Bi-interpretability with $\mathbb{Z}$ and models of the complete elementary theories of $\text{SL}_n(\mathcal{O})$, $\text{T}_n(\mathcal{O})$ and $\text{GL}_n(\mathcal{O})$, $n\geq 3$

Abstract

Let $\mathcal{O}$ be the ring of integers of a number field, and let $n\geq 3$. This paper studies bi-interpretability of the ring of integers $\mathbb{Z}$ with the special linear group $\text{SL}_n(\mathcal{O})$, the general linear group $\text{GL}_n(\mathcal{O})$ and solvable group of all invertible uppertriangular matrices over $\mathcal{O}$, $\text{T}_n(\mathcal{O})$. For each of these groups we provide a complete characterization of arbitrary models of their complete elementary theories.