Theorem fin23 10346

Description: Every II-finite set (every chain of subsets has a maximal element) is III-finite (has no denumerable collection of subsets). The proof here is the only one I could find, from http://matwbn.icm.edu.pl/ksiazki/fm/fm6/fm619.pdf p.94 (writeup by Tarski, credited to Kuratowski). Translated into English and modern notation, the proof proceeds as follows (variables renamed for uniqueness):

Suppose for a contradiction that 𝐴 is a set which is II-finite but not III-finite.

For any countable sequence of distinct subsets 𝑇 of 𝐴, we can form a decreasing sequence of nonempty subsets (𝑈‘𝑇) by taking finite intersections of initial segments of 𝑇 while skipping over any element of 𝑇 which would cause the intersection to be empty.

By II-finiteness (as fin2i2 10275) this sequence contains its intersection, call it 𝑌; since by induction every subset in the sequence 𝑈 is nonempty, the intersection must be nonempty.

Suppose that an element 𝑋 of 𝑇 has nonempty intersection with 𝑌. Thus, said element has a nonempty intersection with the corresponding element of 𝑈, therefore it was used in the construction of 𝑈 and all further elements of 𝑈 are subsets of 𝑋, thus 𝑋 contains the 𝑌. That is, all elements of 𝑋 either contain 𝑌 or are disjoint from it.

Since there are only two cases, there must exist an infinite subset of 𝑇 which uniformly either contain 𝑌 or are disjoint from it. In the former case we can create an infinite set by subtracting 𝑌 from each element. In either case, call the result 𝑍; this is an infinite set of subsets of 𝐴, each of which is disjoint from 𝑌 and contained in the union of 𝑇; the union of 𝑍 is strictly contained in the union of 𝑇, because only the latter is a superset of the nonempty set 𝑌.

The preceding four steps may be iterated a countable number of times starting from the assumed denumerable set of subsets to produce a denumerable sequence 𝐵 of the 𝑇 sets from each stage. Great caution is required to avoid ax-dc 10403 here; in particular an effective version of the pigeonhole principle (for aleph-null pigeons and 2 holes) is required. Since a denumerable set of subsets is assumed to exist, we can conclude ω ∈ V without the axiom.

This 𝐵 sequence is strictly decreasing, thus it has no minimum, contradicting the first assumption. (Contributed by Stefan O'Rear, 2-Nov-2014.) (Proof shortened by Mario Carneiro, 17-May-2015.)

Assertion

Ref	Expression
fin23	⊢ (𝐴 ∈ FinII → 𝐴 ∈ FinIII)

Proof of Theorem fin23

Dummy variables 𝑎 𝑔 𝑥 are mutually distinct and distinct from all other variables.

Step	Hyp	Ref	Expression
1		isf33lem 10323	. 2 ⊢ FinIII = {𝑔 ∣ ∀𝑎 ∈ (𝒫 𝑔 ↑m ω)(∀𝑥 ∈ ω (𝑎‘suc 𝑥) ⊆ (𝑎‘𝑥) → ∩ ran 𝑎 ∈ ran 𝑎)}
2	1	fin23lem40 10308	1 ⊢ (𝐴 ∈ FinII → 𝐴 ∈ FinIII)

Syntax hints:   → wi 4   ∈ wcel 2142  Fin^IIcfin2 10236  Fin^IIIcfin3 10238

This theorem was proved from axioms:  ax-mp 5  ax-1 6  ax-2 7  ax-3 8  ax-gen 1815  ax-4 1829  ax-5 1930  ax-6 1987  ax-7 2028  ax-8 2144  ax-9 2152  ax-10 2175  ax-11 2191  ax-12 2212  ax-ext 2734  ax-rep 5227  ax-sep 5246  ax-nul 5256  ax-pow 5322  ax-pr 5390  ax-un 7718

This theorem depends on definitions:  df-bi 209  df-an 400  df-or 859  df-3or 1099  df-3an 1100  df-tru 1563  df-fal 1573  df-ex 1800  df-nf 1804  df-sb 2091  df-mo 2566  df-eu 2596  df-clab 2741  df-cleq 2754  df-clel 2837  df-nfc 2911  df-ne 2958  df-ral 3077  df-rex 3087  df-rmo 3367  df-reu 3368  df-rab 3415  df-v 3456  df-sbc 3745  df-csb 3853  df-dif 3907  df-un 3909  df-in 3911  df-ss 3921  df-pss 3924  df-nul 4286  df-if 4481  df-pw 4557  df-sn 4583  df-pr 4585  df-op 4589  df-uni 4866  df-int 4906  df-iun 4951  df-br 5101  df-opab 5163  df-mpt 5182  df-tr 5208  df-id 5542  df-eprel 5547  df-po 5555  df-so 5556  df-fr 5600  df-se 5601  df-we 5602  df-xp 5653  df-rel 5654  df-cnv 5655  df-co 5656  df-dm 5657  df-rn 5658  df-res 5659  df-ima 5660  df-pred 6288  df-ord 6349  df-on 6350  df-lim 6351  df-suc 6352  df-iota 6477  df-fun 6523  df-fn 6524  df-f 6525  df-f1 6526  df-fo 6527  df-f1o 6528  df-fv 6529  df-isom 6530  df-riota 7353  df-ov 7399  df-oprab 7400  df-mpo 7401  df-rpss 7706  df-om 7847  df-1st 7970  df-2nd 7971  df-frecs 8262  df-wrecs 8293  df-recs 8342  df-rdg 8381  df-seqom 8419  df-1o 8437  df-er 8678  df-map 8810  df-en 8928  df-dom 8929  df-sdom 8930  df-fin 8931  df-wdom 9513  df-card 9897  df-fin2 10243  df-fin4 10244  df-fin3 10245

This theorem is referenced by:  fin1a2s  10371  finngch  10613  fin2so  38106