Theorem ncanth 7380

Description: Cantor's theorem fails for the universal class (which is not a set but a proper class by vprc 5322). Specifically, the identity function maps the universe onto its power class. Compare canth 7379 that works for sets.

This failure comes from a limitation of the collection principle (which is necessary to avoid Russell's paradox ru 3774): 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 4912). See also the remark in ru 3774 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 6884	. . 3 ⊢ I :V–1-1-onto→V
2		f1ofo 6852	. . 3 ⊢ ( I :V–1-1-onto→V → I :V–onto→V)
3	1, 2	ax-mp 5	. 2 ⊢ I :V–onto→V
4		pwv 4912	. . 3 ⊢ 𝒫 V = V
5		foeq3 6815	. . 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 230	1 ⊢ I :V–onto→𝒫 V

Syntax hints:   ↔ wb 205   = wceq 1534  Vcvv 3462  𝒫 cpw 4607   I cid 5581  –onto→wfo 6554  –1-1-onto→wf1o 6555

This theorem was proved from axioms:  ax-mp 5  ax-1 6  ax-2 7  ax-3 8  ax-gen 1790  ax-4 1804  ax-5 1906  ax-6 1964  ax-7 2004  ax-8 2101  ax-9 2109  ax-10 2130  ax-12 2167  ax-ext 2697  ax-sep 5306  ax-nul 5313  ax-pr 5435

This theorem depends on definitions:  df-bi 206  df-an 395  df-or 846  df-3an 1086  df-tru 1537  df-fal 1547  df-ex 1775  df-nf 1779  df-sb 2061  df-mo 2529  df-eu 2558  df-clab 2704  df-cleq 2718  df-clel 2803  df-ral 3052  df-rex 3061  df-rab 3420  df-v 3464  df-dif 3950  df-un 3952  df-in 3954  df-ss 3964  df-nul 4326  df-if 4534  df-pw 4609  df-sn 4634  df-pr 4636  df-op 4640  df-br 5156  df-opab 5218  df-id 5582  df-xp 5690  df-rel 5691  df-cnv 5692  df-co 5693  df-dm 5694  df-rn 5695  df-res 5696  df-ima 5697  df-fun 6558  df-fn 6559  df-f 6560  df-f1 6561  df-fo 6562  df-f1o 6563

This theorem is referenced by: (None)