YES Problem: a(a(a(b(x1)))) -> b(a(a(a(x1)))) b(b(x1)) -> a(b(a(b(x1)))) Proof: DP Processor: DPs: a#(a(a(b(x1)))) -> a#(x1) a#(a(a(b(x1)))) -> a#(a(x1)) a#(a(a(b(x1)))) -> a#(a(a(x1))) a#(a(a(b(x1)))) -> b#(a(a(a(x1)))) b#(b(x1)) -> a#(b(x1)) b#(b(x1)) -> b#(a(b(x1))) b#(b(x1)) -> a#(b(a(b(x1)))) TRS: a(a(a(b(x1)))) -> b(a(a(a(x1)))) b(b(x1)) -> a(b(a(b(x1)))) Matrix Interpretation Processor: dim=3 interpretation: [b#](x0) = [1 0 0]x0, [a#](x0) = [0 1 0]x0, [0 2 0] [a](x0) = [0 0 1]x0 [1 0 0] , [2 1 1] [1] [b](x0) = [0 0 0]x0 + [0] [2 0 0] [0] orientation: a#(a(a(b(x1)))) = [2 1 1]x1 + [1] >= [0 1 0]x1 = a#(x1) a#(a(a(b(x1)))) = [2 1 1]x1 + [1] >= [0 0 1]x1 = a#(a(x1)) a#(a(a(b(x1)))) = [2 1 1]x1 + [1] >= [1 0 0]x1 = a#(a(a(x1))) a#(a(a(b(x1)))) = [2 1 1]x1 + [1] >= [2 0 0]x1 = b#(a(a(a(x1)))) b#(b(x1)) = [2 1 1]x1 + [1] >= [0] = a#(b(x1)) b#(b(x1)) = [2 1 1]x1 + [1] >= [0] = b#(a(b(x1))) b#(b(x1)) = [2 1 1]x1 + [1] >= [0] = a#(b(a(b(x1)))) [4 2 2] [2] [4 2 2] [1] a(a(a(b(x1)))) = [0 0 0]x1 + [0] >= [0 0 0]x1 + [0] = b(a(a(a(x1)))) [4 0 0] [0] [4 0 0] [0] [6 2 2] [3] [0 0 0] [0] b(b(x1)) = [0 0 0]x1 + [0] >= [0 0 0]x1 + [0] = a(b(a(b(x1)))) [4 2 2] [2] [4 1 1] [2] problem: DPs: TRS: a(a(a(b(x1)))) -> b(a(a(a(x1)))) b(b(x1)) -> a(b(a(b(x1)))) Qed