On Congruence Theorem for valued division algebras
Rings and Algebras
2025-06-17 v2 Group Theory
Abstract
Let be a field equipped with a Henselian valuation, and let be a tame central division algebra over the field . Denote by the torsion subgroup of the Whitehead group , where is the multiplicative group of and is its derived subgroup. Let be the subgroup of such that . In this note, we prove that either , or the residue field has characteristic and the group is a -group. Additionally, we provide examples of valued division algebras with non-trivial . This illustrates that, in contrast to the reduced Whitehead group , a complete analogue of the Congruence Theorem does not hold for .
Cite
@article{arxiv.2503.17714,
title = {On Congruence Theorem for valued division algebras},
author = {Huynh Viet Khanh and Nguyen Duc Anh Khoa},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2503.17714},
year = {2025}
}
Comments
Accepted for publication in Archiv der Mathematik