YES Problem: a(a(y,0()),0()) -> y c(c(y)) -> y c(a(c(c(y)),x)) -> a(c(c(c(a(x,0())))),y) Proof: DP Processor: DPs: c#(a(c(c(y)),x)) -> a#(x,0()) c#(a(c(c(y)),x)) -> c#(a(x,0())) c#(a(c(c(y)),x)) -> c#(c(a(x,0()))) c#(a(c(c(y)),x)) -> c#(c(c(a(x,0())))) c#(a(c(c(y)),x)) -> a#(c(c(c(a(x,0())))),y) TRS: a(a(y,0()),0()) -> y c(c(y)) -> y c(a(c(c(y)),x)) -> a(c(c(c(a(x,0())))),y) Matrix Interpretation Processor: dim=3 usable rules: a(a(y,0()),0()) -> y c(c(y)) -> y c(a(c(c(y)),x)) -> a(c(c(c(a(x,0())))),y) interpretation: [c#](x0) = [0 0 2]x0, [a#](x0, x1) = [0], [0 2 2] [1] [c](x0) = [1 0 0]x0 + [0] [0 1 1] [0], [1 0 0] [1 3 3] [a](x0, x1) = [0 0 1]x0 + [1 1 1]x1 [0 1 0] [1 2 2] , [0] [0] = [0] [0] orientation: c#(a(c(c(y)),x)) = [2 4 4]x + [0 4 4]y + [2] >= [0] = a#(x,0()) c#(a(c(c(y)),x)) = [2 4 4]x + [0 4 4]y + [2] >= [0 2 0]x = c#(a(x,0())) c#(a(c(c(y)),x)) = [2 4 4]x + [0 4 4]y + [2] >= [0 2 2]x = c#(c(a(x,0()))) c#(a(c(c(y)),x)) = [2 4 4]x + [0 4 4]y + [2] >= [2 2 2]x = c#(c(c(a(x,0())))) c#(a(c(c(y)),x)) = [2 4 4]x + [0 4 4]y + [2] >= [0] = a#(c(c(c(a(x,0())))),y) a(a(y,0()),0()) = y >= y = y [2 2 2] [1] c(c(y)) = [0 2 2]y + [1] >= y = y [1 1 1] [0] [4 6 6] [2 6 6] [3] [2 6 6] [1 3 3] [3] c(a(c(c(y)),x)) = [1 3 3]x + [2 2 2]y + [1] >= [1 3 3]x + [1 1 1]y + [1] = a(c(c(c(a(x,0())))),y) [2 3 3] [1 3 3] [1] [2 2 2] [1 2 2] [1] problem: DPs: TRS: a(a(y,0()),0()) -> y c(c(y)) -> y c(a(c(c(y)),x)) -> a(c(c(c(a(x,0())))),y) Qed