Certification Problem

Input (TPDB SRS_Standard/Secret_06_SRS/10)

The rewrite relation of the following TRS is considered.

a(b(b(x1))) b(b(a(a(x1)))) (1)
a(b(a(x1))) b(b(x1)) (2)

Property / Task

Prove or disprove termination.

Answer / Result

Yes.

Proof (by ttt2 @ termCOMP 2023)

1 Rule Removal

Using the linear polynomial interpretation over (3 x 3)-matrices with strict dimension 1 over the arctic semiring over the integers
[a(x1)] =
0 0 -∞
0 0 -∞
1 1 0
· x1 +
-∞ -∞ -∞
-∞ -∞ -∞
-∞ -∞ -∞
[b(x1)] =
0 -∞ -∞
0 -∞ 0
-∞ 0 -∞
· x1 +
-∞ -∞ -∞
-∞ -∞ -∞
-∞ -∞ -∞
all of the following rules can be deleted.
a(b(a(x1))) b(b(x1)) (2)

1.1 Rule Removal

Using the Knuth Bendix order with w0 = 1 and the following precedence and weight functions
prec(a) = 1 weight(a) = 0
prec(b) = 0 weight(b) = 2
all of the following rules can be deleted.
a(b(b(x1))) b(b(a(a(x1)))) (1)

1.1.1 R is empty

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