(0) Obligation:

Runtime Complexity TRS:
The TRS R consists of the following rules:

f(a, f(b, x)) → f(a, f(a, f(a, x)))
f(b, f(a, x)) → f(b, f(b, f(b, x)))

Rewrite Strategy: INNERMOST

(1) CpxTrsToCdtProof (BOTH BOUNDS(ID, ID) transformation)

Converted CpxTRS to CDT

(2) Obligation:

Complexity Dependency Tuples Problem
Rules:

f(a, f(b, z0)) → f(a, f(a, f(a, z0)))
f(b, f(a, z0)) → f(b, f(b, f(b, z0)))
Tuples:

F(a, f(b, z0)) → c(F(a, f(a, f(a, z0))), F(a, f(a, z0)), F(a, z0))
F(b, f(a, z0)) → c1(F(b, f(b, f(b, z0))), F(b, f(b, z0)), F(b, z0))
S tuples:

F(a, f(b, z0)) → c(F(a, f(a, f(a, z0))), F(a, f(a, z0)), F(a, z0))
F(b, f(a, z0)) → c1(F(b, f(b, f(b, z0))), F(b, f(b, z0)), F(b, z0))
K tuples:none
Defined Rule Symbols:

f

Defined Pair Symbols:

F

Compound Symbols:

c, c1

(3) CdtNarrowingProof (BOTH BOUNDS(ID, ID) transformation)

Use narrowing to replace F(a, f(b, z0)) → c(F(a, f(a, f(a, z0))), F(a, f(a, z0)), F(a, z0)) by

F(a, f(b, f(b, z0))) → c(F(a, f(a, f(a, f(a, f(a, z0))))), F(a, f(a, f(b, z0))), F(a, f(b, z0)))
F(a, f(b, x0)) → c

(4) Obligation:

Complexity Dependency Tuples Problem
Rules:

f(a, f(b, z0)) → f(a, f(a, f(a, z0)))
f(b, f(a, z0)) → f(b, f(b, f(b, z0)))
Tuples:

F(b, f(a, z0)) → c1(F(b, f(b, f(b, z0))), F(b, f(b, z0)), F(b, z0))
F(a, f(b, f(b, z0))) → c(F(a, f(a, f(a, f(a, f(a, z0))))), F(a, f(a, f(b, z0))), F(a, f(b, z0)))
F(a, f(b, x0)) → c
S tuples:

F(b, f(a, z0)) → c1(F(b, f(b, f(b, z0))), F(b, f(b, z0)), F(b, z0))
F(a, f(b, f(b, z0))) → c(F(a, f(a, f(a, f(a, f(a, z0))))), F(a, f(a, f(b, z0))), F(a, f(b, z0)))
F(a, f(b, x0)) → c
K tuples:none
Defined Rule Symbols:

f

Defined Pair Symbols:

F

Compound Symbols:

c1, c, c

(5) CdtLeafRemovalProof (BOTH BOUNDS(ID, ID) transformation)

Removed 1 trailing nodes:

F(a, f(b, x0)) → c

(6) Obligation:

Complexity Dependency Tuples Problem
Rules:

f(a, f(b, z0)) → f(a, f(a, f(a, z0)))
f(b, f(a, z0)) → f(b, f(b, f(b, z0)))
Tuples:

F(b, f(a, z0)) → c1(F(b, f(b, f(b, z0))), F(b, f(b, z0)), F(b, z0))
F(a, f(b, f(b, z0))) → c(F(a, f(a, f(a, f(a, f(a, z0))))), F(a, f(a, f(b, z0))), F(a, f(b, z0)))
S tuples:

F(b, f(a, z0)) → c1(F(b, f(b, f(b, z0))), F(b, f(b, z0)), F(b, z0))
F(a, f(b, f(b, z0))) → c(F(a, f(a, f(a, f(a, f(a, z0))))), F(a, f(a, f(b, z0))), F(a, f(b, z0)))
K tuples:none
Defined Rule Symbols:

f

Defined Pair Symbols:

F

Compound Symbols:

c1, c

(7) CdtNarrowingProof (BOTH BOUNDS(ID, ID) transformation)

Use narrowing to replace F(b, f(a, z0)) → c1(F(b, f(b, f(b, z0))), F(b, f(b, z0)), F(b, z0)) by

F(b, f(a, f(a, z0))) → c1(F(b, f(b, f(b, f(b, f(b, z0))))), F(b, f(b, f(a, z0))), F(b, f(a, z0)))
F(b, f(a, x0)) → c1

(8) Obligation:

Complexity Dependency Tuples Problem
Rules:

f(a, f(b, z0)) → f(a, f(a, f(a, z0)))
f(b, f(a, z0)) → f(b, f(b, f(b, z0)))
Tuples:

