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

Innermost Termination of R to be shown. 



   R
     ↳Dependency Pair Analysis



R contains the following Dependency Pairs:

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

Furthermore, R contains one SCC. 


   R
     ↳DPs
       →DP Problem 1
         ↳Narrowing Transformation


Dependency Pairs:

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


Rule:


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


Strategy:

innermost




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

F(f(a, x), a) -> F(f(f(a, a), f(x, a)), a)
one new Dependency Pair is created:

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

The transformation is resulting in one new DP problem: 



   R
     ↳DPs
       →DP Problem 1
         ↳Nar
           →DP Problem 2
             ↳Narrowing Transformation


Dependency Pairs:

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


Rule:


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


Strategy:

innermost




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

F(f(a, x), a) -> F(f(a, a), f(x, a))
one new Dependency Pair is created:

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

The transformation is resulting in one new DP problem: 



   R
     ↳DPs
       →DP Problem 1
         ↳Nar
           →DP Problem 2
             ↳Nar
             ...
               →DP Problem 3
                 ↳Narrowing Transformation


Dependency Pairs:

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


Rule:


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


Strategy:

innermost




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

F(f(a, f(a, x'')), a) -> F(f(f(a, a), f(f(f(a, a), f(x'', a)), a)), a)
one new Dependency Pair is created:

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

The transformation is resulting in one new DP problem: 



   R
     ↳DPs
       →DP Problem 1
         ↳Nar
           →DP Problem 2
             ↳Nar
             ...
               →DP Problem 4
                 ↳Narrowing Transformation


Dependency Pairs:

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


Rule:


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


Strategy:

innermost




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

F(f(a, f(a, x'')), a) -> F(f(a, a), f(f(f(a, a), f(x'', a)), a))
one new Dependency Pair is created:

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

The transformation is resulting in one new DP problem: 



   R
     ↳DPs
       →DP Problem 1
         ↳Nar
           →DP Problem 2
             ↳Nar
             ...
               →DP Problem 5
                 ↳Forward Instantiation Transformation


Dependency Pairs:

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


Rule:


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


Strategy:

innermost




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

F(f(a, x), a) -> F(x, a)
two new Dependency Pairs are created:

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

The transformation is resulting in one new DP problem: 



   R
     ↳DPs
       →DP Problem 1
         ↳Nar
           →DP Problem 2
             ↳Nar
             ...
               →DP Problem 6
                 ↳Forward Instantiation Transformation


Dependency Pairs:

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


Rule:


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


Strategy:

innermost




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

F(f(a, f(a, f(a, x'))), a) -> F(f(a, a), f(f(f(a, a), f(f(f(a, a), f(x', a)), a)), a))
no new Dependency Pairs are created.
The transformation is resulting in one new DP problem: 



   R
     ↳DPs
       →DP Problem 1
         ↳Nar
           →DP Problem 2
             ↳Nar
             ...
               →DP Problem 7
                 ↳Narrowing Transformation


Dependency Pairs:

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


Rule:


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


Strategy:

innermost




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

F(f(a, f(a, f(a, x'))), a) -> F(f(f(a, a), f(f(f(a, a), f(f(f(a, a), f(x', a)), a)), a)), a)
one new Dependency Pair is created:

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

The transformation is resulting in one new DP problem: 



   R
     ↳DPs
       →DP Problem 1
         ↳Nar
           →DP Problem 2
             ↳Nar
             ...
               →DP Problem 8
                 ↳Narrowing Transformation


Dependency Pairs:

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


Rule:


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


Strategy:

innermost




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

F(f(a, f(a, f(a, f(a, x'')))), a) -> F(f(f(a, a), f(f(f(a, a), f(f(f(a, a), f(f(f(a, a), f(x'', a)), a)), a)), a)), a)
one new Dependency Pair is created:

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

The transformation is resulting in one new DP problem: 



   R
     ↳DPs
       →DP Problem 1
         ↳Nar
           →DP Problem 2
             ↳Nar
             ...
               →DP Problem 9
                 ↳Narrowing Transformation


Dependency Pairs:

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


Rule:


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


Strategy:

innermost




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

F(f(a, f(a, f(a, f(a, f(a, x'))))), a) -> F(f(f(a, a), f(f(f(a, a), f(f(f(a, a), f(f(f(a, a), f(f(f(a, a), f(x', a)), a)), a)), a)), a)), a)
one new Dependency Pair is created:

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

The transformation is resulting in one new DP problem: 



   R
     ↳DPs
       →DP Problem 1
         ↳Nar
           →DP Problem 2
             ↳Nar
             ...
               →DP Problem 10
                 ↳Remaining Obligation(s)




The following remains to be proven:
Dependency Pairs:

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


Rule:


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


Strategy:

innermost



Innermost Termination of R could not be shown.
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