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A characterization theorem for geometric logic

Category Theory 2013-04-26 v1 Logic

Abstract

We establish a criterion for deciding whether a class of structures is the class of models of a geometric theory inside Grothendieck toposes; then we specialize this result to obtain a characterization of the infinitary first-order theories which are geometric in terms of their models in Grothendieck toposes, solving a problem posed by Ieke Moerdijk in 1989.

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@article{arxiv.0912.1404,
  title  = {A characterization theorem for geometric logic},
  author = {Olivia Caramello},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0912.1404},
  year   = {2013}
}

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8 pages

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