Abstract
The paper presents fundamental results on the torsion subgroup of K2 of an arbitrary field. Homomorphisms comparing K2 of a field with K2 of an extension field play a primary role. The reduced norm for K2 of a finite, central, simple algebra is defined.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 5-29 |
Number of pages | 25 |
Journal | K-Theory |
Volume | 1 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jan 1 1987 |
Keywords
- Galois cohomology
- Hilbert 90
- Severi-Brauer variety
- characteristic classes
- reduced norm
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Mathematics