The global epsilon constant conjecture

Let L/KL/K be a finite Galois extension of number fields with Galois group GG. Let TΩloc(L/K,1)T\Omega^{\rm loc}(L/K,1) be the element of K0(Z[G],Q)K_0(\mathbb{Z}[G],\mathbb{Q}) constructed from the equivariant epsilon constant, the equivariant discriminant, local correction terms, and refined Euler characteristics. Global epsilon constant conjecture. For every finite Galois extension L/KL/K of number fields,

TΩloc(L/K,1)=0T\Omega^{\rm loc}(L/K,1)=0

in K0(Z[G],Q)K_0(\mathbb{Z}[G],\mathbb{Q}). This conjecture is denoted by EPS(L/K){\rm EPS}(L/K). The conjecture gives a KK-theoretic formulation of the vanishing of the global epsilon-constant obstruction and implies Chinburg's Ω(2)\Omega(2)-conjecture. It is known for tamely ramified extensions and for abelian extensions of Q\mathbb{Q}; the cited results also establish related equivalences with cases of the equivariant Tamagawa number conjecture under Leopoldt's conjecture.

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Werner Bley and Ruben Debeerst, “Algorithmic Proof of the Epsilon Constant Conjecture”, arXiv:1107.2745 (2012).

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