Solvability by Real Radicals and Fermat Primes
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Published:2004-06-01
Issue:2
Volume:47
Page:229-236
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ISSN:0008-4395
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Container-title:Canadian Mathematical Bulletin
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language:en
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Short-container-title:Can. math. bull.
Abstract
AbstractWe give a survey of old and new results concerning the expressibility of the real roots of a solvable polynomial over a real number field by real radicals. A characterization of Fermat primes is obtained in terms of solvability by real radicals for certain ploynomials.
Publisher
Canadian Mathematical Society
Subject
General Mathematics