Metamath Proof Explorer


Theorem sb10f

Description: Hao Wang's identity axiom P6 in Irving Copi,Symbolic Logic (5th ed., 1979), p. 328. In traditional predicate calculus, this is a sole axiom for identity from which the usual ones can be derived. Usage of this theorem is discouraged because it depends on ax-13 . (Contributed by NM, 9-May-2005) (Revised by Mario Carneiro, 6-Oct-2016) (New usage is discouraged.)

Ref Expression
Hypothesis sb10f.1 𝑥 𝜑
Assertion sb10f ( [ 𝑦 / 𝑧 ] 𝜑 ↔ ∃ 𝑥 ( 𝑥 = 𝑦 ∧ [ 𝑥 / 𝑧 ] 𝜑 ) )

Proof

Step Hyp Ref Expression
1 sb10f.1 𝑥 𝜑
2 1 nfsb 𝑥 [ 𝑦 / 𝑧 ] 𝜑
3 sbequ ( 𝑥 = 𝑦 → ( [ 𝑥 / 𝑧 ] 𝜑 ↔ [ 𝑦 / 𝑧 ] 𝜑 ) )
4 2 3 equsexv ( ∃ 𝑥 ( 𝑥 = 𝑦 ∧ [ 𝑥 / 𝑧 ] 𝜑 ) ↔ [ 𝑦 / 𝑧 ] 𝜑 )
5 4 bicomi ( [ 𝑦 / 𝑧 ] 𝜑 ↔ ∃ 𝑥 ( 𝑥 = 𝑦 ∧ [ 𝑥 / 𝑧 ] 𝜑 ) )