Metamath Proof Explorer


Theorem dflringlem

Description: Lemma for dflring3 . If a ring R has a single maximal ideal M , then any element X outside of M is a unit. (Contributed by Thierry Arnoux, 2-Jun-2026)

Ref Expression
Hypotheses dflringlem.b 𝐵 = ( Base ‘ 𝑅 )
dflringlem.u 𝑈 = ( Unit ‘ 𝑅 )
dflringlem.r ( 𝜑𝑅 ∈ CRing )
dflringlem.m ( 𝜑𝑀 ∈ ( MaxIdeal ‘ 𝑅 ) )
dflringlem.1 ( 𝜑 → ( MaxIdeal ‘ 𝑅 ) = { 𝑀 } )
dflringlem.x ( 𝜑𝑋 ∈ ( 𝐵𝑀 ) )
Assertion dflringlem ( 𝜑𝑋𝑈 )

Proof

Step Hyp Ref Expression
1 dflringlem.b 𝐵 = ( Base ‘ 𝑅 )
2 dflringlem.u 𝑈 = ( Unit ‘ 𝑅 )
3 dflringlem.r ( 𝜑𝑅 ∈ CRing )
4 dflringlem.m ( 𝜑𝑀 ∈ ( MaxIdeal ‘ 𝑅 ) )
5 dflringlem.1 ( 𝜑 → ( MaxIdeal ‘ 𝑅 ) = { 𝑀 } )
6 dflringlem.x ( 𝜑𝑋 ∈ ( 𝐵𝑀 ) )
7 4 adantr ( ( 𝜑 ∧ ¬ 𝑋𝑈 ) → 𝑀 ∈ ( MaxIdeal ‘ 𝑅 ) )
8 3 crngringd ( 𝜑𝑅 ∈ Ring )
9 8 adantr ( ( 𝜑 ∧ ¬ 𝑋𝑈 ) → 𝑅 ∈ Ring )
10 6 eldifad ( 𝜑𝑋𝐵 )
11 10 snssd ( 𝜑 → { 𝑋 } ⊆ 𝐵 )
12 eqid ( RSpan ‘ 𝑅 ) = ( RSpan ‘ 𝑅 )
13 eqid ( LIdeal ‘ 𝑅 ) = ( LIdeal ‘ 𝑅 )
14 12 1 13 rspcl ( ( 𝑅 ∈ Ring ∧ { 𝑋 } ⊆ 𝐵 ) → ( ( RSpan ‘ 𝑅 ) ‘ { 𝑋 } ) ∈ ( LIdeal ‘ 𝑅 ) )
15 8 11 14 syl2anc ( 𝜑 → ( ( RSpan ‘ 𝑅 ) ‘ { 𝑋 } ) ∈ ( LIdeal ‘ 𝑅 ) )
16 15 adantr ( ( 𝜑 ∧ ¬ 𝑋𝑈 ) → ( ( RSpan ‘ 𝑅 ) ‘ { 𝑋 } ) ∈ ( LIdeal ‘ 𝑅 ) )
17 eqid ( ( RSpan ‘ 𝑅 ) ‘ { 𝑋 } ) = ( ( RSpan ‘ 𝑅 ) ‘ { 𝑋 } )
18 2 12 17 1 10 3 unitpidl1 ( 𝜑 → ( ( ( RSpan ‘ 𝑅 ) ‘ { 𝑋 } ) = 𝐵𝑋𝑈 ) )
