Smallest Known Oscillators to p106 (and Beyond)

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Re: Smallest Known Oscillators to p106 (and Beyond)

Post by Kazyan » June 8th, 2022, 12:15 pm

All of those look optimal from passing attempts at improvements, except for p248. There exists a non-obvious figure 8 placement, which saves 3 cells from the SKOP:

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x = 24, y = 22, rule = B3/S23
4b2o$2bob2o$bo$4bo$2obo$2o4$7b2obo2bob2o$2o4bo2bo4bo2bo4b2o$2o5bobo4bo
bo5b2o$8bo6bo6$8bo6bo$2o5bobo4bobo5b2o$2o4bo2bo4bo2bo4b2o$7b2obo2bob2o!
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Re: Smallest Known Oscillators to p106 (and Beyond)

Post by carsoncheng » June 15th, 2022, 8:54 am

A few months ago, I found a few obvious SKOPs that were not listed in the Skopje repository:

p288 (Achim's p144 on 68P32, 110 cells):

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x = 52, y = 30, rule = B3/S23
b2o24b2o$o2bo23b2o$o18b2o$4bo13bo2bo$4bo14b2o$6bo$bo4bo$bo4bo7bobo$3b
2o9bo2bo$13bo2bo17b3o9b3o$12bo2bo9b2o5bo4bo7bo4bo$13bobo7bo4bo3bob2o3b
o3bo3b2obo$23bo4bo5b3o3bobo3b3o$23bo14bobobobo$9b2o14bo8b2o3bo3bo3b2o
$8bo2bo13bo5bo4bo9bo4bo$9b2o18bo6bo9bo$b2o23bo2bo3b3o11b3o$b2o24b2o3$
33b3o11b3o$36bo9bo$31bo4bo9bo4bo$34b2o3bo3bo3b2o$38bobobobo$34b3o3bob
o3b3o$32bob2o3bo3bo3b2obo$32bo4bo7bo4bo$34b3o9b3o!
p360 (Pentadecathlon on two blockers hassling R-pentomino, 59 cells):

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x = 35, y = 18, rule = B3/S23
b4o16bo2b2o$o7b2o10bo3b2o2b2o$o3b2o2b2o10bo7b2o$bo2b2o15b4o4$7b2o12b2o
$7b2o9bo3bo6b3o$28bo3bo$10bo7bo4bo3bo5bo$10bobo11bo$10b3o7bo2bo2bo7bo
$20bo5bo7bo2$27bo5bo$28bo3bo$29b3o!
p720 (Achim's p144 on pentadecathlon, 54 cells):

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x = 46, y = 19, rule = B3/S23
b2o24b2o$b2o23bo2bo$9b2o18bo$8bo2bo13bo$9b2o14bo$23bo$23bo4bo$13bobo7b
o4bo2bo2b2o4b2o2bo$12bo2bo9b2o3bo3b3o2b3o3bo$13bo2bo14bo2b2o4b2o2bo$3b
2o9bo2bo$bo4bo7bobo$bo4bo$6bo$4bo14b2o$4bo13bo2bo$o18b2o$o2bo23b2o$b2o
24b2o!
p1008 (Achim's p144 on 34P14, 76 cells):

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x = 45, y = 19, rule = B3/S23
16b2o24b2o$15bo2bo23b2o$15bo18b2o$3b2o5b2o7bo13bo2bo$2bo2bo3bo2bo6bo
14b2o$2bo9bo8bo$5bo3bo6bo4bo$bo3bo3bo3bo2bo4bo7bobo$o5bobo5bo3b2o9bo2b
o$5b2ob2o18bo2bo$bo3bo3bo3bo13bo2bo9b2o$2bo2bo3bo2bo15bobo7bo4bo$3b2o
5b2o26bo4bo$38bo$24b2o14bo$23bo2bo13bo$3b2o5b2o12b2o18bo$3b2o5b2o4b2o
23bo2bo$16b2o24b2o!

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Re: Smallest Known Oscillators to p106 (and Beyond)

Post by Book » June 15th, 2022, 6:22 pm

Anyone have an RLE for 143 (rattlesnake on 66p13)?
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Re: Smallest Known Oscillators to p106 (and Beyond)

Post by Sokwe » June 15th, 2022, 6:51 pm

Book wrote:
June 15th, 2022, 6:22 pm
Anyone have an RLE for 143 (rattlesnake on 66p13)?
I only know how to construct a form with 100 cells, but the wiki claims 99 (I assume this is why you're asking).

