Factorization of $f \in \mathbb{Q}[X]$ in field extension $\mathbb{Q}(\alpha)$.

asked 2017-12-30 19:14:54 +0100

Rodrigo Raya
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updated 2017-12-30 20:04:30 +0100

I'm given an irreducible polynomial $f \in \mathbb{Q}[X]$ of degree 5 and I want to determine its Galois group without using the predefined functions of sage. The method I want to follow takes a root $\alpha_1$ of $f$ and studies the factorization of $f$ in the field extension $\mathbb{Q}(\alpha_1)$.

I believe this is possible with other software. How can I do it with sage?

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Apparently, Abstract Algebra: An Interactive Approach, Second Edition but they use InitDomain function which is not recognized by my notebook.

Apparently the book gives a CD where an interface between sage and gap is done. So probably the solution requires using gap commands.

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It helps if you give an explicit example to get others started exploring your question.

slelievre ( 2017-12-31 00:16:49 +0100 )edit

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$ sage -v SageMath version 8.1, Release Date: 2017-12-07 $ sage -q sage: P.<x> = QQ[] sage: f = P([QQ.random_element() for _ in range(6)]) sage: f x^4 - 2*x^3 - x^2 + x + 8 sage: f.roots() [] sage: f_roots = f.roots(QQbar, multiplicities=False) sage: f_roots [-0.9308781364905225? - 0.9859665944129413?*I, -0.9308781364905225? + 0.9859665944129413?*I, 1.930878136490523? - 0.7891098514623471?*I, 1.930878136490523? + 0.7891098514623471?*I] sage: alpha = f_roots[0] sage: K = QQ[alpha] sage: K Number Field in a with defining polynomial x^4 - 2*x^3 - x^2 + x + 8 sage: K['x'](f).factor() (x - a) * (x^3 + (a - 2)*x^2 + (a^2 - 2*a - 1)*x + a^3 - 2*a^2 - a + 1)

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