Metamath Proof Explorer
		
		
		
		Description:  The surreals are closed under multiplication.  Theorem 8(i) of Conway
       p. 19.  (Contributed by Scott Fenton, 6-Mar-2025)
		
			
				
					 | 
					 | 
					Ref | 
					Expression | 
				
					
						 | 
						Hypotheses | 
						mulscld.1 | 
						⊢ ( 𝜑  →  𝐴  ∈   No  )  | 
					
					
						 | 
						 | 
						mulscld.2 | 
						⊢ ( 𝜑  →  𝐵  ∈   No  )  | 
					
				
					 | 
					Assertion | 
					mulscld | 
					⊢  ( 𝜑  →  ( 𝐴  ·s  𝐵 )  ∈   No  )  | 
				
			
		
		
			
				Proof
				
					
						| Step | 
						Hyp | 
						Ref | 
						Expression | 
					
						
							| 1 | 
							
								
							 | 
							mulscld.1 | 
							⊢ ( 𝜑  →  𝐴  ∈   No  )  | 
						
						
							| 2 | 
							
								
							 | 
							mulscld.2 | 
							⊢ ( 𝜑  →  𝐵  ∈   No  )  | 
						
						
							| 3 | 
							
								
							 | 
							mulscl | 
							⊢ ( ( 𝐴  ∈   No   ∧  𝐵  ∈   No  )  →  ( 𝐴  ·s  𝐵 )  ∈   No  )  | 
						
						
							| 4 | 
							
								1 2 3
							 | 
							syl2anc | 
							⊢ ( 𝜑  →  ( 𝐴  ·s  𝐵 )  ∈   No  )  |