Enrique Casanovas

Professor
School of Philosophy
Fourth floor, room 4048
Tf. (34) 93 403 79 86
e.casanovas@ub.edu
Postal address:
Departament de Lògica,
Història i Filosofia de la Ciència
Universitat de Barcelona
Montalegre 6
E-08001 Barcelona
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Logic Seminar
Model Theory Seminar
Research Group on Model Theory
Modnet
Teaching
Research
Articles
Lecture notes
Seminar and talks notes
Administrative appointments
Logic en Spain
Meetings
Logic journals
Logic related links
Research centers
Associations
Official journals and institutions
Spanish university
Other links
 
 
Teaching, Academic Year 2007 - 2008
First Semester
Introduction to Logic 1. Group A1. School of Philosophy.
Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays from 10:00 to 11:00.
Lecture room 404, School of Philosophy UB.
Second Semester
Introduction to Logic 2. Group A1. School of Philosophy.
Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays from 10:00 to 11:00.
Lecture room 404, School of Philosophy UB.
Automata Theory (Problems). School of Computer Science and School of Mathematics (under the name Computational models )
Wednesdays from 19:00 to 20:00 and Fridays from 17:00 to 18:00.
Lecture room B2, School of Mathematics, UB.
Master in Pure and Applied Logic
Advanced Model Theory. First semester course of the Master in Pure and Applied Logic
Tuesdays and Thursdays from 12:00 to 13:30
Lecture room 411, School of Philosophy, UB.
 
 
Research
 
Research groups: Logic (Dursi), Model theory (MCyT), and Modnet (Marie Curie research training network in model theory).
Research topics: Logic and particularly Model Theory. Stability and simple theories. Groups of automorphisms. Equality-free first order logic. Omitting types theorems. Expandable models. Imaginaries and hyperimaginaries. Logical constants.
 
 
Articles
Published
Compactly expandable models and stability The Journal of Symbolic Logic 60 (1995) , 673-683.
Omitting types in incomplete theories (joint with Rafel Farré). The Journal of Symbolic Logic 61(1996), 236-245.
On elementary equivalence for equality-free logic (joint with Pilar Dellunde and Ramon Jansana). Notre Dame Journal of Formal Logic 37 (1996), 506-522.
A test for expandability. Archive for Mathematical Logic 37 (1998), 2 21-234. Available as a pdf file at AML
A nonlow supersimple theory (joint with Byunghan Kim) Notre Dame Journal of Formal Logic 39 (1998), 507-518.
The number of types in simple theories. Annals of Pure and Applied Logic 98 (1999), 69-86. Available as a pdf file at APAL
Stable theories with a new predicate (joint with Martin Ziegler) The Journal of Symbolic Logic 66 (2001), 1127-1140
Galois groups of first order theories (joint with Daniel Lascar, Anand Pillay and Martin Ziegler) Journal of Mathematical Logic 1 (2001), 305-319.
Local supersimplicity and related concepts (joint with Frank Wagner). The Journal of Symbolic Logic 67 (2002), 744-758.
Some remarks on indiscernible sequences. Mathematical Logic Quarterly 49 (2003), 475-478. Available as a pdf file at MLQ
Imaginarios e hiperimaginarios. Teorema XXII/1-2 (2003), 23-41.
Dividing and chain conditions. Archive for Mathematical Logic 42 (2003), 815-819. Available as a pdf file at AML
The free roots of the complete graph (joint with Frank Wagner). Proceedings of the American Mathematical Society 132 (2004) 1543-1548. Available at PAMS
Weak forms of elimination of imaginaries (joint with Rafel Farré). Mathematical Logic Quarterly 50 (2004) 126-140. Available as a pdf file at MLQ
La lógica en el siglo XX.   In M. Garrido, L.M. Valdés and L. Arenas (ed)   El legado filosófico y científico del siglo XX.  Ed. Cátedra, Colección Teorema, Madrid 2005. Pages 701-722.
|T|+-resplendent models and the Lascar group   (joint with Rodrigo Peláez)   Mathematical Logic Quarterly   Volume 51 (2005), Issue 6, p. 626-631. Available as a pdf file at MLQ
Panorama de temas de teoría de modelos   Lecturas Matemáticas, Volumen 27 (Especial)(2006) pág. 137-159. Available as a pdf file at LM
Logical operations and invariance   The Journal of Philosophical Logic   Volume 36 (2007), Number 1, p. 33-60. Available as a pdf file at JPL
Simplicity simplified   Revista Colombiana de Matemáticas  Volume 41 (2007), p. 263-277. Available as a pdf file at RCM
 
