MHB What Determines the Galois Group of a Polynomial's Splitting Field?

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We consider the polynomial $f(x)=x^3+x^2-2x-1 \in \mathbb{Q}[x]$ and let $E$ be its splitting field.

How can we find the group $Gal(E/\mathbb{Q})$ ?? (Wondering)
 
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The automorphisms will be well defined with the image of the roots of $f$, and are also permutations over the roots, so you only have to check when a so defined automorphism is in the Galois group.
 
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Hi,

The automorphisms will be well defined with the image of the roots of $f$, and are also permutations over the roots, so you only have to check when a so defined automorphism is in the Galois group.

Could you explain it further to me?? (Wondering)
 
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