Axiom ax-dc 10438

Description: Dependent Choice. Axiom DC1 of [Schechter] p. 149. This theorem is weaker than the Axiom of Choice but is stronger than Countable Choice. It shows the existence of a sequence whose values can only be shown to exist (but cannot be constructed explicitly) and also depend on earlier values in the sequence. Dependent choice is equivalent to the statement that every (nonempty) pruned tree has a branch. This axiom is redundant in ZFC; see axdc 10513. But ZF+DC is strictly weaker than ZF+AC, so this axiom provides for theorems that do not need the full power of AC. (Contributed by Mario Carneiro, 25-Jan-2013.)

Assertion

Ref	Expression
ax-dc	⊢ ((∃𝑦∃𝑧 𝑦𝑥𝑧 ∧ ran 𝑥 ⊆ dom 𝑥) → ∃𝑓∀𝑛 ∈ ω (𝑓‘𝑛)𝑥(𝑓‘suc 𝑛))

Distinct variable group:   𝑓,𝑛,𝑥,𝑦,𝑧

Detailed syntax breakdown of Axiom ax-dc

Step	Hyp	Ref	Expression
1		vy	. . . . . . 7 setvar 𝑦
2	1	cv 1541	. . . . . 6 class 𝑦
3		vz	. . . . . . 7 setvar 𝑧
4	3	cv 1541	. . . . . 6 class 𝑧
5		vx	. . . . . . 7 setvar 𝑥
6	5	cv 1541	. . . . . 6 class 𝑥
7	2, 4, 6	wbr 5148	. . . . 5 wff 𝑦𝑥𝑧
8	7, 3	wex 1782	. . . 4 wff ∃𝑧 𝑦𝑥𝑧
9	8, 1	wex 1782	. . 3 wff ∃𝑦∃𝑧 𝑦𝑥𝑧
10	6	crn 5677	. . . 4 class ran 𝑥
11	6	cdm 5676	. . . 4 class dom 𝑥
12	10, 11	wss 3948	. . 3 wff ran 𝑥 ⊆ dom 𝑥
13	9, 12	wa 397	. 2 wff (∃𝑦∃𝑧 𝑦𝑥𝑧 ∧ ran 𝑥 ⊆ dom 𝑥)
14		vn	. . . . . . 7 setvar 𝑛
15	14	cv 1541	. . . . . 6 class 𝑛
16		vf	. . . . . . 7 setvar 𝑓
17	16	cv 1541	. . . . . 6 class 𝑓
18	15, 17	cfv 6541	. . . . 5 class (𝑓‘𝑛)
19	15	csuc 6364	. . . . . 6 class suc 𝑛
20	19, 17	cfv 6541	. . . . 5 class (𝑓‘suc 𝑛)
21	18, 20, 6	wbr 5148	. . . 4 wff (𝑓‘𝑛)𝑥(𝑓‘suc 𝑛)
22		com 7852	. . . 4 class ω
23	21, 14, 22	wral 3062	. . 3 wff ∀𝑛 ∈ ω (𝑓‘𝑛)𝑥(𝑓‘suc 𝑛)
24	23, 16	wex 1782	. 2 wff ∃𝑓∀𝑛 ∈ ω (𝑓‘𝑛)𝑥(𝑓‘suc 𝑛)
25	13, 24	wi 4	1 wff ((∃𝑦∃𝑧 𝑦𝑥𝑧 ∧ ran 𝑥 ⊆ dom 𝑥) → ∃𝑓∀𝑛 ∈ ω (𝑓‘𝑛)𝑥(𝑓‘suc 𝑛))

This axiom is referenced by:  dcomex  10439  axdc2lem  10440