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Exercise 7.3.14
Prove the implication (b) (a) of Theorem 6.5.5.
- (a)
- is normal and is Abelian.
- (b)
- There is a root of unity such that .
Answers
Proof. Suppose that , where . The Exercise 6.2.4 prove the existence of an injective group homomorphism, given by
Consequently is isomorphic to a subgroup of , so is Abelian. As all subgroups of an Abelian group are normal, is a normal subgroup of , therefore (Theorem 7.2.5) is a Galois extension, a fortiori a normal extension, and is isomorphic to a quotient group of an Abelian group, so is Abelian: the implication (b) (a) of Theorem 6.5.5 is proved. □