Noether field

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A Noether field is a type of field extension studied in invariant theory and Galois theory, arising as the fixed field of a group action on a rational function field and central to questions about rationality in Noether’s problem.

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instanceOf field extension ⓘ
fixed field ⓘ
mathematical object ⓘ
appearsIn Noether’s original formulation of the inverse Galois problem ⓘ
arisesAs fixed field of a group action on a rational function field ⓘ
associatedWith finite group actions ⓘ
linear representations of groups ⓘ
canBeViewedAs function field of a quotient variety V/G ⓘ
centralTo questions about rationality in Noether’s problem ⓘ
definedAs fixed field K(x_1,…,x_n)^G of a group G acting on a rational function field K(x_1,…,x_n) ⓘ
dependsOn choice of base field K ⓘ
group G ⓘ
representation of G on the variables x_1,…,x_n ⓘ
generalizationOf fixed field of permutation action on variables ⓘ
hasBaseField K ⓘ
hasConstruction take rational function field K(x_1,…,x_n) and then take invariants under a group action of G ⓘ
hasDomain algebra ⓘ
algebraic geometry ⓘ
field theory ⓘ
hasElementForm rational functions in x_1,…,x_n invariant under G ⓘ
hasHistoricalContext introduced in the study of Noether’s problem on rationality of invariant fields ⓘ
hasOpenProblem classification of groups G for which K(x_1,…,x_n)^G is rational over K ⓘ
hasProperty may or may not be purely transcendental over the base field ⓘ
isFixedFieldOf group action of G on K(x_1,…,x_n) ⓘ
isInvariantUnder action of G ⓘ
isSubfieldOf rational function field K(x_1,…,x_n) ⓘ
namedAfter Emmy Noether ⓘ
questionAsksWhether K(x_1,…,x_n)^G is purely transcendental over K ⓘ
relatedTo Noether’s problem ⓘ
linked to: Noether's problem

function field of a variety ⓘ
rational function field ⓘ
relatedToConcept generic Galois extension ⓘ
rationality problem ⓘ
stable rationality ⓘ
unirationality ⓘ
studiedIn Galois theory ⓘ
invariant theory ⓘ
usedIn construction of generic polynomials ⓘ
realization of finite groups as Galois groups over fields ⓘ
usedToStudy Galois groups ⓘ
invariant subfields ⓘ
rationality of quotient varieties ⓘ

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Noether's problem → relatedConcept → Noether field ⓘ