Metamath Proof Explorer


Theorem rngen1zr

Description: The only ring with one element is the zero ring (at least if its operations are internal binary operations). (Contributed by FL, 14-Feb-2010) (Revised by AV, 18-Jun-2026)

Ref Expression
Hypotheses rng1zr.b
|- B = ( Base ` R )
rng1zr.p
|- .+ = ( +g ` R )
rng1zr.t
|- .* = ( .r ` R )
Assertion rngen1zr
|- ( ( ( R e. Rng /\ .+ Fn ( B X. B ) /\ .* Fn ( B X. B ) ) /\ Z e. B ) -> ( B ~~ 1o <-> ( .+ = { <. <. Z , Z >. , Z >. } /\ .* = { <. <. Z , Z >. , Z >. } ) ) )

Proof

Step Hyp Ref Expression
1 rng1zr.b
 |-  B = ( Base ` R )
2 rng1zr.p
 |-  .+ = ( +g ` R )
3 rng1zr.t
 |-  .* = ( .r ` R )
4 en1eqsnbi
 |-  ( Z e. B -> ( B ~~ 1o <-> B = { Z } ) )
5 4 adantl
 |-  ( ( ( R e. Rng /\ .+ Fn ( B X. B ) /\ .* Fn ( B X. B ) ) /\ Z e. B ) -> ( B ~~ 1o <-> B = { Z } ) )
6 1 2 3 rng1zr
 |-  ( ( ( R e. Rng /\ .+ Fn ( B X. B ) /\ .* Fn ( B X. B ) ) /\ Z e. B ) -> ( B = { Z } <-> ( .+ = { <. <. Z , Z >. , Z >. } /\ .* = { <. <. Z , Z >. , Z >. } ) ) )
7 5 6 bitrd
 |-  ( ( ( R e. Rng /\ .+ Fn ( B X. B ) /\ .* Fn ( B X. B ) ) /\ Z e. B ) -> ( B ~~ 1o <-> ( .+ = { <. <. Z , Z >. , Z >. } /\ .* = { <. <. Z , Z >. , Z >. } ) ) )