YES Problem: a(a(x1)) -> x1 a(b(x1)) -> c(x1) c(c(x1)) -> b(c(b(a(a(x1))))) Proof: String Reversal Processor: a(a(x1)) -> x1 b(a(x1)) -> c(x1) c(c(x1)) -> a(a(b(c(b(x1))))) DP Processor: DPs: b#(a(x1)) -> c#(x1) c#(c(x1)) -> b#(x1) c#(c(x1)) -> c#(b(x1)) c#(c(x1)) -> b#(c(b(x1))) c#(c(x1)) -> a#(b(c(b(x1)))) c#(c(x1)) -> a#(a(b(c(b(x1))))) TRS: a(a(x1)) -> x1 b(a(x1)) -> c(x1) c(c(x1)) -> a(a(b(c(b(x1))))) TDG Processor: DPs: b#(a(x1)) -> c#(x1) c#(c(x1)) -> b#(x1) c#(c(x1)) -> c#(b(x1)) c#(c(x1)) -> b#(c(b(x1))) c#(c(x1)) -> a#(b(c(b(x1)))) c#(c(x1)) -> a#(a(b(c(b(x1))))) TRS: a(a(x1)) -> x1 b(a(x1)) -> c(x1) c(c(x1)) -> a(a(b(c(b(x1))))) graph: c#(c(x1)) -> c#(b(x1)) -> c#(c(x1)) -> a#(a(b(c(b(x1))))) c#(c(x1)) -> c#(b(x1)) -> c#(c(x1)) -> a#(b(c(b(x1)))) c#(c(x1)) -> c#(b(x1)) -> c#(c(x1)) -> b#(c(b(x1))) c#(c(x1)) -> c#(b(x1)) -> c#(c(x1)) -> c#(b(x1)) c#(c(x1)) -> c#(b(x1)) -> c#(c(x1)) -> b#(x1) c#(c(x1)) -> b#(c(b(x1))) -> b#(a(x1)) -> c#(x1) c#(c(x1)) -> b#(x1) -> b#(a(x1)) -> c#(x1) b#(a(x1)) -> c#(x1) -> c#(c(x1)) -> a#(a(b(c(b(x1))))) b#(a(x1)) -> c#(x1) -> c#(c(x1)) -> a#(b(c(b(x1)))) b#(a(x1)) -> c#(x1) -> c#(c(x1)) -> b#(c(b(x1))) b#(a(x1)) -> c#(x1) -> c#(c(x1)) -> c#(b(x1)) b#(a(x1)) -> c#(x1) -> c#(c(x1)) -> b#(x1) SCC Processor: #sccs: 1 #rules: 4 #arcs: 12/36 DPs: c#(c(x1)) -> c#(b(x1)) c#(c(x1)) -> b#(x1) b#(a(x1)) -> c#(x1) c#(c(x1)) -> b#(c(b(x1))) TRS: a(a(x1)) -> x1 b(a(x1)) -> c(x1) c(c(x1)) -> a(a(b(c(b(x1))))) Arctic Interpretation Processor: dimension: 2 usable rules: a(a(x1)) -> x1 b(a(x1)) -> c(x1) c(c(x1)) -> a(a(b(c(b(x1))))) interpretation: [c#](x0) = [1 0]x0, [b#](x0) = [0 1]x0, [0 0 ] [2] [c](x0) = [-& -&]x0 + [0], [0 0 ] [2] [b](x0) = [-& 0 ]x0 + [0], [-& 0 ] [0] [a](x0) = [0 -&]x0 + [0] orientation: c#(c(x1)) = [1 1]x1 + [3] >= [1 1]x1 + [3] = c#(b(x1)) c#(c(x1)) = [1 1]x1 + [3] >= [0 1]x1 = b#(x1) b#(a(x1)) = [1 0]x1 + [1] >= [1 0]x1 = c#(x1) c#(c(x1)) = [1 1]x1 + [3] >= [0 0]x1 + [2] = b#(c(b(x1))) [0] a(a(x1)) = x1 + [0] >= x1 = x1 [0 0 ] [2] [0 0 ] [2] b(a(x1)) = [0 -&]x1 + [0] >= [-& -&]x1 + [0] = c(x1) [0 0 ] [2] [0 0 ] [2] c(c(x1)) = [-& -&]x1 + [0] >= [-& -&]x1 + [0] = a(a(b(c(b(x1))))) problem: DPs: c#(c(x1)) -> c#(b(x1)) c#(c(x1)) -> b#(x1) b#(a(x1)) -> c#(x1) TRS: a(a(x1)) -> x1 b(a(x1)) -> c(x1) c(c(x1)) -> a(a(b(c(b(x1))))) Restore Modifier: DPs: c#(c(x1)) -> c#(b(x1)) c#(c(x1)) -> b#(x1) b#(a(x1)) -> c#(x1) TRS: a(a(x1)) -> x1 b(a(x1)) -> c(x1) c(c(x1)) -> a(a(b(c(b(x1))))) EDG Processor: DPs: c#(c(x1)) -> c#(b(x1)) c#(c(x1)) -> b#(x1) b#(a(x1)) -> c#(x1) TRS: