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Description: A remarkable equivalent
to the Axiom of Choice that has only five
quantifiers (when expanded to ∈, = primitives in prenex 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 9594. 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"
(http://arxiv.org/PS_cache/arxiv/pdf/0705/0705.3162v1.pdf 9594).
The original FOM posts are: http://www.cs.nyu.edu/pipermail/fom/2003-November/007631.html 9594 http://www.cs.nyu.edu/pipermail/fom/2003-November/007641.html 9594. (Contributed by NM, 29-Apr-2004.) (Revised by Mario Carneiro, 17-May-2015.) (Proof modification is discouraged.) |
Ref | Expression |
---|---|
ackm | ⊢ ∀𝑥∃𝑦∀𝑧∃𝑣∀𝑢((𝑦 ∈ 𝑥 ∧ (𝑧 ∈ 𝑦 → ((𝑣 ∈ 𝑥 ∧ ¬ 𝑦 = 𝑣) ∧ 𝑧 ∈ 𝑣))) ∨ (¬ 𝑦 ∈ 𝑥 ∧ (𝑧 ∈ 𝑥 → ((𝑣 ∈ 𝑧 ∧ 𝑣 ∈ 𝑦) ∧ ((𝑢 ∈ 𝑧 ∧ 𝑢 ∈ 𝑦) → 𝑢 = 𝑣))))) |
Step | Hyp | Ref | Expression |
---|---|---|---|
1 | axac3 9888 | . 2 ⊢ CHOICE | |
2 | dfackm 9594 | . 2 ⊢ (CHOICE ↔ ∀𝑥∃𝑦∀𝑧∃𝑣∀𝑢((𝑦 ∈ 𝑥 ∧ (𝑧 ∈ 𝑦 → ((𝑣 ∈ 𝑥 ∧ ¬ 𝑦 = 𝑣) ∧ 𝑧 ∈ 𝑣))) ∨ (¬ 𝑦 ∈ 𝑥 ∧ (𝑧 ∈ 𝑥 → ((𝑣 ∈ 𝑧 ∧ 𝑣 ∈ 𝑦) ∧ ((𝑢 ∈ 𝑧 ∧ 𝑢 ∈ 𝑦) → 𝑢 = 𝑣)))))) | |
3 | 1, 2 | mpbi 232 | 1 ⊢ ∀𝑥∃𝑦∀𝑧∃𝑣∀𝑢((𝑦 ∈ 𝑥 ∧ (𝑧 ∈ 𝑦 → ((𝑣 ∈ 𝑥 ∧ ¬ 𝑦 = 𝑣) ∧ 𝑧 ∈ 𝑣))) ∨ (¬ 𝑦 ∈ 𝑥 ∧ (𝑧 ∈ 𝑥 → ((𝑣 ∈ 𝑧 ∧ 𝑣 ∈ 𝑦) ∧ ((𝑢 ∈ 𝑧 ∧ 𝑢 ∈ 𝑦) → 𝑢 = 𝑣))))) |
Colors of variables: wff setvar class |
Syntax hints: ¬ wn 3 → wi 4 ∧ wa 398 ∨ wo 843 ∀wal 1535 = wceq 1537 ∃wex 1780 ∈ wcel 2114 CHOICEwac 9543 |
This theorem was proved from axioms: ax-mp 5 ax-1 6 ax-2 7 ax-3 8 ax-gen 1796 ax-4 1810 ax-5 1911 ax-6 1970 ax-7 2015 ax-8 2116 ax-9 2124 ax-10 2145 ax-11 2161 ax-12 2177 ax-ext 2795 ax-rep 5192 ax-sep 5205 ax-nul 5212 ax-pow 5268 ax-pr 5332 ax-un 7463 ax-ac2 9887 |
This theorem depends on definitions: df-bi 209 df-an 399 df-or 844 df-3an 1085 df-tru 1540 df-ex 1781 df-nf 1785 df-sb 2070 df-mo 2622 df-eu 2654 df-clab 2802 df-cleq 2816 df-clel 2895 df-nfc 2965 df-ne 3019 df-ral 3145 df-rex 3146 df-reu 3147 df-rab 3149 df-v 3498 df-sbc 3775 df-csb 3886 df-dif 3941 df-un 3943 df-in 3945 df-ss 3954 df-nul 4294 df-if 4470 df-pw 4543 df-sn 4570 df-pr 4572 df-op 4576 df-uni 4841 df-iun 4923 df-br 5069 df-opab 5131 df-mpt 5149 df-id 5462 df-xp 5563 df-rel 5564 df-cnv 5565 df-co 5566 df-dm 5567 df-rn 5568 df-res 5569 df-ima 5570 df-iota 6316 df-fun 6359 df-fn 6360 df-f 6361 df-f1 6362 df-fo 6363 df-f1o 6364 df-fv 6365 df-ac 9544 |
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