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