Pentoad
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| Pattern type | Oscillator | ||||||
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| Number of cells | 20 | ||||||
| Bounding box | 13 × 12 | ||||||
| Period | 5 | ||||||
| Mod | Unknown | ||||||
| Heat | 8.8 | ||||||
| Volatility | 0.64 | ||||||
| Strict volatility | 0.64 | ||||||
| Discovered by | Bill Gosper | ||||||
| Year of discovery | 1977 | ||||||
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Pentoad (or eater-bound Z-hexomino[1]) is a period 5 oscillator that was found by Bill Gosper in June 1977. It consists of a Z-hexomino that is stabilized by two eater 1s.
It was discovered by Scott Kim that this oscillator is extensible by moving one of the eaters diagonally away by four cells and inserting another Z-hexomino in the gap. A pentoad constructed in this way with n Z-hexominoes has 14 + 6n cells and heat 8.8 + 6.4n. The pentoad with two Z-hexominoes is shown below.
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See also
References
- ↑ Mark D. Niemiec. "Eater-bound Z-hexomino glider synthesis RLE file". Retrieved on April 28, 2009.
External links
- Pentoad at the Life Lexicon
Categories:
- Patterns
- Oscillators with 20 cells
- Periodic objects with minimum population 20
- Patterns with 20 cells
- Patterns found by Bill Gosper
- Patterns found in 1977
- Patterns that can be constructed with 12 gliders
- Oscillators
- Oscillators with period 5
- Oscillators with heat 8
- Oscillators with volatility 0.64
- Oscillators with strict volatility 0.64
- Patterns with S2 symmetry