Termination Proof using AProVE

Term Rewriting System R:
[y, x, n, m]
le(0, y) -> true
le(s(x), 0) -> false
le(s(x), s(y)) -> le(x, y)
app(nil, y) -> y
app(add(n, x), y) -> add(n, app(x, y))
low(n, nil) -> nil
low(n, add(m, x)) -> if_low(le(m, n), n, add(m, x))
if_low(true, n, add(m, x)) -> add(m, low(n, x))
if_low(false, n, add(m, x)) -> low(n, x)
high(n, nil) -> nil
high(n, add(m, x)) -> if_high(le(m, n), n, add(m, x))
if_high(true, n, add(m, x)) -> high(n, x)
if_high(false, n, add(m, x)) -> add(m, high(n, x))
quicksort(nil) -> nil
quicksort(add(n, x)) -> app(quicksort(low(n, x)), add(n, quicksort(high(n, x))))

Termination of R to be shown.

     ↳Dependency Pair Analysis

R contains the following Dependency Pairs:

LE(s(x), s(y)) -> LE(x, y)
APP(add(n, x), y) -> APP(x, y)
LOW(n, add(m, x)) -> IF_LOW(le(m, n), n, add(m, x))
LOW(n, add(m, x)) -> LE(m, n)
IF_LOW(true, n, add(m, x)) -> LOW(n, x)
IF_LOW(false, n, add(m, x)) -> LOW(n, x)
HIGH(n, add(m, x)) -> IF_HIGH(le(m, n), n, add(m, x))
HIGH(n, add(m, x)) -> LE(m, n)
IF_HIGH(true, n, add(m, x)) -> HIGH(n, x)
IF_HIGH(false, n, add(m, x)) -> HIGH(n, x)
QUICKSORT(add(n, x)) -> APP(quicksort(low(n, x)), add(n, quicksort(high(n, x))))
QUICKSORT(add(n, x)) -> QUICKSORT(low(n, x))
QUICKSORT(add(n, x)) -> LOW(n, x)
QUICKSORT(add(n, x)) -> QUICKSORT(high(n, x))
QUICKSORT(add(n, x)) -> HIGH(n, x)

Furthermore, R contains five SCCs.

     ↳DPs

       →DP Problem 1

         ↳Argument Filtering and Ordering

       →DP Problem 2

         ↳AFS

       →DP Problem 3

         ↳AFS

       →DP Problem 4

         ↳AFS

       →DP Problem 5

         ↳AFS

Dependency Pair:

LE(s(x), s(y)) -> LE(x, y)

Rules:

le(0, y) -> true
le(s(x), 0) -> false
le(s(x), s(y)) -> le(x, y)
app(nil, y) -> y
app(add(n, x), y) -> add(n, app(x, y))
low(n, nil) -> nil
low(n, add(m, x)) -> if_low(le(m, n), n, add(m, x))
if_low(true, n, add(m, x)) -> add(m, low(n, x))
if_low(false, n, add(m, x)) -> low(n, x)
high(n, nil) -> nil
high(n, add(m, x)) -> if_high(le(m, n), n, add(m, x))
if_high(true, n, add(m, x)) -> high(n, x)
if_high(false, n, add(m, x)) -> add(m, high(n, x))
quicksort(nil) -> nil
quicksort(add(n, x)) -> app(quicksort(low(n, x)), add(n, quicksort(high(n, x))))

The following dependency pair can be strictly oriented:

LE(s(x), s(y)) -> LE(x, y)

