YES Problem: a(a(x1)) -> x1 a(b(a(b(x1)))) -> b(a(b(b(a(a(x1)))))) Proof: DP Processor: DPs: a#(b(a(b(x1)))) -> a#(x1) a#(b(a(b(x1)))) -> a#(a(x1)) a#(b(a(b(x1)))) -> a#(b(b(a(a(x1))))) TRS: a(a(x1)) -> x1 a(b(a(b(x1)))) -> b(a(b(b(a(a(x1)))))) EDG Processor: DPs: a#(b(a(b(x1)))) -> a#(x1) a#(b(a(b(x1)))) -> a#(a(x1)) a#(b(a(b(x1)))) -> a#(b(b(a(a(x1))))) TRS: a(a(x1)) -> x1 a(b(a(b(x1)))) -> b(a(b(b(a(a(x1)))))) graph: a#(b(a(b(x1)))) -> a#(a(x1)) -> a#(b(a(b(x1)))) -> a#(x1) a#(b(a(b(x1)))) -> a#(a(x1)) -> a#(b(a(b(x1)))) -> a#(a(x1)) a#(b(a(b(x1)))) -> a#(a(x1)) -> a#(b(a(b(x1)))) -> a#(b(b(a(a(x1))))) a#(b(a(b(x1)))) -> a#(x1) -> a#(b(a(b(x1)))) -> a#(x1) a#(b(a(b(x1)))) -> a#(x1) -> a#(b(a(b(x1)))) -> a#(a(x1)) a#(b(a(b(x1)))) -> a#(x1) -> a#(b(a(b(x1)))) -> a#(b(b(a(a(x1))))) SCC Processor: #sccs: 1 #rules: 2 #arcs: 6/9 DPs: a#(b(a(b(x1)))) -> a#(a(x1)) a#(b(a(b(x1)))) -> a#(x1) TRS: a(a(x1)) -> x1 a(b(a(b(x1)))) -> b(a(b(b(a(a(x1)))))) Matrix Interpretation Processor: dim=3 interpretation: [a#](x0) = [2 0 0]x0, [0 0 2] [0] [b](x0) = [1 0 1]x0 + [1] [0 0 0] [0], [2 0 1] [a](x0) = [1 0 1]x0 [0 1 0] orientation: a#(b(a(b(x1)))) = [4 0 4]x1 + [4] >= [4 0 2]x1 = a#(a(x1)) a#(b(a(b(x1)))) = [4 0 4]x1 + [4] >= [2 0 0]x1 = a#(x1) [4 1 2] a(a(x1)) = [2 1 1]x1 >= x1 = x1 [1 0 1] [4 0 4] [4] [4 0 4] [2] a(b(a(b(x1)))) = [2 0 2]x1 + [2] >= [2 0 2]x1 + [2] = b(a(b(b(a(a(x1)))))) [1 0 5] [2] [0 0 0] [0] problem: DPs: TRS: a(a(x1)) -> x1 a(b(a(b(x1)))) -> b(a(b(b(a(a(x1)))))) Qed