Certification Problem

Input (TPDB SRS_Standard/Zantema_04/z095)

The rewrite relation of the following TRS is considered.

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

Property / Task

Prove or disprove termination.

Answer / Result

Yes.

Proof (by AProVE @ termCOMP 2023)

1 String Reversal

Since only unary symbols occur, one can reverse all terms and obtains the TRS
b(b(a(a(x1)))) a(a(a(a(a(b(b(b(x1)))))))) (2)

1.1 Switch to Innermost Termination

The TRS is overlay and locally confluent:

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Hence, it suffices to show innermost termination in the following.

1.1.1 Dependency Pair Transformation

The following set of initial dependency pairs has been identified.
b#(b(a(a(x1)))) b#(b(b(x1))) (3)
b#(b(a(a(x1)))) b#(b(x1)) (4)
b#(b(a(a(x1)))) b#(x1) (5)

1.1.1.1 Reduction Pair Processor

Using the matrix interpretations of dimension 3 with strict dimension 1 over the arctic semiring over the naturals
[b#(x1)] =
0
-∞
-∞
+
-∞ -∞ 0
-∞ -∞ -∞
-∞ -∞ -∞
· x1
[b(x1)] =
0
0
0
+
-∞ -∞ 0
0 -∞ 1
0 -∞ -∞
· x1
[a(x1)] =
1
0
-∞
+
-∞ 0 -∞
0 -∞ 1
-∞ -∞ -∞
· x1
the pairs
b#(b(a(a(x1)))) b#(b(b(x1))) (3)
b#(b(a(a(x1)))) b#(x1) (5)
could be deleted.

1.1.1.1.1 Semantic Labeling Processor

The following interpretations form a model of the rules.

As carrier we take the set {0,1}. Symbols are labeled by the interpretation of their arguments using the interpretations (modulo 2):

[a(x1)] = 0
[b(x1)] = 1 + 1x1
[b#(x1)] = 0

We obtain the set of labeled pairs
b#1(b0(a0(a0(x1)))) b#1(b0(x1)) (6)
b#1(b0(a0(a1(x1)))) b#0(b1(x1)) (7)
and the set of labeled rules:
b1(b0(a0(a0(x1)))) a0(a0(a0(a0(a1(b0(b1(b0(x1)))))))) (8)
b1(b0(a0(a1(x1)))) a0(a0(a0(a0(a0(b1(b0(b1(x1)))))))) (9)

Innermost rewriting w.r.t. the following left-hand sides is considered:

b1(b0(a0(a0(x0))))
b1(b0(a0(a1(x0))))

1.1.1.1.1.1 Dependency Graph Processor

The dependency pairs are split into 1 component.