The image of the Borel-Serre bordification in algebraic K-theory

We give a method for constructing explicit non-trivial elements in the third K-group (modulo torsion) of an imaginary quadratic number field. These arise from the relative homology of the map attaching the Borel-Serre boundary to the orbit space of the SL_2 group over the ring of imaginary quadratic integers on its symmetric space - hyperbolic three-space. We provide an algorithm which produces a chain of matrix quadruples specifying our element of K_3 of the field, modulo torsion. We carry out the algorithm for the Eisenteinian integers as well as for the imaginary quadratic integers of discriminant -7.

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Source https://hal.science/hal-00975454
Author de Jeu, Rob, M. H., Rahm, Alexander, D.
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Last Updated May 5, 2026, 16:00 (UTC)
Created May 5, 2026, 16:00 (UTC)
Identifier hal-00975454
Language en
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contributor Faculteit Exacte Wetenschappen Afdeling Wiskunde ; Vrije Universiteit Brussel [Bruxelles] (VUB)
creator de Jeu, Rob, M. H.
date 2014-04-08T00:00:00
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