YES After renaming modulo { a->0, b->1, c->2 }, it remains to prove termination of the 4-rule system { 0 -> , 0 0 -> 1 1 2 , 2 -> , 2 1 -> 1 2 0 } The system was reversed. After renaming modulo { 0->0, 2->1, 1->2 }, it remains to prove termination of the 4-rule system { 0 -> , 0 0 -> 1 2 2 , 1 -> , 2 1 -> 0 1 2 } Applying sparse 2-tiling [Hofbauer/Geser/Waldmann, FSCD 2019]. After renaming modulo { (0,0)->0, (0,1)->1, (0,2)->2, (1,0)->3, (1,1)->4, (1,2)->5, (2,0)->6, (2,1)->7, (2,2)->8, (3,0)->9, (3,1)->10, (3,2)->11 }, it remains to prove termination of the 48-rule system { 0 0 -> 0 , 0 1 -> 1 , 0 2 -> 2 , 3 0 -> 3 , 3 1 -> 4 , 3 2 -> 5 , 6 0 -> 6 , 6 1 -> 7 , 6 2 -> 8 , 9 0 -> 9 , 9 1 -> 10 , 9 2 -> 11 , 0 0 0 -> 1 5 8 6 , 0 0 1 -> 1 5 8 7 , 0 0 2 -> 1 5 8 8 , 3 0 0 -> 4 5 8 6 , 3 0 1 -> 4 5 8 7 , 3 0 2 -> 4 5 8 8 , 6 0 0 -> 7 5 8 6 , 6 0 1 -> 7 5 8 7 , 6 0 2 -> 7 5 8 8 , 9 0 0 -> 10 5 8 6 , 9 0 1 -> 10 5 8 7 , 9 0 2 -> 10 5 8 8 , 1 3 -> 0 , 1 4 -> 1 , 1 5 -> 2 , 4 3 -> 3 , 4 4 -> 4 , 4 5 -> 5 , 7 3 -> 6 , 7 4 -> 7 , 7 5 -> 8 , 10 3 -> 9 , 10 4 -> 10 , 10 5 -> 11 , 2 7 3 -> 0 1 5 6 , 2 7 4 -> 0 1 5 7 , 2 7 5 -> 0 1 5 8 , 5 7 3 -> 3 1 5 6 , 5 7 4 -> 3 1 5 7 , 5 7 5 -> 3 1 5 8 , 8 7 3 -> 6 1 5 6 , 8 7 4 -> 6 1 5 7 , 8 7 5 -> 6 1 5 8 , 11 7 3 -> 9 1 5 6 , 11 7 4 -> 9 1 5 7 , 11 7 5 -> 9 1 5 8 } The system was filtered by the following matrix interpretation of type E_J with J = {1,...,2} and dimension 2: 0 is interpreted by / \ | 1 3 | | 0 1 | \ / 1 is interpreted by / \ | 1 0 | | 0 1 | \ / 2 is interpreted by / \ | 1 3 | | 0 1 | \ / 3 is interpreted by / \ | 1 3 | | 0 1 | \ / 4 is interpreted by / \ | 1 3 | | 0 1 | \ / 5 is interpreted by / \ | 1 3 | | 0 1 | \ / 6 is interpreted by / \ | 1 0 | | 0 1 | \ / 7 is interpreted by / \ | 1 0 | | 0 1 | \ / 8 is interpreted by / \ | 1 0 | | 0 1 | \ / 9 is interpreted by / \ | 1 1 | | 0 1 | \ / 10 is interpreted by / \ | 1 0 | | 0 1 | \ / 11 is interpreted by / \ | 1 2 | | 0 1 | \ / After renaming modulo { 3->0, 1->1, 4->2, 6->3, 7->4, 0->5, 5->6, 8->7, 2->8 }, it remains to prove termination of the 15-rule system { 0 1 -> 2 , 3 1 -> 4 , 0 5 1 -> 2 6 7 4 , 3 5 1 -> 4 6 7 4 , 1 0 -> 5 , 1 6 -> 8 , 8 4 0 -> 5 1 6 3 , 8 4 2 -> 5 1 6 4 , 8 4 6 -> 5 1 6 7 , 6 4 0 -> 0 1 6 3 , 6 4 2 -> 0 1 6 4 , 6 4 6 -> 0 1 6 7 , 7 4 0 -> 3 1 6 3 , 7 4 2 -> 3 1 6 4 , 7 4 6 -> 3 1 6 7 } Applying the dependency pairs transformation. After