# Effective bounds for the existence of differential field extensions

Model theory seminarFriday, October 2, 201512:30 pmGC 6417

# Effective bounds for the existence of differential field extensions

### CUNY Grad Center

We present a new upper bound for the existence of a differential field extension of a differential field
(K; D) that is compatible with a given field extension of K. In 2014, Pierce provided an upper bound in
terms of lengths of certain antichain sequences of N^m equipped with the product order. Pierce’s theory
has interesting applications to the model theory of fields with m commuting derivations, and his results
have been used when studying effective methods in differential algebra, such as the effective differential
Nullstellensatz problem. We use a new approach involving Macaulay’s theorem on the Hilbert function
to produce an improved upper bound. In particular, we see markedly improved results in the case of two
and three derivations.

This is joint work with Omar Leon Sanchez.

Posted by on September 9th, 2015