let R be the TRS under consideration a(a(a(_1))) -> b(a(b(_1))) is in elim_R(R) let r0 be the right-hand side of this rule p0 = epsilon is a position in r0 we have r0|p0 = b(a(b(_1))) b(a(b(_2))) -> a(b(a(_2))) is in R let l'0 be the left-hand side of this rule theta0 = {_1/_2} is a mgu of r0|p0 and l'0 ==> a(a(a(_1))) -> a(b(a(_1))) is in EU_R^1 let r1 be the right-hand side of this rule p1 = 0 is a position in r1 we have r1|p1 = b(a(_1)) b(a(b(_2))) -> a(b(a(_2))) is in R let l'1 be the left-hand side of this rule theta1 = {_1/b(_2)} is a mgu of r1|p1 and l'1 ==> a(a(a(b(_1)))) -> a(a(b(a(_1)))) is in EU_R^2 let r2 be the right-hand side of this rule p2 = 0.0.0 is a position in r2 we have r2|p2 = a(_1) a(a(a(_2))) -> b(a(b(_2))) is in R let l'2 be the left-hand side of this rule theta2 = {_1/a(a(_2))} is a mgu of r2|p2 and l'2 ==> a(a(a(b(a(a(_1)))))) -> a(a(b(b(a(b(_1)))))) is in EU_R^3 let r3 be the right-hand side of this rule p3 = 0.0.0 is a position in r3 we have r3|p3 = b(a(b(_1))) b(a(b(_2))) -> a(b(a(_2))) is in R let l'3 be the left-hand side of this rule theta3 = {_1/_2} is a mgu of r3|p3 and l'3 ==> a(a(a(b(a(a(_1)))))) -> a(a(b(a(b(a(_1)))))) is in EU_R^4 let r4 be the right-hand side of this rule p4 = 0.0 is a position in r4 we have r4|p4 = b(a(b(a(_1)))) b(a(b(_2))) -> a(b(a(_2))) is in R let l'4 be the left-hand side of this rule theta4 = {_2/a(_1)} is a mgu of r4|p4 and l'4 ==> a(a(a(b(a(a(_1)))))) -> a(a(a(b(a(a(_1)))))) is in EU_R^5 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 = a(a(a(b(a(a(_1)))))) and theta'(theta(l)) = theta(r|p) so, theta(l) = a(a(a(b(a(a(_1)))))) is non-terminating w.r.t. R Termination disproved by the forward process proof stopped at iteration i=5, depth k=6 49 rule(s) generated