Termination w.r.t. Q of the given QTRS could not be shown:

(0) Obligation:

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

lt(0, s(x)) → true
lt(x, 0) → false
lt(s(x), s(y)) → lt(x, y)
minus(x, y) → help(lt(y, x), x, y)
help(true, x, y) → s(minus(x, s(y)))
help(false, x, y) → 0

Q is empty.

(1) Overlay + Local Confluence (EQUIVALENT transformation)

The TRS is overlay and locally confluent. By [NOC] we can switch to innermost.

(2) Obligation:

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

lt(0, s(x)) → true
lt(x, 0) → false
lt(s(x), s(y)) → lt(x, y)
minus(x, y) → help(lt(y, x), x, y)
help(true, x, y) → s(minus(x, s(y)))
help(false, x, y) → 0

The set Q consists of the following terms:

lt(0, s(x0))
lt(x0, 0)
lt(s(x0), s(x1))
minus(x0, x1)
help(true, x0, x1)
help(false, x0, x1)

(3) DependencyPairsProof (EQUIVALENT transformation)

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

(4) Obligation:

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

LT(s(x), s(y)) → LT(x, y)
MINUS(x, y) → HELP(lt(y, x), x, y)
MINUS(x, y) → LT(y, x)
HELP(true, x, y) → MINUS(x, s(y))

The TRS R consists of the following rules:

lt(0, s(x)) → true
lt(x, 0) → false
lt(s(x), s(y)) → lt(x, y)
minus(x, y) → help(lt(y, x), x, y)
help(true, x, y) → s(minus(x, s(y)))
help(false, x, y) → 0

The set Q consists of the following terms:

lt(0, s(x0))
lt(x0, 0)
lt(s(x0), s(x1))
minus(x0, x1)
help(true, x0, x1)
help(false, x0, x1)

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

(5) DependencyGraphProof (EQUIVALENT transformation)

The approximation of the Dependency Graph [LPAR04,FROCOS05,EDGSTAR] contains 2 SCCs with 1 less node.

(6) Complex Obligation (AND)

(7) Obligation:

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

LT(s(x), s(y)) → LT(x, y)

The TRS R consists of the following rules:

lt(0, s(x)) → true
lt(x, 0) → false
lt(s(x), s(y)) → lt(x, y)
minus(x, y) → help(lt(y, x), x, y)
help(true, x, y) → s(minus(x, s(y)))
help(false, x, y) → 0

The set Q consists of the following terms:

lt(0, s(x0))
lt(x0, 0)
lt(s(x0), s(x1))
minus(x0, x1)
help(true, x0, x1)
help(false, x0, x1)

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

(8) QDPOrderProof (EQUIVALENT transformation)

We use the reduction pair processor [LPAR04].

The following pairs can be oriented strictly and are deleted.

LT(s(x), s(y)) → LT(x, y)

The remaining pairs can at least be oriented weakly.
Used ordering: Combined order from the following AFS and order.
LT(x1, x2)  =  x2
s(x1)  =  s(x1)

Lexicographic Path Order [LPO].
Precedence:

trivial

The following usable rules [FROCOS05] were oriented: none

(9) Obligation:

Q DP problem:
P is empty.
The TRS R consists of the following rules:

lt(0, s(x)) → true
lt(x, 0) → false
lt(s(x), s(y)) → lt(x, y)
minus(x, y) → help(lt(y, x), x, y)
help(true, x, y) → s(minus(x, s(y)))
help(false, x, y) → 0

The set Q consists of the following terms:

lt(0, s(x0))
lt(x0, 0)
lt(s(x0), s(x1))
minus(x0, x1)
help(true, x0, x1)
help(false, x0, x1)

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

(10) PisEmptyProof (EQUIVALENT transformation)

The TRS P is empty. Hence, there is no (P,Q,R) chain.

(11) TRUE

(12) Obligation:

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

MINUS(x, y) → HELP(lt(y, x), x, y)
HELP(true, x, y) → MINUS(x, s(y))

The TRS R consists of the following rules:

lt(0, s(x)) → true
lt(x, 0) → false
lt(s(x), s(y)) → lt(x, y)
minus(x, y) → help(lt(y, x), x, y)
help(true, x, y) → s(minus(x, s(y)))
help(false, x, y) → 0

The set Q consists of the following terms:

lt(0, s(x0))
lt(x0, 0)
lt(s(x0), s(x1))
minus(x0, x1)
help(true, x0, x1)
help(false, x0, x1)

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