YES Termination w.r.t. Q proof of /home/cern_httpd/provide/research/cycsrs/tpdb/TPDB-d9b80194f163/SRS_Standard/Zantema_04/z068.srs

(0) Obligation:

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

C(x) → c(x)
c(c(x)) → x
b(b(x)) → B(x)
B(B(x)) → b(x)
c(B(c(b(c(x))))) → B(c(b(c(B(c(b(x)))))))
b(B(x)) → x
B(b(x)) → x
c(C(x)) → x
C(c(x)) → x

Q is empty.

(1) QTRS Reverse (EQUIVALENT transformation)

We applied the QTRS Reverse Processor [REVERSE].

(2) Obligation:

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

C(x) → c(x)
c(c(x)) → x
b(b(x)) → B(x)
B(B(x)) → b(x)
c(b(c(B(c(x))))) → b(c(B(c(b(c(B(x)))))))
B(b(x)) → x
b(B(x)) → x
C(c(x)) → x
c(C(x)) → x

Q is empty.

(3) QTRSRRRProof (EQUIVALENT transformation)

Used ordering:
Polynomial interpretation [POLO]:

POL(B(x1)) = x1   
POL(C(x1)) = 1 + x1   
POL(b(x1)) = x1   
POL(c(x1)) = x1   
With this ordering the following rules can be removed by the rule removal processor [LPAR04] because they are oriented strictly:

C(x) → c(x)
C(c(x)) → x
c(C(x)) → x


(4) Obligation:

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

c(c(x)) → x
b(b(x)) → B(x)
B(B(x)) → b(x)
c(b(c(B(c(x))))) → b(c(B(c(b(c(B(x)))))))
B(b(x)) → x
b(B(x)) → x

Q is empty.

(5) QTRSRRRProof (EQUIVALENT transformation)

Used ordering:
Polynomial interpretation [POLO]:

POL(B(x1)) = x1   
POL(b(x1)) = x1   
POL(c(x1)) = 1 + x1   
With this ordering the following rules can be removed by the rule removal processor [LPAR04] because they are oriented strictly:

c(c(x)) → x


(6) Obligation:

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

b(b(x)) → B(x)
B(B(x)) → b(x)
c(b(c(B(c(x))))) → b(c(B(c(b(c(B(x)))))))
B(b(x)) → x
b(B(x)) → x

Q is empty.

(7) DependencyPairsProof (EQUIVALENT transformation)

Using Dependency Pairs [AG00,LPAR04] we result in the following initial DP problem.

(8) Obligation:

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

B1(b(x)) → B2(x)
B2(B(x)) → B1(x)
C(b(c(B(c(x))))) → B1(c(B(c(b(c(B(x)))))))
C(b(c(B(c(x))))) → C(B(c(b(c(B(x))))))
C(b(c(B(c(x))))) → B2(c(b(c(B(x)))))
C(b(c(B(c(x))))) → C(b(c(B(x))))
C(b(c(B(c(x))))) → B1(c(B(x)))
C(b(c(B(c(x))))) → C(B(x))
C(b(c(B(c(x))))) → B2(x)

The TRS R consists of the following rules:

b(b(x)) → B(x)
B(B(x)) → b(x)
c(b(c(B(c(x))))) → b(c(B(c(b(c(B(x)))))))
B(b(x)) → x
b(B(x)) → x

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

(9) DependencyGraphProof (EQUIVALENT transformation)

The approximation of the Dependency Graph [LPAR04,FROCOS05,EDGSTAR] contains 2 SCCs with 4 less nodes.

(10) Complex Obligation (AND)

(11) Obligation:

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

B2(B(x)) → B1(x)
B1(b(x)) → B2(x)

The TRS R consists of the following rules:

b(b(x)) → B(x)
B(B(x)) → b(x)
c(b(c(B(c(x))))) → b(c(B(c(b(c(B(x)))))))
B(b(x)) → x
b(B(x)) → x

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

(12) UsableRulesProof (EQUIVALENT transformation)

We can use the usable rules and reduction pair processor [LPAR04] with the Ce-compatible extension of the polynomial order that maps every function symbol to the sum of its arguments. Then, we can delete all non-usable rules [FROCOS05] from R.

