NO
Non-Confluence Proof
Non-Confluence Proof
by Hakusan
Input
The rewrite relation of the following TRS is considered.
| 
b(b(b(x))) | 
→ | 
a(a(a(x))) | 
| 
a(a(a(x))) | 
→ | 
b(a(b(x))) | 
Proof
1 Non-Joinable Fork
        The system is not confluent due to the following forking derivations.  
        
| t0
 | 
= | 
a(a(a(a(x1)))) | 
 | 
→1
 | 
a(b(a(b(x1)))) | 
 | 
= | 
t1
 | 
| t0
 | 
= | 
a(a(a(a(x1)))) | 
 | 
→ε
 | 
b(a(b(a(x1)))) | 
 | 
= | 
t1
 | 
            
        The two resulting terms cannot be joined for the following reason:
        - When applying the cap-function on both terms (where variables may be treated like constants)
            then the resulting terms do not unify.
 
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