let R be the TRS under consideration a(a(a(_1))) -> b(b(b(_1))) is in elim_R(R) let l0 be the left-hand side of this rule p0 = 0.0 is a position in l0 we have l0|p0 = a(_1) b(a(a(_2))) -> a(_2) is in R let r'0 be the right-hand side of this rule theta0 = {_1/_2} is a mgu of l0|p0 and r'0 ==> a(a(b(a(a(_1))))) -> b(b(b(_1))) is in EU_R^1 let l1 be the left-hand side of this rule p1 = 0 is a position in l1 we have l1|p1 = a(b(a(a(_1)))) b(b(_2)) -> a(b(a(_2))) is in R let r'1 be the right-hand side of this rule theta1 = {_2/a(_1)} is a mgu of l1|p1 and r'1 ==> a(b(b(a(_1)))) -> b(b(b(_1))) is in EU_R^2 let l2 be the left-hand side of this rule p2 = 0.0.0 is a position in l2 we have l2|p2 = a(_1) b(b(_2)) -> a(b(a(_2))) is in R let r'2 be the right-hand side of this rule theta2 = {_1/b(a(_2))} is a mgu of l2|p2 and r'2 ==> a(b(b(b(b(_1))))) -> b(b(b(b(a(_1))))) is in EU_R^3 let l3 be the left-hand side of this rule p3 = 0.0 is a position in l3 we have l3|p3 = b(b(b(_1))) a(a(a(_2))) -> b(b(b(_2))) is in R let r'3 be the right-hand side of this rule theta3 = {_1/_2} is a mgu of l3|p3 and r'3 ==> a(b(a(a(a(_1))))) -> b(b(b(b(a(_1))))) is in EU_R^4 let l4 be the left-hand side of this rule p4 = epsilon is a position in l4 we have l4|p4 = a(b(a(a(a(_1))))) b(b(_2)) -> a(b(a(_2))) is in R let r'4 be the right-hand side of this rule theta4 = {_2/a(a(_1))} is a mgu of l4|p4 and r'4 ==> b(b(a(a(_1)))) -> b(b(b(b(a(_1))))) is in EU_R^5 let l5 be the left-hand side of this rule p5 = 0.0.0 is a position in l5 we have l5|p5 = a(_1) b(a(a(_2))) -> a(_2) is in R let r'5 be the right-hand side of this rule theta5 = {_1/_2} is a mgu of l5|p5 and r'5 ==> b(b(a(b(a(a(_1)))))) -> b(b(b(b(a(_1))))) is in EU_R^6 let l6 be the left-hand side of this rule p6 = 0.0 is a position in l6 we have l6|p6 = a(b(a(a(_1)))) b(b(_2)) -> a(b(a(_2))) is in R let r'6 be the right-hand side of this rule theta6 = {_2/a(_1)} is a mgu of l6|p6 and r'6 ==> b(b(b(b(a(_1))))) -> b(b(b(b(a(_1))))) is in EU_R^7 let l be the left-hand side and r be the right-hand side of this rule let p = epsilon let theta = {} let theta' = {} we have r|p = b(b(b(b(a(_1))))) and theta'(theta(l)) = theta(r|p) so, theta(l) = b(b(b(b(a(_1))))) is non-terminating w.r.t. R Termination disproved by the backward process proof stopped at iteration i=7, depth k=6 101 rule(s) generated