Let $T$ be a complete o-minimal extension of the theory of real closed fields. We characterize the convex hulls of elementary substructures of models of $T$ and show that the residue field of such a convex hull has a natural expansion to a model of $T$. We give a quantifier elimination relative to $T$ for the theory of pairs $$ where $\mathscr{R} \models T$ and $V \neq \mathscr{R}$ is the convex hull of an elementary substructure of $\mathscr{R}$. We deduce that (...) the theory of such pairs is complete and weakly o-minimal. We also give a quantifier elimination relative to $T$ for the theory of pairs $$ with $\mathscr{R}$ a model of $T$ and $\mathscr{N}$ a proper elementary substructure that is Dedekind complete in $\mathscr{R}$. We deduce that the theory of such "tame" pairs is complete. (shrink)

We investigate expansions of the ordered field of real numbers equipped with a family of real power functions. We show in particular that the theory of the ordered field of real numbers augmented by all restricted analytic functions and all real power functions admits elimination of quantifiers and has a universal axiomatization. We derive that every function of one variable definable in this structure, not ultimately identically 0, is asymptotic at + ∞ to a real function of the form x (...) cxr, c ≠ 0; in particular, this structure is polynomially bounded. Furthermore, given any definable function f:U → with U open in n, if α ε U and f is infinitely differentiable at α, then f is real analytic in a neighborhood of α. (shrink)

Let T be a complete o-minimal extension of the theory of real closed fields. We characterize the convex hulls of elementary substructures of models of T and show that the residue field of such a convex hull has a natural expansion to a model of T. We give a quantifier elimination relative to T for the theory of pairs (R, V) where $\mathscr{R} \models T$ and V ≠ R is the convex hull of an elementary substructure of R. We deduce (...) that the theory of such pairs is complete and weakly o-minimal. We also give a quantifier elimination relative to T for the theory of pairs (R, N) with R a model of T and N a proper elementary substructure that is Dedekind complete in R. We deduce that the theory of such "tame" pairs is complete. (shrink)