YES We show the termination of the TRS R: cond1(true(),x,y,z) -> cond2(gr(y,z),x,y,z) cond2(true(),x,y,z) -> cond2(gr(y,z),x,p(y),z) cond2(false(),x,y,z) -> cond1(gr(x,z),p(x),y,z) gr(|0|(),x) -> false() gr(s(x),|0|()) -> true() gr(s(x),s(y)) -> gr(x,y) p(|0|()) -> |0|() p(s(x)) -> x -- SCC decomposition. Consider the dependency pair problem (P, R), where P consists of p1: cond1#(true(),x,y,z) -> cond2#(gr(y,z),x,y,z) p2: cond1#(true(),x,y,z) -> gr#(y,z) p3: cond2#(true(),x,y,z) -> cond2#(gr(y,z),x,p(y),z) p4: cond2#(true(),x,y,z) -> gr#(y,z) p5: cond2#(true(),x,y,z) -> p#(y) p6: cond2#(false(),x,y,z) -> cond1#(gr(x,z),p(x),y,z) p7: cond2#(false(),x,y,z) -> gr#(x,z) p8: cond2#(false(),x,y,z) -> p#(x) p9: gr#(s(x),s(y)) -> gr#(x,y) and R consists of: r1: cond1(true(),x,y,z) -> cond2(gr(y,z),x,y,z) r2: cond2(true(),x,y,z) -> cond2(gr(y,z),x,p(y),z) r3: cond2(false(),x,y,z) -> cond1(gr(x,z),p(x),y,z) r4: gr(|0|(),x) -> false() r5: gr(s(x),|0|()) -> true() r6: gr(s(x),s(y)) -> gr(x,y) r7: p(|0|()) -> |0|() r8: p(s(x)) -> x The estimated dependency graph contains the following SCCs: {p1, p3, p6} {p9} -- Reduction pair. Consider the dependency pair problem (P, R), where P consists of p1: cond1#(true(),x,y,z) -> cond2#(gr(y,z),x,y,z) p2: cond2#(false(),x,y,z) -> cond1#(gr(x,z),p(x),y,z) p3: cond2#(true(),x,y,z) -> cond2#(gr(y,z),x,p(y),z) and R consists of: r1: cond1(true(),x,y,z) -> cond2(gr(y,z),x,y,z) r2: cond2(true(),x,y,z) -> cond2(gr(y,z),x,p(y),z) r3: cond2(false(),x,y,z) -> cond1(gr(x,z),p(x),y,z) r4: gr(|0|(),x) -> false() r5: gr(s(x),|0|()) -> true() r6: gr(s(x),s(y)) -> gr(x,y) r7: p(|0|()) -> |0|() r8: p(s(x)) -> x The set of usable rules consists of r4, r5, r6, r7, r8 Take the reduction pair: generalized weighted path order (>=MG, >G) base order 1: trivial reduction triple (T x T, T x T, Φ) base order 2: lexicographic combination of reduction triples: 1. marked-algebra reduction triple (>=A, >=A!, >A!): matrix interpretation with standard point-wise order: carrier: N^1 order: standard order interpretations: cond1#_A(x1,x2,x3,x4) = x1 true_A() = 1 cond2#_A(x1,x2,x3,x4) = 1 gr_A(x1,x2) = 1 false_A() = 1 p_A(x1) = x1 + 3 |0|_A() = 3 s_A(x1) = x1 + 1 cond1#!_A(x1,x2,x3,x4) = x4 + 1 true!_A() = 4 cond2#!_A(x1,x2,x3,x4) = x1 + x4 gr!_A(x1,x2) = x2 + 1 false!_A() = 0 p!_A(x1) = 3 |0|!_A() = 5 s!_A(x1) = 0 2. marked-algebra reduction triple (>=A, >=A!, >A!): max/plus interpretation on natural numbers: cond1#_A(x1,x2,x3,x4) = max{1, x4 - 1} true_A = 20 cond2#_A(x1,x2,x3,x4) = max{1, x4 - 1} gr_A(x1,x2) = x1 + 3 false_A = 3 p_A(x1) = max{11, x1 - 5} |0|_A = 11 s_A(x1) = x1 + 17 cond1#!_A(x1,x2,x3,x4) = max{16, x3 + 4} true!_A = 14 cond2#!_A(x1,x2,x3,x4) = max{16, x1 - 3, x3 + 4} gr!_A(x1,x2) = 16 false!_A = 17 p!_A(x1) = x1 + 7 |0|!_A = 18 s!_A(x1) = x1 + 1 partial status: pi(cond1#) = [4] pi(true) = [] pi(cond2#) = [4] pi(gr) = [] pi(false) = [] pi(p) = [1] pi(|0|) = [] pi(s) = [1] The following rules are removed: p3 -- SCC decomposition. Consider the dependency pair problem (P, R), where P consists of p1: cond1#(true(),x,y,z) -> cond2#(gr(y,z),x,y,z) p2: cond2#(false(),x,y,z) -> cond1#(gr(x,z),p(x),y,z) and R consists of: r1: cond1(true(),x,y,z) -> cond2(gr(y,z),x,y,z) r2: cond2(true(),x,y,z) -> cond2(gr(y,z),x,p(y),z) r3: cond2(false(),x,y,z) -> cond1(gr(x,z),p(x),y,z) r4: