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Finite Field Extensions of the p-adic Numbers

Posted on:2012-07-08Degree:M.SType:Thesis
University:University of Nevada, RenoCandidate:Gomm, Annalee Helen WiswellFull Text:PDF
GTID:2460390011461147Subject:Mathematics
Abstract/Summary:
When we complete the rational numbers Q with respect to the usual absolute value, we obtain the real numbers R . If we complete Q with respect to the so-called p-adic absolute value, we get a new field, Qp . In this paper, we demonstrate a method for finding finite field extensions of Qp by determining all extensions of Qp of degree five in the case p = 5.
Keywords/Search Tags:Extensions, Field
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