let R be the TRS under consideration a(b(_1)) -> a(a(_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 = _1 c(c(_2)) -> b(_2) is in R let r'0 be the right-hand side of this rule theta0 = {_1/b(_2)} is a mgu of l0|p0 and r'0 ==> a(b(c(c(_1)))) -> a(a(b(_1))) is in EU_R^1 let l1 be the left-hand side of this rule p1 = 0.0.0 is a position in l1 we have l1|p1 = c(_1) a(b(_2)) -> _2 is in R let r'1 be the right-hand side of this rule theta1 = {_2/c(_1)} is a mgu of l1|p1 and r'1 ==> a(b(c(a(b(c(_1)))))) -> a(a(b(_1))) is in EU_R^2 let l2 be the left-hand side of this rule p2 = 0.0.0.0 is a position in l2 we have l2|p2 = b(c(_1)) a(b(_2)) -> b(c(a(a(_2)))) is in R let r'2 be the right-hand side of this rule theta2 = {_1/a(a(_2))} is a mgu of l2|p2 and r'2 ==> a(b(c(a(a(b(_1)))))) -> a(a(b(a(a(_1))))) is in EU_R^3 let l3 be the left-hand side of this rule p3 = 0 is a position in l3 we have l3|p3 = b(c(a(a(b(_1))))) a(b(_2)) -> b(c(a(a(_2)))) is in R let r'3 be the right-hand side of this rule theta3 = {_2/b(_1)} is a mgu of l3|p3 and r'3 ==> a(a(b(b(_1)))) -> a(a(b(a(a(_1))))) is in EU_R^4 let l4 be the left-hand side of this rule p4 = 0.0.0.0 is a position in l4 we have l4|p4 = _1 c(c(_2)) -> b(_2) is in R let r'4 be the right-hand side of this rule theta4 = {_1/b(_2)} is a mgu of l4|p4 and r'4 ==> a(a(b(b(c(c(_1)))))) -> a(a(b(a(a(b(_1)))))) is in EU_R^5 let l5 be the left-hand side of this rule p5 = 0.0.0.0.0 is a position in l5 we have l5|p5 = c(_1) a(_2) -> _2 is in R let r'5 be the right-hand side of this rule theta5 = {_2/c(_1)} is a mgu of l5|p5 and r'5 ==> a(a(b(b(c(a(c(_1))))))) -> a(a(b(a(a(b(_1)))))) is in EU_R^6 let l6 be the left-hand side of this rule p6 = 0.0.0.0.0 is a position in l6 we have l6|p6 = a(c(_1)) a(_2) -> _2 is in R let r'6 be the right-hand side of this rule theta6 = {_2/a(c(_1))} is a mgu of l6|p6 and r'6 ==> a(a(b(b(c(a(a(c(_1)))))))) -> a(a(b(a(a(b(_1)))))) is in EU_R^7 let l7 be the left-hand side of this rule p7 = 0.0.0 is a position in l7 we have l7|p7 = b(c(a(a(c(_1))))) a(b(_2)) -> b(c(a(a(_2)))) is in R let r'7 be the right-hand side of this rule theta7 = {_2/c(_1)} is a mgu of l7|p7 and r'7 ==> a(a(b(a(b(c(_1)))))) -> a(a(b(a(a(b(_1)))))) is in EU_R^8 let l8 be the left-hand side of this rule p8 = 0.0.0.0 is a position in l8 we have l8|p8 = b(c(_1)) a(b(_2)) -> b(c(a(a(_2)))) is in R let r'8 be the right-hand side of this rule theta8 = {_1/a(a(_2))} is a mgu of l8|p8 and r'8 ==> a(a(b(a(a(b(_1)))))) -> a(a(b(a(a(b(a(a(_1)))))))) is in EU_R^9 let l be the left-hand side and r be the right-hand side of this rule let p = epsilon let theta = {} let theta' = {_1/a(a(_1))} we have r|p = a(a(b(a(a(b(a(a(_1)))))))) and theta'(theta(l)) = theta(r|p) so, theta(l) = a(a(b(a(a(b(_1)))))) is non-terminating w.r.t. R Termination disproved by the backward process proof stopped at iteration i=9, depth k=8 4871 rule(s) generated