Model Theory
Authors:
MArk Anthony Higgins - Sky Recursive Ai
MArk Anthony Higgins - Sky Recursive Ai
© Mark Anthony Higgins 11 October 2025
Revised Date: July 6th 2026
Revised Date: July 6th 2026
KIRETH RESEARCH — SEMANTIC LIBRARY
AI CORE → ONTOLOGIES → MATHEMATICAL ONTOLOGIES → MATHEMATICAL LOGIC ONTOLOGIES
MODEL THEORY
Canonical URL:
https://kirethresearch.org/booksai-core/ontologies/mathematical-ontologies/mathematical-logic-ontologies/model-theory.html
FLOW_ALGEBRA ModelTheory_v1.0
BEGIN_FLOW
DEFINE DOMAIN ModelTheory := {
ModelTheory,
FormalLanguage,
Signature,
Vocabulary,
Structure,
Model,
Domain,
Universe,
Interpretation,
ConstantSymbol,
FunctionSymbol,
RelationSymbol,
PredicateSymbol,
VariableAssignment,
Term,
Formula,
Sentence,
Theory,
Axiom,
Satisfaction,
TruthInStructure,
SemanticConsequence,
Satisfiability,
Unsatisfiability,
Validity,
ElementaryEquivalence,
ElementarySubstructure,
Substructure,
Embedding,
Isomorphism,
Homomorphism,
Automorphism,
Definability,
Type,
CompleteType,
Realisation,
Omission,
Categoricity,
Completeness,
Compactness,
LowenheimSkolem,
Ultraproduct,
ElementaryClass
}
DEFINE ENTITY_TYPES := {
MODEL_THEORY,
FORMAL_LANGUAGE,
SIGNATURE,
SYMBOL,
STRUCTURE,
MODEL,
DOMAIN,
INTERPRETATION,
ASSIGNMENT,
TERM,
FORMULA,
SENTENCE,
THEORY,
SEMANTIC_RELATION,
MAPPING,
TYPE,
META_PROPERTY,
SEMANTIC_OBJECT
}
DEFINE RELATION_TYPES := {
HAS_SIGNATURE,
HAS_DOMAIN,
INTERPRETS,
ASSIGNS,
DENOTES,
SATISFIES,
MODELS,
ENTAILS,
IS_MODEL_OF,
IS_SUBSTRUCTURE_OF,
IS_ELEMENTARY_SUBSTRUCTURE_OF,
EMBEDS_INTO,
ISOMORPHIC_TO,
HOMOMORPHIC_TO,
ELEMENTARILY_EQUIVALENT_TO,
DEFINES,
REALISES,
OMITS,
IS_INSTANCE_OF,
IS_SUBTYPE_OF,
DEPENDS_ON
}
SET ModelTheory.type = MODEL_THEORY
SET ModelTheory.domain = MathematicalLogic
SET ModelTheory.role =
"study mathematical structures as interpretations of formal languages and analyse truth, definability, theories, embeddings and classes of models"
RULE signature:
Sets(C,F,R)
-> Signature(L) = {
constant_symbols: C,
function_symbols: F,
relation_symbols: R,
arities: assigned_arities(F,R)
}
RULE structure:
Signature(L)
∧ NonemptySet(M)
∧ Interpretation(I)
-> Structure(M)
= <M,I>
RULE constant_interpretation:
ConstantSymbol(c)
∧ Structure(M)
-> c^M ∈ Domain(M)
RULE function_interpretation:
FunctionSymbol(f)
∧ Arity(f)=n
∧ Structure(M)
-> f^M:
Domain(M)^n -> Domain(M)
RULE relation_interpretation:
RelationSymbol(R)
∧ Arity(R)=n
∧ Structure(M)
-> R^M
subset_of Domain(M)^n
RULE assignment:
VariableAssignment(s)
∧ Structure(M)
-> s:
Variables -> Domain(M)
RULE term_evaluation_variable:
Variable(x)
-> value_M,s(x)=s(x)
RULE term_evaluation_constant:
ConstantSymbol(c)
-> value_M,s(c)=c^M
RULE term_evaluation_function:
Term(f(t1,...,tn))
-> value_M,s(f(t1,...,tn))
