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Definability of groups in $\aleph_0$-stable metric structures

Logic 2014-02-10 v3

Abstract

We prove that in a continuous 0\aleph_0-stable theory every type-definable group is definable. The two main ingredients in the proof are: \begin{enumerate} \item Results concerning Morley ranks (i.e., Cantor-Bendixson ranks) from \cite{BenYaacov:TopometricSpacesAndPerturbations}, allowing us to prove the theorem in case the metric is invariant under the group action; and \item Results concerning the existence of translation-invariant definable metrics on type-definable groups and the extension of partial definable metrics to total ones. \end{enumerate}

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@article{arxiv.0802.4286,
  title  = {Definability of groups in $\aleph_0$-stable metric structures},
  author = {Itaï Ben Yaacov},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0802.4286},
  year   = {2014}
}
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