Saturation characterizations for suitable ultrafilter sequences

Let TT be a complete countable theory, let s\mathbf{s} be a suitable sequence, and let Us\mathcal{U}_{\mathbf{s}} be the associated ultrafilter. Write k(s)k_*(\mathbf{s}) for the sequence parameter appearing in the amalgamation condition. Saturation characterization conjecture. The following equivalences hold: (I) if s\mathbf{s} is of type I, then Us\mathcal{U}_{\mathbf{s}} λ+\lambda^+-saturates TT if and only if TT is simple and has P(k(s))\mathcal{P}^-(k_*(\mathbf{s}))-amalgamation of models; (II) if s\mathbf{s} is of type II, then saturation is equivalent to TT being low and having this amalgamation property; (III) if s\mathbf{s} is of type III, then saturation is equivalent to TT being strongly low and having this amalgamation property; and (IV) if s\mathbf{s} is of type IV, then saturation is equivalent to TT being superlow and having this amalgamation property. These conjectured characterizations would unify the saturation criteria for the four types of suitable sequences, extending the known implications that type I and type II sequences characterize simplicity and lowness in the settings described earlier. The type III and IV notions are provisional in the paper, so those cases remain especially dependent on the proposed framework.

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Danielle Ulrich, “Amalgamation and Keisler's Order”, arXiv:1811.09902 (2024).

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