Remark on a Simple Proof of the Mean Value of $K_2(\mathcal{O})$ in Function Fields

J. MacMillan

Published 2019-10-10Version 1

Let $\mathbb{F}_q$ denote a finite field of odd cardinality $q$, $\mathbb{A}=\mathbb{F}_q[T]$ the polynomial ring over $\mathbb{F}_q$ and $k=\mathbb{F}_q(T)$ the rational function field over $\mathbb{F}_q$. In this paper, we compute the average value of the size of the group $K_2(\mathcal{O}_{\gamma D})$, where $\mathcal{O}_{\gamma D}$ denotes the integral closure of $\mathbb{A}$ in $k(\sqrt{\gamma D})$, $D$ is a monic, square-free polynomial of even degree and $\gamma$ is a fixed generator of $\mathbb{F}_q^*$.