Ehrenfeucht–Fraïssé games

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:mathematical_concept
gptkbp:application analyzing expressive power of logics
proving inexpressibility results
gptkbp:field gptkb:logic
model theory
gptkbp:hasComponent gptkb:Spoiler
gptkb:Duplicator
gptkbp:hasRule game played for a fixed number of rounds
players select elements from two structures
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Ehrenfeucht–Fraïssé games
gptkbp:introducedIn 1960s
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Andrzej_Ehrenfeucht
gptkb:Roland_Fraïssé
gptkbp:referencedIn gptkb:Ehrenfeucht,_A._(1961)._An_application_of_games_to_the_completeness_problem_for_formalized_theories.
gptkb:Fraïssé,_R._(1954)._Sur_quelques_classifications_des_systèmes_de_relations.
gptkbp:relatedConcept back-and-forth method
pebble games
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:first-order_logic
gptkb:finite_model_theory
descriptive complexity
isomorphism
quantifier rank
gptkbp:result Duplicator wins if partial isomorphism maintained
Spoiler wins if partial isomorphism broken
gptkbp:usedFor comparing structures in logic
proving elementary equivalence
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:finite_model_theory
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5