YES After renaming modulo { a->0, b->1, c->2 }, it remains to prove termination of the 4-rule system { 0 -> , 0 1 -> 2 1 2 1 , 1 -> 0 0 , 2 2 -> } Applying sparse 2-tiling [Hofbauer/Geser/Waldmann, FSCD 2019]. After renaming modulo { (0,0)->0, (0,1)->1, (0,2)->2, (0,4)->3, (1,0)->4, (1,1)->5, (1,2)->6, (1,4)->7, (2,0)->8, (2,1)->9, (2,2)->10, (2,4)->11, (3,0)->12, (3,1)->13, (3,2)->14, (3,4)->15 }, it remains to prove termination of the 64-rule system { 0 0 -> 0 , 0 1 -> 1 , 0 2 -> 2 , 0 3 -> 3 , 4 0 -> 4 , 4 1 -> 5 , 4 2 -> 6 , 4 3 -> 7 , 8 0 -> 8 , 8 1 -> 9 , 8 2 -> 10 , 8 3 -> 11 , 12 0 -> 12 , 12 1 -> 13 , 12 2 -> 14 , 12 3 -> 15 , 0 1 4 -> 2 9 6 9 4 , 0 1 5 -> 2 9 6 9 5 , 0 1 6 -> 2 9 6 9 6 , 0 1 7 -> 2 9 6 9 7 , 4 1 4 -> 6 9 6 9 4 , 4 1 5 -> 6 9 6 9 5 , 4 1 6 -> 6 9 6 9 6 , 4 1 7 -> 6 9 6 9 7 , 8 1 4 -> 10 9 6 9 4 , 8 1 5 -> 10 9 6 9 5 , 8 1 6 -> 10 9 6 9 6 , 8 1 7 -> 10 9 6 9 7 , 12 1 4 -> 14 9 6 9 4 , 12 1 5 -> 14 9 6 9 5 , 12 1 6 -> 14 9 6 9 6 , 12 1 7 -> 14 9 6 9 7 , 1 4 -> 0 0 0 , 1 5 -> 0 0 1 , 1 6 -> 0 0 2 , 1 7 -> 0 0 3 , 5 4 -> 4 0 0 , 5 5 -> 4 0 1 , 5 6 -> 4 0 2 , 5 7 -> 4 0 3 , 9 4 -> 8 0 0 , 9 5 -> 8 0 1 , 9 6 -> 8 0 2 , 9 7 -> 8 0 3 , 13 4 -> 12 0 0 , 13 5 -> 12 0 1 , 13 6 -> 12 0 2 , 13 7 -> 12 0 3 , 2 10 8 -> 0 , 2 10 9 -> 1 , 2 10 10 -> 2 , 2 10 11 -> 3 , 6 10 8 -> 4 , 6 10 9 -> 5 , 6 10 10 -> 6 , 6 10 11 -> 7 , 10 10 8 -> 8 , 10 10 9 -> 9 , 10 10 10 -> 10 , 10 10 11 -> 11 , 14 10 8 -> 12 , 14 10 9 -> 13 , 14 10 10 -> 14 , 14 10 11 -> 15 } 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 4 | | 0 1 | \ / 2 is interpreted by / \ | 1 2 | | 0 1 | \ / 3 is interpreted by / \ | 1 1 | | 0 1 | \ / 4 is interpreted by / \ | 1 2 | | 0 1 | \ / 5 is interpreted by / \ | 1 4 | | 0 1 | \ / 6 is interpreted by / \ | 1 2 | | 0 1 | \ / 7 is interpreted by / \ | 1 2 | | 0 1 | \ / 8 is interpreted by / \ | 1 0 | | 0 1 | \ / 9 is interpreted by / \ | 1 0 | | 0 1 | \ / 10 is interpreted by / \ | 1 2 | | 0 1 | \ / 11 is interpreted by / \ | 1 0 | | 0 1 | \ / 12 is interpreted by / \ | 1 0 | | 0 1 | \ / 13 is interpreted by / \ | 1 1 | | 0 1 | \ / 14 is interpreted by / \ | 1 0 | | 0 1 | \ / 15 is interpreted by / \ | 1 0 | | 0 1 | \ / After renaming