Certification Problem

Input (TPDB TRS_Standard/SK90/4.32)

The rewrite relation of the following TRS is considered.

a(b(x)) b(a(a(x))) (1)
b(c(x)) c(b(b(x))) (2)
c(a(x)) a(c(c(x))) (3)
u(a(x)) x (4)
v(b(x)) x (5)
w(c(x)) x (6)
a(u(x)) x (7)
b(v(x)) x (8)
c(w(x)) x (9)

Property / Task

Prove or disprove termination.

Answer / Result

Yes.

Proof (by AProVE @ termCOMP 2023)

1 Rule Removal

Using the linear polynomial interpretation over the naturals
[a(x1)] = 1 · x1
[b(x1)] = 1 · x1
[c(x1)] = 1 · x1
[u(x1)] = 1 · x1 + 1
[v(x1)] = 1 · x1
[w(x1)] = 1 · x1
all of the following rules can be deleted.
u(a(x)) x (4)
a(u(x)) x (7)

1.1 Rule Removal

Using the linear polynomial interpretation over the naturals
[a(x1)] = 1 · x1
[b(x1)] = 1 · x1
[c(x1)] = 1 · x1
[v(x1)] = 1 · x1 + 1
[w(x1)] = 1 · x1
all of the following rules can be deleted.
v(b(x)) x (5)
b(v(x)) x (8)

1.1.1 Rule Removal

Using the linear polynomial interpretation over the naturals
[a(x1)] = 1 · x1
[b(x1)] = 1 · x1
[c(x1)] = 1 · x1
[w(x1)] = 1 · x1 + 1
all of the following rules can be deleted.
w(c(x)) x (6)
c(w(x)) x (9)

1.1.1.1 Dependency Pair Transformation

The following set of initial dependency pairs has been identified.
a#(b(x)) b#(a(a(x))) (10)
a#(b(x)) a#(a(x)) (11)
a#(b(x)) a#(x) (12)
b#(c(x)) c#(b(b(x))) (13)
b#(c(x)) b#(b(x)) (14)
b#(c(x)) b#(x) (15)
c#(a(x)) a#(c(c(x))) (16)
c#(a(x)) c#(c(x)) (17)
c#(a(x)) c#(x) (18)

1.1.1.1.1 Reduction Pair Processor

Using the linear polynomial interpretation over the naturals
[a#(x1)] = 0
[b(x1)] = 1 · x1
[b#(x1)] = 1 · x1
[a(x1)] = 0
[c(x1)] = 1 + 1 · x1
[c#(x1)] = 0
the pairs
b#(c(x)) c#(b(b(x))) (13)
b#(c(x)) b#(b(x)) (14)
b#(c(x)) b#(x) (15)
could be deleted.

1.1.1.1.1.1 Dependency Graph Processor

The dependency pairs are split into 2 components.