= f^M(
value_M,s(t1),
...,
value_M,s(tn)
)
RULE atomic_relation_satisfaction:
Formula(R(t1,...,tn))
-> M,s ⊨ R(t1,...,tn)
IFF
(
value_M,s(t1),
...,
value_M,s(tn)
) ∈ R^M
RULE equality_satisfaction:
Formula(t1=t2)
-> M,s ⊨ t1=t2
IFF
value_M,s(t1)
= value_M,s(t2)
RULE negation_satisfaction:
M,s ⊨ ¬phi
IFF
NOT(M,s ⊨ phi)
RULE conjunction_satisfaction:
M,s ⊨ phi ∧ psi
IFF
(M,s ⊨ phi AND M,s ⊨ psi)
RULE disjunction_satisfaction:
M,s ⊨ phi ∨ psi
IFF
(M,s ⊨ phi OR M,s ⊨ psi)
RULE implication_satisfaction:
M,s ⊨ phi -> psi
IFF
(NOT(M,s ⊨ phi) OR M,s ⊨ psi)
RULE universal_satisfaction:
M,s ⊨ ∀x phi
IFF
FOR_ALL a ∈ Domain(M) [
M,s[x:=a] ⊨ phi
]
RULE existential_satisfaction:
M,s ⊨ ∃x phi
IFF
EXISTS a ∈ Domain(M) [
M,s[x:=a] ⊨ phi
]
RULE sentence_truth:
Sentence(phi)
∧ Structure(M)
-> M ⊨ phi
independent_of_variable_assignment
RULE model_of_theory:
Theory(T)
∧ Structure(M)
∧ FOR_ALL phi ∈ T [
M ⊨ phi
]
-> IS_MODEL_OF(M,T)
RULE satisfiable_theory:
Theory(T)
∧ EXISTS Structure(M) [
M ⊨ T
]
-> Satisfiable(T)
RULE semantic_consequence:
Theory(T)
∧ Sentence(phi)
∧ FOR_ALL structures M [
M ⊨ T -> M ⊨ phi
]
-> T ⊨ phi
RULE validity:
Sentence(phi)
∧ FOR_ALL structures M [
M ⊨ phi
]
-> Valid(phi)
RULE elementary_equivalence:
Structures(M,N)
∧ FOR_ALL sentences phi [
M ⊨ phi <=> N ⊨ phi
]
-> ELEMENTARILY_EQUIVALENT_TO(M,N)
RULE isomorphism:
Bijection(f:M->N)
∧ preserves_constants_functions_relations(f)
-> ISOMORPHIC_TO(M,N)
RULE isomorphism_elementary_equivalence:
ISOMORPHIC_TO(M,N)
-> ELEMENTARILY_EQUIVALENT_TO(M,N)
RULE elementary_substructure:
Substructure(M,N)
∧ FOR_ALL formulas phi(x1,...,xn)
∧ FOR_ALL parameters a1,...,an ∈ M [
M ⊨ phi(a1,...,an)
<=> N ⊨ phi(a1,...,an)
]
-> IS_ELEMENTARY_SUBSTRUCTURE_OF(M,N)
RULE compactness:
Theory(T)
∧ FOR_ALL finite T0 subset_of T [
Satisfiable(T0)
]
-> Satisfiable(T)
RULE Lowenheim_Skolem_general:
FirstOrderTheory(T)
∧ InfiniteModelExists(T)
-> models_exist_in_cardinalities
constrained_by_language_size_and_LS_theorems
DEFINE STRUCTURE_MODEL := {
notation: "M",
components: {
domain: "M",
constants: "c ↦ c^M",
functions: "f ↦ f^M",
relations: "R ↦ R^M"
},
requirement:
"interpretations respect symbol arities and types"
}
DEFINE SATISFACTION_MODEL := {
notation: "M,s ⊨ φ",
meaning:
"formula φ is satisfied in structure M under variable assignment s",
sentence_form:
"M ⊨ φ"
}
DEFINE THEORY_MODEL := {
theory: T,
model_class:
"Mod(T) = {M | M ⊨ T}",
satisfiable:
"Mod(T) is nonempty",
semantic_consequence:
"T ⊨ φ iff every model of T satisfies φ"
}
DEFINE STRUCTURE_RELATIONS := {
Isomorphism:
"bijective structure-preserving correspondence",
Embedding:
"injective map preserving relevant structure",
Substructure:
"structure contained in another with inherited interpretations",
