Theorem ncanth 7370

Description: Cantor's theorem fails for the universal class (which is not a set but a proper class by vprc 5277). Specifically, the identity function maps the universe onto its power class. Compare canth 7369 that works for sets.

This failure comes from a limitation of the collection principle (which is necessary to avoid Russell's paradox ru 3738): 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 4864). See also the remark in ru 3738 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 6860	. . 3 ⊢ I :V–1-1-onto→V
2		f1ofo 6827	. . 3 ⊢ ( I :V–1-1-onto→V → I :V–onto→V)
3	1, 2	ax-mp 5	. 2 ⊢ I :V–onto→V
4		pwv 4864	. . 3 ⊢ 𝒫 V = V
5		foeq3 6789	. . 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 234	1 ⊢ I :V–onto→𝒫 V

This proof depends on syntax axioms:   ↔ wb 209   = wceq 1570  Vcvv 3450  𝒫 cpw 4557   I cid 5549  –onto→wfo 6532  –1-1-onto→wf1o 6533

This proof depends on axioms:  ax-mp 5  ax-1 6  ax-2 7  ax-3 8  ax-gen 1828  ax-4 1842  ax-5 1943  ax-6 2000  ax-7 2041  ax-8 2147  ax-9 2155  ax-ext 2732  ax-sep 5251  ax-pr 5398

This proof depends on definitions:  df-bi 210  df-an 402  df-or 862  df-3an 1105  df-tru 1573  df-fal 1583  df-ex 1813  df-sb 2100  df-clab 2739  df-cleq 2752  df-clel 2835  df-ral 3077  df-rex 3087  df-rab 3413  df-v 3452  df-dif 3902  df-un 3904  df-in 3906  df-ss 3916  df-nul 4280  df-if 4483  df-pw 4559  df-sn 4585  df-pr 4587  df-op 4591  df-br 5104  df-opab 5168  df-id 5550  df-xp 5661  df-rel 5662  df-cnv 5663  df-co 5664  df-dm 5665  df-rn 5666  df-res 5667  df-ima 5668  df-fun 6536  df-fn 6537  df-f 6538  df-f1 6539  df-fo 6540  df-f1o 6541

This theorem is used by: (None)