Beware the phony multiplication on Quillen’s $\mathcal {A}^{-1}\mathcal {A}$
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Abstract:
This paper exposes a subtle but irreparable flaw in a frequently proposed construction of the graded ring structure on the algebraic K-groups of commutative rings.References
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- © Copyright 1980 American Mathematical Society
- Journal: Proc. Amer. Math. Soc. 80 (1980), 569-573
- MSC: Primary 18F25; Secondary 55N45, 55S99
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1090/S0002-9939-1980-0587929-6
- MathSciNet review: 587929