YES We show the termination of the TRS R: a(a(x)) -> b(b(x)) b(b(a(x))) -> a(b(b(x))) -- SCC decomposition. Consider the dependency pair problem (P, R), where P consists of p1: a#(a(x)) -> b#(b(x)) p2: a#(a(x)) -> b#(x) p3: b#(b(a(x))) -> a#(b(b(x))) p4: b#(b(a(x))) -> b#(b(x)) p5: b#(b(a(x))) -> b#(x) and R consists of: r1: a(a(x)) -> b(b(x)) r2: b(b(a(x))) -> a(b(b(x))) The estimated dependency graph contains the following SCCs: {p1, p2, p3, p4, p5} -- Reduction pair. Consider the dependency pair problem (P, R), where P consists of p1: a#(a(x)) -> b#(b(x)) p2: b#(b(a(x))) -> b#(x) p3: b#(b(a(x))) -> b#(b(x)) p4: b#(b(a(x))) -> a#(b(b(x))) p5: a#(a(x)) -> b#(x) and R consists of: r1: a(a(x)) -> b(b(x)) r2: b(b(a(x))) -> a(b(b(x))) The set of usable rules consists of r1, r2 Take the reduction pair: weighted path order base order: matrix interpretations: carrier: N^2 order: lexicographic order interpretations: a#_A(x1) = ((1,0),(1,1)) x1 a_A(x1) = ((1,0),(1,0)) x1 + (11,9) b#_A(x1) = ((1,0),(0,0)) x1 + (1,8) b_A(x1) = ((1,0),(1,0)) x1 + (2,1) precedence: a# = a = b# = b partial status: pi(a#) = [1] pi(a) = [] pi(b#) = [] pi(b) = [] The next rules are strictly ordered: p1 We remove them from the problem. -- SCC decomposition. Consider the dependency pair problem (P, R), where P consists of p1: b#(b(a(x))) -> b#(x) p2: b#(b(a(x))) -> b#(b(x)) p3: b#(b(a(x))) -> a#(b(b(x))) p4: a#(a(x)) -> b#(x) and R consists of: r1: a(a(x)) -> b(b(x)) r2: b(b(a(x))) -> a(b(b(x))) The estimated dependency graph contains the following SCCs: {p1, p2, p3, p4} -- Reduction pair. Consider the dependency pair problem (P, R), where P consists of p1: b#(b(a(x))) -> b#(x) p2: b#(b(a(x))) -> a#(b(b(x))) p3: a#(a(x)) -> b#(x) p4: b#(b(a(x))) -> b#(b(x)) and R consists of: r1: a(a(x)) -> b(b(x)) r2: b(b(a(x))) -> a(b(b(x))) The set of usable rules consists of r1, r2 Take the reduction pair: weighted path order base order: matrix interpretations: carrier: N^2 order: lexicographic order interpretations: b#_A(x1) = ((0,0),(1,0)) x1 + (1,2) b_A(x1) = ((1,0),(0,0)) x1 + (2,7) a_A(x1) = ((1,0),(0,0)) x1 + (2,7) a#_A(x1) = ((0,0),(1,0)) x1 + (1,1) precedence: b# = b = a > a# partial status: pi(b#) = [] pi(b) = [] pi(a) = [] pi(a#) = [] The next rules are strictly ordered: p3 We remove them from the problem. -- SCC decomposition. Consider the dependency pair problem (P, R), where P consists of p1: b#(b(a(x))) -> b#(x) p2: b#(b(a(x))) -> a#(b(b(x))) p3: b#(b(a(x))) -> b#(b(x)) and R consists of: r1: a(a(x)) -> b(b(x)) r2: b(b(a(x))) -> a(b(b(x))) The estimated dependency graph contains the following SCCs: {p1, p3} -- Reduction pair. Consider the dependency pair problem (P, R), where P consists of p1: b#(b(a(x))) -> b#(x) p2: b#(b(a(x))) -> b#(b(x)) and R consists of: r1: a(a(x)) -> b(b(x)) r2: b(b(a(x))) -> a(b(b(x))) The set of usable rules consists of r1, r2 Take the reduction pair: weighted path order base order: matrix interpretations: carrier: N^2 order: lexicographic order interpretations: b#_A(x1) = ((0,0),(1,0)) x1 + (6,3) b_A(x1) = ((1,0),(0,0)) x1 + (2,2) a_A(x1) = ((1,0),(0,0)) x1 + (3,1) precedence: b# = b = a partial status: pi(b#) = [] pi(b) = [] pi(a) = [] The next rules are strictly ordered: p1 We remove them from the problem. -- SCC decomposition. Consider the dependency pair problem (P, R), where P consists of p1: b#(b(a(x))) -> b#(b(x)) and R consists of: r1: a(a(x)) -> b(b(x)) r2: b(b(a(x))) -> a(b(b(x))) The estimated dependency graph contains the following SCCs: {p1} -- Reduction pair. Consider the dependency pair problem (P, R), where P consists of p1: b#(b(a(x))) -> b#(b(x)) and R consists of: r1: a(a(x)) -> b(b(x)) r2: b(b(a(x))) -> a(b(b(x))) The set of usable rules consists of r1, r2 Take the reduction pair: weighted path order base order: matrix interpretations: carrier: N^2 order: lexicographic order interpretations: b#_A(x1) = x1 + (1,1) b_A(x1) = x1 + (1,1) a_A(x1) = x1 + (3,3) precedence: b# = b > a partial status: pi(b#) = [] pi(b) = [1] pi(a) = [1] The next rules are strictly ordered: p1 We remove them from the problem. Then no dependency pair remains.