======================================================== The given Problem was: a a -> b a b c -> a c c a a a ======================================================== A self-embedding rewrite structure for the given SRS is: a b c b c c a c c --(16)-> a c c a c c a c c a a c c a b c b c c a c c a a a (#623345) OC+OC at 14 OC: a b c b c c a c c --(15)-> a c c a c c a c c a a c c a a a c b c c a c c a a a (#506334) OC+OC at 20 OC: a b c b c c a c --(14)-> a c c a c c a c c a a c c a a a c b c c a b (#103579) OC+OC at 17 OC: a b c b c c a c --(13)-> a c c a c c a c c a a c c a a a c a a c c a b (#85606) OC+OC at 18 OC: a b c b c c a --(11)-> a c c a c c a c c a a c c a a a c a a b (#27902) OC+OC at 10 OC: a b c b c c a --(10)-> a c c a c c a c c a a b c c a a b (#5877) OC+OC at 11 OC: a b c b c c a --(9)-> a c c a c c a c c a a a a c c a a b (#2848) OC+OC at 17 OC: a b c b c c --(8)-> a c c a c c a c c a a a a c c a a a (#2278) OC+OC at 12 OC: a b c b c --(7)-> a c c a c c a c c a a a a b (#649) OC+OC at 6 OC: a b c b c --(6)-> a c c a c c a b c a b (#183) OC+OC at 3 OC: a b c b c --(4)-> a c c a b c c a b (#45) OC+OC at 4 OC: a b c b c --(3)-> a c c a a a c c a b (#13) OC+OC at 5 OC: a b c --(1)-> a c c a a a (#2) Rule OC: a b c --(2)-> a c c a b (#4) OC+OC at 4 OC: a b c --(1)-> a c c a a a (#2) Rule OC: a a --(1)-> b (#1) Rule OC: a a --(1)-> b (#1) Rule OC: a b c --(2)-> a c c a b (#4) OC+OC at 4 OC: a b c --(1)-> a c c a a a (#2) Rule OC: a a --(1)-> b (#1) Rule OC: a b c --(1)-> a c c a a a (#2) Rule OC: a b c --(1)-> a c c a a a (#2) Rule OC: a a --(1)-> b (#1) Rule OC: a a --(1)-> b (#1) Rule OC: a b c --(1)-> a c c a a a (#2) Rule OC: a b c --(2)-> a c c a b (#4) OC+OC at 4 OC: a b c --(1)-> a c c a a a (#2) Rule OC: a a --(1)-> b (#1) Rule OC: a a --(1)-> b (#1) Rule OC: a b c --(1)-> a c c a a a (#2) Rule OC: a a --(1)-> b (#1) Rule Hence, the SRS is non-terminating.