Introduction to Algebraic K-Theory

John Milnor (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

200 Seiten

1972
Princeton University Press (Verlag)
978-0-691-08101-4 (ISBN)

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Algebraic K-theory describes a branch of algebra that centers about two functors. K0 and K1, which assign to each associative ring ? an abelian group K0? or K1? respectively. Professor Milnor sets out, in the present work, to define and study an analogous functor K2, also from associative rings to abelian groups. Just as functors K0 and K1 are important to geometric topologists, K2 is now considered to have similar topological applications. The exposition includes, besides K-theory, a considerable amount of related arithmetic.

*Frontmatter, pg. i*Preface and Guide to the Literature, pg. vii*Contents, pg. xiii* 1. Projective Modules and K0LAMBDA, pg. 1* 2 . Constructing Projective Modules, pg. 19* 3. The Whitehead Group K1LAMBDA, pg. 25* 4. The Exact Sequence Associated with an Ideal, pg. 33* 5. Steinberg Groups and the Functor K2, pg. 39* 6. Extending the Exact Sequences, pg. 53* 7. The Case of a Commutative Banach Algebra, pg. 57* 8. The Product K1LAMBDA K1LAMBDA --> K2LAMBDA, pg. 63* 9. Computations in the Steinberg Group, pg. 71* 10. Computation of K2Z, pg. 81* 11. Matsumoto's Computation of K2 of a Field, pg. 93*12. Proof of Matsumoto's Theorem, pg. 109* 13. More about Dedekind Domains, pg. 123* 14. The Transfer Homomorphism, pg. 137* 15. Power Norm Residue Symbols, pg. 143* 16. Number Fields, pg. 155*Appendix. Continuous Steinberg Symbols, pg. 165*Index, pg. 183

Erscheint lt. Verlag	21.1.1972
Reihe/Serie	Annals of Mathematics Studies
Verlagsort	New Jersey
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 229 mm
Gewicht	425 g
Themenwelt	Mathematik / Informatik ► Mathematik
ISBN-10	0-691-08101-8 / 0691081018
ISBN-13	978-0-691-08101-4 / 9780691081014
Zustand	Neuware