Finite-coefficient Gersten injectivity fails in ramified mixed characteristic
K-Theory and Homology
2026-08-05 v1
Abstract
Let be a complete discrete valuation ring of mixed characteristic in which is a uniformizer, and put . We construct a nonzero class whose restriction to the fraction field of is zero. Thus Gersten injectivity for algebraic -theory with -coefficients fails for a two-dimensional ramified regular local ring. The coefficient Bockstein of is zero, while the map is injective. We also indicate the expected analogous construction for every odd prime. This counterexample does not contradict the integral Gersten conjecture but it rules out a naive reduction to finite coefficients.
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@article{arxiv.2608.05005,
title = {Finite-coefficient Gersten injectivity fails in ramified mixed characteristic},
author = {Niels Feld},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2608.05005},
year = {2026}
}
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