Certification Problem
Input (COPS 113)
We consider the TRS containing the following rules:
|
f(a,a) |
→ |
c |
(1) |
|
f(b,x) |
→ |
f(x,x) |
(2) |
|
f(x,b) |
→ |
f(x,x) |
(3) |
| a |
→ |
b |
(4) |
The underlying signature is as follows:
{f/2, a/0, c/0, b/0}Property / Task
Prove or disprove confluence.Answer / Result
No.Proof (by csi @ CoCo 2022)
1 Non-Joinable Fork
The system is not confluent due to the following forking derivations.
| t0
|
= |
f(a,a) |
|
→
|
f(a,b) |
|
→
|
f(b,b) |
|
= |
t2
|
The two resulting terms cannot be joined for the following reason:
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The reachable terms of these two terms are approximated via the following two tree automata,
and the tree automata have an empty intersection.
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Automaton 1
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final states:
{8}
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transitions:
|
f(10,10) |
→ |
8 |
|
f(9,9) |
→ |
8 |
|
f(10,9) |
→ |
8 |
| b |
→ |
9 |
| b |
→ |
10 |
The automaton is closed under rewriting as it is compatible.
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Automaton 2
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final states:
{4}
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transitions:
The automaton is closed under rewriting as it is compatible.