Pacific Journal of Mathematics

Right orderable groups that are not locally indicable.

George M. Bergman

Source: Pacific J. Math. Volume 147, Number 2 (1991), 243-248.

Primary Subjects: 20F60
Secondary Subjects: 06F15

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Zentralblatt MATH identifier: 0712.06012
Zentralblatt MATH identifier: 0677.06007
Mathematical Reviews number (MathSciNet): MR1084707

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