 Maximal real subfield of the fifth cyclotomic field (source code)

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= Maximal real subfield of the fifth cyclotomic field
{title2=$\mathbb Q(\zeta_5+\zeta_5^{-1})=\mathbb Q(\sqrt5)$}

For a primitive fifth root $\zeta_5$, the element $s=\zeta_5+\zeta_5^{-1}$ satisfies $s^2+s-1=0$. Thus the fixed field of complex conjugation is
$$
\mathbb Q(s)=\mathbb Q(\sqrt5).
$$

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