4.II.18F
Part II, 2007
Let be a monic polynomial, a splitting field for the roots of in . Let be the discriminant of . Explain why is a polynomial function in the coefficients of , and determine when .
Compute the Galois group of the polynomial .
4.II.18F
Let be a monic polynomial, a splitting field for the roots of in . Let be the discriminant of . Explain why is a polynomial function in the coefficients of , and determine when .
Compute the Galois group of the polynomial .