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