WHEN LATTICE HOMOMORPHISMS OF ARCHIMEDEAN VECTOR LATTICES ARE RIESZ HOMOMORPHISMS

Abstract

AbstractLet A, B be Archimedean vector lattices and let (ui)i∈I, (vi)i∈I be maximal orthogonal systems of A and B, respectively. In this paper, we prove that if T is a lattice homomorphism from A into B such that $T\left ( \lambda u_{i}\right ) =\lambda v_{i}$ for each λ∈ℝ+ and i∈I, then T is linear. This generalizes earlier results of Ercan and Wickstead (Math. Nachr279 (9–10) (2006), 1024–1027), Lochan and Strauss (J. London Math. Soc. (2) 25 (1982), 379–384), Mena and Roth (Proc. Amer. Math. Soc.71 (1978), 11–12) and Thanh (Ann. Univ. Sci. Budapest. Eotvos Sect. Math.34 (1992), 167–171).