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This survey describes the algebraic K-groups of local and global fields, and the K-groups of rings of integers in these fields. We have used the result of Rost and Voevodsky to determine the odd torsion in these groups.
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Weibel, C. (2005). Algebraic K-Theory of Rings of Integers in Local and Global Fields. In: Friedlander, E., Grayson, D. (eds) Handbook of K-Theory. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-27855-9_5
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