Frobenius For Finite Fields
Let Fq be the finite field of q elements, where q=pe. F fixes Fp by the argument above. If e=2, then F2, the second iterate of Frobenius, fixes p2 elements, so it will fix Fp2. In general, Fe fixes Fpe. Furthermore, F will generate the Galois group of any extension of finite fields.
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