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Description: A remarkable equivalent
to the Axiom of Choice that has only five
quantifiers (when expanded to ∈, = primitives in prenex form),
discovered and proved by Kurt Maes. This establishes a new record,
reducing from 6 to 5 the largest number of quantified variables needed
by any ZFC axiom. The ZF-equivalence to AC is shown by theorem
dfackm 8871. Maes found this version of AC in April,
2004 (replacing a
longer version, also with five quantifiers, that he found in November,
2003). See Kurt Maes, "A 5-quantifier (∈,=)-expression
ZF-equivalent to the Axiom of Choice"
(http://arxiv.org/PS_cache/arxiv/pdf/0705/0705.3162v1.pdf).
The original FOM posts are: http://www.cs.nyu.edu/pipermail/fom/2003-November/007631.html http://www.cs.nyu.edu/pipermail/fom/2003-November/007641.html. (Contributed by NM, 29-Apr-2004.) (Revised by Mario Carneiro, 17-May-2015.) (Proof modification is discouraged.) |
Ref | Expression |
---|---|
ackm | ⊢ ∀𝑥∃𝑦∀𝑧∃𝑣∀𝑢((𝑦 ∈ 𝑥 ∧ (𝑧 ∈ 𝑦 → ((𝑣 ∈ 𝑥 ∧ ¬ 𝑦 = 𝑣) ∧ 𝑧 ∈ 𝑣))) ∨ (¬ 𝑦 ∈ 𝑥 ∧ (𝑧 ∈ 𝑥 → ((𝑣 ∈ 𝑧 ∧ 𝑣 ∈ 𝑦) ∧ ((𝑢 ∈ 𝑧 ∧ 𝑢 ∈ 𝑦) → 𝑢 = 𝑣))))) |
Step | Hyp | Ref | Expression |
---|---|---|---|
1 | axac3 9169 | . 2 ⊢ CHOICE | |
2 | dfackm 8871 | . 2 ⊢ (CHOICE ↔ ∀𝑥∃𝑦∀𝑧∃𝑣∀𝑢((𝑦 ∈ 𝑥 ∧ (𝑧 ∈ 𝑦 → ((𝑣 ∈ 𝑥 ∧ ¬ 𝑦 = 𝑣) ∧ 𝑧 ∈ 𝑣))) ∨ (¬ 𝑦 ∈ 𝑥 ∧ (𝑧 ∈ 𝑥 → ((𝑣 ∈ 𝑧 ∧ 𝑣 ∈ 𝑦) ∧ ((𝑢 ∈ 𝑧 ∧ 𝑢 ∈ 𝑦) → 𝑢 = 𝑣)))))) | |
3 | 1, 2 | mpbi 219 | 1 ⊢ ∀𝑥∃𝑦∀𝑧∃𝑣∀𝑢((𝑦 ∈ 𝑥 ∧ (𝑧 ∈ 𝑦 → ((𝑣 ∈ 𝑥 ∧ ¬ 𝑦 = 𝑣) ∧ 𝑧 ∈ 𝑣))) ∨ (¬ 𝑦 ∈ 𝑥 ∧ (𝑧 ∈ 𝑥 → ((𝑣 ∈ 𝑧 ∧ 𝑣 ∈ 𝑦) ∧ ((𝑢 ∈ 𝑧 ∧ 𝑢 ∈ 𝑦) → 𝑢 = 𝑣))))) |
Colors of variables: wff setvar class |
Syntax hints: ¬ wn 3 → wi 4 ∨ wo 382 ∧ wa 383 ∀wal 1473 = wceq 1475 ∃wex 1695 ∈ wcel 1977 CHOICEwac 8821 |
This theorem was proved from axioms: ax-mp 5 ax-1 6 ax-2 7 ax-3 8 ax-gen 1713 ax-4 1728 ax-5 1827 ax-6 1875 ax-7 1922 ax-8 1979 ax-9 1986 ax-10 2006 ax-11 2021 ax-12 2034 ax-13 2234 ax-ext 2590 ax-rep 4699 ax-sep 4709 ax-nul 4717 ax-pow 4769 ax-pr 4833 ax-un 6847 ax-ac2 9168 |
This theorem depends on definitions: df-bi 196 df-or 384 df-an 385 df-3an 1033 df-tru 1478 df-ex 1696 df-nf 1701 df-sb 1868 df-eu 2462 df-mo 2463 df-clab 2597 df-cleq 2603 df-clel 2606 df-nfc 2740 df-ne 2782 df-ral 2901 df-rex 2902 df-reu 2903 df-rab 2905 df-v 3175 df-sbc 3403 df-csb 3500 df-dif 3543 df-un 3545 df-in 3547 df-ss 3554 df-nul 3875 df-if 4037 df-pw 4110 df-sn 4126 df-pr 4128 df-op 4132 df-uni 4373 df-iun 4457 df-br 4584 df-opab 4644 df-mpt 4645 df-id 4953 df-xp 5044 df-rel 5045 df-cnv 5046 df-co 5047 df-dm 5048 df-rn 5049 df-res 5050 df-ima 5051 df-iota 5768 df-fun 5806 df-fn 5807 df-f 5808 df-f1 5809 df-fo 5810 df-f1o 5811 df-fv 5812 df-ac 8822 |
This theorem is referenced by: (None) |
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