Termination w.r.t. Q of the following Term Rewriting System could be proven:

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

app(app(app(comp, f), g), x) → app(f, app(g, x))
app(twice, f) → app(app(comp, f), f)

Q is empty.


↳ QTRS
  ↳ Overlay + Local Confluence

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

app(app(app(comp, f), g), x) → app(f, app(g, x))
app(twice, f) → app(app(comp, f), f)

Q is empty.

The TRS is overlay and locally confluent. By [15] we can switch to innermost.

↳ QTRS
  ↳ Overlay + Local Confluence
    ↳ QTRS
      ↳ DependencyPairsProof

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

app(app(app(comp, f), g), x) → app(f, app(g, x))
app(twice, f) → app(app(comp, f), f)

The set Q consists of the following terms:

app(app(app(comp, x0), x1), x2)
app(twice, x0)


Using Dependency Pairs [1,13] we result in the following initial DP problem:
Q DP problem:
The TRS P consists of the following rules:

APP(twice, f) → APP(comp, f)
APP(twice, f) → APP(app(comp, f), f)
APP(app(app(comp, f), g), x) → APP(f, app(g, x))
APP(app(app(comp, f), g), x) → APP(g, x)

The TRS R consists of the following rules:

app(app(app(comp, f), g), x) → app(f, app(g, x))
app(twice, f) → app(app(comp, f), f)

The set Q consists of the following terms:

app(app(app(comp, x0), x1), x2)
app(twice, x0)

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

↳ QTRS
  ↳ Overlay + Local Confluence
    ↳ QTRS
      ↳ DependencyPairsProof
        ↳ QDP
          ↳ EdgeDeletionProof

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

APP(twice, f) → APP(comp, f)
APP(twice, f) → APP(app(comp, f), f)
APP(app(app(comp, f), g), x) → APP(f, app(g, x))
APP(app(app(comp, f), g), x) → APP(g, x)

The TRS R consists of the following rules:

app(app(app(comp, f), g), x) → app(f, app(g, x))
app(twice, f) → app(app(comp, f), f)

The set Q consists of the following terms:

app(app(app(comp, x0), x1), x2)
app(twice, x0)

We have to consider all minimal (P,Q,R)-chains.
We deleted some edges using various graph approximations

↳ QTRS
  ↳ Overlay + Local Confluence
    ↳ QTRS
      ↳ DependencyPairsProof
        ↳ QDP
          ↳ EdgeDeletionProof
            ↳ QDP
              ↳ DependencyGraphProof

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

APP(twice, f) → APP(app(comp, f), f)
APP(twice, f) → APP(comp, f)
APP(app(app(comp, f), g), x) → APP(f, app(g, x))
APP(app(app(comp, f), g), x) → APP(g, x)

The TRS R consists of the following rules:

app(app(app(comp, f), g), x) → app(f, app(g, x))
app(twice, f) → app(app(comp, f), f)

The set Q consists of the following terms:

app(app(app(comp, x0), x1), x2)
app(twice, x0)

We have to consider all minimal (P,Q,R)-chains.
The approximation of the Dependency Graph [13,14,18] contains 1 SCC with 2 less nodes.

↳ QTRS
  ↳ Overlay + Local Confluence
    ↳ QTRS
      ↳ DependencyPairsProof
        ↳ QDP
          ↳ EdgeDeletionProof
            ↳ QDP
              ↳ DependencyGraphProof
                ↳ QDP
                  ↳ QDPOrderProof

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

APP(app(app(comp, f), g), x) → APP(f, app(g, x))
APP(app(app(comp, f), g), x) → APP(g, x)

The TRS R consists of the following rules:

app(app(app(comp, f), g), x) → app(f, app(g, x))
app(twice, f) → app(app(comp, f), f)

The set Q consists of the following terms:

app(app(app(comp, x0), x1), x2)
app(twice, x0)

We have to consider all minimal (P,Q,R)-chains.
We use the reduction pair processor [13].


The following pairs can be oriented strictly and are deleted.


APP(app(app(comp, f), g), x) → APP(f, app(g, x))
APP(app(app(comp, f), g), x) → APP(g, x)
The remaining pairs can at least be oriented weakly.
none
Used ordering: Combined order from the following AFS and order.
APP(x1, x2)  =  x1
app(x1, x2)  =  app(x1, x2)
comp  =  comp

Lexicographic path order with status [19].
Quasi-Precedence:
trivial

Status:
trivial


The following usable rules [14] were oriented: none



↳ QTRS
  ↳ Overlay + Local Confluence
    ↳ QTRS
      ↳ DependencyPairsProof
        ↳ QDP
          ↳ EdgeDeletionProof
            ↳ QDP
              ↳ DependencyGraphProof
                ↳ QDP
                  ↳ QDPOrderProof
                    ↳ QDP
                      ↳ PisEmptyProof

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

app(app(app(comp, f), g), x) → app(f, app(g, x))
app(twice, f) → app(app(comp, f), f)

The set Q consists of the following terms:

app(app(app(comp, x0), x1), x2)
app(twice, x0)

We have to consider all minimal (P,Q,R)-chains.
The TRS P is empty. Hence, there is no (P,Q,R) chain.