 
Lecture Notes
 
Lógica 1 . Academic year 1999/2000 pdf (341 KB).
Lógica 2 . Academic year 1999/2000 pdf (231 KB).
Teoría Axiomática de Conjuntos . Academic year 1997/98. pdf (295 KB)
Teoría de Modelos . Ph. D. Course. Version from September 2003. pdf (625 KB)
 
 
Seminar and Talks Notes
 
Seminario sobre hiperimaginarios y grupos de Galois. Version from January 123, 2001. pdf (227 KB)
Model Theory Research Seminar. University of California at Berkeley, September 6 and 20, 2002. Newelski's analysis of Lascar strong types. pdf (154 KB)
Model Theory Seminar. University of Barcelona, October 2005. Teorías monobasadas. pdf (212 KB)
Model Theory Seminar. University of Barcelona, April 2006. Groups in stable and simple theories pdf
First International Workshop on the History and Philosophy of Logic, Mathematics and Computation. ILCLI, San Sebastián, November 2000. The recent history of model theory pdf
 
Administrative Appointments
 
Member of the School of Philosophy's Board
Member of the Board of the Department of Logic, History and Philosophy of Science
Member of the executive board of the IMUB
 
Logic in Spain
 
Seminario de Lógica de Barcelona
Departamento de Lógica, Historia y Filosofía de la Ciencia. Universidad de Barcelona
Departamento de Ciencias de la Computación e Inteligencia Artificial. Universidad de Sevilla
Departamento de Lenguajes y Sistemas Informáticos. Universidad Politécnica de Cataluña
Departamento de Matemática Aplicada 2. Universidad Politécnica de Cataluña
Instituto de Investigación en Inteligencia Artificial. CSIC
Departamento de Filosofía. Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona
Departamento de Matemáticas. Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
Departamento de Lógica y Filosofía de la Ciencia. Universidad del País Vasco, San Sebastián
Instituto de Lógica, Cognición, Lenguaje e Información (ILCLI). San Sebastián
Departamento de Filosofía. Universidad de Oviedo
Departamento de Lógica y Filosofía de la Ciencia. Universidad de Valencia
Departamento de Lógica y Filosofía de la Ciencia. Universidad Complutense de Madrid
Departamento de Filosofía. Universidad de Málaga
Departamento de Lingüística, Lenguas Modernas, Lógica y Filosofía de la Ciencia. Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
Universidad de Santiago de Compostela. Facultad de Filosofía and Departamento de Lógica y Filosofía Moral
Departamento de Humanidades. Universidad de La Coruña
Departamento de Filosofía. Universidad de Granada
Departamento de Filosofía. Universidad de Valladolid
Departamento de Filosofía, Lógica y Filosofía de la Ciencia Universidad de Salamanca
Departamento de Antropología Social y Lógica y Lógica de la Filosofía de la Ciencia. UNED
Facultad de Filosofía. Universidad de Murcia
Sociedad de Lógica, Metodología y Filosofía de la Ciencia en España
Theoria. Revista de teoría, historia y fundamentos de la ciencia
Teorema. Revista internacional de filosofía
 