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x = 24, y = 21, rule = B3/S23
5bo$3b5o$2bo5bo$2bo2b3o10b2o$b2obo13bo$o3b2o9b2obo$bobo2bo10bo3b2o$2ob
2ob2o5bo6bobo$7bo4bo7bo$2ob2ob2o5bobo3b2o$bobo2bo$o3b2o$b2obo$2bo2b3o
8bo$2bo5bo7b2o$3b5o3b2obobob3o$5bo5bob2obobobo$17bo2b3o$18b2o3bo$20b3o
$20bo!
In this form, the rattlesnake's snake needs to be replaced by an eater.

Edit: see cvojan's post below for the 99-cell version.
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Re: Smallest Known Oscillators to p106 (and Beyond)

Post by cvojan » June 15th, 2022, 7:26 pm

SKOP143:

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x = 27, y = 18, rule = B3/S23
5bo$3b5o$2bo5bo$2bo2b3o10b2o$b2obo13bo$o3b2o9b2obo2b2o$bobo2bo10bo3bo$
2ob2ob2o5bo8bo$7bo4bo8b2o$2ob2ob2o5bobo$bobo2bo12b4o$o3b2o13bo3bo$b2ob
o15b3obo$2bo2b3o4b2obo4bo3bo$2bo5bo3bob2o5bobob2o$3b5o15bobo$5bo17bobo
$24bo!

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Re: Smallest Known Oscillators to p106 (and Beyond)

Post by Chris857 » June 25th, 2022, 3:33 pm

SKOP37, 58 cells

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x = 27, y = 24, rule = B3/S23
8bo$8b3o14b2o$11bo13bo$10b2o11bobo$16bo6b2o$14b2ob2o$14bo$14bo3bo$15b
3o$2o$bo$bobo19b2o$2b2o19bobo$25bo$25b2o$9b3o$8bo3bo$12bo$8b2ob2o$2b2o
6bo$bobo11b2o$bo13bo$2o14b3o$18bo!
SKOP296 (37*8), 70 cells

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x = 27, y = 30, rule = B3/S23
8bo$8b3o14b2o$11bo13bo$10b2o11bobo$23b2o$15b2o$15b3o$14bo2bo$15b2o$2o$bo$bobo
19b2o$2b2o19bobo$25bo$25b2o$10b2o$9bo2bo$9b3o$10b2o$2b2o$bobo11b2o$bo13bo$2o
14b3o$18bo$9b3o$9b3o$9b3o$12b3o$12b3o$12b3o!
(I tried with pentadecathlon, but 37*15=p555 and skopje says SKOP555 has only 49 cells)

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Re: Smallest Known Oscillators to p106 (and Beyond)

Post by Book » June 25th, 2022, 3:45 pm

Chris857 wrote:
June 25th, 2022, 3:33 pm
SKOP37, 58 cells
Which is 58P37.
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Re: Smallest Known Oscillators to p106 (and Beyond)

Post by Sokwe » June 25th, 2022, 7:32 pm

Chris857 wrote:
June 25th, 2022, 3:33 pm
SKOP296 (37*8), 70 cells
I can get 66 cells by replacing an eater with a blocker:

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x = 29, y = 27, rule = B3/S23
10bo$10b3o14b2o$13bo13bo$12b2o11bobo$25b2o2$19bo$20bo$20b2o$2b2o15b2o$
3bo14b2o$3bobo19b2o$4b2o19bobo$11b2o14bo$10b2o15b2o$9b2o$10bo$b2o8bo$o
2bo$3bo$3bo13b2o$2obo13bo$2o16b3o$20bo2$b2o$b2o!
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Re: Smallest Known Oscillators to p106 (and Beyond)

Post by EvinZL » June 27th, 2022, 10:17 am

SKOP116: 78 cells

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x = 39, y = 30, rule = B3/S23
7bo$5b3o$4bo$4b2o6b2o$12bo$10bobo8b2o$10b2o9b2o3$2b2o$bobo$2o$bobo27bo
$2b2o26bob2o$33b2o2b2o$31bobobo2bo$19b2o15b2o$19bobo11bo2bo$21b2o13b2o
$19bobo10bobo$19b2o11b2o3$2o9b2o$2o8bobo$10bo$9b2o6b2o$18bo$15b3o$15bo
!
SKOP174, 72 cells

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x = 39, y = 30, rule = B3/S23
7bo$5b3o$4bo$4b2o6b2o$12bo$10bobo8b2o$10b2o9b2o3$2b2o29b2o$bobo29b2o2b
2o$bo29b2obo2b2o$bobo27b3o$2b2o2$32b2o$19b2o11b2o$19bobo$21bo$19bobo$
19b2o3$2o9b2o$2o8bobo$10bo$9b2o6b2o$18bo$15b3o$15bo!

