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An abstract group GG may be a transitive subgroup of SnS_n for different nn and even in different (non-conjugate) ways for a given nn. Each action is identified by a label of the form nTt where nn is the degree and t is the T-number classifying the action.

In terms of the Galois correspondence, the group GG corresponds to a degree nn extension F/KF/K where F=K(α)F=K(\alpha), and GG is the Galois group of the splitting field of the monic irreducible polynomial for α\alpha. The siblings correspond to sibling fields, which are not isomorphic to FF, yet have the same normal closure.

There can be more than one action with the same transitive classification. This corresponds to non-isomorphic fields with the same degree, Galois group, and Galois closure. We indicate multiplicity using the notation "nTt x k" where there are k non-conjugate subgroups such that the action is nTt.

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  • Last edited by Andrew Sutherland on 2020-10-22 07:58:06
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