Bilinear spaces over a fixed field are simple unstable

Kamsma, Mark (2023) Bilinear spaces over a fixed field are simple unstable. Annals of Pure and Applied Logic, 174 (6). ISSN 0168-0072

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Abstract

We study the model theory of vector spaces with a bilinear form over a fixed field. For finite fields this can be, and has been, done in the classical framework of full first-order logic. For infinite fields we need different logical frameworks. First we take a category-theoretic approach, which requires very little set-up. We show that linear independence forms a simple unstable independence relation. With some more work we then show that we can also work in the framework of positive logic, which is much more powerful than the category-theoretic approach and much closer to the classical framework of full first-order logic. We fully characterise the existentially closed models of the arising positive theory. Using the independence relation from before we conclude that the theory is simple unstable, in the sense that dividing has local character but there are many distinct types. We also provide positive version of what is commonly known as the Ryll-Nardzewski theorem for ω-categorical theories in full first-order logic, from which we conclude that bilinear spaces over a countable field are ω-categorical.

Item Type:	Article
Faculty \ School:	Faculty of Science > School of Mathematics
Depositing User:	LivePure Connector
Date Deposited:	03 Apr 2023 11:30
Last Modified:	06 May 2024 22:32
URI:	https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/91713
DOI:	10.1016/j.apal.2023.103268

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