Sylow's theorem for Galois extensions
This fact is an application of the following pivotal fact/result/idea: Sylow's theorem
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This fact is an application of the following pivotal fact/result/idea: fundamental theorem of Galois theory
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Statement
Suppose is a Galois extension of a field , and is the Galois group. Suppose is a finite group. Let be a prime. Then, the following are true:
- Existence: There exists a subfield of containing , such that the dimension of over is relatively prime to , and the dimension of over is a power of .
- Conjugacy: Any two such subfields are conjugate inside : there is a field automorphism of taking one to the other.
- Domination: Any field such that the dimension of over it is a power of , contains one such subfield
Proof
The result follows directly by combining Sylow's theorem with the fundamental theorem of Galois theory.