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 d" P% U, D0 B5 g" w' L7 v }; ]
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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+.+ b2 _1 h. u" t$ q+ c" |6 U
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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. . G" X$ V9 d$ C- |0 j * J: [& ~1 h- a, d W. q, R0 ^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: % c6 |( U: M2 z% ?" W. W 8 y8 b# O& j$ l& w H0 ∈ H & w3 X0 c- [1 E2 H; J0 v( [if a ∈ H and b ∈ H then a+b ∈ H ( ^, k* X/ K# i3 s$ f8 w8 ~# B% D2 x
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Examples % a: `) Y* Y2 {) l6 Y6 x9 N5 {An ordered vector space is a partially ordered group 2 w9 N+ S s* T8 N4 S" E/ Z
A Riesz space is a lattice-ordered group 1 h+ G4 {3 q( \# ` w, gA 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. % e+ }9 ]+ q- |) b. e1 q4 P& R
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. 9 _5 G, E( @+ Y. X; U序线性空间是有序群 ; p( r( T* ~/ j5 ~/ ^5 e' I* b4 m. U$ L
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