YES Problem: a(a(a(x1))) -> b(x1) b(b(x1)) -> a(a(x1)) a(a(x1)) -> a(b(a(x1))) Proof: DP Processor: DPs: a#(a(a(x1))) -> b#(x1) b#(b(x1)) -> a#(x1) b#(b(x1)) -> a#(a(x1)) a#(a(x1)) -> b#(a(x1)) a#(a(x1)) -> a#(b(a(x1))) TRS: a(a(a(x1))) -> b(x1) b(b(x1)) -> a(a(x1)) a(a(x1)) -> a(b(a(x1))) TDG Processor: DPs: a#(a(a(x1))) -> b#(x1) b#(b(x1)) -> a#(x1) b#(b(x1)) -> a#(a(x1)) a#(a(x1)) -> b#(a(x1)) a#(a(x1)) -> a#(b(a(x1))) TRS: a(a(a(x1))) -> b(x1) b(b(x1)) -> a(a(x1)) a(a(x1)) -> a(b(a(x1))) graph: b#(b(x1)) -> a#(a(x1)) -> a#(a(x1)) -> a#(b(a(x1))) b#(b(x1)) -> a#(a(x1)) -> a#(a(x1)) -> b#(a(x1)) b#(b(x1)) -> a#(a(x1)) -> a#(a(a(x1))) -> b#(x1) b#(b(x1)) -> a#(x1) -> a#(a(x1)) -> a#(b(a(x1))) b#(b(x1)) -> a#(x1) -> a#(a(x1)) -> b#(a(x1)) b#(b(x1)) -> a#(x1) -> a#(a(a(x1))) -> b#(x1) a#(a(a(x1))) -> b#(x1) -> b#(b(x1)) -> a#(a(x1)) a#(a(a(x1))) -> b#(x1) -> b#(b(x1)) -> a#(x1) a#(a(x1)) -> b#(a(x1)) -> b#(b(x1)) -> a#(a(x1)) a#(a(x1)) -> b#(a(x1)) -> b#(b(x1)) -> a#(x1) a#(a(x1)) -> a#(b(a(x1))) -> a#(a(x1)) -> a#(b(a(x1))) a#(a(x1)) -> a#(b(a(x1))) -> a#(a(x1)) -> b#(a(x1)) a#(a(x1)) -> a#(b(a(x1))) -> a#(a(a(x1))) -> b#(x1) Arctic Interpretation Processor: dimension: 2 interpretation: [b#](x0) = [2 0]x0 + [0], [a#](x0) = [-& 0 ]x0 + [0], [1 2] [2] [b](x0) = [2 0]x0 + [0], [-& 0 ] [0] [a](x0) = [0 2 ]x0 + [2] orientation: a#(a(a(x1))) = [2 4]x1 + [4] >= [2 0]x1 + [0] = b#(x1) b#(b(x1)) = [3 4]x1 + [4] >= [-& 0 ]x1 + [0] = a#(x1) b#(b(x1)) = [3 4]x1 + [4] >= [0 2]x1 + [2] = a#(a(x1)) a#(a(x1)) = [0 2]x1 + [2] >= [0 2]x1 + [2] = b#(a(x1)) a#(a(x1)) = [0 2]x1 + [2] >= [0 2]x1 + [2] = a#(b(a(x1))) [2 4] [4] [1 2] [2] a(a(a(x1))) = [4 6]x1 + [6] >= [2 0]x1 + [0] = b(x1) [4 3] [3] [0 2] [2] b(b(x1)) = [3 4]x1 + [4] >= [2 4]x1 + [4] = a(a(x1)) [0 2] [2] [0 2] [2] a(a(x1)) = [2 4]x1 + [4] >= [2 4]x1 + [4] = a(b(a(x1))) problem: DPs: a#(a(a(x1))) -> b#(x1) a#(a(x1)) -> b#(a(x1)) a#(a(x1)) -> a#(b(a(x1))) TRS: a(a(a(x1))) -> b(x1) b(b(x1)) -> a(a(x1)) a(a(x1)) -> a(b(a(x1))) EDG Processor: DPs: a#(a(a(x1))) -> b#(x1) a#(a(x1)) -> b#(a(x1)) a#(a(x1)) -> a#(b(a(x1))) TRS: a(a(a(x1))) -> b(x1) b(b(x1)) -> a(a(x1)) a(a(x1)) -> a(b(a(x1))) graph: a#(a(x1)) -> a#(b(a(x1))) -> a#(a(a(x1))) -> b#(x1) a#(a(x1)) -> a#(b(a(x1))) -> a#(a(x1)) -> b#(a(x1)) a#(a(x1)) -> a#(b(a(x1))) -> a#(a(x1)) -> a#(b(a(x1))) SCC Processor: #sccs: 1 #rules: 1 #arcs: 3/9 DPs: a#(a(x1)) -> a#(b(a(x1))) TRS: a(a(a(x1))) -> b(x1) b(b(x1)) -> a(a(x1)) a(a(x1)) -> a(b(a(x1))) Arctic Interpretation Processor: dimension: 2 interpretation: [a#](x0) = [-2 2 ]x0 + [0], [-4 3 ] [3 ] [b](x0) = [1 -2]x0 + [-4], [-& -1] [0] [a](x0) = [-3 2 ]x0 + [2] orientation: a#(a(x1)) = [-1 4 ]x1 + [4] >= [-2 3 ]x1 + [3] = a#(b(a(x1))) [-2 3 ] [3] [-4 3 ] [3 ] a(a(a(x1))) = [1 6 ]x1 + [6] >= [1 -2]x1 + [-4] = b(x1) [4 1 ] [3] [-4 1 ] [1] b(b(x1)) = [-1 4 ]x1 + [4] >= [-1 4 ]x1 + [4] = a(a(x1)) [-4 1 ] [1] [-6 -1] [0] a(a(x1)) = [-1 4 ]x1 + [4] >= [-3 2 ]x1 + [3] = a(b(a(x1))) problem: DPs: TRS: a(a(a(x1))) -> b(x1) b(b(x1)) -> a(a(x1)) a(a(x1)) -> a(b(a(x1))) Qed