YES We show the termination of the TRS R: sum(cons(s(n),x),cons(m,y)) -> sum(cons(n,x),cons(s(m),y)) sum(cons(|0|(),x),y) -> sum(x,y) sum(nil(),y) -> y empty(nil()) -> true() empty(cons(n,x)) -> false() tail(nil()) -> nil() tail(cons(n,x)) -> x head(cons(n,x)) -> n weight(x) -> if(empty(x),empty(tail(x)),x) if(true(),b,x) -> weight_undefined_error() if(false(),b,x) -> if2(b,x) if2(true(),x) -> head(x) if2(false(),x) -> weight(sum(x,cons(|0|(),tail(tail(x))))) -- SCC decomposition. Consider the dependency pair problem (P, R), where P consists of p1: sum#(cons(s(n),x),cons(m,y)) -> sum#(cons(n,x),cons(s(m),y)) p2: sum#(cons(|0|(),x),y) -> sum#(x,y) p3: weight#(x) -> if#(empty(x),empty(tail(x)),x) p4: weight#(x) -> empty#(x) p5: weight#(x) -> empty#(tail(x)) p6: weight#(x) -> tail#(x) p7: if#(false(),b,x) -> if2#(b,x) p8: if2#(true(),x) -> head#(x) p9: if2#(false(),x) -> weight#(sum(x,cons(|0|(),tail(tail(x))))) p10: if2#(false(),x) -> sum#(x,cons(|0|(),tail(tail(x)))) p11: if2#(false(),x) -> tail#(tail(x)) p12: if2#(false(),x) -> tail#(x) and R consists of: r1: sum(cons(s(n),x),cons(m,y)) -> sum(cons(n,x),cons(s(m),y)) r2: sum(cons(|0|(),x),y) -> sum(x,y) r3: sum(nil(),y) -> y r4: empty(nil()) -> true() r5: empty(cons(n,x)) -> false() r6: tail(nil()) -> nil() r7: tail(cons(n,x)) -> x r8: head(cons(n,x)) -> n r9: weight(x) -> if(empty(x),empty(tail(x)),x) r10: if(true(),b,x) -> weight_undefined_error() r11: if(false(),b,x) -> if2(b,x) r12: if2(true(),x) -> head(x) r13: if2(false(),x) -> weight(sum(x,cons(|0|(),tail(tail(x))))) The estimated dependency graph contains the following SCCs: {p3, p7, p9} {p1, p2} -- Reduction pair. Consider the dependency pair problem (P, R), where P consists of p1: if#(false(),b,x) -> if2#(b,x) p2: if2#(false(),x) -> weight#(sum(x,cons(|0|(),tail(tail(x))))) p3: weight#(x) -> if#(empty(x),empty(tail(x)),x) and R consists of: r1: sum(cons(s(n),x),cons(m,y)) -> sum(cons(n,x),cons(s(m),y)) r2: sum(cons(|0|(),x),y) -> sum(x,y) r3: sum(nil(),y) -> y r4: empty(nil()) -> true() r5: empty(cons(n,x)) -> false() r6: tail(nil()) -> nil() r7: tail(cons(n,x)) -> x r8: head(cons(n,x)) -> n r9: weight(x) -> if(empty(x),empty(tail(x)),x) r10: if(true(),b,x) -> weight_undefined_error() r11: if(false(),b,x) -> if2(b,x) r12: if2(true(),x) -> head(x) r13: if2(false(),x) -> weight(sum(x,cons(|0|(),tail(tail(x))))) The set of usable rules consists of r1, r2, r3, r4, r5, r6, r7 Take the reduction pair: generalized weighted path order (>=MG, >G) base order 1: max/plus interpretation on natural numbers: if#_A(x1,x2,x3) = max{8, x1 - 35, x2 + 2, x3 - 29} false_A = 66 if2#_A(x1,x2) = max{30, x1 - 1, x2 - 30} weight#_A(x1) = max{8, x1 - 28} sum_A(x1,x2) = max{27, x2 + 3} cons_A(x1,x2) = max{x1 + 83, x2 + 17} |0|_A = 1 tail_A(x1) = max{7, x1 - 15} empty_A(x1) = max{6, x1 - 16} s_A(x1) = max{0, x1 - 57} nil_A = 6 true_A = 5 base order 2: marked-algebra reduction triple (>=A, >=A!, >A!): max/plus interpretation on natural numbers: if#_A(x1,x2,x3) = 1 false_A = 1 if2#_A(x1,x2) = 1 weight#_A(x1) = 1 sum_A(x1,x2) = max{22, x2 + 1} cons_A(x1,x2) = max{0, x1 - 19, x2 - 19} |0|_A = 5 tail_A(x1) = x1 + 19 empty_A(x1) = max{1, x1 - 9} s_A(x1) = max{19, x1} nil_A = 0 true_A = 1 if#!_A(x1,x2,x3) = max{x1 + 10, x2 + 1, x3 + 11} false!_A = 3 if2#!_A(x1,x2) = max{10, x1 + 1} weight#!_A(x1) = x1 + 12 sum!_A(x1,x2) = 4 cons!_A(x1,x2) = max{3, x1 - 21, x2 - 56} |0|!_A = 5 tail!_A(x1) = max{13, x1 - 37} empty!_A(x1) = max{3, x1 - 58} s!_A(x1) = max{0, x1 - 1} nil!_A = 12 true!