Stabilization theorem for the Milnor K2-functor

Let be an associative ring. For every natural number n there is a canonical homomorphism _n: K_2,n()K₂(), where K₂ is the Milnor functor and K_2,n() the associated unstable K-group. Dennis and Vasershtein have proved that if n is larger than the stable rank of , _n is an epimorphism. It is proved in the article that if n – 1 is greater than the stable rank of , the homomorphism _n is an isomorphism.Translated from Zapiski Nauchnykh Seminarov Leningradskogo Otdeleniya Matematicheskogo Instituta im. V. A. Steklova AN SSSR, Vol. 64, pp. 131–152, 1976.