group of a field is the set of all nonzero elements: , under the multiplication operation. If is finite of order q (for example 1=''q'' = ''p'' a prime, and ), then the multiplicative group is cyclic: .

Group scheme of roots of unity

The group scheme of nth roots of unity is by definition the kernel of the n-power map on the multiplicative group GL(1), considered as a group scheme.

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