On special partial types and weak canonical bases in simple theories
Volume 220 / 2013
Fundamenta Mathematicae 220 (2013), 1-6
MSC: Primary 03C45.
DOI: 10.4064/fm220-1-1
Abstract
We define the notion of a weak canonical base for a partial type in a simple theory. We prove that members of a certain family of partial types, which we call special partial types, admit a weak canonical base; this family properly contains the family of amalgamation bases.
