Certification Problem

Input (TPDB SRS_Standard/Waldmann_07_size12/size-12-alpha-3-num-543)

The rewrite relation of the following TRS is considered.

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

Property / Task

Prove or disprove termination.

Answer / Result

Yes.

Proof (by ttt2 @ termCOMP 2023)

1 Dependency Pair Transformation

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

1.1 Reduction Pair Processor with Usable Rules

Using the linear polynomial interpretation over the arctic semiring over the integers
[a(x1)] = 1 · x1 + 0
[a#(x1)] = 0 · x1 + 0
[b(x1)] = -1 · x1 + 1
[c(x1)] = 1 · x1 + 3
together with the usable rules
a(b(x1)) x1 (1)
a(b(c(x1))) b(c(b(c(a(a(b(x1))))))) (2)
(w.r.t. the implicit argument filter of the reduction pair), the pair
a#(b(c(x1))) a#(b(x1)) (3)
could be deleted.

1.1.1 Reduction Pair Processor with Usable Rules

Using the linear polynomial interpretation over the rationals with delta = 1/64
[a(x1)] = 2 · x1 + 0
[a#(x1)] = 1 · x1 + 0
[b(x1)] = 1/2 · x1 + 0
[c(x1)] = 2 · x1 + 1
together with the usable rules
a(b(x1)) x1 (1)
a(b(c(x1))) b(c(b(c(a(a(b(x1))))))) (2)
(w.r.t. the implicit argument filter of the reduction pair), the pair
a#(b(c(x1))) a#(a(b(x1))) (4)
could be deleted.

1.1.1.1 P is empty

There are no pairs anymore.