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Semigroups in Stable Structures

Logic 2018-08-15 v2

Abstract

Assume GG is a definable group in a stable structure MM. Newelski showed that the semigroup SG(M)S_G(M) of complete types concentrated on GG is an inverse limit of the \infty-definable (in MeqM^{eq}) semigroups SG,Δ(M)S_{G,\Delta}(M). He also shows that it is strongly π\pi-regular: for every pSG,Δ(M)p\in S_{G,\Delta}(M) there exists nNn\in\mathbb{N} such that pnp^n is in a subgroup of SG,Δ(M)S_{G,\Delta}(M). We show that SG,Δ(M)S_{G,\Delta}(M) is in fact an intersection of definable semigroups, so SG(M)S_G(M) is an inverse limit of definable semigroups and that the latter property is enjoyed by all \infty-definable semigroups in stable structures.

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@article{arxiv.1509.02275,
  title  = {Semigroups in Stable Structures},
  author = {Yatir Halevi},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1509.02275},
  year   = {2018}
}
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