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| Theorem | scottexs 4701 |
Theorem scheme version of scottex 4699. The collection of all |
| Theorem | scott0s 4702 |
Theorem scheme version of scott0 4700. The collection of all |
| Theorem | cplem1 4703 | Lemma for the Collection Principle cp 4705. |
| Theorem | cplem2 4704 | Lemma for the Collection Principle cp 4705. |
| Theorem | cp 4705 |
Collection Principle. This remarkable theorem scheme is in effect a
very strong generalization of the Axiom of Replacement. The proof
makes use of Scott's trick scottex 4699 that collapses a proper class into
a set of minimum rank. The wff |
| Theorem | bnd 4706 |
A very strong generalization of the Axiom of Replacement (compare
zfrep6 3609), derived from the Collection Principle cp 4705.
Its strength
lies in the rather profound fact that |
| Theorem | bnd2 4707 |
A variant of the Boundedness Axiom bnd 4706 that picks a subset |
| Theorem | kardex 4708 |
The collection of all sets equinumerous to a set |
| Theorem | karden 4709 |
If we allow the Axiom of Regularity, we can avoid the Axiom of Choice by
defining the cardinal number of a set as the set of all sets
equinumerous to it and having least possible rank. This theorem proves
the equinumerosity relationship for this definition (compare carden 4814).
The hypotheses correspond to the definition of kard of [Enderton] p. 222
(which we don't define separately since currently we do not use it
elsewhere). This theorem along with kardex 4708 justify the definition of
kard. The restriction to least rank prevents the proper class that
would result from |
| Theorem | htalem 4710 |
Lemma for defining an emulation of Hilbert's epsilon. Hilbert's epsilon
is described at http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/epsilon-calculus/.
This theorem is equivalent to Hilbert's "transfinite axiom,"
described
on that page, with the additional |
| Theorem | hta 4711 |
A ZFC emulation of Hilbert's transfinite axiom. The set
Hilbert's epsilon is described at
http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/epsilon-calculus/.
This theorem
differs from Hilbert's transfinite axiom described on that page in
that it requires
If a well-ordering For a version of this theorem scheme using class (meta)variables instead of wff (meta)variables, see htalem 4710. |
| Axiom of Choice equivalents | ||
| Theorem | aceq1 4712 | Equivalence of two versions of the Axiom of Choice ax-ac 4727. The proof uses neither AC nor the Axiom of Regularity. The right-hand side expresses our AC with the fewest number of different variables. |
| Theorem | aceq0 4713 | Equivalence of two versions of the Axiom of Choice. The proof uses neither AC nor the Axiom of Regularity. The right-hand side is our original ax-ac 4727. |
| Theorem | aceq2 4714 | Equivalence of two versions of the Axiom of Choice. The proof uses neither AC nor the Axiom of Regularity. |
| Theorem | aceq3lem 4715 | Lemma for aceq3 4716. |
| Theorem | aceq3 4716 | Equivalence of two versions of the Axiom of Choice. The left-hand side is similar to the Axiom of Choice (first form) of [Enderton] p. 49. The right-hand side is the Axiom of Choice of [TakeutiZaring] p. 83. The proof does not depend on AC. |
| Theorem | aceq4 4717 | Equivalence of two versions of the Axiom of Choice. The left-hand side is similar to the Axiom of Choice (first form) of [Enderton] p. 49. The right-hand side is Axiom AC of [BellMachover] p. 488. The proof does not depend on AC. |
| Theorem | aceq5lem1 4718 | Lemma for aceq5 4723. |
| Theorem | aceq5lem2 4719 | Lemma for aceq5 4723. |
| Theorem | aceq5lem3 4720 | Lemma for aceq5 4723. |
| Theorem | aceq5lem4 4721 | Lemma for aceq5 4723. |
| Theorem | aceq5lem5 4722 | Lemma for aceq5 4723. |
| Theorem | aceq5 4723 | Equivalence of two versions of the Axiom of Choice. The left-hand side is similar to the Axiom of Choice (first form) of [Enderton] p. 49. The right-hand side is Theorem 6M(4) of [Enderton] p. 151 and asserts that given a family of mutually disjoint nonempty sets, a set exists containing exactly one member from each set in the family. The proof does not depend on AC. |