_A = 1 partial status: pi(if#) = [] pi(false) = [] pi(if2#) = [] pi(weight#) = [] pi(sum) = [] pi(cons) = [] pi(|0|) = [] pi(tail) = [] pi(empty) = [] pi(s) = [] pi(nil) = [] pi(true) = [] The following rules are removed: p1, p2, p3 Then no dependency pair remains. -- Reduction pair. Consider the dependency pair problem (P, R), where P consists of p1: sum#(cons(s(n),x),cons(m,y)) -> sum#(cons(n,x),cons(s(m),y)) p2: sum#(cons(|0|(),x),y) -> sum#(x,y) and R consists of: r1: sum(cons(s(n),x),cons(m,y)) -> sum(cons(n,x),cons(s(m),y)) r2: sum(cons(|0|(),x),y) -> sum(x,y) r3: sum(nil(),y) -> y r4: empty(nil()) -> true() r5: empty(cons(n,x)) -> false() r6: tail(nil()) -> nil() r7: tail(cons(n,x)) -> x r8: head(cons(n,x)) -> n r9: weight(x) -> if(empty(x),empty(tail(x)),x) r10: if(true(),b,x) -> weight_undefined_error() r11: if(false(),b,x) -> if2(b,x) r12: if2(true(),x) -> head(x) r13: if2(false(),x) -> weight(sum(x,cons(|0|(),tail(tail(x))))) The set of usable rules consists of (no rules) Take the reduction pair: generalized weighted path order (>=MG, >G) base order 1: max/plus interpretation on natural numbers: sum#_A(x1,x2) = 1 cons_A(x1,x2) = max{5, x1 - 29, x2 - 29} s_A(x1) = max{0, x1 - 58} |0|_A = 3 base order 2: marked-algebra reduction triple (>=A, >=A!, >A!): max/plus interpretation on natural numbers: sum#_A(x1,x2) = max{0, x1 - 75, x2 - 37} cons_A(x1,x2) = max{x1 - 1, x2 + 36} s_A(x1) = x1 |0|_A = 7 sum#!_A(x1,x2) = max{4, x1 - 1} cons!_A(x1,x2) = max{3, x1 - 52, x2 - 53} s!_A(x1) = max{2, x1 - 53} |0|!_A = 1 partial status: pi(sum#) = [] pi(cons) = [] pi(s) = [] pi(|0|) = [] The following rules are removed: p2 -- SCC decomposition. Consider the dependency pair problem (P, R), where P consists of p1: sum#(cons(s(n),x),cons(m,y)) -> sum#(cons(n,x),cons(s(m),y)) and R consists of: r1: sum(cons(s(n),x),cons(m,y)) -> sum(cons(n,x),cons(s(m),y)) r2: sum(cons(|0|(),x),y) -> sum(x,y) r3: sum(nil(),y) -> y r4: empty(nil()) -> true() r5: empty(cons(n,x)) -> false() r6: tail(nil()) -> nil() r7: tail(cons(n,x)) -> x r8: head(cons(n,x)) -> n r9: weight(x) -> if(empty(x),empty(tail(x)),x) r10: if(true(),b,x) -> weight_undefined_error() r11: if(false(),b,x) -> if2(b,x) r12: if2(true(),x) -> head(x) r13: if2(false(),x) -> weight(sum(x,cons(|0|(),tail(tail(x))))) The estimated dependency graph contains the following SCCs: {p1} -- Reduction pair. Consider the dependency pair problem (P, R), where P consists of p1: sum#(cons(s(n),x),cons(m,y)) -> sum#(cons(n,x),cons(s(m),y)) and R consists of: r1: sum(cons(s(n),x),cons(m,y)) -> sum(cons(n,x),cons(s(m),y)) r2: sum(cons(|0|(),x),y) -> sum(x,y) r3: sum(nil(),y) -> y r4: empty(nil()) -> true() r5: empty(cons(n,x)) -> false() r6: tail(nil()) -> nil() r7: tail(cons(n,x)) -> x r8: head(cons(n,x)) -> n r9: weight(x) -> if(empty(x),empty(tail(x)),x) r10: if(true(),b,x) -> weight_undefined_error() r11: if(false(),b,x) -> if2(b,x) r12: if2(true(),x) -> head(x) r13: if2(false(),x) -> weight(sum(x,cons(|0|(),tail(tail(x))))) The set of usable rules consists of r3, r5 Take the reduction pair: generalized weighted path order (>=MG, >G) base order 1: max/plus interpretation on natural numbers: sum#_A(x1,x2) = max{4, x1 + 1, x2 - 6} cons_A(x1,x2) = max{x1 + 13, x2 + 19} s_A(x1) = max{3, x1} sum_A(x1,x2) = max{22, x1 - 21, x2} nil_A = 0 empty_A(x1) = max{21, x1 - 12} false_A = 20 base order 2: marked-algebra reduction triple (>=A, >=A!, >A!): max/plus interpretation on natural numbers: sum#_A(x1,x2) = max{0, x1 - 26, x2 - 25} cons_A(x1,x2) = max{x1 - 9, x2 + 1} s_A(x1) = max{33, x1} sum_A(x1,x2) = max{76, x1 + 3, x2 + 52} nil_A = 24 empty_A(x1) = max{89, x1 + 9} false_A = 1 sum#!_A(x1,x2) = max{x1 + 48, x2 + 11} cons!_A(x1,x2) = max{x1 + 34, x2 + 49} s!_A(x1) = max{71, x1 - 69} sum!_A(x1,x2) = max{71, x1 - 25, x2 - 59} nil!_A = 0 empty!_A(x1) = max{70, x1 - 81} false!_A = 69 partial status: pi(sum#) = [1] pi(cons) = [1] pi(s) = [1] pi(sum) = [2] pi(nil) = [] pi(empty) = [] pi(false) = [] The following rules are removed: p1 Then no dependency pair remains.