F(a, f(b, f(b, z0))) → c(F(a, f(a, f(a, f(a, f(a, z0))))), F(a, f(a, f(b, z0))), F(a, f(b, z0)))
F(b, f(a, f(a, z0))) → c1(F(b, f(b, f(b, f(b, f(b, z0))))), F(b, f(b, f(a, z0))), F(b, f(a, z0)))
F(b, f(a, x0)) → c1
S tuples:

F(a, f(b, f(b, z0))) → c(F(a, f(a, f(a, f(a, f(a, z0))))), F(a, f(a, f(b, z0))), F(a, f(b, z0)))
F(b, f(a, f(a, z0))) → c1(F(b, f(b, f(b, f(b, f(b, z0))))), F(b, f(b, f(a, z0))), F(b, f(a, z0)))
F(b, f(a, x0)) → c1
K tuples:none
Defined Rule Symbols:

f

Defined Pair Symbols:

F

Compound Symbols:

c, c1, c1

(9) CdtLeafRemovalProof (BOTH BOUNDS(ID, ID) transformation)

Removed 1 trailing nodes:

F(b, f(a, x0)) → c1

(10) Obligation:

Complexity Dependency Tuples Problem
Rules:

f(a, f(b, z0)) → f(a, f(a, f(a, z0)))
f(b, f(a, z0)) → f(b, f(b, f(b, z0)))
Tuples:

F(a, f(b, f(b, z0))) → c(F(a, f(a, f(a, f(a, f(a, z0))))), F(a, f(a, f(b, z0))), F(a, f(b, z0)))
F(b, f(a, f(a, z0))) → c1(F(b, f(b, f(b, f(b, f(b, z0))))), F(b, f(b, f(a, z0))), F(b, f(a, z0)))
S tuples:

F(a, f(b, f(b, z0))) → c(F(a, f(a, f(a, f(a, f(a, z0))))), F(a, f(a, f(b, z0))), F(a, f(b, z0)))
F(b, f(a, f(a, z0))) → c1(F(b, f(b, f(b, f(b, f(b, z0))))), F(b, f(b, f(a, z0))), F(b, f(a, z0)))
K tuples:none
Defined Rule Symbols:

f

Defined Pair Symbols:

F

Compound Symbols:

c, c1

(11) CdtNarrowingProof (BOTH BOUNDS(ID, ID) transformation)

Use narrowing to replace F(a, f(b, f(b, z0))) → c(F(a, f(a, f(a, f(a, f(a, z0))))), F(a, f(a, f(b, z0))), F(a, f(b, z0))) by

F(a, f(b, f(b, f(b, z0)))) → c(F(a, f(a, f(a, f(a, f(a, f(a, f(a, z0))))))), F(a, f(a, f(b, f(b, z0)))), F(a, f(b, f(b, z0))))
F(a, f(b, f(b, x0))) → c(F(a, f(a, f(b, x0))))

(12) Obligation:

Complexity Dependency Tuples Problem
Rules:

f(a, f(b, z0)) → f(a, f(a, f(a, z0)))
f(b, f(a, z0)) → f(b, f(b, f(b, z0)))
Tuples:

F(b, f(a, f(a, z0))) → c1(F(b, f(b, f(b, f(b, f(b, z0))))), F(b, f(b, f(a, z0))), F(b, f(a, z0)))
F(a, f(b, f(b, f(b, z0)))) → c(F(a, f(a, f(a, f(a, f(a, f(a, f(a, z0))))))), F(a, f(a, f(b, f(b, z0)))), F(a, f(b, f(b, z0))))
F(a, f(b, f(b, x0))) → c(F(a, f(a, f(b, x0))))
S tuples:

F(b, f(a, f(a, z0))) → c1(F(b, f(b, f(b, f(b, f(b, z0))))), F(b, f(b, f(a, z0))), F(b, f(a, z0)))
F(a, f(b, f(b, f(b, z0)))) → c(F(a, f(a, f(a, f(a, f(a, f(a, f(a, z0))))))), F(a, f(a, f(b, f(b, z0)))), F(a, f(b, f(b, z0))))
F(a, f(b, f(b, x0))) → c(F(a, f(a, f(b, x0))))
K tuples:none
Defined Rule Symbols:

f

Defined Pair Symbols:

F

Compound Symbols:

c1, c, c

(13) CdtNarrowingProof (BOTH BOUNDS(ID, ID) transformation)

Use narrowing to replace F(b, f(a, f(a, z0))) → c1(F(b, f(b, f(b, f(b, f(b, z0))))), F(b, f(b, f(a, z0))), F(b, f(a, z0))) by

