We consider the system AotoYamada_05__020. Alphabet: 0 : [] --> a comp : [b -> b * b -> b] --> b -> b plus : [a * a] --> a s : [a] --> a times : [a * a] --> a twice : [b -> b] --> b -> b Rules: plus(0, x) => x plus(s(x), y) => s(plus(x, y)) times(0, x) => 0 times(s(x), y) => plus(times(x, y), y) comp(f, g) x => f (g x) twice(f) => comp(f, f) 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]). In order to do so, we start by eta-expanding the system, which gives: plus(0, X) => X plus(s(X), Y) => s(plus(X, Y)) times(0, X) => 0 times(s(X), Y) => plus(times(X, Y), Y) comp(F, G, X) => F (G X) twice(F, X) => comp(F, F, X) We thus obtain the following dependency pair problem (P_0, R_0, static, formative): Dependency Pairs P_0: 0] plus#(s(X), Y) =#> plus#(X, Y) 1] times#(s(X), Y) =#> plus#(times(X, Y), Y) 2] times#(s(X), Y) =#> times#(X, Y) 3] twice#(F, X) =#> comp#(F, F, X) Rules R_0: plus(0, X) => X plus(s(X), Y) => s(plus(X, Y)) times(0, X) => 0 times(s(X), Y) => plus(times(X, Y), Y) comp(F, G, X) => F (G X) twice(F, X) => comp(F, F, X) 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 : 0 * 2 : 1, 2 * 3 : This graph has the following strongly connected components: P_1: plus#(s(X), Y) =#> plus#(X, Y) P_2: times#(s(X), Y) =#> times#(X, 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) and (P_2, R_0, m, f). 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 will use the reduction pair processor with usable rules [Kop12, Thm. 7.44]. (P_2, R_0) has no usable rules. It suffices to find a standard reduction pair [Kop12, Def. 6.69]. Thus, we must orient: times#(s(X), Y) >? times#(X, Y) We orient these requirements with a polynomial interpretation in the natural numbers. The following interpretation satisfies the requirements: s = \y0.1 + 2y0 times# = \y0y1.y0 Using this interpretation, the requirements translate to: [[times#(s(_x0), _x1)]] = 1 + 2x0 > x0 = [[times#(_x0, _x1)]] By the observations in [Kop12, Sec. 6.6], this reduction pair suffices; we may thus replace a dependency pair problem (P_2, R_0) by ({}, R_0). 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). We will use the reduction pair processor with usable rules [Kop12, Thm. 7.44]. (P_1, R_0) has no usable rules. It suffices to find a standard reduction pair [Kop12, Def. 6.69]. Thus, we must orient: plus#(s(X), Y) >? plus#(X, Y) We orient these requirements with a polynomial interpretation in the natural numbers. The following interpretation satisfies the requirements: plus# = \y0y1.y0 s = \y0.1 + 2y0 Using this interpretation, the requirements translate to: [[plus#(s(_x0), _x1)]] = 1 + 2x0 > x0 = [[plus#(_x0, _x1)]] By the observations in [Kop12, Sec. 6.6], this reduction pair suffices; we may thus replace a dependency pair problem (P_1, R_0) by ({}, R_0). 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. +++ Citations +++ [Kop12] C. Kop. Higher Order Termination. PhD Thesis, 2012. [Kop13] C. Kop. Static Dependency Pairs with Accessibility. Unpublished manuscript, http://cl-informatik.uibk.ac.at/users/kop/static.pdf, 2013. [KusIsoSakBla09] K. Kusakari, Y. Isogai, M. Sakai, and F. Blanqui. Static Dependency Pair Method Based On Strong Computability for Higher-Order Rewrite Systems. In volume 92(10) of IEICE Transactions on Information and Systems. 2007--2015, 2009.