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A definable henselian valuation with high quantifier complexity

Logic 2015-04-09 v1

Abstract

We give an example of a parameter-free definable henselian valuation ring which is neither definable by a parameter-free \forall\exists-formula nor by a parameter-free \exists\forall-formula in the language of rings. This answers a question of Prestel.

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@article{arxiv.1504.01871,
  title  = {A definable henselian valuation with high quantifier complexity},
  author = {Immanuel Halupczok and Franziska Jahnke},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1504.01871},
  year   = {2015}
}

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6 pages

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