14P2.3

	14P2.3
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Pattern type	Oscillator
Number of cells	14
Bounding box	7 × 7
Frequency class	44.3
Period	2
Mod	2
Heat	14
Volatility	0.67
Strict volatility	0.67
Discovered by	Unknown
Year of discovery	Unknown
Rules
Outer-totalistic rules	B3/S2 – B3678/S2345678
# of rules	29 = 512
Isotropic rules	B3-aeky/S2-cn3n – B2n34-cir5-r678/S2345678
Glider synthesis
Fewest gliders	8
Catagolue-generated RLE	synthesis
Uploaded synthesis RLE	xp2_62k0l51z032_synth.rle
Pattern files
Plaintext	xp2_62k0l51z032.cells
RLE	xp2_62k0l51z032.rle
Identifiers
apgcode	xp2_62k0l51z032
Pentadecathlon ID	14P2.1

14P2.3, 14-bit P2 #3^[1] (apgcode xp2_62k0l51z032) is a small, unnamed period-2 oscillator.

One name proposed for this pattern is "wishing fox".^[2]

Construction

A 8-glider synthesis of this oscillator was known no later than 2018.^[3] An earlier 17-glider synthesis can be found in Mark Niemiec's database.^[4]

See also: List of common oscillators

Information on this oscillator's commonness with respect to other naturally-occurring patterns is currently unknown.

↑ Search For Pattern at Mark D. Niemiec's Life Page
↑ SquishyBoi (September 15, 2020). Re: Thread For Your Naming Proposals of Unnamed Patterns (discussion thread) at the ConwayLife.com forums
↑ Goldtiger997 (March 3, 2018). Re: Synthesising Oscillators (discussion thread) at the ConwayLife.com forums
↑ The 20 fourteen-bit period 2 oscillators at Mark D. Niemiec's Life Page (download pattern file: 14/14ff3.rle)