YES(?,O(n^3)) Problem: a(x1) -> b(x1) a(a(x1)) -> a(b(a(x1))) a(b(x1)) -> b(b(b(x1))) a(a(a(x1))) -> a(a(b(a(a(x1))))) a(a(b(x1))) -> a(b(b(a(b(x1))))) a(b(a(x1))) -> b(a(b(b(a(x1))))) a(b(b(x1))) -> b(b(b(b(b(x1))))) b(a(x1)) -> b(b(b(x1))) a(b(a(x1))) -> a(b(b(a(b(x1))))) b(a(a(x1))) -> b(a(b(b(a(x1))))) b(b(a(x1))) -> b(b(b(b(b(x1))))) Proof: Matrix Interpretation Processor: dimension: 3 interpretation: [1 0 0] [b](x0) = [0 0 1]x0 [0 0 0] , [1 2 3] [1] [a](x0) = [0 1 3]x0 + [0] [0 0 0] [1] orientation: [1 2 3] [1] [1 0 0] a(x1) = [0 1 3]x1 + [0] >= [0 0 1]x1 = b(x1) [0 0 0] [1] [0 0 0] [1 4 9] [5] [1 2 3] [4] a(a(x1)) = [0 1 3]x1 + [3] >= [0 0 0]x1 + [1] = a(b(a(x1))) [0 0 0] [1] [0 0 0] [1] [1 0 2] [1] [1 0 0] a(b(x1)) = [0 0 1]x1 + [0] >= [0 0 0]x1 = b(b(b(x1))) [0 0 0] [1] [0 0 0] [1 6 15] [15] [1 4 9] [14] a(a(a(x1))) = [0 1 3 ]x1 + [6 ] >= [0 0 0]x1 + [4 ] = a(a(b(a(a(x1))))) [0 0 0 ] [1 ] [0 0 0] [1 ] [1 0 4] [5] [1 0 2] [2] a(a(b(x1))) = [0 0 1]x1 + [3] >= [0 0 0]x1 + [0] = a(b(b(a(b(x1))))) [0 0 0] [1] [0 0 0] [1] [1 2 3] [4] [1 2 3] [2] a(b(a(x1))) = [0 0 0]x1 + [1] >= [0 0 0]x1 + [1] = b(a(b(b(a(x1))))) [0 0 0] [1] [0 0 0] [0] [1 0 0] [1] [1 0 0] a(b(b(x1))) = [0 0 0]x1 + [0] >= [0 0 0]x1 = b(b(b(b(b(x1))))) [0 0 0] [1] [0 0 0] [1 2 3] [1] [1 0 0] b(a(x1)) = [0 0 0]x1 + [1] >= [0 0 0]x1 = b(b(b(x1))) [0 0 0] [0] [0 0 0] [1 2 3] [4] [1 0 2] [2] a(b(a(x1))) = [0 0 0]x1 + [1] >= [0 0 0]x1 + [0] = a(b(b(a(b(x1))))) [0 0 0] [1] [0 0 0] [1] [1 4 9] [5] [1 2 3] [2] b(a(a(x1))) = [0 0 0]x1 + [1] >= [0 0 0]x1 + [1] = b(a(b(b(a(x1))))) [0 0 0] [0] [0 0 0] [0] [1 2 3] [1] [1 0 0] b(b(a(x1))) = [0 0 0]x1 + [0] >= [0 0 0]x1 = b(b(b(b(b(x1))))) [0 0 0] [0] [0 0 0] problem: Qed