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