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