Theorem ncanth 7325

Description: Cantor's theorem fails for the universal class (which is not a set but a proper class by vprc 5264). Specifically, the identity function maps the universe onto its power class. Compare canth 7324 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 4862). 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 6824	. . 3 ⊢ I :V–1-1-onto→V
2		f1ofo 6791	. . 3 ⊢ ( I :V–1-1-onto→V → I :V–onto→V)
3	1, 2	ax-mp 5	. 2 ⊢ I :V–onto→V
4		pwv 4862	. . 3 ⊢ 𝒫 V = V
5		foeq3 6754	. . 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 3442  𝒫 cpw 4556   I cid 5528  –onto→wfo 6500  –1-1-onto→wf1o 6501

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 5245  ax-pr 5381

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 3402  df-v 3444  df-dif 3906  df-un 3908  df-in 3910  df-ss 3920  df-nul 4288  df-if 4482  df-pw 4558  df-sn 4583  df-pr 4585  df-op 4589  df-br 5101  df-opab 5163  df-id 5529  df-xp 5640  df-rel 5641  df-cnv 5642  df-co 5643  df-dm 5644  df-rn 5645  df-res 5646  df-ima 5647  df-fun 6504  df-fn 6505  df-f 6506  df-f1 6507  df-fo 6508  df-f1o 6509

This theorem is referenced by: (None)