Exercise 7.3.1

Complete the proof of Theorem 7.3.1 by showing that [ Gal ( L F ) : H ] = [ L H : F ] for all subgroups H Gal ( L F ) .

Answers

Proof. By hypothesis, F L is a Galois extension, and H is a subgroup of Gal ( L F ) . The proof of Theorem 7.3.1 shows that L H L is Galois and H = Gal ( L L H ) , thus | H | = | Gal ( L L H ) | = [ L : L H ] .

Since F L is a Galois extension,

| Gal ( L F ) | = [ L : F ] = [ L : L H ] [ L H : F ] = | H | [ L H : F ] ,

therefore

[ Gal ( L F ) : H ] = | Gal ( L F ) | | H | = [ L H : F ] .

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