Certification Problem

Input (TPDB SRS_Standard/Trafo_06/dup16)

The rewrite relation of the following TRS is considered.

a(a(a(a(x1)))) b(b(b(b(b(b(x1)))))) (1)
b(b(b(b(x1)))) c(c(c(c(c(c(x1)))))) (2)
c(c(c(c(x1)))) d(d(d(d(d(d(x1)))))) (3)
b(b(x1)) d(d(d(d(x1)))) (4)
c(c(d(d(d(d(x1)))))) a(a(x1)) (5)

Property / Task

Prove or disprove termination.

Answer / Result

Yes.

Proof (by matchbox @ termCOMP 2023)

1 Rule Removal

Using the matrix interpretations of dimension 1 with strict dimension 1 over the rationals with delta = 1
[d(x1)] = x1 +
41/2
[c(x1)] = x1 +
31
[b(x1)] = x1 +
95/2
[a(x1)] = x1 +
143/2
all of the following rules can be deleted.
a(a(a(a(x1)))) b(b(b(b(b(b(x1)))))) (1)
b(b(b(b(x1)))) c(c(c(c(c(c(x1)))))) (2)
c(c(c(c(x1)))) d(d(d(d(d(d(x1)))))) (3)
b(b(x1)) d(d(d(d(x1)))) (4)
c(c(d(d(d(d(x1)))))) a(a(x1)) (5)

1.1 R is empty

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