Termination w.r.t. Q of the following Term Rewriting System could not be shown:

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

active(f(a, b, X)) → mark(f(X, X, X))
active(c) → mark(a)
active(c) → mark(b)
mark(f(X1, X2, X3)) → active(f(X1, X2, mark(X3)))
mark(a) → active(a)
mark(b) → active(b)
mark(c) → active(c)
f(mark(X1), X2, X3) → f(X1, X2, X3)
f(X1, mark(X2), X3) → f(X1, X2, X3)
f(X1, X2, mark(X3)) → f(X1, X2, X3)
f(active(X1), X2, X3) → f(X1, X2, X3)
f(X1, active(X2), X3) → f(X1, X2, X3)
f(X1, X2, active(X3)) → f(X1, X2, X3)

Q is empty.


QTRS
  ↳ DependencyPairsProof

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

active(f(a, b, X)) → mark(f(X, X, X))
active(c) → mark(a)
active(c) → mark(b)
mark(f(X1, X2, X3)) → active(f(X1, X2, mark(X3)))
mark(a) → active(a)
mark(b) → active(b)
mark(c) → active(c)
f(mark(X1), X2, X3) → f(X1, X2, X3)
f(X1, mark(X2), X3) → f(X1, X2, X3)
f(X1, X2, mark(X3)) → f(X1, X2, X3)
f(active(X1), X2, X3) → f(X1, X2, X3)
f(X1, active(X2), X3) → f(X1, X2, X3)
f(X1, X2, active(X3)) → f(X1, X2, X3)

Q is empty.

Using Dependency Pairs [1,15] we result in the following initial DP problem:
Q DP problem:
The TRS P consists of the following rules:

ACTIVE(c) → MARK(a)
MARK(f(X1, X2, X3)) → MARK(X3)
ACTIVE(f(a, b, X)) → F(X, X, X)
ACTIVE(f(a, b, X)) → MARK(f(X, X, X))
F(X1, mark(X2), X3) → F(X1, X2, X3)
MARK(b) → ACTIVE(b)
F(X1, X2, mark(X3)) → F(X1, X2, X3)
F(active(X1), X2, X3) → F(X1, X2, X3)
MARK(a) → ACTIVE(a)
F(X1, active(X2), X3) → F(X1, X2, X3)
MARK(f(X1, X2, X3)) → ACTIVE(f(X1, X2, mark(X3)))
MARK(c) → ACTIVE(c)
ACTIVE(c) → MARK(b)
MARK(f(X1, X2, X3)) → F(X1, X2, mark(X3))
F(X1, X2, active(X3)) → F(X1, X2, X3)
F(mark(X1), X2, X3) → F(X1, X2, X3)

The TRS R consists of the following rules:

active(f(a, b, X)) → mark(f(X, X, X))
active(c) → mark(a)
active(c) → mark(b)
mark(f(X1, X2, X3)) → active(f(X1, X2, mark(X3)))
mark(a) → active(a)
mark(b) → active(b)
mark(c) → active(c)
f(mark(X1), X2, X3) → f(X1, X2, X3)
f(X1, mark(X2), X3) → f(X1, X2, X3)
f(X1, X2, mark(X3)) → f(X1, X2, X3)
f(active(X1), X2, X3) → f(X1, X2, X3)
f(X1, active(X2), X3) → f(X1, X2, X3)
f(X1, X2, active(X3)) → f(X1, X2, X3)

