First order complexity of finite random structures
Maksim Zhukovskii ( Sheffield )
- 11:00 14th October 2025 ( week 1, Michaelmas Term 2025 )051
For a sequence of random structures with n-element domains over a relational signature, we define its first order (FO) complexity as a certain subset in the Banach space \ell^{\infty}/c_0. The classical FO zero-one law and FO convergence law correspond to FO complexities equal to {0,1} and a subset of \mathbb{R}, respectively. We present a hierarchy of FO complexity classes, introduce a stochastic FO reduction that allows to transfer complexity results between different random structures, and deduce using this tool several new logical limit laws for binomial random structures.
Joint work with Danila Demin.