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Re: Smallest Known Oscillators to p106 (and Beyond)

Post by Kazyan » June 27th, 2022, 10:38 am

The same spark in SKOP174 works in SKOP116, for 68 cells:

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x = 33, y = 30, rule = B3/S23
7bo$5b3o$4bo$4b2o6b2o$12bo$10bobo8b2o$10b2o9b2o3$2b2o$bobo25b2o$bo26bo
2bo$bobo24bobo$2b2o25bob2o$30b3o$31b2o$19b2o$19bobo$21bo$19bobo$19b2o
3$2o9b2o$2o8bobo$10bo$9b2o6b2o$18bo$15b3o$15bo!
This could drop to 66 cells if there's a mold timing where both oscillators are in their minimum population at the same time, but I didn't find one.
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Re: Smallest Known Oscillators to p106 (and Beyond)

Post by Sokwe » June 30th, 2022, 7:02 pm

Unix on Charity's p16 gives a 44-cell p48 oscillator:

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x = 16, y = 24, rule = B3/S23
13b2o$13b2o2$14bo$13bobo$8b2o2bo2bo$8b2obo$12b2o5$4b3o3b2o$bo2b3o3b2o$
obo2b2o$bo3$6b2o$4bob2o$3bo$6bo$2b2obo$2b2o!
Edit: same minimum population, slightly smaller bounding box:

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x = 15, y = 24, rule = B3/S23
b2o$b2o2$bo$obo$o2bo2b2o$4bob2o$2b2o5$7b3o3b2o$4bo2b3o3b2o$3bobo2b2o$
4bo3$9b2o$7bob2o$6bo$9bo$5b2obo$5b2o!
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Re: Smallest Known Oscillators to p106 (and Beyond)

Post by hotdogPi » July 1st, 2022, 9:07 am

91×5 = p455 at 102 cells

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x = 41, y = 40, rule = B3/S23
19bo8b2o$19b3o6b2o$22bo$21b2o$16b2o21b2o$17bo21bo$17bobo17bobo$9b2o7b
2o17b2o$10bo$10bobo$11b2o2$27bo$23bo2b3o$21bobo3b2o$14b3o4bobo$14bo2bo
2b2obobo$12bo4bo7b2o$20bo6b2o7b2o$11bo5bobo12b3o2bo$21bobo5bo5b2o$12b
2o6bo10bo$14b2o7bo4bo2bo$15bobob2o2bo2bo8b2o$17bobo4b3o5b3o2bo$12b2o3b
obo16b2o$12b3o2bo$13bo2$28b2o$28bobo$30bo$2b2o17b2o7b2o$bobo17bobo$bo
21bo$2o21b2o$18b2o$18bo$11b2o6b3o$11b2o8bo!
91×8 = p728 at 96 cells

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x = 41, y = 40, rule = B3/S23
19bo8b2o$19b3o6b2o$22bo$21b2o$16b2o21b2o$17bo21bo$17bobo17bobo$9b2o7b
2o17b2o$10bo$10bobo$11b2o2$27bo$23bo2b3o$21bobo3b2o$14b3o4bobo$14bo2bo
2b2obobo$12bo4bo7b2o$20bo6b2o$11bo5bobo13b2o$21bobo5bo$12b2o6bo10bo3bo
$14b2o7bo4bo2bo4bo$15bobob2o2bo2bo6bobobo$17bobo4b3o7bobobo$12b2o3bobo
15bo4bo$12b3o2bo18bo3bo$13bo$37b2o$28b2o$28bobo$30bo$2b2o17b2o7b2o$bob
o17bobo$bo21bo$2o21b2o$18b2o$18bo$11b2o6b3o$11b2o8bo!
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Periods discovered: 5-16,⑱,⑳G,㉑G,㉒㉔㉕,㉗-㉛,㉜SG,㉞㉟㊱㊳㊵㊷㊹㊺㊽㊿,54G,55G,56,57G,60,62-66,68,70,73,74S,75,76S,80,84,88,90,96
100,02S,06,08,10,12,14G,16,17G,20,26G,28,38,47,48,54,56,72,74,80,92,96S
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Re: Smallest Known Oscillators to p106 (and Beyond)

Post by carsoncheng » July 1st, 2022, 8:28 pm

SKOP 176 (Rob's p16 on Jason's p22) in 59 cells:

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x = 34, y = 19, rule = B3/S23
7b2o$4b2obo$b2obo2bo$o3bob2o$bobo4bo$bo12bo$6bo2bo3bo2bo$6bobo2bo5bo6b
o7b2o$7bo3bo6bo4bobo6bo$15bo2bo11bobo$17bobo3bo2bo3b2o$12b2ob2o2bobo3b
2o$14b2o3bobo2b2ob2o$9b2o3bo2bo3bobo$8bobo11bo2bo$8bo6bobo4bo6bo$7b2o
7bo6bo5bo$24bo2bo$26bo!
SKOP 232 (Figure eight on p58 pi-heptomino hassler) in 66 cells, tied with p29 pre-pulsar hassler on figure eight (the current SKOP 232). However, the former of which has a much larger maximum population (172 vs 144):

