let R be the TRS under consideration a(b(a(b(_1)))) -> a(b(a(a(b(_1))))) is in elim_R(R) let r0 be the right-hand side of this rule p0 = 0.0.0 is a position in r0 we have r0|p0 = a(b(_1)) a(b(a(b(_2)))) -> b(a(b(a(a(b(_2)))))) is in R let l'0 be the left-hand side of this rule theta0 = {_1/a(b(_2))} is a mgu of r0|p0 and l'0 ==> a(b(a(b(a(b(_1)))))) -> a(b(a(b(a(b(a(a(b(_1))))))))) is in EU_R^1 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(b(_1)))} we have r|p = a(b(a(b(a(b(a(a(b(_1))))))))) and theta'(theta(l)) = theta(r|p) so, theta(l) = a(b(a(b(a(b(_1)))))) is non-terminating w.r.t. R Termination disproved by the forward process proof stopped at iteration i=1, depth k=6 2 rule(s) generated