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Maximal small extensions of o-minimal structures

Logic 2011-04-22 v3

Abstract

A proper elementary extension of a model is called small if it realizes no new types over any finite set in the base model. We answer a question of Marker, and show that it is possible to have an o-minimal structure with a maximal small extension. Our construction yields such a structure for any cardinality. We show that in some cases, notably when the base structure is countable, the maximal small extension has maximal possible cardinality.

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@article{arxiv.0712.0591,
  title  = {Maximal small extensions of o-minimal structures},
  author = {Janak Ramakrishnan},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0712.0591},
  year   = {2011}
}

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6 pages. To appear in Mathematical Logic Quarterly

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