We consider the system Applicative_first_order_05__#3.25.

  Alphabet:

    cons : [c * d] --> d 
    f : [a] --> a 
    false : [] --> b 
    filter : [c -> b * d] --> d 
    filter2 : [b * c -> b * c * d] --> d 
    g : [a] --> a 
    h : [a] --> a 
    map : [c -> c * d] --> d 
    nil : [] --> d 
    true : [] --> b 

  Rules:

    f(g(x)) => g(f(f(x))) 
    f(h(x)) => h(g(x)) 
    map(i, nil) => nil 
    map(i, cons(x, y)) => cons(i x, map(i, y)) 
    filter(i, nil) => nil 
    filter(i, cons(x, y)) => filter2(i x, i, x, y) 
    filter2(true, i, x, y) => cons(x, filter(i, y)) 
    filter2(false, i, x, y) => filter(i, y) 

This AFS is converted to an AFSM simply by replacing all free variables by meta-variables (with arity 0).

We use the dependency pair framework as described in [Kop12, Ch. 6/7], with static dependency pairs (see [KusIsoSakBla09] and the adaptation for AFSMs and accessible arguments in [Kop13]).

We thus obtain the following dependency pair problem (P_0, R_0, static, formative):

  Dependency Pairs P_0:

    0] f#(g(X)) =#> f#(f(X))   
    1] f#(g(X)) =#> f#(X)   
    2] map#(F, cons(X, Y)) =#> map#(F, Y)   
    3] filter#(F, cons(X, Y)) =#> filter2#(F X, F, X, Y)   
    4] filter2#(true, F, X, Y) =#> filter#(F, Y)   
    5] filter2#(false, F, X, Y) =#> filter#(F, Y)   

  Rules R_0:

    f(g(X)) => g(f(f(X))) 
    f(h(X)) => h(g(X)) 
    map(F, nil) => nil 
    map(F, cons(X, Y)) => cons(F X, map(F, Y)) 
    filter(F, nil) => nil 
    filter(F, cons(X, Y)) => filter2(F X, F, X, Y) 
    filter2(true, F, X, Y) => cons(X, filter(F, Y)) 
    filter2(false, F, X, Y) => filter(F, Y) 

Thus, the original system is terminating if (P_0, R_0, static, formative) is finite.

We consider the dependency pair problem (P_0, R_0, static, formative).

We place the elements of P in a dependency graph approximation G (see e.g. [Kop12, Thm. 7.27, 7.29], as follows:

    * 0 : 0, 1 
    * 1 : 0, 1 
    * 2 : 2 
    * 3 : 4, 5 
    * 4 : 3 
    * 5 : 3 

This graph has the following strongly connected components:

  P_1:

    f#(g(X)) =#> f#(f(X))   
    f#(g(X)) =#> f#(X)   

  P_2:

    map#(F, cons(X, Y)) =#> map#(F, Y)   

  P_3:

    filter#(F, cons(X, Y)) =#> filter2#(F X, F, X, Y)   
    filter2#(true, F, X, Y) =#> filter#(F, Y)   
    filter2#(false, F, X, Y) =#> filter#(F, Y)   

By [Kop12, Thm. 7.31], we may replace any dependency pair problem (P_0, R_0, m, f) by (P_1, R_0, m, f), (P_2, R_0, m, f) and (P_3, R_0, m, f).

Thus, the original system is terminating if each of (P_1, R_0, static, formative), (P_2, R_0, static, formative) and (P_3, R_0, static, formative) is finite.

We consider the dependency pair problem (P_3, R_0, static, formative).

We apply the subterm criterion with the following projection function:

  nu(filter2#) = 4 
  nu(filter#) = 2 

Thus, we can orient the dependency pairs as follows:

  nu(filter#(F, cons(X, Y))) = cons(X, Y) |> Y = nu(filter2#(F X, F, X, Y)) 
  nu(filter2#(true, F, X, Y)) = Y = Y = nu(filter#(F, Y)) 
  nu(filter2#(false, F, X, Y)) = Y = Y = nu(filter#(F, Y)) 

By [Kop12, Thm. 7.35] and [Kop13, Thm. 5], we may replace a dependency pair problem (P_3, R_0, static, f) by (P_4, R_0, static, f), where P_4 contains:

  filter2#(true, F, X, Y) =#> filter#(F, Y)   
  filter2#(false, F, X, Y) =#> filter#(F, Y)   

Thus, the original system is terminating if each of (P_1, R_0, static, formative), (P_2, R_0, static, formative) and (P_4, R_0, static, formative) is finite.

We consider the dependency pair problem (P_4, R_0, static, formative).

We place the elements of P in a dependency graph approximation G (see e.g. [Kop12, Thm. 7.27, 7.29], as follows:

    * 0 :  
    * 1 :  

This graph has no strongly connected components.  By [Kop12, Thm. 7.31], this implies finiteness of the dependency pair problem.

Thus, the original system is terminating if each of (P_1, R_0, static, formative) and (P_2, R_0, static, formative) is finite.

We consider the dependency pair problem (P_2, R_0, static, formative).

We apply the subterm criterion with the following projection function:

  nu(map#) = 2 

Thus, we can orient the dependency pairs as follows:

  nu(map#(F, cons(X, Y))) = cons(X, Y) |> Y = nu(map#(F, Y)) 

By [Kop12, Thm. 7.35] and [Kop13, Thm. 5], we may replace a dependency pair problem (P_2, R_0, static, f) by ({}, R_0, static, f).  By the empty set processor [Kop12, Thm. 7.15] this problem may be immediately removed.

Thus, the original system is terminating if (P_1, R_0, static, formative) is finite.

We consider the dependency pair problem (P_1, R_0, static, formative).

The formative rules of (P_1, R_0) are R_1 ::=

  f(g(X)) => g(f(f(X))) 

By [Kop12, Thm. 7.17], we may replace the dependency pair problem (P_1, R_0, static, formative) by (P_1, R_1, static, formative).

Thus, the original system is terminating if (P_1, R_1, static, formative) is finite.

We consider the dependency pair problem (P_1, R_1, static, formative).

We will use the reduction pair processor [Kop12, Thm. 7.16].  It suffices to find a standard reduction pair [Kop12, Def. 6.69].  Thus, we must orient:

  f#(g(X)) >? f#(f(X)) 
  f#(g(X)) >? f#(X) 
  f(g(X)) >= g(f(f(X))) 

We orient these requirements with a polynomial interpretation in the natural numbers.

The following interpretation satisfies the requirements:

  f = \y0.y0 
  f# = \y0.3y0 
  g = \y0.3 + 3y0 

Using this interpretation, the requirements translate to:

  [[f#(g(_x0))]] = 9 + 9x0 > 3x0 = [[f#(f(_x0))]] 
  [[f#(g(_x0))]] = 9 + 9x0 > 3x0 = [[f#(_x0)]] 
  [[f(g(_x0))]] = 3 + 3x0 >= 3 + 3x0 = [[g(f(f(_x0)))]] 

By the observations in [Kop12, Sec. 6.6], this reduction pair suffices; we may thus replace a dependency pair problem (P_1, R_1) by ({}, R_1).  By the empty set processor [Kop12, Thm. 7.15] this problem may be immediately removed.

As all dependency pair problems were succesfully simplified with sound (and complete) processors until nothing remained, we conclude termination.


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