What is Kronecker's theorem/lemma for root solutions?

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In summary: This is Abel's Theorem on the impossibility of the quintic, which was made easier to prove by Kronecker's discovery about odd prime degree polynomials. Kronecker's Theorem states that if there are multiple zeros in a field extension, then there must be a field in between with those zeros and no others of degree greater than two. This has significant implications for the structure of the Galois group and the solvability of polynomials by radicals. Various resources, such as textbooks on Galois theory, provide proofs and discussions of Kronecker's Theorem and its applications. In summary, Kronecker's Theorem plays a key role in understanding the solvability of polynomials by radicals and has been extensively studied
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I am going through this article, and it mentions a Kronecker made a discovery about odd prime degree polynomials that makes Abel's Theorem on the impossibility of the quintic easier to prove:

https://hubpages.com/education/Abel...oduction-to-the-Sublime-Beauty-of-Mathematics

Obviously, Kronecker has produced a lot of mathematical work, and I find it hard to find his proof on this.
 
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If we had more than one zero in a field extension, then there would be a field in between with those zeros and no others of degree greater than two. But the total degree of the splitting field is prime and the degree of the smaller field would be a divisor of that prime. Thus there can only be one zero or already all.
 
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If we had more than one zero in a field extension, then there would be a field in between with those zeros and no others of degree greater than two. But the total degree of the splitting field is prime and the degree of the smaller field would be a divisor of that prime. Thus there can only be one zero or already all.

Hi, do you have link that discusses the proof for this?
 
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The textbook, https://danboak.files.wordpress.com/2017/08/afirstcourseinabstractalgebra.pdf, by Marlow Anderson and Todd Feil, has a proof of Kronecker’s Theorem, and uses and discusses it extensively.

Summary for Chapter 48 Solving Polynomials by Radicals:
In this chapter we prove that if a polynomial over a subfield of the complex numbers can be solved by radicals, then the Galois group of its splitting field over the base field is necessarily a solvable group. We can then easily exhibit a fifth degree polynomial over the rational numbers that cannot be solved by radicals.​
 

1. What is Kronecker's theorem/lemma for root solutions?

Kronecker's theorem, also known as the Kronecker lemma, is a fundamental result in algebraic number theory. It states that if a polynomial with integer coefficients has a root in a field, then it also has a root in any extension of that field. In other words, if a polynomial has a solution in one field, it has a solution in any larger field containing the original field.

2. What is the significance of Kronecker's theorem/lemma?

Kronecker's theorem is important because it allows us to extend the solutions of a polynomial from one field to another. This is useful in many areas of mathematics, including algebraic geometry, Galois theory, and cryptography.

3. How does Kronecker's theorem/lemma relate to algebraic number theory?

Kronecker's theorem is a fundamental result in algebraic number theory because it allows us to study the solutions of polynomials in different fields. This is important in understanding the structure of algebraic number fields and their extensions.

4. Can Kronecker's theorem/lemma be applied to all types of polynomials?

Yes, Kronecker's theorem can be applied to any polynomial with integer coefficients. It is not limited to any specific degree or type of polynomial.

5. Are there any other theorems or lemmas related to Kronecker's theorem/lemma?

Yes, there are several other theorems and lemmas related to Kronecker's theorem, including the Kronecker-Weber theorem, which states that every abelian extension of the rational numbers is contained in a cyclotomic field, and the Kronecker-Weber theorem for function fields, which is a generalization of the Kronecker-Weber theorem to function fields over finite fields.

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