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Defining integer valued functions in rings of continuous definable functions over a topological field

Logic 2018-10-31 v1

Abstract

Let K be an expansion of either an ordered field or a valued field. Given a definable set X \subseteq K<sup>m</sup> let C(X) be the ring of continuous definable functions from X to K. Under very mild assumptions on the geometry of X and on the structure K, in particular when K is o-minimal or P-minimal, or an expansion of a local field, we prove that the ring of integers Z is interpretable in C(X). If K is o-minimal and X is definably connected of pure dimension 2, then C(X) defines the subring Z. If K is P-minimal and X has no isolated points, then there is a discrete ring Z contained in K and naturally isomorphic to Z, such that the ring of functions f \in C(X) which take values in Z is definable in C(X).

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@article{arxiv.1810.12562,
  title  = {Defining integer valued functions in rings of continuous definable functions over a topological field},
  author = {Luck Darnière and Marcus Tressl},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1810.12562},
  year   = {2018}
}
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