YES Problem: a(a(x1)) -> b(x1) b(a(x1)) -> a(b(x1)) b(b(c(x1))) -> c(a(x1)) b(b(x1)) -> a(a(a(x1))) c(a(x1)) -> b(a(c(x1))) Proof: String Reversal Processor: a(a(x1)) -> b(x1) a(b(x1)) -> b(a(x1)) c(b(b(x1))) -> a(c(x1)) b(b(x1)) -> a(a(a(x1))) a(c(x1)) -> c(a(b(x1))) Matrix Interpretation Processor: dim=2 interpretation: [1 0] [1] [c](x0) = [0 3]x0 + [2], [1 3] [3] [b](x0) = [0 1]x0 + [0], [1 2] [2] [a](x0) = [0 1]x0 + [0] orientation: [1 4] [4] [1 3] [3] a(a(x1)) = [0 1]x1 + [0] >= [0 1]x1 + [0] = b(x1) [1 5] [5] [1 5] [5] a(b(x1)) = [0 1]x1 + [0] >= [0 1]x1 + [0] = b(a(x1)) [1 6] [7] [1 6] [7] c(b(b(x1))) = [0 3]x1 + [2] >= [0 3]x1 + [2] = a(c(x1)) [1 6] [6] [1 6] [6] b(b(x1)) = [0 1]x1 + [0] >= [0 1]x1 + [0] = a(a(a(x1))) [1 6] [7] [1 5] [6] a(c(x1)) = [0 3]x1 + [2] >= [0 3]x1 + [2] = c(a(b(x1))) problem: a(b(x1)) -> b(a(x1)) c(b(b(x1))) -> a(c(x1)) b(b(x1)) -> a(a(a(x1))) Arctic Interpretation Processor: dimension: 2 interpretation: [0 0] [c](x0) = [2 1]x0, [2 0] [b](x0) = [0 0]x0, [0 -&] [a](x0) = [1 0 ]x0 orientation: [2 0] [2 0] a(b(x1)) = [3 1]x1 >= [1 0]x1 = b(a(x1)) [4 2] [0 0] c(b(b(x1))) = [6 4]x1 >= [2 1]x1 = a(c(x1)) [4 2] [0 -&] b(b(x1)) = [2 0]x1 >= [1 0 ]x1 = a(a(a(x1))) problem: a(b(x1)) -> b(a(x1)) b(b(x1)) -> a(a(a(x1))) Arctic Interpretation Processor: dimension: 2 interpretation: [1 1] [b](x0) = [0 0]x0, [0 0] [a](x0) = [0 0]x0 orientation: [1 1] [1 1] a(b(x1)) = [1 1]x1 >= [0 0]x1 = b(a(x1)) [2 2] [0 0] b(b(x1)) = [1 1]x1 >= [0 0]x1 = a(a(a(x1))) problem: a(b(x1)) -> b(a(x1)) KBO Processor: weight function: w0 = 1 w(b) = w(a) = 1 precedence: a > b problem: Qed