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arxiv: math/9305204 · v1 · submitted 1993-05-15 · 🧮 math.LO

The Ehrenfeucht-Fraisse-game of length omega₁

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Let (A) and (B) be two first order structures of the same vocabulary. We shall consider the Ehrenfeucht-Fra{i}sse-game of length omega_1 of A and B which we denote by G_{omega_1}(A,B). This game is like the ordinary Ehrenfeucht-Fraisse-game of L_{omega omega} except that there are omega_1 moves. It is clear that G_{omega_1}(A,B) is determined if A and B are of cardinality <= aleph_1. We prove the following results: Theorem A: If V=L, then there are models A and B of cardinality aleph_2 such that the game G_{omega_1}(A,B) is non-determined. Theorem B: If it is consistent that there is a measurable cardinal, then it is consistent that G_{omega_1}(A,B) is determined for all A and B of cardinality <= aleph_2. Theorem C: For any kappa >= aleph_3 there are A and B of cardinality kappa such that the game G_{omega_1}(A,B) is non-determined.

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