Metamath Proof Explorer


Theorem ixp0

Description: The infinite Cartesian product of a family B ( x ) with an empty member is empty. The converse of this theorem is equivalent to the Axiom of Choice, see ac9 . (Contributed by NM, 1-Oct-2006) (Proof shortened by Mario Carneiro, 22-Jun-2016)

Ref Expression
Assertion ixp0 x A B = x A B =

Proof

Step Hyp Ref Expression
1 nne ¬ B B =
2 1 rexbii x A ¬ B x A B =
3 rexnal x A ¬ B ¬ x A B
4 2 3 bitr3i x A B = ¬ x A B
5 ixpn0 x A B x A B
6 5 necon1bi ¬ x A B x A B =
7 4 6 sylbi x A B = x A B =