TY - JOUR
T1 - On random models of finite power and monadic logic
AU - Kaufmann, Matt
AU - Shelah, Saharon
PY - 1985/5
Y1 - 1985/5
N2 - For any property θ of a model (or graph), let μn(θ) be the fraction of models of power n which satisfy θ, and let μ(θ) = limn →∞ μn(θ) if this limit exists. For first-order properties θ, it is known that μ(θ) must be 0 or 1. We answer a question of K. Compton by proving in a strong way that this 0-1 law can fail if we allow monadic quantification (that is, quantification over sets) in defining the sentence θ. In fact, by producing a monadic sentence which codes arithmetic on n with probability μ = 1, we show that every recursive real is μ(θ) for some monadic θ.
AB - For any property θ of a model (or graph), let μn(θ) be the fraction of models of power n which satisfy θ, and let μ(θ) = limn →∞ μn(θ) if this limit exists. For first-order properties θ, it is known that μ(θ) must be 0 or 1. We answer a question of K. Compton by proving in a strong way that this 0-1 law can fail if we allow monadic quantification (that is, quantification over sets) in defining the sentence θ. In fact, by producing a monadic sentence which codes arithmetic on n with probability μ = 1, we show that every recursive real is μ(θ) for some monadic θ.
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U2 - 10.1016/0012-365X(85)90112-8
DO - 10.1016/0012-365X(85)90112-8
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AN - SCOPUS:0000232678
SN - 0012-365X
VL - 54
SP - 285
EP - 293
JO - Discrete Mathematics
JF - Discrete Mathematics
IS - 3
ER -