Operations in \(A\)-theory (Q1855453)

This paper gives a construction for Segal operations in the \(K\)-theory of categories with cofibrations, weak equivalences and a biexact pairing. The construction extends work of Grayson on exact categories. In particular the construction produces operations in the algebraic \(K\)-theory of spaces (\(A\)-theory); these are shown to be the operations used by Waldhausen in the proof of the \(A\)-theory Kahn-Priddy theorem. The total Segal operation is shown to be an infinite loop map.