Theorem ncanth 7324

Description: Cantor's theorem fails for the universal class (which is not a set but a proper class by vprc 5265). Specifically, the identity function maps the universe onto its power class. Compare canth 7323 that works for sets.

This failure comes from a limitation of the collection principle (which is necessary to avoid Russell's paradox ru 3748): 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 3748 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 6821	. . 3 ⊢ I :V–1-1-onto→V
2		f1ofo 6789	. . 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 6752	. . 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 1540  Vcvv 3444  𝒫 cpw 4559   I cid 5525  –onto→wfo 6497  –1-1-onto→wf1o 6498

This theorem was proved from axioms:  ax-mp 5  ax-1 6  ax-2 7  ax-3 8  ax-gen 1795  ax-4 1809  ax-5 1910  ax-6 1967  ax-7 2008  ax-8 2111  ax-9 2119  ax-12 2178  ax-ext 2701  ax-sep 5246  ax-nul 5256  ax-pr 5382

This theorem depends on definitions:  df-bi 207  df-an 396  df-or 848  df-3an 1088  df-tru 1543  df-fal 1553  df-ex 1780  df-sb 2066  df-mo 2533  df-eu 2562  df-clab 2708  df-cleq 2721  df-clel 2803  df-ral 3045  df-rex 3054  df-rab 3403  df-v 3446  df-dif 3914  df-un 3916  df-in 3918  df-ss 3928  df-nul 4293  df-if 4485  df-pw 4561  df-sn 4586  df-pr 4588  df-op 4592  df-br 5103  df-opab 5165  df-id 5526  df-xp 5637  df-rel 5638  df-cnv 5639  df-co 5640  df-dm 5641  df-rn 5642  df-res 5643  df-ima 5644  df-fun 6501  df-fn 6502  df-f 6503  df-f1 6504  df-fo 6505  df-f1o 6506

This theorem is referenced by: (None)