YES(?, 2*a + 2*b + 7) Initial complexity problem: 1: T: (?, 1) eval1(a, b) -> eval2(a, b) [ a >= 1 /\ b >= 1 /\ a >= b + 1 ] (?, 1) eval1(a, b) -> eval3(a, b) [ a >= 1 /\ b >= 1 /\ b >= a ] (?, 1) eval2(a, b) -> eval2(a - 1, b) [ a >= 1 ] (?, 1) eval2(a, b) -> eval1(a, b) [ 0 >= a ] (?, 1) eval3(a, b) -> eval3(a, b - 1) [ b >= 1 ] (?, 1) eval3(a, b) -> eval1(a, b) [ 0 >= b ] (1, 1) start(a, b) -> eval1(a, b) start location: start leaf cost: 0 Repeatedly removing leaves of the complexity graph in problem 1 produces the following problem: 2: T: (?, 1) eval1(a, b) -> eval2(a, b) [ a >= 1 /\ b >= 1 /\ a >= b + 1 ] (?, 1) eval1(a, b) -> eval3(a, b) [ a >= 1 /\ b >= 1 /\ b >= a ] (?, 1) eval2(a, b) -> eval2(a - 1, b) [ a >= 1 ] (?, 1) eval3(a, b) -> eval3(a, b - 1) [ b >= 1 ] (1, 1) start(a, b) -> eval1(a, b) start location: start leaf cost: 2 Repeatedly propagating knowledge in problem 2 produces the following problem: 3: T: (1, 1) eval1(a, b) -> eval2(a, b) [ a >= 1 /\ b >= 1 /\ a >= b + 1 ] (1, 1) eval1(a, b) -> eval3(a, b) [ a >= 1 /\ b >= 1 /\ b >= a ] (?, 1) eval2(a, b) -> eval2(a - 1, b) [ a >= 1 ] (?, 1) eval3(a, b) -> eval3(a, b - 1) [ b >= 1 ] (1, 1) start(a, b) -> eval1(a, b) start location: start leaf cost: 2 A polynomial rank function with Pol(eval1) = V_1 + V_2 - 1 Pol(eval2) = V_1 Pol(eval3) = V_2 Pol(start) = V_1 + V_2 - 1 orients all transitions weakly and the transitions eval3(a, b) -> eval3(a, b - 1) [ b >= 1 ] eval2(a, b) -> eval2(a - 1, b) [ a >= 1 ] strictly and produces the following problem: 4: T: (1, 1) eval1(a, b) -> eval2(a, b) [ a >= 1 /\ b >= 1 /\ a >= b + 1 ] (1, 1) eval1(a, b) -> eval3(a, b) [ a >= 1 /\ b >= 1 /\ b >= a ] (a + b + 1, 1) eval2(a, b) -> eval2(a - 1, b) [ a >= 1 ] (a + b + 1, 1) eval3(a, b) -> eval3(a, b - 1) [ b >= 1 ] (1, 1) start(a, b) -> eval1(a, b) start location: start leaf cost: 2 Complexity upper bound 2*a + 2*b + 7 Time: 0.177 sec (SMT: 0.168 sec)