The following rules can be oriented:

le(0, y) -> true
le(s(x), 0) -> false
le(s(x), s(y)) -> le(x, y)
app(nil, y) -> y
app(add(n, x), y) -> add(n, app(x, y))
low(n, nil) -> nil
low(n, add(m, x)) -> if_low(le(m, n), n, add(m, x))
if_low(true, n, add(m, x)) -> add(m, low(n, x))
if_low(false, n, add(m, x)) -> low(n, x)
high(n, nil) -> nil
high(n, add(m, x)) -> if_high(le(m, n), n, add(m, x))
if_high(true, n, add(m, x)) -> high(n, x)
if_high(false, n, add(m, x)) -> add(m, high(n, x))
quicksort(nil) -> nil
quicksort(add(n, x)) -> app(quicksort(low(n, x)), add(n, quicksort(high(n, x))))

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

{true, 0}
quicksort > {add, app}
le > false

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

LE(x₁, x₂) -> LE(x₁, x₂)
s(x₁) -> s(x₁)
le(x₁, x₂) -> le(x₁, x₂)
app(x₁, x₂) -> app(x₁, x₂)
add(x₁, x₂) -> add(x₁, x₂)
low(x₁, x₂) -> x₂
if_low(x₁, x₂, x₃) -> x₃
high(x₁, x₂) -> x₂
if_high(x₁, x₂, x₃) -> x₃
quicksort(x₁) -> quicksort(x₁)

     ↳DPs

       →DP Problem 1

         ↳AFS

           →DP Problem 6

             ↳Dependency Graph

       →DP Problem 2

         ↳AFS

       →DP Problem 3

         ↳AFS

       →DP Problem 4

         ↳AFS

       →DP Problem 5

         ↳AFS

Dependency Pair:

Rules:

le(0, y) -> true
le(s(x), 0) -> false
le(s(x), s(y)) -> le(x, y)
app(nil, y) -> y
app(add(n, x), y) -> add(n, app(x, y))
low(n, nil) -> nil
low(n, add(m, x)) -> if_low(le(m, n), n, add(m, x))
if_low(true, n, add(m, x)) -> add(m, low(n, x))
if_low(false, n, add(m, x)) -> low(n, x)
high(n, nil) -> nil
high(n, add(m, x)) -> if_high(le(m, n), n, add(m, x))
if_high(true, n, add(m, x)) -> high(n, x)
if_high(false, n, add(m, x)) -> add(m, high(n, x))
quicksort(nil) -> nil
quicksort(add(n, x)) -> app(quicksort(low(n, x)), add(n, quicksort(high(n, x))))

Using the Dependency Graph resulted in no new DP problems.

     ↳DPs

       →DP Problem 1

         ↳AFS

       →DP Problem 2

         ↳Argument Filtering and Ordering

       →DP Problem 3

         ↳AFS

       →DP Problem 4

         ↳AFS

       →DP Problem 5

         ↳AFS

Dependency Pair:

APP(add(n, x), y) -> APP(x, y)

Rules:

le(0, y) -> true
le(s(x), 0) -> false
le(s(x), s(y)) -> le(x, y)
app(nil, y) -> y
app(add(n, x), y) -> add(n, app(x, y))
low(n, nil) -> nil
low(n, add(m, x)) -> if_low(le(m, n), n, add(m, x))
if_low(true, n, add(m, x)) -> add(m, low(n, x))
if_low(false, n, add(m, x)) -> low(n, x)
high(n, nil) -> nil
high(n, add(m, x)) -> if_high(le(m, n), n, add(m, x))
if_high(true, n, add(m, x)) -> high(n, x)
if_high(false, n, add(m, x)) -> add(m, high(n, x))
quicksort(nil) -> nil
quicksort(add(n, x)) -> app(quicksort(low(n, x)), add(n, quicksort(high(n, x))))

The following dependency pair can be strictly oriented:

APP(add(n, x), y) -> APP(x, y)

