Definition:Galois Group of Polynomial
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This page is about Galois Group of Polynomial. For other uses, see Galois Group.
Definition
Let $P$ be a polynomial.
The Galois group of $P$ is the symmetry group of the roots of $P$.
Also see
- Results about Galois groups of polynomials can be found here.
Source of Name
This entry was named for Évariste Galois.
Sources
- 1998: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): Galois group
- 2008: David Joyner: Adventures in Group Theory (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): Where to begin...
- 2008: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (4th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): Galois group