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SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIAL (USERS' MATHBOXES)
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Set Theory and Ordinal Numbers
oa0suclim
Metamath Proof Explorer
Description: Closed form expression of the value of ordinal addition for the cases
when the second ordinal is zero, a successor ordinal, or a limit
ordinal. Definition 2.3 of Schloeder p. 4. See oa0 , oasuc , and
oalim . (Contributed by RP , 18-Jan-2025)
Ref
Expression
Assertion
oa0suclim
⊢ A ∈ On ∧ B ∈ On → B = ∅ → A + 𝑜 B = A ∧ B = suc ⁡ C ∧ C ∈ On → A + 𝑜 B = suc ⁡ A + 𝑜 C ∧ Lim ⁡ B → A + 𝑜 B = ⋃ c ∈ B A + 𝑜 c
Proof
Step
Hyp
Ref
Expression
1
oa0
⊢ A ∈ On → A + 𝑜 ∅ = A
2
oasuc
⊢ A ∈ On ∧ C ∈ On → A + 𝑜 suc ⁡ C = suc ⁡ A + 𝑜 C
3
oalim
⊢ A ∈ On ∧ B ∈ On ∧ Lim ⁡ B → A + 𝑜 B = ⋃ c ∈ B A + 𝑜 c
4
3
anassrs
⊢ A ∈ On ∧ B ∈ On ∧ Lim ⁡ B → A + 𝑜 B = ⋃ c ∈ B A + 𝑜 c
5
1 2 4
onov0suclim
⊢ A ∈ On ∧ B ∈ On → B = ∅ → A + 𝑜 B = A ∧ B = suc ⁡ C ∧ C ∈ On → A + 𝑜 B = suc ⁡ A + 𝑜 C ∧ Lim ⁡ B → A + 𝑜 B = ⋃ c ∈ B A + 𝑜 c