Termination w.r.t. Q of the given QTRS could be proven:

(0) Obligation:

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

app(nil, y) → y
app(add(n, x), y) → add(n, app(x, y))
reverse(nil) → nil
reverse(add(n, x)) → app(reverse(x), add(n, nil))
shuffle(nil) → nil
shuffle(add(n, x)) → add(n, shuffle(reverse(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:

APP(add(n, x), y) → APP(x, y)
REVERSE(add(n, x)) → APP(reverse(x), add(n, nil))
REVERSE(add(n, x)) → REVERSE(x)
SHUFFLE(add(n, x)) → SHUFFLE(reverse(x))
SHUFFLE(add(n, x)) → REVERSE(x)

The TRS R consists of the following rules:

app(nil, y) → y
app(add(n, x), y) → add(n, app(x, y))
reverse(nil) → nil
reverse(add(n, x)) → app(reverse(x), add(n, nil))
shuffle(nil) → nil
shuffle(add(n, x)) → add(n, shuffle(reverse(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 3 SCCs with 2 less nodes.

(4) Complex Obligation (AND)

(5) Obligation:

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

APP(add(n, x), y) → APP(x, y)

The TRS R consists of the following rules:

app(nil, y) → y
app(add(n, x), y) → add(n, app(x, y))
reverse(nil) → nil
reverse(add(n, x)) → app(reverse(x), add(n, nil))
shuffle(nil) → nil
shuffle(add(n, x)) → add(n, shuffle(reverse(x)))

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

(6) QDPOrderProof (EQUIVALENT transformation)

We use the reduction pair processor [LPAR04].

The following pairs can be oriented strictly and are deleted.

APP(add(n, x), y) → APP(x, y)

The remaining pairs can at least be oriented weakly.
Used ordering: SCNP Order with the following components:
Level mapping:
Top level AFS:
APP(x0, x1, x2)  =  APP(x0)

Tags:
APP has argument tags [3,1,0] and root tag 0

Comparison: MAX
Underlying order for the size change arcs and the rules of R:
Polynomial interpretation [POLO]:

POL(APP(x₁, x₂)) = 1 + x₁   
POL(add(x₁, x₂)) = 1 + x₂   

The following usable rules [FROCOS05] were oriented: none

(7) Obligation:

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

app(nil, y) → y
app(add(n, x), y) → add(n, app(x, y))
reverse(nil) → nil
reverse(add(n, x)) → app(reverse(x), add(n, nil))
shuffle(nil) → nil
shuffle(add(n, x)) → add(n, shuffle(reverse(x)))

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

(8) PisEmptyProof (EQUIVALENT transformation)

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

(9) TRUE

(10) Obligation:

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

REVERSE(add(n, x)) → REVERSE(x)

The TRS R consists of the following rules:

app(nil, y) → y
app(add(n, x), y) → add(n, app(x, y))
reverse(nil) → nil
reverse(add(n, x)) → app(reverse(x), add(n, nil))
shuffle(nil) → nil
shuffle(add(n, x)) → add(n, shuffle(reverse(x)))

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

(11) QDPOrderProof (EQUIVALENT transformation)

We use the reduction pair processor [LPAR04].

The following pairs can be oriented strictly and are deleted.

REVERSE(add(n, x)) → REVERSE(x)

The remaining pairs can at least be oriented weakly.
Used ordering: SCNP Order with the following components:
Level mapping:
Top level AFS:
REVERSE(x0, x1)  =  REVERSE(x1)

Tags:
REVERSE has argument tags [1,1] and root tag 0

Comparison: MAX
Underlying order for the size change arcs and the rules of R:
Polynomial interpretation [POLO]:

POL(REVERSE(x₁)) = 0   
POL(add(x₁, x₂)) = 1 + x₂   

The following usable rules [FROCOS05] were oriented: none

(12) Obligation:

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

app(nil, y) → y
app(add(n, x), y) → add(n, app(x, y))
reverse(nil) → nil
reverse(add(n, x)) → app(reverse(x), add(n, nil))
shuffle(nil) → nil
shuffle(add(n, x)) → add(n, shuffle(reverse(x)))

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

(13) PisEmptyProof (EQUIVALENT transformation)

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

(14) TRUE

(15) Obligation:

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

SHUFFLE(add(n, x)) → SHUFFLE(reverse(x))

The TRS R consists of the following rules:

app(nil, y) → y
app(add(n, x), y) → add(n, app(x, y))
reverse(nil) → nil
reverse(add(n, x)) → app(reverse(x), add(n, nil))
shuffle(nil) → nil
shuffle(add(n, x)) → add(n, shuffle(reverse(x)))

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

(16) QDPOrderProof (EQUIVALENT transformation)

We use the reduction pair processor [LPAR04].

The following pairs can be oriented strictly and are deleted.

SHUFFLE(add(n, x)) → SHUFFLE(reverse(x))

The remaining pairs can at least be oriented weakly.
Used ordering: SCNP Order with the following components:
Level mapping:
Top level AFS:
SHUFFLE(x0, x1)  =  SHUFFLE(x0)

Tags:
SHUFFLE has argument tags [1,1] and root tag 0

Comparison: MAX
Underlying order for the size change arcs and the rules of R:
Polynomial interpretation [POLO]:

POL(SHUFFLE(x₁)) = x₁   
POL(add(x₁, x₂)) = 1 + x₂   
POL(app(x₁, x₂)) = x₁ + x₂   
POL(nil) = 0   
POL(reverse(x₁)) = x₁   

The following usable rules [FROCOS05] were oriented:

reverse(nil) → nil
reverse(add(n, x)) → app(reverse(x), add(n, nil))
app(nil, y) → y
app(add(n, x), y) → add(n, app(x, y))

(17) Obligation:

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

app(nil, y) → y
app(add(n, x), y) → add(n, app(x, y))
reverse(nil) → nil
reverse(add(n, x)) → app(reverse(x), add(n, nil))
shuffle(nil) → nil
shuffle(add(n, x)) → add(n, shuffle(reverse(x)))

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

(18) PisEmptyProof (EQUIVALENT transformation)

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

(19) TRUE