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

↳ QTRS
  ↳ DependencyPairsProof
QDP
      ↳ DependencyGraphProof

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

ACTIVE(c) → MARK(a)
MARK(f(X1, X2, X3)) → MARK(X3)
ACTIVE(f(a, b, X)) → F(X, X, X)
ACTIVE(f(a, b, X)) → MARK(f(X, X, X))
F(X1, mark(X2), X3) → F(X1, X2, X3)
MARK(b) → ACTIVE(b)
F(X1, X2, mark(X3)) → F(X1, X2, X3)
F(active(X1), X2, X3) → F(X1, X2, X3)
MARK(a) → ACTIVE(a)
F(X1, active(X2), X3) → F(X1, X2, X3)
MARK(f(X1, X2, X3)) → ACTIVE(f(X1, X2, mark(X3)))
MARK(c) → ACTIVE(c)
ACTIVE(c) → MARK(b)
MARK(f(X1, X2, X3)) → F(X1, X2, mark(X3))
F(X1, X2, active(X3)) → F(X1, X2, X3)
F(mark(X1), X2, X3) → F(X1, X2, X3)

The TRS R consists of the following rules:

active(f(a, b, X)) → mark(f(X, X, X))
active(c) → mark(a)
active(c) → mark(b)
mark(f(X1, X2, X3)) → active(f(X1, X2, mark(X3)))
mark(a) → active(a)
mark(b) → active(b)
mark(c) → active(c)
f(mark(X1), X2, X3) → f(X1, X2, X3)
f(X1, mark(X2), X3) → f(X1, X2, X3)
f(X1, X2, mark(X3)) → f(X1, X2, X3)
f(active(X1), X2, X3) → f(X1, X2, X3)
f(X1, active(X2), X3) → f(X1, X2, X3)
f(X1, X2, active(X3)) → f(X1, X2, X3)

Q is empty.
We have to consider all minimal (P,Q,R)-chains.
The approximation of the Dependency Graph [15,17,22] contains 2 SCCs with 7 less nodes.

↳ QTRS
  ↳ DependencyPairsProof
    ↳ QDP
      ↳ DependencyGraphProof
        ↳ AND
QDP
            ↳ UsableRulesProof
          ↳ QDP

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

F(X1, active(X2), X3) → F(X1, X2, X3)
F(X1, X2, active(X3)) → F(X1, X2, X3)
F(mark(X1), X2, X3) → F(X1, X2, X3)
F(X1, mark(X2), X3) → F(X1, X2, X3)
F(X1, X2, mark(X3)) → F(X1, X2, X3)
F(active(X1), X2, X3) → F(X1, X2, X3)

The TRS R consists of the following rules:

active(f(a, b, X)) → mark(f(X, X, X))
active(c) → mark(a)
active(c) → mark(b)
mark(f(X1, X2, X3)) → active(f(X1, X2, mark(X3)))
mark(a) → active(a)
mark(b) → active(b)
mark(c) → active(c)
f(mark(X1), X2, X3) → f(X1, X2, X3)
f(X1, mark(X2), X3) → f(X1, X2, X3)
f(X1, X2, mark(X3)) → f(X1, X2, X3)
f(active(X1), X2, X3) → f(X1, X2, X3)
f(X1, active(X2), X3) → f(X1, X2, X3)
f(X1, X2, active(X3)) → f(X1, X2, X3)

Q is empty.
We have to consider all minimal (P,Q,R)-chains.
We can use the usable rules and reduction pair processor [15] with the Ce-compatible extension of the polynomial order that maps every function symbol to the sum of its argument. Then, we can delete all non-usable rules [17] from R.

↳ QTRS
  ↳ DependencyPairsProof
    ↳ QDP
      ↳ DependencyGraphProof
        ↳ AND
          ↳ QDP
            ↳ UsableRulesProof
QDP
                ↳ QDPSizeChangeProof
          ↳ QDP

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

F(X1, active(X2), X3) → F(X1, X2, X3)
F(mark(X1), X2, X3) → F(X1, X2, X3)
F(X1, X2, active(X3)) → F(X1, X2, X3)
F(X1, mark(X2), X3) → F(X1, X2, X3)
F(X1, X2, mark(X3)) → F(X1, X2, X3)
F(active(X1), X2, X3) → F(X1, X2, X3)

R is empty.
Q is empty.
We have to consider all minimal (P,Q,R)-chains.
By using the subterm criterion [20] together with the size-change analysis [32] we have proven that there are no infinite chains for this DP problem.

