Certification Problem

Input (TPDB SRS_Standard/Zantema_04/z108)

The rewrite relation of the following TRS is considered.

a(a(x1)) b(c(x1)) (1)
b(b(x1)) c(d(x1)) (2)
c(c(x1)) d(d(d(x1))) (3)
d(d(d(x1))) a(c(x1)) (4)

Property / Task

Prove or disprove termination.

Answer / Result

Yes.

Proof (by ttt2 @ termCOMP 2023)

1 Rule Removal

Using the Knuth Bendix order with w0 = 1 and the following precedence and weight functions
prec(d) = 2 weight(d) = 2
prec(b) = 0 weight(b) = 3
prec(c) = 3 weight(c) = 3
prec(a) = 1 weight(a) = 3
all of the following rules can be deleted.
a(a(x1)) b(c(x1)) (1)
b(b(x1)) c(d(x1)) (2)
c(c(x1)) d(d(d(x1))) (3)
d(d(d(x1))) a(c(x1)) (4)

1.1 R is empty

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