Metamath Proof Explorer


Theorem onsbnd2

Description: The surreals of a given birthday are bounded below by the negative of that ordinal. (Contributed by Scott Fenton, 22-Feb-2026)

Ref Expression
Assertion onsbnd2 ( ( 𝐴 ∈ Ons𝐵 ∈ ( M ‘ ( bday 𝐴 ) ) ) → ( -us𝐴 ) ≤s 𝐵 )

Proof

Step Hyp Ref Expression
1 madessno ( M ‘ ( bday 𝐴 ) ) ⊆ No
2 1 sseli ( 𝐵 ∈ ( M ‘ ( bday 𝐴 ) ) → 𝐵 No )
3 2 adantl ( ( 𝐴 ∈ Ons𝐵 ∈ ( M ‘ ( bday 𝐴 ) ) ) → 𝐵 No )
4 negsbday ( 𝐵 No → ( bday ‘ ( -us𝐵 ) ) = ( bday 𝐵 ) )
5 3 4 syl ( ( 𝐴 ∈ Ons𝐵 ∈ ( M ‘ ( bday 𝐴 ) ) ) → ( bday ‘ ( -us𝐵 ) ) = ( bday 𝐵 ) )
6 madebdayim ( 𝐵 ∈ ( M ‘ ( bday 𝐴 ) ) → ( bday 𝐵 ) ⊆ ( bday 𝐴 ) )
7 6 adantl ( ( 𝐴 ∈ Ons𝐵 ∈ ( M ‘ ( bday 𝐴 ) ) ) → ( bday 𝐵 ) ⊆ ( bday 𝐴 ) )
8 5 7 eqsstrd ( ( 𝐴 ∈ Ons𝐵 ∈ ( M ‘ ( bday 𝐴 ) ) ) → ( bday ‘ ( -us𝐵 ) ) ⊆ ( bday 𝐴 ) )
9 bdayelon ( bday 𝐴 ) ∈ On
10 3 negscld ( ( 𝐴 ∈ Ons𝐵 ∈ ( M ‘ ( bday 𝐴 ) ) ) → ( -us𝐵 ) ∈ No )
11 madebday ( ( ( bday 𝐴 ) ∈ On ∧ ( -us𝐵 ) ∈ No ) → ( ( -us𝐵 ) ∈ ( M ‘ ( bday 𝐴 ) ) ↔ ( bday ‘ ( -us𝐵 ) ) ⊆ ( bday 𝐴 ) ) )
12 9 10 11 sylancr ( ( 𝐴 ∈ Ons𝐵 ∈ ( M ‘ ( bday 𝐴 ) ) ) → ( ( -us𝐵 ) ∈ ( M ‘ ( bday 𝐴 ) ) ↔ ( bday ‘ ( -us𝐵 ) ) ⊆ ( bday 𝐴 ) ) )
13 8 12 mpbird ( ( 𝐴 ∈ Ons𝐵 ∈ ( M ‘ ( bday 𝐴 ) ) ) → ( -us𝐵 ) ∈ ( M ‘ ( bday 𝐴 ) ) )
14 onsbnd ( ( 𝐴 ∈ Ons ∧ ( -us𝐵 ) ∈ ( M ‘ ( bday 𝐴 ) ) ) → ( -us𝐵 ) ≤s 𝐴 )
15 13 14 syldan ( ( 𝐴 ∈ Ons𝐵 ∈ ( M ‘ ( bday 𝐴 ) ) ) → ( -us𝐵 ) ≤s 𝐴 )
16 onsno ( 𝐴 ∈ Ons𝐴 No )
17 16 adantr ( ( 𝐴 ∈ Ons𝐵 ∈ ( M ‘ ( bday 𝐴 ) ) ) → 𝐴 No )
18 17 negscld ( ( 𝐴 ∈ Ons𝐵 ∈ ( M ‘ ( bday 𝐴 ) ) ) → ( -us𝐴 ) ∈ No )
19 18 3 slenegd ( ( 𝐴 ∈ Ons𝐵 ∈ ( M ‘ ( bday 𝐴 ) ) ) → ( ( -us𝐴 ) ≤s 𝐵 ↔ ( -us𝐵 ) ≤s ( -us ‘ ( -us𝐴 ) ) ) )
20 negnegs ( 𝐴 No → ( -us ‘ ( -us𝐴 ) ) = 𝐴 )
21 17 20 syl ( ( 𝐴 ∈ Ons𝐵 ∈ ( M ‘ ( bday 𝐴 ) ) ) → ( -us ‘ ( -us𝐴 ) ) = 𝐴 )
22 21 breq2d ( ( 𝐴 ∈ Ons𝐵 ∈ ( M ‘ ( bday 𝐴 ) ) ) → ( ( -us𝐵 ) ≤s ( -us ‘ ( -us𝐴 ) ) ↔ ( -us𝐵 ) ≤s 𝐴 ) )
23 19 22 bitr2d ( ( 𝐴 ∈ Ons𝐵 ∈ ( M ‘ ( bday 𝐴 ) ) ) → ( ( -us𝐵 ) ≤s 𝐴 ↔ ( -us𝐴 ) ≤s 𝐵 ) )
24 15 23 mpbid ( ( 𝐴 ∈ Ons𝐵 ∈ ( M ‘ ( bday 𝐴 ) ) ) → ( -us𝐴 ) ≤s 𝐵 )