The stable forking conjecture over a base

Let TT be a simple L\mathcal{L}-theory, with aa, bb, and CC tuples or sets in a sufficiently saturated model. Write a\mathpalette\notindCba \mathrel{\mathop{\mathpalette\notind{}}_{C}} b for forking dependence over CC, and let tp(a/Cb)\operatorname{tp}(a/Cb) denote the type of aa over CbCb. A formula is a stable L(C)\mathcal{L}(C)-formula when it is stable in the language expanded by constants for CC.

Stable forking conjecture over a base. If a\mathpalette\notindCba \mathrel{\mathop{\mathpalette\notind{}}_{C}} b, there is a formula φ(x,b)tp(a/Cb)\varphi(x,b)\in\operatorname{tp}(a/Cb) which forks over CC, such that φ(x,y)\varphi(x,y) is a stable L(C)\mathcal{L}(C)-formula.

This is presented as a weakening of the original stable forking conjecture, and the source says that it remains very much open. It agrees with the original formulation over the empty base after expanding the language by constants for the base.

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Primary source

Scott Mutchnik, “Reducing stable forking dependence to finitely many pregeometries”, arXiv:2607.09069 (2026).

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