Certification Problem

Input (TPDB TRS_Standard/Various_04/23)

The rewrite relation of the following TRS is considered.

g(0,f(x,x)) x (1)
g(x,s(y)) g(f(x,y),0) (2)
g(s(x),y) g(f(x,y),0) (3)
g(f(x,y),0) f(g(x,0),g(y,0)) (4)

Property / Task

Prove or disprove termination.

Answer / Result

Yes.

Proof (by AProVE @ termCOMP 2023)

1 Rule Removal

Using the linear polynomial interpretation over the naturals
[g(x1, x2)] = 2 · x1 + 2 · x2
[0] = 0
[f(x1, x2)] = 1 + 1 · x1 + 1 · x2
[s(x1)] = 1 + 1 · x1
all of the following rules can be deleted.
g(0,f(x,x)) x (1)
g(f(x,y),0) f(g(x,0),g(y,0)) (4)

1.1 Rule Removal

Using the Knuth Bendix order with w0 = 1 and the following precedence and weight functions
prec(0) = 3 weight(0) = 2
prec(s) = 1 weight(s) = 3
prec(f) = 2 weight(f) = 0
prec(g) = 0 weight(g) = 0
all of the following rules can be deleted.
g(x,s(y)) g(f(x,y),0) (2)
g(s(x),y) g(f(x,y),0) (3)

1.1.1 R is empty

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