Certification Problem

Input (TPDB SRS_Standard/Trafo_06/dup15)

The rewrite relation of the following TRS is considered.

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

Property / Task

Prove or disprove termination.

Answer / Result

Yes.

Proof (by ttt2 @ termCOMP 2023)

1 Rule Removal

Using the linear polynomial interpretation over the naturals
[a(x1)] = 1 · x1 + 17
[c(x1)] = 4 · x1 + 0
[d(x1)] = 4 · x1 + 0
[b(x1)] = 1 · x1 + 1
all of the following rules can be deleted.
a(a(d(d(x1)))) d(d(b(b(x1)))) (1)
a(a(x1)) b(b(b(b(b(b(x1)))))) (2)

1.1 Rule Removal

Using the Knuth Bendix order with w0 = 1 and the following precedence and weight functions
prec(c) = 2 weight(c) = 1
prec(b) = 1 weight(b) = 1
prec(a) = 0 weight(a) = 1
prec(d) = 3 weight(d) = 0
all of the following rules can be deleted.
b(b(d(d(b(b(x1)))))) a(a(c(c(x1)))) (3)
c(c(x1)) d(d(x1)) (4)

1.1.1 R is empty

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