Glider to 2 blocks
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| Pattern type | Conduit | ||||||||
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| Conduit type | Stable | ||||||||
| Input | glider | ||||||||
| Output | half-blockade | ||||||||
| Number of cells | 23 | ||||||||
| Bounding box | 19 × 20 | ||||||||
| Step | Unknown | ||||||||
| Recovery time (ignoring FNG if any) |
Unknown | ||||||||
| Minimum overclock period (ignoring FNG if any) |
Unknown | ||||||||
| Spartan? | Yes | ||||||||
| Discovered by | Sergey Petrov | ||||||||
| Year of discovery | 2011 | ||||||||
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Glider to 2 blocks is a glider to half-blockade converter discovered by Sergey Petrov on October 8, 2011,[1] used in his later G4 receiver.
The incident glider is converted into a pair of blocks that form half of a blockade. This half-blockade can participate in many double block reactions; here it functions as an LWSS eater, enabling the conduit to be used as a toggleable LWSS gate that can be opened or closed with a single glider in each case. Sending two successive copies of the same glider would break the pattern, but this can be handled in a standard way by 'guarding' it with a bistable switch.
References
- ↑ Sergey Petrov (October 8, 2011). Re: Thread For Your Accidental Discoveries (discussion thread) at the ConwayLife.com forums
External links
- Glider to 2 blocks at the Life Lexicon