Certification Problem

Input (TPDB SRS_Standard/Zantema_04/z110)

The rewrite relation of the following TRS is considered.

a(a(x1)) b(x1) (1)
b(a(x1)) a(b(x1)) (2)
b(b(c(x1))) c(a(x1)) (3)
b(b(x1)) a(a(a(x1))) (4)
c(a(x1)) b(a(c(x1))) (5)

Property / Task

Prove or disprove termination.

Answer / Result

Yes.

Proof (by AProVE @ termCOMP 2023)

1 Dependency Pair Transformation

The following set of initial dependency pairs has been identified.
a#(a(x1)) b#(x1) (6)
b#(a(x1)) a#(b(x1)) (7)
b#(a(x1)) b#(x1) (8)
b#(b(c(x1))) c#(a(x1)) (9)
b#(b(c(x1))) a#(x1) (10)
b#(b(x1)) a#(a(a(x1))) (11)
b#(b(x1)) a#(a(x1)) (12)
b#(b(x1)) a#(x1) (13)
c#(a(x1)) b#(a(c(x1))) (14)
c#(a(x1)) a#(c(x1)) (15)
c#(a(x1)) c#(x1) (16)

1.1 Reduction Pair Processor

Using the linear polynomial interpretation over the naturals
[a#(x1)] = 1 · x1
[a(x1)] = 1 · x1
[b#(x1)] = 1 · x1
[b(x1)] = 1 · x1
[c(x1)] = 1 + 1 · x1
[c#(x1)] = 1 + 1 · x1
the pair
b#(b(c(x1))) a#(x1) (10)
could be deleted.

1.1.1 Monotonic Reduction Pair Processor

Using the linear polynomial interpretation over the naturals
[a(x1)] = 2 + 1 · x1
[b(x1)] = 3 + 1 · x1
[c(x1)] = 3 + 3 · x1
[a#(x1)] = 1 · x1
[b#(x1)] = 2 + 1 · x1
[c#(x1)] = 2 + 3 · x1
the pairs
b#(a(x1)) a#(b(x1)) (7)
b#(a(x1)) b#(x1) (8)
b#(b(x1)) a#(a(a(x1))) (11)
b#(b(x1)) a#(a(x1)) (12)
b#(b(x1)) a#(x1) (13)
c#(a(x1)) b#(a(c(x1))) (14)
c#(a(x1)) a#(c(x1)) (15)
c#(a(x1)) c#(x1) (16)
and the rules
a(a(x1)) b(x1) (1)
c(a(x1)) b(a(c(x1))) (5)
could be deleted.

1.1.1.1 Dependency Graph Processor

The dependency pairs are split into 0 components.