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Model completeness of o-minimal fields with convex valuations

Logic 2013-12-09 v3

Abstract

We let R be an o-minimal expansion of a field, V a convex subring, and (R0,V0)(R_0, V_{0}) an elementary substructure of (R,V). We let L be the language consisting of a language for R, in which R has elimination of quantifiers, and a predicate for V, and we let LR0L_{R_{0}} be the language L expanded by constants for all elements of R0R_0. Our main result is that (R,V) considered as an LR0L_{R_{0}}-structure is model complete provided that kRk_R, the corresponding residue field with structure induced from R, is o-minimal. Along the way we show that o-minimality of kRk_R implies that the sets definable in kRk_R are the same as the sets definable in k with structure induced from (R,V). We also give a criterion for a superstructure of (R,V) being an elementary extension of (R,V).

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@article{arxiv.1211.6755,
  title  = {Model completeness of o-minimal fields with convex valuations},
  author = {Clifton Ealy and Jana Maříková},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1211.6755},
  year   = {2013}
}
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