(0) Obligation:

Q restricted rewrite system:
The TRS R consists of the following rules:

cons(x, cons(y, z)) → big
inf(x) → cons(x, inf(s(x)))

Q is empty.

(1) DependencyPairsProof (EQUIVALENT transformation)

Using Dependency Pairs [AG00,LPAR04] we result in the following initial DP problem.

(2) Obligation:

Q DP problem:
The TRS P consists of the following rules:

INF(x) → CONS(x, inf(s(x)))
INF(x) → INF(s(x))

The TRS R consists of the following rules:

cons(x, cons(y, z)) → big
inf(x) → cons(x, inf(s(x)))

Q is empty.
We have to consider all minimal (P,Q,R)-chains.

(3) DependencyGraphProof (EQUIVALENT transformation)

The approximation of the Dependency Graph [LPAR04,FROCOS05,EDGSTAR] contains 1 SCC with 1 less node.

(4) Obligation:

Q DP problem:
The TRS P consists of the following rules:

INF(x) → INF(s(x))

The TRS R consists of the following rules:

cons(x, cons(y, z)) → big
inf(x) → cons(x, inf(s(x)))

Q is empty.
We have to consider all minimal (P,Q,R)-chains.

(5) NonLoopProof (EQUIVALENT transformation)

By Theorem 8 [NONLOOP] we deduce infiniteness of the QDP.
We apply the theorem with m = 1, b = 0,
σ' = [ ], and μ' = [x0 / s(x0)] on the rule
INF(s(x0))[ ]n[ ] → INF(s(x0))[ ]n[x0 / s(x0)]
This rule is correct for the QDP as the following derivation shows:

intermediate steps: Equivalent (Simplify mu) - Instantiate mu - Instantiation
INF(x)[ ]n[ ] → INF(s(x))[ ]n[ ]
    by OriginalRule from TRS P

(6) NO