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. 1 r5 h% L) t* z: K9 M2 K: D3 Z* |2 f" l; k" K9 |
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+. ; `7 x" ]% Z- I# q @$ D% a1 T; YBy the definition, we can reduce the partial order to a monadic property: a ≤ b if and only if 0 ≤ -a+b.0 W0 S: d J7 S" b0 ]1 }$ x3 M
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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: % @: \0 `1 W+ ^# U$ K2 p& ?* l 4 `. [, a' Z% A) f0 ∈ H % _1 F$ l2 ~" x* E5 I, l# l
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Examples 5 E5 k y) N- R$ fAn ordered vector space is a partially ordered group 2 Y5 [7 S6 Y' `$ zA Riesz space is a lattice-ordered group ( a- f* A/ S# Q4 M4 b& _% nA 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. 6 F9 E0 _: Q! D" W+ @# W: FMore 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. % k$ U1 V5 P J5 H" R
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