modulo { 0->0, 1->1, 2->2, 3->3, 4->4, 8->5, 10->6, 12->7, 9->8, 6->9, 5->10, 7->11 }, it remains to prove termination of the 20-rule system { 0 0 -> 0 , 0 1 -> 1 , 0 2 -> 2 , 0 3 -> 3 , 4 0 -> 4 , 5 0 -> 5 , 5 2 -> 6 , 7 0 -> 7 , 0 1 4 -> 2 8 9 8 4 , 0 1 10 -> 2 8 9 8 10 , 0 1 9 -> 2 8 9 8 9 , 0 1 11 -> 2 8 9 8 11 , 5 1 4 -> 6 8 9 8 4 , 5 1 10 -> 6 8 9 8 10 , 5 1 9 -> 6 8 9 8 9 , 5 1 11 -> 6 8 9 8 11 , 8 10 -> 5 0 1 , 8 9 -> 5 0 2 , 2 6 8 -> 1 , 9 6 8 -> 10 } The system was filtered by the following matrix interpretation of type E_J with J = {1,...,2} and dimension 3: 0 is interpreted by / \ | 1 0 1 | | 0 1 0 | | 0 1 0 | \ / 1 is interpreted by / \ | 1 0 0 | | 0 1 0 | | 0 0 0 | \ / 2 is interpreted by / \ | 1 0 0 | | 0 1 0 | | 0 0 0 | \ / 3 is interpreted by / \ | 1 0 0 | | 0 1 0 | | 0 0 0 | \ / 4 is interpreted by / \ | 1 0 0 | | 0 1 0 | | 0 0 0 | \ / 5 is interpreted by / \ | 1 0 0 | | 0 1 0 | | 0 0 0 | \ / 6 is interpreted by / \ | 1 0 0 | | 0 1 0 | | 0 0 0 | \ / 7 is interpreted by / \ | 1 0 0 | | 0 1 0 | | 0 0 0 | \ / 8 is interpreted by / \ | 1 0 0 | | 0 1 0 | | 0 0 0 | \ / 9 is interpreted by / \ | 1 0 0 | | 0 1 0 | | 0 0 0 | \ / 10 is interpreted by / \ | 1 0 0 | | 0 1 0 | | 0 0 0 | \ / 11 is interpreted by / \ | 1 0 0 | | 0 1 0 | | 0 0 0 | \ / After renaming modulo { 0->0, 1->1, 2->2, 3->3, 4->4, 5->5, 6->6, 7->7, 8->8, 9->9, 10->10, 11->11 }, it remains to prove termination of the 19-rule system { 0 1 -> 1 , 0 2 -> 2 , 0 3 -> 3 , 4 0 -> 4 , 5 0 -> 5 , 5 2 -> 6 , 7 0 -> 7 , 0 1 4 -> 2 8 9 8 4 , 0 1 10 -> 2 8 9 8 10 , 0 1 9 -> 2 8 9 8 9 , 0 1 11 -> 2 8 9 8 11 , 5 1 4 -> 6 8 9 8 4 , 5 1 10 -> 6 8 9 8 10 , 5 1 9 -> 6 8 9 8 9 , 5 1 11 -> 6 8 9 8 11 , 8 10 -> 5 0 1 , 8 9 -> 5 0 2 , 2 6 8 -> 1 , 9 6 8 -> 10 } Applying the dependency pairs transformation. After renaming modulo { (0,true)->0, (2,false)->1, (2,true)->2, (4,true)->3, (0,false)->4, (5,true)->5, (7,true)->6, (1,false)->7, (4,false)->8, (8,false)->9, (9,false)->10, (8,true)->11, (9,true)->12, (10,false)->13, (11,false)->14, (3,false)->15, (5,false)->16, (6,false)->17, (7,false)->18 }, it remains to prove termination of the 60-rule system { 0 1 -> 2 , 3 4 -> 3 , 5 4 -> 5 , 6 4 -> 6 , 0 7 8 -> 