(0) Obligation:

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

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

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

The TRS R consists of the following rules:

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

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

(3) 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.

(4) Obligation:

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

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

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

(5) QDPToSRSProof (SOUND transformation)

The finiteness of this DP problem is implied by strong termination of a SRS due to [UNKNOWN].

(6) Obligation:

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

a(b(x)) → b(a(x))

Q is empty.

(7) DependencyPairsProof (EQUIVALENT transformation)

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

(8) Obligation:

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

A(b(x)) → A(x)

The TRS R consists of the following rules:

a(b(x)) → b(a(x))

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

(9) MNOCProof (EQUIVALENT transformation)

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

(10) Obligation:

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

A(b(x)) → A(x)

The TRS R consists of the following rules:

a(b(x)) → b(a(x))

The set Q consists of the following terms:

a(b(x0))

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

(11) 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.

(12) Obligation:

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

A(b(x)) → A(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.

(13) 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))

(14) Obligation:

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

A(b(x)) → A(x)

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

(15) 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:

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

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