The following rules can be oriented:

le(0, y) -> true
le(s(x), 0) -> false
le(s(x), s(y)) -> le(x, y)
app(nil, y) -> y
app(add(n, x), y) -> add(n, app(x, y))
low(n, nil) -> nil
low(n, add(m, x)) -> if_low(le(m, n), n, add(m, x))
if_low(true, n, add(m, x)) -> add(m, low(n, x))
if_low(false, n, add(m, x)) -> low(n, x)
high(n, nil) -> nil
high(n, add(m, x)) -> if_high(le(m, n), n, add(m, x))
if_high(true, n, add(m, x)) -> high(n, x)
if_high(false, n, add(m, x)) -> add(m, high(n, x))
quicksort(nil) -> nil
quicksort(add(n, x)) -> app(quicksort(low(n, x)), add(n, quicksort(high(n, x))))

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

0 > true
0 > false
quicksort > {add, app}

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

APP(x₁, x₂) -> APP(x₁, x₂)
add(x₁, x₂) -> add(x₁, x₂)
le(x₁, x₂) -> le(x₁, x₂)
s(x₁) -> s(x₁)
app(x₁, x₂) -> app(x₁, x₂)
low(x₁, x₂) -> x₂
if_low(x₁, x₂, x₃) -> x₃
high(x₁, x₂) -> x₂
if_high(x₁, x₂, x₃) -> x₃
quicksort(x₁) -> quicksort(x₁)

     ↳DPs

       →DP Problem 1

         ↳AFS

       →DP Problem 2

         ↳AFS

           →DP Problem 7

             ↳Dependency Graph

       →DP Problem 3

         ↳AFS

       →DP Problem 4

         ↳AFS

       →DP Problem 5

         ↳AFS

Dependency Pair:

Rules:

le(0, y) -> true
le(s(x), 0) -> false
le(s(x), s(y)) -> le(x, y)
app(nil, y) -> y
app(add(n, x), y) -> add(n, app(x, y))
low(n, nil) -> nil
low(n, add(m, x)) -> if_low(le(m, n), n, add(m, x))
if_low(true, n, add(m, x)) -> add(m, low(n, x))
if_low(false, n, add(m, x)) -> low(n, x)
high(n, nil) -> nil
high(n, add(m, x)) -> if_high(le(m, n), n, add(m, x))
if_high(true, n, add(m, x)) -> high(n, x)
if_high(false, n, add(m, x)) -> add(m, high(n, x))
quicksort(nil) -> nil
quicksort(add(n, x)) -> app(quicksort(low(n, x)), add(n, quicksort(high(n, x))))

Using the Dependency Graph resulted in no new DP problems.

     ↳DPs

       →DP Problem 1

         ↳AFS

       →DP Problem 2

         ↳AFS

       →DP Problem 3

         ↳Argument Filtering and Ordering

       →DP Problem 4

         ↳AFS

       →DP Problem 5

         ↳AFS

Dependency Pairs:

IF_LOW(false, n, add(m, x)) -> LOW(n, x)
IF_LOW(true, n, add(m, x)) -> LOW(n, x)
LOW(n, add(m, x)) -> IF_LOW(le(m, n), n, add(m, x))

Rules:

le(0, y) -> true
le(s(x), 0) -> false
le(s(x), s(y)) -> le(x, y)
app(nil, y) -> y
app(add(n, x), y) -> add(n, app(x, y))
low(n, nil) -> nil
low(n, add(m, x)) -> if_low(le(m, n), n, add(m, x))
if_low(true, n, add(m, x)) -> add(m, low(n, x))
if_low(false, n, add(m, x)) -> low(n, x)
high(n, nil) -> nil
high(n, add(m, x)) -> if_high(le(m, n), n, add(m, x))
if_high(true, n, add(m, x)) -> high(n, x)
if_high(false, n, add(m, x)) -> add(m, high(n, x))
quicksort(nil) -> nil
quicksort(add(n, x)) -> app(quicksort(low(n, x)), add(n, quicksort(high(n, x))))

The following dependency pairs can be strictly oriented:

IF_LOW(false, n, add(m, x)) -> LOW(n, x)
IF_LOW(true, n, add(m, x)) -> LOW(n, x)