(13) Obligation:

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

B2(B(x)) → B1(x)
B1(b(x)) → B2(x)

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

(14) QDPSizeChangeProof (EQUIVALENT transformation)

By using the subterm criterion [SUBTERM_CRITERION] together with the size-change analysis [AAECC05] 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:

  • B1(b(x)) → B2(x)
    The graph contains the following edges 1 > 1

  • B2(B(x)) → B1(x)
    The graph contains the following edges 1 > 1

(15) YES

(16) Obligation:

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

C(b(c(B(c(x))))) → C(b(c(B(x))))
C(b(c(B(c(x))))) → C(B(c(b(c(B(x))))))
C(b(c(B(c(x))))) → C(B(x))

The TRS R consists of the following rules:

b(b(x)) → B(x)
B(B(x)) → b(x)
c(b(c(B(c(x))))) → b(c(B(c(b(c(B(x)))))))
B(b(x)) → x
b(B(x)) → x

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

(17) QDPOrderProof (EQUIVALENT transformation)

We use the reduction pair processor [LPAR04,JAR06].


The following pairs can be oriented strictly and are deleted.


C(b(c(B(c(x))))) → C(b(c(B(x))))
C(b(c(B(c(x))))) → C(B(x))
The remaining pairs can at least be oriented weakly.
Used ordering: Polynomial interpretation [POLO]:

POL(B(x1)) = x1   
POL(C(x1)) = x1   
POL(b(x1)) = x1   
POL(c(x1)) = 1 + x1   

The following usable rules [FROCOS05] with respect to the argument filtering of the ordering [JAR06] were oriented:

B(B(x)) → b(x)
b(b(x)) → B(x)
B(b(x)) → x
c(b(c(B(c(x))))) → b(c(B(c(b(c(B(x)))))))
b(B(x)) → x

(18) Obligation:

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

C(b(c(B(c(x))))) → C(B(c(b(c(B(x))))))

The TRS R consists of the following rules:

b(b(x)) → B(x)
B(B(x)) → b(x)
c(b(c(B(c(x))))) → b(c(B(c(b(c(B(x)))))))
B(b(x)) → x
b(B(x)) → x

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

(19) QDPOrderProof (EQUIVALENT transformation)

We use the reduction pair processor [LPAR04,JAR06].


The following pairs can be oriented strictly and are deleted.


C(b(c(B(c(x))))) → C(B(c(b(c(B(x))))))
The remaining pairs can at least be oriented weakly.
Used ordering: Matrix interpretation [MATRO] with arctic natural numbers [ARCTIC]:

POL(C(x1)) = 0A +
[0A,-I,-I]
·x1

POL(b(x1)) =
/1A\
|0A|
\0A/
+
/-I0A-I\
|0A0A-I|
\0A0A0A/
·x1

POL(c(x1)) =
/0A\
|0A|
\0A/
+
/0A-I-I\
|-I-I-I|
\0A0A-I/
·x1

POL(B(x1)) =
/0A\
|1A|
\0A/
+
/-I0A-I\
|0A0A-I|
\0A0A0A/
·x1

The following usable rules [FROCOS05] with respect to the argument filtering of the ordering [JAR06] were oriented:

B(B(x)) → b(x)
b(b(x)) → B(x)
B(b(x)) → x
c(b(c(B(c(x))))) → b(c(B(c(b(c(B(x)))))))
b(B(x)) → x

(20) Obligation:

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

b(b(x)) → B(x)
B(B(x)) → b(x)
c(b(c(B(c(x))))) → b(c(B(c(b(c(B(x)))))))
B(b(x)) → x
b(B(x)) → x

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

(21) PisEmptyProof (EQUIVALENT transformation)

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

(22) YES