Metamath Proof Explorer


Theorem bj-modal4e

Description: First-order logic form of the modal axiom (4) using existential quantifiers. Dual statement of bj-modal4 ( hba1 ). (Contributed by BJ, 21-Dec-2020) (Proof modification is discouraged.)

Ref Expression
Assertion bj-modal4e ⊢ ∃ x ∃ x φ → ∃ x φ

Proof

Step Hyp Ref Expression
1 bj-modal4 ⊢ ∀ x ¬ φ → ∀ x ∀ x ¬ φ
2 alnex ⊢ ∀ x ¬ φ ↔ ¬ ∃ x φ
3 2exnaln ⊢ ∃ x ∃ x φ ↔ ¬ ∀ x ∀ x ¬ φ
4 3 con2bii ⊢ ∀ x ∀ x ¬ φ ↔ ¬ ∃ x ∃ x φ
5 1 2 4 3imtr3i ⊢ ¬ ∃ x φ → ¬ ∃ x ∃ x φ
6 5 con4i ⊢ ∃ x ∃ x φ → ∃ x φ