let z be quaternion number ; ( z *' = 0 implies z = 0 )
assume A1:
z *' = 0
; z = 0
A2:
z *' = [*(Rea z),(- (Im1 z)),(- (Im2 z)),(- (Im3 z))*]
by Th43;
A3:
Rea (z *') = 0
by A1, Lm7, Th23;
A4:
Im1 (z *') = 0
by A1, Lm7, Th23;
A5:
Im2 (z *') = 0
by A1, Lm7, Th23;
A6:
Im3 (z *') = 0
by A1, Lm7, Th23;
A7:
Rea (z *') = Rea z
by A2, Th23;
A8:
Im1 (z *') = - (Im1 z)
by A2, Th23;
A9:
Im2 (z *') = - (Im2 z)
by A2, Th23;
Im3 (z *') = - (Im3 z)
by A2, Th23;
hence
z = 0
by A3, A4, A5, A6, A7, A8, A9, Th26; verum