
This paper studies the \(L_{\infty\omega}\)-theory of sequences of dual groups. Here, a dual group is an Abelian group of the form \(B^*=\Hom(B, \mathbb{Z})\), where \(\mathbb{Z}\) denotes the group of integers. The short sequence associated to a dual group \(A_ 0\) is defined to be the 4-sorted structure \((A_ 0, A_ 1, A_ 2, \mathbb{Z}; \sigma_ 0; \langle_ -,_ -\rangle)\) where \(\mathbb{Z}\) is the group of integers, \(A_{n+ 1}= (A_ n)^*\), \(\sigma_ 0\) is the canonical embedding of \(A_ 0\) into \(A_ 2\) and \(\langle _ -, _ -\rangle\) is the bilinear evaluation map which takes \((a, f)\) to \(f(a)\) for \(a\in A_ n\), \(f\in A_{n+ 1}\); the group operations are also part of the structure. The long sequence associated to \(A_ 0\) is defined to be the \(\omega+ 1\)-sorted structure \((A_ n (n\in \omega), \mathbb{Z}; \sigma_ n; \langle_ -,_ -\rangle)\). These structures are a natural setting in which to speak of the properties of dual groups; for example, in the \(L_{\infty\omega}\)- language of Abelian groups one cannot say that a dual group \(A_ 0\) is reflexive (that is, \(\sigma_ 0\) is an isomorphism) but one can do so in the \(L_{\infty\omega}\)-language of these structures. The main theorems in this paper characterize short and long sequences of dual groups up to \(L_{\infty\omega}\)-equivalence by simple numerical invariants. An axiomatization of the \(L_{\infty\omega}\)-theory of short sequences of dual groups is given. It is also proved that the first order theory of any nontrival (long or short) sequence of dual groups is undecidable.
sequences of dual groups, Other infinitary logic, length rank, Automorphisms, homomorphisms, endomorphisms, etc. for abelian groups, \(L_{\infty\omega}\)-theory, short sequences, Model-theoretic algebra, undecidable first order theory, long sequences
sequences of dual groups, Other infinitary logic, length rank, Automorphisms, homomorphisms, endomorphisms, etc. for abelian groups, \(L_{\infty\omega}\)-theory, short sequences, Model-theoretic algebra, undecidable first order theory, long sequences
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