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