(0) Obligation:

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

h(X) → g(X, X)
g(a, X) → f(b, activate(X))
f(X, X) → h(a)
ab
activate(X) → 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:

H(X) → G(X, X)
G(a, X) → F(b, activate(X))
G(a, X) → ACTIVATE(X)
F(X, X) → H(a)
F(X, X) → A

The TRS R consists of the following rules:

h(X) → g(X, X)
g(a, X) → f(b, activate(X))
f(X, X) → h(a)
ab
activate(X) → 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 2 less nodes.

(4) Obligation:

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

G(a, X) → F(b, activate(X))
F(X, X) → H(a)
H(X) → G(X, X)

The TRS R consists of the following rules:

h(X) → g(X, X)
g(a, X) → f(b, activate(X))
f(X, X) → h(a)
ab
activate(X) → 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 / b] on the rule
F(b, b)[ ]n[ ] → F(b, b)[ ]n[x0 / b]
This rule is correct for the QDP as the following derivation shows:

intermediate steps: Equivalent (Simplify mu) - Instantiate mu
F(x0, x0)[ ]n[ ] → F(b, b)[ ]n[ ]
    by Rewrite t
        F(x0, x0)[ ]n[ ] → F(b, activate(a))[ ]n[ ]
            by Narrowing at position: []
                intermediate steps: Instantiation
                F(X, X)[ ]n[ ] → H(a)[ ]n[ ]
                    by OriginalRule from TRS P

                H(a)[ ]n[ ] → F(b, activate(a))[ ]n[ ]
                    by Narrowing at position: []
                        intermediate steps: Instantiation - Instantiation
                        H(X)[ ]n[ ] → G(X, X)[ ]n[ ]
                            by OriginalRule from TRS P

                        intermediate steps: Instantiation - Instantiation
                        G(a, X)[ ]n[ ] → F(b, activate(X))[ ]n[ ]
                            by OriginalRule from TRS P

(6) NO