Timeline for Algebraic K-theory of the group ring of the fundamental group
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| Aug 10, 2021 at 19:11 | comment | added | Andres Mejia | Regarding your last paragraph: before the introduction of A-theory was there some evidence that $\mathbb Z \pi_1(M)$ would be insufficient? | |
| Dec 8, 2011 at 6:13 | vote | accept | Sam Nolen | ||
| Dec 6, 2011 at 22:03 | comment | added | Tom Goodwillie | Others, I think, had seen that $K_0$ and $K_1$ were part of the same story and named them accordingly. And maybe Bass had already invented $K_{-n}$? | |
| Dec 6, 2011 at 21:15 | comment | added | Ryan Budney | Presumably it was Milnor that noticed the connection, from your 4th paragraph. | |
| Dec 6, 2011 at 18:19 | history | answered | Tom Goodwillie | CC BY-SA 3.0 |