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LF groups, aec amalgamation, few automorphisms

Logic 2019-01-29 v1

Abstract

In S. 1 we deal with amalgamation bases, e.g., we define when an a.e.c. kk has (λ,κ)(\lambda,\kappa)-amalgamation which means "many" M in KλkK^k_\lambda are amalgamation bases. We then consider what happens for the class of lf groups. In S. 2 we deal with weak definability of aNMa \in N\setminus M over MM, for Kexlf K_{exlf}. In S. 3 we deal with indecomposable members of KexlfK_{exlf} and with the existence of universal members of KμkK^k_\mu, for μ\mu strong limit of cofinality 0\aleph_0. Most noteworthy: if KlfK_{lf} has a universal model in μ\mu then it has a canonical one similar to the special models, (the parallel to saturated ones in this cardinality). In S. 4 we prove "every GK<lfλG \in K^{lf}_<\lambda can be extended to a complete (λ,θ)(\lambda,\theta)-full G" for many cardinals. In a continuation we may consider "all the cardinals" or at least "almost all the cardinals"; also, we may consider a priori fixing the outer automorphism group.

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@article{arxiv.1901.09747,
  title  = {LF groups, aec amalgamation, few automorphisms},
  author = {Saharon Shelah},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1901.09747},
  year   = {2019}
}
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