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Biquadratic extension
ID: biquadratic-extension
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Biquadratic extension
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Created
2026-09-24
Updated
2026-09-24
If
a
,
b
,
ab
are nonsquares in
a
field
K
of characteristic other than two, then
K
(
a
,
b
)
/
K
(1)
is
a
degree-four Galois extension with
group
C
2
×
C
2
. Its three quadratic
intermediate fields
are
K
(
a
)
,
K
(
b
)
, and
K
(
ab
)
.
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