YES Problem: a(b(b(a(x1)))) -> a(c(a(b(x1)))) a(c(x1)) -> c(c(a(x1))) c(c(c(x1))) -> b(c(b(x1))) Proof: DP Processor: DPs: a#(b(b(a(x1)))) -> a#(b(x1)) a#(b(b(a(x1)))) -> c#(a(b(x1))) a#(b(b(a(x1)))) -> a#(c(a(b(x1)))) a#(c(x1)) -> a#(x1) a#(c(x1)) -> c#(a(x1)) a#(c(x1)) -> c#(c(a(x1))) c#(c(c(x1))) -> c#(b(x1)) TRS: a(b(b(a(x1)))) -> a(c(a(b(x1)))) a(c(x1)) -> c(c(a(x1))) c(c(c(x1))) -> b(c(b(x1))) TDG Processor: DPs: a#(b(b(a(x1)))) -> a#(b(x1)) a#(b(b(a(x1)))) -> c#(a(b(x1))) a#(b(b(a(x1)))) -> a#(c(a(b(x1)))) a#(c(x1)) -> a#(x1) a#(c(x1)) -> c#(a(x1)) a#(c(x1)) -> c#(c(a(x1))) c#(c(c(x1))) -> c#(b(x1)) TRS: a(b(b(a(x1)))) -> a(c(a(b(x1)))) a(c(x1)) -> c(c(a(x1))) c(c(c(x1))) -> b(c(b(x1))) graph: c#(c(c(x1))) -> c#(b(x1)) -> c#(c(c(x1))) -> c#(b(x1)) a#(c(x1)) -> c#(c(a(x1))) -> c#(c(c(x1))) -> c#(b(x1)) a#(c(x1)) -> c#(a(x1)) -> c#(c(c(x1))) -> c#(b(x1)) a#(c(x1)) -> a#(x1) -> a#(c(x1)) -> c#(c(a(x1))) a#(c(x1)) -> a#(x1) -> a#(c(x1)) -> c#(a(x1)) a#(c(x1)) -> a#(x1) -> a#(c(x1)) -> a#(x1) a#(c(x1)) -> a#(x1) -> a#(b(b(a(x1)))) -> a#(c(a(b(x1)))) a#(c(x1)) -> a#(x1) -> a#(b(b(a(x1)))) -> c#(a(b(x1))) a#(c(x1)) -> a#(x1) -> a#(b(b(a(x1)))) -> a#(b(x1)) a#(b(b(a(x1)))) -> c#(a(b(x1))) -> c#(c(c(x1))) -> c#(b(x1)) a#(b(b(a(x1)))) -> a#(c(a(b(x1)))) -> a#(c(x1)) -> c#(c(a(x1))) a#(b(b(a(x1)))) -> a#(c(a(b(x1)))) -> a#(c(x1)) -> c#(a(x1)) a#(b(b(a(x1)))) -> a#(c(a(b(x1)))) -> a#(c(x1)) -> a#(x1) a#(b(b(a(x1)))) -> a#(c(a(b(x1)))) -> a#(b(b(a(x1)))) -> a#(c(a(b(x1)))) a#(b(b(a(x1)))) -> a#(c(a(b(x1)))) -> a#(b(b(a(x1)))) -> c#(a(b(x1))) a#(b(b(a(x1)))) -> a#(c(a(b(x1)))) -> a#(b(b(a(x1)))) -> a#(b(x1)) a#(b(b(a(x1)))) -> a#(b(x1)) -> a#(c(x1)) -> c#(c(a(x1))) a#(b(b(a(x1)))) -> a#(b(x1)) -> a#(c(x1)) -> c#(a(x1)) a#(b(b(a(x1)))) -> a#(b(x1)) -> a#(c(x1)) -> a#(x1) a#(b(b(a(x1)))) -> a#(b(x1)) -> a#(b(b(a(x1)))) -> a#(c(a(b(x1)))) a#(b(b(a(x1)))) -> a#(b(x1)) -> a#(b(b(a(x1)))) -> c#(a(b(x1))) a#(b(b(a(x1)))) -> a#(b(x1)) -> a#(b(b(a(x1)))) -> a#(b(x1)) EDG Processor: DPs: a#(b(b(a(x1)))) -> a#(b(x1)) a#(b(b(a(x1)))) -> c#(a(b(x1))) a#(b(b(a(x1)))) -> a#(c(a(b(x1)))) a#(c(x1)) -> a#(x1) a#(c(x1)) -> c#(a(x1)) a#(c(x1)) -> c#(c(a(x1))) c#(c(c(x1))) -> c#(b(x1)) TRS: a(b(b(a(x1)))) -> a(c(a(b(x1)))) a(c(x1)) -> c(c(a(x1))) c(c(c(x1))) -> b(c(b(x1))) graph: