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. ' ?! T$ ?7 A/ a$ z6 E3 G+ l% g( t
An 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+.3 p( t! A/ V# m5 B) i
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By the definition, we can reduce the partial order to a monadic property: a ≤ b if and only if 0 ≤ -a+b.1 e6 @( [* `8 _- k
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For 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:+ H: H7 P( L1 T! z, f; E) L c
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An ordered vector space is a partially ordered group + [# y9 b k( e+ f0 QA Riesz space is a lattice-ordered group 4 h6 d5 K- i% d
A 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. $ N- n/ L1 K9 P1 H+ q( m3 iMore 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. 1 J( H8 _0 j* F+ ^4 ?. v0 N序线性空间是有序群. W6 t" ~' \3 d4 A! Z1 M" y; E( q( p C
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Z/R/R*都是有序交换群