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. 6 G# L" D0 t; K5 i* L. I 5 c2 K0 f0 X8 }3 fAn 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+.; w: b( j' y( J: A$ A
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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. 0 I; _% I- C$ K( ^0 c' Z$ C( ]% z4 E( G/ P
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:8 a F+ J2 C. ~. r
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if a ∈ H then -x+a+x ∈ H for each x of G # E& Y+ B0 N& U2 d; c @- p$ kif a ∈ H and -a ∈ H then a=0 ( O, w2 ^3 E( K5 G2 O/ g
Examples 4 `& C. a1 H8 P, l5 H# jAn ordered vector space is a partially ordered group . |) I) F3 u6 p8 y6 Z8 R: N/ x
A Riesz space is a lattice-ordered group 6 Y% k* ^ g; @/ H
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. * m" {/ R" h; ~: j/ C
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. ' V; `! G& D: _9 V$ ]8 V3 a5 \序线性空间是有序群 . B1 J3 o E3 s" `" @" S# J7 Z8 C. b. p8 y, G N
Z/R/R*都是有序交换群