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On K4 Of The Gaussian And Eisenstein Integers

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In this article, the structure of algebraic K-groups K_4 (Z[i]) and K-4(Z[rho]) is investigated, where i := sqrt{-1} and rho := (1+sqrt{ -3})/2.
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In this paper we investigate the structure of the algebraic K-groups K_4 (Z[i]) and K_4 (Z[rho]), where i := sqrt{-1} and rho := (1+sqrt{-3})/2. We exploit the close connection between homology groups of GL_n(R) for n <= 5 and those of related classifying spaces, then compute the former using Voronoi's reduction theory of positive definite quadratic and Hermitian forms to produce a very large finite cell complex on which GL_n(R) acts. Our main results are (i) K_4 (Z[i]) is a finite abelian 3-group, and (ii) K_4 (Z[rho]) is trivial.

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