Theorem ncanth 7385

Description: Cantor's theorem fails for the universal class (which is not a set but a proper class by vprc 5278). Specifically, the identity function maps the universe onto its power class. Compare canth 7384 that works for sets.

This failure comes from a limitation of the collection principle (which is necessary to avoid Russell's paradox ru 3741): 𝒫 V, being a class, cannot contain proper classes, so it is no larger than V, which is why the identity function "succeeds" in being surjective onto 𝒫 V (see pwv 4578). See also the remark in ru 3741 about NF, in which Cantor's theorem fails for sets that are "too large". This theorem gives some intuition behind that failure: in NF the universal class is a set, and it equals its own power set. (Contributed by NM, 29-Jun-2004.) (Proof shortened by BJ, 29-Dec-2023.)

Assertion

Ref	Expression
ncanth	⊢ I :V–onto→𝒫 V

Proof of Theorem ncanth

Step	Hyp	Ref	Expression
1		f1ovi 6876	. . 3 ⊢ I :V–1-1-onto→V
2		f1ofo 6843	. . 3 ⊢ ( I :V–1-1-onto→V → I :V–onto→V)
3	1, 2	ax-mp 5	. 2 ⊢ I :V–onto→V
4		pwv 4578	. . 3 ⊢ 𝒫 V = V
5		foeq3 6805	. . 3 ⊢ (𝒫 V = V → ( I :V–onto→𝒫 V ↔ I :V–onto→V))
6	4, 5	ax-mp 5	. 2 ⊢ ( I :V–onto→𝒫 V ↔ I :V–onto→V)
7	3, 6	mpbir 234	1 ⊢ I :V–onto→𝒫 V

This proof depends on syntax axioms:   ↔ wb 209   = wceq 1569  Vcvv 3454  𝒫 cpw 4560   I cid 5549  –onto→wfo 6545  –1-1-onto→wf1o 6546

This proof depends on axioms:  ax-mp 5  ax-1 6  ax-2 7  ax-3 8  ax-gen 1827  ax-4 1841  ax-5 1944  ax-6 2001  ax-7 2042  ax-8 2148  ax-9 2156  ax-ext 2735  ax-sep 5252  ax-pr 5395

This proof depends on definitions:  df-bi 210  df-an 402  df-or 862  df-3an 1105  df-tru 1572  df-fal 1582  df-ex 1812  df-sb 2101  df-clab 2742  df-cleq 2755  df-clel 2839  df-ral 3081  df-rex 3091  df-rab 3417  df-v 3456  df-ss 3901  df-dif 4050  df-in 4094  df-un 4154  df-nul 4282  df-if 4486  df-pw 4562  df-sn 4589  df-pr 4591  df-op 4839  df-br 5107  df-opab 5171  df-id 5550  df-xp 5661  df-rel 5662  df-cnv 5663  df-co 5664  df-dm 5665  df-rn 5666  df-res 5667  df-ima 5668  df-fun 6549  df-fn 6550  df-f 6551  df-f1 6552  df-fo 6553  df-f1o 6554

This theorem is used by: (None)