YES Problem: r1(a(x1)) -> a(a(a(r1(x1)))) r2(a(x1)) -> a(a(a(r2(x1)))) a(l1(x1)) -> l1(a(a(a(x1)))) a(a(l2(x1))) -> l2(a(a(x1))) r1(b(x1)) -> l1(b(x1)) r2(b(x1)) -> l2(a(b(x1))) b(l1(x1)) -> b(r2(x1)) b(l2(x1)) -> b(r1(x1)) a(a(x1)) -> x1 Proof: String Reversal Processor: a(r1(x1)) -> r1(a(a(a(x1)))) a(r2(x1)) -> r2(a(a(a(x1)))) l1(a(x1)) -> a(a(a(l1(x1)))) l2(a(a(x1))) -> a(a(l2(x1))) b(r1(x1)) -> b(l1(x1)) b(r2(x1)) -> b(a(l2(x1))) l1(b(x1)) -> r2(b(x1)) l2(b(x1)) -> r1(b(x1)) a(a(x1)) -> x1 Matrix Interpretation Processor: dim=3 interpretation: [1 1 0] [0] [b](x0) = [0 0 0]x0 + [0] [0 0 0] [1], [1 0 1] [l2](x0) = [0 1 1]x0 [0 0 0] , [1 0 0] [l1](x0) = [0 0 1]x0 [0 1 0] , [1 0 0] [r2](x0) = [0 0 1]x0 [0 1 0] , [1 0 0] [1] [r1](x0) = [0 0 1]x0 + [0] [0 1 0] [0], [1 0 0] [a](x0) = [0 0 1]x0 [0 1 0] orientation: [1] [1] a(r1(x1)) = x1 + [0] >= x1 + [0] = r1(a(a(a(x1)))) [0] [0] a(r2(x1)) = x1 >= x1 = r2(a(a(a(x1)))) l1(a(x1)) = x1 >= x1 = a(a(a(l1(x1)))) [1 0 1] [1 0 1] l2(a(a(x1))) = [0 1 1]x1 >= [0 1 1]x1 = a(a(l2(x1))) [0 0 0] [0 0 0] [1 0 1] [1] [1 0 1] [0] b(r1(x1)) = [0 0 0]x1 + [0] >= [0 0 0]x1 + [0] = b(l1(x1)) [0 0 0] [1] [0 0 0] [1] [1 0 1] [0] [1 0 1] [0] b(r2(x1)) = [0 0 0]x1 + [0] >= [0 0 0]x1 + [0] = b(a(l2(x1))) [0 0 0] [1] [0 0 0] [1] [1 1 0] [0] [1 1 0] [0] l1(b(x1)) = [0 0 0]x1 + [1] >= [0 0 0]x1 + [1] = r2(b(x1)) [0 0 0] [0] [0 0 0] [0] [1 1 0] [1] [1 1 0] [1] l2(b(x1)) = [0 0 0]x1 + [1] >= [0 0 0]x1 + [1] = r1(b(x1)) [0 0 0] [0] [0 0 0] [0] a(a(x1)) = x1 >= x1 = x1 problem: a(r1(x1)) -> r1(a(a(a(x1)))) a(r2(x1)) -> r2(a(a(a(x1)))) l1(a(x1)) -> a(a(a(l1(x1)))) l2(a(a(x1))) -> a(a(l2(x1))) b(r2(x1)) -> b(a(l2(x1))) l1(b(x1)) -> r2(b(x1)) l2(b(x1)) -> r1(b(x1)) a(a(x1)) -> x1 Arctic Interpretation Processor: dimension: 1 interpretation: [b](x0) = x0, [l2](x0) = 2x0, [l1](x0) = 5x0, [r2](x0) = 2x0, [r1](x0) = x0, [a](x0) = x0 orientation: a(r1(x1)) = x1 >= x1 = r1(a(a(a(x1)))) a(r2(x1)) = 2x1 >= 2x1 = r2(a(a(a(x1)))) l1(a(x1)) = 5x1 >= 5x1 = a(a(a(l1(x1)))) l2(a(a(x1))) = 2x1 >= 2x1 = a(a(l2(x1))) b(r2(x1)) = 2x1 >= 2x1 = b(a(l2(x1))) l1(b(x1)) = 5x1 >= 2x1 = r2(b(x1)) l2(b(x1)) = 2x1 >= x1 = r1(b(x1)) a(a(x1)) = x1 >= x1 = x1 problem: a(r1(x1)) -> r1(a(a(a(x1)))) a(r2(x1)) -> r2(a(a(a(x1)))) l1(a(x1)) -> a(a(a(l1(x1)))) l2(a(a(x1))) -> a(a(l2(x1))) b(r2(x1)) -> b(a(l2(x1))) a(a(x1)) -> x1 Arctic Interpretation Processor: dimension: 1 interpretation: [b](x0) = x0, [l2](x0) = x0, [l1](x0) = 5x0, [r2](x0) = 8x0, [r1](x0) = 4x0, [a](x0) = x0 orientation: a(r1(x1)) = 4x1 >= 4x1 = r1(a(a(a(x1)))) a(r2(x1)) = 8x1 >= 8x1 = r2(a(a(a(x1)))) l1(a(x1)) = 5x1 >= 5x1 = a(a(a(l1(x1)))) l2(a(a(x1))) = x1 >= x1 = a(a(l2(x1))) b(r2(x1)) = 8x1 >= x1 = b(a(l2(x1))) a(a(x1)) = x1 >= x1 = x1 problem: a(r1(x1)) -> r1(a(a(a(x1)))) a(r2(x1)) -> r2(a(a(a(x1)))) l1(a(x1)) -> a(a(a(l1(x1)))) l2(a(a(x1))) -> a(a(l2(x1))) a(a(x1)) -> x1 Matrix Interpretation Processor: dim=2 interpretation: [2 2] [l2](x0) = [0 1]x0, [1 1] [0] [l1](x0) = [0 3]x0 + [3], [1 0] [r2](x0) = [0 0]x0, [1 0] [r1](x0) = [1 0]x0, [0] [a](x0) = x0 + [1] orientation: [1 0] [0] [1 0] a(r1(x1)) = [1 0]x1 + [1] >= [1 0]x1 = r1(a(a(a(x1)))) [1 0] [0] [1 0] a(r2(x1)) = [0 0]x1 + [1] >= [0 0]x1 = r2(a(a(a(x1)))) [1 1] [1] [1 1] [0] l1(a(x1)) = [0 3]x1 + [6] >= [0 3]x1 + [6] = a(a(a(l1(x1)))) [2 2] [4] [2 2] [0] l2(a(a(x1))) = [0 1]x1 + [2] >= [0 1]x1 + [2] = a(a(l2(x1))) [0] a(a(x1)) = x1 + [2] >= x1 = x1 problem: a(r1(x1)) -> r1(a(a(a(x1)))) a(r2(x1)) -> r2(a(a(a(x1)))) a(a(x1)) -> x1 KBO Processor: weight function: w0 = 1 w(r2) = w(r1) = 1 w(a) = 0 precedence: a > r2 ~ r1 problem: Qed