YES Problem: b(b(x1)) -> a(a(a(x1))) b(a(b(x1))) -> a(x1) b(a(a(x1))) -> b(a(b(x1))) Proof: DP Processor: DPs: b#(a(a(x1))) -> b#(x1) b#(a(a(x1))) -> b#(a(b(x1))) TRS: b(b(x1)) -> a(a(a(x1))) b(a(b(x1))) -> a(x1) b(a(a(x1))) -> b(a(b(x1))) Arctic Interpretation Processor: dimension: 2 interpretation: [b#](x0) = [1 1]x0 + [0], [-& 0 ] [0] [a](x0) = [2 -&]x0 + [2], [-& 0 ] [0] [b](x0) = [2 2 ]x0 + [2] orientation: b#(a(a(x1))) = [3 3]x1 + [3] >= [1 1]x1 + [0] = b#(x1) b#(a(a(x1))) = [3 3]x1 + [3] >= [3 3]x1 + [3] = b#(a(b(x1))) [2 2] [2] [-& 2 ] [2] b(b(x1)) = [4 4]x1 + [4] >= [4 -&]x1 + [4] = a(a(a(x1))) [-& 2 ] [2] [-& 0 ] [0] b(a(b(x1))) = [4 4 ]x1 + [4] >= [2 -&]x1 + [2] = a(x1) [-& 2 ] [2] [-& 2 ] [2] b(a(a(x1))) = [4 4 ]x1 + [4] >= [4 4 ]x1 + [4] = b(a(b(x1))) problem: DPs: b#(a(a(x1))) -> b#(a(b(x1))) TRS: b(b(x1)) -> a(a(a(x1))) b(a(b(x1))) -> a(x1) b(a(a(x1))) -> b(a(b(x1))) Arctic Interpretation Processor: dimension: 2 interpretation: [b#](x0) = [0 -&]x0 + [0], [-& 0 ] [0] [a](x0) = [2 -&]x0 + [1], [3 0 ] [2 ] [b](x0) = [1 -&]x0 + [-&] orientation: b#(a(a(x1))) = [2 -&]x1 + [1] >= [1 -&]x1 + [0] = b#(a(b(x1))) [6 3] [5] [-& 2 ] [2] b(b(x1)) = [4 1]x1 + [3] >= [4 -&]x1 + [3] = a(a(a(x1))) [5 2 ] [4] [-& 0 ] [0] b(a(b(x1))) = [2 -&]x1 + [1] >= [2 -&]x1 + [1] = a(x1) [5 2 ] [4] [5 2 ] [4] b(a(a(x1))) = [3 -&]x1 + [2] >= [2 -&]x1 + [1] = b(a(b(x1))) problem: DPs: TRS: b(b(x1)) -> a(a(a(x1))) b(a(b(x1))) -> a(x1) b(a(a(x1))) -> b(a(b(x1))) Qed