gr(|0|(),x) -> false() r5: gr(s(x),|0|()) -> true() r6: gr(s(x),s(y)) -> gr(x,y) r7: p(|0|()) -> |0|() r8: p(s(x)) -> x The estimated dependency graph contains the following SCCs: {p1, p2} -- Reduction pair. Consider the dependency pair problem (P, R), where P consists of p1: cond1#(true(),x,y,z) -> cond2#(gr(y,z),x,y,z) p2: cond2#(false(),x,y,z) -> cond1#(gr(x,z),p(x),y,z) and R consists of: r1: cond1(true(),x,y,z) -> cond2(gr(y,z),x,y,z) r2: cond2(true(),x,y,z) -> cond2(gr(y,z),x,p(y),z) r3: cond2(false(),x,y,z) -> cond1(gr(x,z),p(x),y,z) r4: gr(|0|(),x) -> false() r5: gr(s(x),|0|()) -> true() r6: gr(s(x),s(y)) -> gr(x,y) r7: p(|0|()) -> |0|() r8: p(s(x)) -> x The set of usable rules consists of r4, r5, r6, r7, r8 Take the reduction pair: generalized weighted path order (>=MG, >G) base order 1: trivial reduction triple (T x T, T x T, Φ) base order 2: lexicographic combination of reduction triples: 1. marked-algebra reduction triple (>=A, >=A!, >A!): matrix interpretation with standard point-wise order: carrier: N^1 order: standard order interpretations: cond1#_A(x1,x2,x3,x4) = 0 true_A() = 1 cond2#_A(x1,x2,x3,x4) = 0 gr_A(x1,x2) = 1 false_A() = 1 p_A(x1) = x1 + 1 |0|_A() = 3 s_A(x1) = x1 + 1 cond1#!_A(x1,x2,x3,x4) = x3 + x4 + 2 true!_A() = 3 cond2#!_A(x1,x2,x3,x4) = x3 + x4 + 2 gr!_A(x1,x2) = x1 + x2 + 1 false!_A() = 3 p!_A(x1) = 5 |0|!_A() = 4 s!_A(x1) = 4 2. marked-algebra reduction triple (>=A, >=A!, >A!): max/plus interpretation on natural numbers: cond1#_A(x1,x2,x3,x4) = max{0, x1 - 18, x2 - 20, x3 - 20, x4 - 17} true_A = 17 cond2#_A(x1,x2,x3,x4) = max{0, x1 - 19, x2 - 20, x3 - 20, x4 - 17} gr_A(x1,x2) = max{0, x1 - 2} false_A = 0 p_A(x1) = max{4, x1 - 18} |0|_A = 0 s_A(x1) = max{19, x1 + 18} cond1#!_A(x1,x2,x3,x4) = max{x1 - 1, x2 + 10} true!_A = 0 cond2#!_A(x1,x2,x3,x4) = max{15, x2 + 9} gr!_A(x1,x2) = 7 false!_A = 1 p!_A(x1) = max{24, x1 - 1} |0|!_A = 2 s!_A(x1) = max{0, x1 - 20} partial status: pi(cond1#) = [4] pi(true) = [] pi(cond2#) = [4] pi(gr) = [] pi(false) = [] pi(p) = [1] pi(|0|) = [] pi(s) = [1] The following rules are removed: p1, p2 Then no dependency pair remains. -- Reduction pair. Consider the dependency pair problem (P, R), where P consists of p1: gr#(s(x),s(y)) -> gr#(x,y) and R consists of: r1: cond1(true(),x,y,z) -> cond2(gr(y,z),x,y,z) r2: cond2(true(),x,y,z) -> cond2(gr(y,z),x,p(y),z) r3: cond2(false(),x,y,z) -> cond1(gr(x,z),p(x),y,z) r4: gr(|0|(),x) -> false() r5: gr(s(x),|0|()) -> true() r6: gr(s(x),s(y)) -> gr(x,y) r7: p(|0|()) -> |0|() r8: p(s(x)) -> x The set of usable rules consists of (no rules) Take the reduction pair: generalized weighted path order (>=MG, >G) base order 1: trivial reduction triple (T x T, T x T, Φ) base order 2: lexicographic combination of reduction triples: 1. marked-algebra reduction triple (>=A, >=A!, >A!): matrix interpretation with standard point-wise order: carrier: N^1 order: standard order interpretations: gr#_A(x1,x2) = x1 + x2 s_A(x1) = x1 + 1 gr#!_A(x1,x2) = x1 + x2 s!_A(x1) = 1 2. marked-algebra reduction triple (>=A, >=A!, >A!): max/plus interpretation on natural numbers: gr#_A(x1,x2) = 0 s_A(x1) = max{1, x1 - 1} gr#!_A(x1,x2) = max{10, x2 - 2} s!_A(x1) = max{9, x1 - 1} partial status: pi(gr#) = [1] pi(s) = [1] The following rules are removed: p1 Then no dependency pair remains.