NO ignored inputs: (COMMENT Example 6 of [ FR12 , doi:10.1007/978-3-642-31585-5_21 ] ) NRS: [ (0): a#F |- (sigma <(0 <>),[a](app <[]F,a>)>) -> (0 <>), (1): a#F |- (sigma <(s []N),[a](app <[]F,a>)>) -> (+ <(app <[]F,(s []N)>),(sigma <[]N,[a](app <[]F,a>)>)>), (2): |- (id []X) -> []X, (3): |- (app <(id <>),[]X>) -> (id []X) ] Check confluence by Knuth-Bendix criterion uniform writing to temporary file... ./run_snprover.sh ./SMLNJ-dZTJIB.trs YES Problem: sigma(pair_2(0(pair_0()),lambda(app(pair_2(F,diamond()))))) -> 0(pair_0()) sigma(pair_2(s(N),lambda(app(pair_2(F,diamond()))))) -> +(pair_2(app(pair_2(F,s(N))),sigma(pair_2(N,lambda(app(pair_2(F,diamond()))))))) id(X) -> X app(pair_2(id(pair_0()),X)) -> id(X) Proof: LPO Processor: precedence: sigma > pair_2 > id ~ + ~ s ~ lambda ~ app ~ diamond ~ 0 ~ pair_0 problem: Qed terminating check each BCP has alpha-equivalent normal forms or not BCPs: (0 on 0): { a#F_1 |- < (0 <>) <= (sigma <(0 <>),[a](app <[]F_1,a>)>) => (0 <>) >, b#F_1,a#F_1 |- < (0 <>) <= (sigma <(0 <>),[b](app <[]F_1,b>)>) => (0 <>) > } (1 on 1): { a#F_1 |- < (+ <(app <[]F_1,(s []N_1)>),(sigma <[]N_1,[a](app <[]F_1,a>)>)>) <= (sigma <(s []N_1),[a](app <[]F_1,a>)>) => (+ <(app <[]F_1,(s []N_1)>),(sigma <[]N_1,[a](app <[]F_1,a>)>)>) >, b#F_1,a#F_1 |- < (+ <(app <[(a b)]F_1,(s []N_1)>),(sigma <[]N_1,[a](app <[(a b)]F_1,a>)>)>) <= (sigma <(s []N_1),[b](app <[]F_1,b>)>) => (+ <(app <[]F_1,(s []N_1)>),(sigma <[]N_1,[b](app <[]F_1,b>)>)>) > } (2 on 2): { |- < []X_1 <= (id []X_1) => []X_1 > } (2 on 3): { |- < (app <<>,[]X_1>) <= (app <(id <>),[]X_1>) => (id []X_1) > } (3 on 0): { |- < (sigma <(0 <>),[b](id b)>) <= (sigma <(0 <>),[b](app <(id <>),b>)>) => (0 <>) > } (3 on 1): { |- < (sigma <(s []N_1),[b](id b)>) <= (sigma <(s []N_1),[b](app <(id <>),b>)>) => (+ <(app <(id <>),(s []N_1)>),(sigma <[]N_1,[b](app <(id <>),b>)>)>) > } (3 on 3): { |- < (id []X_1) <= (app <(id <>),[]X_1>) => (id []X_1) > } BCP: |- < (app <<>,[]X_1>), (id []X_1) > ===> nf(lhs):(app <<>,[]X_1>) and nf(rhs):[]X_1 are not aeq some BCP is not joinable result: NO time: 9 msec.