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

Innermost Termination of R to be shown. 



   R
     ↳Dependency Pair Analysis



R contains the following Dependency Pairs:

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

Furthermore, R contains two SCCs. 


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


Dependency Pairs:

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


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)))


Strategy:

innermost




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

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

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

The transformation is resulting in one new DP problem: 



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


Dependency Pairs:

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


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)))


Strategy:

innermost




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

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

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

The transformation is resulting in one new DP problem: 



   R
     ↳DPs
       →DP Problem 1
         ↳Nar
           →DP Problem 3
             ↳Nar
             ...
               →DP Problem 4
                 ↳Narrowing Transformation
       →DP Problem 2
         ↳Remaining


Dependency Pairs:

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


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)))


Strategy:

innermost




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

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

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

The transformation is resulting in one new DP problem: 



   R
     ↳DPs
       →DP Problem 1
         ↳Nar
           →DP Problem 3
             ↳Nar
             ...
               →DP Problem 5
                 ↳Narrowing Transformation
       →DP Problem 2
         ↳Remaining


Dependency Pairs:

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


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)))


Strategy:

innermost




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

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

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

The transformation is resulting in one new DP problem: 



   R
     ↳DPs
       →DP Problem 1
         ↳Nar
           →DP Problem 3
             ↳Nar
             ...
               →DP Problem 6
                 ↳Forward Instantiation Transformation
       →DP Problem 2
         ↳Remaining


Dependency Pairs:

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


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)))


Strategy:

innermost




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

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

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

The transformation is resulting in one new DP problem: 



   R
     ↳DPs
       →DP Problem 1
         ↳Nar
           →DP Problem 3
             ↳Nar
             ...
               →DP Problem 7
                 ↳Argument Filtering and Ordering
       →DP Problem 2
         ↳Remaining


Dependency Pairs:

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


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)))


Strategy:

innermost




The following dependency pairs can be strictly oriented:

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


The following usable rules for innermost can be oriented:

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


Used ordering: Lexicographic Path Order with Non-Strict Precedence with Quasi Precedence:
b > a

resulting in one new DP problem.
Used Argument Filtering System:
F(x1, x2) -> F(x1, x2)
f(x1, x2) -> x1


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




The following remains to be proven:


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




The following remains to be proven:

Innermost Termination of R could not be shown.
Duration:
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