a(a(x1)) -> x1 b(a(x1)) -> c(x1) c(c(x1)) -> a(a(b(c(b(x1))))) graph: c#(c(x1)) -> c#(b(x1)) -> c#(c(x1)) -> b#(x1) c#(c(x1)) -> c#(b(x1)) -> c#(c(x1)) -> c#(b(x1)) c#(c(x1)) -> b#(x1) -> b#(a(x1)) -> c#(x1) b#(a(x1)) -> c#(x1) -> c#(c(x1)) -> b#(x1) b#(a(x1)) -> c#(x1) -> c#(c(x1)) -> c#(b(x1)) Arctic Interpretation Processor: dimension: 3 usable rules: a(a(x1)) -> x1 b(a(x1)) -> c(x1) c(c(x1)) -> a(a(b(c(b(x1))))) interpretation: [c#](x0) = [0 0 -&]x0 + [1], [b#](x0) = [-& -& 0 ]x0 + [0], [0 0 -&] [0 ] [c](x0) = [0 0 1 ]x0 + [1 ] [-& 1 0 ] [-&], [-& -& 0 ] [0 ] [b](x0) = [-& -& 0 ]x0 + [-&] [0 -& -&] [-&], [-& 1 0 ] [1] [a](x0) = [-& -& 0 ]x0 + [0] [0 0 1 ] [1] orientation: c#(c(x1)) = [0 0 1]x1 + [1] >= [-& -& 0 ]x1 + [1] = c#(b(x1)) c#(c(x1)) = [0 0 1]x1 + [1] >= [-& -& 0 ]x1 + [0] = b#(x1) b#(a(x1)) = [0 0 1]x1 + [1] >= [0 0 -&]x1 + [1] = c#(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 -&] [0 ] b(a(x1)) = [0 0 1 ]x1 + [1] >= [0 0 1 ]x1 + [1 ] = c(x1) [-& 1 0 ] [1] [-& 1 0 ] [-&] [0 0 1] [1] [0 -& 1 ] [1] c(c(x1)) = [0 2 1]x1 + [1] >= [0 -& 1 ]x1 + [1] = a(a(b(c(b(x1))))) [1 1 2] [2] [1 -& 2 ] [2] problem: DPs: c#(c(x1)) -> c#(b(x1)) b#(a(x1)) -> c#(x1) TRS: a(a(x1)) -> x1 b(a(x1)) -> c(x1) c(c(x1)) -> a(a(b(c(b(x1))))) Restore Modifier: DPs: c#(c(x1)) -> c#(b(x1)) b#(a(x1)) -> c#(x1) TRS: a(a(x1)) -> x1 b(a(x1)) -> c(x1) c(c(x1)) -> a(a(b(c(b(x1))))) EDG Processor: DPs: c#(c(x1)) -> c#(b(x1)) b#(a(x1)) -> c#(x1) TRS: a(a(x1)) -> x1 b(a(x1)) -> c(x1) c(c(x1)) -> a(a(b(c(b(x1))))) graph: c#(c(x1)) -> c#(b(x1)) -> c#(c(x1)) -> c#(b(x1)) b#(a(x1)) -> c#(x1) -> c#(c(x1)) -> c#(b(x1)) SCC Processor: #sccs: 1 #rules: 1 #arcs: 2/4 DPs: c#(c(x1)) -> c#(b(x1)) TRS: a(a(x1)) -> x1 b(a(x1)) -> c(x1) c(c(x1)) -> a(a(b(c(b(x1))))) Arctic Interpretation Processor: dimension: 3 usable rules: a(a(x1)) -> x1 b(a(x1)) -> c(x1) c(c(x1)) -> a(a(b(c(b(x1))))) interpretation: [c#](x0) = [0 1 0]x0 + [0], [0 1 -&] [1] [c](x0) = [1 -& 0 ]x0 + [1] [-& 0 0 ] [0], [-& -& 0 ] [0 ] [b](x0) = [0 -& -&]x0 + [-&] [0 -& -&] [0 ], [1 0 0 ] [1] [a](x0) = [0 -& -&]x0 + [0] [0 1 -&] [1] orientation: c#(c(x1)) = [2 1 1]x1 + [2] >= [1 -& 0 ]x1 + [0] = c#(b(x1)) [2 1 1] [2] a(a(x1)) = [1 0 0]x1 + [1] >= x1 = x1 [1 0 0] [1] [0 1 -&] [1] [0 1 -&] [1] b(a(x1)) = [1 0 0 ]x1 + [1] >= [1 -& 0 ]x1 + [1] = c(x1) [1 0 0 ] [1] [-& 0 0 ] [0] [2 1 1] [2] [2 -& 1 ] [2] c(c(x1)) = [1 2 0]x1 + [2] >= [1 -& 0 ]x1 + [1] = a(a(b(c(b(x1))))) [1 0 0] [1] [1 -& 0 ] [1] problem: DPs: TRS: a(a(x1)) -> x1 b(a(x1)) -> c(x1) c(c(x1)) -> a(a(b(c(b(x1))))) Qed