Elementary characterization for Galois groups of $x^{12}+ax^6+b$

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contents Let $f(x)=x^{12}+ax^6+b \in \mathbb{Q}[x]$ be an irreducible polynomial, $g_4(x)=x^4+ax^2+b$, $g_6(x)=x^6+ax^3+b$, and let $G_4$ and $G_6$ be the Galois group of $g_4(x)$ and $g_6(x)$, respectively. Building upon known characterizations of $G_4$ and $G_6$ in the literature, this paper provides an elementary characterization of all sixteen possible Galois groups of $f(x)$. In particular, we show that the Galois group of $f(x)$ can be uniquely determined by the pair $(G_4,G_6)$ along with testing whether at most two expressions involving $a$ and $b$ are rational squares.
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spellingShingle Elementary characterization for Galois groups of $x^{12}+ax^6+b$
Chen, Malcolm Hoong Wai
Number Theory
12F10, 11R09, 12D05, 12-08
Let $f(x)=x^{12}+ax^6+b \in \mathbb{Q}[x]$ be an irreducible polynomial, $g_4(x)=x^4+ax^2+b$, $g_6(x)=x^6+ax^3+b$, and let $G_4$ and $G_6$ be the Galois group of $g_4(x)$ and $g_6(x)$, respectively. Building upon known characterizations of $G_4$ and $G_6$ in the literature, this paper provides an elementary characterization of all sixteen possible Galois groups of $f(x)$. In particular, we show that the Galois group of $f(x)$ can be uniquely determined by the pair $(G_4,G_6)$ along with testing whether at most two expressions involving $a$ and $b$ are rational squares.
title Elementary characterization for Galois groups of $x^{12}+ax^6+b$
topic Number Theory
12F10, 11R09, 12D05, 12-08
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2410.00870