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On $\lam$-existence over a predicate

Logic 2026-05-07 v1

Abstract

We prove that in a countable theory TT fully stable over a predicate PP, any \lam\lam-complete set AA has the \lam\lam-existence property. This means that AA can be extended to a \lam\lam-saturated model of TT without changing the PP-part. The notion of \lam\lam-completeness, introduced in this paper, captures some obvious necessary conditions for such an extension to be possible (for example, the PP-part of AA has to be a \lam\lam-saturated model of the appropriate theory). So in a fully stable theory TT, \lam\lam-existence can only fail for trivial reasons. This generalizes results of Chatzidakis in the context of difference fields of characteristic 0.

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@article{arxiv.2605.04934,
  title  = {On $\lam$-existence over a predicate},
  author = {Alexander Usvyatsov},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2605.04934},
  year   = {2026}
}
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