Homomorphisms of two-dimensional linear groups over a ring of stable range one. (Q2509244)

Let \(R\) be a commutative domain of stable range 1 and \(K\) an algebraically closed field. Assume that \(R=2R\), that \(3R\neq 0\), and that every element of \(R\) is a square. Theorem 1.1 asserts that every nontrivial homomorphism \(\text{SL}_2(R)\to\text{GL}_2(K)\) decomposes uniquely into a homomorphism \(\text{SL}_2(R)\to\text{GL}_2(K)\) induced by a morphism \(R\to K\) (whose restriction on the subring \(S\) generated by units is a ring morphism) followed by an inner automorphism of \(\text{SL}_2(K)\). The homomorphisms \(\text{GL}_2(R)\to\text{GL}_2(K)\) are also described.