1.II.18F

Galois Theory
Part II, 2007

Let L/K/ML / K / M be field extensions. Define the degree [K:M][K: M] of the field extension K/MK / M, and state and prove the tower law.

Now let KK be a finite field. Show #K=pn\# K=p^{n}, for some prime pp and positive integer nn. Show also that KK contains a subfield of order pmp^{m} if and only if mnm \mid n.

If fK[x]f \in K[x] is an irreducible polynomial of degree dd over the finite field KK, determine its Galois group.