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

Termination of R to be shown.



   R
Dependency Pair Analysis



R contains the following Dependency Pairs:

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

Furthermore, R contains one SCC.


   R
DPs
       →DP Problem 1
Narrowing Transformation


Dependency Pairs:

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


Rule:


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





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

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

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


Rule:


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





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

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

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


Rule:


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





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

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

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


Rule:


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





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

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

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


Rule:


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





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

F(f(f(f(x', a), a), a), a) -> F(f(f(f(f(f(x', a), f(a, a)), a), f(a, a)), a), f(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 6
Narrowing Transformation


Dependency Pair:

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


Rule:


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





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

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

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

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 Pair:

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


Rule:


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





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

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

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

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


Rule:


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





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

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

F(f(f(f(f(f(f(x'', a), a), a), a), a), a), a) -> F(f(f(f(f(f(f(f(f(f(f(f(f(x'', a), f(a, a)), a), f(a, a)), a), f(a, a)), a), f(a, a)), a), f(a, a)), a), f(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
Remaining Obligation(s)




The following remains to be proven:
Dependency Pair:

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


Rule:


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




Termination of R could not be shown.
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