(0) Obligation:
Q restricted rewrite system:
The TRS R consists of the following rules:
a(a(x)) → b(x)
a(b(x)) → c(c(x))
b(c(x)) → b(a(a(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:
a(a(x)) → b(x)
b(a(x)) → c(c(x))
c(b(x)) → a(a(b(x)))
Q is empty.
 
(3) DependencyPairsProof (EQUIVALENT transformation)
Using Dependency Pairs [AG00,LPAR04] we result in the following initial DP problem.
(4) Obligation:
Q DP problem:
The TRS P consists of the following rules:
A(a(x)) → B(x)
B(a(x)) → C(c(x))
B(a(x)) → C(x)
C(b(x)) → A(a(b(x)))
C(b(x)) → A(b(x))
The TRS R consists of the following rules:
a(a(x)) → b(x)
b(a(x)) → c(c(x))
c(b(x)) → a(a(b(x)))
Q is empty.
We have to consider all minimal (P,Q,R)-chains.
 
(5) QDPOrderProof (EQUIVALENT transformation)
We use the reduction pair processor [LPAR04,JAR06].
The following pairs can be oriented strictly and are deleted.
B(a(x)) → C(x)
The remaining pairs can at least be oriented weakly.
Used ordering:  Matrix interpretation [MATRO] with arctic natural numbers [ARCTIC]:
| POL(a(x1)) =  |  |  +  | | / | 0A | 0A | 0A | \ |  
| | | 0A | 0A | -I | | |  
| \ | 1A | 1A | 0A | / |  
  | · | x1 | 
| POL(c(x1)) =  |  |  +  | | / | 0A | 1A | 0A | \ |  
| | | 0A | -I | -I | | |  
| \ | 0A | 1A | 0A | / |  
  | · | x1 | 
| POL(b(x1)) =  |  |  +  | | / | 0A | 0A | 0A | \ |  
| | | 0A | 0A | 0A | | |  
| \ | 0A | 0A | 0A | / |  
  | · | x1 | 
The following usable rules [FROCOS05] with respect to the argument filtering of the ordering [JAR06] were oriented:
b(a(x)) → c(c(x))
c(b(x)) → a(a(b(x)))
a(a(x)) → b(x)
 
(6) Obligation:
Q DP problem:
The TRS P consists of the following rules:
A(a(x)) → B(x)
B(a(x)) → C(c(x))
C(b(x)) → A(a(b(x)))
C(b(x)) → A(b(x))
The TRS R consists of the following rules:
a(a(x)) → b(x)
b(a(x)) → c(c(x))
c(b(x)) → a(a(b(x)))
Q is empty.
We have to consider all minimal (P,Q,R)-chains.
 
(7) QDPOrderProof (EQUIVALENT transformation)
We use the reduction pair processor [LPAR04,JAR06].
The following pairs can be oriented strictly and are deleted.
C(b(x)) → A(b(x))
The remaining pairs can at least be oriented weakly.
Used ordering:  Matrix interpretation [MATRO] with arctic natural numbers [ARCTIC]:
| POL(a(x1)) =  |  |  +  | | / | 0A | 0A | 1A | \ |  
| | | 0A | -I | 0A | | |  
| \ | -I | 0A | 0A | / |  
  | · | x1 | 
| POL(c(x1)) =  |  |  +  | | / | 0A | 0A | 0A | \ |  
| | | 0A | 0A | 0A | | |  
| \ | 0A | 0A | 0A | / |  
  | · | x1 | 
| POL(b(x1)) =  |  |  +  | | / | 0A | 1A | 1A | \ |  
| | | -I | 0A | 0A | | |  
| \ | -I | 0A | 0A | / |  
  | · | x1 | 
The following usable rules [FROCOS05] with respect to the argument filtering of the ordering [JAR06] were oriented:
b(a(x)) → c(c(x))
c(b(x)) → a(a(b(x)))
a(a(x)) → b(x)
 
(8) Obligation:
Q DP problem:
The TRS P consists of the following rules:
A(a(x)) → B(x)
B(a(x)) → C(c(x))
C(b(x)) → A(a(b(x)))
The TRS R consists of the following rules:
a(a(x)) → b(x)
b(a(x)) → c(c(x))
c(b(x)) → a(a(b(x)))
Q is empty.
We have to consider all minimal (P,Q,R)-chains.
 
(9) QDPOrderProof (EQUIVALENT transformation)
We use the reduction pair processor [LPAR04,JAR06].
The following pairs can be oriented strictly and are deleted.
B(a(x)) → C(c(x))
The remaining pairs can at least be oriented weakly.
Used ordering:  Matrix interpretation [MATRO] with arctic natural numbers [ARCTIC]:
| POL(a(x1)) =  |  |  +  | | / | 0A | 1A | 0A | \ |  
| | | 0A | 0A | 0A | | |  
| \ | 0A | 0A | 0A | / |  
  | · | x1 | 
| POL(c(x1)) =  |  |  +  | | / | 0A | 1A | 1A | \ |  
| | | -I | 0A | 0A | | |  
| \ | 0A | 0A | -I | / |  
  | · | x1 | 
| POL(b(x1)) =  |  |  +  | | / | 0A | 1A | 0A | \ |  
| | | -I | 0A | -I | | |  
| \ | 0A | 1A | 0A | / |  
  | · | x1 | 
The following usable rules [FROCOS05] with respect to the argument filtering of the ordering [JAR06] were oriented:
b(a(x)) → c(c(x))
c(b(x)) → a(a(b(x)))
a(a(x)) → b(x)
 
(10) Obligation:
Q DP problem:
The TRS P consists of the following rules:
A(a(x)) → B(x)
C(b(x)) → A(a(b(x)))
The TRS R consists of the following rules:
a(a(x)) → b(x)
b(a(x)) → c(c(x))
c(b(x)) → a(a(b(x)))
Q is empty.
We have to consider all minimal (P,Q,R)-chains.
 
(11) DependencyGraphProof (EQUIVALENT transformation)
The approximation of the Dependency Graph [LPAR04,FROCOS05,EDGSTAR] contains 0 SCCs with 2 less nodes.
(12) TRUE