English

A note on standard systems and ultrafilters

Logic 2010-03-16 v1

Abstract

Let (M,\scottX)\ACA(M,\scott X) \models \ACA be such that P\scottXP_\scott X, the collection of all unbounded sets in \scottX\scott X, admits a definable complete ultrafilter and let TT be a theory extending first order arithmetic coded in \scottX\scott X such that MM thinks TT is consistent. We prove that there is an end-extension NTN \models T of MM such that the subsets of MM coded in NN are precisely those in \scottX\scott X. As a special case we get that any Scott set with a definable ultrafilter coding a consistent theory TT extending first order arithmetic is the standard system of a recursively saturated model of TT.

Keywords

Cite

@article{arxiv.0804.4078,
  title  = {A note on standard systems and ultrafilters},
  author = {Fredrik Engström},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0804.4078},
  year   = {2010}
}

Comments

8 pages. To appear in the Journal of Symbolic Logic

R2 v1 2026-06-21T10:34:35.089Z