The following rules can be oriented:

le(0, y) -> true
le(s(x), 0) -> false
le(s(x), s(y)) -> le(x, y)
app(nil, y) -> y
app(add(n, x), y) -> add(n, app(x, y))
low(n, nil) -> nil
low(n, add(m, x)) -> if_low(le(m, n), n, add(m, x))
if_low(true, n, add(m, x)) -> add(m, low(n, x))
if_low(false, n, add(m, x)) -> low(n, x)
high(n, nil) -> nil
high(n, add(m, x)) -> if_high(le(m, n), n, add(m, x))
if_high(true, n, add(m, x)) -> high(n, x)
if_high(false, n, add(m, x)) -> add(m, high(n, x))
quicksort(nil) -> nil
quicksort(add(n, x)) -> app(quicksort(low(n, x)), add(n, quicksort(high(n, x))))

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

{true, le}
{0, false}
{LOW, IF_LOW}
quicksort > {add, app}

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

LOW(x₁, x₂) -> LOW(x₁, x₂)
IF_LOW(x₁, x₂, x₃) -> IF_LOW(x₂, x₃)
add(x₁, x₂) -> add(x₁, x₂)
le(x₁, x₂) -> le(x₁, x₂)
s(x₁) -> s(x₁)
app(x₁, x₂) -> app(x₁, x₂)
low(x₁, x₂) -> x₂
if_low(x₁, x₂, x₃) -> x₃
high(x₁, x₂) -> x₂
if_high(x₁, x₂, x₃) -> x₃
quicksort(x₁) -> quicksort(x₁)

     ↳DPs

       →DP Problem 1

         ↳AFS

       →DP Problem 2

         ↳AFS

       →DP Problem 3

         ↳AFS

           →DP Problem 8

             ↳Dependency Graph

       →DP Problem 4

         ↳AFS

       →DP Problem 5

         ↳AFS

Dependency Pair:

LOW(n, add(m, x)) -> IF_LOW(le(m, n), n, add(m, x))

Rules:

le(0, y) -> true
le(s(x), 0) -> false
le(s(x), s(y)) -> le(x, y)
app(nil, y) -> y
app(add(n, x), y) -> add(n, app(x, y))
low(n, nil) -> nil
low(n, add(m, x)) -> if_low(le(m, n), n, add(m, x))
if_low(true, n, add(m, x)) -> add(m, low(n, x))
if_low(false, n, add(m, x)) -> low(n, x)
high(n, nil) -> nil
high(n, add(m, x)) -> if_high(le(m, n), n, add(m, x))
if_high(true, n, add(m, x)) -> high(n, x)
if_high(false, n, add(m, x)) -> add(m, high(n, x))
quicksort(nil) -> nil
quicksort(add(n, x)) -> app(quicksort(low(n, x)), add(n, quicksort(high(n, x))))

Using the Dependency Graph resulted in no new DP problems.

     ↳DPs

       →DP Problem 1

         ↳AFS

       →DP Problem 2

         ↳AFS

       →DP Problem 3

         ↳AFS

       →DP Problem 4

         ↳Argument Filtering and Ordering

       →DP Problem 5

         ↳AFS

Dependency Pairs:

IF_HIGH(false, n, add(m, x)) -> HIGH(n, x)
IF_HIGH(true, n, add(m, x)) -> HIGH(n, x)
HIGH(n, add(m, x)) -> IF_HIGH(le(m, n), n, add(m, x))

Rules:

le(0, y) -> true
le(s(x), 0) -> false
le(s(x), s(y)) -> le(x, y)
app(nil, y) -> y
app(add(n, x), y) -> add(n, app(x, y))
low(n, nil) -> nil
low(n, add(m, x)) -> if_low(le(m, n), n, add(m, x))
if_low(true, n, add(m, x)) -> add(m, low(n, x))
if_low(false, n, add(m, x)) -> low(n, x)
high(n, nil) -> nil
high(n, add(m, x)) -> if_high(le(m, n), n, add(m, x))
if_high(true, n, add(m, x)) -> high(n, x)
if_high(false, n, add(m, x)) -> add(m, high(n, x))
quicksort(nil) -> nil
quicksort(add(n, x)) -> app(quicksort(low(n, x)), add(n, quicksort(high(n, x))))

