5.03/1.49 YES 5.03/1.51 5.03/1.51 5.03/1.51 Applying context closure of depth 1 in the following form: System R over Sigma 5.03/1.51 maps to { fold(xly) -> fold(xry) | l -> r in R, x,y in Sigma } over Sigma^2, 5.03/1.51 where fold(a_1,...,a_n) = (a_1,a_2)...(a_{n-1}a_{n}) 5.03/1.51 5.03/1.51 Remains to prove termination of the 4-rule system 5.03/1.51 { [b, b] [b, a] [a, b] [b, a] [a, a] [a, a] [a, b] -> [b, a] [a, a] [a, a] [a, b] [b, a] [a, b] [b, a] [a, b] [b, a] [a, b] , 5.03/1.51 [b, b] [b, a] [a, b] [b, a] [a, a] [a, a] [a, a] -> [b, a] [a, a] [a, a] [a, b] [b, a] [a, b] [b, a] [a, b] [b, a] [a, a] , 5.03/1.51 [a, b] [b, a] [a, b] [b, a] [a, a] [a, a] [a, b] -> [a, a] [a, a] [a, a] [a, b] [b, a] [a, b] [b, a] [a, b] [b, a] [a, b] , 5.03/1.51 [a, b] [b, a] [a, b] [b, a] [a, a] [a, a] [a, a] -> [a, a] [a, a] [a, a] [a, b] [b, a] [a, b] [b, a] [a, b] [b, a] [a, a] } 5.03/1.51 5.03/1.51 5.03/1.51 5.03/1.51 The system was filtered by the following matrix interpretation 5.03/1.51 of type E_J with J = {1,...,2} and dimension 2: 5.03/1.51 5.03/1.51 [b, b] is interpreted by 5.03/1.51 / \ 5.03/1.51 | 1 1 | 5.03/1.51 | 0 1 | 5.03/1.51 \ / 5.03/1.51 [b, a] is interpreted by 5.03/1.51 / \ 5.03/1.51 | 1 0 | 5.03/1.51 | 0 1 | 5.03/1.51 \ / 5.03/1.51 [a, b] is interpreted by 5.03/1.51 / \ 5.03/1.51 | 1 0 | 5.03/1.51 | 0 1 | 5.03/1.51 \ / 5.03/1.51 [a, a] is interpreted by 5.03/1.51 / \ 5.03/1.51 | 1 0 | 5.03/1.51 | 0 1 | 5.03/1.51 \ / 5.03/1.51 5.03/1.51 Remains to prove termination of the 2-rule system 5.03/1.51 { [a, b] [b, a] [a, b] [b, a] [a, a] [a, a] [a, b] -> [a, a] [a, a] [a, a] [a, b] [b, a] [a, b] [b, a] [a, b] [b, a] [a, b] , 5.03/1.51 [a, b] [b, a] [a, b] [b, a] [a, a] [a, a] [a, a] -> [a, a] [a, a] [a, a] [a, b] [b, a] [a, b] [b, a] [a, b] [b, a] [a, a] } 5.03/1.51 5.03/1.51 5.03/1.51 The dependency pairs transformation was applied. 5.03/1.51 5.03/1.51 Remains to prove termination of the 9-rule system 5.03/1.51 { ([a, b],true) ([b, a],false) ([a, b],false) ([b, a],false) ([a, a],false) ([a, a],false) ([a, b],false) -> ([a, b],true) ([b, a],false) ([a, b],false) ([b, a],false) ([a, b],false) ([b, a],false) ([a, b],false) , 5.03/1.51 ([a, b],true) ([b, a],false) ([a, b],false) ([b, a],false) ([a, a],false) ([a, a],false) ([a, b],false) -> ([a, b],true) ([b, a],false) ([a, b],false) ([b, a],false) ([a, b],false) , 5.03/1.51 ([a, b],true) ([b, a],false) ([a, b],false) ([b, a],false) ([a, a],false) ([a, a],false) ([a, b],false) -> ([a, b],true) ([b, a],false) ([a, b],false) , 5.03/1.51 ([a, b],true) ([b, a],false) ([a, b],false) ([b, a],false) ([a, a],false) ([a, a],false) ([a, b],false) -> ([a, b],true) , 5.03/1.51 ([a, b],true) ([b, a],false) ([a, b],false) ([b, a],false) ([a, a],false) ([a, a],false) ([a, a],false) -> ([a, b],true) ([b, a],false) ([a, b],false) ([b, a],false) ([a, b],false) ([b, a],false) ([a, a],false) , 5.03/1.51 ([a, b],true) ([b, a],false) ([a, b],false) ([b, a],false) ([a, a],false) ([a, a],false) ([a, a],false) -> ([a, b],true) ([b, a],false) ([a, b],false) ([b, a],false) ([a, a],false) , 5.03/1.51 ([a, b],true) ([b, a],false) ([a, b],false) ([b, a],false) ([a, a],false) ([a, a],false) ([a, a],false) -> ([a, b],true) ([b, a],false) ([a, a],false) , 5.03/1.51 ([a, b],false) ([b, a],false) ([a, b],false) ([b, a],false) ([a, a],false) ([a, a],false) ([a, b],false) ->= ([a, a],false) ([a, a],false) ([a, a],false) ([a, b],false) ([b, a],false) ([a, b],false) ([b, a],false) ([a, b],false) ([b, a],false) ([a, b],false) , 5.03/1.51 ([a, b],false) ([b, a],false) ([a, b],false) ([b, a],false) ([a, a],false) ([a, a],false) ([a, a],false) ->= ([a, a],false) ([a, a],false) ([a, a],false) ([a, b],false) ([b, a],false) ([a, b],false) ([b, a],false) ([a, b],false) ([b, a],false) ([a, a],false) } 5.03/1.51 5.03/1.51 5.03/1.51 5.03/1.51 5.03/1.51 The system was filtered by the following matrix interpretation 5.03/1.51 of type E_J with J = {1,...,2} and dimension 8: 5.03/1.51 5.03/1.51 ([a, b],true) is interpreted by 5.03/1.51 / \ 5.03/1.51 | 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 | 5.03/1.51 | 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 5.03/1.51 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 5.03/1.51 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 5.03/1.51 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 5.03/1.51 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 5.03/1.51 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 5.03/1.51 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 5.03/1.51 \ / 5.03/1.51 ([b, a],false) is interpreted by 5.03/1.51 / \ 5.03/1.51 | 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 5.03/1.51 | 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 5.03/1.51 | 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 | 5.03/1.51 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 5.03/1.51 | 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 | 5.03/1.51 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 5.03/1.51 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 5.03/1.51 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 5.03/1.51 \ / 5.03/1.51 ([a, b],false) is interpreted by 5.03/1.51 / \ 5.03/1.51 | 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 5.03/1.51 | 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 5.03/1.51 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 5.03/1.51 | 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 | 5.03/1.51 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 5.03/1.51 | 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 | 5.03/1.51 | 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 | 5.03/1.51 | 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 | 5.03/1.51 \ / 5.03/1.51 ([a, a],false) is interpreted by 5.03/1.51 / \ 5.03/1.51 | 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 5.03/1.51 | 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 5.03/1.51 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 5.03/1.51 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 5.03/1.51 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 5.03/1.51 | 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 | 5.03/1.51 | 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 | 5.03/1.51 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 5.03/1.51 \ / 5.03/1.51 5.03/1.51 Remains to prove termination of the 2-rule system 5.03/1.51 { ([a, b],false) ([b, a],false) ([a, b],false) ([b, a],false) ([a, a],false) ([a, a],false) ([a, b],false) ->= ([a, a],false) ([a, a],false) ([a, a],false) ([a, b],false) ([b, a],false) ([a, b],false) ([b, a],false) ([a, b],false) ([b, a],false) ([a, b],false) , 5.03/1.51 ([a, b],false) ([b, a],false) ([a, b],false) ([b, a],false) ([a, a],false) ([a, a],false) ([a, a],false) ->= ([a, a],false) ([a, a],false) ([a, a],false) ([a, b],false) ([b, a],false) ([a, b],false) ([b, a],false) ([a, b],false) ([b, a],false) ([a, a],false) } 5.03/1.51 5.03/1.51 5.03/1.51 The system is trivially terminating. 5.13/1.55 EOF