Certification Problem

Input (TPDB SRS_Relative/Mixed_relative_SRS/un01)

The relative rewrite relation R/S is considered where R is the following TRS

b(b(a(a(b(a(b(x1))))))) → b(a(b(b(a(b(b(x1))))))) (1)
b(b(b(x1))) → b(b(a(b(b(x1))))) (2)

and S is the following TRS.

b(a(b(x1))) → b(a(b(a(a(b(x1)))))) (3)

Property / Task

Prove or disprove termination.

Answer / Result

Yes.

Proof (by AProVE @ termCOMP 2023)

1 String Reversal

Since only unary symbols occur, one can reverse all terms and obtains the TRS
b(a(b(a(a(b(b(x1))))))) → b(b(a(b(b(a(b(x1))))))) (4)
b(b(b(x1))) → b(b(a(b(b(x1))))) (2)
b(a(b(x1))) → b(a(a(b(a(b(x1)))))) (5)

1.1 Semantic Labeling

Root-labeling is applied.

We obtain the labeled TRS
ba(ab(ba(aa(ab(bb(bb(x1))))))) → bb(ba(ab(bb(ba(ab(bb(x1))))))) (6)
ba(ab(ba(aa(ab(bb(ba(x1))))))) → bb(ba(ab(bb(ba(ab(ba(x1))))))) (7)
bb(bb(bb(x1))) → bb(ba(ab(bb(bb(x1))))) (8)
bb(bb(ba(x1))) → bb(ba(ab(bb(ba(x1))))) (9)
ba(ab(bb(x1))) → ba(aa(ab(ba(ab(bb(x1)))))) (10)
ba(ab(ba(x1))) → ba(aa(ab(ba(ab(ba(x1)))))) (11)

1.1.1 Rule Removal

Using the matrix interpretations of dimension 2 with strict dimension 1 over the integers
[ba(x1)] =
0
0
+
1 2
1 2
· x1
[ab(x1)] =
0
0
+
1 0
0 1
· x1
[aa(x1)] =
0
0
+
1 0
0 0
· x1
[bb(x1)] =
1
0
+
1 0
0 0
· x1
all of the following rules can be deleted.
ba(ab(ba(aa(ab(bb(bb(x1))))))) → bb(ba(ab(bb(ba(ab(bb(x1))))))) (6)
ba(ab(ba(aa(ab(bb(ba(x1))))))) → bb(ba(ab(bb(ba(ab(ba(x1))))))) (7)

1.1.1.1 Rule Removal

Using the matrix interpretations of dimension 2 with strict dimension 1 over the integers
[bb(x1)] =
2
2
+
2 1
1 2
· x1
[ba(x1)] =
0
1
+
1 0
0 0
· x1
[ab(x1)] =
0
0
+
1 0
0 0
· x1
[aa(x1)] =
0
0
+
1 0
0 0
· x1
all of the following rules can be deleted.
bb(bb(bb(x1))) → bb(ba(ab(bb(bb(x1))))) (8)
bb(bb(ba(x1))) → bb(ba(ab(bb(ba(x1))))) (9)

1.1.1.1.1 R is empty

There are no rules in the TRS. Hence, it is terminating.