Module structure of the K-theory of polynomial-like rings

Publication date 8 September 2022

Abstract: Suppose

G a m m a

is a submonoid of a lattice, not containing a line. In this note, we use the natural

G a m m a

-grading on the monoid algebra

R [G a m m a]

to prove structural results about the relative

K

-theory

K (R [G a m m a], R)

. When

R

contains a field, we prove a decomposition indexed by the rays in

G a m m a

, and a compatible action by the Witt vectors of

R

for each

m a t h b f N

-grading of

G a m m a

. In characteristic zero, there is additionally an action by Witt vectors for the truncation set

G a m m a

. Finally, we apply this to get a ray-like description of

K_{*} (R [x_{1}, ..., x_{n}])

proposed by J.,Davis.

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