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In 1966, Mal'cev proved that a class $\mathcal{K}$ of first-order structures with a specified signature is a quasivariety if and only if $\mathcal{K}$ contains a unit and is closed under isomorphisms, substructures, and reduced products. In…
A set $A$ is dually Dedekind finite if every surjection from $A$ onto $A$ is injective; otherwise, $A$ is dually Dedekind infinite. It is proved consistent with $\mathsf{ZF}$ (i.e., the Zermelo--Fraenkel set theory without the axiom of…
A function is boundedly finite-to-one if there is a natural number $k$ such that each point has at most $k$ inverse images. In this paper, we prove in $\mathsf{ZF}$ (i.e., the Zermelo--Fraenkel set theory without the axiom of choice)…
We explore the Weihrauch degree of the problems ``find a bad sequence in a non-well quasi order'' ($\mathsf{BS}$) and ``find a descending sequence in an ill-founded linear order'' ($\mathsf{DS}$). We prove that $\mathsf{DS}$ is strictly…
Stratified formulae were introduced by Quine as an alternative way to attack Russell's Paradox. Instead of limiting comprehension by size (as in $\mathsf{ZF}$ set theory, using its axiom scheme of separation), unlimited comprehension is…
It is proved in $\mathsf{ZF}$ (without the axiom of choice) that, for all infinite sets $M$, there are no surjections from $\omega\times M$ onto $\mathscr{P}(M)$.
We show that a one-ended, locally finite, measurable graph on a standard probability space admits a measurable one-ended spanning subtree if and only if it is measure-hyperfinite. This answers a question posed by Bowen, Poulin, and Zomback…
In this paper, we define constructive analogues of second-order set theories, which we will call $\mathsf{IGB}$, $\mathsf{CGB}$, $\mathsf{IKM}$, and $\mathsf{CKM}$. Each of them can be viewed as $\mathsf{IZF}$- and $\mathsf{CZF}$-analogues…
Albert Visser has shown that Robinson's $ \mathsf{Q} $ and Gregorczyk's $ \mathsf{TC} $ are not sequential by showing that these theories are not even poly-pair theories, which, in a strong sense, means these theories lack pairing. In this…
The countable condensation on a linear order $L$ is the equivalence relation $\sim_\omega$ defined by declaring $x \sim_\omega y$ when the set of points between $x$ and $y$ is countable. We characterize the linear orders $L$ that condense…
We observe that the definition of Shelah's classical $\mathrm{NSOP}_{n}$ hierarchy for first-order theories, for integers $n \geq 3$, can be restated so that it extends to the case where $n$ is replaced with any real number $r \geq 3$.…
We continue investigating variants of the splitting and reaping numbers introduced in arXiv:1808.02442. In particular, answering a question raised there, we prove the consistency of $\mathrm{cof}(\mathcal{M})<\mathfrak{s}_{\frac{1}{2}}$ and…
This paper examines the application of Tarski's Undefinability Theorem to first-order arithmetic. The generally accepted view is that for this case the Theorem establishes that arithmetic truth is not arithmetic. A careful examination of…
Harvey Friedman's $ \mathsf{WD} $ is a weak set theory given by the following non-logical axioms: $ \mathsf{(W)} \; \forall x y \, \exists z \, \forall u \left[ \, u \in z \leftrightarrow ( \, u \in x \; \vee \; u = y \, ) \, \right] $; $…
We give a model-theoretic perspective on regular ultrafilter construction in the twentieth and twenty-first century (so far), and explain the "canonical Boolean algebra" recently developed by Malliaris and Shelah.
We study the labelled growth rate of an $\omega$-categorical structure $\mathfrak{A}$, i.e., the number of orbits of $Aut(\mathfrak{A})$ on $n$-tuples of distinct elements, and show that the model-theoretic property of monadic stability…
We introduce a recursive theory that completely axiomatizes the structure $\langle \mathbb{Z},<, +,f,0\rangle$ where $f$ is the function that maps each $x$ to the integer part of $\varphi x $, with $\varphi$ the golden ratio. We prove that…
We prove that if less than $\aleph_{\omega}$-many Cohen reals are added to a model of \textsf{CH}, then $\omega^{\ast}$ can not be covered by nowhere dense \textsf{P}-sets (equivalently, there is an ultrafilter on $\omega$ that does not…
We prove that \textsf{P}-points (even strong P-points) and Gruff ultrafilters exist in any forcing extension obtained by adding fewer than $\aleph_{\omega}% $-many random reals to a model of \textsf{CH. }These results improve and correct…
We use reverse mathematics to analyze "iterated jump" versions of the following four principles: the atomic model theorem with subenumerable types (AST), the diagonally noncomputable principle (DNR), weak weak K\H{o}nig's lemma (WWKL), and…