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The merkurjev-suslin theorem

Part of the Lecture Notes in Mathematics book series (LNM,volume 1142)

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This paper reflects a talk given at the conference. We explain some of the ingredients of Merkurjev’s "elementary" proof of the Merkurjev-Suslin theorem [14].

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  • Spectral Sequence
  • Galois Group
  • Galois Extension
  • Central Simple Algebra
  • Cyclic Extension

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van der Kallen, W. (1985). The merkurjev-suslin theorem. In: Reiner, I., Roggenkamp, K.W. (eds) Orders and their Applications. Lecture Notes in Mathematics, vol 1142. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/BFb0074799

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