English

On NIP and invariant measures

Logic 2009-01-29 v2

Abstract

We study forking, Lascar strong types, Keisler measures and definable groups, under an assumption of NIPNIP (not the independence property), continuing aspects of math.LO/0607442. Among key results are: (i) if p=tp(b/A)p = tp(b/A) does not fork over AA then the Lascar strong type of bb over AA coincides with the compact strong type of bb over AA and any global nonforking extension of pp is Borel definable over bdd(A)bdd(A) (ii) analogous statements for Keisler measures and definable groups, including the fact that G000=G00G^{000} = G^{00} for GG definably amenable, (iii) definitions, characterizations and properties of "generically stable" types and groups (iv) uniqueness of translation invariant Keisler measures on groups with finitely satisfiable generics (vi) A proof of the compact domination conjecture for definably compact commutative groups in oo-minimal expansions of real closed fields.

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@article{arxiv.0710.2330,
  title  = {On NIP and invariant measures},
  author = {Ehud Hrushovski and Anand Pillay},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0710.2330},
  year   = {2009}
}

Comments

Changes from the first version include removing the old section 8 on generic compact domination, giving a more complete account of the Vapnik-Chervonenkis theorem and its applications, the addition of an appendix on the existence of definable Skolem functions in suitable o-minimal structures, as well as expanding and clarifying various proofs

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