let R be the TRS under consideration a(b(b(_1))) -> a(a(_1)) is in elim_R(R) let l0 be the left-hand side of this rule p0 = 0 is a position in l0 we have l0|p0 = b(b(_1)) a(b(b(_2))) -> b(b(a(a(_2)))) is in R let r'0 be the right-hand side of this rule theta0 = {_1/a(a(_2))} is a mgu of l0|p0 and r'0 ==> a(a(b(b(_1)))) -> a(a(a(a(_1)))) is in EU_R^1 let l1 be the left-hand side of this rule p1 = 0.0 is a position in l1 we have l1|p1 = b(b(_1)) a(b(b(_2))) -> b(b(a(a(_2)))) is in R let r'1 be the right-hand side of this rule theta1 = {_1/a(a(_2))} is a mgu of l1|p1 and r'1 ==> a(a(a(b(b(_1))))) -> a(a(a(a(a(a(_1)))))) is in EU_R^2 let l2 be the left-hand side of this rule p2 = 0.0.0.0.0 is a position in l2 we have l2|p2 = _1 a(a(_2)) -> b(_2) is in R let r'2 be the right-hand side of this rule theta2 = {_1/b(_2)} is a mgu of l2|p2 and r'2 ==> a(a(a(b(b(a(a(_1))))))) -> a(a(a(a(a(a(b(_1))))))) is in EU_R^3 let l3 be the left-hand side of this rule p3 = 0.0.0 is a position in l3 we have l3|p3 = b(b(a(a(_1)))) a(b(b(_2))) -> b(b(a(a(_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(a(a(a(b(b(_1)))))) -> a(a(a(a(a(a(b(_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 = b(b(_1)) a(a(_2)) -> b(_2) is in R let r'4 be the right-hand side of this rule theta4 = {_2/b(_1)} is a mgu of l4|p4 and r'4 ==> a(a(a(a(a(a(b(_1))))))) -> a(a(a(a(a(a(b(_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(a(a(a(b(_1))))))) and theta'(theta(l)) = theta(r|p) so, theta(l) = a(a(a(a(a(a(b(_1))))))) is non-terminating w.r.t. R Termination disproved by the backward process proof stopped at iteration i=5, depth k=7 57 rule(s) generated