Finite axiomatizability and theories with trivial algebraic closure (Q1183711)

It is shown that every quasi-finitely axiomatized complete theory with trivial algebraic closure has the strict order property or is the theory of an indiscernible set. The author conjectures that every finitely axiomatized \(\omega\)-categorical theory with infinite models has the strict order property. It is also shown that complete theories with trivial algebraic closure and (for example) no quantifier-free unstable formulas are rather limited.