F(b, f(a, f(a, f(a, z0)))) → c1(F(b, f(b, f(b, f(b, f(b, f(b, f(b, z0))))))), F(b, f(b, f(a, f(a, z0)))), F(b, f(a, f(a, z0))))
F(b, f(a, f(a, x0))) → c1(F(b, f(b, f(a, x0))))

(14) Obligation:

Complexity Dependency Tuples Problem
Rules:

f(a, f(b, z0)) → f(a, f(a, f(a, z0)))
f(b, f(a, z0)) → f(b, f(b, f(b, z0)))
Tuples:

F(a, f(b, f(b, f(b, z0)))) → c(F(a, f(a, f(a, f(a, f(a, f(a, f(a, z0))))))), F(a, f(a, f(b, f(b, z0)))), F(a, f(b, f(b, z0))))
F(a, f(b, f(b, x0))) → c(F(a, f(a, f(b, x0))))
F(b, f(a, f(a, f(a, z0)))) → c1(F(b, f(b, f(b, f(b, f(b, f(b, f(b, z0))))))), F(b, f(b, f(a, f(a, z0)))), F(b, f(a, f(a, z0))))
F(b, f(a, f(a, x0))) → c1(F(b, f(b, f(a, x0))))
S tuples:

F(a, f(b, f(b, f(b, z0)))) → c(F(a, f(a, f(a, f(a, f(a, f(a, f(a, z0))))))), F(a, f(a, f(b, f(b, z0)))), F(a, f(b, f(b, z0))))
F(a, f(b, f(b, x0))) → c(F(a, f(a, f(b, x0))))
F(b, f(a, f(a, f(a, z0)))) → c1(F(b, f(b, f(b, f(b, f(b, f(b, f(b, z0))))))), F(b, f(b, f(a, f(a, z0)))), F(b, f(a, f(a, z0))))
F(b, f(a, f(a, x0))) → c1(F(b, f(b, f(a, x0))))
K tuples:none
Defined Rule Symbols:

f

Defined Pair Symbols:

F

Compound Symbols:

c, c, c1, c1

(15) CdtRewritingProof (BOTH BOUNDS(ID, ID) transformation)

Used rewriting to replace F(a, f(b, f(b, f(b, z0)))) → c(F(a, f(a, f(a, f(a, f(a, f(a, f(a, z0))))))), F(a, f(a, f(b, f(b, z0)))), F(a, f(b, f(b, z0)))) by F(a, f(b, f(b, f(b, z0)))) → c(F(a, f(a, f(a, f(a, f(a, f(a, f(a, z0))))))), F(a, f(a, f(a, f(a, f(b, z0))))), F(a, f(b, f(b, z0))))

(16) Obligation:

Complexity Dependency Tuples Problem
Rules:

f(a, f(b, z0)) → f(a, f(a, f(a, z0)))
f(b, f(a, z0)) → f(b, f(b, f(b, z0)))
Tuples:

F(a, f(b, f(b, x0))) → c(F(a, f(a, f(b, x0))))
F(b, f(a, f(a, f(a, z0)))) → c1(F(b, f(b, f(b, f(b, f(b, f(b, f(b, z0))))))), F(b, f(b, f(a, f(a, z0)))), F(b, f(a, f(a, z0))))
F(b, f(a, f(a, x0))) → c1(F(b, f(b, f(a, x0))))
F(a, f(b, f(b, f(b, z0)))) → c(F(a, f(a, f(a, f(a, f(a, f(a, f(a, z0))))))), F(a, f(a, f(a, f(a, f(b, z0))))), F(a, f(b, f(b, z0))))
S tuples:

F(a, f(b, f(b, x0))) → c(F(a, f(a, f(b, x0))))
F(b, f(a, f(a, f(a, z0)))) → c1(F(b, f(b, f(b, f(b, f(b, f(b, f(b, z0))))))), F(b, f(b, f(a, f(a, z0)))), F(b, f(a, f(a, z0))))
F(b, f(a, f(a, x0))) → c1(F(b, f(b, f(a, x0))))
F(a, f(b, f(b, f(b, z0)))) → c(F(a, f(a, f(a, f(a, f(a, f(a, f(a, z0))))))), F(a, f(a, f(a, f(a, f(b, z0))))), F(a, f(b, f(b, z0))))
K tuples:none
Defined Rule Symbols:

f

Defined Pair Symbols:

F

Compound Symbols:

c, c1, c1, c

(17) CdtRewritingProof (BOTH BOUNDS(ID, ID) transformation)

Used rewriting to replace F(a, f(b, f(b, x0))) → c(F(a, f(a, f(b, x0)))) by F(a, f(b, f(b, z0))) → c(F(a, f(a, f(a, f(a, z0)))))

(18) Obligation:

