Theorem ncanth 7360

Description: Cantor's theorem fails for the universal class (which is not a set but a proper class by vprc 5315). Specifically, the identity function maps the universe onto its power class. Compare canth 7359 that works for sets.

This failure comes from a limitation of the collection principle (which is necessary to avoid Russell's paradox ru 3776): 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 4905). See also the remark in ru 3776 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 6870	. . 3 ⊢ I :V–1-1-onto→V
2		f1ofo 6838	. . 3 ⊢ ( I :V–1-1-onto→V → I :V–onto→V)
3	1, 2	ax-mp 5	. 2 ⊢ I :V–onto→V
4		pwv 4905	. . 3 ⊢ 𝒫 V = V
5		foeq3 6801	. . 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 1542  Vcvv 3475  𝒫 cpw 4602   I cid 5573  –onto→wfo 6539  –1-1-onto→wf1o 6540

This theorem was proved from axioms:  ax-mp 5  ax-1 6  ax-2 7  ax-3 8  ax-gen 1798  ax-4 1812  ax-5 1914  ax-6 1972  ax-7 2012  ax-8 2109  ax-9 2117  ax-10 2138  ax-12 2172  ax-ext 2704  ax-sep 5299  ax-nul 5306  ax-pr 5427

This theorem depends on definitions:  df-bi 206  df-an 398  df-or 847  df-3an 1090  df-tru 1545  df-fal 1555  df-ex 1783  df-nf 1787  df-sb 2069  df-mo 2535  df-eu 2564  df-clab 2711  df-cleq 2725  df-clel 2811  df-ral 3063  df-rex 3072  df-rab 3434  df-v 3477  df-dif 3951  df-un 3953  df-in 3955  df-ss 3965  df-nul 4323  df-if 4529  df-pw 4604  df-sn 4629  df-pr 4631  df-op 4635  df-br 5149  df-opab 5211  df-id 5574  df-xp 5682  df-rel 5683  df-cnv 5684  df-co 5685  df-dm 5686  df-rn 5687  df-res 5688  df-ima 5689  df-fun 6543  df-fn 6544  df-f 6545  df-f1 6546  df-fo 6547  df-f1o 6548

This theorem is referenced by: (None)