Symbols:F/Galois Field

Galois Field

$\map \GF p$

Used to denote a Galois field of $p$ elements.

The $\LaTeX$ code for \(\map \GF p\) is \map \GF p .

Variant

The variant $\GF_q$ can often be seen:

$\GF_q$

Used to denote a Galois field of $q$ elements.

The $\LaTeX$ code for \(\GF_q\) is \GF_q .