Certification Problem

Input (TPDB TRS_Standard/SK90/2.51)

The rewrite relation of the following TRS is considered.

ack(0,y) s(y) (1)
ack(s(x),0) ack(x,s(0)) (2)
ack(s(x),s(y)) ack(x,ack(s(x),y)) (3)

Property / Task

Prove or disprove termination.

Answer / Result

Yes.

Proof (by AProVE @ termCOMP 2023)

1 Rule Removal

Using the
prec(ack) = 2 stat(ack) = lex
prec(0) = 0 stat(0) = lex
prec(s) = 1 stat(s) = lex

π(ack) = [1,2]
π(0) = []
π(s) = [1]

all of the following rules can be deleted.
ack(0,y) s(y) (1)
ack(s(x),0) ack(x,s(0)) (2)
ack(s(x),s(y)) ack(x,ack(s(x),y)) (3)

1.1 R is empty

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