Certification Problem

Input (TPDB SRS_Standard/Waldmann_19/random-26)

The rewrite relation of the following TRS is considered.

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

1.1 Closure Under Flat Contexts

Using the flat contexts

{a(☐), b(☐)}

We obtain the transformed TRS
a(b(b(a(x1)))) → a(b(a(b(x1)))) (4)
a(a(a(a(x1)))) → a(b(b(b(x1)))) (6)
a(b(b(b(a(x1))))) → a(a(b(a(a(x1))))) (7)
b(b(b(b(a(x1))))) → b(a(b(a(a(x1))))) (8)

1.1.1 Semantic Labeling

Root-labeling is applied.

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

1.1.1.1.1 Dependency Pair Transformation

The following set of initial dependency pairs has been identified.
ab#(bb(ba(ab(x1)))) → ab#(ba(ab(bb(x1)))) (17)
ab#(bb(ba(ab(x1)))) → ab#(bb(x1)) (18)
aa#(aa(aa(ab(x1)))) → ab#(bb(bb(bb(x1)))) (19)
ab#(bb(bb(ba(aa(x1))))) → aa#(ab(ba(aa(aa(x1))))) (20)
ab#(bb(bb(ba(aa(x1))))) → ab#(ba(aa(aa(x1)))) (21)
ab#(bb(bb(ba(aa(x1))))) → aa#(aa(x1)) (22)
ab#(bb(bb(ba(ab(x1))))) → aa#(ab(ba(aa(ab(x1))))) (23)
ab#(bb(bb(ba(ab(x1))))) → ab#(ba(aa(ab(x1)))) (24)
ab#(bb(bb(ba(ab(x1))))) → aa#(ab(x1)) (25)

1.1.1.1.1.1 Dependency Graph Processor

The dependency pairs are split into 1 component.