Model theoretic properties of the Urysohn sphere

DOI10.1016/J.APAL.2015.09.003zbMATH Open1432.03053arXiv1401.2132OpenAlexW2964226420MaRDI QIDQ888549FDOQ888549

Gabriel Conant, Caroline A. Terry

Publication date: 30 October 2015

Published in: Annals of Pure and Applied Logic (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: We characterize model theoretic properties of the Urysohn sphere as a metric structure in continuous logic. In particular, our first main result shows that the theory of the Urysohn sphere is $ext{SOP}_n$ for all $ngeq3$, but does not have the fully finite strong order property. Our second main result is a geometric characterization of dividing independence in the theory of the Urysohn sphere. We further show that this characterization satisfies the extension axiom, and so forking and dividing are the same for complete types. Our results require continuous analogs of several tools and notions in classification theory. While many of these results are undoubtedly known to researchers in the field, they have not previously appeared in publication. Therefore, we include a full exposition of these results for general continuous theories.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1401.2132

zbMATH Keywords

classification theorycontinuous logicUrysohn sphere

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Other nonclassical logic (03B60) Many-valued logic (03B50) Classification theory, stability, and related concepts in model theory (03C45) Metric spaces, metrizability (54E35) Continuous model theory, model theory of metric structures (03C66)

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