Chirality
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Chirality is a term borrowed from chemistry to describe asymmetrical patterns with two distinct mirror-image orientations. One common use is in relation to Herschel transmitters, where the spacing between the two gliders in the tandem glider output can limit the receiver to a single chirality (see also Ambidextrous).
Sometimes a rule or a pattern is described as chiral when it has two distinct mirror-image orientations. The oscillator shown below is chiral.
| A chiral oscillator[1] in the rule 23/34/8 (click above to open LifeViewer) |
References
- ↑ Rhombic (June 21, 2016). Re: 23/34/8 (discussion thread) at the ConwayLife.com forums
External links
- Chirality at the Life Lexicon
- Rotation but no reflection (C4) MAP rules (discussion thread) at the ConwayLife.com forums