Theorem ncanth 7342

Description: Cantor's theorem fails for the universal class (which is not a set but a proper class by vprc 5270). Specifically, the identity function maps the universe onto its power class. Compare canth 7341 that works for sets.

This failure comes from a limitation of the collection principle (which is necessary to avoid Russell's paradox ru 3751): 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 4868). See also the remark in ru 3751 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 6839	. . 3 ⊢ I :V–1-1-onto→V
2		f1ofo 6807	. . 3 ⊢ ( I :V–1-1-onto→V → I :V–onto→V)
3	1, 2	ax-mp 5	. 2 ⊢ I :V–onto→V
4		pwv 4868	. . 3 ⊢ 𝒫 V = V
5		foeq3 6770	. . 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 3447  𝒫 cpw 4563   I cid 5532  –onto→wfo 6509  –1-1-onto→wf1o 6510

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 5251  ax-nul 5261  ax-pr 5387

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 3406  df-v 3449  df-dif 3917  df-un 3919  df-in 3921  df-ss 3931  df-nul 4297  df-if 4489  df-pw 4565  df-sn 4590  df-pr 4592  df-op 4596  df-br 5108  df-opab 5170  df-id 5533  df-xp 5644  df-rel 5645  df-cnv 5646  df-co 5647  df-dm 5648  df-rn 5649  df-res 5650  df-ima 5651  df-fun 6513  df-fn 6514  df-f 6515  df-f1 6516  df-fo 6517  df-f1o 6518

This theorem is referenced by: (None)