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x = 42, y = 30, rule = B3/S23
10bo$8b3o$7bo$7b2o6b2o$15bo$13bobo8b2o$5bo7b2o9b2o$4b3o$3b2o2bo$2bo3b
2o$b2o$3o$b2o$2bo3b2o15bo$3b2o2bo14b3o$4b3o14bo2b2o10b2o$5bo15b2o3bo9b
2obo$26b2o12bo$26b3o8bo$26b2o10bob2o$21b2o3bo13b2o$21bo2b2o$22b3o$3b2o
9b2o7bo$3b2o8bobo$13bo$12b2o6b2o$21bo$18b3o$18bo!
SKOP 304 (Rob's p16 on 44P38) in 65 cells (down from 78 cells):

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x = 44, y = 24, rule = B3/S23
23bo$21b2obo$24bo$22bo$23b3o$25bo$19b2o2bo$18bo4b4o$19bo2bo3bo$20bo2$
21b2o$4b3o4bo8b4o8bo4b3o$11bo4bob2ob2ob2obo4bo$2bo5b3o5b4ob2ob4o5b3o5b
o$2bo5b5o3b12o3b5o5bo$2bo5bo2bo2b4o3b2o3b4o2bo2bo5bo$5bo6bob2o12b2obo
6bo$6bo30bo$2bo3bo30bo3bo$2bo38bo$3bo36bo$3o38b3o$o42bo!
SKOP 336 (Rob's p16 on p84 honey farm hassler) in 65 cells (down from 76 cells):

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x = 35, y = 30, rule = B3/S23
31bo$29b3o$28bo$2o18bo7b2o$bo17b3o$bobo14b5o$2b2o13b2o3b2o$18b5o$19b3o
$20bo$14bo$13b3o$12b5o$11b2o3b2o13b2o$12b5o14bobo$13b3o17bo$5b2o7bo18b
2o$6bo$3b3o$3bo2$18bob2o3bo$18b5obobo$18bo2bo3bo$19bobo$19b3o$19bo$22b
2o$20bobo$21b2o!
SKOP 432 (Rob's p16 on 56P27) in 77 cells:

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x = 35, y = 30, rule = B3/S23
15b2o$15bobo$16b3o$17b2o$13bo2b2o$13b4o$14bo$10bo$9b2o8bo$12bo4bobobo$
8b2ob2o4bo3b2o$2b2o8bo4bobo$b4o4b3o6b3o$obob2o18b2o$2o3bo17b2o$5b2o17b
o3b2o$4b2o18b2obobo$9b3o6b3o4b4o$10bobo4bo8b2o$7b2o3bo4b2ob2o$8bobobo
4bo10bo$10bo8b2o6bo2bo3bo$19bo6bo4b4o$15bo11b2o2bo$13b4o16bo$12b2o2bo
14b3o$11b2o17bo$11b3o18bo$12bobo14b2obo$13b2o16bo!
SKOP 528 (Rob's p16 on Jason's p33) in 81 cells:

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x = 30, y = 31, rule = B3/S23
22bo$20b2obo$23bo$21bo$22b3o$24bo$18b2o2bo$bo4b2o9bo4b4o$obo2bobo10bo
2bo3bo$bo4bo12bo2$7bo9b2o$6b3o6b4o$5bo3bo5b3o$5bob3o$5b2obo7bob2o$15b
ob3o$8b2o6b2o3bo$10bo9b2o$8b2o9bo$8bo3b2o6b2o$10b3obo$10b2obo7bob2o$20b
3obo$12b3o5bo3bo$11b4o6b3o$11b2o9bo2$23bo4bo$22bobo2bobo$22b2o4bo!
SKOP 560 (p35 honey farm hassler on Charity's p16) in 72 cells:

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x = 26, y = 29, rule = B3/S23
4b2o$4bobo7bo$5bo8b3o$7b3o7bo$10bo5bo$7bo3bo4bo3bo$8bo3bo$2bo6bo2bo3b
o3bo$2b2o4bo3bo2bo3bo4b2o$7bo3bo3bo2bo6bo$15bo3bo$7bo3bo4bo3bo$11bo5b
o$5b2o3bo7b3o$5b3o3b3o8bo$6b2o5bo7bobo$2o4b2o14b2o$2o3b2o3bo$9bobo$10b
o2$4b3o$3bo$3bo3bo$3bo2bobo$5bobo2bo$6bo3bo$10bo$7b3o!
SKOP 592 (p37 R-pentomino hassler on Charity's p16) in 86 cells:

