YES Problem: a(x1) -> x1 a(b(x1)) -> c(b(b(a(a(x1))))) b(b(x1)) -> x1 c(c(x1)) -> 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)) -> b#(b(a(a(x1)))) a#(b(x1)) -> c#(b(b(a(a(x1))))) TRS: a(x1) -> x1 a(b(x1)) -> c(b(b(a(a(x1))))) b(b(x1)) -> x1 c(c(x1)) -> 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)) -> b#(b(a(a(x1)))) a#(b(x1)) -> c#(b(b(a(a(x1))))) TRS: a(x1) -> x1 a(b(x1)) -> c(b(b(a(a(x1))))) b(b(x1)) -> x1 c(c(x1)) -> x1 graph: a#(b(x1)) -> a#(a(x1)) -> a#(b(x1)) -> c#(b(b(a(a(x1))))) a#(b(x1)) -> a#(a(x1)) -> a#(b(x1)) -> b#(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(b(a(a(x1))))) a#(b(x1)) -> a#(x1) -> a#(b(x1)) -> b#(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) SCC Processor: #sccs: 1 #rules: 2 #arcs: 10/25 DPs: a#(b(x1)) -> a#(a(x1)) a#(b(x1)) -> a#(x1) TRS: a(x1) -> x1 a(b(x1)) -> c(b(b(a(a(x1))))) b(b(x1)) -> x1 c(c(x1)) -> x1 Arctic Interpretation Processor: dimension: 2 interpretation: [a#](x0) = [1 0]x0 + [-4], [-& 0 ] [0] [c](x0) = [0 1 ]x0 + [0], [1 0 ] [0 ] [b](x0) = [-& 0 ]x0 + [-&], [0 -3] [-&] [a](x0) = [1 0 ]x0 + [-4] orientation: a#(b(x1)) = [2 1]x1 + [1] >= [1 0]x1 + [-4] = a#(a(x1)) a#(b(x1)) = [2 1]x1 + [1] >= [1 0]x1 + [-4] = a#(x1) [0 -3] [-&] a(x1) = [1 0 ]x1 + [-4] >= x1 = x1 [1 0] [0] [1 0] [0] a(b(x1)) = [2 1]x1 + [1] >= [2 1]x1 + [1] = c(b(b(a(a(x1))))) [2 1 ] [1 ] b(b(x1)) = [-& 0 ]x1 + [-&] >= x1 = x1 [0 1] [0] c(c(x1)) = [1 2]x1 + [1] >= x1 = x1 problem: DPs: TRS: a(x1) -> x1 a(b(x1)) -> c(b(b(a(a(x1))))) b(b(x1)) -> x1 c(c(x1)) -> x1 Qed