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. ) q: C' v, [) l8 d( ^7 R# e. R8 d+ X+ h( T+ p2 b8 A! A% O+ i
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+. $ z+ z% E2 P2 Y' k6 F8 Y" z: }2 e" {2 T2 R
By the definition, we can reduce the partial order to a monadic property: a ≤ b if and only if 0 ≤ -a+b. 1 Z9 e0 v8 E" A: `% |4 y5 t. J7 f( w * l5 s/ E" D% {- T0 l0 q1 Z. lFor 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: : K0 {: Z! @ P ( {+ |/ s2 x& s* E, W t7 ?- G0 ∈ H ! S( S% D; x4 }% R: ?- G$ m
if a ∈ H and b ∈ H then a+b ∈ H : ]$ l9 X' {' p# y4 i
if a ∈ H then -x+a+x ∈ H for each x of G * f2 r$ `7 b) B! Z, i( u# F2 jif a ∈ H and -a ∈ H then a=0 5 p4 E3 X1 `; P. Y/ A4 c
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An ordered vector space is a partially ordered group ! [1 t8 V6 q& J: u; x5 O G
A Riesz space is a lattice-ordered group 4 `0 ]! @3 [, i' oA 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. & F+ ^/ r6 X n: [9 j$ O
More 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. 4 J! y4 Z+ j" J# A/ h序线性空间是有序群 % L2 j5 p% P3 ~2 P& K) N6 P; W& p; t, k
Z/R/R*都是有序交换群