Complexity Dependency Tuples Problem
Rules:

f(a, f(b, z0)) → f(a, f(a, f(a, z0)))
f(b, f(a, z0)) → f(b, f(b, f(b, z0)))
Tuples:

F(b, f(a, f(a, f(a, z0)))) → c1(F(b, f(b, f(b, f(b, f(b, f(b, f(b, z0))))))), F(b, f(b, f(a, f(a, z0)))), F(b, f(a, f(a, z0))))
F(b, f(a, f(a, x0))) → c1(F(b, f(b, f(a, x0))))
F(a, f(b, f(b, f(b, z0)))) → c(F(a, f(a, f(a, f(a, f(a, f(a, f(a, z0))))))), F(a, f(a, f(a, f(a, f(b, z0))))), F(a, f(b, f(b, z0))))
F(a, f(b, f(b, z0))) → c(F(a, f(a, f(a, f(a, z0)))))
S tuples:

F(b, f(a, f(a, f(a, z0)))) → c1(F(b, f(b, f(b, f(b, f(b, f(b, f(b, z0))))))), F(b, f(b, f(a, f(a, z0)))), F(b, f(a, f(a, z0))))
F(b, f(a, f(a, x0))) → c1(F(b, f(b, f(a, x0))))
F(a, f(b, f(b, f(b, z0)))) → c(F(a, f(a, f(a, f(a, f(a, f(a, f(a, z0))))))), F(a, f(a, f(a, f(a, f(b, z0))))), F(a, f(b, f(b, z0))))
F(a, f(b, f(b, z0))) → c(F(a, f(a, f(a, f(a, z0)))))
K tuples:none
Defined Rule Symbols:

f

Defined Pair Symbols:

F

Compound Symbols:

c1, c1, c, c

(19) CdtRewritingProof (BOTH BOUNDS(ID, ID) transformation)

Used rewriting to replace F(b, f(a, f(a, f(a, z0)))) → c1(F(b, f(b, f(b, f(b, f(b, f(b, f(b, z0))))))), F(b, f(b, f(a, f(a, z0)))), F(b, f(a, f(a, z0)))) by F(b, f(a, f(a, f(a, z0)))) → c1(F(b, f(b, f(b, f(b, f(b, f(b, f(b, z0))))))), F(b, f(b, f(b, f(b, f(a, z0))))), F(b, f(a, f(a, z0))))

(20) Obligation:

Complexity Dependency Tuples Problem
Rules:

f(a, f(b, z0)) → f(a, f(a, f(a, z0)))
f(b, f(a, z0)) → f(b, f(b, f(b, z0)))
Tuples:

F(b, f(a, f(a, x0))) → c1(F(b, f(b, f(a, x0))))
F(a, f(b, f(b, f(b, z0)))) → c(F(a, f(a, f(a, f(a, f(a, f(a, f(a, z0))))))), F(a, f(a, f(a, f(a, f(b, z0))))), F(a, f(b, f(b, z0))))
F(a, f(b, f(b, z0))) → c(F(a, f(a, f(a, f(a, z0)))))
F(b, f(a, f(a, f(a, z0)))) → c1(F(b, f(b, f(b, f(b, f(b, f(b, f(b, z0))))))), F(b, f(b, f(b, f(b, f(a, z0))))), F(b, f(a, f(a, z0))))
S tuples:

F(b, f(a, f(a, x0))) → c1(F(b, f(b, f(a, x0))))
F(a, f(b, f(b, f(b, z0)))) → c(F(a, f(a, f(a, f(a, f(a, f(a, f(a, z0))))))), F(a, f(a, f(a, f(a, f(b, z0))))), F(a, f(b, f(b, z0))))
F(a, f(b, f(b, z0))) → c(F(a, f(a, f(a, f(a, z0)))))
F(b, f(a, f(a, f(a, z0)))) → c1(F(b, f(b, f(b, f(b, f(b, f(b, f(b, z0))))))), F(b, f(b, f(b, f(b, f(a, z0))))), F(b, f(a, f(a, z0))))
K tuples:none
Defined Rule Symbols:

f

Defined Pair Symbols:

F

Compound Symbols:

c1, c, c, c1

(21) CpxTrsMatchBoundsTAProof (EQUIVALENT transformation)

A linear upper bound on the runtime complexity of the TRS R could be shown with a Match-Bound[TAB_LEFTLINEAR,TAB_NONLEFTLINEAR] (for contructor-based start-terms) of 0.

The compatible tree automaton used to show the Match-Boundedness (for constructor-based start-terms) is represented by:
final states : [1]
transitions:
a0() → 0
b0() → 0
f0(0, 0) → 1

(22) BOUNDS(O(1), O(n^1))