if contains an -cycle.
Let be a polynomial with integer coefficients, and a prime such that , the reduction of modulo , is separable. State a theorem relating the Galois group of over to that of over .
Determine the Galois group of the polynomial over .