Whitehead groups of exchange rings with primitive factors Artinian (Q5954796)

Let \(R\) be an associative ring with identity. Recently, \textit{P. Ara, K. R. Goodearl, K. C. O'Meara} and \textit{R. Raphael} [see Pac. J. Math. 195, No. 2, 261-275 (2000; Zbl 1108.46311)] showed that the natural homomorphism \(\text{GL}_1(R)\to\text{K}_1(R)\) is surjective provided that \(R\) is a separative exchange ring. \textit{P. Menal} and \textit{J. Moncasi} [see J. Pure Appl. Algebra 33, 295-312 (1984; Zbl 0541.16021)] showed that if \(R\) satisfies unit 1-stable range or is unit-regular, then \(\text{K}_1\cong U(R)/V(R)\), where \(U(R)\) is the group of units of \(R\) and \(V(R)\) is the subgroup generated by \(\{(1+ab)(1+ba)^{-1}\mid a,b\in R\) with \(1+ab\in U(R)\}\). In this paper the same result is shown for an exchange ring with primitive factors Artinian.