Monadic-theory characterization conjecture for orders in La08uchli's class

Let M\underline{M} be the class of orders generated from the one-point order by finite sums, products with ω\omega and ω\omega^*, and the specified dense rational-indexed sums. For every NMN\in\underline{M}, there is a monadic sentence ψ\psi such that

MψM\models\psi

implies that MM and NN have the same monadic theory; it suffices to prove this for the rational order. Monadic-theory characterization conjecture. For every NMN\in\underline{M} there is a monadic sentence ψ\psi such that MψM\models\psi implies that MM and NN have the same monadic theory. The claim is presented as a question following the characterization of M\underline{M} by monadic sentences, and the supplied evidence indicates that it was refuted by Gurevich.

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

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