Conferences and other scientific meetings
Future
Around classification theory   Leeds (UK), June 27 - 30, 2008.
Modnet Final conference   Barcelona, November 3-7, 2008.
Past
International Workshop on Model Theory   Yonsei University, Seoul (Korea), November 14 - 15, 2007.
Model Theory and Groups   Mathematisches Forschungsinstitut Oberwolfach, January 14 - 20, 2007.
Modnet Mid-term conference   Antalya (Turkey), November 4 - 11, 2006.
Logicum Lugdunensis.   Lyon (France), June 22 - 24, 2006.
Freiburg MODNET Summer School,   Universität Freiburg, April 19 - 22, 2006.
MODNET Winter talks in Model Theory at the University of Barcelona   IMUB, Barcelona, January 17 - 19, 2006.
Model Theory in Bogotá (Summer 2005).   Universidad de los Andes, Bogotá and Villa de Leyva, August 15 - 19, 2005.
XV Congreso Nacional de Matemáticas de Colombia.   Hotel Tequendama, Bogotá August 8 - 12, 2005.
Pure Model Theory. An Isaac Newton Satellite Workshop   University of East Anglia, Norwhich July 4 - 8, 2005.
Model Theory and Applications to Algebra and Analysis   Isaac Newton Institute for Mathematical Sciences, Cambridge January 17 - July 15, 2005.
Graduiertenkolloquium WS 2004/2005   Graduiertenkolleg Mathematische Logik und Anwendungen. Freiburg, 8 de noviembre de 2004.
Model Theory and Complex Analytic Geometry  Mathematisches Forschungsinstitut Oberwolfach, July 18 - 24, 2004.
Model Theory Meeting Barcelona - Bogotá  Barcelona, June 21 - 23, 2004
XII Simposio Latinoamericano de Lógica Matemática  San José, Costa Rica, January 12 - 16, 2004.
Conference on Field Theory and related Model Theory  Graduiertenkolleg Mathematische Logik und Anwendungen, Freiburg, October 10 - 12, 2003.
12th International Congress of Logic, Methodology and Philosophy of Science  Oviedo, August 7 - 13, 2003.
Rencontre Internationale de Théorie des Modèles   Institute Henri Poincaré, Paris, June 6-7, 2003. Organized by the Paris Logic Group from the University Paris 7 - Denis Diderot.
HPLMC-02 Second International Workshop on the History and Philosophy of Logic, Mathematics and Computation  ILCLI, San Sebastián, November 7-9, 2002.
Simpleton 2002 - The Workshop .  Centre International de Rencontres Mathématiques, Luminy, Marseilles, July 8-12, 2002.
Euro-Conference in Model Theory and Applications.   Ravello, May 27 - June 1, 2002.
Conference on Model Theory .  Birmingham, February 27 - March 2, 2002.
Workshop on Model Theory .  IMUB, Barcelona, November 25- 27, 2001.
First International Workshop on the History and Philosophy of Logic, Mathematics and Computation.  ILCLI, San Sebastián, November 9-11, 2000.
Workshop on Simple Theories   The Fields Institute, Toronto, October 19-22, 2000.
Congreso Nacional de Matemáticas-2000.  Bogotá August 14-18, 2000.
The 6th Barcelona Logic Meeting   Barcelona, July 5-8, 2000.
Modelltheorie, Oberwolfach 2000.   Mathematisches Forschungsinstitut Oberwolfach, January 16-22, 2000.
 
Logic Journals
 
The Journal of Symbolic Logic
The Bulletin of Symbolic Logic
Annals of Pure and Applied Logic
Journal of Mathematical Logic
Archive for Mathematical Logic
Fundamenta Mathematicae
The Journal of Philosophical Logic
Notre Dame Journal of Formal Logic
Mathematical Logic Quarterly
 
Logic Related Links
 
Mathematical logic around the world. University of Bonn.
Research groups in Logic and Theoretical Computer Science. University of Uppsala
Colibri
Open directory
Foundations of Mathematics (FOM)
 
Research Centers
 
Mathematisches Forschungsinstitut Oberwolfach
The Fields Institute
Institute Mittag-Leffler
Institut de Matemàtica de la Universitat de Barcelona (IMUB)
Centre de Recerca Matemàtica (CRM)
Mathematical Sciences Research Institute (MSRI)
Centre International de Rencontres Mathématiques, Luminy, (CIRM)
Isaac Newton Institute for Mathematical Sciences
 
Associations
 
Association for Symbolic Logic
American Mathematical Society
British Logic Colloquium
Kurt Gödel Society
Deutsche Vereinigung für mathematische Logik und für Grundlagen der exakten Wissenschaften
Associazione Italiana di Logica e sue Applicazioni
Sociedad de Lógica, Metodología y Filosofía de la Ciencia en España
 
Official Journals and Institutions
 
BOE
DOGC
Ministerio de Educación y Ciencia
Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores
Secretaría de Estado de Educación y Universidades
Consejo de Coordinación Universitaria
Agencia Española de Cooperación Internacional
Consejo Superior de Informática
Departament d'Universitats, Recerca i Societat de la Informaciò
CSIC
 
Spanish University
 
Secretaría de Estado de Educación y Universidades
Consejo de Coordinación Universitaria
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University Web Sites from Spain (UB list )
University Web Sites from Spain (CSIC list)
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