Certification Problem

Input (TPDB SRS_Relative/Mixed_relative_SRS/un01)

The relative rewrite relation R/S is considered where R is the following TRS

b(b(a(a(b(a(b(x1))))))) b(a(b(b(a(b(b(x1))))))) (1)
b(b(b(x1))) b(b(a(b(b(x1))))) (2)

and S is the following TRS.

b(a(b(x1))) b(a(b(a(a(b(x1)))))) (3)

Property / Task

Prove or disprove termination.

Answer / Result

Yes.

Proof (by matchbox @ termCOMP 2023)

1 Rule Removal

Using the matrix interpretations of dimension 4 with strict dimension 1 over the arctic semiring over the naturals
[b(x1)] =
0 -∞ 0 0
0 -∞ 0 0
0 -1 1 1
-∞ -∞ -1 0
· x1
[a(x1)] =
0 -∞ -1 -∞
1 1 0 -∞
-∞ -∞ -∞ -∞
-∞ -∞ -∞ 0
· x1
all of the following rules can be deleted.
b(b(b(x1))) b(b(a(b(b(x1))))) (2)

1.1 Rule Removal

Using the matrix interpretations of dimension 5 with strict dimension 1 over the naturals
[b(x1)] =
1 0 0 0 1
0 0 0 1 1
0 0 1 0 1
0 0 1 0 0
0 0 0 0 0
· x1 +
0
0
1
0
0
[a(x1)] =
1 1 0 0 1
0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 2
0 2 1 0 0
0 1 0 0 0
· x1 +
0
0
0
0
0
all of the following rules can be deleted.
b(b(a(a(b(a(b(x1))))))) b(a(b(b(a(b(b(x1))))))) (1)

1.1.1 R is empty

There are no rules in the TRS. Hence, it is terminating.