Bak, Anthony \(K\)-theory of forms. (English) Zbl 0465.10013 Annals of Mathematics Studies, 98. Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press and University of Tokyo Press. VIII, 268 p. hbk: $ 26.00; pbk: $ 11.25 (1981). Reviewer: Manfred Kolster (Hamilton/Ontario) Page: −5 −4 −3 −2 −1 ±0 +1 +2 +3 +4 +5 Show Scanned Page Cited in 6 ReviewsCited in 76 Documents MSC: 19Gxx \(K\)-theory of forms 19-02 Research exposition (monographs, survey articles) pertaining to \(K\)-theory 19C99 Steinberg groups and \(K_2\) 19J25 Surgery obstructions (\(K\)-theoretic aspects) 11E70 \(K\)-theory of quadratic and Hermitian forms 18F25 Algebraic \(K\)-theory and \(L\)-theory (category-theoretic aspects) 57R67 Surgery obstructions, Wall groups Keywords:quadratic forms; hermitian forms; form parameter; Steinberg group; approximation square; Mayer-Vietoris sequence; Morita theory; exact sequences; K-theory groups; rings with involution; surgery obstruction groups Citations:Zbl 0299.18005; Zbl 0315.20007; Zbl 0471.57012 PDFBibTeX XML Full Text: DOI