Groups in which every right order is two sided (Q1121930)

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Groups in which every right order is two sided
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    If G is a right orderable group and every right order is two sided, then G is abelian. It follows that the free lattice-ordered group F(G) over a group G exists and is a subdirect product of ordered groups if and only if G (and hence F(G)) is a torsion-free abelian group.
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    two sided right order
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    right orderable group
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    free lattice-ordered group
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    subdirect product
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    torsion-free abelian group
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