We study the model theory of "covers" of groups H definable in an o-minimal structure M. We pose the question of whether any finite central extension G of H is interpretable in M, proving some cases (such as when H is abelian) as well as stating various equivalences. When M is an o-minimal expansion of the reals (so H is a definable Lie group) this is related to Milnor's conjecture [15], and many cases are known. We also prove a strong relative Lω1, ω-categoricity theorem for universal covers of definable Lie groups, and point out some notable differences with the case of covers of complex algebraic groups (studied by Zilber and his students).
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title = {Group covers, $o$-minimality, and categoricity
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journal = {Confluentes Mathematici},
pages = {473--496},
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Berarducci, Alessandro; Peterzil, Ya’acov; Pillay, Anand. Group covers, $o$-minimality, and categoricity. Confluentes Mathematici, Tome 2 (2010) no. 4, pp. 473-496. doi: 10.1142/S1793744210000259
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