Exercise 12.2.14

Use Theorem 12.2.5 and standard results about Galois extensions to prove that | Gal ( KL K ) | = [ L : K L ] . Then explain that | Gal ( KL K ) | < | Gal ( L F ) | if and only if F is a proper subfield of K L .

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Proof. By Theorem 12.2.5,

Gal ( KL K ) Gal ( L K L ) .

Moreover, F L is a Galois extension, where F K L , thus K L L is also a Galois extension. Therefore | Gal ( L K L ) | = [ L : K L ] . We obtain the conclusion

| Gal ( KL K ) | = [ L : K L ] .

Since F K L L ,

| Gal ( KL K ) | < | Gal ( L F ) | [ L : K L ] < [ L : F ] K L F

So | Gal ( KL K ) | < | Gal ( L F ) | if and only if F is a proper subfield of K L . □

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