Date of Award
1988
Document Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Department
Mathematics
First Advisor
Jurgen Hurrelbrink
Abstract
This dissertation examines topics in Algebraic K-Theory, concerning the computation of absolute and relative Milnor groups, K$\sb2$(R) and K$\sb2$(R,I), for both commutative and non-commutative classes of rings, including the relative K$\sb2$ of non-commutative (not necessarily commutative) rings, and the absolute K$\sb2$ of commutative semilocal rings. Our main theorem is a natural extension of a result by Maazen and Stienstra (H. Maazen and J. Steinstra, A presentation of K$\sb2$ of split radical pairs, J. Pure Appl. Algebra 10(1977), 271-294) which determines the relative K$\sb2$ of rings in a commutative setting. We prove the non-commutative analog of this result for local rings. Other results proved in this dissertation include the redundancy of two relations given in Dennis and Stein's presentation for K$\sb2$ of a discrete valuation ring (R. K. Dennis and M. R. Stein, K$\sb2$ of discrete valuation rings, Adv. Math. 18(1975), 182-238) and a proof that a normal form used by Kolster (M. Kolster, K$\sb2$ of Non-Commutative Local Rings, J. Algebra 95(1985), 173-200) does not apply more generally to semilocal rings.
Recommended Citation
Russell, Robert B., "On the Relative K(2) of Non Commutative Local Rings." (1988). LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses. 4595.
https://repository.lsu.edu/gradschool_disstheses/4595
Pages
113
DOI
10.31390/gradschool_disstheses.4595