Topological K-theory of Algebraic K-theory Spectra (1999)
| Venue: | J. Algebraic K-Theory |
| Citations: | 11 - 3 self |
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@ARTICLE{Mitchell99topologicalk-theory,
author = {Stephen A. Mitchell},
title = {Topological K-theory of Algebraic K-theory Spectra},
journal = {J. Algebraic K-Theory},
year = {1999},
volume = {3},
pages = {607--626}
}
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Introduction One of the central problems of algebraic K-theory is to compute the K-groups K n X of a scheme X. Since these groups are, by denition, the homotopy groups of a spectrum KX, it makes sense to analyze the homotopy-type of the spectrum, rather than just the disembodied homotopy groups. In addition to facilitating the computation of the K-groups themselves, knowledge of the spectrum KX can be applied to the study of other topological invariants. For example, if X = Spec R, then the homology groups of the zero-th space 1 KX are of interest since they are the homology groups of the innite general linear group GLR; but they are not determined by the homotopy groups of KX alone. Topological complex K-theory is another important invariant. Let K denote the periodic complex K-theory spectrum, and let ^ K denote its Bouseld `-adic completion







