Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge 2022 iii Paper 144 5 Solution 2026-09-28
The theory RG says that the edge relation is irreflexive and symmetric and includes, for every , the extension axiom asserting that for disjoint vertices there is a new vertex adjacent to every and no . Every finite subset of these axioms has a finite model by choosing a sufficiently large random graph, so compactness proves consistency. Equivalently, the countable Rado graph is an explicit model.
Any finite partial graph isomorphism extends by one vertex using the extension axiom. Back-and-forth therefore makes every partial embedding elementary, proving quantifier elimination for the random graph.
By quantifier elimination, a three-type is determined by equality and adjacency. There is one type with all variables equal. If exactly two are equal, there are three choices of the equal pair and two choices for adjacency to the third vertex, giving six. If all are distinct, the three possible edges can be chosen independently, giving eight. Thus the three-type space of the random graph haselements, with the discrete Stone topology.
Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge 2023 iii Paper 144 2 b Solution 2026-09-28
Part (a) says that every partial embedding preserves every formula. By the characterization supplied in the question, each formula is therefore equivalent modulo to a quantifier-free formula. Hence the quantifier elimination for the random graph holds.