$R$-analytic functions

Abstract

We introduce the notion of $R$-analytic functions. These are definable in an o-minimal expansion of a real closed field $R$ and are locally the restriction of a $K$-differentiable function (defined by Peterzil and Starchenko) where $K=R[\sqrt{-1}]$ is the algebraic closure of $R$. The class of these functions in this general setting exhibits the nice properties of real analytic functions. We also define strongly $R$-analytic functions. These are globally the restriction of a $K$-differentiable function. We show that in arbitrary models of important o-minimal theories strongly $R$-analytic functions abound and that the concept of analytic cell decomposition can be transferred to non-standard models.