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K-Theoretic Properties of Generic Matrix Rings
Department of Pure Mathematics, University of Leeds Leeds LS2 9JT
Let R2, n be the ring of n generic 2 x 2 matrices over a field of characteristic zero. We show that K0(R2, 2)
Z, K0(R2, 3)
Z and K1(R2, 2)
k
A, where A is a free abelian group of infinite rank.