The inverse of the distance between two structures ≢ ℬ of finite type τ is naturally measured by the smallest integer q such that a sentence of quantifier rank q - 1 is satisfied by but not by ℬ. In this way the space Strτ of structures of type τ is equipped with a pseudometric. The induced topology coincides with the elementary topology of Strτ. Using the rudiments of the theory of uniform spaces, in this elementary note we prove the convergence of every Cauchy net of structures, for any type τ.
Cauchy Completeness in elementary logic / D. MUNDICI; C. CIFUENTES; A. SETTE. - In: THE JOURNAL OF SYMBOLIC LOGIC. - ISSN 0022-4812. - STAMPA. - 61:(1996), pp. 1153-1157. [10.2307/2275809]
Cauchy Completeness in elementary logic
MUNDICI, DANIELE;
1996
Abstract
The inverse of the distance between two structures ≢ ℬ of finite type τ is naturally measured by the smallest integer q such that a sentence of quantifier rank q - 1 is satisfied by but not by ℬ. In this way the space Strτ of structures of type τ is equipped with a pseudometric. The induced topology coincides with the elementary topology of Strτ. Using the rudiments of the theory of uniform spaces, in this elementary note we prove the convergence of every Cauchy net of structures, for any type τ.I documenti in FLORE sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.