Abstract
Let T be a complete theory of linear order; the language of T may contain a finite or a countable set of unary predicates. We prove the following results. (i) The number of nonisomorphic countable models of T is either finite or 2ω. (ii) If the language of T is finite then the number of nonisomorphic countable models of T is either 1 or 2ω. (iii) If S 1(T) is countable then so is S n(T) for every n. (iv) In case S 1(T) is countable we find a relation between the Cantor Bendixon rank of S 1(T) and the Cantor Bendixon rank of S n(T). (v) We define a class of models L, and show that S 1(T) is finite iff the models of T belong to L. We conclude that if S 1(T) is finite then T is finitely axiomatizable. (vi) We prove some theorems concerning the existence and the structure of saturated models.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 392-443 |
| Number of pages | 52 |
| Journal | Israel Journal of Mathematics |
| Volume | 17 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1 Mar 1974 |
| Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Mathematics
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