Metamath Proof Explorer


Theorem hlsupr

Description: A Hilbert lattice has the superposition property. Theorem 13.2 in Crawley p. 107. (Contributed by NM, 30-Jan-2012)

Ref Expression
Hypotheses hlsupr.l ⊢ ≤ ˙ = ≤ K
hlsupr.j ⊢ ∨ ˙ = join ⁡ K
hlsupr.a ⊢ A = Atoms ⁡ K
Assertion hlsupr ⊢ K ∈ HL ∧ P ∈ A ∧ Q ∈ A ∧ P ≠ Q → ∃ r ∈ A r ≠ P ∧ r ≠ Q ∧ r ≤ ˙ P ∨ ˙ Q

Proof

Step Hyp Ref Expression
1 hlsupr.l ⊢ ≤ ˙ = ≤ K
2 hlsupr.j ⊢ ∨ ˙ = join ⁡ K
3 hlsupr.a ⊢ A = Atoms ⁡ K
4 eqid ⊢ Base K = Base K
5 4 1 2 3 hlsuprexch ⊢ K ∈ HL ∧ P ∈ A ∧ Q ∈ A → P ≠ Q → ∃ r ∈ A r ≠ P ∧ r ≠ Q ∧ r ≤ ˙ P ∨ ˙ Q ∧ ∀ r ∈ Base K ¬ P ≤ ˙ r ∧ P ≤ ˙ r ∨ ˙ Q → Q ≤ ˙ r ∨ ˙ P
6 5 simpld ⊢ K ∈ HL ∧ P ∈ A ∧ Q ∈ A → P ≠ Q → ∃ r ∈ A r ≠ P ∧ r ≠ Q ∧ r ≤ ˙ P ∨ ˙ Q
7 6 imp ⊢ K ∈ HL ∧ P ∈ A ∧ Q ∈ A ∧ P ≠ Q → ∃ r ∈ A r ≠ P ∧ r ≠ Q ∧ r ≤ ˙ P ∨ ˙ Q