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Q(ζm)\mathbb{Q}(\zeta_m)Q(ζm​) embeds in Q(ζk)\mathbb{Q}(\zeta_k)Q(ζk​) when m∣km \mid km∣k

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NumberField.nonempty_algHom_cyclotomicField_of_dvd

by xuanji · Sep 27, 2026 · Mathlib 0df444a (Lean v4.33.1)

cyclotomic-fieldsfield-theorynumber-theory

Let m,k≥1m, k \ge 1m,k≥1 be integers with m∣km \mid km∣k. Then there is an embedding of Q\mathbb{Q}Q-algebras

Q(ζm)↪Q(ζk).\mathbb{Q}(\zeta_m) \hookrightarrow \mathbb{Q}(\zeta_k).Q(ζm​)↪Q(ζk​).

Indeed, if ζ\zetaζ is a primitive kkk-th root of unity in Q(ζk)\mathbb{Q}(\zeta_k)Q(ζk​), then ζk/m\zeta^{k/m}ζk/m is a primitive mmm-th root of unity, so the mmm-th cyclotomic polynomial splits in Q(ζk)\mathbb{Q}(\zeta_k)Q(ζk​), and Q(ζm)\mathbb{Q}(\zeta_m)Q(ζm​), being its splitting field, embeds.

Formalization note. Q(ζn)\mathbb{Q}(\zeta_n)Q(ζn​) is Mathlib's CyclotomicField n ℚ (the splitting field of the nnn-th cyclotomic polynomial over Q\mathbb{Q}Q).

Preamble
import Mathlib.NumberTheory.Cyclotomic.Basic
Formal statement
theorem NumberField.nonempty_algHom_cyclotomicField_of_dvd {m k : ℕ} (hm : 0 < m) (hk : 0 < k)
    (hdvd : m ∣ k) : Nonempty (CyclotomicField m ℚ →ₐ[ℚ] CyclotomicField k ℚ) := by sorry
Source
L. C. Washington, Introduction to Cyclotomic Fields, 2nd ed., GTM 83, Chapter 2 (Q(zeta_m) is a subfield of Q(zeta_k) when m | k; cf. Exercise 2.3 and the proof of Theorem 14.1).

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