Groupoids, imaginaries and internal covers

Authors : Ehud HRUSHOVSKI

Pages : 173-198

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Publication Date : 0000-00-00

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :Let T be a first-order theory. A correspondence is established between internal covers of models of T and definable groupoids within T. We also consider amalgamations of independent diagrams of algebraically closed substructures, and find strong relation between covers, uniqueness for 3-amalgamation, existence of 4-amalgamation, imaginaries of T\si, and definable groupoids. As a corollary, we describe the imaginary elements of families of finite-dimensional vector spaces over pseudo-finite fields.
Keywords : Internal cover, groupoid, higher amalgamation, elimination of imaginaries, pseudo finite fields