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:

max(L(x)) → x
max(N(L(0), L(y))) → y
max(N(L(s(x)), L(s(y)))) → s(max(N(L(x), L(y))))
max(N(L(x), N(y, z))) → max(N(L(x), L(max(N(y, z)))))

Q is empty.


QTRS
  ↳ Overlay + Local Confluence

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

max(L(x)) → x
max(N(L(0), L(y))) → y
max(N(L(s(x)), L(s(y)))) → s(max(N(L(x), L(y))))
max(N(L(x), N(y, z))) → max(N(L(x), L(max(N(y, z)))))

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:

max(L(x)) → x
max(N(L(0), L(y))) → y
max(N(L(s(x)), L(s(y)))) → s(max(N(L(x), L(y))))
max(N(L(x), N(y, z))) → max(N(L(x), L(max(N(y, z)))))

The set Q consists of the following terms:

max(L(x0))
max(N(L(0), L(x0)))
max(N(L(s(x0)), L(s(x1))))
max(N(L(x0), N(x1, x2)))


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

MAX(N(L(x), N(y, z))) → MAX(N(y, z))
MAX(N(L(x), N(y, z))) → MAX(N(L(x), L(max(N(y, z)))))
MAX(N(L(s(x)), L(s(y)))) → MAX(N(L(x), L(y)))

The TRS R consists of the following rules:

max(L(x)) → x
max(N(L(0), L(y))) → y
max(N(L(s(x)), L(s(y)))) → s(max(N(L(x), L(y))))
max(N(L(x), N(y, z))) → max(N(L(x), L(max(N(y, z)))))

The set Q consists of the following terms:

max(L(x0))
max(N(L(0), L(x0)))
max(N(L(s(x0)), L(s(x1))))
max(N(L(x0), N(x1, x2)))

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:

MAX(N(L(x), N(y, z))) → MAX(N(y, z))
MAX(N(L(x), N(y, z))) → MAX(N(L(x), L(max(N(y, z)))))
MAX(N(L(s(x)), L(s(y)))) → MAX(N(L(x), L(y)))

The TRS R consists of the following rules:

max(L(x)) → x
max(N(L(0), L(y))) → y
max(N(L(s(x)), L(s(y)))) → s(max(N(L(x), L(y))))
max(N(L(x), N(y, z))) → max(N(L(x), L(max(N(y, z)))))

The set Q consists of the following terms:

max(L(x0))
max(N(L(0), L(x0)))
max(N(L(s(x0)), L(s(x1))))
max(N(L(x0), N(x1, x2)))

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:

MAX(N(L(x), N(y, z))) → MAX(N(y, z))
MAX(N(L(x), N(y, z))) → MAX(N(L(x), L(max(N(y, z)))))
MAX(N(L(s(x)), L(s(y)))) → MAX(N(L(x), L(y)))

The TRS R consists of the following rules:

max(L(x)) → x
max(N(L(0), L(y))) → y
max(N(L(s(x)), L(s(y)))) → s(max(N(L(x), L(y))))
max(N(L(x), N(y, z))) → max(N(L(x), L(max(N(y, z)))))

The set Q consists of the following terms:

max(L(x0))
max(N(L(0), L(x0)))
max(N(L(s(x0)), L(s(x1))))
max(N(L(x0), N(x1, x2)))

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

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

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

MAX(N(L(s(x)), L(s(y)))) → MAX(N(L(x), L(y)))

The TRS R consists of the following rules:

max(L(x)) → x
max(N(L(0), L(y))) → y
max(N(L(s(x)), L(s(y)))) → s(max(N(L(x), L(y))))
max(N(L(x), N(y, z))) → max(N(L(x), L(max(N(y, z)))))

The set Q consists of the following terms:

max(L(x0))
max(N(L(0), L(x0)))
max(N(L(s(x0)), L(s(x1))))
max(N(L(x0), N(x1, x2)))

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.


MAX(N(L(s(x)), L(s(y)))) → MAX(N(L(x), L(y)))
The remaining pairs can at least be oriented weakly.
none
Used ordering: Combined order from the following AFS and order.
MAX(x1)  =  MAX(x1)
N(x1, x2)  =  N(x1, x2)
L(x1)  =  L(x1)
s(x1)  =  s(x1)

Recursive path order with status [2].
Quasi-Precedence:
[N2, L1, s1] > MAX1

Status:
L1: multiset
N2: multiset
s1: [1]
MAX1: multiset


The following usable rules [14] were oriented: none



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

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

max(L(x)) → x
max(N(L(0), L(y))) → y
max(N(L(s(x)), L(s(y)))) → s(max(N(L(x), L(y))))
max(N(L(x), N(y, z))) → max(N(L(x), L(max(N(y, z)))))

The set Q consists of the following terms:

max(L(x0))
max(N(L(0), L(x0)))
max(N(L(s(x0)), L(s(x1))))
max(N(L(x0), N(x1, x2)))

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

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

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

MAX(N(L(x), N(y, z))) → MAX(N(y, z))

The TRS R consists of the following rules:

max(L(x)) → x
max(N(L(0), L(y))) → y
max(N(L(s(x)), L(s(y)))) → s(max(N(L(x), L(y))))
max(N(L(x), N(y, z))) → max(N(L(x), L(max(N(y, z)))))

The set Q consists of the following terms:

max(L(x0))
max(N(L(0), L(x0)))
max(N(L(s(x0)), L(s(x1))))
max(N(L(x0), N(x1, x2)))

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.


MAX(N(L(x), N(y, z))) → MAX(N(y, z))
The remaining pairs can at least be oriented weakly.
none
Used ordering: Combined order from the following AFS and order.
MAX(x1)  =  MAX(x1)
N(x1, x2)  =  N(x1, x2)
L(x1)  =  L

Recursive path order with status [2].
Quasi-Precedence:
N2 > [MAX1, L]

Status:
N2: multiset
L: multiset
MAX1: multiset


The following usable rules [14] were oriented: none



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

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

max(L(x)) → x
max(N(L(0), L(y))) → y
max(N(L(s(x)), L(s(y)))) → s(max(N(L(x), L(y))))
max(N(L(x), N(y, z))) → max(N(L(x), L(max(N(y, z)))))

The set Q consists of the following terms:

max(L(x0))
max(N(L(0), L(x0)))
max(N(L(s(x0)), L(s(x1))))
max(N(L(x0), N(x1, x2)))

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