Certification Problem

Input (COPS 82)

We consider the TRS containing the following rules:

f(a) f(f(a)) (1)
f(x) f(a) (2)

The underlying signature is as follows:

{f/1, a/0}

Property / Task

Prove or disprove confluence.

Answer / Result

Yes.

Proof (by ACP @ CoCo 2022)

1 Strongly closed

Confluence is proven since the TRS is strongly closed. The joins can be performed using 3 step(s).