Field automorphism Created 2026-09-24 Updated 2026-09-24
A field automorphism is a bijective ring homomorphism from a field to itself. The automorphisms fixing a specified subfield form a Galois group when the extension is Galois.
Inertia group Created 2026-09-24 Updated 2026-09-24
The inertia group of a finite Galois extension of local fields is the kernel of the action of its Galois group on the residue field. In lower numbering it is the zeroth ramification group .