Certification Problem

Input (TPDB TRS_Standard/Secret_06_TRS/7)

The rewrite relation of the following TRS is considered.

c(c(c(a(x,y)))) b(c(c(c(c(y)))),x) (1)
c(c(b(c(y),0))) a(0,c(c(a(y,0)))) (2)
c(c(a(a(y,0),x))) c(y) (3)

Property / Task

Prove or disprove termination.

Answer / Result

Yes.

Proof (by ttt2 @ termCOMP 2023)

1 Rule Removal

Using the linear polynomial interpretation over the naturals
[c(x1)] = 2 · x1 + 0
[0] = 6
[a(x1, x2)] = 1 · x1 + 2 · x2 + 10
[b(x1, x2)] = 1 · x1 + 8 · x2 + 0
all of the following rules can be deleted.
c(c(c(a(x,y)))) b(c(c(c(c(y)))),x) (1)
c(c(a(a(y,0),x))) c(y) (3)

1.1 Rule Removal

Using the Knuth Bendix order with w0 = 1 and the following precedence and weight functions
prec(0) = 1 weight(0) = 1
prec(b) = 2 weight(b) = 1
prec(c) = 3 weight(c) = 2
prec(a) = 0 weight(a) = 1
all of the following rules can be deleted.
c(c(b(c(y),0))) a(0,c(c(a(y,0)))) (2)

1.1.1 R is empty

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