Proof analysis: the proof of this theorem contains two aspects. Firstly, given an element , . Being can select every element in , we should discuss from different cases and in each case and should given. Secondly, we should prove that all the cases discussed above include all the elements in .
Proof. Let , we consider and the same results can be gotten when .
Set and . From Definition 1 we can get , that is should hold. So we discuss from two cases, or .
Case A: when .
In this case, we have . From Definition 1, , that is , so we have , i.e., . Moreover, from , we have , so we have . So we discuss from or .
Case A1: . That is, . From , we have , so , i.e., . From , we have . So we discuss from or .
Case A11: , that is, . In the same way, from , we have , i.e., . From , we have . So we discuss from or .
Case A111: , that is, , in this case, we can easily get and , can be chosen arbitrarily in .
Case A112: , being that and , we have , that is, . From , we have , so the opposite element of a should satisfy .
Case A12: . From and , we have . That is . From , we have , so . We discuss from or .
Case A121: , , that is . From , that is . So we have and i.e., and . Thus , , where , can be chosen arbitrarily in .
Case A122: . From , we have . that is . From , that is . So we have and i.e., and . Thus , , where , .
Case A2: when . From , we have , that is, . In the same way, from , we have , so we discuss from or .
Case A21: when . that is, . In the same way, from , we have , that is , so we discuss from or .
Case A211: when . that is, . From , so we have and , that is . In the same way, we can get . Thus , , where , can be chosen arbitrarily in .
Case A212: when , From , we have , that is, , , . From , so we have and , i.e., . Thus , , where , .
Case A22: when . From , we have . that is, . From , we have , so we discuss from or .
Case A221: when . In this case . From , so we have , , , so we have . Thus , , where , , can be chosen arbitrarily in .
Case A222: when . From , we have . that is, . From , so we have , , , Thus , , where , , .
Case B: when .
In this case, from and , we have . That is . From Definition 1, , that is , so . So we discuss from or .
Case B1: when . That is . From , we have , , so . From , so we have , i.e., . So we discuss from or .
Case B11: when . That is . From , we have , i.e., . So we discuss from or .
Case B111: when . That is . From , i.e., , we have , . Thus , , which satisfies and can be chosen arbitrarily in .
Case B112: when . From , we have . That is . From , i.e., , we have , . Thus , , where and .
Case B12: when . From and , we have , i.e., . That is . From , we have , i.e., . So we discuss from or .
Case B121: when . That is , , . From , i.e., , we have , , , i.e., . Thus , , where , , can be chosen arbitrarily in .
Case B122: when , from , we have . That is . From , i.e., , we have , , . Thus , , where , , .
Case B2: when , from , we have . That is . From , so we have , i.e., . So we discuss from or .
Case B21: when . That is . From , so we have , i.e., . So we discuss from or .
Case B211: when . That is . From , i.e., , we have , . , , which means . Thus , , where , , can be chosen arbitrarily in .
Case B212: when . From , we have . That is . From , i.e., , we have , . , i.e., . Thus , , where , , .
Case B22: when , from , we have . That is . From , so we have , i.e., . So we discuss from or .
Case B221: when , That is . From , i.e., , we have , . , , so . Thus , , where , , can be chosen arbitrarily in .
Case B222: when . From , we have . That is . From , i.e., , we have , , . , i.e., . Thus , , where , .
Finally, we should show that all the above cases include each element , i.e., can take all the values on . It is obvious that can take all the values on because according to case A and that according to case B. Moreover, for case A, can take all the values on because case A1 according to and case A2 according to . For case B, can take all the values on because case B1 according to and case B2 according to . That is for each element , can select all of value in . We will verify that and can take all the values on when case A1 or A2 or B1 or B2 respectively.
For case A1,
can take all the value in
because case A11 according to
and case A12 according to
. Similarly, for case A11,
can take all the value in
because case A111 according to
and case A112 according to
. For case A12,
can take all the value in
because case A121 according to
and case A122 according to
. The top left subgraph of
Figure 1 shows that the four cases A111, A112, A211 and A222. The unique □ point represents the case A111, the + points represent the case A112, the ∗ points represent the case A121 and the • points represent the case A122. This explain the that for case A1,
and
can take all the points on the plane. For case A2, B1 or B2, we can get that
and
can take all the points on the plane respectively. The top right subgraph of
Figure 1 represents the case A2 if we select
, the bottom left subgraph of
Figure 1 represents the case B1 if we select
and bottom right subgraph of
Figure 1 represents the case B2 if we select
. The figure intuitively illustrates that all the points
are included.
Through the above analysis, we can get that for each element , there exists the neutral element and opposite element .□