Simplicity simplified. (English) Zbl 1152.03021

Casanovas, Enrique

Rev. Colomb. Mat. 41, Spec. Iss., 263-277 (2007).

Summary: We give an exposition of the foundations of simple theories in a straightforward way, including many improved proofs which can only be found scattered in the specialized literature. We start with general model theory and finish with the proof of the independence theorem.

MSC:

03C45

Classification theory, stability, and related concepts in model theory

Keywords:

simple theories; independence theorem; forking