A reflection of a pattern evolves differently. C4 symmetry is preserved throughout.
Example: B36a*/S23 (clockwise symmetry)
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x = 21, y = 12, rule = MAPARYXfhZofugWaH7oaIDogBZofuhogOiAaIHogIAAgAAWaH7oaIHogGiA6ICAAIAAaIDogIAAgACAAIAAAkAAAA
3o5bo3b2o4b3o$2bo3bobo3bo5bobo$b2o3b3o3b3o3bo7$3o4b2o3bo5b3o$obo5bo3bo
bo3bo$2bo3b3o3b3o3b2o!
Ironically, only C1-symmetric non-totalistic neighbourhoods can allow this kind of C4 MAP rules.
------Henceforth, a bit of a digression
Moore neighbourhood is D4 symmetry (because the corners are not equivalent to edges)
Each isotropic non-totalistic neighbourhood, due to the rotate4reflect, can be analysed with basic group theory.
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.....E.....2C4.....C2.....2σ(i).....2σ(n)
A1...1.....1.....1.....1.....1
A2...1.....1.....1.....-1.....-1
B1...1.....-1....1.....1.....-1
B2...1.....-1....1.....-1.....1
E....2.....0.....-2.....0.....0
Assigning symmetry to each neighbourhood should be easy (I have somehow messed up though and I think I have the wrong approach). Considering the 8 neighbours, what I have done that probably is wrong is to check each transformation and count the number of unchanged cells within the neighbourhood.
E=8; 2C4=0; C2=0; 2σ(i)=2; 2σ(n)=2
which is a reducible representation equivalent to 2 A1 + B1 + B2 + 2 E.
How do I move on and get the symmetries of each neighbourhood within this representation? It's obvious that for this thread title you need "chiral" neighbourhoods to get any kind of rotate-but-not-reflect thing going on.