Certification Problem

Input (TPDB SRS_Relative/Zantema_06_relative/rel11)

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

b(p(b(x1))) b(a(p(b(x1)))) (1)

and S is the following TRS.

p(x1) a(p(a(x1))) (2)
a(p(a(a(x1)))) p(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 5 with strict dimension 1 over the arctic semiring over the naturals
[b(x1)] =
0 0 0 0 -∞
-1 -∞ 0 -2 -3
-1 -∞ -1 -∞ -∞
-2 -1 -1 -∞ -1
-2 -∞ 0 -∞ 0
· x1
[a(x1)] =
0 -∞ -∞ -∞ -∞
-∞ 2 -∞ 2 -∞
-∞ -∞ -4 -∞ -∞
-∞ -∞ -∞ -∞ -∞
0 -∞ -∞ -∞ 0
· x1
[p(x1)] =
0 -∞ -∞ -∞ 0
-∞ -∞ -∞ -∞ -∞
-∞ 3 -∞ 3 -∞
-∞ -∞ -∞ -∞ -∞
0 -∞ -∞ -∞ 0
· x1
all of the following rules can be deleted.
b(p(b(x1))) b(a(p(b(x1)))) (1)

1.1 R is empty

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