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 ttt2 @ termCOMP 2023)

1 Rule Removal

Using the Weighted Path Order with the following precedence and status
prec(s) = 0 status(s) = [1] list-extension(s) = Lex
prec(ack) = 1 status(ack) = [1, 2] list-extension(ack) = Lex
prec(0) = 0 status(0) = [] list-extension(0) = Lex
and the following Max-polynomial interpretation
[s(x1)] = max(0, 0 + 1 · x1)
[ack(x1, x2)] = max(3, 5 + 1 · x1, 0 + 1 · x2)
[0] = max(2)
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.