Relative completions of linear groups over Z[t] and Z[t,t^{-1}]

Abstract

We compute the completion of the groups SL_n(Z[t]) and SL_n(Z[t,t^{-1}]) relative to the obvious homomorphisms to SL_n(Q); this is a generalization of the classical Malcev completion. We also make partial computations of the rational second cohomology of these groups.

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