Metamath Proof Explorer


Theorem alephinit

Description: An infinite initial ordinal is characterized by the property of being initial - that is, it is a subset of any dominating ordinal. (Contributed by Jeff Hankins, 29-Oct-2009) (Proof shortened by Mario Carneiro, 20-Sep-2014)

Ref Expression
Assertion alephinit A On ω A A ran x On A x A x

Proof

Step Hyp Ref Expression
1 isinfcard ω A card A = A A ran
2 1 bicomi A ran ω A card A = A
3 2 baib ω A A ran card A = A
4 3 adantl A On ω A A ran card A = A
5 onenon A On A dom card
6 5 adantr A On ω A A dom card
7 onenon x On x dom card
8 carddom2 A dom card x dom card card A card x A x
9 6 7 8 syl2an A On ω A x On card A card x A x
10 cardonle x On card x x
11 10 adantl A On ω A x On card x x
12 sstr card A card x card x x card A x
13 12 expcom card x x card A card x card A x
14 11 13 syl A On ω A x On card A card x card A x
15 9 14 sylbird A On ω A x On A x card A x
16 sseq1 card A = A card A x A x
17 16 imbi2d card A = A A x card A x A x A x
18 15 17 syl5ibcom A On ω A x On card A = A A x A x
19 18 ralrimdva A On ω A card A = A x On A x A x
20 oncardid A On card A A
21 ensym card A A A card A
22 endom A card A A card A
23 20 21 22 3syl A On A card A
24 23 adantr A On ω A A card A
25 cardon card A On
26 breq2 x = card A A x A card A
27 sseq2 x = card A A x A card A
28 26 27 imbi12d x = card A A x A x A card A A card A
29 28 rspcv card A On x On A x A x A card A A card A
30 25 29 ax-mp x On A x A x A card A A card A
31 24 30 syl5com A On ω A x On A x A x A card A
32 cardonle A On card A A
33 32 adantr A On ω A card A A
34 33 biantrurd A On ω A A card A card A A A card A
35 eqss card A = A card A A A card A
36 34 35 bitr4di A On ω A A card A card A = A
37 31 36 sylibd A On ω A x On A x A x card A = A
38 19 37 impbid A On ω A card A = A x On A x A x
39 4 38 bitrd A On ω A A ran x On A x A x