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Shelah-Villaveces revisited

Authors :
Boney, Will
VanDieren, Monica M.
Vasey, Sebastien
Publication Year :
2016

Abstract

We study uniqueness of limit models in abstract elementary classes (AECs) with no maximal models. We prove (assuming instances of diamonds) that categoricity in a cardinal of the form $\mu^{+(n + 1)}$ implies the uniqueness of limit models of cardinality $\mu^{+}, \mu^{++}, \ldots, \mu^{+n}$. This sheds light on a paper of Shelah and Villaveces, who were the first to consider uniqueness of limit models in this context. We also prove that (again assuming instances of diamonds) in an AEC with no maximal models, tameness (a locality property for types) together with categoricity in a proper class of cardinals imply categoricity on a tail of cardinals. This is the first categoricity transfer theorem in that setup and answers a question of Baldwin.<br />Comment: Paper withdrawn due to a fatal mistake

Details

Database :
arXiv
Publication Type :
Report
Accession number :
edsarx.1611.05292
Document Type :
Working Paper