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Theorem ackm 10482
Description: A remarkable equivalent to the Axiom of Choice that has only five quantifiers (when expanded to use only the primitive predicates = and and in prenex normal form), discovered and proved by Kurt Maes. This establishes a new record, reducing from 6 to 5 the largest number of quantified variables needed by any ZFC axiom. The ZF-equivalence to AC is shown by Theorem dfackm 10183. Maes found this version of AC in April 2004 (replacing a longer version, also with five quantifiers, that he found in November 2003). See Kurt Maes, "A 5-quantifier (∈ , =)-expression ZF-equivalent to the Axiom of Choice", https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.0705.3162 10183.

The original FOM posts are: http://www.cs.nyu.edu/pipermail/fom/2003-November/007631.html 10183 http://www.cs.nyu.edu/pipermail/fom/2003-November/007641.html 10183. (Contributed by NM, 29-Apr-2004.) (Revised by Mario Carneiro, 17-May-2015.) (Proof modification is discouraged.)

Assertion
Ref Expression
ackm 𝑥𝑦𝑧𝑣𝑢((𝑦𝑥 ∧ (𝑧𝑦 → ((𝑣𝑥 ∧ ¬ 𝑦 = 𝑣) ∧ 𝑧𝑣))) ∨ (¬ 𝑦𝑥 ∧ (𝑧𝑥 → ((𝑣𝑧𝑣𝑦) ∧ ((𝑢𝑧𝑢𝑦) → 𝑢 = 𝑣)))))
Distinct variable group:   𝑥,𝑦,𝑧,𝑣,𝑢

Proof of Theorem ackm
StepHypRef Expression
1 axac3 10481 . 2 CHOICE
2 dfackm 10183 . 2 (CHOICE ↔ ∀𝑥𝑦𝑧𝑣𝑢((𝑦𝑥 ∧ (𝑧𝑦 → ((𝑣𝑥 ∧ ¬ 𝑦 = 𝑣) ∧ 𝑧𝑣))) ∨ (¬ 𝑦𝑥 ∧ (𝑧𝑥 → ((𝑣𝑧𝑣𝑦) ∧ ((𝑢𝑧𝑢𝑦) → 𝑢 = 𝑣))))))
31, 2mpbi 229 1 𝑥𝑦𝑧𝑣𝑢((𝑦𝑥 ∧ (𝑧𝑦 → ((𝑣𝑥 ∧ ¬ 𝑦 = 𝑣) ∧ 𝑧𝑣))) ∨ (¬ 𝑦𝑥 ∧ (𝑧𝑥 → ((𝑣𝑧𝑣𝑦) ∧ ((𝑢𝑧𝑢𝑦) → 𝑢 = 𝑣)))))
Colors of variables: wff setvar class
Syntax hints:  ¬ wn 3  wi 4  wa 395  wo 846  wal 1532   = wceq 1534  wex 1774  wcel 2099  CHOICEwac 10132
This theorem was proved from axioms:  ax-mp 5  ax-1 6  ax-2 7  ax-3 8  ax-gen 1790  ax-4 1804  ax-5 1906  ax-6 1964  ax-7 2004  ax-8 2101  ax-9 2109  ax-10 2130  ax-11 2147  ax-12 2167  ax-ext 2699  ax-rep 5279  ax-sep 5293  ax-nul 5300  ax-pow 5359  ax-pr 5423  ax-un 7734  ax-ac2 10480
This theorem depends on definitions:  df-bi 206  df-an 396  df-or 847  df-3an 1087  df-tru 1537  df-fal 1547  df-ex 1775  df-nf 1779  df-sb 2061  df-mo 2530  df-eu 2559  df-clab 2706  df-cleq 2720  df-clel 2806  df-nfc 2881  df-ne 2937  df-ral 3058  df-rex 3067  df-rab 3429  df-v 3472  df-sbc 3776  df-csb 3891  df-dif 3948  df-un 3950  df-in 3952  df-ss 3962  df-nul 4319  df-if 4525  df-pw 4600  df-sn 4625  df-pr 4627  df-op 4631  df-uni 4904  df-iun 4993  df-br 5143  df-opab 5205  df-mpt 5226  df-id 5570  df-xp 5678  df-rel 5679  df-cnv 5680  df-co 5681  df-dm 5682  df-rn 5683  df-res 5684  df-ima 5685  df-iota 6494  df-fun 6544  df-fn 6545  df-f 6546  df-fv 6550  df-ac 10133
This theorem is referenced by: (None)
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