(0) Obligation:

Runtime Complexity TRS:
The TRS R consists of the following rules:

a__f(X, X) → a__f(a, b)
a__ba
mark(f(X1, X2)) → a__f(mark(X1), X2)
mark(b) → a__b
mark(a) → a
a__f(X1, X2) → f(X1, X2)
a__bb

Rewrite Strategy: FULL

(1) DecreasingLoopProof (EQUIVALENT transformation)

The following loop(s) give(s) rise to the lower bound Ω(n1):
The rewrite sequence
mark(f(X1, X2)) →+ a__f(mark(X1), X2)
gives rise to a decreasing loop by considering the right hand sides subterm at position [0].
The pumping substitution is [X1 / f(X1, X2)].
The result substitution is [ ].

(2) BOUNDS(n^1, INF)