Exponentiation in power series fields

Franz Viktor Kuhlmann*, Salma Kuhlmann, Saharon Shelah

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Abstract

We prove that for no nontrivial ordered abelian group G does the ordered power series field R((G)) admit an exponential, i.e. an isomorphism between its ordered additive group and its ordered multiplicative group of positive elements, but that there is a non-surjective logarithm. For an arbitrary ordered field k, no exponential on k((G)) is compatible, that is, induces an exponential on k through the residue map. This is proved by showing that certain functional equations for lexicographic powers of ordered sets are not solvable.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)3177-3183
Number of pages7
JournalProceedings of the American Mathematical Society
Volume125
Issue number11
DOIs
StatePublished - 1997
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Convex valuations
  • Lexicographic products
  • Ordered exponential fields
  • Power series fields

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