YES Problem: a(a(x1)) -> x1 a(b(b(a(x1)))) -> a(a(b(a(b(b(x1)))))) Proof: DP Processor: DPs: a#(b(b(a(x1)))) -> a#(b(b(x1))) a#(b(b(a(x1)))) -> a#(b(a(b(b(x1))))) a#(b(b(a(x1)))) -> a#(a(b(a(b(b(x1)))))) TRS: a(a(x1)) -> x1 a(b(b(a(x1)))) -> a(a(b(a(b(b(x1)))))) Arctic Interpretation Processor: dimension: 2 usable rules: a(a(x1)) -> x1 a(b(b(a(x1)))) -> a(a(b(a(b(b(x1)))))) interpretation: [a#](x0) = [-& 1 ]x0 + [0], [-& 0 ] [0 ] [b](x0) = [0 -&]x0 + [-&], [-& 0 ] [1] [a](x0) = [0 2 ]x0 + [3] orientation: a#(b(b(a(x1)))) = [1 3]x1 + [4] >= [-& 1 ]x1 + [1] = a#(b(b(x1))) a#(b(b(a(x1)))) = [1 3]x1 + [4] >= [-& 1 ]x1 + [2] = a#(b(a(b(b(x1))))) a#(b(b(a(x1)))) = [1 3]x1 + [4] >= [1 3]x1 + [4] = a#(a(b(a(b(b(x1)))))) [0 2] [3] a(a(x1)) = [2 4]x1 + [5] >= x1 = x1 [0 2] [3] [0 2] [3] a(b(b(a(x1)))) = [2 4]x1 + [5] >= [2 4]x1 + [5] = a(a(b(a(b(b(x1)))))) problem: DPs: a#(b(b(a(x1)))) -> a#(a(b(a(b(b(x1)))))) TRS: a(a(x1)) -> x1 a(b(b(a(x1)))) -> a(a(b(a(b(b(x1)))))) Restore Modifier: DPs: a#(b(b(a(x1)))) -> a#(a(b(a(b(b(x1)))))) TRS: a(a(x1)) -> x1 a(b(b(a(x1)))) -> a(a(b(a(b(b(x1)))))) Arctic Interpretation Processor: dimension: 3 usable rules: a(a(x1)) -> x1 a(b(b(a(x1)))) -> a(a(b(a(b(b(x1)))))) interpretation: [a#](x0) = [0 0 -&]x0 + [0], [-& -& 0 ] [0 ] [b](x0) = [0 0 0 ]x0 + [-&] [0 -& -&] [0 ], [-& -& 0 ] [0] [a](x0) = [-& -& 0 ]x0 + [0] [0 0 1 ] [1] orientation: a#(b(b(a(x1)))) = [0 0 1]x1 + [1] >= [-& -& 0 ]x1 + [0] = a#(a(b(a(b(b(x1)))))) [0 0 1] [1] a(a(x1)) = [0 0 1]x1 + [1] >= x1 = x1 [1 1 2] [2] [0 0 1] [1] [0 0 1] [1] a(b(b(a(x1)))) = [0 0 1]x1 + [1] >= [0 0 1]x1 + [1] = a(a(b(a(b(b(x1)))))) [1 1 2] [2] [1 1 2] [2] problem: DPs: TRS: a(a(x1)) -> x1 a(b(b(a(x1)))) -> a(a(b(a(b(b(x1)))))) Qed