The absolute Galois groups of finite extensions of ℝ(t)

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Abstract

Let R be a real closed field and L be a finite extension of R(t). We prove that Gal(L) ≈ Gal(R(t)) if L is formally real and Gal(L) is the free profinite group of rank card (R) if L is not formally real.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)524-529
Number of pages6
JournalArchiv der Mathematik
Volume89
Issue number6
DOIs
StatePublished - Dec 2007

Funding

Funders
Minerva Foundation
Tel Aviv University

    Keywords

    • Absolute Galois group
    • Free profinite group
    • Kurosh subgroup theorem
    • Real closed field

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