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Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge / 2020 / ii / Paper 2 / 18G / b

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Let σ(α)=ξd​α with α=0. Then
σj(α)=ξdj​α(0≤j<d),
(1)
and these d elements are distinct because ξd​ is a primitive root of unity. Thus the stabilizer of α in the cyclic Galois group is trivial. The orbit-stabilizer form of the Fundamental theorem of Galois theory gives
[K(α):K]=d=[L:K],
(2)
so
L=K(α)​.
(3)
Moreover,
σ(αd)=ξdd​αd=αd.
(4)
The fixed field of the whole Galois group is K, and therefore
αd∈K​.
(5)
This is the basic eigenvector mechanism behind a cyclic Kummer extension.

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