Axiom ax-dc 10441

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 10516. 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 5149	. . . . 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 5678	. . . 4 class ran 𝑥
11	6	cdm 5677	. . . 4 class dom 𝑥
12	10, 11	wss 3949	. . 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 6544	. . . . 5 class (𝑓‘𝑛)
19	15	csuc 6367	. . . . . 6 class suc 𝑛
20	19, 17	cfv 6544	. . . . 5 class (𝑓‘suc 𝑛)
21	18, 20, 6	wbr 5149	. . . 4 wff (𝑓‘𝑛)𝑥(𝑓‘suc 𝑛)
22		com 7855	. . . 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  10442  axdc2lem  10443