Theorem ncanth 7304

Description: Cantor's theorem fails for the universal class (which is not a set but a proper class by vprc 5254). Specifically, the identity function maps the universe onto its power class. Compare canth 7303 that works for sets.

This failure comes from a limitation of the collection principle (which is necessary to avoid Russell's paradox ru 3740): 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 4855). See also the remark in ru 3740 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 6803	. . 3 ⊢ I :V–1-1-onto→V
2		f1ofo 6771	. . 3 ⊢ ( I :V–1-1-onto→V → I :V–onto→V)
3	1, 2	ax-mp 5	. 2 ⊢ I :V–onto→V
4		pwv 4855	. . 3 ⊢ 𝒫 V = V
5		foeq3 6734	. . 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 1540  Vcvv 3436  𝒫 cpw 4551   I cid 5513  –onto→wfo 6480  –1-1-onto→wf1o 6481

This theorem was proved from axioms:  ax-mp 5  ax-1 6  ax-2 7  ax-3 8  ax-gen 1795  ax-4 1809  ax-5 1910  ax-6 1967  ax-7 2008  ax-8 2111  ax-9 2119  ax-12 2178  ax-ext 2701  ax-sep 5235  ax-nul 5245  ax-pr 5371

This theorem depends on definitions:  df-bi 207  df-an 396  df-or 848  df-3an 1088  df-tru 1543  df-fal 1553  df-ex 1780  df-sb 2066  df-mo 2533  df-eu 2562  df-clab 2708  df-cleq 2721  df-clel 2803  df-ral 3045  df-rex 3054  df-rab 3395  df-v 3438  df-dif 3906  df-un 3908  df-in 3910  df-ss 3920  df-nul 4285  df-if 4477  df-pw 4553  df-sn 4578  df-pr 4580  df-op 4584  df-br 5093  df-opab 5155  df-id 5514  df-xp 5625  df-rel 5626  df-cnv 5627  df-co 5628  df-dm 5629  df-rn 5630  df-res 5631  df-ima 5632  df-fun 6484  df-fn 6485  df-f 6486  df-f1 6487  df-fo 6488  df-f1o 6489

This theorem is referenced by: (None)