Certification Problem

Input (TPDB SRS_Relative/Waldmann_19/random-52)

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

a(c(a(x1))) → a(c(b(x1))) (1)
b(b(c(x1))) → b(c(c(x1))) (2)
c(c(b(x1))) → c(a(b(x1))) (3)
b(a(a(x1))) → a(b(a(x1))) (4)
b(a(c(x1))) → a(b(a(x1))) (5)
a(c(a(x1))) → b(c(c(x1))) (6)

and S is the following TRS.

b(c(a(x1))) → b(a(a(x1))) (7)

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
a(c(a(x1))) → b(c(a(x1))) (8)
c(b(b(x1))) → c(c(b(x1))) (9)
b(c(c(x1))) → b(a(c(x1))) (10)
a(a(b(x1))) → a(b(a(x1))) (11)
c(a(b(x1))) → a(b(a(x1))) (12)
a(c(a(x1))) → c(c(b(x1))) (13)
a(c(b(x1))) → a(a(b(x1))) (14)

1.1 Closure Under Flat Contexts

Using the flat contexts

{a(☐), c(☐), b(☐)}

We obtain the transformed TRS
c(b(b(x1))) → c(c(b(x1))) (9)
b(c(c(x1))) → b(a(c(x1))) (10)
a(a(b(x1))) → a(b(a(x1))) (11)
a(a(c(a(x1)))) → a(b(c(a(x1)))) (15)
c(a(c(a(x1)))) → c(b(c(a(x1)))) (16)
b(a(c(a(x1)))) → b(b(c(a(x1)))) (17)
a(c(a(b(x1)))) → a(a(b(a(x1)))) (18)
c(c(a(b(x1)))) → c(a(b(a(x1)))) (19)
b(c(a(b(x1)))) → b(a(b(a(x1)))) (20)
a(a(c(a(x1)))) → a(c(c(b(x1)))) (21)
c(a(c(a(x1)))) → c(c(c(b(x1)))) (22)
b(a(c(a(x1)))) → b(c(c(b(x1)))) (23)
a(c(b(x1))) → a(a(b(x1))) (14)

1.1.1 Semantic Labeling

Root-labeling is applied.

We obtain the labeled TRS
cb(bb(bc(x1))) → cc(cb(bc(x1))) (24)
cb(bb(bb(x1))) → cc(cb(bb(x1))) (25)
cb(bb(ba(x1))) → cc(cb(ba(x1))) (26)
bc(cc(cc(x1))) → ba(ac(cc(x1))) (27)
bc(cc(cb(x1))) → ba(ac(cb(x1))) (28)
bc(cc(ca(x1))) → ba(ac(ca(x1))) (29)
aa(ab(bc(x1))) → ab(ba(ac(x1))) (30)
aa(ab(bb(x1))) → ab(ba(ab(x1))) (31)
aa(ab(ba(x1))) → ab(ba(aa(x1))) (32)
aa(ac(ca(ac(x1)))) → ab(bc(ca(ac(x1)))) (33)
aa(ac(ca(ab(x1)))) → ab(bc(ca(ab(x1)))) (34)
aa(ac(ca(aa(x1)))) → ab(bc(ca(aa(x1)))) (35)
ca(ac(ca(ac(x1)))) → cb(bc(ca(ac(x1)))) (36)
ca(ac(ca(ab(x1)))) → cb(bc(ca(ab(x1)))) (37)
ca(ac(ca(aa(x1)))) → cb(bc(ca(aa(x1)))) (38)
ba(ac(ca(ac(x1)))) → bb(bc(ca(ac(x1)))) (39)
ba(ac(ca(ab(x1)))) → bb(bc(ca(ab(x1)))) (40)
ba(ac(ca(aa(x1)))) → bb(bc(ca(aa(x1)))) (41)
ac(ca(ab(bc(x1)))) → aa(ab(ba(ac(x1)))) (42)
ac(ca(ab(bb(x1)))) → aa(ab(ba(ab(x1)))) (43)
ac(ca(ab(ba(x1)))) → aa(ab(ba(aa(x1)))) (44)
cc(ca(ab(bc(x1)))) → ca(ab(ba(ac(x1)))) (45)
cc(ca(ab(bb(x1)))) → ca(ab(ba(ab(x1)))) (46)
cc(ca(ab(ba(x1)))) → ca(ab(ba(aa(x1)))) (47)
bc(ca(ab(bc(x1)))) → ba(ab(ba(ac(x1)))) (48)
bc(ca(ab(bb(x1)))) → ba(ab(ba(ab(x1)))) (49)
bc(ca(ab(ba(x1)))) → ba(ab(ba(aa(x1)))) (50)
aa(ac(ca(ac(x1)))) → ac(cc(cb(bc(x1)))) (51)
aa(ac(ca(ab(x1)))) → ac(cc(cb(bb(x1)))) (52)
aa(ac(ca(aa(x1)))) → ac(cc(cb(ba(x1)))) (53)
ca(ac(ca(ac(x1)))) → cc(cc(cb(bc(x1)))) (54)
ca(ac(ca(ab(x1)))) → cc(cc(cb(bb(x1)))) (55)
ca(ac(ca(aa(x1)))) → cc(cc(cb(ba(x1)))) (56)
ba(ac(ca(ac(x1)))) → bc(cc(cb(bc(x1)))) (57)
ba(ac(ca(ab(x1)))) → bc(cc(cb(bb(x1)))) (58)
ba(ac(ca(aa(x1)))) → bc(cc(cb(ba(x1)))) (59)
ac(cb(bc(x1))) → aa(ab(bc(x1))) (60)
ac(cb(bb(x1))) → aa(ab(bb(x1))) (61)
ac(cb(ba(x1))) → aa(ab(ba(x1))) (62)

