YES Problem: a(a(x1)) -> b(c(x1)) b(b(x1)) -> c(d(x1)) c(c(x1)) -> d(d(d(x1))) d(c(x1)) -> b(f(x1)) d(d(d(x1))) -> a(c(x1)) f(f(x1)) -> f(b(x1)) Proof: Arctic Interpretation Processor: dimension: 1 interpretation: [f](x0) = 10x0, [d](x0) = 8x0, [b](x0) = 10x0, [c](x0) = 12x0, [a](x0) = 12x0 orientation: a(a(x1)) = 24x1 >= 22x1 = b(c(x1)) b(b(x1)) = 20x1 >= 20x1 = c(d(x1)) c(c(x1)) = 24x1 >= 24x1 = d(d(d(x1))) d(c(x1)) = 20x1 >= 20x1 = b(f(x1)) d(d(d(x1))) = 24x1 >= 24x1 = a(c(x1)) f(f(x1)) = 20x1 >= 20x1 = f(b(x1)) problem: b(b(x1)) -> c(d(x1)) c(c(x1)) -> d(d(d(x1))) d(c(x1)) -> b(f(x1)) d(d(d(x1))) -> a(c(x1)) f(f(x1)) -> f(b(x1)) Arctic Interpretation Processor: dimension: 2 interpretation: [1 0] [f](x0) = [1 0]x0, [0 0] [d](x0) = [1 0]x0, [1 0] [b](x0) = [1 1]x0, [0 0] [c](x0) = [2 1]x0, [0 -&] [a](x0) = [0 -&]x0 orientation: [2 1] [1 0] b(b(x1)) = [2 2]x1 >= [2 2]x1 = c(d(x1)) [2 1] [1 1] c(c(x1)) = [3 2]x1 >= [2 1]x1 = d(d(d(x1))) [2 1] [2 1] d(c(x1)) = [2 1]x1 >= [2 1]x1 = b(f(x1)) [1 1] [0 0] d(d(d(x1))) = [2 1]x1 >= [0 0]x1 = a(c(x1)) [2 1] [2 1] f(f(x1)) = [2 1]x1 >= [2 1]x1 = f(b(x1)) problem: b(b(x1)) -> c(d(x1)) c(c(x1)) -> d(d(d(x1))) d(c(x1)) -> b(f(x1)) f(f(x1)) -> f(b(x1)) Arctic Interpretation Processor: dimension: 2 interpretation: [0 0] [f](x0) = [1 1]x0, [0 -&] [d](x0) = [0 -&]x0, [0 -&] [b](x0) = [0 -&]x0, [0 0] [c](x0) = [0 0]x0 orientation: [0 -&] [0 -&] b(b(x1)) = [0 -&]x1 >= [0 -&]x1 = c(d(x1)) [0 0] [0 -&] c(c(x1)) = [0 0]x1 >= [0 -&]x1 = d(d(d(x1))) [0 0] [0 0] d(c(x1)) = [0 0]x1 >= [0 0]x1 = b(f(x1)) [1 1] [0 -&] f(f(x1)) = [2 2]x1 >= [1 -&]x1 = f(b(x1)) problem: b(b(x1)) -> c(d(x1)) c(c(x1)) -> d(d(d(x1))) d(c(x1)) -> b(f(x1)) Arctic Interpretation Processor: dimension: 2 interpretation: [0 -&] [f](x0) = [0 -&]x0, [0 -&] [d](x0) = [0 0 ]x0, [0 1] [b](x0) = [0 1]x0, [1 0] [c](x0) = [0 1]x0 orientation: [1 2] [1 0] b(b(x1)) = [1 2]x1 >= [1 1]x1 = c(d(x1)) [2 1] [0 -&] c(c(x1)) = [1 2]x1 >= [0 0 ]x1 = d(d(d(x1))) [1 0] [1 -&] d(c(x1)) = [1 1]x1 >= [1 -&]x1 = b(f(x1)) problem: b(b(x1)) -> c(d(x1)) d(c(x1)) -> b(f(x1)) Arctic Interpretation Processor: dimension: 2 interpretation: [2 0] [f](x0) = [0 0]x0, [2 -&] [d](x0) = [0 3 ]x0, [0 1] [b](x0) = [2 3]x0, [1 1] [c](x0) = [3 3]x0 orientation: [3 4] [3 4] b(b(x1)) = [5 6]x1 >= [5 6]x1 = c(d(x1)) [3 3] [2 1] d(c(x1)) = [6 6]x1 >= [4 3]x1 = b(f(x1)) problem: b(b(x1)) -> c(d(x1)) Arctic Interpretation Processor: dimension: 3 interpretation: [0 -& 0 ] [d](x0) = [0 -& 2 ]x0 [0 -& 2 ] , [0 0 2 ] [b](x0) = [-& 0 2 ]x0 [1 -& 1 ] , [0 0 0 ] [c](x0) = [-& 0 0 ]x0 [0 0 0 ] orientation: [3 0 3] [0 -& 2 ] b(b(x1)) = [3 0 3]x1 >= [0 -& 2 ]x1 = c(d(x1)) [2 1 3] [0 -& 2 ] problem: Qed