Lexicographic Combination of Reduction Pairs (Extended Version)

Abstract

We present a simple criterion for combining reduction pairs lexicographically. The criterion is applicable to arbitrary classes of reduction pairs, such as the polynomial interpretation, the matrix interpretation, and the Knuth-Bendix order. In addition, we investigate a variant of the matrix interpretation where the lexicographic order is employed instead of the usual component-wise order. Effectiveness is demonstrated by experiments and examples, including Touzet's Hydra Battle.