Theorem ncanth 7313

Description: Cantor's theorem fails for the universal class (which is not a set but a proper class by vprc 5250). Specifically, the identity function maps the universe onto its power class. Compare canth 7312 that works for sets.

This failure comes from a limitation of the collection principle (which is necessary to avoid Russell's paradox ru 3727): 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 4848). See also the remark in ru 3727 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 6812	. . 3 ⊢ I :V–1-1-onto→V
2		f1ofo 6779	. . 3 ⊢ ( I :V–1-1-onto→V → I :V–onto→V)
3	1, 2	ax-mp 5	. 2 ⊢ I :V–onto→V
4		pwv 4848	. . 3 ⊢ 𝒫 V = V
5		foeq3 6742	. . 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 231	1 ⊢ I :V–onto→𝒫 V

Syntax hints:   ↔ wb 206   = wceq 1542  Vcvv 3430  𝒫 cpw 4542   I cid 5516  –onto→wfo 6488  –1-1-onto→wf1o 6489

This theorem was proved from axioms:  ax-mp 5  ax-1 6  ax-2 7  ax-3 8  ax-gen 1797  ax-4 1811  ax-5 1912  ax-6 1969  ax-7 2010  ax-8 2116  ax-9 2124  ax-ext 2709  ax-sep 5231  ax-pr 5368

This theorem depends on definitions:  df-bi 207  df-an 396  df-or 849  df-3an 1089  df-tru 1545  df-fal 1555  df-ex 1782  df-sb 2069  df-clab 2716  df-cleq 2729  df-clel 2812  df-ral 3053  df-rex 3063  df-rab 3391  df-v 3432  df-dif 3893  df-un 3895  df-in 3897  df-ss 3907  df-nul 4275  df-if 4468  df-pw 4544  df-sn 4569  df-pr 4571  df-op 4575  df-br 5087  df-opab 5149  df-id 5517  df-xp 5628  df-rel 5629  df-cnv 5630  df-co 5631  df-dm 5632  df-rn 5633  df-res 5634  df-ima 5635  df-fun 6492  df-fn 6493  df-f 6494  df-f1 6495  df-fo 6496  df-f1o 6497

This theorem is referenced by: (None)