TutorialonDifferential Galois Theory IT. DyckerhoffDepartment of MathematicsUniversity of Pennsylvania02/12/08 / OberflockenbachZ Z2 2 2−x 2 −x −x1 2( e dx) = e dx dx by Fubini1 22R RZ Z2π ∞2−r= e r dr dθ polar coordinates0 0= πMotivationZ b2−xe dx = ?aZ2 2−x −x1 2= e dx dx by Fubini1 22RZ Z2π ∞2−r= e r dr dθ polar coordinates0 0= πMotivationZ b2−xe dx = ?aZ2−x 2( e dx)RZ Z2π ∞2−r= e r dr dθ polar coordinates0 0= πMotivationZ b2−xe dx = ?aZ Z2 2 2−x 2 −x −x1 2( e dx) = e dx dx by Fubini1 22R R= πMotivationZ b2−xe dx = ?aZ Z2 2 2−x 2 −x −x1 2( e dx) = e dx dx by Fubini1 22R RZ Z2π ∞2−r= e r dr dθ polar coordinates0 0MotivationZ b2−xe dx = ?aZ Z2 2 2−x 2 −x −x1 2( e dx) = e dx dx by Fubini1 22R RZ Z2π ∞2−r= e r dr dθ polar coordinates0 0= πm00 0How symmetric is y +2xy = 0 ?MotivationZ2−xIs e dx an elementary function?mMotivationZ2−xIs e dx an elementary function?00 0How symmetric is y +2xy = 0 ?MotivationZ2−xIs e dx an elementary function?m00 0How symmetric is y +2xy = 0 ?√ √ √ √4 4 4 4Set of roots: 2, i 2,− 2,−i 2Relations:2 2 2 2(ab) = (ad) = (bc) = (cd) =−22 2(ac) = (bd) = 2Symmetries are permutations of the roots which respect allrelations.algebraically:√4splitting fieldQ(i, 2)/Q encodes all relations√4therefore the group G = Aut(Q(i, 2)/Q) describes thesymmetriesGalois theory of polynomialsEvariste Galois asked:4How symmetric is the polynomial X −2?Symmetries are ...