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