New York Journal of Mathematics
Volume 21 (2015) 883-903

  

Nigel P. Byott

Solubility criteria for Hopf-Galois structures

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Published: September 15, 2015
Keywords: Hopf-Galois structure; soluble group; simple group
Subject: 12F10, 16T05, 20D05

Abstract
Let L/K be a finite Galois extension of fields with group Γ. Associated to each Hopf-Galois structure on L/K is a group G of the same order as the Galois group Γ. The type of the Hopf-Galois structure is by definition the isomorphism type of G. We investigate the extent to which general properties of either of the groups Γ and G constrain those of the other. Specifically, we show that if G is nilpotent then Γ is soluble, and that if Γ is abelian then G is soluble. In contrast to these results, we give some examples where the groups Γ and G have different composition factors. In particular, we show that a soluble extension may admit a Hopf-Galois structure of insoluble type.

Author information

Department of Mathematics, College of Engineering, Mathematics and Physical Sciences, University of Exeter, Exeter EX4 4QF, UK
N.P.Byott@ex.ac.uk