How can we compute the Galois group of a subgroup of a splitting field?

In summary, we have found that $\rho=\sqrt[3]{\frac{1+\sqrt{5}}{2}}$ is a root of the irreducible polynomial $f(x)=x^6-x^3-1\in \mathbb{Q}[x]$. The splitting field of $f(x)$ over $\mathbb{Q}$ is $L=\mathbb{Q}[\rho, \omega]$, where $\omega$ is the cubic root of $1$ with $\omega^2+\omega+1=0$. The group of automorphisms of $L$ over $\mathbb{Q}$ is isomorphic to $D_6$. We also have two intermediate extensions $E$ of
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Let $\rho=\sqrt[3]{\frac{1+\sqrt{5}}{2}}$.
We have that $\rho$ is a root of $f(x)=x^6-x^3-1\in \mathbb{Q}[x]$, that is irreducible over $\mathbb{Q}$.
We have that all the roots of $f(x)$ are $\rho, \omega\rho, \omega^2\rho, -\frac{1}{\rho}, -\frac{\omega}{\rho}, -\frac{\omega^2}{\rho}$, where $\omega$ is the cubic root of $1$, $\omega\neq 1$ ($\omega^2+\omega+1=0$).
We have that the splitting field of $f(x)$ over $\mathbb{Q}$ is $L=\mathbb{Q}[\rho, \omega]$.
There are automorphisms $\sigma, \tau\in \mathcal{G}(L/\mathbb{Q})$ such that $\sigma (\rho)=-\frac{\omega}{\rho}, \sigma (\omega)=\omega^2, \tau (\rho)\rho, \tau (\omega)=\omega^2$. We have that the order of $\sigma$ is $6$ and the order of $\tau$ is $2$ and that $\tau\sigma=\sigma^5\tau$. So, $\mathcal{G}(L/\mathbb{Q})\cong D_6$.

Let $E$ be an intermediate extension of $L/\mathbb{Q}$ with $E\neq \mathbb{Q}, L$.
($\mathbb{Q}\subset E\subset L$)

We have the following:
  1. The generator of $E$ is $\omega$, the minimal polynomial of the generator is $x^2+x+1$ and $\mathcal{G}(L/E)=\langle \sigma^2, \sigma\tau\rangle$.

    How have we found that $\mathcal{G}(L/E)=\langle \sigma^2, \sigma\tau\rangle$ ? (Wondering)
    One of the automorphisms of $\mathcal{G}(L/E)$ is the identity $id_L$.

    It holds that $[E:\mathbb{Q}]=\deg (x^2+x+1)=2$, right? (Wondering)
  2. The generator of $E$ is $\theta=1+\rho-\rho^4+\omega(\rho+\rho^2-\rho^4)$, the minimal polynomial of the generator is $x^3-3x^2-1$ and $\mathcal{G}(L/E)=\langle \sigma^3, \sigma^2\tau\rangle$.
    How have we found that $\mathcal{G}(L/E)=\langle \sigma^3, \sigma^2\tau\rangle$ ? (Wondering)
    Also how can we compute $[E:\mathbb{Q}]$ without using the minimal polynomial? Maybe with the Theorem of Galois Theory that $\mathcal{G}(E/\mathbb{Q})\cong \mathcal{G}(L/E)/ \mathcal{G}(L/\mathbb{Q})$ and so $[E:\mathbb{Q}]=|\mathcal{G}(E/\mathbb{Q})|=\frac{|\mathcal{G}(L/E)|}{|\mathcal{G}(L/\mathbb{Q})|}$ ?
    We have that $|\mathcal{G}(L/\mathbb{Q})|=12$ and to find $|\mathcal{G}(L/E)|$ we have to find all the elements, or not?
    $\mathcal{G}(L/E)=\langle \sigma^3, \sigma^2\tau\rangle=\{\sigma^3, \sigma^6=id, \sigma^2\tau, (\sigma^2\tau)(\sigma^2\tau)=\dots=id\}=\{id, \sigma^3, \sigma^2\tau\}$
    So, $|\mathcal{G}(L/E)|=3$ and so $[E:\mathbb{Q}]=\frac{3}{12}=\frac{1}{4}$ ? That is wrong, isn't it? (Wondering)
 
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At the second case since $\mathcal{G}(L/E)=\langle \sigma^3, \sigma^2\tau\rangle$, it must hold that $\sigma^3 (1-\rho^2+\omega(-\rho-\rho^2+\rho^4))=1-\rho^2+\omega(-\rho-\rho^2+\rho^4)$ and $\sigma\tau (1-\rho^2+\omega(-\rho-\rho^2+\rho^4))=1-\rho^2+\omega(-\rho-\rho^2+\rho^4)$.

We have that and $\sigma^3(\rho)=\rho^2-\rho^5$, $\sigma^3(\omega)=\omega^2$ and $\sigma^2\tau(\rho)=\omega\rho$, $\sigma^2\tau(\omega)=\omega$, right?

I tried to prove the above relations:

$$\begin{align*}\sigma^3\left (1+\rho^2+\omega(\rho+\rho^2-\rho^4)\right )&=1+\left (\sigma^3 (\rho)\right )^2+\sigma^3(\omega)\left (\sigma^3 (\rho)+\left ( \sigma^3(\rho)\right) ^2-\left (\sigma^3(\rho)\right )^4\right ) \\ &=1+\left (\rho^2-\rho^5\right )^2+\omega^2\left ((\rho^2-\rho^5)+\left ( \rho^2-\rho^5\right )^2-\left (\rho^2-\rho^5\right )^4\right ) \\ & =1+\left (\rho^2-\rho^5\right )^2+\omega^2(\rho^2-\rho^5)\left (1+\left ( \rho^2-\rho^5\right )-\left (\rho^2-\rho^5\right )^3\right )
\\ \sigma^2\tau \left (1+\rho^2+\omega(\rho+\rho^2-\rho^4)\right )&=1+\left (\sigma^2\tau (\rho)\right )^2+\sigma^2\tau (\omega)\left (\sigma^2\tau (\rho)+\left ( \sigma^2\tau (\rho)\right) ^2-\left (\sigma^2\tau (\rho)\right )^4\right ) \\ &=1+\left (\omega\rho\right )^2+\omega\left (\omega\rho+\left (\omega\rho\right) ^2-\left (\omega\rho\right )^4\right ) \\ &=1+\omega^2\rho^2+\omega\left (\omega\rho+\omega^2\rho^2-\omega^4\rho^4\right ) \\ &=1+\omega^2\rho^2+\omega\left (\omega\rho+\omega^2\rho^2-\omega\rho^4\right ) \\ &= 1+\omega^2\rho^2+\omega^2\rho+\omega^3\rho^2-\omega^2\rho^4 \\ &=1+\omega^2\rho^2+\omega^2\rho+\rho^2-\omega^2\rho^4 \\ &=1+\rho^2+\omega^2 (\rho^2+\rho-\rho^4)\end{align*} $$

How could we continue at the first relation to get the desired result? (Wondering)
 

What is a subgroup of the Galois group?

A subgroup of the Galois group is a subset of the Galois group that forms a group itself. In other words, it is a smaller group within the larger Galois group that shares some of the same properties and operations.

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Subgroups of the Galois group play a crucial role in Galois theory, which studies the symmetries and structure of algebraic equations. They help us understand the solutions to these equations and how they are related to each other.

How can subgroups of the Galois group be classified?

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