Relative Embedding Problems
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Abstract:
We consider Galois embedding problems $G\twoheadrightarrow H\cong \operatorname {Gal}(X/Z)$ such that a Galois embedding problem $G\twoheadrightarrow \operatorname {Gal}(Y/Z)$ is solvable, where $Y/Z$ is a Galois subextension of $X/Z$. For such embedding problems with abelian kernel, we prove a reduction theorem, first in the general case of commutative $k$-algebras, then in the more specialized field case. We demonstrate with examples of dihedral embedding problems that the reduced embedding problem is frequently of smaller order. We then apply these results to the theory of obstructions to central embedding problems, considering a notion of quotients of central embedding problems, and classify the infinite towers of metacyclic $p$-groups to which the reduction theorem applies.References
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Additional Information
- Elena V. Black
- Affiliation: Department of Mathematics, University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma 73019
- Address at time of publication: 131 Salina Street, Lafayette, Colorado 80026
- Email: eblack@math.ou.edu
- John R. Swallow
- Affiliation: Department of Mathematics, Davidson College, Davidson, North Carolina 28036
- Email: joswallow@davidson.edu
- Received by editor(s): January 4, 1999
- Received by editor(s) in revised form: August 20, 1999
- Published electronically: October 11, 2000
- Additional Notes: The first author gratefully acknowledges a University of Oklahoma Junior Faculty Research Grant. The second author gratefully acknowledges support under National Science Foundation Grant No. DMS-9501366 and a Davidson College MacArthur Faculty Study and Research Grant.
- © Copyright 2000 American Mathematical Society
- Journal: Trans. Amer. Math. Soc. 353 (2001), 2347-2370
- MSC (2000): Primary 12F12, 13B05; Secondary 12F10
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1090/S0002-9947-00-02625-8
- MathSciNet review: 1814073