YES Problem: a(x1) -> x1 a(a(x1)) -> b(x1) b(a(b(x1))) -> a(a(b(b(b(x1))))) Proof: DP Processor: DPs: a#(a(x1)) -> b#(x1) b#(a(b(x1))) -> b#(b(x1)) b#(a(b(x1))) -> b#(b(b(x1))) b#(a(b(x1))) -> a#(b(b(b(x1)))) b#(a(b(x1))) -> a#(a(b(b(b(x1))))) TRS: a(x1) -> x1 a(a(x1)) -> b(x1) b(a(b(x1))) -> a(a(b(b(b(x1))))) TDG Processor: DPs: a#(a(x1)) -> b#(x1) b#(a(b(x1))) -> b#(b(x1)) b#(a(b(x1))) -> b#(b(b(x1))) b#(a(b(x1))) -> a#(b(b(b(x1)))) b#(a(b(x1))) -> a#(a(b(b(b(x1))))) TRS: a(x1) -> x1 a(a(x1)) -> b(x1) b(a(b(x1))) -> a(a(b(b(b(x1))))) graph: b#(a(b(x1))) -> b#(b(b(x1))) -> b#(a(b(x1))) -> a#(a(b(b(b(x1))))) b#(a(b(x1))) -> b#(b(b(x1))) -> b#(a(b(x1))) -> a#(b(b(b(x1)))) b#(a(b(x1))) -> b#(b(b(x1))) -> b#(a(b(x1))) -> b#(b(b(x1))) b#(a(b(x1))) -> b#(b(b(x1))) -> b#(a(b(x1))) -> b#(b(x1)) b#(a(b(x1))) -> b#(b(x1)) -> b#(a(b(x1))) -> a#(a(b(b(b(x1))))) b#(a(b(x1))) -> b#(b(x1)) -> b#(a(b(x1))) -> a#(b(b(b(x1)))) b#(a(b(x1))) -> b#(b(x1)) -> b#(a(b(x1))) -> b#(b(b(x1))) b#(a(b(x1))) -> b#(b(x1)) -> b#(a(b(x1))) -> b#(b(x1)) b#(a(b(x1))) -> a#(b(b(b(x1)))) -> a#(a(x1)) -> b#(x1) b#(a(b(x1))) -> a#(a(b(b(b(x1))))) -> a#(a(x1)) -> b#(x1) a#(a(x1)) -> b#(x1) -> b#(a(b(x1))) -> a#(a(b(b(b(x1))))) a#(a(x1)) -> b#(x1) -> b#(a(b(x1))) -> a#(b(b(b(x1)))) a#(a(x1)) -> b#(x1) -> b#(a(b(x1))) -> b#(b(b(x1))) a#(a(x1)) -> b#(x1) -> b#(a(b(x1))) -> b#(b(x1)) Arctic Interpretation Processor: dimension: 2 interpretation: [b#](x0) = [0 0]x0 + [0], [a#](x0) = [0 0]x0 + [0], [0 0] [0] [b](x0) = [0 0]x0 + [0], [0 0] [0] [a](x0) = [1 0]x0 + [0] orientation: a#(a(x1)) = [1 0]x1 + [0] >= [0 0]x1 + [0] = b#(x1) b#(a(b(x1))) = [1 1]x1 + [1] >= [0 0]x1 + [0] = b#(b(x1)) b#(a(b(x1))) = [1 1]x1 + [1] >= [0 0]x1 + [0] = b#(b(b(x1))) b#(a(b(x1))) = [1 1]x1 + [1] >= [0 0]x1 + [0] = a#(b(b(b(x1)))) b#(a(b(x1))) = [1 1]x1 + [1] >= [1 1]x1 + [1] = a#(a(b(b(b(x1))))) [0 0] [0] a(x1) = [1 0]x1 + [0] >= x1 = x1 [1 0] [0] [0 0] [0] a(a(x1)) = [1 1]x1 + [1] >= [0 0]x1 + [0] = b(x1) [1 1] [1] [1 1] [1] b(a(b(x1))) = [1 1]x1 + [1] >= [1 1]x1 + [1] = a(a(b(b(b(x1))))) problem: DPs: a#(a(x1)) -> b#(x1) b#(a(b(x1))) -> a#(a(b(b(b(x1))))) TRS: a(x1) -> x1 a(a(x1)) -> b(x1) b(a(b(x1))) -> a(a(b(b(b(x1))))) EDG Processor: DPs: a#(a(x1)) -> b#(x1) b#(a(b(x1))) -> a#(a(b(b(b(x1))))) TRS: a(x1) -> x1 a(a(x1)) -> b(x1) b(a(b(x1))) -> a(a(b(b(b(x1))))) graph: b#(a(b(x1))) -> a#(a(b(b(b(x1))))) -> a#(a(x1)) -> b#(x1) a#(a(x1)) -> b#(x1) -> b#(a(b(x1))) -> a#(a(b(b(b(x1))))) Arctic Interpretation Processor: dimension: 2 interpretation: [b#](x0) = [2 0]x0, [a#](x0) = [2 3]x0 + [0], [0 0] [0] [b](x0) = [0 0]x0 + [2], [0 2] [2 ] [a](x0) = [0 0]x0 + [-&] orientation: a#(a(x1)) = [3 4]x1 + [4] >= [2 0]x1 = b#(x1) b#(a(b(x1))) = [4 4]x1 + [6] >= [4 4]x1 + [6] = a#(a(b(b(b(x1))))) [0 2] [2 ] a(x1) = [0 0]x1 + [-&] >= x1 = x1 [2 2] [2] [0 0] [0] a(a(x1)) = [0 2]x1 + [2] >= [0 0]x1 + [2] = b(x1) [2 2] [4] [2 2] [4] b(a(b(x1))) = [2 2]x1 + [4] >= [2 2]x1 + [4] = a(a(b(b(b(x1))))) problem: DPs: b#(a(b(x1))) -> a#(a(b(b(b(x1))))) TRS: a(x1) -> x1 a(a(x1)) -> b(x1) b(a(b(x1))) -> a(a(b(b(b(x1))))) EDG Processor: DPs: b#(a(b(x1))) -> a#(a(b(b(b(x1))))) TRS: a(x1) -> x1 a(a(x1)) -> b(x1) b(a(b(x1))) -> a(a(b(b(b(x1))))) graph: Qed