Certification Problem

Input (TPDB TRS_Relative/Relative_05/rt3-7)

The relative rewrite relation R/S is considered where R is the following TRS

f(b(x),y) f(x,b(y)) (1)
f(x,a(y)) f(a(x),y) (2)

and S is the following TRS.

f(x,y) f(a(x),y) (3)
f(x,y) f(x,b(y)) (4)

Property / Task

Prove or disprove termination.

Answer / Result

Yes.

Proof (by ttt2 @ termCOMP 2023)

1 Rule Removal

Using the linear polynomial interpretation over (4 x 4)-matrices with strict dimension 1 over the naturals
[f(x1, x2)] =
1 0 0 0
0 1 0 0
0 1 0 0
1 1 0 0
· x1 +
1 0 0 1
0 0 1 0
0 1 0 0
0 0 0 1
· x2 +
0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0
[b(x1)] =
1 0 0 1
0 1 0 0
0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0
· x1 +
0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0
[a(x1)] =
1 0 0 0
0 1 0 0
0 0 1 0
0 0 0 1
· x1 +
0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0
1 0 0 0
1 0 0 0
all of the following rules can be deleted.
f(x,a(y)) f(a(x),y) (2)

1.1 Rule Removal

Using the linear polynomial interpretation over (3 x 3)-matrices with strict dimension 1 over the naturals
[f(x1, x2)] =
1 1 0
0 0 0
0 0 0
· x1 +
1 0 0
0 0 0
0 0 0
· x2 +
0 0 0
0 0 0
0 0 0
[b(x1)] =
1 0 0
0 1 0
0 0 0
· x1 +
0 0 0
1 0 0
0 0 0
[a(x1)] =
1 0 0
0 1 0
0 0 0
· x1 +
0 0 0
0 0 0
0 0 0
all of the following rules can be deleted.
f(b(x),y) f(x,b(y)) (1)

1.1.1 R is empty

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