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The second integral homology of ${\rm SL}_2(\mathbb{Z}[1/n])$

K-Theory and Homology 2025-10-28 v2

Abstract

In this article, we explore the second integral homology, or Schur multiplier, of the special linear group SL2(Z[1/n]){\rm SL}_2(\mathbb{Z}[1/n]) for a positive integer nn. We definitively calculate the group structure of H2(SL2(Z[1/n]),Z)H_2({\rm SL}_2(\mathbb{Z}[1/n]),\mathbb{Z}) when nn is divisible by one of the primes 22, 33, 55, 77 or 1313. For a general n>1n > 1, we offer a partial description by placing the homology group within an exact sequence, and we investigate its rank. Finally, we propose a conjectural structure for H2(SL2(Z[1/n]),Z)H_2({\rm SL}_2(\mathbb{Z}[1/n]),\mathbb{Z}) when nn is not divisible by any of those specific primes.

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@article{arxiv.2503.12190,
  title  = {The second integral homology of ${\rm SL}_2(\mathbb{Z}[1/n])$},
  author = {Behrooz Mirzaii and Bruno Reis Ramos and Thiago Verissimo},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2503.12190},
  year   = {2025}
}

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