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Does a Quadratic Extension Field Contain the Square Root of -1?
by Walden Freedman
This article originally appeared in:College Mathematics Journal
January, 2004
Subject classification(s): Algebra and Number Theory
Applicable Course(s): 4.2 Mod Algebra I & II
When does a quadratic extension field contain an element whose square is the additive inverse of unity?
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