Theorem ncanth 7311

Description: Cantor's theorem fails for the universal class (which is not a set but a proper class by vprc 5258). Specifically, the identity function maps the universe onto its power class. Compare canth 7310 that works for sets.

This failure comes from a limitation of the collection principle (which is necessary to avoid Russell's paradox ru 3736): 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 4858). See also the remark in ru 3736 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 6812	. . 3 ⊢ I :V–1-1-onto→V
2		f1ofo 6779	. . 3 ⊢ ( I :V–1-1-onto→V → I :V–onto→V)
3	1, 2	ax-mp 5	. 2 ⊢ I :V–onto→V
4		pwv 4858	. . 3 ⊢ 𝒫 V = V
5		foeq3 6742	. . 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 1541  Vcvv 3438  𝒫 cpw 4552   I cid 5516  –onto→wfo 6488  –1-1-onto→wf1o 6489

This theorem was proved from axioms:  ax-mp 5  ax-1 6  ax-2 7  ax-3 8  ax-gen 1796  ax-4 1810  ax-5 1911  ax-6 1968  ax-7 2009  ax-8 2115  ax-9 2123  ax-ext 2706  ax-sep 5239  ax-nul 5249  ax-pr 5375

This theorem depends on definitions:  df-bi 207  df-an 396  df-or 848  df-3an 1088  df-tru 1544  df-fal 1554  df-ex 1781  df-sb 2068  df-clab 2713  df-cleq 2726  df-clel 2809  df-ral 3050  df-rex 3059  df-rab 3398  df-v 3440  df-dif 3902  df-un 3904  df-in 3906  df-ss 3916  df-nul 4284  df-if 4478  df-pw 4554  df-sn 4579  df-pr 4581  df-op 4585  df-br 5097  df-opab 5159  df-id 5517  df-xp 5628  df-rel 5629  df-cnv 5630  df-co 5631  df-dm 5632  df-rn 5633  df-res 5634  df-ima 5635  df-fun 6492  df-fn 6493  df-f 6494  df-f1 6495  df-fo 6496  df-f1o 6497

This theorem is referenced by: (None)