2 9 10 9 8 , 0 7 8 -> 11 10 9 8 , 0 7 8 -> 12 9 8 , 0 7 8 -> 11 8 , 0 7 8 -> 3 , 0 7 13 -> 2 9 10 9 13 , 0 7 13 -> 11 10 9 13 , 0 7 13 -> 12 9 13 , 0 7 13 -> 11 13 , 0 7 10 -> 2 9 10 9 10 , 0 7 10 -> 11 10 9 10 , 0 7 10 -> 12 9 10 , 0 7 10 -> 11 10 , 0 7 10 -> 12 , 0 7 14 -> 2 9 10 9 14 , 0 7 14 -> 11 10 9 14 , 0 7 14 -> 12 9 14 , 0 7 14 -> 11 14 , 5 7 8 -> 11 10 9 8 , 5 7 8 -> 12 9 8 , 5 7 8 -> 11 8 , 5 7 8 -> 3 , 5 7 13 -> 11 10 9 13 , 5 7 13 -> 12 9 13 , 5 7 13 -> 11 13 , 5 7 10 -> 11 10 9 10 , 5 7 10 -> 12 9 10 , 5 7 10 -> 11 10 , 5 7 10 -> 12 , 5 7 14 -> 11 10 9 14 , 5 7 14 -> 12 9 14 , 5 7 14 -> 11 14 , 11 13 -> 5 4 7 , 11 13 -> 0 7 , 11 10 -> 5 4 1 , 11 10 -> 0 1 , 11 10 -> 2 , 4 7 ->= 7 , 4 1 ->= 1 , 4 15 ->= 15 , 8 4 ->= 8 , 16 4 ->= 16 , 16 1 ->= 17 , 18 4 ->= 18 , 4 7 8 ->= 1 9 10 9 8 , 4 7 13 ->= 1 9 10 9 13 , 4 7 10 ->= 1 9 10 9 10 , 4 7 14 ->= 1 9 10 9 14 , 16 7 8 ->= 17 9 10 9 8 , 16 7 13 ->= 17 9 10 9 13 , 16 7 10 ->= 17 9 10 9 10 , 16 7 14 ->= 17 9 10 9 14 , 9 13 ->= 16 4 7 , 9 10 ->= 16 4 1 , 1 17 9 ->= 7 , 10 17 9 ->= 13 } 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 0 | | 0 1 | \ / 2 is interpreted by / \ | 1 0 | | 0 1 | \ / 3 is interpreted by / \ | 1 0 | | 0 1 | \ / 4 is interpreted by / \ | 1 0 | | 0 1 | \ / 5 is interpreted by / \ | 1 0 | | 0 1 | \ / 6 is interpreted by / \ | 1 1 | | 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 0 | | 0 1 | \ / 12 is interpreted by / \ | 1 0 | | 0 1 | \ / 13 is interpreted by / \ | 1 0 | | 0 1 | \ / 14 is interpreted by / \ | 1 1 | | 0 1 | \ / 15 is interpreted by / \ | 1 1 | | 0 1 | \ / 16 is interpreted by / \ | 1 0 | | 0 1 | \ / 17 is interpreted by / \ | 1 0 | | 0 1 | \ / 18 is interpreted by / \ | 1 1 | | 0 1 | \ / After renaming modulo { 0->0, 1->1, 2->2, 3->3, 4->4, 5->5, 6->6, 7->7, 8->8, 9->9, 10->10, 11->11, 12->12, 13->13, 14->14, 15->15, 16->16, 17->17, 18->18 }, it remains to prove termination of the 58-rule system { 0 1 -> 2 , 3 4 -> 3 , 5 4 -> 5 , 6 4 -> 6 , 0 7 8 -> 2 9 10 9 8 , 0 7 8 -> 11 10 9 8 , 0 7 8 -> 12 9 8 , 0 7 8 -> 11 8 , 0 7 13 -> 2 9 10 9 13 , 0 7 13 -> 11 10 9 13 , 0 7 13 -> 12 9 13 , 0 7 13 -> 11 13 , 0 7 10 -> 2 9 10 9 10 , 0 7 10 -> 11 10 9 10 , 0 7 