Recursion theory in a lower semilattice

1992 ◽  
Vol 57 (3) ◽  
pp. 892-911 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alex Feldman

In §3 we construct a universal, ℵ0-categorical recursively presented partial order with greatest lower bound operator. This gives us the unique structure which embeds every countable lower semilattice. In §§5 and 6 we investigate the recursive and recursively enumerable substructures of this structure, in particular finding a suitable definition for the simple-maximal hierarchy and giving an example of an infinite recursively enumerable substructure which does not contain any infinite recursive substructure.The idea of looking at the lattice of recursively enumerable substructures of some recursive algebraic structure was introduced by Metakides and Nerode in [5], and since then many different kinds of algebraic structures have been studied in this way, including vector spaces, Boolean algebras, groups, algebraically closed fields, and equivalence relations. Since different algebraic structures have different recursion theoretic properties, one natural question is whether an algebraic structure with relatively little structure (such as a partial order or an equivalence relation) exhibits behavior more like classical recursion theory than one with more structure (such as vector spaces or algebraically closed fields).In [6] and [7], Metakides and Remmel studied recursion theory on orderings, and, as they point out in [6], orderings differ from most other algebraic structures in that the algebraic closure operation on orderings is trivial; but this does not present a problem for them, given the questions they explore. Moreover, they take an approach of proving general theorems which can then be applied to specific orderings. Our tack is different, although also well-established (see, for example, [3]), in which a “largest” structure is defined (in §3) which corresponds to the natural numbers in classical recursion theory. In order to distinguish substructures from subsets, a function symbol is added, namely greatest lower bound. The greatest lower bound function is fundamental to the study of orderings and occurs naturally in many of them, and thus is an appropriate addition to the theory of orderings. In §4 we redefine the concepts of simple and maximal in a manner appropriate to this structure, and prove several existence theorems.

1979 ◽  
Vol 44 (3) ◽  
pp. 383-402 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. Metakides ◽  
J.B. Remmel

In [6], Metakides and Nerode introduced the study of the lattice of recursively enumerable substructures of a recursively presented model as a means to understand the recursive content of certain algebraic constructions. For example, the lattice of recursively enumerable subspaces,, of a recursively presented vector spaceV∞has been studied by Kalantari, Metakides and Nerode, Retzlaff, Remmel and Shore. Similar studies have been done by Remmel [12], [13] for Boolean algebras and by Metakides and Nerode [9] for algebraically closed fields. In all of these models, the algebraic closure of a set is nontrivial. (The formal definition of the algebraic closure of a setS, denoted cl(S), is given in §1, however in vector spaces, cl(S) is just the subspace generated byS, in Boolean algebras, cl(S) is just the subalgebra generated byS, and in algebraically closed fields, cl(S) is just the algebraically closed subfield generated byS.)In this paper, we give a general model theoretic setting (whose precise definition will be given in §1) in which we are able to give constructions which generalize many of the constructions of classical recursion theory. One of the main features of the modelswhich we study is that the algebraic closure of setis just itself, i.e., cl(S) = S. Examples of such models include the natural numbers under equality 〈N, = 〉, the rational numbers under the usual ordering 〈Q, ≤〉, and a large class ofn-dimensional partial orderings.


1974 ◽  
Vol 26 (02) ◽  
pp. 473-491
Author(s):  
Diana L. Dubrovsky

The desire to study constructive properties of given mathematical structures goes back many years; we can perhaps mention L. Kronecker and B. L. van der Waerden, two pioneers in this field. With the development of recursion theory it was possible to make precise the notion of "effectively carrying out" the operations in a given algebraic structure. Thus, A. Frölich and J. C. Shepherdson [7] and M. O . Rabin [13] studied computable algebraic structures, i.e. structures whose operations can be viewed as recursive number theoretic relations. A. Robinson [18] and E. W. Madison [11] used the concepts of computable and arithmetically definable structures in order to establish the existence of what can be called non-standard analogues (in a sense that will be specified later) of certain subfields of R and C, the standard models for the theories of real closed and algebraically closed fields respectively.


2012 ◽  
Vol 11 (05) ◽  
pp. 1250088
Author(s):  
RICCARDO GHILONI

In this paper, we prove that the rings of quaternions and of octonions over an arbitrary real closed field are algebraically closed in the sense of Eilenberg and Niven. As a consequence, we infer that some reasonable algebraic closure conditions, including the one of Eilenberg and Niven, are equivalent on the class of centrally finite alternative division rings. Furthermore, we classify centrally finite alternative division rings satisfying such equivalent algebraic closure conditions: up to isomorphism, they are either the algebraically closed fields or the rings of quaternions over real closed fields or the rings of octonions over real closed fields.