| Theorem | aceq6a 4724 | Our Axiom of Choice (in the form of ac3 4730) implies the Axiom of Choice (first form) of [Enderton] p. 49. The proof uses neither AC nor the Axiom of Regularity. See aceq6b 4725 for the converse (which does use the Axiom of Regularity). |
| Theorem | aceq6b 4725 | Axiom of Choice (first form) of [Enderton] p. 49 implies of our Axiom of Choice (in the form of ac3 4730). The proof does not make use of AC. Note that the Axiom of Regularity is used by the proof. Specifically, elirrv 4581 and preleq 4586 that are referenced in the proof each make use of Regularity for their derivations. (The reverse implication can be derived without using Regularity; see aceq6a 4724.) |
| Theorem | aceq7 4726 | Equivalence of the Axiom of Choice (first form) of [Enderton] p. 49 and our Axiom of Choice (in the form of ac2 4729). The proof does not depend AC on but does depend on the Axiom of Regularity. |
| ZFC Set Theory - add the Axiom of Choice | ||
| Introduce the Axiom of Choice | ||
| Axiom | ax-ac 4727 |
Axiom of Choice. The Axiom of Choice (AC) is usually considered an
extension of ZF set theory rather than a proper part of it. It is
sometimes considered philosophically controversial because it asserts
the existence of a set without telling us what the set is. ZF set
theory that includes AC is called ZFC.
The unpublished version given here says that given any set This version was specifically crafted to be short when expanded to primitives. Kurt Maes' 5-quantifier version ackm 4765 is slightly shorter when the biconditional of ax-ac 4727 is expanded into implication and negation. Standard textbook versions of AC are derived as ac8 4746, ac5 4735, and ac7 4731. The Axiom of Regularity ax-reg 4576 (among others) is used to derive our version from the standard ones; this reverse derivation is shown as theorem aceq6b 4725. Equivalents to AC are the well-ordering theorem weth 4770 and Zorn's lemma zorn 4780. See ac4 4733 for comments about stronger versions of AC. |
| Theorem | axac 4728 | Axiom of Choice expressed with fewest number of different variables. The penultimate step shows the logical equivalence to ax-ac 4727. |
| Theorem | ac2 4729 | Axiom of Choice equivalent. By using restricted quantifiers, we can express the Axiom of Choice with a single conjunction. (If you want to figure it out, the rewritten equivalent ac3 4730 is easier to understand.) Note: aceq0 4713 shows the logical equivalence to ax-ac 4727. |
| Theorem | ac3 4730 |
Axiom of Choice using abbreviations. The logical equivalence to
ax-ac 4727 can be established by chaining aceq0 4713 and aceq2 4714. A standard
textbook version of AC is derived from this one in aceq6a 4724, and this
version of AC is derived from the textbook version in aceq6b 4725.
The following sketch will help you understand this version of the axiom.
Given any set
For example, suppose
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| Theorem | ac7 4731 | An Axiom of Choice equivalent similar to the Axiom of Choice (first form) of [Enderton] p. 49. |
| Theorem | ac7g 4732 | An Axiom of Choice equivalent similar to the Axiom of Choice (first form) of [Enderton] p. 49. |
| Theorem | ac4 4733 |
Equivalent of Axiom of Choice. We do not insist that
Takeuti and Zaring call this "weak choice" in contrast to
"strong
choice" Weak choice can be strengthened in a different direction to choose from a collection of proper classes; see ac6s5 4745. |
| Theorem | ac4c 4734 | Equivalent of Axiom of Choice (class version) |
| Theorem | ac5 4735 |
An Axiom of Choice equivalent: there exists a function |
| Theorem | ac5b 4736 | Equivalent of Axiom of Choice. |
| Theorem | ac6lem 4737 | Lemma for ac6 4738. |
| Theorem | ac6 4738 |
Equivalent of Axiom of Choice. This is useful for proving that there
exists, for example, a sequence mapping natural numbers to members of
a large set |