Certification Problem

Input (TPDB SRS_Relative/Waldmann_19/random-109)

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

b(b(b(x1))) → c(a(c(x1))) (1)
a(a(c(x1))) → a(b(a(x1))) (2)
a(a(c(x1))) → c(b(c(x1))) (3)

and S is the following TRS.

c(b(b(x1))) → b(b(c(x1))) (4)
c(c(c(x1))) → b(b(c(x1))) (5)
a(a(a(x1))) → a(b(c(x1))) (6)

Property / Task

Prove or disprove termination.

Answer / Result

Yes.

Proof (by ttt2 @ termCOMP 2023)

1 String Reversal

Since only unary symbols occur, one can reverse all terms and obtains the TRS
b(b(b(x1))) → c(a(c(x1))) (1)
c(a(a(x1))) → a(b(a(x1))) (7)
c(a(a(x1))) → c(b(c(x1))) (8)
b(b(c(x1))) → c(b(b(x1))) (9)
c(c(c(x1))) → c(b(b(x1))) (10)
a(a(a(x1))) → c(b(a(x1))) (11)

1.1 Rule Removal

Using the linear polynomial interpretation over (5 x 5)-matrices with strict dimension 1 over the naturals
[c(x1)] =
1 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 1 0
0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0
· x1 +
0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0
[b(x1)] =
1 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 1
0 1 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0
1 0 1 1 0
· x1 +
0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0
[a(x1)] =
1 0 0 1 0
0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0
0 0 1 0 0
0 0 0 1 0
· x1 +
0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0
1 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0
all of the following rules can be deleted.
a(a(a(x1))) → c(b(a(x1))) (11)

1.1.1 Rule Removal

Using the linear polynomial interpretation over (2 x 2)-matrices with strict dimension 1 over the arctic semiring over the integers
[c(x1)] =
0 -∞
0 -∞
· x1 +
-∞ -∞
-∞ -∞
[b(x1)] =
0 -∞
0 -∞
· x1 +
-∞ -∞
-∞ -∞
[a(x1)] =
0 0
2 2
· x1 +
-∞ -∞
-∞ -∞
all of the following rules can be deleted.
c(a(a(x1))) → c(b(c(x1))) (8)

1.1.1.1 Rule Removal

Using the Knuth Bendix order with w0 = 1 and the following precedence and weight functions
prec(a) = 3 weight(a) = 0
prec(c) = 0 weight(c) = 4
prec(b) = 1 weight(b) = 3
all of the following rules can be deleted.
b(b(b(x1))) → c(a(c(x1))) (1)
c(a(a(x1))) → a(b(a(x1))) (7)
b(b(c(x1))) → c(b(b(x1))) (9)
c(c(c(x1))) → c(b(b(x1))) (10)

1.1.1.1.1 R is empty

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