The following dependency pairs can be strictly oriented:

IF_HIGH(false, n, add(m, x)) -> HIGH(n, x)
IF_HIGH(true, n, add(m, x)) -> HIGH(n, x)

The following rules can be oriented:

le(0, y) -> true
le(s(x), 0) -> false
le(s(x), s(y)) -> le(x, y)
app(nil, y) -> y
app(add(n, x), y) -> add(n, app(x, y))
low(n, nil) -> nil
low(n, add(m, x)) -> if_low(le(m, n), n, add(m, x))
if_low(true, n, add(m, x)) -> add(m, low(n, x))
if_low(false, n, add(m, x)) -> low(n, x)
high(n, nil) -> nil
high(n, add(m, x)) -> if_high(le(m, n), n, add(m, x))
if_high(true, n, add(m, x)) -> high(n, x)
if_high(false, n, add(m, x)) -> add(m, high(n, x))
quicksort(nil) -> nil
quicksort(add(n, x)) -> app(quicksort(low(n, x)), add(n, quicksort(high(n, x))))

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

high > true
0 > true
IF_HIGH > true
HIGH > true
low > true
nil > true
if_low > true
quicksort > {add, app} > true
if_high > true
s > true
le > false > true

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

IF_HIGH(x₁, x₂, x₃) -> x₃
add(x₁, x₂) -> add(x₁, x₂)
HIGH(x₁, x₂) -> x₂
le(x₁, x₂) -> le(x₁, x₂)
s(x₁) -> s(x₁)
app(x₁, x₂) -> app(x₁, x₂)
low(x₁, x₂) -> x₂
if_low(x₁, x₂, x₃) -> x₃
high(x₁, x₂) -> x₂
if_high(x₁, x₂, x₃) -> x₃
quicksort(x₁) -> quicksort(x₁)

     ↳DPs

       →DP Problem 1

         ↳AFS

       →DP Problem 2

         ↳AFS

       →DP Problem 3

         ↳AFS

       →DP Problem 4

         ↳AFS

           →DP Problem 9

             ↳Dependency Graph

       →DP Problem 5

         ↳AFS

Dependency Pair:

HIGH(n, add(m, x)) -> IF_HIGH(le(m, n), n, add(m, x))

Rules:

le(0, y) -> true
le(s(x), 0) -> false
le(s(x), s(y)) -> le(x, y)
app(nil, y) -> y
app(add(n, x), y) -> add(n, app(x, y))
low(n, nil) -> nil
low(n, add(m, x)) -> if_low(le(m, n), n, add(m, x))
if_low(true, n, add(m, x)) -> add(m, low(n, x))
if_low(false, n, add(m, x)) -> low(n, x)
high(n, nil) -> nil
high(n, add(m, x)) -> if_high(le(m, n), n, add(m, x))
if_high(true, n, add(m, x)) -> high(n, x)
if_high(false, n, add(m, x)) -> add(m, high(n, x))
quicksort(nil) -> nil
quicksort(add(n, x)) -> app(quicksort(low(n, x)), add(n, quicksort(high(n, x))))

Using the Dependency Graph resulted in no new DP problems.

