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