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x = 27, y = 38, rule = B3/S23
8bo$8b3o14b2o$11bo13bo$10b2o4bo6bobo$14bo2bo5b2o$13bo$13bo4bo$13b2o2$
2o13b3o$bo$bobo19b2o$2b2o19bobo$25bo$9b3o13b2o2$12b2o$8bo4bo$13bo$2b2o
5bo2bo$bobo6bo4b2o$bo13bo$2o6b2o6b3o$8b3o7bo$9b2o$3b2o4b2o$3b2o3b2o3bo
$12bobo$13bo2$7b3o$6bo$6bo3bo$6bo2bobo$8bobo2bo$9bo3bo$13bo$10b3o!
Edit on July 3:
SKOP 1905 (Pentadecathlon on 74P127) in 86 cells:

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x = 38, y = 45, rule = B3/S23
13bo$13b3o$16bo$15b2o3$7b2o20bo$7b2o19bobo$29bo$20b2o$20b2o8b2o$20b2o
8b2ob2o$20bo7b2obo$20bo6bobo3b2o$27bo$11b2o23b2o$10bo2bo13bo8b2o$11b2o
14b2o$17b3o7b2o$8b2o6b6o6b2o$9b2o7b3o$9b2o14b2o$2o8bo13bo2bo$2o23b2o$
10bo$3b2o3bobo6bo$6bob2o7bo$3b2ob2o8b2o$6b2o8b2o$2bo13b2o$2bo5bo$7bob
o19b2o$2bo5bo20b2o$bobo2$b3o17b2o$21bo$22b3o$b3o20bo2$bobo$2bo2$2bo$2b
o!
SKOP 1016 (Figure eight on 74P127) in 86 cells:

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x = 45, y = 39, rule = B3/S23
20bo$20b3o$23bo$22b2o3$14b2o20bo$14b2o19bobo$36bo$27b2o$27b2o8b2o$27b
2o8b2ob2o$27bo7b2obo$27bo6bobo3b2o$34bo$18b2o23b2o$17bo2bo13bo8b2o$18b
2o14b2o$24b3o7b2o$15b2o6b6o6b2o$16b2o7b3o$16b2o14b2o$7b2o8bo13bo2bo$7b
2o23b2o$17bo$10b2o3bobo6bo$13bob2o7bo$6b2o2b2ob2o8b2o$13b2o8b2o$5bo3b
o13b2o$4bo4bo5bo$3bobobo6bobo19b2o$2bobobo8bo20b2o$o4bo$o3bo$28b2o$2b
2o24bo$29b3o$31bo!
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Re: Smallest Known Oscillators to p106 (and Beyond)

Post by hotcrystal0 » July 3rd, 2022, 9:32 am

SKOP889 at 115 cells; the smaller P7 sparkers do not fit at the usual interaction spot or this spot due to clearance issues

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x = 39, y = 45, rule = B3/S23
13bo$13b3o$16bo$15b2o3$7b2o20bo$7b2o8b3o8bobo$17b3o9bo$17bo$20bo2$17b
5o$19bo2b2o$21b2o$21bo14b2o$36b2o6$2o$2o14bo$15b2o$14b2o2bo$16b5o2$17b
o$20bo$8bo9b3o$7bobo8b3o8b2o4b2o$8bo20b2o4bo$36bo$35b2o$21b2o11bo$21b
o13b2o$22b3o9bo2bo$24bo4bob5o2bo$27b3obo4b2o$26bo4bobobo$27b4o4bo$31b
4o$29bo2bo$29b2o!
And also a SKOP635 at 90 cells

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x = 41, y = 39, rule = B3/S23
16bo$16b3o$19bo$18b2o3$10b2o20bo$10b2o8b3o8bobo$20b3o9bo$20bo$23bo2$20b
5o$22bo2b2o$24b2o$24bo14b2o$39b2o6$3b2o$3b2o14bo$18b2o$17b2o2bo$19b5o
2$20bo$2bo2bo17bo$2bo2bo5bo9b3o$2ob2ob2o2bobo8b3o8b2o$2bo2bo5bo20b2o$
2bo2bo$2ob2ob2o$2bo2bo18b2o$2bo2bo18bo$25b3o$27bo!

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x = 192, y = 53, rule = B3/S23
33$42b4o$41b6o$40b2ob4o$41b2o3$41b2o$39bo6bo$38bo8bo$38bo8bo$38b9o3$42b
4o$41b6o$40b2ob4o$41b2o!