a#(c(x1)) -> c#(c(a(x1))) -> c#(c(c(x1))) -> c#(b(x1)) a#(c(x1)) -> c#(a(x1)) -> c#(c(c(x1))) -> c#(b(x1)) a#(c(x1)) -> a#(x1) -> a#(b(b(a(x1)))) -> a#(b(x1)) a#(c(x1)) -> a#(x1) -> a#(b(b(a(x1)))) -> c#(a(b(x1))) a#(c(x1)) -> a#(x1) -> a#(b(b(a(x1)))) -> a#(c(a(b(x1)))) a#(c(x1)) -> a#(x1) -> a#(c(x1)) -> a#(x1) a#(c(x1)) -> a#(x1) -> a#(c(x1)) -> c#(a(x1)) a#(c(x1)) -> a#(x1) -> a#(c(x1)) -> c#(c(a(x1))) a#(b(b(a(x1)))) -> c#(a(b(x1))) -> c#(c(c(x1))) -> c#(b(x1)) a#(b(b(a(x1)))) -> a#(c(a(b(x1)))) -> a#(b(b(a(x1)))) -> a#(b(x1)) a#(b(b(a(x1)))) -> a#(c(a(b(x1)))) -> a#(b(b(a(x1)))) -> c#(a(b(x1))) a#(b(b(a(x1)))) -> a#(c(a(b(x1)))) -> a#(b(b(a(x1)))) -> a#(c(a(b(x1)))) a#(b(b(a(x1)))) -> a#(c(a(b(x1)))) -> a#(c(x1)) -> a#(x1) a#(b(b(a(x1)))) -> a#(c(a(b(x1)))) -> a#(c(x1)) -> c#(a(x1)) a#(b(b(a(x1)))) -> a#(c(a(b(x1)))) -> a#(c(x1)) -> c#(c(a(x1))) a#(b(b(a(x1)))) -> a#(b(x1)) -> a#(b(b(a(x1)))) -> a#(b(x1)) a#(b(b(a(x1)))) -> a#(b(x1)) -> a#(b(b(a(x1)))) -> c#(a(b(x1))) a#(b(b(a(x1)))) -> a#(b(x1)) -> a#(b(b(a(x1)))) -> a#(c(a(b(x1)))) CDG Processor: DPs: a#(b(b(a(x1)))) -> a#(b(x1)) a#(b(b(a(x1)))) -> c#(a(b(x1))) a#(b(b(a(x1)))) -> a#(c(a(b(x1)))) a#(c(x1)) -> a#(x1) a#(c(x1)) -> c#(a(x1)) a#(c(x1)) -> c#(c(a(x1))) c#(c(c(x1))) -> c#(b(x1)) TRS: a(b(b(a(x1)))) -> a(c(a(b(x1)))) a(c(x1)) -> c(c(a(x1))) c(c(c(x1))) -> b(c(b(x1))) graph: a#(c(x1)) -> c#(c(a(x1))) -> c#(c(c(x1))) -> c#(b(x1)) a#(c(x1)) -> c#(a(x1)) -> c#(c(c(x1))) -> c#(b(x1)) a#(c(x1)) -> a#(x1) -> a#(c(x1)) -> c#(c(a(x1))) a#(c(x1)) -> a#(x1) -> a#(c(x1)) -> c#(a(x1)) a#(c(x1)) -> a#(x1) -> a#(c(x1)) -> a#(x1) a#(b(b(a(x1)))) -> c#(a(b(x1))) -> c#(c(c(x1))) -> c#(b(x1)) a#(b(b(a(x1)))) -> a#(c(a(b(x1)))) -> a#(c(x1)) -> c#(c(a(x1))) a#(b(b(a(x1)))) -> a#(c(a(b(x1)))) -> a#(c(x1)) -> c#(a(x1)) a#(b(b(a(x1)))) -> a#(c(a(b(x1)))) -> a#(c(x1)) -> a#(x1) SCC Processor: #sccs: 1 #rules: 1 #arcs: 9/49 DPs: a#(c(x1)) -> a#(x1) TRS: a(b(b(a(x1)))) -> a(c(a(b(x1)))) a(c(x1)) -> c(c(a(x1))) c(c(c(x1))) -> b(c(b(x1))) Matrix Interpretation Processor: dim=3 interpretation: [a#](x0) = [1 1 0]x0 + [1], [0 1 0] [1] [c](x0) = [1 0 0]x0 + [0] [0 0 0] [0], [0 0 0] [b](x0) = [0 1 1]x0 [0 1 1] , [1 1 0] [0] [a](x0) = [1 1 0]x0 + [1] [0 0 1] [0] orientation: a#(c(x1)) = [1 1 0]x1 + [2] >= [1 1 0]x1 + [1] = a#(x1) [2 2 2] [2] [0 2 2] [2] a(b(b(a(x1)))) = [2 2 2]x1 + [3] >= [0 2 2]x1 + [3] = a(c(a(b(x1)))) [2 2 2] [2] [0 0 0] [0] [1 1 0] [1] [1 1 0] [1] a(c(x1)) = [1 1 0]x1 + [2] >= [1 1 0]x1 + [2] = c(c(a(x1))) [0 0 0] [0] [0 0 0] [0] [0 1 0] [2] [0] c(c(c(x1))) = [1 0 0]x1 + [1] >= [0] = b(c(b(x1))) [0 0 0] [0] [0] problem: DPs: TRS: a(b(b(a(x1)))) -> a(c(a(b(x1)))) a(c(x1)) -> c(c(a(x1))) c(c(c(x1))) -> b(c(b(x1))) Qed