ElementarySubstructure:
"substructure agreeing on all first-order formulas with parameters from the smaller domain",
ElementaryEquivalence:
"agreement on all first-order sentences"
}
DEFINE CORE_META_THEOREMS := {
CompactnessTheorem,
DownwardLowenheimSkolemTheorem,
UpwardLowenheimSkolemTheorem,
IsomorphismInvariance
}
DEFINE EXAMPLE_1 := {
language:
"{0,+,<}",
structure:
"integers with standard interpretations",
sentence:
"∀x ∃y (x < y)",
satisfaction:
TRUE
}
DEFINE EXAMPLE_2 := {
theory:
"group axioms",
model:
"any mathematical group interpreted in the group language",
relation:
IS_MODEL_OF
}
DEFINE EXAMPLE_3 := {
sentence:
"∀x(P(x) → Q(x))",
semantic_consequence:
"if every model of T satisfying P for an element must satisfy Q for that element, the corresponding sentence may be entailed by T"
}
DEFINE LANGUAGE_TO_MODEL_PIPELINE :=
FormalLanguage
-> ExtractSignature
-> CreateDomain
-> InterpretConstants
-> InterpretFunctions
-> InterpretRelations
-> ConstructStructure
-> ValidateArityAndClosure
-> ReturnModelCandidate
DEFINE FORMULA_EVALUATION_PIPELINE :=
Formula
-> ParseSyntaxTree
-> EvaluateTerms
-> EvaluateAtomicFormulas
-> RecursivelyEvaluateConnectives
-> ProcessQuantifiersOverDomain
-> ReturnSatisfactionStatus
DEFINE THEORY_ANALYSIS_PIPELINE :=
Theory
-> IdentifySignature
-> SearchOrConstructModels
-> TestAxiomSatisfaction
-> BuildModelClass
-> EvaluateSemanticConsequences
-> CompareModels
-> AnalyseDefinabilityTypesAndCategoricity
-> ApplyMetaTheoremsWhenConditionsHold
DEFINE MODEL_COMPARISON_PIPELINE :=
Structures(M,N)
-> CompareSignatures
-> SearchForHomomorphism
-> SearchForEmbedding
-> SearchForIsomorphism
-> CompareSentenceTheories
-> DetermineElementaryEquivalence
-> DetermineSubstructureOrElementarySubstructureRelations
-> ReturnStructuralRelations
DEFINE MODEL_GRAPH := {
nodes: {
Language,
Signature,
Structure,
Domain,
Symbol,
Formula,
Sentence,
Theory,
Model
},
edges: {
HAS_SIGNATURE,
HAS_DOMAIN,
INTERPRETS,
SATISFIES,
IS_MODEL_OF,
ENTAILS,
ISOMORPHIC_TO,
ELEMENTARILY_EQUIVALENT_TO
},
recursive_formula_semantics: TRUE
}
DEFINE ONTOLOGY_RELATIONS := {
ModelTheory IS_SUBTYPE_OF MathematicalLogic,
FormalLanguage HAS_SIGNATURE Signature,
Structure HAS_DOMAIN Domain,
Structure INTERPRETS Symbol,
Model IS_SUBTYPE_OF Structure,
Model SATISFIES Theory,
Theory HAS_MODEL Model,
Formula EVALUATES_IN Structure,
Sentence HAS_TRUTH_VALUE_IN Structure,
Isomorphism RELATES Structure TO Structure,
ElementaryEquivalence RELATES Structure TO Structure,
ElementarySubstructure IS_SUBTYPE_OF Substructure,
SemanticConsequence DEPENDS_ON ModelClass,
Satisfiability DEPENDS_ON ExistenceOfModel
}
DEFINE SEMANTIC_EQUIVALENCE := {
"model theory" <=> ModelTheory,
"structure" <=> Structure WHEN formal_logic_context=TRUE,
