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Properties of independence in $\mathrm{NSOP}_3$ theories

Logic 2026-05-29 v2

Abstract

We prove some results about the theory of independence in NSOP3\mathrm{NSOP}_{3} theories that do not hold in NSOP4\mathrm{NSOP}_{4} theories. We generalize Chernikov's work on simple and co-simple types in NTP2\mathrm{NTP}_{2} theories to types with NSOP1\mathrm{NSOP}_{1} induced structure in N\mathrm{N}-ω\omega-DCTP2\mathrm{DCTP}_{2} and NSOP3\mathrm{NSOP}_{3} theories, and give an interpretation of our arguments and those of Chernikov in terms of the characteristic sequences introduced by Malliaris. We then prove an extension of the independence theorem to types in NSOP3\mathrm{NSOP}_{3} theories whose internal structure is NSOP1\mathrm{NSOP}_{1}. Additionally, we show that in NSOP3\mathrm{NSOP}_{3} theories with symmetric Conant-independence, finitely satisfiable types satisfy an independence theorem similar to one conjectured by Simon for invariant types in NTP2\mathrm{NTP}_{2} theories, and give generalizations of this result to invariant and Kim-nonforking types.

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@article{arxiv.2305.09908,
  title  = {Properties of independence in $\mathrm{NSOP}_3$ theories},
  author = {Scott Mutchnik},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2305.09908},
  year   = {2026}
}

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