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Ultrafunctor

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 November 2018

Andy R. Magid*
Affiliation:
The University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma
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Let G be a functor from commutative rings to abelian groups and let ﹛Rt : iS﹜ be a family of commutative rings indexed by the set S. Let be an ultrafilter on S, and let denote the ultraproduct of the Rt with respect to . This paper studies the problem of computing from the G(Rj) via the map

The functors studied are Pic = Picard group, Br = Brauer group, U = units, and the functors K0, K1, SK1, K2 of Algebraic K-Theory. For G = Pic, U, K1 and SK1, (*) is always a monomorphism. An example is given to show that even if all the Rt are finite fields the map (*) has a kernel for G = K2.

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Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Canadian Mathematical Society 1975

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