(ignored inputs)COMMENT [111] p. 29 ( GUNC & ~UNC & ~GNFP )
Rewrite Rules:
   [ a -> a,
     f(b,?x) -> b,
     f(?x,a) -> a ]
Apply Direct Methods...
Inner CPs:
   [ f(?x_1,a) = a ]
Outer CPs:
   [ b = a ]
not Overlay, check Termination...
unknown/not Terminating
unknown Knuth & Bendix
Linear
unknown Development Closed
unknown Strongly Closed
unknown Weakly-Non-Overlapping & Non-Collapsing & Shallow
unknown Upside-Parallel-Closed/Outside-Closed
(inner) Parallel CPs: (not computed)
unknown Toyama (Parallel CPs)
Simultaneous CPs:
   [ a = f(?x_1,a),
     a = b,
     b = a,
     f(?x,a) = a ]
unknown Okui (Simultaneous CPs)
unknown Strongly Depth-Preserving & Root-E-Closed/Non-E-Overlapping
unknown Strongly Weight-Preserving & Root-E-Closed/Non-E-Overlapping
check Locally Decreasing Diagrams by Rule Labelling...
Critical Pair <f(?x_1,a), a> by Rules <0, 2> preceded by [(f,2)]
 joinable by a reduction of rules <[([],2)], []>
Critical Pair <a, b> by Rules <2, 1> preceded by []
unknown Diagram Decreasing
check Non-Confluence...
obtain 3 rules by 3 steps unfolding
obtain 2 candidates for checking non-joinability
check by TCAP-Approximation (failure)
check by Ordering(rpo), check by Tree-Automata Approximation (success)
Witness for Non-Confluence: <a <- f(b,a) -> b>
Direct Methods: not CR

Combined result: not CR
510.trs: Success(not CR)
NO
(11 msec.)