First check the ordered right cosets of a convex lattice subgroup. Replacing by changes a witness into , so the relation is independent of representatives. Reflexivity uses . If and , two-sided invariance of the partial order gives , proving transitivity. If both inequalities hold in opposite directions, then
Both endpoints are in , so convexity gives and hence . Thus , proving antisymmetry. The join and meet formulas are and . For example, if and , then , giving the least-upper-bound property.
The coset order is total exactly when is a prime convex lattice subgroup. If it is total and have , assume . The coset meet is then , so . Conversely, for , its positive and negative parts in a lattice-ordered group satisfy . Primality puts one of them in . If , then gives ; if , use to obtain .
It remains to identify the stated intersection condition. If is prime and properly contain it, choose positive and . The cosets are strictly above . Their meet is therefore strictly above , so . But belongs to by convexity, showing .
If is not prime, choose disjoint positive . The principal convex lattice subgroups and have . Indeed, disjoint positive elements commute, since , and Riesz decomposition in a lattice-ordered group shows for every positive . Now the distributivity of the lattice of convex lattice subgroups gives
Both joins properly contain , violating the intersection condition. This proves the requested equivalence.