Certification Problem

Input (TPDB TRS_Standard/SK90/2.08)

The rewrite relation of the following TRS is considered.

+(a,b) +(b,a) (1)
+(a,+(b,z)) +(b,+(a,z)) (2)
+(+(x,y),z) +(x,+(y,z)) (3)
f(a,y) a (4)
f(b,y) b (5)
f(+(x,y),z) +(f(x,z),f(y,z)) (6)

Property / Task

Prove or disprove termination.

Answer / Result

Yes.

Proof (by AProVE @ termCOMP 2023)

1 Rule Removal

Using the
prec(+) = 1 stat(+) = lex
prec(a) = 1 stat(a) = mul
prec(b) = 0 stat(b) = mul
prec(f) = 2 stat(f) = mul

π(+) = [1,2]
π(a) = []
π(b) = []
π(f) = [1,2]

all of the following rules can be deleted.
+(a,b) +(b,a) (1)
+(a,+(b,z)) +(b,+(a,z)) (2)
+(+(x,y),z) +(x,+(y,z)) (3)
f(a,y) a (4)
f(b,y) b (5)
f(+(x,y),z) +(f(x,z),f(y,z)) (6)

1.1 R is empty

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