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(app(plus, 0), y) → y
app(app(plus, app(s, x)), y) → app(s, app(app(plus, x), y))
app(app(app(curry, f), x), y) → app(app(f, x), y)
add → app(curry, plus)

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(app(plus, app(s, x)), y) → APP(s, app(app(plus, x), y))
APP(app(plus, app(s, x)), y) → APP(app(plus, x), y)
APP(app(plus, app(s, x)), y) → APP(plus, x)
APP(app(app(curry, f), x), y) → APP(app(f, x), y)
APP(app(app(curry, f), x), y) → APP(f, x)
ADD → APP(curry, plus)

The TRS R consists of the following rules:

app(app(plus, 0), y) → y
app(app(plus, app(s, x)), y) → app(s, app(app(plus, x), y))
app(app(app(curry, f), x), y) → app(app(f, x), y)
add → app(curry, plus)

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 with 3 less nodes.

(4) Complex Obligation (AND)

(5) Obligation:

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

APP(app(plus, app(s, x)), y) → APP(app(plus, x), y)

The TRS R consists of the following rules:

app(app(plus, 0), y) → y
app(app(plus, app(s, x)), y) → app(s, app(app(plus, x), y))
app(app(app(curry, f), x), y) → app(app(f, x), y)
add → app(curry, plus)

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(app(plus, app(s, x)), y) → APP(app(plus, 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 [1,3,1] and root tag 0

Comparison: MAX
Underlying order for the size change arcs and the rules of R:
Combined order from the following AFS and order.
APP(x1, x2)  =  APP(x1)
app(x1, x2)  =  app(x1, x2)
plus  =  plus
s  =  s

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

[APP₁, app₂, plus]

Status:

APP₁: [1]
app₂: [2,1]
plus: []
s: []

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(app(plus, 0), y) → y
app(app(plus, app(s, x)), y) → app(s, app(app(plus, x), y))
app(app(app(curry, f), x), y) → app(app(f, x), y)
add → app(curry, plus)

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:

APP(app(app(curry, f), x), y) → APP(f, x)
APP(app(app(curry, f), x), y) → APP(app(f, x), y)

The TRS R consists of the following rules:

app(app(plus, 0), y) → y
app(app(plus, app(s, x)), y) → app(s, app(app(plus, x), y))
app(app(app(curry, f), x), y) → app(app(f, x), y)
add → app(curry, plus)

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.

APP(app(app(curry, f), x), y) → APP(f, x)

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, x1)

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

Comparison: MAX
Underlying order for the size change arcs and the rules of R:
Combined order from the following AFS and order.
APP(x1, x2)  =  APP(x2)
app(x1, x2)  =  app(x1, x2)
curry  =  curry
plus  =  plus
0  =  0
s  =  s

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

app₂ > [APP₁, curry] > s
app₂ > plus > s
0 > s

Status:

APP₁: [1]
app₂: [1,2]
curry: []
plus: []
0: []
s: []

The following usable rules [FROCOS05] were oriented: none

(12) Obligation:

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

APP(app(app(curry, f), x), y) → APP(app(f, x), y)

The TRS R consists of the following rules:

app(app(plus, 0), y) → y
app(app(plus, app(s, x)), y) → app(s, app(app(plus, x), y))
app(app(app(curry, f), x), y) → app(app(f, x), y)
add → app(curry, plus)

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

(13) QDPOrderProof (EQUIVALENT transformation)

We use the reduction pair processor [LPAR04].

The following pairs can be oriented strictly and are deleted.

APP(app(app(curry, f), x), y) → APP(app(f, 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(x1)

Tags:
APP has argument tags [0,0,2] and root tag 0

Comparison: MAX
Underlying order for the size change arcs and the rules of R:
Combined order from the following AFS and order.
APP(x1, x2)  =  x1
app(x1, x2)  =  app(x1, x2)
curry  =  curry
plus  =  plus
0  =  0
s  =  s

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

[app₂, curry] > s > plus
0 > plus

Status:

app₂: [1,2]
curry: []
plus: []
0: []
s: []

The following usable rules [FROCOS05] were oriented:

app(app(plus, 0), y) → y
app(app(plus, app(s, x)), y) → app(s, app(app(plus, x), y))
app(app(app(curry, f), x), y) → app(app(f, x), y)

(14) Obligation:

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

app(app(plus, 0), y) → y
app(app(plus, app(s, x)), y) → app(s, app(app(plus, x), y))
app(app(app(curry, f), x), y) → app(app(f, x), y)
add → app(curry, plus)

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

(15) PisEmptyProof (EQUIVALENT transformation)

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

(16) TRUE