Metamath Proof Explorer


Theorem wfaxnul

Description: The class of well-founded sets models the Null Set Axiom ax-nul . (Contributed by Eric Schmidt, 19-Oct-2025)

Ref Expression
Hypothesis wfax.1 𝑊 = ( 𝑅1 “ On )
Assertion wfaxnul 𝑥𝑊𝑦𝑊 ¬ 𝑦𝑥

Proof

Step Hyp Ref Expression
1 wfax.1 𝑊 = ( 𝑅1 “ On )
2 onwf On ⊆ ( 𝑅1 “ On )
3 0elon ∅ ∈ On
4 2 3 sselii ∅ ∈ ( 𝑅1 “ On )
5 4 1 eleqtrri ∅ ∈ 𝑊
6 0elaxnul ( ∅ ∈ 𝑊 → ∃ 𝑥𝑊𝑦𝑊 ¬ 𝑦𝑥 )
7 5 6 ax-mp 𝑥𝑊𝑦𝑊 ¬ 𝑦𝑥