YES Problem: a(x1) -> x1 a(b(x1)) -> c(b(a(a(x1)))) b(x1) -> c(x1) c(c(x1)) -> b(x1) Proof: DP Processor: DPs: a#(b(x1)) -> a#(x1) a#(b(x1)) -> a#(a(x1)) a#(b(x1)) -> b#(a(a(x1))) a#(b(x1)) -> c#(b(a(a(x1)))) b#(x1) -> c#(x1) c#(c(x1)) -> b#(x1) TRS: a(x1) -> x1 a(b(x1)) -> c(b(a(a(x1)))) b(x1) -> c(x1) c(c(x1)) -> b(x1) TDG Processor: DPs: a#(b(x1)) -> a#(x1) a#(b(x1)) -> a#(a(x1)) a#(b(x1)) -> b#(a(a(x1))) a#(b(x1)) -> c#(b(a(a(x1)))) b#(x1) -> c#(x1) c#(c(x1)) -> b#(x1) TRS: a(x1) -> x1 a(b(x1)) -> c(b(a(a(x1)))) b(x1) -> c(x1) c(c(x1)) -> b(x1) graph: c#(c(x1)) -> b#(x1) -> b#(x1) -> c#(x1) b#(x1) -> c#(x1) -> c#(c(x1)) -> b#(x1) a#(b(x1)) -> c#(b(a(a(x1)))) -> c#(c(x1)) -> b#(x1) a#(b(x1)) -> b#(a(a(x1))) -> b#(x1) -> c#(x1) a#(b(x1)) -> a#(a(x1)) -> a#(b(x1)) -> c#(b(a(a(x1)))) a#(b(x1)) -> a#(a(x1)) -> a#(b(x1)) -> b#(a(a(x1))) a#(b(x1)) -> a#(a(x1)) -> a#(b(x1)) -> a#(a(x1)) a#(b(x1)) -> a#(a(x1)) -> a#(b(x1)) -> a#(x1) a#(b(x1)) -> a#(x1) -> a#(b(x1)) -> c#(b(a(a(x1)))) a#(b(x1)) -> a#(x1) -> a#(b(x1)) -> b#(a(a(x1))) a#(b(x1)) -> a#(x1) -> a#(b(x1)) -> a#(a(x1)) a#(b(x1)) -> a#(x1) -> a#(b(x1)) -> a#(x1) CDG Processor: DPs: a#(b(x1)) -> a#(x1) a#(b(x1)) -> a#(a(x1)) a#(b(x1)) -> b#(a(a(x1))) a#(b(x1)) -> c#(b(a(a(x1)))) b#(x1) -> c#(x1) c#(c(x1)) -> b#(x1) TRS: a(x1) -> x1 a(b(x1)) -> c(b(a(a(x1)))) b(x1) -> c(x1) c(c(x1)) -> b(x1) graph: c#(c(x1)) -> b#(x1) -> b#(x1) -> c#(x1) a#(b(x1)) -> c#(b(a(a(x1)))) -> c#(c(x1)) -> b#(x1) a#(b(x1)) -> b#(a(a(x1))) -> b#(x1) -> c#(x1) a#(b(x1)) -> a#(a(x1)) -> a#(b(x1)) -> a#(x1) a#(b(x1)) -> a#(a(x1)) -> a#(b(x1)) -> a#(a(x1)) a#(b(x1)) -> a#(a(x1)) -> a#(b(x1)) -> b#(a(a(x1))) a#(b(x1)) -> a#(a(x1)) -> a#(b(x1)) -> c#(b(a(a(x1)))) a#(b(x1)) -> a#(x1) -> a#(b(x1)) -> a#(x1) a#(b(x1)) -> a#(x1) -> a#(b(x1)) -> a#(a(x1)) a#(b(x1)) -> a#(x1) -> a#(b(x1)) -> b#(a(a(x1))) a#(b(x1)) -> a#(x1) -> a#(b(x1)) -> c#(b(a(a(x1)))) SCC Processor: #sccs: 1 #rules: 2 #arcs: 11/36 DPs: a#(b(x1)) -> a#(a(x1)) a#(b(x1)) -> a#(x1) TRS: a(x1) -> x1 a(b(x1)) -> c(b(a(a(x1)))) b(x1) -> c(x1) c(c(x1)) -> b(x1) Arctic Interpretation Processor: dimension: 2 interpretation: [a#](x0) = [0 0]x0 + [-2], [-& 0 ] [0 ] [c](x0) = [1 0 ]x0 + [-&], [-& 0 ] [0] [b](x0) = [1 1 ]x0 + [1], [0 0 ] [-2] [a](x0) = [-& 0 ]x0 + [-&] orientation: a#(b(x1)) = [1 1]x1 + [1] >= [0 0]x1 + [-2] = a#(a(x1)) a#(b(x1)) = [1 1]x1 + [1] >= [0 0]x1 + [-2] = a#(x1) [0 0 ] [-2] a(x1) = [-& 0 ]x1 + [-&] >= x1 = x1 [1 1] [1] [1 1] [1] a(b(x1)) = [1 1]x1 + [1] >= [1 1]x1 + [1] = c(b(a(a(x1)))) [-& 0 ] [0] [-& 0 ] [0 ] b(x1) = [1 1 ]x1 + [1] >= [1 0 ]x1 + [-&] = c(x1) [1 0] [0] [-& 0 ] [0] c(c(x1)) = [1 1]x1 + [1] >= [1 1 ]x1 + [1] = b(x1) problem: DPs: TRS: a(x1) -> x1 a(b(x1)) -> c(b(a(a(x1)))) b(x1) -> c(x1) c(c(x1)) -> b(x1) Qed