Prestabilization for \(K_ 1U^ \varepsilon\) of \(\Lambda\)-2-fold rings (Q1200689)

The \(\Lambda\)-2-condition on an ideal \(I\) of a ring \(R\) reads as follows. For \(i=1,2\), suppose that \(a_ i\in 1+ I\), \(b_ i\in I\) and \(Ra_ i+ Rb_ i= R\). Then there is an element \(x\) of \(R\) so that \(a_ i+ xb_ i\) is a unit, \(i=1,2\). The author shows that this condition leads to some strong stabilization results for the unitary Whitehead groups \(K_ 1 U^ \varepsilon(R,I)\).