Certification Problem

Input (TPDB SRS_Standard/Waldmann_07_size12/size-12-alpha-2-num-22)

The rewrite relation of the following TRS is considered.

a(x1) x1 (1)
a(a(b(a(x1)))) b(b(a(a(a(x1))))) (2)
b(x1) a(x1) (3)

Property / Task

Prove or disprove termination.

Answer / Result

Yes.

Proof (by ttt2 @ termCOMP 2023)

1 Dependency Pair Transformation

The following set of initial dependency pairs has been identified.
a#(a(b(a(x1)))) a#(a(x1)) (4)
a#(a(b(a(x1)))) a#(a(a(x1))) (5)
a#(a(b(a(x1)))) b#(a(a(a(x1)))) (6)
a#(a(b(a(x1)))) b#(b(a(a(a(x1))))) (7)
b#(x1) a#(x1) (8)

1.1 Reduction Pair Processor with Usable Rules

Using the linear polynomial interpretation over (2 x 2)-matrices with strict dimension 1 over the arctic semiring over the integers
[b(x1)] =
0 1
0 0
· x1 +
1 -∞
0 -∞
[b#(x1)] =
0 0
-∞ -∞
· x1 +
0 -∞
-∞ -∞
[a(x1)] =
0 -∞
0 0
· x1 +
-∞ -∞
-∞ -∞
[a#(x1)] =
0 0
-∞ -∞
· x1 +
0 -∞
-∞ -∞
together with the usable rules
a(x1) x1 (1)
a(a(b(a(x1)))) b(b(a(a(a(x1))))) (2)
b(x1) a(x1) (3)
(w.r.t. the implicit argument filter of the reduction pair), the pairs
a#(a(b(a(x1)))) a#(a(x1)) (4)
a#(a(b(a(x1)))) a#(a(a(x1))) (5)
a#(a(b(a(x1)))) b#(a(a(a(x1)))) (6)
could be deleted.

1.1.1 Reduction Pair Processor with Usable Rules

Using the linear polynomial interpretation over (2 x 2)-matrices with strict dimension 1 over the arctic semiring over the integers
[b(x1)] =
0 1
0 0
· x1 +
0 -∞
2 -∞
[b#(x1)] =
-∞ 1
-∞ -∞
· x1 +
1 -∞
-∞ -∞
[a(x1)] =
0 0
0 0
· x1 +
0 -∞
2 -∞
[a#(x1)] =
-∞ 0
-∞ -∞
· x1 +
0 -∞
-∞ -∞
together with the usable rules
a(x1) x1 (1)
a(a(b(a(x1)))) b(b(a(a(a(x1))))) (2)
b(x1) a(x1) (3)
(w.r.t. the implicit argument filter of the reduction pair), the pair
b#(x1) a#(x1) (8)
could be deleted.

1.1.1.1 Dependency Graph Processor

The dependency pairs are split into 0 components.