Termination Proof using AProVE

Term Rewriting System R:
[x]
f(a, f(x, a)) -> f(a, f(f(a, a), f(a, x)))

Innermost Termination of R to be shown.

     ↳Dependency Pair Analysis

R contains the following Dependency Pairs:

F(a, f(x, a)) -> F(a, f(f(a, a), f(a, x)))
F(a, f(x, a)) -> F(f(a, a), f(a, x))
F(a, f(x, a)) -> F(a, a)
F(a, f(x, a)) -> F(a, x)

Furthermore, R contains one SCC.

     ↳DPs

       →DP Problem 1

         ↳Narrowing Transformation

Dependency Pairs:

F(a, f(x, a)) -> F(a, x)
F(a, f(x, a)) -> F(f(a, a), f(a, x))
F(a, f(x, a)) -> F(a, f(f(a, a), f(a, x)))

Rule:

f(a, f(x, a)) -> f(a, f(f(a, a), f(a, x)))

Strategy:

innermost

On this DP problem, a Narrowing SCC transformation can be performed.
As a result of transforming the rule

F(a, f(x, a)) -> F(a, f(f(a, a), f(a, x)))

one new Dependency Pair is created:

F(a, f(f(x'', a), a)) -> F(a, f(f(a, a), f(a, f(f(a, a), f(a, x'')))))

The transformation is resulting in one new DP problem:

     ↳DPs

       →DP Problem 1

         ↳Nar

           →DP Problem 2

             ↳Narrowing Transformation

Dependency Pairs:

F(a, f(f(x'', a), a)) -> F(a, f(f(a, a), f(a, f(f(a, a), f(a, x'')))))
F(a, f(x, a)) -> F(f(a, a), f(a, x))
F(a, f(x, a)) -> F(a, x)

Rule:

f(a, f(x, a)) -> f(a, f(f(a, a), f(a, x)))

Strategy:

innermost

On this DP problem, a Narrowing SCC transformation can be performed.
As a result of transforming the rule

F(a, f(x, a)) -> F(f(a, a), f(a, x))

one new Dependency Pair is created:

F(a, f(f(x'', a), a)) -> F(f(a, a), f(a, f(f(a, a), f(a, x''))))

The transformation is resulting in one new DP problem:

     ↳DPs

       →DP Problem 1

         ↳Nar

           →DP Problem 2

             ↳Nar

...

               →DP Problem 3

                 ↳Narrowing Transformation

Dependency Pairs:

F(a, f(f(x'', a), a)) -> F(f(a, a), f(a, f(f(a, a), f(a, x''))))
F(a, f(x, a)) -> F(a, x)
F(a, f(f(x'', a), a)) -> F(a, f(f(a, a), f(a, f(f(a, a), f(a, x'')))))

Rule:

f(a, f(x, a)) -> f(a, f(f(a, a), f(a, x)))

Strategy:

innermost

On this DP problem, a Narrowing SCC transformation can be performed.
As a result of transforming the rule

F(a, f(f(x'', a), a)) -> F(a, f(f(a, a), f(a, f(f(a, a), f(a, x'')))))

one new Dependency Pair is created:

F(a, f(f(f(x', a), a), a)) -> F(a, f(f(a, a), f(a, f(f(a, a), f(a, f(f(a, a), f(a, x')))))))

The transformation is resulting in one new DP problem:

     ↳DPs

       →DP Problem 1

         ↳Nar

           →DP Problem 2

             ↳Nar

...

               →DP Problem 4

                 ↳Narrowing Transformation

Dependency Pairs:

F(a, f(f(f(x', a), a), a)) -> F(a, f(f(a, a), f(a, f(f(a, a), f(a, f(f(a, a), f(a, x')))))))
F(a, f(x, a)) -> F(a, x)
F(a, f(f(x'', a), a)) -> F(f(a, a), f(a, f(f(a, a), f(a, x''))))

Rule:

f(a, f(x, a)) -> f(a, f(f(a, a), f(a, x)))

Strategy:

innermost

On this DP problem, a Narrowing SCC transformation can be performed.
As a result of transforming the rule

F(a, f(f(x'', a), a)) -> F(f(a, a), f(a, f(f(a, a), f(a, x''))))

one new Dependency Pair is created:

F(a, f(f(f(x', a), a), a)) -> F(f(a, a), f(a, f(f(a, a), f(a, f(f(a, a), f(a, x'))))))

The transformation is resulting in one new DP problem:

     ↳DPs

       →DP Problem 1

         ↳Nar

           →DP Problem 2

             ↳Nar

...

