YES(?,O(n^1)) Problem: b(b(x1)) -> c(c(c(c(x1)))) c(x1) -> x1 b(c(b(x1))) -> b(b(b(x1))) Proof: RT Transformation Processor: strict: b(b(x1)) -> c(c(c(c(x1)))) c(x1) -> x1 b(c(b(x1))) -> b(b(b(x1))) weak: Matrix Interpretation Processor: dimension: 1 interpretation: [c](x0) = x0 + 1, [b](x0) = x0 orientation: b(b(x1)) = x1 >= x1 + 4 = c(c(c(c(x1)))) c(x1) = x1 + 1 >= x1 = x1 b(c(b(x1))) = x1 + 1 >= x1 = b(b(b(x1))) problem: strict: b(b(x1)) -> c(c(c(c(x1)))) weak: c(x1) -> x1 b(c(b(x1))) -> b(b(b(x1))) Arctic Interpretation Processor: dimension: 2 interpretation: [0 0] [c](x0) = [0 0]x0, [1 0] [b](x0) = [2 1]x0 orientation: [2 1] [0 0] b(b(x1)) = [3 2]x1 >= [0 0]x1 = c(c(c(c(x1)))) [0 0] c(x1) = [0 0]x1 >= x1 = x1 [3 2] [3 2] b(c(b(x1))) = [4 3]x1 >= [4 3]x1 = b(b(b(x1))) problem: strict: weak: b(b(x1)) -> c(c(c(c(x1)))) c(x1) -> x1 b(c(b(x1))) -> b(b(b(x1))) Qed