English

Mutually algebraic structures and expansions by predicates

Logic 2012-07-25 v2

Abstract

We introduce the notions of a mutually algebraic structures and theories and prove many equivalents. A theory TT is mutually algebraic if and only if it is weakly minimal and trivial if and only if no model MM of TT has an expansion (M,A)(M,A) by a unary predicate with the finite cover property. We show that every structure has a maximal mutually algebraic reduct, and give a strong structure theorem for the class of elementary extensions of a fixed mutually algebraic structure.

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@article{arxiv.1206.6023,
  title  = {Mutually algebraic structures and expansions by predicates},
  author = {Michael C. Laskowski},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1206.6023},
  year   = {2012}
}

Comments

Incorporated comments and suggestions of the anonymous referee. 16 pages

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