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." S+ u. |, J, g2 _: R0 U- D' i
; m, O8 A x% `9 E- OAn 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+. . G+ n1 \& J# D* I" P( A ! t& ]; d& {/ b/ g4 j9 z2 qBy the definition, we can reduce the partial order to a monadic property: a ≤ b if and only if 0 ≤ -a+b. % R6 ~& b& r; O( D( I- A- X; x2 ~8 s5 w
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:6 t# h4 C5 F2 F2 y# \
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if a ∈ H and b ∈ H then a+b ∈ H # q. \- E. ~9 V+ }* s+ k P* zif a ∈ H then -x+a+x ∈ H for each x of G 8 ~4 W5 e: ?8 I
if a ∈ H and -a ∈ H then a=0 7 |5 d5 s7 I, b4 _% |6 ?
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An ordered vector space is a partially ordered group 8 G' k7 M" y# k3 q- z# F
A Riesz space is a lattice-ordered group $ b% J/ t# y; V# j
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. 8 Q6 ^! H0 e3 w s8 b- X QMore 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; Q3 V$ F$ K) g7 l8 {" T! J/ J序线性空间是有序群) _9 y+ w; e. H2 _9 S9 I