Some aspects of the functor K_2 of fields
History and Overview
2010-03-15 v4 K-Theory and Homology
Abstract
A review of the connections between K_2 of a field and universal central extensions, quadratic forms, central simple algebras, differential forms, abelian extensions, abelian coverings, explicit reciprocity laws, special values of zeta functions, and special values of L-functions. No proofs, minimal bibliography.
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@article{arxiv.math/0311099,
title = {Some aspects of the functor K_2 of fields},
author = {Chandan Singh Dalawat},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:math/0311099},
year = {2010}
}
Comments
Final version. To appear in the Journal of the Ramanujan Mathematical Society