renaming modulo { (0,true)->0, (5,false)->1, (1,false)->2, (6,true)->3, (7,false)->4, (4,false)->5, (7,true)->6, (3,true)->7, (1,true)->8, (6,false)->9, (8,true)->10, (0,false)->11, (3,false)->12, (2,false)->13, (8,false)->14 }, it remains to prove termination of the 50-rule system { 0 1 2 -> 3 4 5 , 0 1 2 -> 6 5 , 7 1 2 -> 3 4 5 , 7 1 2 -> 6 5 , 8 9 -> 10 , 10 5 11 -> 8 9 12 , 10 5 11 -> 3 12 , 10 5 11 -> 7 , 10 5 13 -> 8 9 5 , 10 5 13 -> 3 5 , 10 5 9 -> 8 9 4 , 10 5 9 -> 3 4 , 10 5 9 -> 6 , 3 5 11 -> 0 2 9 12 , 3 5 11 -> 8 9 12 , 3 5 11 -> 3 12 , 3 5 11 -> 7 , 3 5 13 -> 0 2 9 5 , 3 5 13 -> 8 9 5 , 3 5 13 -> 3 5 , 3 5 9 -> 0 2 9 4 , 3 5 9 -> 8 9 4 , 3 5 9 -> 3 4 , 3 5 9 -> 6 , 6 5 11 -> 7 2 9 12 , 6 5 11 -> 8 9 12 , 6 5 11 -> 3 12 , 6 5 11 -> 7 , 6 5 13 -> 7 2 9 5 , 6 5 13 -> 8 9 5 , 6 5 13 -> 3 5 , 6 5 9 -> 7 2 9 4 , 6 5 9 -> 8 9 4 , 6 5 9 -> 3 4 , 6 5 9 -> 6 , 11 2 ->= 13 , 12 2 ->= 5 , 11 1 2 ->= 13 9 4 5 , 12 1 2 ->= 5 9 4 5 , 2 11 ->= 1 , 2 9 ->= 14 , 14 5 11 ->= 1 2 9 12 , 14 5 13 ->= 1 2 9 5 , 14 5 9 ->= 1 2 9 4 , 9 5 11 ->= 11 2 9 12 , 9 5 13 ->= 11 2 9 5 , 9 5 9 ->= 11 2 9 4 , 4 5 11 ->= 12 2 9 12 , 4 5 13 ->= 12 2 9 5 , 4 5 9 ->= 12 2 9 4 } The system was filtered by the following matrix interpretation of type E_J with J = {1,...,2} and dimension 2: 0 is interpreted by / \ | 1 0 | | 0 1 | \ / 1 is interpreted by / \ | 1 2 | | 0 1 | \ / 2 is interpreted by / \ | 1 1 | | 0 1 | \ / 3 is interpreted by / \ | 1 0 | | 0 1 | \ / 4 is interpreted by / \ | 1 0 | | 0 1 | \ / 5 is interpreted by / \ | 1 2 | | 0 1 | \ / 6 is interpreted by / \ | 1 0 | | 0 1 | \ / 7 is interpreted by / \ | 1 0 | | 0 1 | \ / 8 is interpreted by / \ | 1 1 | | 0 1 | \ / 9 is interpreted by / \ | 1 0 | | 0 1 | \ / 10 is interpreted by / \ | 1 0 | | 0 1 | \ / 11 is interpreted by / \ | 1 1 | | 0 1 | \ / 12 is interpreted by / \ | 1 1 | | 0 1 | \ / 13 is interpreted by / \ | 1 2 | | 0 1 | \ / 14 is interpreted by / \ | 1 1 | | 0 1 | \ / After renaming modulo { 11->0, 2->1, 13->2, 12->3, 5->4, 1->5, 9->6, 4->7, 14->8 }, it remains to prove termination of the 15-rule system { 0 1 ->= 2 , 3 1 ->= 4 , 0 5 1 ->= 2 6 7 4 , 3 5 1 ->= 4 6 7 4 , 1 0 ->= 5 , 1 6 ->= 8 , 8 4 0 ->= 5 1 6 3 , 8 4 2 ->= 5 1 6 4 , 8 4 6 ->= 5 1 6 7 , 6 4 0 ->= 0 1 6 3 , 6 4 2 ->= 0 1 6 4 , 6 4 6 ->= 0 1 6 7 , 7 4 0 ->= 3 1 6 3 , 7 4 2 ->= 3 1 6 4 , 7 4 6 ->= 3 1 6 7 } The system is trivially terminating.