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'''Professor''' is a 46-bit [[still life]] consisting of two large [[island]]s (resembling a [[long]]⁴ [[symmetric scorpion]], sans the "stingers") partially stabilizing each other and further stabilized by two [[block]]s acting as [[induction coil]]s.
'''Professor''' is a 46-bit [[still life]] consisting of two large [[island]]s (resembling a [[long]]⁴ [[clips]]) partially stabilizing each other and further stabilized by two [[block]]s acting as [[induction coil]]s.


The cis-mirrored variant of this still life occured naturally from an [[symmetry|asymmetric]] [[soup]] in July 2016, making it the second largest still life in terms of cell population to have occurred [[natural]]ly (its title was taken in August 2016 by [[cloverleaf interchange]]).
The cis-mirrored variant of this still life occured naturally from an [[symmetry|asymmetric]] [[soup]] in July 2016, making it tied for the second largest still life in terms of cell population to have occurred [[natural]]ly (its title was taken in August 2016 by the 56-cell [[cloverleaf interchange]], and its second-place position was later tied by an inflected version of itself which also has 46 cells in February 2019<ref name="post70058" />).


==Variants ==
==Variants ==
A number of variants are possible, depending on the alignment of the two halves and the position of the blocks:
A number of variants are possible, depending on the alignment of the two halves and the position of the blocks:


<gallery>
{{EmbedViewer
File:Cismirroredprofessor.png|cis-mirrored professor
|pname = professorisomers
File:Transmirroredprofessor.png|trans-mirrored professor
|position = center
File:Shiftmirroredprofessor.png|shift-mirrored professor
|caption = A collection of various professor isomers.
File:Cisrotatedprofessor.png|cis-rotated professor
|viewerconfig = #C [[ WIDTH 1200 HEIGHT 600 COLOR LABEL Black ]]
File:Transrotatedprofessor.png|trans-rotated professor
#C [[ LABEL 4 -3 8 "cis-mirrored" ]]
</gallery>
#C [[ LABEL 20 -3 8 "trans-mirrored" ]]
#C [[ LABEL 36 -3 8 "shift-mirrored" ]]
#C [[ LABEL 51 -3 8 "cis-rotated" ]]
#C [[ LABEL 67 -3 8 "trans-rotated" ]]
}}


==See also==
==See also==
* [[Cthulhu]]
* [[Cthulhu]]
==References==
<references>
<ref name="post70058">{{LinkForumThread
|format = ref
|title  = Re: Soup search results
|p      = 70058
|author = alphazelf
|date  = February 7, 2019
}}</ref>
</references>


==External links==
==External links==
{{LinkCatagolue|xs46_69b88bb8b96z69d11dd1d96}}
{{LinkCatagolue|xs46_69b88bb8b96z69d11dd1d96|patternname=Cis-mirrored professor}}


{{Symmetry|orthogonal2}}
{{Symmetry|orthogonal2}}

Revision as of 03:06, 16 February 2019

Professor
x = 9, y = 11, rule = B3/S23 b2o3b2o$o2bobo2bo$2obobob2o$3bobo$2obobob2o$2obobob2o$3bobo$3bobo$2obo bob2o$o2bobo2bo$b2o3b2o! #C [[ THUMBSIZE 2 THEME 6 GRID GRIDMAJOR 0 SUPPRESS THUMBLAUNCH ]] #C [[ THUMBSIZE 3 ZOOM 21 HEIGHT 400 SUPPRESS ]]
Pattern type Strict still life
Number of cells 46
Bounding box 9 × 11
Discovered by Adam P. Goucher
Year of discovery 2016

Professor is a 46-bit still life consisting of two large islands (resembling a longclips) partially stabilizing each other and further stabilized by two blocks acting as induction coils.

The cis-mirrored variant of this still life occured naturally from an asymmetric soup in July 2016, making it tied for the second largest still life in terms of cell population to have occurred naturally (its title was taken in August 2016 by the 56-cell cloverleaf interchange, and its second-place position was later tied by an inflected version of itself which also has 46 cells in February 2019[1]).

Variants

A number of variants are possible, depending on the alignment of the two halves and the position of the blocks:

x = 72, y = 14, rule = B3/S23 b2o3b2o9b2o3b2o9b2o13b2o14b2o$o2bobo2bo7bo2bobo2bo7bo2bo11bo2bo12bo2bo $2obobob2o7b2obobob2o7b2obo2b2o7b2obo2b2o8b2obo2b2o$3bobo13bobo13bobo 2bo9bobo2bo10bobo2bo$2obobob2o7b2obobo10b2obobob2o9bobob2o7b2obobob2o$ 2obobob2o7b2obobob2o7b2obobo9b2obobo10b2obobo$3bobo13bobob2o10bobob2o 6b2obobob2o10bobo$3bobo13bobo13bobob2o9bobob2o10bobob2o$2obobob2o7b2ob obob2o7b2obobo9b2obobo10b2obobob2o$o2bobo2bo7bo2bobo2bo7bo2bobo9bo2bob o10bo2bobo$b2o3b2o9b2o3b2o9b2o2bob2o7b2o2bob2o8b2o2bob2o$37bo2bo11bo2b o12bo2bo$38b2o13b2o14b2o! #C [[ THUMBSIZE 2 THEME 6 GRID GRIDMAJOR 0 SUPPRESS THUMBLAUNCH ]] #C [[ WIDTH 1200 HEIGHT 600 COLOR LABEL Black ]] #C [[ LABEL 4 -3 8 "cis-mirrored" ]] #C [[ LABEL 20 -3 8 "trans-mirrored" ]] #C [[ LABEL 36 -3 8 "shift-mirrored" ]] #C [[ LABEL 51 -3 8 "cis-rotated" ]] #C [[ LABEL 67 -3 8 "trans-rotated" ]]
A collection of various professor isomers.
(click above to open LifeViewer)
RLE: here Plaintext: here

See also

References

  1. alphazelf (February 7, 2019). Re: Soup search results (discussion thread) at the ConwayLife.com forums

External links