The third homology of SL₂ of fields with discrete valuation

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Abstract: For a field F with discrete valuation and residue field k we relate the third homology of SL_2(F) with half-integral coefficients to the third homology of SL_2(k) and a certain refined scissors congruence group of k. As an application, we obtain explicit calculations of the third homology of SL_2 of certain higher-dimensional local fields in terms of scissors congruence groups, in the sense of Dupont and Sah, of the residue fields of the associated valuations.


Let \(F\) be a field with discrete valuation \(v\) and residue field \(k\). Assume there is \(n\geq1\) such that every \(x\in F^\times\) with \(v(x)=0\) and \(v(1-x)\geq n\) is a square. The author relates the third homology of \(\mathrm{SL}_2(F)\) with \(\mathbb Z[1/2]\) coefficients to the third homology of \(\mathrm{SL}_2(k)\) and a certain `refined scissors congruence group' of \(k\). Actions of the group ring of \(F^\times/(F^{\times})^2\) are used extensively. Higher-dimensional local fields are also treated.











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