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    Galois theory connects field theory and group theory, allowing problems in field theory to be reduced to simpler problems in group theory. Originally introduced by Évariste Galois, it allows characterizing polynomial equations that are solvable by radicals based on properties of the permutation group of their roots. A polynomial is solvable by radicals if its roots can be expressed by a formula involving integers, nth roots, and arithmetic operations. This widely generalizes the Abel-Ruffini theorem, which states that a general polynomial of degree five or higher cannot be solved by radicals.

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    Galois theory connects field theory and group theory, allowing problems in field theory to be reduced to simpler problems in group theory. Originally introduced by Évariste Galois, it allows characterizing polynomial equations that are solvable by radicals based on properties of the permutation group of their roots. A polynomial is solvable by radicals if its roots can be expressed by a formula involving integers, nth roots, and arithmetic operations. This widely generalizes the Abel-Ruffini theorem, which states that a general polynomial of degree five or higher cannot be solved by radicals.

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    Galois theory connects field theory and group theory, allowing problems in field theory to be reduced to simpler problems in group theory. Originally introduced by Évariste Galois, it allows characterizing polynomial equations that are solvable by radicals based on properties of the permutation group of their roots. A polynomial is solvable by radicals if its roots can be expressed by a formula involving integers, nth roots, and arithmetic operations. This widely generalizes the Abel-Ruffini theorem, which states that a general polynomial of degree five or higher cannot be solved by radicals.

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    Galois Theory

    In mathematics, Galois theory, originally introduced by Évariste Galois, provides a connection between
    field theory and group theory. This connection, the fundamental theorem of Galois theory, allows reducing
    certain problems in field theory to group theory, which makes them simpler and easier to understand.

    Galois introduced the subject for studying roots of polynomials. This allowed him to characterize the
    polynomial equations that are solvable by radicals in terms of properties of the permutation group of their
    roots—an equation is solvable by radicals if its roots may be expressed by a formula involving only
    integers, nth roots, and the four basic arithmetic operations. This widely generalizes the Abel–Ruffini
    theorem, which asserts that a general polynomial of degree at least five cannot be solved by radicals.

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