Theorem ncanth 7315

Description: Cantor's theorem fails for the universal class (which is not a set but a proper class by vprc 5245). Specifically, the identity function maps the universe onto its power class. Compare canth 7314 that works for sets.

This failure comes from a limitation of the collection principle (which is necessary to avoid Russell's paradox ru 3723): 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 4838). See also the remark in ru 3723 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 6811	. . 3 ⊢ I :V–1-1-onto→V
2		f1ofo 6778	. . 3 ⊢ ( I :V–1-1-onto→V → I :V–onto→V)
3	1, 2	ax-mp 5	. 2 ⊢ I :V–onto→V
4		pwv 4838	. . 3 ⊢ 𝒫 V = V
5		foeq3 6741	. . 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 233	1 ⊢ I :V–onto→𝒫 V

Syntax hints:   ↔ wb 208   = wceq 1548  Vcvv 3433  𝒫 cpw 4532   I cid 5515  –onto→wfo 6487  –1-1-onto→wf1o 6488

This theorem was proved from axioms:  ax-mp 5  ax-1 6  ax-2 7  ax-3 8  ax-gen 1803  ax-4 1817  ax-5 1918  ax-6 1975  ax-7 2016  ax-8 2123  ax-9 2131  ax-ext 2713  ax-sep 5221  ax-pr 5365

This theorem depends on definitions:  df-bi 209  df-an 398  df-or 855  df-3an 1095  df-tru 1551  df-fal 1561  df-ex 1788  df-sb 2075  df-clab 2720  df-cleq 2733  df-clel 2816  df-ral 3056  df-rex 3066  df-rab 3394  df-v 3435  df-dif 3888  df-un 3890  df-in 3892  df-ss 3902  df-nul 4265  df-if 4458  df-pw 4534  df-sn 4559  df-pr 4561  df-op 4565  df-br 5076  df-opab 5138  df-id 5516  df-xp 5627  df-rel 5628  df-cnv 5629  df-co 5630  df-dm 5631  df-rn 5632  df-res 5633  df-ima 5634  df-fun 6491  df-fn 6492  df-f 6493  df-f1 6494  df-fo 6495  df-f1o 6496

This theorem is referenced by: (None)