We know that if f(x+y)=f(x)+f(y) and f meets some "reasonable" conditions, then f is linear.
I've been considering the following extension: consider the reals under some unknown group operation ⊕ which is isomorphic to the reals under standard addition, i.e. f(x⊕y)=f(x)+f(y). Under what conditions must we conclude that f(x)=cx where f is the isomorphism?
I think over the rationals we could use the same argument as for Cauchy, but I'm not sure about over the reals.
Update: In another question Joy gives an example where f:(R,⊕)→(R,+) with f continuous yet f(x)≠cx. So the answer to this generalization is not the same as the answer to the normal Cauchy.
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