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On the scarcity of lattice-ordered matrix rings
- Source :
- Pacific Journal of Mathematics. 19:561-571
- Publication Year :
- 1966
- Publisher :
- Mathematical Sciences Publishers, 1966.
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Abstract
- It is well-known that the ring Qn of nxn matrices over a lattice-ordered ring Q may be lattice-ordered by prescribing that a matrix is positive exactly when each of its entries is positive. We conjecture in case Q is the field of rational numbers that this is essentially the only lattice-order of the matrix ring in which the multiplicative identity 1 is positive and settle the conjecture in case n=2. There are however other lattice-orders of Q2 in which 1 is not positive. A complete description of this family is obtained.
Details
- ISSN :
- 00308730
- Volume :
- 19
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Pacific Journal of Mathematics
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi...........146550c30c6fd465f5b9f804e2f30663