From the DPs we obtained the following set of size-change graphs:



↳ QTRS
  ↳ DependencyPairsProof
    ↳ QDP
      ↳ DependencyGraphProof
        ↳ AND
          ↳ QDP
QDP
            ↳ QDPOrderProof

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

MARK(f(X1, X2, X3)) → MARK(X3)
MARK(f(X1, X2, X3)) → ACTIVE(f(X1, X2, mark(X3)))
ACTIVE(f(a, b, X)) → MARK(f(X, X, X))

The TRS R consists of the following rules:

active(f(a, b, X)) → mark(f(X, X, X))
active(c) → mark(a)
active(c) → mark(b)
mark(f(X1, X2, X3)) → active(f(X1, X2, mark(X3)))
mark(a) → active(a)
mark(b) → active(b)
mark(c) → active(c)
f(mark(X1), X2, X3) → f(X1, X2, X3)
f(X1, mark(X2), X3) → f(X1, X2, X3)
f(X1, X2, mark(X3)) → f(X1, X2, X3)
f(active(X1), X2, X3) → f(X1, X2, X3)
f(X1, active(X2), X3) → f(X1, X2, X3)
f(X1, X2, active(X3)) → f(X1, X2, X3)

Q is empty.
We have to consider all minimal (P,Q,R)-chains.
We use the reduction pair processor [15].


The following pairs can be oriented strictly and are deleted.


MARK(f(X1, X2, X3)) → MARK(X3)
The remaining pairs can at least be oriented weakly.

MARK(f(X1, X2, X3)) → ACTIVE(f(X1, X2, mark(X3)))
ACTIVE(f(a, b, X)) → MARK(f(X, X, X))
Used ordering: Polynomial interpretation [25]:

POL(ACTIVE(x1)) = x1   
POL(MARK(x1)) = x1   
POL(a) = 1   
POL(active(x1)) = x1   
POL(b) = 0   
POL(c) = 1   
POL(f(x1, x2, x3)) = 1 + x3   
POL(mark(x1)) = x1   

The following usable rules [17] were oriented:

f(X1, X2, active(X3)) → f(X1, X2, X3)
f(mark(X1), X2, X3) → f(X1, X2, X3)
f(active(X1), X2, X3) → f(X1, X2, X3)
f(X1, active(X2), X3) → f(X1, X2, X3)
f(X1, X2, mark(X3)) → f(X1, X2, X3)
f(X1, mark(X2), X3) → f(X1, X2, X3)
active(c) → mark(b)
active(c) → mark(a)
mark(a) → active(a)
mark(f(X1, X2, X3)) → active(f(X1, X2, mark(X3)))
active(f(a, b, X)) → mark(f(X, X, X))
mark(c) → active(c)
mark(b) → active(b)



↳ QTRS
  ↳ DependencyPairsProof
    ↳ QDP
      ↳ DependencyGraphProof
        ↳ AND
          ↳ QDP
          ↳ QDP
            ↳ QDPOrderProof
QDP

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

MARK(f(X1, X2, X3)) → ACTIVE(f(X1, X2, mark(X3)))
ACTIVE(f(a, b, X)) → MARK(f(X, X, X))

The TRS R consists of the following rules:

active(f(a, b, X)) → mark(f(X, X, X))
active(c) → mark(a)
active(c) → mark(b)
mark(f(X1, X2, X3)) → active(f(X1, X2, mark(X3)))
mark(a) → active(a)
mark(b) → active(b)
mark(c) → active(c)
f(mark(X1), X2, X3) → f(X1, X2, X3)
f(X1, mark(X2), X3) → f(X1, X2, X3)
f(X1, X2, mark(X3)) → f(X1, X2, X3)
f(active(X1), X2, X3) → f(X1, X2, X3)
f(X1, active(X2), X3) → f(X1, X2, X3)
f(X1, X2, active(X3)) → f(X1, X2, X3)

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