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Re: Smallest Known Oscillators to p106 (and Beyond)

Post by carsoncheng » July 3rd, 2022, 10:12 am

SKOP 160 (Beluchenko's p40 on p32 honey farm hassler) in 73 cells (down from 101 cells):

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x = 29, y = 37, rule = B3/S23
23bo$21b3o$20bo$20b2o3$16b3o$16b3o$6b2o3b3o2b2obo6b2o$13bob2o8bo2bo$5b
o3bo4b2obo6bobobo$4bo4bo6b2o6bo2bo$3bobobo8bo6bo$2bobobo12bo4bobo$o4b
o5b2o5bo$o3bo6b2o5bo2$2b2o12bob2o$19bo$13bo6bo$13bo2bo3bo2b2o$15bo7b2o
$14bobo$14b5o$15b3o5$15b3o$14b5o$16bobo$8b2o7bo$8b2o2bo3bo2bo$12bo6bo
$13bo$13b2obo!
Edit: SKOP 154 (34P14 shuttle on Jason's p22) in 70 cells:

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x = 37, y = 21, rule = B3/S23
29b2o$10b2o16bo2bo$11bo16b2obo$11bobo4b3o5bo2b2o$12b2o4bobo4bo$17bo3b
o3bo3bo$b2o5b2o7bo3bo3bo3bo$b2o5b2o11bo4bobo4b2o$16b2o2bo5b3o4bobo$15b
ob2o16bo$bo7bo5bo2bo16b2o$3o5b3o5b2o$o9bo$b3o3b3o2$4bobo4$b2o5b2o$b2o
5b2o!
Edit: SKOP 638 (p58 pi-heptomino shuttle on Jason's p22) in 92 cells:

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x = 61, y = 30, rule = B3/S23
14bo$12b3o$11bo$11b2o6b2o$19bo$17bobo8b2o23bo$17b2o9bo22bo2bo$34b2o7b
o6bo5bo$35bo6bobo4bo6bo$26b2o2b2o3bobo11bo2bo$29b3o4b2o3bo2bo3bobo$b2o
21bo4bo11b2o3bobo2b2ob2o$o2bo7b3o9b2o14b2ob2o2bobo3b2o$2bo6b2ob2o7b2o
b2o3bo14bobo3bo2bo3b2o$8bo3bob2o5b3o5bo12bo2bo11bobo$7bo5b3o5b2obo3bo
9bo6bo4bobo6bo$7bo3b2ob2o7b2ob2o6bo3bo5bo6bo7b2o$12b2o9b3o7bo2bo3bo2b
o$7bo4bo21b2o5bo$5b3o$5b2o2b2o3$8bo9b2o$7b2o8bobo$17bo$16b2o6b2o$25bo
$22b3o$22bo!
SKOP 2794 (Jason's p22 on 74P127) in 110 cells:

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x = 58, y = 41, rule = B3/S23
33bo$33b3o$36bo$35b2o3$27b2o20bo$27b2o19bobo$49bo$40b2o$40b2o8b2o$40b
2o8b2ob2o$40bo7b2obo$40bo6bobo3b2o$47bo$31b2o23b2o$30bo2bo13bo8b2o$31b
2o14b2o$37b3o7b2o$28b2o6b6o6b2o$29b2o7b3o$29b2o14b2o$20b2o8bo13bo2bo$
20b2o23b2o$30bo$23b2o3bobo6bo$26bob2o7bo$19bo3b2ob2o8b2o$17bo2bo5b2o8b
2o$2o7bo6bo5bo13b2o$bo6bobo4bo6bo5bo$bobo11bo2bo8bobo19b2o$2b2o3bo2bo
3bobo11bo20b2o$7b2o3bobo2b2ob2o$5b2ob2o2bobo3b2o$10bobo3bo2bo3b2o16b2o
$8bo2bo11bobo15bo$4bo6bo4bobo6bo16b3o$4bo5bo6bo7b2o17bo$6bo2bo$7bo!
SKOP 330 (Queen bee shuttle on Jason's p22) in 56 cells:

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x = 30, y = 33, rule = B3/S23
22bo$20bo2bo$3b2o7bo6bo5bo$4bo6bobo4bo6bo$4bobo11bo2bo$5b2o3bo2bo3bob
o$10b2o3bobo2b2ob2o$8b2ob2o2bobo3b2o$13bobo3bo2bo3b2o$11bo2bo11bobo$7b
o6bo4bobo6bo$2b2o3bo5bo6bo7b2o$2bo2bo3bo2bo$10bo$6bo2$4b2o$3bo3$2o3b2o
$2o3b2o$b5o$2bobo2$2b3o6$3b2o$3b2o!
Edit on July 5: SKOP 83 (p83 R-pentomino hassler) in 62 cells, by mvr:

