(0) Obligation:

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

f(a, f(b, x)) → f(a, f(a, f(a, x)))
f(b, f(a, x)) → f(b, f(b, f(b, 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:

F(a, f(b, x)) → F(a, f(a, f(a, x)))
F(a, f(b, x)) → F(a, f(a, x))
F(a, f(b, x)) → F(a, x)
F(b, f(a, x)) → F(b, f(b, f(b, x)))
F(b, f(a, x)) → F(b, f(b, x))
F(b, f(a, x)) → F(b, x)

The TRS R consists of the following rules:

f(a, f(b, x)) → f(a, f(a, f(a, x)))
f(b, f(a, x)) → f(b, f(b, f(b, 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 2 SCCs.

(4) Complex Obligation (AND)

(5) Obligation:

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

F(b, f(a, x)) → F(b, f(b, x))
F(b, f(a, x)) → F(b, f(b, f(b, x)))
F(b, f(a, x)) → F(b, x)

The TRS R consists of the following rules:

f(a, f(b, x)) → f(a, f(a, f(a, x)))
f(b, f(a, x)) → f(b, f(b, f(b, x)))

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

(6) UsableRulesProof (EQUIVALENT transformation)

We can use the usable rules and reduction pair processor [LPAR04] with the Ce-compatible extension of the polynomial order that maps every function symbol to the sum of its arguments. Then, we can delete all non-usable rules [FROCOS05] from R.

(7) Obligation:

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

F(b, f(a, x)) → F(b, f(b, x))
F(b, f(a, x)) → F(b, f(b, f(b, x)))
F(b, f(a, x)) → F(b, x)

The TRS R consists of the following rules:

f(b, f(a, x)) → f(b, f(b, f(b, x)))

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

(8) DependencyGraphProof (EQUIVALENT transformation)

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

(9) Obligation:

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

F(b, f(a, x)) → F(b, x)

The TRS R consists of the following rules:

f(b, f(a, x)) → f(b, f(b, f(b, x)))

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

(10) MNOCProof (EQUIVALENT transformation)

We use the modular non-overlap check [LPAR04] to enlarge Q to all left-hand sides of R.

(11) Obligation:

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

F(b, f(a, x)) → F(b, x)

The TRS R consists of the following rules:

f(b, f(a, x)) → f(b, f(b, f(b, x)))

The set Q consists of the following terms:

f(b, f(a, x0))

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

(12) UsableRulesProof (EQUIVALENT transformation)

As all Q-normal forms are R-normal forms we are in the innermost case. Hence, by the usable rules processor [LPAR04] we can delete all non-usable rules [FROCOS05] from R.

(13) Obligation:

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

F(b, f(a, x)) → F(b, x)

R is empty.
The set Q consists of the following terms:

f(b, f(a, x0))

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

(14) ATransformationProof (EQUIVALENT transformation)

We have applied the A-Transformation [FROCOS05] to get from an applicative problem to a standard problem.

(15) Obligation:

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

b1(a(x)) → b1(x)

R is empty.
The set Q consists of the following terms:

b(a(x0))

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

(16) QReductionProof (EQUIVALENT transformation)

We deleted the following terms from Q as each root-symbol of these terms does neither occur in P nor in R.[THIEMANN].

b(a(x0))

(17) Obligation:

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

b1(a(x)) → b1(x)

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

(18) QDPSizeChangeProof (EQUIVALENT transformation)

By using the subterm criterion [SUBTERM_CRITERION] together with the size-change analysis [AAECC05] we have proven that there are no infinite chains for this DP problem.

From the DPs we obtained the following set of size-change graphs:

  • b1(a(x)) → b1(x)
    The graph contains the following edges 1 > 1

(19) TRUE

(20) Obligation:

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

F(a, f(b, x)) → F(a, f(a, x))
F(a, f(b, x)) → F(a, f(a, f(a, x)))
F(a, f(b, x)) → F(a, x)

The TRS R consists of the following rules:

f(a, f(b, x)) → f(a, f(a, f(a, x)))
f(b, f(a, x)) → f(b, f(b, f(b, x)))

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

(21) UsableRulesProof (EQUIVALENT transformation)

We can use the usable rules and reduction pair processor [LPAR04] with the Ce-compatible extension of the polynomial order that maps every function symbol to the sum of its arguments. Then, we can delete all non-usable rules [FROCOS05] from R.

(22) Obligation:

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

F(a, f(b, x)) → F(a, f(a, x))
F(a, f(b, x)) → F(a, f(a, f(a, x)))
F(a, f(b, x)) → F(a, x)

The TRS R consists of the following rules:

f(a, f(b, x)) → f(a, f(a, f(a, x)))

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

(23) DependencyGraphProof (EQUIVALENT transformation)

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

(24) Obligation:

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

F(a, f(b, x)) → F(a, x)

The TRS R consists of the following rules:

f(a, f(b, x)) → f(a, f(a, f(a, x)))

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

(25) MNOCProof (EQUIVALENT transformation)

We use the modular non-overlap check [LPAR04] to enlarge Q to all left-hand sides of R.

(26) Obligation:

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

F(a, f(b, x)) → F(a, x)

The TRS R consists of the following rules:

f(a, f(b, x)) → f(a, f(a, f(a, x)))

The set Q consists of the following terms:

f(a, f(b, x0))

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

(27) UsableRulesProof (EQUIVALENT transformation)

As all Q-normal forms are R-normal forms we are in the innermost case. Hence, by the usable rules processor [LPAR04] we can delete all non-usable rules [FROCOS05] from R.

(28) Obligation:

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

F(a, f(b, x)) → F(a, x)

R is empty.
The set Q consists of the following terms:

f(a, f(b, x0))

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

(29) ATransformationProof (EQUIVALENT transformation)

We have applied the A-Transformation [FROCOS05] to get from an applicative problem to a standard problem.

(30) Obligation:

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

a1(b(x)) → a1(x)

R is empty.
The set Q consists of the following terms:

a(b(x0))

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

(31) QReductionProof (EQUIVALENT transformation)

We deleted the following terms from Q as each root-symbol of these terms does neither occur in P nor in R.[THIEMANN].

a(b(x0))

(32) Obligation:

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

a1(b(x)) → a1(x)

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

(33) QDPSizeChangeProof (EQUIVALENT transformation)

By using the subterm criterion [SUBTERM_CRITERION] together with the size-change analysis [AAECC05] we have proven that there are no infinite chains for this DP problem.

From the DPs we obtained the following set of size-change graphs:

  • a1(b(x)) → a1(x)
    The graph contains the following edges 1 > 1

(34) TRUE