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A counterexample to vanishing conjectures for negative $K$-theory

K-Theory and Homology 2021-08-04 v2 Algebraic Geometry Category Theory

Abstract

In a 2006 article Schlichting conjectured that the negative {\it K--}theory of any abelian category must vanish. This conjecture was generalized in a 2019 article by Antieau, Gepner and Heller, who hypothesized that the negative {\it K--}theory of any category with a bounded {\it t--}structure must vanish. Both conjectures will be shown to be false.

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@article{arxiv.2006.16536,
  title  = {A counterexample to vanishing conjectures for negative $K$-theory},
  author = {Amnon Neeman},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2006.16536},
  year   = {2021}
}

Comments

This is the final version, to appear soon in Inventiones Mathematica. There are a few improvements in response to comments on the original submission. Most importantly: the title of the article changed to be more informative

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