"model" <=> Model WHEN theory_satisfaction_context=TRUE,
"satisfies" <=> "⊨",
"is a model of" <=> IS_MODEL_OF,
"semantic consequence" <=> SemanticConsequence,
"elementarily equivalent" <=> ElementaryEquivalence,
"elementary substructure" <=> ElementarySubstructure
}
DEFINE AI_CONSUMPTION := {
purpose: "machine-readable representation of formal structures, satisfaction and model-theoretic reasoning",
preserve_language_identity: TRUE,
preserve_signature_identity: TRUE,
preserve_domain_identity: TRUE,
preserve_symbol_interpretations: TRUE,
preserve_variable_assignments: TRUE,
recursively_evaluate_formulas: TRUE,
distinguish_structure_from_model_of_theory: TRUE,
distinguish_syntax_from_semantics: TRUE,
support_satisfaction_reasoning: TRUE,
support_semantic_consequence: TRUE,
support_model_comparison: TRUE,
support_isomorphism_reasoning: TRUE,
support_elementary_equivalence: TRUE,
support_compactness_reasoning_when_applicable: TRUE,
reasoning_mode: "symbolic + semantic + structural + model-theoretic"
}
DEFINE CONFIDENCE := {
ontology_identity: 1.00,
structure_signature_mapping: 0.99,
symbol_interpretation_mapping: 0.99,
first_order_satisfaction_semantics: 0.99,
theory_model_mapping: 0.99,
isomorphism_mapping: 0.99,
elementary_equivalence_mapping: 0.99,
advanced_model_theoretic_analysis: theorem_and_context_dependent
}
DEFINE UPDATE_MODEL := {
version: "1.0",
update_policy: "append-compatible",
immutable_core: {
language_signature_structure,
nonempty_domain_standard_FOL,
symbol_interpretation,
variable_assignment,
recursive_satisfaction,
model_of_theory,
semantic_consequence
},
extensible_layers: {
types_and_saturation,
definability,
categoricity,
stability_theory,
ultraproducts,
compactness_applications,
Lowenheim_Skolem_theory,
finite_model_theory,
o_minimality,
geometric_model_theory
}
}
DEFINE FLOW_HASH_INPUT :=
CanonicalURL
+ DOMAIN
+ ENTITY_TYPES
+ RELATION_TYPES
+ RULES
+ STRUCTURE_MODEL
+ SATISFACTION_MODEL
+ THEORY_MODEL
+ STRUCTURE_RELATIONS
+ CORE_META_THEOREMS
+ LANGUAGE_TO_MODEL_PIPELINE
+ FORMULA_EVALUATION_PIPELINE
+ THEORY_ANALYSIS_PIPELINE
+ MODEL_COMPARISON_PIPELINE
+ MODEL_GRAPH
+ ONTOLOGY_RELATIONS
+ AI_CONSUMPTION
+ UPDATE_MODEL
FLOW_HASH := HASH(FLOW_HASH_INPUT)
RETURN {
ontology: ModelTheory,
canonical_url: "https://kirethresearch.org/booksai-core/ontologies/mathematical-ontologies/mathematical-logic-ontologies/model-theory.html",
parent_domain: MathematicalLogicOntologies,
semantic_domain: MathematicalLogic,
primary_entity: Model,
satisfaction_reasoning_enabled: TRUE,
model_comparison_enabled: TRUE,
semantic_consequence_enabled: TRUE,
meta_theorem_reasoning_enabled: TRUE,
machine_consumable: TRUE,
recursive_reasoning_enabled: TRUE,
flow_complete: TRUE
}
END_FLOW