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