Theorem ncanth 7365

Description: Cantor's theorem fails for the universal class (which is not a set but a proper class by vprc 5283). Specifically, the identity function maps the universe onto its power class. Compare canth 7364 that works for sets.

This failure comes from a limitation of the collection principle (which is necessary to avoid Russell's paradox ru 3743): 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 4869). See also the remark in ru 3743 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 6861	. . 3 ⊢ I :V–1-1-onto→V
2		f1ofo 6828	. . 3 ⊢ ( I :V–1-1-onto→V → I :V–onto→V)
3	1, 2	ax-mp 5	. 2 ⊢ I :V–onto→V
4		pwv 4869	. . 3 ⊢ 𝒫 V = V
5		foeq3 6790	. . 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 3455  𝒫 cpw 4562   I cid 5555  –onto→wfo 6534  –1-1-onto→wf1o 6535

This proof depends on axioms:  ax-mp 5  ax-1 6  ax-2 7  ax-3 8  ax-gen 1825  ax-4 1839  ax-5 1940  ax-6 1997  ax-7 2038  ax-8 2145  ax-9 2153  ax-ext 2735  ax-sep 5257  ax-pr 5404

This proof depends on definitions:  df-bi 210  df-an 401  df-or 861  df-3an 1105  df-tru 1573  df-fal 1583  df-ex 1810  df-sb 2097  df-clab 2742  df-cleq 2755  df-clel 2838  df-ral 3080  df-rex 3090  df-rab 3417  df-v 3457  df-dif 3908  df-un 3910  df-in 3912  df-ss 3922  df-nul 4287  df-if 4488  df-pw 4564  df-sn 4590  df-pr 4592  df-op 4596  df-br 5110  df-opab 5174  df-id 5556  df-xp 5667  df-rel 5668  df-cnv 5669  df-co 5670  df-dm 5671  df-rn 5672  df-res 5673  df-ima 5674  df-fun 6538  df-fn 6539  df-f 6540  df-f1 6541  df-fo 6542  df-f1o 6543

This theorem is used by: (None)