The pp-adic completion conjecture for dp-minimal expansions

Let Z{\mathscr{Z}} be a dp-minimal expansion of (Z,+,Valp)(\mathbb{Z},+,\operatorname{Val}_p). Let Z{\mathscr{Z}}^{\square} denote its completion and ZSh{\mathscr{Z}}^{\mathrm{Sh}} its Shelah expansion.

pp-adic completion conjecture. The structure induced on Z\mathbb{Z} by Z{\mathscr{Z}}^{\square} is interdefinable with ZSh{\mathscr{Z}}^{\mathrm{Sh}}, and every ZSh{\mathscr{Z}}^{\mathrm{Sh}}-definable subset of Zn\mathbb{Z}^n has the form XYX\cap Y, where XX is a Z{\mathscr{Z}}^{\square}-definable subset of Zpn\mathbb{Z}_p^n and YY is a (Z,+)(\mathbb{Z},+)-definable subset of Zn\mathbb{Z}^n.

This predicts a precise relationship between the completion and Shelah expansion of any dp-minimal expansion defining the pp-adic valuation. The assertion is presented as an open problem in the paper.

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Primary source

Erik Walsberg, “Dp-minimal expansions of (Z,+) via dense pairs via Mordell-Lang”, arXiv:2004.06847 (2020).

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