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Interpretation of model theory in algebraic geometry
I found a paper Some applications of a model theoretic fact to (semi-) algebraic geometry by Lou van den Dries. In this paper, the author uses model theoretical methods to prove the completeness of ...
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Replacing Spectrum with Valuations of a Field - An Alternative to Schemes?
A scheme is defined to be a sheaf which is locally isomorphic to the spectrum of a ring. The idea behind this is that given an affine coordinate ring of a variety over an algebraically closed field, ...