Theorem ncanth 7365

Description: Cantor's theorem fails for the universal class (which is not a set but a proper class by vprc 5290). Specifically, the identity function maps the universe onto its power class. Compare canth 7364 that works for sets.

This failure comes from a limitation of the collection principle (which is necessary to avoid Russell's paradox ru 3768): 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 4885). See also the remark in ru 3768 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 6862	. . 3 ⊢ I :V–1-1-onto→V
2		f1ofo 6830	. . 3 ⊢ ( I :V–1-1-onto→V → I :V–onto→V)
3	1, 2	ax-mp 5	. 2 ⊢ I :V–onto→V
4		pwv 4885	. . 3 ⊢ 𝒫 V = V
5		foeq3 6793	. . 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 3464  𝒫 cpw 4580   I cid 5552  –onto→wfo 6534  –1-1-onto→wf1o 6535

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 2708  ax-sep 5271  ax-nul 5281  ax-pr 5407

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 2540  df-eu 2569  df-clab 2715  df-cleq 2728  df-clel 2810  df-ral 3053  df-rex 3062  df-rab 3421  df-v 3466  df-dif 3934  df-un 3936  df-in 3938  df-ss 3948  df-nul 4314  df-if 4506  df-pw 4582  df-sn 4607  df-pr 4609  df-op 4613  df-br 5125  df-opab 5187  df-id 5553  df-xp 5665  df-rel 5666  df-cnv 5667  df-co 5668  df-dm 5669  df-rn 5670  df-res 5671  df-ima 5672  df-fun 6538  df-fn 6539  df-f 6540  df-f1 6541  df-fo 6542  df-f1o 6543

This theorem is referenced by: (None)