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Évariste Galois

The life of Évariste Galois - The Duelist Who Defined Algebra's Limits


Galois Group Solvability

The criterion for whether a polynomial is solvable by radicals.

\[ \text{Gal}(L/K) \text{ is a solvable group} \iff \text{Solvable by radicals} \]

Sources: https://mathshistory.st-andrews.ac.uk/Biographies/Galois/

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