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Nguyen Duc Anh Khoa

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The group $\mathrm{TK}_1$ of graded and valued division algebras

For a division algebra $D$, let $K_1(D) = D^*/[D^*, D^*]$ and let $\operatorname{TK}_1(D)$ be the torsion subgroup of the abelian group $K_1(D)$. We study this torsion group for graded and valued division algebras, in parallel with the known theory of $\operatorname{SK}_1$. For a graded division algebra $E$ finite-dimensional over its center, we give exact sequences describing $\operatorname{TK}_1(E)$ in terms of $E_0$, the grade group~$Γ_E$, and the conjugation action of $E^*$ on $E_0$. These yield explicit formulas for $\operatorname{TK}_1(E)$ in the unramified, totally ramified, and semiramified cases. For a tame valued division algebra $D$ over its Henselian-valued center $K$, we identify the obstruction group $\mathbf H$ to a congruence theorem for $\TK(D)$. We show that if the residue field~$\overline K$ of the valuation on $K$ has characteristic $p > 0$, then $\mathbf H \congμ_K[p]$, the $p$-primary component of the group $μ_K$ of roots of unity in $K$; but if $\operatorname{char}(\overline K)=0$, then $\mathbf H=1$. We further prove a short exact sequence $$ 1\,\longrightarrow \,\mathbf H\, \longrightarrow \,\operatorname{TK}_1(D)\, \longrightarrow\, \operatorname{TK}_1(\gr(D))\, \longrightarrow \,1, $$ where $\gr(D)$ is the associated graded division algebra determined by the valuation on $D$ obtained from the valuation on $K$. We also prove a stability theorem for a graded division algebra $E$ with quotient division ring~$q(E)$, i.e., $$ \operatorname{TK}_1(E)\,\cong \,\operatorname{TK}_1(q(E)), $$ together with a new proof of the corresponding stability theorem for $\operatorname{SK}_1$. As applications, we obtain graded analogues of Motiee's primary decomposition and scalar-extension results for torsion Whitehead groups.

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Torsion subgroups of Whitehead groups of graded division algebras

In this paper, we study the torsion subgroup, which is denoted by ${\rm TK}_1(E)$, of the Whitehead group $E^*/[E^*,E^*]$ of a graded division algebra $E$ which is finite dimensional over its center. In particular, we provide formulas for ${\rm TK}_1(E)$ in some special cases such as when $E$ is unramified, totally ramified or semiramified. Using the formulas, we are able to compute the group ${\rm TK}_1(D)$ of a valued division ring $D$, which is finite dimensional over a henselian center.

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On Congruence Theorem for valued division algebras

Let $K$ be a field equipped with a Henselian valuation, and let $D$ be a tame central division algebra over the field $K$. Denote by $\mathrm{TK}_1(D)$ the torsion subgroup of the Whitehead group ${\rm K}_1(D) = D^*/D'$, where $D^*$ is the multiplicative group of $D$ and $D'$ is its derived subgroup. Let ${\bf G}$ be the subgroup of $D^*$ such that $\mathrm{TK}_1(D) = {\bf G}/D'$. In this note, we prove that either $(1 + M_D) \cap {\bf G} \subseteq D'$, or the residue field $\overline{K}$ has characteristic $p > 0$ and the group ${\bf H} := ((1 + M_D) \cap {\bf G})D'/D'$ is a $p$-group. Additionally, we provide examples of valued division algebras with non-trivial ${\bf H}$. This illustrates that, in contrast to the reduced Whitehead group \({\rm SK}_1(D)\), a complete analogue of the Congruence Theorem does not hold for \({\rm TK}_1(D)\).

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