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x = 35, y = 27, rule = B3/S23
19b2o$6b2o11bo$7bo9bobo$7bobo7b2o$8b2o$25b2o$26bo$23b3o$23bo2$2o$2o11b
o$11b2ob2o$14bo5bo$19b2ob2o$21bo11b2o$33b2o2$11bo$9b3o$8bo$8b2o$25b2o
$16b2o7bobo$15bobo9bo$15bo11b2o$14b2o!
SKOP 664 (Figure eight on p83 R-pentomino hassler) in 74 cells:

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x = 41, y = 30, rule = B3/S23
19b2o$6b2o11bo$7bo9bobo$7bobo7b2o$8b2o$25b2o$26bo$23b3o$2bo2b3o15bo$b
o9bo$o6bo4bob2o$obobobo5bo3bob2o$bo10bo3bob2o8b2o$13b2o5b2o$5b2o8b2ob
o3bo10bo$15b2obo3bo5bobobobo$19b2obo4bo6bo$23bo9bo$11bo15b3o2bo$9b3o$
8bo24b2o$8b2o$25b2o4bo3bo$16b2o7bobo3bo4bo$15bobo9bo5bobobo$15bo11b2o
5bobobo$14b2o19bo4bo$36bo3bo2$37b2o!
SKOP 415 (Fumarole on p83 R-pentomino hassler) in 80 cells, thanks to an alternate stabilization by C28:

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x = 40, y = 27, rule = B3/S23
20b2o$7b2o11bo$8bo9bobo$8bobo7b2o$9b2o$26b2o$27bo$24b3o$6b3o15bo$12bo
$2bo5bo4bob2o$bo5bo5bo3bob2o$o4bo7bo3bob2o8b2o$b2o11b2o5b2o11b2o$6b2o
8b2obo3bo7bo4bo$16b2obo3bo5bo5bo$20b2obo4bo5bo$24bo$12bo15b3o4b2o$10b
3o20bo4bo$9bo23bo4bo$9b2o22bo4bo$26b2o6bo2bo$17b2o7bobo3bobo2bobo$16b
obo9bo3b2o4b2o$16bo11b2o$15b2o!
SKOP 1932 (Twin bees shuttle on p84 honey farm hassler) in 72 cells:

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x = 35, y = 52, rule = B3/S23
14b2o5b2o$14b2o5b2o4$15bo5bo$14b3o3b3o$13b2o2bobo2b2o$13b2ob2ob2ob2o$
16b2ob2o$14bobo3bobo$13bo2bo3bo2bo$16bo3bo$13bobo5bobo$14bo7bo3$15bo$
14bobo2$12bo5bo$15bo$12b2o3b2o4$12b2o3b2o$15bo5b2o$12bo5bo2b2o2$14bob
o$15bo$31bo$16b2o11b3o$19bo8bo$2o13bo5bo6b2o$bo6bo5bo2bo4bo$bobo3b3o9b
o2bo$2b2o2bob3o3b3ob2ob2o$16bob3o$5b3o6b2obo2bo$6bo7bo3b3o$14b3o3bo7b
o$14bo2bob2o6b3o$14b3obo$12b2ob2ob3o3b3obo2b2o$12bo2bo9b3o3bobo$12bo4b
o2bo5bo6bo$5b2o6bo5bo13b2o$6bo8bo$3b3o11b2o$3bo!
Edit: Removed some LCMs because they are not smaller than existing mechanisms.

Edit on July 7: SKOP 4526 (Merzenich's p31 on 52P146) in 100 cells:

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x = 30, y = 46, rule = B3/S23
13b2o$10bo6bo$9bo8bo$12b4o$9b3o4b3o$2b2o6b2ob2ob2o6b2o$2b2o7b6o7b2o$
12b4o6$12b4o$2b2o7b6o7b2o$2b2o6b2ob2ob2o6b2o$9b3o4b3o$12b4o$9bo8bo$10b
o6bo$13b2o6$29bo$27b3o$2o24bo$bo24b2o$bobo$2b2o$10b2ob2o$10bo3bo$10bo
3bo$11bobo$12bo$4b2o$5bo$2b3o$2bo2$8b2o3bo5bo3bo$8b2o2bobo3b2o3b2o$13b
2o3b2o3b2o$18bo5bo!
SKOP 3358 (Twin bees shuttle on 52P146) in 80 cells:

