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I'm having a problem trying to find the simplest way of proving this, which has most probably been solved a hundred of times but I am unable to find a good reference.

I have two groups, $(\mathbb{R},+)$ and $(\mathbb{R}_{>0},\times)$. I am trying to prove that the only class of isomorphisms between them is the class $F = \{f: f(x) = \exp(\alpha x), $ for all $\alpha \in \mathbb{R}_{>0}\}$. Existence is easy to prove: what I'm having trouble with is a clean algebraic uniqueness proof.

Does anyone know the proof or a reference containing this proof?

Thanks in advance!

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Wait, it may not be true.

Consider $(\Bbb R,+)$ as an infinite (continuum) dimension vector space over $\Bbb Q$, and fix a basis (Hammel basis).

Then, any automorphism of this vector space (for example permuting the basis) will be an automorphism of $(\Bbb R,+)$, and you can compose this with any exponential.

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I see... so, do you think the only way to make this statement true would be to impose the preservation of the strict total order? – peortega Jan 27 at 22:39
Yes, or equivalently the continuity. – Martin Brandenburg Jan 27 at 22:57
Great! Thanks a lot! – peortega Jan 27 at 23:09

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