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Some Remarks on Units in Grothendieck-Witt Rings

K-Theory and Homology 2017-12-06 v3 Algebraic Geometry

Abstract

We establish new structures on Grothendieck-Witt rings, including a GW(k)-module structure on the unit group GW(k)^x and a presentation of \ul{GW}^x as an infinite Gm-loop sheaf. Even though our constructions are motivated by speculations in stable A1-homotopy theory, our arguments are purely algebraic.

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@article{arxiv.1612.04728,
  title  = {Some Remarks on Units in Grothendieck-Witt Rings},
  author = {Tom Bachmann},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1612.04728},
  year   = {2017}
}

Comments

Revised version accepted for publication by the Journal of Algebra. Comments still welcome