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This chapter is devoted to the theory of fields, Galois theory, geometric constructions by ruler and compass, and the theorem of Abel–Ruffini about the polynomial equations of degree \(n, n\ge 5\). We also discuss cubic and biquadratic equations.
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Lal, R. (2017). Field Theory, Galois Theory. In: Algebra 2. Infosys Science Foundation Series(). Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-4256-0_8
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