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Let R be an associative ring (with 1), and let P(R) denote the category of finitely generated projective R-modules. We define the Grothendieck group K0(R) to be the quotient
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“Introduction to Algebraic K-theory”, Annals of Maths. Studies No.72, Princeton Univ. Press (1971))
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Srinivas, V. (1991). “Classical” K-Theory. In: Algebraic K-Theory. Progress in Mathematics, vol 90. Birkhäuser, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-6735-0_1
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