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=2 interpretation: [f#](x0, x1) = [0 2]x1 + [1], [0 0] [0 0] [f](x0, x1) = [1 0]x0 + [1 0]x1, [2] [a] = [0] orientation: f#(a(),f(x,a())) = [2 0]x + [5] >= [2 0]x + [1] = f#(a(),f(f(a(),a()),x)) [0] [0] f(a(),f(x,a())) = [2] >= [2] = f(a(),f(a(),f(f(a(),a()),x))) problem: DPs: TRS: f(a(),f(x,a())) -> f(a(),f(a(),f(f(a(),a()),x))) Qed