Free pro-\(p\) groups as Galois groups over \(\mathbb{Q}(p)(t)\) (Q1594886)

Let \(\mathbb{Q}_{\text{nil}}\) denote the maximal nilpotent extension of the rationals \(\mathbb{Q}\), and let \(\mathbb{Q}(p)\) denote the maximal \(p\)-extension of \(\mathbb{Q}\). In this paper it is proved that for every prime \(p\), the free pro-\(p\) group on countably many generators is realizable as a regular Galois extension of \(\mathbb{Q}(p)(t)\). In particular, this implies that every finite nilpotent group appears as a regular Galois extension of \(\mathbb{Q}_{\text{nil}}(t)\). This result is an improvement on a previous result of the author [Isr. J. Math. 85, 391-405 (1994; Zbl 0798.12006)], where it is proved that those groups appear as Galois groups over larger ground fields. The proof uses classical methods of Scholz and Reichardt.