(0) Obligation:

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

f(a, a) → f(a, b)
f(a, b) → f(s(a), c)
f(s(X), c) → f(X, c)
f(c, c) → f(a, a)

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(a, a) → F(a, b)
F(a, b) → F(s(a), c)
F(s(X), c) → F(X, c)
F(c, c) → F(a, a)

The TRS R consists of the following rules:

f(a, a) → f(a, b)
f(a, b) → f(s(a), c)
f(s(X), c) → f(X, c)
f(c, c) → f(a, a)

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

(3) QDPOrderProof (EQUIVALENT transformation)

We use the reduction pair processor [LPAR04].


The following pairs can be oriented strictly and are deleted.


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

Tags:
F has tags [1,0]

Comparison: MAX
Underlying order for the size change arcs and the rules of R:
Combined order from the following AFS and order.
a  =  a
b  =  b
s(x1)  =  x1
c  =  c

Lexicographic path order with status [LPO].
Quasi-Precedence:
b > c > a

Status:
a: []
b: []
c: []


The following usable rules [FROCOS05] were oriented: none

(4) Obligation:

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

F(a, a) → F(a, b)
F(a, b) → F(s(a), c)
F(s(X), c) → F(X, c)

The TRS R consists of the following rules:

f(a, a) → f(a, b)
f(a, b) → f(s(a), c)
f(s(X), c) → f(X, c)
f(c, c) → f(a, a)

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

(5) DependencyGraphProof (EQUIVALENT transformation)

The approximation of the Dependency Graph [LPAR04,FROCOS05,EDGSTAR] contains 1 SCC with 2 less nodes.

(6) Obligation:

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

F(s(X), c) → F(X, c)

The TRS R consists of the following rules:

f(a, a) → f(a, b)
f(a, b) → f(s(a), c)
f(s(X), c) → f(X, c)
f(c, c) → f(a, a)

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

(7) QDPOrderProof (EQUIVALENT transformation)

We use the reduction pair processor [LPAR04].


The following pairs can be oriented strictly and are deleted.


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

Tags:
F has tags [1,0]

Comparison: MAX
Underlying order for the size change arcs and the rules of R:
Lexicographic path order with status [LPO].
Quasi-Precedence:
[s1, c]

Status:
s1: [1]
c: []


The following usable rules [FROCOS05] were oriented: none

(8) Obligation:

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

f(a, a) → f(a, b)
f(a, b) → f(s(a), c)
f(s(X), c) → f(X, c)
f(c, c) → f(a, a)

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

(9) PisEmptyProof (EQUIVALENT transformation)

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

(10) TRUE