Theorem ncanth 7402

Description: Cantor's theorem fails for the universal class (which is not a set but a proper class by vprc 5333). Specifically, the identity function maps the universe onto its power class. Compare canth 7401 that works for sets.

This failure comes from a limitation of the collection principle (which is necessary to avoid Russell's paradox ru 3802): 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 4928). See also the remark in ru 3802 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 6901	. . 3 ⊢ I :V–1-1-onto→V
2		f1ofo 6869	. . 3 ⊢ ( I :V–1-1-onto→V → I :V–onto→V)
3	1, 2	ax-mp 5	. 2 ⊢ I :V–onto→V
4		pwv 4928	. . 3 ⊢ 𝒫 V = V
5		foeq3 6832	. . 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 1537  Vcvv 3488  𝒫 cpw 4622   I cid 5592  –onto→wfo 6571  –1-1-onto→wf1o 6572

This theorem was proved from axioms:  ax-mp 5  ax-1 6  ax-2 7  ax-3 8  ax-gen 1793  ax-4 1807  ax-5 1909  ax-6 1967  ax-7 2007  ax-8 2110  ax-9 2118  ax-12 2178  ax-ext 2711  ax-sep 5317  ax-nul 5324  ax-pr 5447

This theorem depends on definitions:  df-bi 207  df-an 396  df-or 847  df-3an 1089  df-tru 1540  df-fal 1550  df-ex 1778  df-sb 2065  df-mo 2543  df-eu 2572  df-clab 2718  df-cleq 2732  df-clel 2819  df-ral 3068  df-rex 3077  df-rab 3444  df-v 3490  df-dif 3979  df-un 3981  df-in 3983  df-ss 3993  df-nul 4353  df-if 4549  df-pw 4624  df-sn 4649  df-pr 4651  df-op 4655  df-br 5167  df-opab 5229  df-id 5593  df-xp 5706  df-rel 5707  df-cnv 5708  df-co 5709  df-dm 5710  df-rn 5711  df-res 5712  df-ima 5713  df-fun 6575  df-fn 6576  df-f 6577  df-f1 6578  df-fo 6579  df-f1o 6580

This theorem is referenced by: (None)