1.1.1.1 Rule Removal

Using the Knuth Bendix order with w0 = 1 and the following precedence and weight functions
prec(cb) = 8 weight(cb) = 1
prec(bb) = 1 weight(bb) = 6
prec(bc) = 4 weight(bc) = 9
prec(cc) = 7 weight(cc) = 6
prec(ba) = 2 weight(ba) = 5
prec(ac) = 6 weight(ac) = 10
prec(ca) = 3 weight(ca) = 3
prec(aa) = 5 weight(aa) = 6
prec(ab) = 0 weight(ab) = 5
all of the following rules can be deleted.
cb(bb(bc(x1))) → cc(cb(bc(x1))) (24)
cb(bb(bb(x1))) → cc(cb(bb(x1))) (25)
cb(bb(ba(x1))) → cc(cb(ba(x1))) (26)
bc(cc(cc(x1))) → ba(ac(cc(x1))) (27)
bc(cc(cb(x1))) → ba(ac(cb(x1))) (28)
bc(cc(ca(x1))) → ba(ac(ca(x1))) (29)
aa(ab(bc(x1))) → ab(ba(ac(x1))) (30)
aa(ab(bb(x1))) → ab(ba(ab(x1))) (31)
aa(ab(ba(x1))) → ab(ba(aa(x1))) (32)
aa(ac(ca(ac(x1)))) → ab(bc(ca(ac(x1)))) (33)
aa(ac(ca(ab(x1)))) → ab(bc(ca(ab(x1)))) (34)
aa(ac(ca(aa(x1)))) → ab(bc(ca(aa(x1)))) (35)
ca(ac(ca(ac(x1)))) → cb(bc(ca(ac(x1)))) (36)
ca(ac(ca(ab(x1)))) → cb(bc(ca(ab(x1)))) (37)
ca(ac(ca(aa(x1)))) → cb(bc(ca(aa(x1)))) (38)
ba(ac(ca(ac(x1)))) → bb(bc(ca(ac(x1)))) (39)
ba(ac(ca(ab(x1)))) → bb(bc(ca(ab(x1)))) (40)
ba(ac(ca(aa(x1)))) → bb(bc(ca(aa(x1)))) (41)
ac(ca(ab(bc(x1)))) → aa(ab(ba(ac(x1)))) (42)
ac(ca(ab(bb(x1)))) → aa(ab(ba(ab(x1)))) (43)
ac(ca(ab(ba(x1)))) → aa(ab(ba(aa(x1)))) (44)
cc(ca(ab(bc(x1)))) → ca(ab(ba(ac(x1)))) (45)
cc(ca(ab(bb(x1)))) → ca(ab(ba(ab(x1)))) (46)
cc(ca(ab(ba(x1)))) → ca(ab(ba(aa(x1)))) (47)
bc(ca(ab(bc(x1)))) → ba(ab(ba(ac(x1)))) (48)
bc(ca(ab(bb(x1)))) → ba(ab(ba(ab(x1)))) (49)
bc(ca(ab(ba(x1)))) → ba(ab(ba(aa(x1)))) (50)
aa(ac(ca(ac(x1)))) → ac(cc(cb(bc(x1)))) (51)
aa(ac(ca(ab(x1)))) → ac(cc(cb(bb(x1)))) (52)
aa(ac(ca(aa(x1)))) → ac(cc(cb(ba(x1)))) (53)
ca(ac(ca(ac(x1)))) → cc(cc(cb(bc(x1)))) (54)
ca(ac(ca(ab(x1)))) → cc(cc(cb(bb(x1)))) (55)
ca(ac(ca(aa(x1)))) → cc(cc(cb(ba(x1)))) (56)
ba(ac(ca(ac(x1)))) → bc(cc(cb(bc(x1)))) (57)
ba(ac(ca(ab(x1)))) → bc(cc(cb(bb(x1)))) (58)
ba(ac(ca(aa(x1)))) → bc(cc(cb(ba(x1)))) (59)
ac(cb(bc(x1))) → aa(ab(bc(x1))) (60)
ac(cb(bb(x1))) → aa(ab(bb(x1))) (61)
ac(cb(ba(x1))) → aa(ab(ba(x1))) (62)

1.1.1.1.1 R is empty

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