YES Problem: b(b(x1)) -> b(a(b(x1))) b(b(a(b(x1)))) -> b(a(b(a(a(b(b(x1))))))) b(a(b(x1))) -> b(a(a(b(x1)))) b(a(a(b(a(b(x1)))))) -> b(b(x1)) Proof: DP Processor: DPs: b#(b(x1)) -> b#(a(b(x1))) b#(b(a(b(x1)))) -> b#(b(x1)) b#(b(a(b(x1)))) -> b#(a(a(b(b(x1))))) b#(b(a(b(x1)))) -> b#(a(b(a(a(b(b(x1))))))) b#(a(b(x1))) -> b#(a(a(b(x1)))) b#(a(a(b(a(b(x1)))))) -> b#(b(x1)) TRS: b(b(x1)) -> b(a(b(x1))) b(b(a(b(x1)))) -> b(a(b(a(a(b(b(x1))))))) b(a(b(x1))) -> b(a(a(b(x1)))) b(a(a(b(a(b(x1)))))) -> b(b(x1)) Matrix Interpretation Processor: dim=3 interpretation: [b#](x0) = [2 1 2]x0, [0 0 0] [a](x0) = [1 0 0]x0 [0 0 1] , [0 0 0] [1] [b](x0) = [0 0 0]x0 + [0] [2 2 1] [0] orientation: b#(b(x1)) = [4 4 2]x1 + [2] >= [4 4 2]x1 + [1] = b#(a(b(x1))) b#(b(a(b(x1)))) = [4 4 2]x1 + [6] >= [4 4 2]x1 + [2] = b#(b(x1)) b#(b(a(b(x1)))) = [4 4 2]x1 + [6] >= [4 4 2]x1 + [4] = b#(a(a(b(b(x1))))) b#(b(a(b(x1)))) = [4 4 2]x1 + [6] >= [4 4 2]x1 + [5] = b#(a(b(a(a(b(b(x1))))))) b#(a(b(x1))) = [4 4 2]x1 + [1] >= [4 4 2]x1 = b#(a(a(b(x1)))) b#(a(a(b(a(b(x1)))))) = [4 4 2]x1 + [4] >= [4 4 2]x1 + [2] = b#(b(x1)) [0 0 0] [1] [0 0 0] [1] b(b(x1)) = [0 0 0]x1 + [0] >= [0 0 0]x1 + [0] = b(a(b(x1))) [2 2 1] [2] [2 2 1] [2] [0 0 0] [1] [0 0 0] [1] b(b(a(b(x1)))) = [0 0 0]x1 + [0] >= [0 0 0]x1 + [0] = b(a(b(a(a(b(b(x1))))))) [2 2 1] [4] [2 2 1] [4] [0 0 0] [1] [0 0 0] [1] b(a(b(x1))) = [0 0 0]x1 + [0] >= [0 0 0]x1 + [0] = b(a(a(b(x1)))) [2 2 1] [2] [2 2 1] [0] [0 0 0] [1] [0 0 0] [1] b(a(a(b(a(b(x1)))))) = [0 0 0]x1 + [0] >= [0 0 0]x1 + [0] = b(b(x1)) [2 2 1] [2] [2 2 1] [2] problem: DPs: TRS: b(b(x1)) -> b(a(b(x1))) b(b(a(b(x1)))) -> b(a(b(a(a(b(b(x1))))))) b(a(b(x1))) -> b(a(a(b(x1)))) b(a(a(b(a(b(x1)))))) -> b(b(x1)) Qed