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Structure of well-ordered commutative monoids
Let $(M,+)$ be a commutative monoid. Let $<$ be a well-ordering on $M$, where
$\forall a\in M,\ 0\leq a$
$\forall a,b,c\in M,\ a<b\Rightarrow a+c<b+c$
The first condition means $M$ will be ...
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Characterization of Archimedean linearly ordered monoids
In this question, it is shown that all Archimedean ordered groups are isomorphic to an ordered subgroup of $\mathbb R$. Additionally, it is shown that if such a group is complete, then it is ...