Certification Problem

Input (TPDB TRS_Standard/Zantema_05/jw44)

The rewrite relation of the following TRS is considered.

f(a,f(f(a,x),a)) f(f(a,f(a,x)),a) (1)

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
[f(x1, x2)] = 2 + 1 · x1 + 2 · x2
[a] = 1
all of the following rules can be deleted.
f(a,f(f(a,x),a)) f(f(a,f(a,x)),a) (1)

1.1 R is empty

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