10 -> 12 9 10 , 0 7 10 -> 11 10 , 0 7 10 -> 12 , 0 7 14 -> 2 9 10 9 14 , 0 7 14 -> 11 10 9 14 , 0 7 14 -> 12 9 14 , 0 7 14 -> 11 14 , 5 7 8 -> 11 10 9 8 , 5 7 8 -> 12 9 8 , 5 7 8 -> 11 8 , 5 7 13 -> 11 10 9 13 , 5 7 13 -> 12 9 13 , 5 7 13 -> 11 13 , 5 7 10 -> 11 10 9 10 , 5 7 10 -> 12 9 10 , 5 7 10 -> 11 10 , 5 7 10 -> 12 , 5 7 14 -> 11 10 9 14 , 5 7 14 -> 12 9 14 , 5 7 14 -> 11 14 , 11 13 -> 5 4 7 , 11 13 -> 0 7 , 11 10 -> 5 4 1 , 11 10 -> 0 1 , 11 10 -> 2 , 4 7 ->= 7 , 4 1 ->= 1 , 4 15 ->= 15 , 8 4 ->= 8 , 16 4 ->= 16 , 16 1 ->= 17 , 18 4 ->= 18 , 4 7 8 ->= 1 9 10 9 8 , 4 7 13 ->= 1 9 10 9 13 , 4 7 10 ->= 1 9 10 9 10 , 4 7 14 ->= 1 9 10 9 14 , 16 7 8 ->= 17 9 10 9 8 , 16 7 13 ->= 17 9 10 9 13 , 16 7 10 ->= 17 9 10 9 10 , 16 7 14 ->= 17 9 10 9 14 , 9 13 ->= 16 4 7 , 9 10 ->= 16 4 1 , 1 17 9 ->= 7 , 10 17 9 ->= 13 } 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 0 | | 0 1 | \ / 3 is interpreted by / \ | 1 0 | | 0 1 | \ / 4 is interpreted by / \ | 1 0 | | 0 1 | \ / 5 is interpreted by / \ | 1 0 | | 0 1 | \ / 6 is interpreted by / \ | 1 0 | | 0 1 | \ / 7 is interpreted by / \ | 1 4 | | 0 1 | \ / 8 is interpreted by / \ | 1 0 | | 0 1 | \ / 9 is interpreted by / \ | 1 0 | | 0 1 | \ / 10 is interpreted by / \ | 1 2 | | 0 1 | \ / 11 is interpreted by / \ | 1 1 | | 0 1 | \ / 12 is interpreted by / \ | 1 0 | | 0 1 | \ / 13 is interpreted by / \ | 1 4 | | 0 1 | \ / 14 is interpreted by / \ | 1 0 | | 0 1 | \ / 15 is interpreted by / \ | 1 0 | | 0 1 | \ / 16 is interpreted by / \ | 1 0 | | 0 1 | \ / 17 is interpreted by / \ | 1 2 | | 0 1 | \ / 18 is interpreted by / \ | 1 0 | | 0 1 | \ / After renaming modulo { 3->0, 4->1, 5->2, 6->3, 7->4, 1->5, 15->6, 8->7, 16->8, 17->9, 18->10, 9->11, 10->12, 13->13, 14->14 }, it remains to prove termination of the 22-rule system { 0 1 -> 0 , 2 1 -> 2 , 3 1 -> 3 , 1 4 ->= 4 , 1 5 ->= 5 , 1 6 ->= 6 , 7 1 ->= 7 , 8 1 ->= 8 , 8 5 ->= 9 , 10 1 ->= 10 , 1 4 7 ->= 5 11 12 11 7 , 1 4 13 ->= 5 11 12 11 13 , 1 4 12 ->= 5 11 12 11 12 , 1 4 14 ->= 5 11 12 11 14 , 8 4 7 ->= 9 11 12 11 7 , 8 4 13 ->= 9 11 12 11 13 , 8 4 12 ->= 9 11 12 11 12 , 8 4 14 ->= 9 11 12 11 14 , 11 13 ->= 8 1 4 , 11 12 ->= 8 1 5 , 5 9 11 ->= 4 , 12 9 11 ->= 13 } The system was filtered by the following matrix interpretation of type E_J with J = {1,...,2} and dimension 3: 0 is interpreted by / \ | 1 0 1 | | 0 1 0 | | 0 0 0 | \ / 1 is interpreted by / \ | 1 0 1 | | 0 1 0 | | 0 1 0 | \ / 2 is interpreted by / \ | 1 0 0 | | 0 1 0 | | 0 0 0 | \ / 3 is interpreted by / \ | 1 0 0 | | 0 1 0 | | 0 0 0 | \ / 4 is interpreted by / \ | 1 0 0 | | 0 1 0 | | 0 0 0 | \ / 5 is interpreted by / \ | 1 0 0 | | 0 1 0 | | 0 0 0 | \ / 6 is interpreted by / \ | 1 0 0 | | 0 1 0 | | 0 0 0 | \ / 7 is interpreted by / \ | 1 0 0 | | 0 1 0 | | 0 0 0 | \ / 8 is interpreted by / \ | 1 0 0 | | 0 1 0 | | 0 0 0 | \ / 9 is interpreted by / \ | 1 0 0 | | 0 1 0 | | 0 0 0 | \ / 10 is interpreted by / \ | 1 0 0 | | 0 1 0 | | 0 0 0 | \ / 11 is interpreted by / \ | 1 0 0 | | 0 1 0 | | 0 0 0 | \ / 12 is interpreted by / \ | 1 0 0 | | 0 1 0 | | 0 0 0 | \ / 13 is interpreted by / \ | 1 0 0 | | 0 1 0 | | 0 0 0 | \ / 14 is interpreted by / \ | 1 0 0 | | 0 1 0 | | 0 0 0 | \ / After renaming modulo { 2->0, 1->1, 3->2, 4->3, 5->4, 6->5, 7->6, 8->7, 9->8, 10->9, 11->10, 12->11, 13->12, 14->13 }, it remains to prove termination of the 21-rule system { 0 1 -> 0 , 2 1 -> 2 , 1 3 ->= 3 , 1 4 ->= 4 , 1 5 ->= 5 , 6 1 ->= 6 , 7 1 ->= 7 , 7 4 ->= 8 , 9 1 ->= 9 , 1 3 6 ->= 4 10 11 10 6 , 1 3 12 ->= 4 10 11 10 12 , 1 3 11 ->= 4 10 11 10 11 , 1 3 13 ->= 4 10 11 10 13 , 7 3 6 ->= 8 10 11 10 6 , 7 3 12 ->= 8 10 11 10 12 , 7 3 11 ->= 8 10 11 10 11 , 7 3 13 ->= 8 10 11 10 13 , 10 12 ->= 7 1 3 , 10 11 ->= 7 1 4 , 4 8 10 ->= 3 , 11 8 10 ->= 12 } The system was filtered by the following matrix interpretation of type E_J with J = {1,...,2} and dimension 3: 0 is interpreted by / \ | 1 0 1 | | 0 1 0 | | 0 0 0 | \ / 1 is interpreted by / \ | 1 0 1 | | 0 1 0 | | 0 1 0 | \ / 2 is interpreted by / \ | 1 0 0 | | 0 1 0 | | 0 0 0 | \ / 3 is interpreted by / \ | 1 0 0 | | 0 1 0 | | 0 0 0 | \ / 4 is interpreted by / \ | 1 0 0 | | 0 1 0 | | 0 0 0 | \ / 5 is interpreted by / \ | 1 0 0 | | 0 1 0 | | 0 0 0 | \ / 6 is interpreted by / \ | 1 0 0 | | 0 1 0 | | 0 0 0 | \ / 7 is interpreted by / \ | 1 0 0 | | 0 1 0 | | 0 0 0 | \ / 8 is interpreted by / \ | 1 0 0 | | 0 1 0 | | 0 0 0 | \ / 9 is interpreted