Certification Problem

Input (TPDB TRS_Standard/Zantema_05/z29)

The rewrite relation of the following TRS is considered.

a(lambda(x),y) lambda(a(x,1)) (1)
a(lambda(x),y) lambda(a(x,a(y,t))) (2)
a(a(x,y),z) a(x,a(y,z)) (3)
lambda(x) x (4)
a(x,y) x (5)
a(x,y) y (6)

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, x2)] = 1 · x1 + 1 · x2
[lambda(x1)] = 1 + 1 · x1
[1] = 0
[t] = 0
all of the following rules can be deleted.
lambda(x) x (4)

1.1 Dependency Pair Transformation

The following set of initial dependency pairs has been identified.
a#(lambda(x),y) a#(x,1) (7)
a#(lambda(x),y) a#(x,a(y,t)) (8)
a#(lambda(x),y) a#(y,t) (9)
a#(a(x,y),z) a#(x,a(y,z)) (10)
a#(a(x,y),z) a#(y,z) (11)

1.1.1 Monotonic Reduction Pair Processor

Using the linear polynomial interpretation over the naturals
[a(x1, x2)] = 1 · x1 + 1 · x2
[lambda(x1)] = 1 + 1 · x1
[1] = 0
[t] = 0
[a#(x1, x2)] = 1 · x1 + 1 · x2
the pairs
a#(lambda(x),y) a#(x,1) (7)
a#(lambda(x),y) a#(x,a(y,t)) (8)
a#(lambda(x),y) a#(y,t) (9)
and no rules could be deleted.

1.1.1.1 Size-Change Termination

Using size-change termination in combination with the subterm criterion one obtains the following initial size-change graphs.

a#(a(x,y),z) a#(x,a(y,z)) (10)
1 > 1
a#(a(x,y),z) a#(y,z) (11)
1 > 1
2 2

As there is no critical graph in the transitive closure, there are no infinite chains.