YES(?,O(n^3)) Problem: a(b(a(x1))) -> a(a(b(b(a(a(x1)))))) b(a(a(b(x1)))) -> b(a(b(x1))) Proof: RT Transformation Processor: strict: a(b(a(x1))) -> a(a(b(b(a(a(x1)))))) b(a(a(b(x1)))) -> b(a(b(x1))) weak: Matrix Interpretation Processor: dimension: 1 interpretation: [b](x0) = x0, [a](x0) = x0 + 4 orientation: a(b(a(x1))) = x1 + 8 >= x1 + 16 = a(a(b(b(a(a(x1)))))) b(a(a(b(x1)))) = x1 + 8 >= x1 + 4 = b(a(b(x1))) problem: strict: a(b(a(x1))) -> a(a(b(b(a(a(x1)))))) weak: b(a(a(b(x1)))) -> b(a(b(x1))) Matrix Interpretation Processor: dimension: 3 interpretation: [1 0 2] [0] [b](x0) = [0 0 6]x0 + [2] [0 0 0] [0], [1 1 0] [1] [a](x0) = [0 0 0]x0 + [0] [0 0 0] [1] orientation: [1 1 0] [12] [1 1 0] [8] a(b(a(x1))) = [0 0 0]x1 + [0 ] >= [0 0 0]x1 + [0] = a(a(b(b(a(a(x1)))))) [0 0 0] [1 ] [0 0 0] [1] [1 0 8] [6] [1 0 8] [5] b(a(a(b(x1)))) = [0 0 0]x1 + [8] >= [0 0 0]x1 + [8] = b(a(b(x1))) [0 0 0] [0] [0 0 0] [0] problem: strict: weak: a(b(a(x1))) -> a(a(b(b(a(a(x1)))))) b(a(a(b(x1)))) -> b(a(b(x1))) Qed