YES Problem: a(x1) -> x1 a(a(x1)) -> a(b(a(b(x1)))) b(b(b(b(x1)))) -> a(x1) Proof: String Reversal Processor: a(x1) -> x1 a(a(x1)) -> b(a(b(a(x1)))) b(b(b(b(x1)))) -> a(x1) DP Processor: DPs: a#(a(x1)) -> b#(a(x1)) a#(a(x1)) -> a#(b(a(x1))) a#(a(x1)) -> b#(a(b(a(x1)))) b#(b(b(b(x1)))) -> a#(x1) TRS: a(x1) -> x1 a(a(x1)) -> b(a(b(a(x1)))) b(b(b(b(x1)))) -> a(x1) TDG Processor: DPs: a#(a(x1)) -> b#(a(x1)) a#(a(x1)) -> a#(b(a(x1))) a#(a(x1)) -> b#(a(b(a(x1)))) b#(b(b(b(x1)))) -> a#(x1) TRS: a(x1) -> x1 a(a(x1)) -> b(a(b(a(x1)))) b(b(b(b(x1)))) -> a(x1) graph: b#(b(b(b(x1)))) -> a#(x1) -> a#(a(x1)) -> b#(a(b(a(x1)))) b#(b(b(b(x1)))) -> a#(x1) -> a#(a(x1)) -> a#(b(a(x1))) b#(b(b(b(x1)))) -> a#(x1) -> a#(a(x1)) -> b#(a(x1)) a#(a(x1)) -> b#(a(b(a(x1)))) -> b#(b(b(b(x1)))) -> a#(x1) a#(a(x1)) -> b#(a(x1)) -> b#(b(b(b(x1)))) -> a#(x1) a#(a(x1)) -> a#(b(a(x1))) -> a#(a(x1)) -> b#(a(b(a(x1)))) a#(a(x1)) -> a#(b(a(x1))) -> a#(a(x1)) -> a#(b(a(x1))) a#(a(x1)) -> a#(b(a(x1))) -> a#(a(x1)) -> b#(a(x1)) Arctic Interpretation Processor: dimension: 2 usable rules: a(x1) -> x1 a(a(x1)) -> b(a(b(a(x1)))) b(b(b(b(x1)))) -> a(x1) interpretation: [1 0 ] [b](x0) = [0 -&]x0, [b#](x0) = [0 0]x0, [0 1] [a](x0) = [1 2]x0, [a#](x0) = [1 1]x0 orientation: a#(a(x1)) = [2 3]x1 >= [1 2]x1 = b#(a(x1)) a#(a(x1)) = [2 3]x1 >= [2 3]x1 = a#(b(a(x1))) a#(a(x1)) = [2 3]x1 >= [2 3]x1 = b#(a(b(a(x1)))) b#(b(b(b(x1)))) = [3 2]x1 >= [1 1]x1 = a#(x1) [0 1] a(x1) = [1 2]x1 >= x1 = x1 [2 3] [2 3] a(a(x1)) = [3 4]x1 >= [1 2]x1 = b(a(b(a(x1)))) [4 3] [0 1] b(b(b(b(x1)))) = [3 2]x1 >= [1 2]x1 = a(x1) problem: DPs: a#(a(x1)) -> a#(b(a(x1))) a#(a(x1)) -> b#(a(b(a(x1)))) TRS: a(x1) -> x1 a(a(x1)) -> b(a(b(a(x1)))) b(b(b(b(x1)))) -> a(x1) Restore Modifier: DPs: a#(a(x1)) -> a#(b(a(x1))) a#(a(x1)) -> b#(a(b(a(x1)))) TRS: a(x1) -> x1 a(a(x1)) -> b(a(b(a(x1)))) b(b(b(b(x1)))) -> a(x1) EDG Processor: DPs: a#(a(x1)) -> a#(b(a(x1))) a#(a(x1)) -> b#(a(b(a(x1)))) TRS: a(x1) -> x1 a(a(x1)) -> b(a(b(a(x1)))) b(b(b(b(x1)))) -> a(x1) graph: a#(a(x1)) -> a#(b(a(x1))) -> a#(a(x1)) -> a#(b(a(x1))) a#(a(x1)) -> a#(b(a(x1))) -> a#(a(x1)) -> b#(a(b(a(x1)))) SCC Processor: #sccs: 1 #rules: 1 #arcs: 2/4 DPs: a#(a(x1)) -> a#(b(a(x1))) TRS: a(x1) -> x1 a(a(x1)) -> b(a(b(a(x1)))) b(b(b(b(x1)))) -> a(x1) Arctic Interpretation Processor: dimension: 2 usable rules: a(x1) -> x1 a(a(x1)) -> b(a(b(a(x1)))) b(b(b(b(x1)))) -> a(x1) interpretation: [-& 0 ] [0] [b](x0) = [0 1 ]x0 + [1], [2 1] [3] [a](x0) = [1 0]x0 + [0], [a#](x0) = [0 -&]x0 + [0] orientation: a#(a(x1)) = [2 1]x1 + [3] >= [1 0]x1 + [0] = a#(b(a(x1))) [2 1] [3] a(x1) = [1 0]x1 + [0] >= x1 = x1 [4 3] [5] [2 1] [3] a(a(x1)) = [3 2]x1 + [4] >= [3 2]x1 + [4] = b(a(b(a(x1)))) [2 3] [3] [2 1] [3] b(b(b(b(x1)))) = [3 4]x1 + [4] >= [1 0]x1 + [0] = a(x1) problem: DPs: TRS: a(x1) -> x1 a(a(x1)) -> b(a(b(a(x1)))) b(b(b(b(x1)))) -> a(x1) Qed