Galois structure of infinite places in a number field (Q1320523)

Let \(N\) be a finite extension of \(\mathbb{Q}\) and let \(\Gamma\) be a group of automorphisms of \(N\). Let \(R(\Gamma)\) be the group of characters of \(\Gamma\). The author observes that in the theory of Artin \(L\)-functions, there appear homomorphisms from \(R(\Gamma)\) into \(\mathbb{Z}\) and homomorphisms from \(R(\Gamma)\) into \(\mathbb{C}^ \times\). These may be interpreted in terms of \(K\)-groups \(K_0\) and \(K_1\). The author then shows how the regulator, discriminant, class number, etc., can be interpreted in terms of \(\Gamma\)-modules constructed from the set of embeddings of \(N\) into \(\mathbb{C}\) and from the archimedean places of \(N\).