Theorem ncanth 7322

Description: Cantor's theorem fails for the universal class (which is not a set but a proper class by vprc 5255). Specifically, the identity function maps the universe onto its power class. Compare canth 7321 that works for sets.

This failure comes from a limitation of the collection principle (which is necessary to avoid Russell's paradox ru 3726): 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 4847). See also the remark in ru 3726 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 6820	. . 3 ⊢ I :V–1-1-onto→V
2		f1ofo 6787	. . 3 ⊢ ( I :V–1-1-onto→V → I :V–onto→V)
3	1, 2	ax-mp 5	. 2 ⊢ I :V–onto→V
4		pwv 4847	. . 3 ⊢ 𝒫 V = V
5		foeq3 6750	. . 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 3429  𝒫 cpw 4541   I cid 5525  –onto→wfo 6496  –1-1-onto→wf1o 6497

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 2708  ax-sep 5231  ax-pr 5375

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 2715  df-cleq 2728  df-clel 2811  df-ral 3052  df-rex 3062  df-rab 3390  df-v 3431  df-dif 3892  df-un 3894  df-in 3896  df-ss 3906  df-nul 4274  df-if 4467  df-pw 4543  df-sn 4568  df-pr 4570  df-op 4574  df-br 5086  df-opab 5148  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 6500  df-fn 6501  df-f 6502  df-f1 6503  df-fo 6504  df-f1o 6505

This theorem is referenced by: (None)