YES(?,O(n^2)) Problem: a(b(a(x1))) -> b(a(x1)) b(b(b(x1))) -> b(a(b(x1))) a(a(x1)) -> b(b(b(x1))) Proof: Complexity Transformation Processor: strict: a(b(a(x1))) -> b(a(x1)) b(b(b(x1))) -> b(a(b(x1))) a(a(x1)) -> b(b(b(x1))) weak: Matrix Interpretation Processor: dimension: 1 max_matrix: 1 interpretation: [b](x0) = x0 + 1, [a](x0) = x0 orientation: a(b(a(x1))) = x1 + 1 >= x1 + 1 = b(a(x1)) b(b(b(x1))) = x1 + 3 >= x1 + 2 = b(a(b(x1))) a(a(x1)) = x1 >= x1 + 3 = b(b(b(x1))) problem: strict: a(b(a(x1))) -> b(a(x1)) a(a(x1)) -> b(b(b(x1))) weak: b(b(b(x1))) -> b(a(b(x1))) Matrix Interpretation Processor: dimension: 1 max_matrix: 1 interpretation: [b](x0) = x0 + 1, [a](x0) = x0 + 1 orientation: a(b(a(x1))) = x1 + 3 >= x1 + 2 = b(a(x1)) a(a(x1)) = x1 + 2 >= x1 + 3 = b(b(b(x1))) b(b(b(x1))) = x1 + 3 >= x1 + 3 = b(a(b(x1))) problem: strict: a(a(x1)) -> b(b(b(x1))) weak: a(b(a(x1))) -> b(a(x1)) b(b(b(x1))) -> b(a(b(x1))) Matrix Interpretation Processor: dimension: 2 max_matrix: [1 1] [0 0] interpretation: [1 0] [b](x0) = [0 0]x0, [1 1] [0] [a](x0) = [0 0]x0 + [1] orientation: [1 1] [1] [1 0] a(a(x1)) = [0 0]x1 + [1] >= [0 0]x1 = b(b(b(x1))) [1 1] [0] [1 1] a(b(a(x1))) = [0 0]x1 + [1] >= [0 0]x1 = b(a(x1)) [1 0] [1 0] b(b(b(x1))) = [0 0]x1 >= [0 0]x1 = b(a(b(x1))) problem: strict: weak: a(a(x1)) -> b(b(b(x1))) a(b(a(x1))) -> b(a(x1)) b(b(b(x1))) -> b(a(b(x1))) Qed