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A zero-one law for first-order logic on random images

Probability 2016-08-16 v1

Abstract

For an n×nn\times n random image with independent pixels, black with probability p(n)p(n) and white with probability 1p(n)1-p(n), the probability of satisfying any given first-order sentence tends to 0 or 1, provided both p(n)n2kp(n)n^{\frac{2}{k}} and (1p(n))n2k(1-p(n))n^{\frac{2}{k}} tend to 0 or ++\infty, for any integer kk. The result is proved by computing the threshold function for basic local sentences, and applying Gaifman's theorem.

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@article{arxiv.math/0603333,
  title  = {A zero-one law for first-order logic on random images},
  author = {David Coupier and Agnès Desolneux and Bernard Ycart},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:math/0603333},
  year   = {2016}
}