19 18 notbid ( 𝜑 → ( ¬ ( ( RSpan ‘ 𝑅 ) ‘ { 𝑋 } ) = 𝐵 ↔ ¬ 𝑋𝑈 ) )
20 19 biimpar ( ( 𝜑 ∧ ¬ 𝑋𝑈 ) → ¬ ( ( RSpan ‘ 𝑅 ) ‘ { 𝑋 } ) = 𝐵 )
21 20 neqned ( ( 𝜑 ∧ ¬ 𝑋𝑈 ) → ( ( RSpan ‘ 𝑅 ) ‘ { 𝑋 } ) ≠ 𝐵 )
22 1 ssmxidl ( ( 𝑅 ∈ Ring ∧ ( ( RSpan ‘ 𝑅 ) ‘ { 𝑋 } ) ∈ ( LIdeal ‘ 𝑅 ) ∧ ( ( RSpan ‘ 𝑅 ) ‘ { 𝑋 } ) ≠ 𝐵 ) → ∃ 𝑚 ∈ ( MaxIdeal ‘ 𝑅 ) ( ( RSpan ‘ 𝑅 ) ‘ { 𝑋 } ) ⊆ 𝑚 )
23 9 16 21 22 syl3anc ( ( 𝜑 ∧ ¬ 𝑋𝑈 ) → ∃ 𝑚 ∈ ( MaxIdeal ‘ 𝑅 ) ( ( RSpan ‘ 𝑅 ) ‘ { 𝑋 } ) ⊆ 𝑚 )
24 5 adantr ( ( 𝜑 ∧ ¬ 𝑋𝑈 ) → ( MaxIdeal ‘ 𝑅 ) = { 𝑀 } )
25 23 24 rexeqtrdv ( ( 𝜑 ∧ ¬ 𝑋𝑈 ) → ∃ 𝑚 ∈ { 𝑀 } ( ( RSpan ‘ 𝑅 ) ‘ { 𝑋 } ) ⊆ 𝑚 )
26 sseq2 ( 𝑚 = 𝑀 → ( ( ( RSpan ‘ 𝑅 ) ‘ { 𝑋 } ) ⊆ 𝑚 ↔ ( ( RSpan ‘ 𝑅 ) ‘ { 𝑋 } ) ⊆ 𝑀 ) )
27 26 rexsng ( 𝑀 ∈ ( MaxIdeal ‘ 𝑅 ) → ( ∃ 𝑚 ∈ { 𝑀 } ( ( RSpan ‘ 𝑅 ) ‘ { 𝑋 } ) ⊆ 𝑚 ↔ ( ( RSpan ‘ 𝑅 ) ‘ { 𝑋 } ) ⊆ 𝑀 ) )
28 27 biimpa ( ( 𝑀 ∈ ( MaxIdeal ‘ 𝑅 ) ∧ ∃ 𝑚 ∈ { 𝑀 } ( ( RSpan ‘ 𝑅 ) ‘ { 𝑋 } ) ⊆ 𝑚 ) → ( ( RSpan ‘ 𝑅 ) ‘ { 𝑋 } ) ⊆ 𝑀 )
29 7 25 28 syl2anc ( ( 𝜑 ∧ ¬ 𝑋𝑈 ) → ( ( RSpan ‘ 𝑅 ) ‘ { 𝑋 } ) ⊆ 𝑀 )
30 1 12 rspsnid ( ( 𝑅 ∈ Ring ∧ 𝑋𝐵 ) → 𝑋 ∈ ( ( RSpan ‘ 𝑅 ) ‘ { 𝑋 } ) )
31 8 10 30 syl2anc ( 𝜑𝑋 ∈ ( ( RSpan ‘ 𝑅 ) ‘ { 𝑋 } ) )
32 6 eldifbd ( 𝜑 → ¬ 𝑋𝑀 )
33 nelss ( ( 𝑋 ∈ ( ( RSpan ‘ 𝑅 ) ‘ { 𝑋 } ) ∧ ¬ 𝑋𝑀 ) → ¬ ( ( RSpan ‘ 𝑅 ) ‘ { 𝑋 } ) ⊆ 𝑀 )
34 31 32 33 syl2anc ( 𝜑 → ¬ ( ( RSpan ‘ 𝑅 ) ‘ { 𝑋 } ) ⊆ 𝑀 )
35 34 adantr ( ( 𝜑 ∧ ¬ 𝑋𝑈 ) → ¬ ( ( RSpan ‘ 𝑅 ) ‘ { 𝑋 } ) ⊆ 𝑀 )
36 29 35 condan ( 𝜑𝑋𝑈 )