Metamath Proof Explorer


Theorem ixp0

Description: The infinite Cartesian product of a family B ( x ) with an empty member is empty. The converse of this theorem is equivalent to the Axiom of Choice, see ac9 . (Contributed by NM, 1-Oct-2006) (Proof shortened by Mario Carneiro, 22-Jun-2016)

Ref Expression
Assertion ixp0 ⊢ ∃ x ∈ A B = ∅ → ⨉ x ∈ A B = ∅

Proof

Step Hyp Ref Expression
1 nne ⊢ ¬ B ≠ ∅ ↔ B = ∅
2 1 rexbii ⊢ ∃ x ∈ A ¬ B ≠ ∅ ↔ ∃ x ∈ A B = ∅
3 rexnal ⊢ ∃ x ∈ A ¬ B ≠ ∅ ↔ ¬ ∀ x ∈ A B ≠ ∅
4 2 3 bitr3i ⊢ ∃ x ∈ A B = ∅ ↔ ¬ ∀ x ∈ A B ≠ ∅
5 ixpn0 ⊢ ⨉ x ∈ A B ≠ ∅ → ∀ x ∈ A B ≠ ∅
6 5 necon1bi ⊢ ¬ ∀ x ∈ A B ≠ ∅ → ⨉ x ∈ A B = ∅
7 4 6 sylbi ⊢ ∃ x ∈ A B = ∅ → ⨉ x ∈ A B = ∅