Theorem ncanth 7374

Description: Cantor's theorem fails for the universal class (which is not a set but a proper class by vprc 5285). Specifically, the identity function maps the universe onto its power class. Compare canth 7373 that works for sets.

This failure comes from a limitation of the collection principle (which is necessary to avoid Russell's paradox ru 3745): 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 4871). See also the remark in ru 3745 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 6865	. . 3 ⊢ I :V–1-1-onto→V
2		f1ofo 6832	. . 3 ⊢ ( I :V–1-1-onto→V → I :V–onto→V)
3	1, 2	ax-mp 5	. 2 ⊢ I :V–onto→V
4		pwv 4871	. . 3 ⊢ 𝒫 V = V
5		foeq3 6794	. . 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 3457  𝒫 cpw 4564   I cid 5557  –onto→wfo 6538  –1-1-onto→wf1o 6539

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 2148  ax-9 2156  ax-ext 2737  ax-sep 5259  ax-pr 5406

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 2744  df-cleq 2757  df-clel 2840  df-ral 3082  df-rex 3092  df-rab 3419  df-v 3459  df-dif 3909  df-un 3911  df-in 3913  df-ss 3923  df-nul 4287  df-if 4490  df-pw 4566  df-sn 4592  df-pr 4594  df-op 4598  df-br 5112  df-opab 5176  df-id 5558  df-xp 5669  df-rel 5670  df-cnv 5671  df-co 5672  df-dm 5673  df-rn 5674  df-res 5675  df-ima 5676  df-fun 6542  df-fn 6543  df-f 6544  df-f1 6545  df-fo 6546  df-f1o 6547

This theorem is used by: (None)