On Definability in Dependence Logic

  • Authors:
  • Juha Kontinen;Jouko Väänänen

  • Affiliations:
  • Department of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Helsinki, University of Helsinki, Finland 00014;ILLC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands and Department of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland

  • Venue:
  • Journal of Logic, Language and Information
  • Year:
  • 2009

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Abstract

We study the expressive power of open formulas of dependence logic introduced in Väänänen [Dependence logic (Vol. 70 of London Mathematical Society Student Texts), 2007]. In particular, we answer a question raised by Wilfrid Hodges: how to characterize the sets of teams definable by means of identity only in dependence logic, or equivalently in independence friendly logic.