YES Problem: a(a(x1)) -> b(b(b(x1))) a(x1) -> d(c(d(x1))) b(b(x1)) -> c(c(c(x1))) c(c(x1)) -> d(d(d(x1))) c(d(d(x1))) -> a(x1) Proof: Arctic Interpretation Processor: dimension: 1 interpretation: [c](x0) = 6x0, [d](x0) = 4x0, [b](x0) = 9x0, [a](x0) = 14x0 orientation: a(a(x1)) = 28x1 >= 27x1 = b(b(b(x1))) a(x1) = 14x1 >= 14x1 = d(c(d(x1))) b(b(x1)) = 18x1 >= 18x1 = c(c(c(x1))) c(c(x1)) = 12x1 >= 12x1 = d(d(d(x1))) c(d(d(x1))) = 14x1 >= 14x1 = a(x1) problem: a(x1) -> d(c(d(x1))) b(b(x1)) -> c(c(c(x1))) c(c(x1)) -> d(d(d(x1))) c(d(d(x1))) -> a(x1) Arctic Interpretation Processor: dimension: 2 interpretation: [0 0 ] [c](x0) = [-& 0 ]x0, [0 0 ] [d](x0) = [-& 0 ]x0, [0 1] [b](x0) = [0 0]x0, [0 0 ] [a](x0) = [-& 0 ]x0 orientation: [0 0 ] [0 0 ] a(x1) = [-& 0 ]x1 >= [-& 0 ]x1 = d(c(d(x1))) [1 1] [0 0 ] b(b(x1)) = [0 1]x1 >= [-& 0 ]x1 = c(c(c(x1))) [0 0 ] [0 0 ] c(c(x1)) = [-& 0 ]x1 >= [-& 0 ]x1 = d(d(d(x1))) [0 0 ] [0 0 ] c(d(d(x1))) = [-& 0 ]x1 >= [-& 0 ]x1 = a(x1) problem: a(x1) -> d(c(d(x1))) c(c(x1)) -> d(d(d(x1))) c(d(d(x1))) -> a(x1) Arctic Interpretation Processor: dimension: 2 interpretation: [2 2] [c](x0) = [0 0]x0, [0 0 ] [d](x0) = [-& 0 ]x0, [2 2] [a](x0) = [0 0]x0 orientation: [2 2] [2 2] a(x1) = [0 0]x1 >= [0 0]x1 = d(c(d(x1))) [4 4] [0 0 ] c(c(x1)) = [2 2]x1 >= [-& 0 ]x1 = d(d(d(x1))) [2 2] [2 2] c(d(d(x1))) = [0 0]x1 >= [0 0]x1 = a(x1) problem: a(x1) -> d(c(d(x1))) c(d(d(x1))) -> a(x1) String Reversal Processor: a(x1) -> d(c(d(x1))) d(d(c(x1))) -> a(x1) Matrix Interpretation Processor: dim=3 interpretation: [1 0 1] [0] [c](x0) = [0 1 0]x0 + [1] [0 0 0] [0], [1 0 1] [d](x0) = [0 1 0]x0 [0 1 0] , [1 1 1] [0] [a](x0) = [0 1 0]x0 + [1] [0 1 0] [1] orientation: [1 1 1] [0] [1 1 1] [0] a(x1) = [0 1 0]x1 + [1] >= [0 1 0]x1 + [1] = d(c(d(x1))) [0 1 0] [1] [0 1 0] [1] [1 1 1] [1] [1 1 1] [0] d(d(c(x1))) = [0 1 0]x1 + [1] >= [0 1 0]x1 + [1] = a(x1) [0 1 0] [1] [0 1 0] [1] problem: a(x1) -> d(c(d(x1))) Arctic Interpretation Processor: dimension: 3 interpretation: [0 1 -&] [c](x0) = [-& 1 2 ]x0 [0 0 0 ] , [0 0 0] [d](x0) = [0 0 0]x0 [0 0 0] , [3 3 3] [a](x0) = [3 3 3]x0 [3 3 3] orientation: [3 3 3] [2 2 2] a(x1) = [3 3 3]x1 >= [2 2 2]x1 = d(c(d(x1))) [3 3 3] [2 2 2] problem: Qed