On Bott-periodic algebraic K-theory
- Autores: Felipe Zaldivar
- Localización: Publicacions matematiques, ISSN 0214-1493, Vol. 38, Nº 1, 1994, págs. 213-225
- Idioma: inglés
- Títulos paralelos:
- Teoría K algebraica periódica de Bott
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Resumen
Let $K_*(A;{\bold Z}/\ell^n)$ denote the mod-$\ell^n$ algebraic $K$-theory of a ${\bold Z}[1/\ell]$-algebra $A$. Snaith \cite{14}, \cite{15}, \cite{16}, has studied Bott-periodic algebraic $K$-theory $K_i(A; {\bold Z}/\ell^n)[1/\beta_n]$, a localized version of $K_*(A;{\bold Z}/\ell^n)$ obtained by inverting a Bott element $\beta_n$. For $\ell$ an odd prime, Snaith has given a description of $K_*(A;{\bold Z}/\ell^n)[1/\beta_n]$ using Adams maps between Moore spectra. These constructions are interesting, in particular, for their connections with the Lichtenbaum-Quillen conjecture \cite{16}.
In this paper we obtain a description of $K_*(A;{\bold Z}/2^n)[1/\beta_n]$, $n\geq 2$, for an algebra $A$ with $1/2\in A$ and $\sqrt{-1}\in A$. We approach this problem using low dimensional computations of the stable homotopy groups of $B{\bold Z}/4$, and transfer arguments to show that a power of the mod-4 Bott element is induced by an Adams map.
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