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Is there a minimal (least?) countably saturated real-closed field?

I heard from a reputable mathematician that ZFC proves that there is a minimal countably saturated real-closed field. I have several questions about this. Is there a soft model-theoretic construction ...
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Is every field extension of an ultrafield an ultrafield?

Let $K=\lim(K_{i})$ be an ultrafield (over a non-principal ultrafilter), and let $K\hookrightarrow K'$ be a field extension of $K$. When the field $K'$ is finite over $K$ it is also an ultrafield by ...
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Categoricity of the complex field in the generic extensions

Let $V[G]$ be a generic extension of $V$ by adding a new Cohen real (or generally a generic extension which adds new reals and do not blow up the power of the continuum). Working in $V[G],$ we can ...
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Are there as many real-closed fields of a given cardinality as I think there are?

Let $\kappa$ be an infinite cardinal. Then there exists at least one real-closed field of cardinality $\kappa$ (e.g. Lowenheim-Skolem; or, start with a function field over $\mathbb{Q}$ in $\kappa$ ...