YES Problem: f(a(),f(x,a())) -> f(a(),f(a(),f(f(a(),a()),x))) Proof: DP Processor: DPs: f#(a(),f(x,a())) -> f#(a(),a()) f#(a(),f(x,a())) -> f#(f(a(),a()),x) f#(a(),f(x,a())) -> f#(a(),f(f(a(),a()),x)) f#(a(),f(x,a())) -> f#(a(),f(a(),f(f(a(),a()),x))) TRS: f(a(),f(x,a())) -> f(a(),f(a(),f(f(a(),a()),x))) EDG Processor: DPs: f#(a(),f(x,a())) -> f#(a(),a()) f#(a(),f(x,a())) -> f#(f(a(),a()),x) f#(a(),f(x,a())) -> f#(a(),f(f(a(),a()),x)) f#(a(),f(x,a())) -> f#(a(),f(a(),f(f(a(),a()),x))) TRS: f(a(),f(x,a())) -> f(a(),f(a(),f(f(a(),a()),x))) graph: f#(a(),f(x,a())) -> f#(a(),f(f(a(),a()),x)) -> f#(a(),f(x,a())) -> f#(a(),a()) f#(a(),f(x,a())) -> f#(a(),f(f(a(),a()),x)) -> f#(a(),f(x,a())) -> f#(f(a(),a()),x) f#(a(),f(x,a())) -> f#(a(),f(f(a(),a()),x)) -> f#(a(),f(x,a())) -> f#(a(),f(f(a(),a()),x)) f#(a(),f(x,a())) -> f#(a(),f(f(a(),a()),x)) -> f#(a(),f(x,a())) -> f#(a(),f(a(),f(f(a(),a()),x))) SCC Processor: #sccs: 1 #rules: 1 #arcs: 4/16 DPs: f#(a(),f(x,a())) -> f#(a(),f(f(a(),a()),x)) TRS: f(a(),f(x,a())) -> f(a(),f(a(),f(f(a(),a()),x))) Matrix Interpretation Processor: dim=3 interpretation: [f#](x0, x1) = [0 0 1]x1, [0 0 1] [0 0 0] [f](x0, x1) = [0 0 0]x0 + [0 0 0]x1 [1 0 0] [1 0 0] , [1] [a] = [0] [0] orientation: f#(a(),f(x,a())) = [1 0 0]x + [1] >= [1 0 0]x = f#(a(),f(f(a(),a()),x)) [0 0 0] [0] [0] f(a(),f(x,a())) = [0 0 0]x + [0] >= [0] = f(a(),f(a(),f(f(a(),a()),x))) [0 0 1] [1] [1] problem: DPs: TRS: f(a(),f(x,a())) -> f(a(),f(a(),f(f(a(),a()),x))) Qed