Certification Problem

Input (TPDB SRS_Standard/Waldmann_19/random-239)

The rewrite relation of the following TRS is considered.

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

1.1 Closure Under Flat Contexts

Using the flat contexts

{a(☐), b(☐)}

We obtain the transformed TRS
a(b(b(b(x1)))) → a(a(b(a(x1)))) (4)
b(a(a(a(x1)))) → b(a(a(b(x1)))) (5)
a(a(a(a(a(x1))))) → a(b(b(a(a(x1))))) (7)
b(a(a(a(a(x1))))) → b(b(b(a(a(x1))))) (8)

1.1.1 Semantic Labeling

Root-labeling is applied.

We obtain the labeled TRS
ab(bb(bb(ba(x1)))) → aa(ab(ba(aa(x1)))) (9)
ab(bb(bb(bb(x1)))) → aa(ab(ba(ab(x1)))) (10)
ba(aa(aa(aa(x1)))) → ba(aa(ab(ba(x1)))) (11)
ba(aa(aa(ab(x1)))) → ba(aa(ab(bb(x1)))) (12)
aa(aa(aa(aa(aa(x1))))) → ab(bb(ba(aa(aa(x1))))) (13)
aa(aa(aa(aa(ab(x1))))) → ab(bb(ba(aa(ab(x1))))) (14)
ba(aa(aa(aa(aa(x1))))) → bb(bb(ba(aa(aa(x1))))) (15)
ba(aa(aa(aa(ab(x1))))) → bb(bb(ba(aa(ab(x1))))) (16)

1.1.1.1 Rule Removal

Using the linear polynomial interpretation over the naturals
[ab(x1)] = 1 · x1 + 1
[bb(x1)] = 1 · x1 + 1
[ba(x1)] = 1 · x1
[aa(x1)] = 1 · x1 + 1
all of the following rules can be deleted.
ab(bb(bb(bb(x1)))) → aa(ab(ba(ab(x1)))) (10)
ba(aa(aa(aa(x1)))) → ba(aa(ab(ba(x1)))) (11)
aa(aa(aa(aa(aa(x1))))) → ab(bb(ba(aa(aa(x1))))) (13)
aa(aa(aa(aa(ab(x1))))) → ab(bb(ba(aa(ab(x1))))) (14)

1.1.1.1.1 Dependency Pair Transformation

The following set of initial dependency pairs has been identified.
ab#(bb(bb(ba(x1)))) → ab#(ba(aa(x1))) (17)
ab#(bb(bb(ba(x1)))) → ba#(aa(x1)) (18)
ba#(aa(aa(ab(x1)))) → ba#(aa(ab(bb(x1)))) (19)
ba#(aa(aa(ab(x1)))) → ab#(bb(x1)) (20)
ba#(aa(aa(aa(aa(x1))))) → ba#(aa(aa(x1))) (21)
ba#(aa(aa(aa(ab(x1))))) → ba#(aa(ab(x1))) (22)

1.1.1.1.1.1 Reduction Pair Processor

Using the linear polynomial interpretation over the naturals
[ab#(x1)] = 1 + 1 · x1
[bb(x1)] = 1 · x1
[ba(x1)] = 1 · x1
[aa(x1)] = 1 · x1
[ba#(x1)] = 1 · x1
[ab(x1)] = 1 + 1 · x1
the pair
ab#(bb(bb(ba(x1)))) → ba#(aa(x1)) (18)
could be deleted.

1.1.1.1.1.1.1 Dependency Graph Processor

The dependency pairs are split into 2 components.