YES Problem: a(x1) -> x1 a(a(x1)) -> b(x1) b(x1) -> a(x1) b(c(x1)) -> c(c(b(a(x1)))) Proof: String Reversal Processor: a(x1) -> x1 a(a(x1)) -> b(x1) b(x1) -> a(x1) c(b(x1)) -> a(b(c(c(x1)))) DP Processor: DPs: a#(a(x1)) -> b#(x1) b#(x1) -> a#(x1) c#(b(x1)) -> c#(x1) c#(b(x1)) -> c#(c(x1)) c#(b(x1)) -> b#(c(c(x1))) c#(b(x1)) -> a#(b(c(c(x1)))) TRS: a(x1) -> x1 a(a(x1)) -> b(x1) b(x1) -> a(x1) c(b(x1)) -> a(b(c(c(x1)))) TDG Processor: DPs: a#(a(x1)) -> b#(x1) b#(x1) -> a#(x1) c#(b(x1)) -> c#(x1) c#(b(x1)) -> c#(c(x1)) c#(b(x1)) -> b#(c(c(x1))) c#(b(x1)) -> a#(b(c(c(x1)))) TRS: a(x1) -> x1 a(a(x1)) -> b(x1) b(x1) -> a(x1) c(b(x1)) -> a(b(c(c(x1)))) graph: c#(b(x1)) -> c#(c(x1)) -> c#(b(x1)) -> a#(b(c(c(x1)))) c#(b(x1)) -> c#(c(x1)) -> c#(b(x1)) -> b#(c(c(x1))) c#(b(x1)) -> c#(c(x1)) -> c#(b(x1)) -> c#(c(x1)) c#(b(x1)) -> c#(c(x1)) -> c#(b(x1)) -> c#(x1) c#(b(x1)) -> c#(x1) -> c#(b(x1)) -> a#(b(c(c(x1)))) c#(b(x1)) -> c#(x1) -> c#(b(x1)) -> b#(c(c(x1))) c#(b(x1)) -> c#(x1) -> c#(b(x1)) -> c#(c(x1)) c#(b(x1)) -> c#(x1) -> c#(b(x1)) -> c#(x1) c#(b(x1)) -> b#(c(c(x1))) -> b#(x1) -> a#(x1) c#(b(x1)) -> a#(b(c(c(x1)))) -> a#(a(x1)) -> b#(x1) b#(x1) -> a#(x1) -> a#(a(x1)) -> b#(x1) a#(a(x1)) -> b#(x1) -> b#(x1) -> a#(x1) CDG Processor: DPs: a#(a(x1)) -> b#(x1) b#(x1) -> a#(x1) c#(b(x1)) -> c#(x1) c#(b(x1)) -> c#(c(x1)) c#(b(x1)) -> b#(c(c(x1))) c#(b(x1)) -> a#(b(c(c(x1)))) TRS: a(x1) -> x1 a(a(x1)) -> b(x1) b(x1) -> a(x1) c(b(x1)) -> a(b(c(c(x1)))) graph: c#(b(x1)) -> c#(c(x1)) -> c#(b(x1)) -> c#(x1) c#(b(x1)) -> c#(c(x1)) -> c#(b(x1)) -> c#(c(x1)) c#(b(x1)) -> c#(c(x1)) -> c#(b(x1)) -> b#(c(c(x1))) c#(b(x1)) -> c#(c(x1)) -> c#(b(x1)) -> a#(b(c(c(x1)))) c#(b(x1)) -> c#(x1) -> c#(b(x1)) -> c#(x1) c#(b(x1)) -> c#(x1) -> c#(b(x1)) -> c#(c(x1)) c#(b(x1)) -> c#(x1) -> c#(b(x1)) -> b#(c(c(x1))) c#(b(x1)) -> c#(x1) -> c#(b(x1)) -> a#(b(c(c(x1)))) c#(b(x1)) -> b#(c(c(x1))) -> b#(x1) -> a#(x1) c#(b(x1)) -> a#(b(c(c(x1)))) -> a#(a(x1)) -> b#(x1) a#(a(x1)) -> b#(x1) -> b#(x1) -> a#(x1) SCC Processor: #sccs: 1 #rules: 2 #arcs: 11/36 DPs: c#(b(x1)) -> c#(c(x1)) c#(b(x1)) -> c#(x1) TRS: a(x1) -> x1 a(a(x1)) -> b(x1) b(x1) -> a(x1) c(b(x1)) -> a(b(c(c(x1)))) Arctic Interpretation Processor: dimension: 2 usable rules: a(x1) -> x1 a(a(x1)) -> b(x1) b(x1) -> a(x1) c(b(x1)) -> a(b(c(c(x1)))) interpretation: [c#](x0) = [-& 0 ]x0 + [0], [0 2 ] [c](x0) = [-& 0 ]x0, [0 2] [-&] [b](x0) = [0 2]x0 + [1 ], [0 2] [-&] [a](x0) = [0 0]x0 + [1 ] orientation: c#(b(x1)) = [0 2]x1 + [1] >= [-& 0 ]x1 + [0] = c#(c(x1)) c#(b(x1)) = [0 2]x1 + [1] >= [-& 0 ]x1 + [0] = c#(x1) [0 2] [-&] a(x1) = [0 0]x1 + [1 ] >= x1 = x1 [2 2] [3] [0 2] [-&] a(a(x1)) = [0 2]x1 + [1] >= [0 2]x1 + [1 ] = b(x1) [0 2] [-&] [0 2] [-&] b(x1) = [0 2]x1 + [1 ] >= [0 0]x1 + [1 ] = a(x1) [2 4] [3] [2 4] [3] c(b(x1)) = [0 2]x1 + [1] >= [0 2]x1 + [1] = a(b(c(c(x1)))) problem: DPs: TRS: a(x1) -> x1 a(a(x1)) -> b(x1) b(x1) -> a(x1) c(b(x1)) -> a(b(c(c(x1)))) Qed