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For a computable field F, the splitting set S is the set of polynomials p(X) ∈ F[X] which factor over F, and the root set R is the set of polynomials with roots in F. Work by Frohlich and Shepherdson ...

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Before being mortally wounded in a duel at age 20, Évariste Galois discovered the hidden structure of polynomial equations. By studying the relationships between their solutions — rather than the ...