In abstract algebra, a partially ordered group is a group (G,+) equipped with a partial order "≤" that is translation-invariant; in other words, "≤" has the property that, for all a, b, and g in G, if a ≤ b then a+g ≤ b+g and g+a ≤ g+b. & |/ j' E6 I# v7 i) T" _+ R5 H! L ) r v2 s$ S2 K! X; e8 a( JAn element x of G is called positive element if 0 ≤ x. The set of elements 0 ≤ x is often denoted with G+, and it is called the positive cone of G. So we have a ≤ b if and only if -a+b ∈ G+." I1 M" H, o( w
/ w( `& X4 }( [! q9 ?7 X/ iBy the definition, we can reduce the partial order to a monadic property: a ≤ b if and only if 0 ≤ -a+b. - f4 L4 W) K# U- ~) p; Z* C & _0 `& j0 u+ gFor the general group G, the existence of a positive cone specifies an order on G. A group G is a partially ordered group if and only if there exists a subset H (which is G+) of G such that:9 O5 x7 j$ O3 v0 A: L7 l- D7 [
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Examples 9 q$ T8 z, h) B; ]. }. R9 W3 A$ }An ordered vector space is a partially ordered group , G3 O4 }( `' R) T0 P& u9 \A Riesz space is a lattice-ordered group 8 \# v5 a6 l9 k; h V0 bA typical example of a partially ordered group is Zn, where the group operation is componentwise addition, and we write (a1,...,an) ≤ (b1,...,bn) if and only if ai ≤ bi (in the usual order of integers) for all i=1,...,n. & ]7 k4 ^' e6 Q; t3 }' ?7 @# K7 ZMore generally, if G is a partially ordered group and X is some set, then the set of all functions from X to G is again a partially ordered group: all operations are performed componentwise. Furthermore, every subgroup of G is a partially ordered group: it inherits the order from G. 3 ^. j. I/ X- V. y1 f2 ?$ L6 @
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