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The Whitehead group of a polynomial extension. (English) Zbl 0248.18026

##### MSC:
 18F25 Algebraic $$K$$-theory and $$L$$-theory (category-theoretic aspects) 19B99 Whitehead groups and $$K_1$$ 16E20 Grothendieck groups, $$K$$-theory, etc. 20G35 Linear algebraic groups over adèles and other rings and schemes 55P15 Classification of homotopy type
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