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Set Theory and Ordinal Numbers
om0suclim
Metamath Proof Explorer
Description: Closed form expression of the value of ordinal multiplication for the
cases when the second ordinal is zero, a successor ordinal, or a limit
ordinal. Definition 2.5 of Schloeder p. 4. See om0 , omsuc , and
omlim . (Contributed by RP , 18-Jan-2025)
Ref
Expression
Assertion
om0suclim
⊢ A ∈ On ∧ B ∈ On → B = ∅ → A ⋅ 𝑜 B = ∅ ∧ B = suc ⁡ C ∧ C ∈ On → A ⋅ 𝑜 B = A ⋅ 𝑜 C + 𝑜 A ∧ Lim ⁡ B → A ⋅ 𝑜 B = ⋃ c ∈ B A ⋅ 𝑜 c
Proof
Step
Hyp
Ref
Expression
1
om0
⊢ A ∈ On → A ⋅ 𝑜 ∅ = ∅
2
omsuc
⊢ A ∈ On ∧ C ∈ On → A ⋅ 𝑜 suc ⁡ C = A ⋅ 𝑜 C + 𝑜 A
3
omlim
⊢ 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 = ∅ ∧ B = suc ⁡ C ∧ C ∈ On → A ⋅ 𝑜 B = A ⋅ 𝑜 C + 𝑜 A ∧ Lim ⁡ B → A ⋅ 𝑜 B = ⋃ c ∈ B A ⋅ 𝑜 c