1978 ◽  
Vol 43 (1) ◽  
pp. 13-22 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard A. Shore

Early work combining recursion theory and algebra had (at least) two different sets of motivations. First the precise setting of recursion theory offered a chance to make formal classical concerns as to the effective or algorithmic nature of algebraic constructions. As an added benefit the formalization gives one the opportunity of proving that certain constructions cannot be done effectively even when the original data is presented in a recursive way. One important example of this sort of approach is the work of Frohlich and Shepardson [1955] in field theory. Another motivation for the introduction of recursion theory to algebra is given by Rabin [1960]. One hopes to mathematically enrich algebra by the additional structure provided by the notion of computability much as topological structure enriches group theory. Another example of this sort is provided in Dekker [1969] and [1971] where the added structure is that of recursive equivalence types. (This particular structural view culminates in the monograph of Crossley and Nerode [1974].)More recently there is the work of Metakides and Nerode [1975], [1977] which combines both approaches. Thus, for example, working with vector spaces they show in a very strong way that one cannot always effectively extend a given (even recursive) independent set to a basis for a (recursive) vector space.


10.37236/4149 ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Szabolcs L. Fancsali ◽  
Péter Sziklai

In this article, we examine sets of lines in $\mathsf{PG}(d,\mathbb{F})$ meeting each hyperplane in a generator set of points. We prove that such a set has to contain at least $\lfloor1.5d\rfloor$ lines if the field $\mathbb{F}$ has at least $\lfloor1.5d\rfloor$ elements, and at least $2d-1$ lines if the field $\mathbb{F}$ is algebraically closed. We show that suitable $2d-1$ lines constitute such a set (if $|\mathbb{F}|\ge2d-1$), proving that the lower bound is tight over algebraically closed fields. At last, we will see that the strong $(s,A)$ subspace designs constructed by Guruswami and Kopparty have better (smaller) parameter $A$ than one would think at first sight.


1979 ◽  
Vol 44 (3) ◽  
pp. 330-350 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel Lascar ◽  
Bruno Poizat

The notion of forking has been introduced by Shelah, and a full treatment of it will appear in his book on stability [S1]. The principal aim of this paper is to show that it is an easy and natural notion.Consider some well-known examples of ℵ0-stable theories: vector spaces over Q, algebraically closed fields, differentially closed fields of characteristic 0; in each of these cases, we have a natural notion of independence: linear, algebraic and differential independence respectively. Forking gives a generalization of these notions. More precisely, if are subsets of some model and c a point of this model, the fact that the type of c over does not fork over means that there are no more relations of dependence between c and than there already existed between c and . In the case of the vector spaces, this means that c is in the space generated by only if it is already in the space generated by . In the case of differentially closed fields, this means that the minimal differential equations of c with coefficient respectively in and have the same order. Of course, these notions of dependence are essential for the study of the above mentioned structures. Forking is no less important for stable theories. A glance at Shelah's book will convince the reader that this is the case.What we have to do is the following. Assuming T stable and given and p a type on , we want to distinguish among the extensions of p to some of them that we shall call the nonforking extensions of p.


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1986 ◽  
Vol 51 (1) ◽  
pp. 229-232
Author(s):  
Henry A. Kierstead

2007 ◽  
Vol 72 (3) ◽  
pp. 1031-1040 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Chisholm ◽  
J. F. Knight ◽  
S. Miller

AbstractHere we prove that if T and T′ are strongly minimal theories, where T′ satisfies a certain property related to triviality and T does not, and T′ is model complete, then there is no computable embedding of Mod(T) into Mod(T′). Using this, we answer a question from [4], showing that there is no computable embedding of VS into ZS, where VS is the class of infinite vector spaces over ℚ, and ZS is the class of models of Th(ℤ, S). Similarly, we show that there is no computable embedding of ACF into ZS, where ACF is the class of algebraically closed fields of characteristic 0.


1982 ◽  
Vol 47 (1) ◽  
pp. 169-183 ◽  
Author(s):  
Iraj Kalantari ◽  
Anne Leggett

The recursion-theoretic study of mathematical structures other thanωis now a field of much activity. Analysis and algebra are two such structures which have been studied for their effective contents. Studies in analysis began with the work of Specker on nonconstructive proofs in analysis [16] and in Lacombe's inspiring notes on relevant notions of recursive analysis [8]. Studies in algebra originated in the work of Frolich and Shepherdson on effective extensions of explicit fields [1] and in Rabin's study of computable fields [15]. Equipped with the richness of modern techniques in recursion theory, Metakides and Nerode [11]–[13] began investigating the effective content of vector spaces and fields; these studies have been extended by Kalantari, Remmel, Retzlaff, Shore and others.Kalantari and Retzlaff [5] began a foundational inquiry into effectiveness in topological spaces. They consider a topological spaceXwith a countable basis ⊿ for the topology. The space isfully effective, that is, the basis elements are coded intoωand the operation of intersection of basis elements and the relation of inclusion among them are both computable. Similar to, the lattice of recursively enumerable (r.e.) subsets ofω, the collection of r.e. open subsets ofXforms a latticeℒ(X)under the usual operations of union and intersection.


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