When is scalar multiplication decidable?

Philipp Hieronymi

doi:10.1016/j.apal.2019.05.001

When is scalar multiplication decidable?

Philipp Hieronymi

Mathematics

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Abstract

Let K be a subfield of R. The theory of R viewed as an ordered K-vector space and expanded by a predicate for Z is decidable if and only if K is a real quadratic field.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1162-1175
Number of pages	14
Journal	Annals of Pure and Applied Logic
Volume	170
Issue number	10
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apal.2019.05.001
State	Published - Oct 2019

Keywords

Decidability
Definability
Expansions of the real ordered additive group
Scalar multiplication

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Logic

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10.1016/j.apal.2019.05.001

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