Monadic characterization of the rational order

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Let RR denote the rational order, and let MM be an order.

Rational-order conjecture. There is a monadic sentence ψ\psi such that

R⊨ψR\models\psi

and

M⊨ψM\models\psi

imply that MM and RR have the same monadic theory.

The source marks this assertion as confirmed by Gurevich, so it is recorded as solved rather than open.

References

Primary source

Saharon Shelah, “The monadic theory of order”, arXiv:2305.00968 (2023).

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