     ↳DPs

       →DP Problem 1

         ↳AFS

       →DP Problem 2

         ↳AFS

       →DP Problem 3

         ↳AFS

       →DP Problem 4

         ↳AFS

       →DP Problem 5

         ↳Argument Filtering and Ordering

Dependency Pairs:

QUICKSORT(add(n, x)) -> QUICKSORT(high(n, x))
QUICKSORT(add(n, x)) -> QUICKSORT(low(n, x))

Rules:

le(0, y) -> true
le(s(x), 0) -> false
le(s(x), s(y)) -> le(x, y)
app(nil, y) -> y
app(add(n, x), y) -> add(n, app(x, y))
low(n, nil) -> nil
low(n, add(m, x)) -> if_low(le(m, n), n, add(m, x))
if_low(true, n, add(m, x)) -> add(m, low(n, x))
if_low(false, n, add(m, x)) -> low(n, x)
high(n, nil) -> nil
high(n, add(m, x)) -> if_high(le(m, n), n, add(m, x))
if_high(true, n, add(m, x)) -> high(n, x)
if_high(false, n, add(m, x)) -> add(m, high(n, x))
quicksort(nil) -> nil
quicksort(add(n, x)) -> app(quicksort(low(n, x)), add(n, quicksort(high(n, x))))

The following dependency pairs can be strictly oriented:

QUICKSORT(add(n, x)) -> QUICKSORT(high(n, x))
QUICKSORT(add(n, x)) -> QUICKSORT(low(n, x))

The following rules can be oriented:

high(n, nil) -> nil
high(n, add(m, x)) -> if_high(le(m, n), n, add(m, x))
low(n, nil) -> nil
low(n, add(m, x)) -> if_low(le(m, n), n, add(m, x))
if_high(true, n, add(m, x)) -> high(n, x)
if_high(false, n, add(m, x)) -> add(m, high(n, x))
le(0, y) -> true
le(s(x), 0) -> false
le(s(x), s(y)) -> le(x, y)
if_low(true, n, add(m, x)) -> add(m, low(n, x))
if_low(false, n, add(m, x)) -> low(n, x)
app(nil, y) -> y
app(add(n, x), y) -> add(n, app(x, y))
quicksort(nil) -> nil
quicksort(add(n, x)) -> app(quicksort(low(n, x)), add(n, quicksort(high(n, x))))

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

high > true
0 > true
QUICKSORT > true
low > true
nil > true
if_low > true
quicksort > app > add > true
if_high > true
{false, s} > true
le > true

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

QUICKSORT(x₁) -> QUICKSORT(x₁)
add(x₁, x₂) -> add(x₁, x₂)
high(x₁, x₂) -> x₂
low(x₁, x₂) -> x₂
if_high(x₁, x₂, x₃) -> x₃
if_low(x₁, x₂, x₃) -> x₃
le(x₁, x₂) -> le(x₁, x₂)
s(x₁) -> s(x₁)
app(x₁, x₂) -> app(x₁, x₂)
quicksort(x₁) -> quicksort(x₁)

     ↳DPs

       →DP Problem 1

         ↳AFS

       →DP Problem 2

         ↳AFS

       →DP Problem 3

         ↳AFS

       →DP Problem 4

         ↳AFS

       →DP Problem 5

         ↳AFS

           →DP Problem 10

             ↳Dependency Graph

Dependency Pair:

Rules:

le(0, y) -> true
le(s(x), 0) -> false
le(s(x), s(y)) -> le(x, y)
app(nil, y) -> y
app(add(n, x), y) -> add(n, app(x, y))
low(n, nil) -> nil
low(n, add(m, x)) -> if_low(le(m, n), n, add(m, x))
if_low(true, n, add(m, x)) -> add(m, low(n, x))
if_low(false, n, add(m, x)) -> low(n, x)
high(n, nil) -> nil
high(n, add(m, x)) -> if_high(le(m, n), n, add(m, x))
if_high(true, n, add(m, x)) -> high(n, x)
if_high(false, n, add(m, x)) -> add(m, high(n, x))
quicksort(nil) -> nil
quicksort(add(n, x)) -> app(quicksort(low(n, x)), add(n, quicksort(high(n, x))))

Using the Dependency Graph resulted in no new DP problems.

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