Certification Problem

Input (COPS 1099)

We consider two TRSs R and S where R contains the rules

f(c) → g(c) (1)
g(c) → f(c) (2)
c → d (3)

and S contains the following rules:

b → a (4)
b → c (5)
c → h(b) (6)
c → d (3)
a → h(a) (7)
d → h(d) (8)

The underlying signature is as follows:

{a/0, b/0, c/0, d/0, f/1, g/1, h/1}

Property / Task

Prove or disprove commutation.

Answer / Result

No.

Proof (by ACP @ CoCo 2023)

1 Non-Joinable Fork

The systems are not commuting due to the following forking derivations.
t0 = f(c)
→S f(h(b))
= s1
and
t0 = f(c)
→R g(c)
= t1
There is no possibility to join s1→R*·←S* t1 for the following reason: