YES(?,O(n^2)) Problem: b(a(x1)) -> a(b(x1)) a(a(a(x1))) -> b(a(a(b(x1)))) b(b(b(b(x1)))) -> a(x1) Proof: RT Transformation Processor: strict: b(a(x1)) -> a(b(x1)) a(a(a(x1))) -> b(a(a(b(x1)))) b(b(b(b(x1)))) -> a(x1) weak: Matrix Interpretation Processor: dimension: 1 interpretation: [b](x0) = x0 + 2, [a](x0) = x0 orientation: b(a(x1)) = x1 + 2 >= x1 + 2 = a(b(x1)) a(a(a(x1))) = x1 >= x1 + 4 = b(a(a(b(x1)))) b(b(b(b(x1)))) = x1 + 8 >= x1 = a(x1) problem: strict: b(a(x1)) -> a(b(x1)) a(a(a(x1))) -> b(a(a(b(x1)))) weak: b(b(b(b(x1)))) -> a(x1) Matrix Interpretation Processor: dimension: 1 interpretation: [b](x0) = x0 + 1, [a](x0) = x0 + 3 orientation: b(a(x1)) = x1 + 4 >= x1 + 4 = a(b(x1)) a(a(a(x1))) = x1 + 9 >= x1 + 8 = b(a(a(b(x1)))) b(b(b(b(x1)))) = x1 + 4 >= x1 + 3 = a(x1) problem: strict: b(a(x1)) -> a(b(x1)) weak: a(a(a(x1))) -> b(a(a(b(x1)))) b(b(b(b(x1)))) -> a(x1) Matrix Interpretation Processor: dimension: 2 interpretation: [1 1] [2] [b](x0) = [0 1]x0 + [1], [1 2] [1] [a](x0) = [0 1]x0 + [4] orientation: [1 3] [7] [1 3] [5] b(a(x1)) = [0 1]x1 + [5] >= [0 1]x1 + [5] = a(b(x1)) [1 6] [27] [1 6] [27] a(a(a(x1))) = [0 1]x1 + [12] >= [0 1]x1 + [10] = b(a(a(b(x1)))) [1 4] [14] [1 2] [1] b(b(b(b(x1)))) = [0 1]x1 + [4 ] >= [0 1]x1 + [4] = a(x1) problem: strict: weak: b(a(x1)) -> a(b(x1)) a(a(a(x1))) -> b(a(a(b(x1)))) b(b(b(b(x1)))) -> a(x1) Qed