YES Problem: a(a(b(x1))) -> b(a(b(x1))) b(a(x1)) -> a(b(b(x1))) b(c(a(x1))) -> c(c(a(a(b(x1))))) Proof: String Reversal Processor: b(a(a(x1))) -> b(a(b(x1))) a(b(x1)) -> b(b(a(x1))) a(c(b(x1))) -> b(a(a(c(c(x1))))) Matrix Interpretation Processor: dim=3 interpretation: [1 0 1] [a](x0) = [0 1 1]x0 [0 0 0] , [1 0 0] [0] [b](x0) = [0 0 0]x0 + [1] [0 0 1] [0], [1 0 0] [c](x0) = [0 0 0]x0 [0 1 0] orientation: [1 0 1] [0] [1 0 1] [0] b(a(a(x1))) = [0 0 0]x1 + [1] >= [0 0 0]x1 + [1] = b(a(b(x1))) [0 0 0] [0] [0 0 0] [0] [1 0 1] [0] [1 0 1] [0] a(b(x1)) = [0 0 1]x1 + [1] >= [0 0 0]x1 + [1] = b(b(a(x1))) [0 0 0] [0] [0 0 0] [0] [1 0 0] [1] [1 0 0] [0] a(c(b(x1))) = [0 0 0]x1 + [1] >= [0 0 0]x1 + [1] = b(a(a(c(c(x1))))) [0 0 0] [0] [0 0 0] [0] problem: b(a(a(x1))) -> b(a(b(x1))) a(b(x1)) -> b(b(a(x1))) String Reversal Processor: a(a(b(x1))) -> b(a(b(x1))) b(a(x1)) -> a(b(b(x1))) KBO Processor: weight function: w0 = 1 w(a) = 1 w(b) = 0 precedence: b > a problem: Qed