NO
(ignored inputs)COMMENT Example 1 of \cite{Tiw02} Example 1 of \cite{DHLT90}
Rewrite Rules:
   [ a -> f(a,b),
     f(a,b) -> f(b,a) ]
Apply Direct Methods...
Inner CPs:
   [ f(f(a,b),b) = f(b,a) ]
Outer CPs:
   [  ]
not Overlay, check Termination...
unknown/not Terminating
unknown Knuth & Bendix
Linear
unknown Development Closed
unknown Strongly Closed
unknown Weakly-Non-Overlapping & Non-Collapsing & Shallow
inner CP cond (upside-parallel)
innter CP Cond (outside)
unknown Upside-Parallel-Closed/Outside-Closed
(inner) Parallel CPs: (not computed)
unknown Toyama (Parallel CPs)
Simultaneous CPs:
   [ f(b,a) = f(f(a,b),b),
     f(f(a,b),b) = f(b,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(f(a,b),b), f(b,a)> by Rules <0, 1> preceded by [(f,1)]
unknown Diagram Decreasing
check Non-Confluence...
obtain 12 rules by 3 steps unfolding
strenghten f(a,b) and f(b,a)
strenghten f(b,f(a,b)) and f(a,b)
strenghten f(b,f(a,b)) and f(b,a)
strenghten f(b,f(b,a)) and f(a,b)
strenghten f(b,f(b,a)) and f(b,a)
strenghten f(f(a,b),b) and f(a,b)
obtain 100 candidates for checking non-joinability
check by TCAP-Approximation (success)
Witness for Non-Confluence: <f(f(b,a),b), f(b,a)>
Direct Methods: not CR

Final result: not CR
80.trs: Success(not CR)
(9 msec.)