\(o\)-\(2\)-transitive automorphism groups with an Abelian point stabilizer (Q1966198)

A group \(G\neq\{e\}\) of order automorphisms of a totally ordered set \(X\) is \(o\)-\(2\)-transitive if for any two pairs \(x_1<x_2\) and \(y_1<y_2\) of elements of \(X\) there is a \(g\in G\) such that \((x_1)g=y_1\) and \((x_2)g=y_2\). It is proved in the paper under review that such a group \(G\) with an Abelian stabilizer of a point is the permutation group \(\{\varphi(a,b)\mid a,b\in P\), \(a>0\), \((x)\varphi(a,b)=xa+b\) for \(x\in P\}\) of a totally ordered field \(P\).