Certification Problem

Input (TPDB SRS_Standard/Waldmann_19/random-504)

The rewrite relation of the following TRS is considered.

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

1.1 Closure Under Flat Contexts

Using the flat contexts

{b(☐), a(☐)}

We obtain the transformed TRS
b(a(b(a(x1)))) → b(b(b(a(x1)))) (4)
b(b(a(b(b(x1))))) → b(a(a(b(b(x1))))) (7)
a(b(a(b(b(x1))))) → a(a(a(b(b(x1))))) (8)
b(b(a(a(a(x1))))) → b(a(a(a(b(x1))))) (9)
a(b(a(a(a(x1))))) → a(a(a(a(b(x1))))) (10)

1.1.1 Semantic Labeling

Root-labeling is applied.

We obtain the labeled TRS
ba(ab(ba(ab(x1)))) → bb(bb(ba(ab(x1)))) (11)
ba(ab(ba(aa(x1)))) → bb(bb(ba(aa(x1)))) (12)
bb(ba(ab(bb(bb(x1))))) → ba(aa(ab(bb(bb(x1))))) (13)
bb(ba(ab(bb(ba(x1))))) → ba(aa(ab(bb(ba(x1))))) (14)
ab(ba(ab(bb(bb(x1))))) → aa(aa(ab(bb(bb(x1))))) (15)
ab(ba(ab(bb(ba(x1))))) → aa(aa(ab(bb(ba(x1))))) (16)
bb(ba(aa(aa(ab(x1))))) → ba(aa(aa(ab(bb(x1))))) (17)
bb(ba(aa(aa(aa(x1))))) → ba(aa(aa(ab(ba(x1))))) (18)
ab(ba(aa(aa(ab(x1))))) → aa(aa(aa(ab(bb(x1))))) (19)
ab(ba(aa(aa(aa(x1))))) → aa(aa(aa(ab(ba(x1))))) (20)

1.1.1.1 Dependency Pair Transformation

The following set of initial dependency pairs has been identified.
ba#(ab(ba(ab(x1)))) → bb#(bb(ba(ab(x1)))) (21)
ba#(ab(ba(ab(x1)))) → bb#(ba(ab(x1))) (22)
ba#(ab(ba(aa(x1)))) → bb#(bb(ba(aa(x1)))) (23)
ba#(ab(ba(aa(x1)))) → bb#(ba(aa(x1))) (24)
bb#(ba(ab(bb(bb(x1))))) → ba#(aa(ab(bb(bb(x1))))) (25)
bb#(ba(ab(bb(ba(x1))))) → ba#(aa(ab(bb(ba(x1))))) (26)
bb#(ba(aa(aa(ab(x1))))) → ba#(aa(aa(ab(bb(x1))))) (27)
bb#(ba(aa(aa(ab(x1))))) → ab#(bb(x1)) (28)
bb#(ba(aa(aa(ab(x1))))) → bb#(x1) (29)
bb#(ba(aa(aa(aa(x1))))) → ba#(aa(aa(ab(ba(x1))))) (30)
bb#(ba(aa(aa(aa(x1))))) → ab#(ba(x1)) (31)
bb#(ba(aa(aa(aa(x1))))) → ba#(x1) (32)
ab#(ba(aa(aa(ab(x1))))) → ab#(bb(x1)) (33)
ab#(ba(aa(aa(ab(x1))))) → bb#(x1) (34)
ab#(ba(aa(aa(aa(x1))))) → ab#(ba(x1)) (35)
ab#(ba(aa(aa(aa(x1))))) → ba#(x1) (36)

1.1.1.1.1 Dependency Graph Processor

The dependency pairs are split into 1 component.