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Combinatorial Techniques In The Galois Theory Of P-Extensions, Michael Rogelstad
Combinatorial Techniques In The Galois Theory Of P-Extensions, Michael Rogelstad
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A major open problem in current Galois theory is to characterize those profinite groups which appear as absolute Galois groups of various fields. Obtaining detailed knowledge of the structure of quotients and subgroup filtrations of Galois groups of p-extensions is an important step toward a solution. We illustrate several techniques for counting Galois p-extensions of various fields, including pythagorean fields and local fields. An expression for the number of extensions of a formally real pythagorean field having Galois group the dihedral group of order 8 is developed. We derive a formula for computing the Fp-dimension of an n-th …