Dear list,

Starting from a finite field, say

F = GF (16).

I want to consider a subfield, say

E = GF(4)

and have a list of all sub-vectorspaces of F, which are e.g. 1-
dimensional E-vectorspaces.  The functions

FF = F.vector_space()
S = FF.subspaces(4)

seem to be a possible start.  What seems left to do now, is to test
the elements of S for the property of being E-vectorspaces.  That's
the place where I'm stuck -- since E seems not be realized as a
subfield of F.  Since, I'm a little unsure, if my approach is even a
good one, let me ask some questions

1. Is there a canonical way, to build a tower of finite fields, i.e. GF
(p)<E<F ?
2. Is there a way to tell the vector_space()-function of a field, to
choose a base-field different from the underlying prime field?

Thanks in advance and kind regards,
Konstantin
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