Free product of bi-orderable group is bi-orderable: A simple dynamical proof

Abstract

We give a new proof of Vinogradov's theorem asserting that free product of biorderable groups is biorderable. Our proof relies on a simple dynamical construction that provides a bi-ordering of the free product that extends the bi-orderings on the factors. Furthermore, if the bi-orders of the factors are invariant under some automorphisms, then the bi-ordering on the product turns out to be invariant under the product automorphism.

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