======================================================== The given Problem was: a -> a b -> b b a c a b -> c a c -> ======================================================== A self-embedding rewrite structure for the given SRS is: a b b b c b b --(13)-> b a b b b c b b a c (#262212) OC+OC at 5 OC: a b b b c b b --(12)-> b a b b b a c b b a c (#140084) OC+OC at 2 OC: a b b --(6)-> b a a (#244) OC+OC at 2 OC: a b b --(5)-> b a c a c a (#161) OC+OC at 3 OC: a b b --(4)-> b a c b a c a (#17) OC+OC at 3 OC: a b --(2)-> b a c a (#7) OC+OC at 0 OC: a b --(1)-> b b a c a (#2) Rule OC: b --(1)-> (#3) Rule OC: a b --(2)-> b a c a (#7) OC+OC at 0 OC: a b --(1)-> b b a c a (#2) Rule OC: b --(1)-> (#3) Rule OC: b --(1)-> (#3) Rule OC: c a c --(1)-> (#4) Rule OC: a b c b b --(6)-> b b b a c b b a c (#804) OC+OC at 1 OC: a b c --(3)-> b a (#10) OC+OC at 2 OC: a b --(2)-> b a c a (#7) OC+OC at 0 OC: a b --(1)-> b b a c a (#2) Rule OC: b --(1)-> (#3) Rule OC: c a c --(1)-> (#4) Rule OC: a b b --(3)-> b b a c b b a c (#44) OC+OC at 4 OC: a b --(1)-> b b a c a (#2) Rule OC: a b --(2)-> b b a c (#6) OC+OC at 4 OC: a b --(1)-> b b a c a (#2) Rule OC: a --(1)-> (#1) Rule OC: a --(1)-> (#1) Rule Hence, the SRS is non-terminating.