On the existence of special elements in odd $K$-theory groups

Abstract

Let $k$ be an imaginary quadratic number field, and $F/k$ a finite abelian extension of Galois group $G$. We investigate the relationship between the conjectural special elements introduced in \cite{Burns-DeJeu-Gangl} and ETNC in the semi-simple case. This provides a partial proof of the conjecture for $F/k$ under certain conditions.