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We introduce the notion of limiting theories, giving examples and providing a sufficient condition under which the first order theory of a structure is the limit of the first order theories of a collection of substructures. We also give a…

Logic · Mathematics 2020-07-21 Samuel M. Corson

We introduce the concept of a prenormed model of a particular kind of finitary single-sorted first-order theories, interpreted over a category with finite products. These are referred to as prealgebraic theories, for the fact that their…

Category Theory · Mathematics 2016-04-06 Salvatore Tringali

We entirely classify definable sets up to definable bijections in $\mathbb{Z}$-groups, where the language is the one of ordered abelian groups. From this, we deduce, among others, a classification of definable families of bounded definable…

Logic · Mathematics 2018-01-17 Raf Cluckers , Immanuel Halupczok

Given an uncountable cardinal $\kappa$, we consider the question of whether subsets of the power set of $\kappa$ that are usually constructed with the help of the Axiom of Choice are definable by $\Sigma_1$-formulas that only use the…

Logic · Mathematics 2023-09-20 Philipp Lücke , Sandra Müller

We introduce the notion of unavoidable (complete) sets of word patterns, which is a refinement for that of words, and study certain numerical characteristics for unavoidable sets of patterns. In some cases we employ the graph of pattern…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2007-05-23 Alexander Burstein , Sergey Kitaev

We prove a lower bound on the canonical height associated to polynomials over number fields evaluated at points with infinite forward orbit. The lower bound depends only on the degree of the polynomial, the degree of the number field, and…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2017-09-27 Nicole Looper

This paper is motivated by the theory of sequential dynamical systems, developed as a basis for a mathematical theory of computer simulation. It contains a classification of finite dynamical systems on binary strings, which are obtained by…

Dynamical Systems · Mathematics 2007-05-23 Luis Garcia , Abdul Salam Jarrah , Reinhard Laubenbacher

To any finite ordered subset and any finite partition of a group a set of tuples of positive integers, named as configurations, is associated that describes the group's behavior. The present paper provides an exposition of this notion and…

Group Theory · Mathematics 2018-04-24 Akram Yousofzadeh

A canonical minimal free resolution of an arbitrary co-artinian lattice ideal over the polynomial ring is constructed over any field whose characteristic is 0 or any but finitely many positive primes. The differential has a closed-form…

Commutative Algebra · Mathematics 2024-10-10 Yupeng Li , Ezra Miller , Erika Ordog

We consider the problem of deciding the satisfiability of quantifier-free formulas in the theory of finite sets with cardinality constraints. Sets are a common high-level data structure used in programming; thus, such a theory is useful for…

Logic in Computer Science · Computer Science 2023-06-22 Kshitij Bansal , Clark Barrett , Andrew Reynolds , Cesare Tinelli

We study possibilities for algebraic closures, differences between definable and algebraic closures in first-order structures, and variations of these closures with respect to the bounds of cardinalities of definable sets and given sets of…

Logic · Mathematics 2023-07-25 Sergey V. Sudoplatov

We observe that the nonstandard finite cardinality of a definable set in a strongly minimal pseudofinite structure D is a polynomial over the integers in the nonstandard finite cardinality of D. We conclude that D is unimodular, hence also…

Logic · Mathematics 2014-11-25 Anand Pillay

We study the possible structures which can be carried by sets which have no countable subset, but which fail to be `surjectively Dedekind finite', in two possible senses, that there is a surjection to $\omega$, or alternatively, that there…

Logic · Mathematics 2025-09-17 Supakun Panasawatwong , J K Truss

In this paper we will relate hyperstructures and the general $\mathscr{H}$-principle to known mathematical structures, and also discuss how they may give rise to new mathematical structures. The main purpose is to point out new ideas and…

General Mathematics · Mathematics 2019-05-15 Nils A. Baas

We present a system of axioms motivated by a topological intuition: The set of subsets of any set is a topology on that set. On the one hand, this system is a common weakening of Zermelo-Fraenkel set theory ZF, the positive set theory GPK…

Logic · Mathematics 2012-06-12 Andreas Fackler

Four constructions result from a desire to create enhancements to Cantor's infinite real set cardinality. Each continues to keep Cantor's cardinality formulation in place while providing new comparisons of arbitrary infinite sets. To…

General Mathematics · Mathematics 2026-04-24 William Johnston

We investigate the descriptional complexity of operations on semilinear sets. Roughly speaking, a semilinear set is the finite union of linear sets, which are built by constant and period vectors. The interesting parameters of a semilinear…

Formal Languages and Automata Theory · Computer Science 2017-08-23 Simon Beier , Markus Holzer , Martin Kutrib

We continue the exploration of various aspects of divisibility of ultrafilters, adding one more relation to the picture: multiplicative finite embeddability. We show that it lies between divisibility relations $\mid_M$ and…

Logic · Mathematics 2021-03-17 Boris Šobot

Starting from filters over the set of indices, we introduce structures in a product of sets where the coordinate sets have the given structures.

General Topology · Mathematics 2013-02-18 Gustavo N. Rubiano

A note connecting arguments scattered in the extant literature proving that, in any o-minimal expansion of the real field, a definable family of sets has the property that the set of parameters corresponding to finite-volume fibers is…

Logic · Mathematics 2025-08-14 L. C. Brown