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 OJDM  Vol.11 No.2 , April 2021
A Small Correction to a Paper of Vandermonde
Matthew Davis, Shiv K. Gupta
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Abstract:
In this paper using elementary Galois Theory, we give a detailed explanation of the calculation of the radical expression for which was first discussed by Vandermonde decades before Galois and we point out and correct a minor correction in his work which was also observed by Lagrange.
Keywords: Cyclotomy, Galois, Galois Group, Gauss, Lagrange, Tignol, Vandermonde
Cite this paper: Davis, M. and Gupta, S. (2021) A Small Correction to a Paper of Vandermonde. Open Journal of Discrete Mathematics, 11, 43-53. doi: 10.4236/ojdm.2021.112004.
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