               →DP Problem 5

                 ↳Forward Instantiation Transformation

Dependency Pairs:

F(a, f(f(f(x', a), a), a)) -> F(f(a, a), f(a, f(f(a, a), f(a, f(f(a, a), f(a, x'))))))
F(a, f(x, a)) -> F(a, x)
F(a, f(f(f(x', a), a), a)) -> F(a, f(f(a, a), f(a, f(f(a, a), f(a, f(f(a, a), f(a, x')))))))

Rule:

f(a, f(x, a)) -> f(a, f(f(a, a), f(a, x)))

Strategy:

innermost

On this DP problem, a Forward Instantiation SCC transformation can be performed.
As a result of transforming the rule

F(a, f(x, a)) -> F(a, x)

two new Dependency Pairs are created:

F(a, f(f(x'', a), a)) -> F(a, f(x'', a))
F(a, f(f(f(f(x''', a), a), a), a)) -> F(a, f(f(f(x''', a), a), a))

The transformation is resulting in one new DP problem:

     ↳DPs

       →DP Problem 1

         ↳Nar

           →DP Problem 2

             ↳Nar

...

               →DP Problem 6

                 ↳Forward Instantiation Transformation

Dependency Pairs:

F(a, f(f(f(f(x''', a), a), a), a)) -> F(a, f(f(f(x''', a), a), a))
F(a, f(f(x'', a), a)) -> F(a, f(x'', a))
F(a, f(f(f(x', a), a), a)) -> F(a, f(f(a, a), f(a, f(f(a, a), f(a, f(f(a, a), f(a, x')))))))
F(a, f(f(f(x', a), a), a)) -> F(f(a, a), f(a, f(f(a, a), f(a, f(f(a, a), f(a, x'))))))

Rule:

f(a, f(x, a)) -> f(a, f(f(a, a), f(a, x)))

Strategy:

innermost

On this DP problem, a Forward Instantiation SCC transformation can be performed.
As a result of transforming the rule

F(a, f(f(f(x', a), a), a)) -> F(f(a, a), f(a, f(f(a, a), f(a, f(f(a, a), f(a, x'))))))

no new Dependency Pairs are created.
The transformation is resulting in one new DP problem:

     ↳DPs

       →DP Problem 1

         ↳Nar

           →DP Problem 2

             ↳Nar

...

               →DP Problem 7

                 ↳Argument Filtering and Ordering

Dependency Pairs:

F(a, f(f(x'', a), a)) -> F(a, f(x'', a))
F(a, f(f(f(x', a), a), a)) -> F(a, f(f(a, a), f(a, f(f(a, a), f(a, f(f(a, a), f(a, x')))))))
F(a, f(f(f(f(x''', a), a), a), a)) -> F(a, f(f(f(x''', a), a), a))

Rule:

f(a, f(x, a)) -> f(a, f(f(a, a), f(a, x)))

Strategy:

innermost

The following dependency pairs can be strictly oriented:

F(a, f(f(x'', a), a)) -> F(a, f(x'', a))
F(a, f(f(f(x', a), a), a)) -> F(a, f(f(a, a), f(a, f(f(a, a), f(a, f(f(a, a), f(a, x')))))))
F(a, f(f(f(f(x''', a), a), a), a)) -> F(a, f(f(f(x''', a), a), a))

The following usable rule for innermost can be oriented:

f(a, f(x, a)) -> f(a, f(f(a, a), f(a, x)))

Used ordering: Polynomial ordering with Polynomial interpretation:

POL(a) = 0

POL(F(x₁, x₂)) = 1 + x₁ + x₂

POL(f(x₁)) = 1 + x₁

resulting in one new DP problem.
Used Argument Filtering System:

F(x₁, x₂) -> F(x₁, x₂)
f(x₁, x₂) -> f(x₁)

     ↳DPs

       →DP Problem 1

         ↳Nar

           →DP Problem 2

             ↳Nar

...

               →DP Problem 8

                 ↳Dependency Graph

Dependency Pair:

Rule:

f(a, f(x, a)) -> f(a, f(f(a, a), f(a, x)))

Strategy:

innermost

Using the Dependency Graph resulted in no new DP problems.

Innermost Termination of R successfully shown.
Duration:
0:00 minutes

POL(a)	= 0
POL(F(x₁, x₂))	= 1 + x₁ + x₂
POL(f(x₁))	= 1 + x₁