Homogeneous Functions and Algebraic K--theory

Abstract: In this paper we develop the theory of homogeneous functions between finite abelian groups. Here, a function

f : G l o n g r i g h t a r r o w H

between finite abelian groups is homogeneous of degree

d

if

f (n x) = n^{d} f (x)

for all

x i n G

and all

n

which are relatively prime to the order of

x

. We show that the group of homogeneous functions of degree one from a group

G

of odd order to

m a t h b b Q / m a t h b b Z

maps onto

S K_{1} (m a t h b b Z [G])

, generalizing a result of R. Oliver for

p

-groups.

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