by / \ | 1 0 0 | | 0 1 0 | | 0 0 0 | \ / 10 is interpreted by / \ | 1 0 0 | | 0 1 0 | | 0 0 0 | \ / 11 is interpreted by / \ | 1 0 0 | | 0 1 0 | | 0 0 0 | \ / 12 is interpreted by / \ | 1 0 0 | | 0 1 0 | | 0 0 0 | \ / 13 is interpreted by / \ | 1 0 0 | | 0 1 0 | | 0 0 0 | \ / After renaming modulo { 2->0, 1->1, 3->2, 4->3, 5->4, 6->5, 7->6, 8->7, 9->8, 10->9, 11->10, 12->11, 13->12 }, it remains to prove termination of the 20-rule system { 0 1 -> 0 , 1 2 ->= 2 , 1 3 ->= 3 , 1 4 ->= 4 , 5 1 ->= 5 , 6 1 ->= 6 , 6 3 ->= 7 , 8 1 ->= 8 , 1 2 5 ->= 3 9 10 9 5 , 1 2 11 ->= 3 9 10 9 11 , 1 2 10 ->= 3 9 10 9 10 , 1 2 12 ->= 3 9 10 9 12 , 6 2 5 ->= 7 9 10 9 5 , 6 2 11 ->= 7 9 10 9 11 , 6 2 10 ->= 7 9 10 9 10 , 6 2 12 ->= 7 9 10 9 12 , 9 11 ->= 6 1 2 , 9 10 ->= 6 1 3 , 3 7 9 ->= 2 , 10 7 9 ->= 11 } The system was filtered by the following matrix interpretation of type E_J with J = {1,...,2} and dimension 3: 0 is interpreted by / \ | 1 0 1 | | 0 1 0 | | 0 0 0 | \ / 1 is interpreted by / \ | 1 0 1 | | 0 1 0 | | 0 1 0 | \ / 2 is interpreted by / \ | 1 0 0 | | 0 1 0 | | 0 0 0 | \ / 3 is interpreted by / \ | 1 0 0 | | 0 1 0 | | 0 0 0 | \ / 4 is interpreted by / \ | 1 0 0 | | 0 1 0 | | 0 0 0 | \ / 5 is interpreted by / \ | 1 0 0 | | 0 1 0 | | 0 0 0 | \ / 6 is interpreted by / \ | 1 0 0 | | 0 1 0 | | 0 0 0 | \ / 7 is interpreted by / \ | 1 0 0 | | 0 1 0 | | 0 0 0 | \ / 8 is interpreted by / \ | 1 0 0 | | 0 1 0 | | 0 0 0 | \ / 9 is interpreted by / \ | 1 0 0 | | 0 1 0 | | 0 0 0 | \ / 10 is interpreted by / \ | 1 0 0 | | 0 1 0 | | 0 0 0 | \ / 11 is interpreted by / \ | 1 0 0 | | 0 1 0 | | 0 0 0 | \ / 12 is interpreted by / \ | 1 0 0 | | 0 1 0 | | 0 0 0 | \ / After renaming modulo { 1->0, 2->1, 3->2, 4->3, 5->4, 6->5, 7->6, 8->7, 9->8, 10->9, 11->10, 12->11 }, it remains to prove termination of the 19-rule system { 0 1 ->= 1 , 0 2 ->= 2 , 0 3 ->= 3 , 4 0 ->= 4 , 5 0 ->= 5 , 5 2 ->= 6 , 7 0 ->= 7 , 0 1 4 ->= 2 8 9 8 4 , 0 1 10 ->= 2 8 9 8 10 , 0 1 9 ->= 2 8 9 8 9 , 0 1 11 ->= 2 8 9 8 11 , 5 1 4 ->= 6 8 9 8 4 , 5 1 10 ->= 6 8 9 8 10 , 5 1 9 ->= 6 8 9 8 9 , 5 1 11 ->= 6 8 9 8 11 , 8 10 ->= 5 0 1 , 8 9 ->= 5 0 2 , 2 6 8 ->= 1 , 9 6 8 ->= 10 } The system is trivially terminating.