Date of Award
2015-01-01
Degree Name
Master of Science
Department
Mathematical Sciences
Advisor(s)
Piotr J. Wojciechowski
Abstract
Given a field F and elements \alpha and \beta not in F, then F(\alpha, \beta) is the smallest field containing \alpha,\beta, and F. A simple extension is a field extension which is generated by the adjunction of a single element. The Primitive Element Theorem says that if F is a field of characteristic 0, and \alpha and \beta are algebraic over F, then there is an element \gamma in F(\alpha ,\beta ) such that
F(\alpha ; \beta ) = F(\gamma). When can we say that \gamma=\alpha+\beta? We will introduce some situations where \gamma=\alpha+\beta is true and some when this is not true, where F is the field of rational numbers Q.
Language
en
Provenance
Received from ProQuest
Copyright Date
2015
File Size
71 pages
File Format
application/pdf
Rights Holder
Mohamad Moussa
Recommended Citation
Moussa, Mohamad, "When Can The Primitive Element Be Written As A Sum Of Two Algebraic Elements Adjoined To The Field Of The Rational Numbers" (2015). Open Access Theses & Dissertations. 1107.
https://scholarworks.utep.edu/open_etd/1107