Exercise 7.3.14

Prove the implication (b) (a) of Theorem 6.5.5.

(a)
L is normal and Gal ( L Q ) is Abelian.
(b)
There is a root of unity ζ n = e 2 n such that L ( ζ n ) .

Answers

Proof. Suppose that L ( ζ n ) , where ζ n = e 2 πi n . The Exercise 6.2.4 prove the existence of an injective group homomorphism, given by

φ : { Gal ( ( ζ n ) ) ( nℤ ) σ [ k ] : σ ( ζ n ) = ζ n k .

Consequently G = Gal ( ( ζ n ) ) is isomorphic to a subgroup of ( nℤ ) , so G is Abelian. As all subgroups of an Abelian group are normal, H = Gal ( ( ζ n ) L ) is a normal subgroup of G , therefore (Theorem 7.2.5) L is a Galois extension, a fortiori a normal extension, and Gal ( L ) Gal ( ( ζ n ) ) Gal ( ( ζ n ) L ) is isomorphic to a quotient group of an Abelian group, so is Abelian: the implication (b) (a) of Theorem 6.5.5 is proved. □

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