I read that Galois theory asserts that some equations of at least degree 5 don't have an idiosyncratic solution in radicals.
So, what does this statement actually means?
I read that Galois theory asserts that some equations of at least degree 5 don't have an idiosyncratic solution in radicals.
So, what does this statement actually means?
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Idiosyncratic means unique to an individual.
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All $n^\text{th}$-degree polynomials with rational coefficients have $n$ roots. The question was, can these roots be written as radical expressions. The hope was that, if the expression was complicated enough, you could. It turned out that, for $n \ge 5$, sometimes you can't.