Banach spaces and groups -- order properties and universal models (Q2382334)

In the paper under review, two examples of almost-elementary classes are investigated, namely, the class of Banach spaces and the class of groups. These classes are investigated from the point of view of Shelah's classification theory for classes of logical structures. In particular, it is shown that Banach spaces and groups are not stable and even not simple, but on the other hand, neither of these classes has the strict order property. Moreover, it is shown that for all \(n\geq 3\), Banach spaces have \(SOP_n\) (i.e., the strong order property of order \(n\)), whereas the groups have \(SOP_3\) but not \(SOP_4\).