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The group of units of a field acts on the field by left multiplication


Solution to Abstract Algebra by Dummit & Foote 3rd edition Chapter 1.7 Exercise 1.7.1

Solution: Let $a \in F$. We have $1 \cdot a = 1a = a$ by the definition of identity. Now let $g_1, g_2 \in F^\times$. Then $$g_1 \cdot (g_2 \cdot a) = g_1 \cdot g_2 a = g_1(g_2a) = (g_1g_2)a = (g_1g_2) \cdot a,$$ by the associativity of multiplication in $F$. So left multiplication by nonzero elements is in fact a group action.

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