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x = 61, y = 20, rule = B3/S23
29bo$15b2ob2o7b3o$2o11b2obobob2o4bo$bo6bo4b2o3b2o6b2o$bobo3bobo5b3o$2b
2o4bo6b3o3bo11bo5bo$20b3o3bo6bo5bo11b2obo$20bobo2bobo18b3o2b2o2bo3b2o
$25bobob2o11b2o3b2o6bo3b2o$14b2o5bo26b3o3b2o$19b2ob2o9bo5bo9bo3bo$4b2o
14bobo10bo5bo$5bo15bo27bo3bo$2b3o43b3o3b2o$2bo29b2o13b2o6bo3b2o$32b2o
12b3o2b2o2bo3b2o$8b2o3bo4b2o3b2o26b2obo$8b2o2bobo5bobo$13b2o2bo7bo$18b
2o3b2o!
SKOP 199 (104P199) by Mitchell Riley, ljkiernan1, and iNoMed:

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x = 52, y = 45, rule = B3/S23
16b2o16b2o$16b2o4b2o4b2o4b2o$21bo2bo2bo2bo$22bobo2bobo$23bo4bo3$2o48b
2o$2o48b2o3$18bo14bo$18b3o10b3o2$19b3o8b3o5$8b2o32b2o$8b2o32b2o4$8b2o
32b2o$8b2o32b2o5$19b3o8b3o2$18b3o10b3o$18bo14bo3$2o48b2o$2o48b2o3$23bo
4bo$22bobo2bobo$21bo2bo2bo2bo$16b2o4b2o4b2o4b2o$16b2o16b2o!
SKOP 2985 (Pentadecathlon on 104P199) in 116 cells, tied with a 2G rectifier loop:

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x = 52, y = 54, rule = B3/S23
16b2o16b2o$16b2o4b2o4b2o4b2o$21bo2bo2bo2bo$22bobo2bobo$23bo4bo3$2o48b
2o$2o48b2o3$18bo14bo$18b3o10b3o2$19b3o8b3o5$8b2o32b2o$8b2o32b2o4$8b2o
32b2o$8b2o32b2o5$19b3o8b3o2$18b3o10b3o$18bo14bo3$2o48b2o$2o48b2o3$23b
o4bo$22bobo2bobo$21bo2bo2bo2bo$16b2o4b2o4b2o4b2o$16b2o16b2o$41b2o$39b
o4bo$38bo6bo$37bo8bo$37bo8bo$37bo8bo$38bo6bo$39bo4bo$41b2o!

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Re: Smallest Known Oscillators to p106 (and Beyond)

Post by Sokwe » July 10th, 2022, 3:33 am

Smallest oscillators I could find for multiples of 37 (x3 through x14):

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x = 582, y = 35, rule = B3/S23
13bo49bo49bo49bo49bo49bo49bo49bo49bo99bo49bo$13b3o14b2o31b3o14b2o31b3o
14b2o31b3o14b2o31b3o14b2o31b3o14b2o31b3o14b2o31b3o14b2o31b3o14b2o81b3o
14b2o31b3o14b2o$16bo13bo35bo13bo35bo13bo35bo13bo35bo13bo35bo13bo35bo
13bo35bo13bo35bo13bo85bo13bo35bo13bo$15b2o11bobo34b2o11bobo34b2o11bobo
34b2o11bobo34b2o11bobo34b2o11bobo34b2o11bobo34b2o11bobo34b2o11bobo84b
2o11bobo34b2o11bobo$28b2o48b2o48b2o48b2o48b2o48b2o48b2o48b2o48b2o98b2o
48b2o2$22bo49bo49bo49bo49bo49bo49bo49bo49bo99bo49bo$23bo49bo49bo49bo
49bo49bo49bo49bo49bo99bo49bo$23b2o48b2o48b2o48b2o48b2o48b2o48b2o48b2o
48b2o98b2o48b2o$5b2o15b2o31b2o15b2o31b2o15b2o31b2o15b2o31b2o15b2o31b2o
15b2o31b2o15b2o31b2o15b2o31b2o15b2o81b2o15b2o31b2o15b2o$6bo14b2o33bo
14b2o33bo14b2o33bo14b2o33bo14b2o33bo14b2o33bo14b2o33bo14b2o33bo14b2o
83bo14b2o33bo14b2o$6bobo19b2o26bobo19b2o26bobo19b2o26bobo19b2o26bobo
19b2o26bobo19b2o26bobo19b2o19bo6bobo19b2o26bobo19b2o76bobo19b2o26bobo
19b2o$7b2o19bobo26b2o19bobo26b2o19bobo26b2o19bobo26b2o19bobo26b2o19bob
o26b2o19bobo19b2o5b2o19bobo20b2o4b2o19bobo76b2o19bobo26b2o19bobo$14b2o
14bo33b2o14bo33b2o14bo33b2o14bo33b2o14bo33b2o14bo20b2o11b2o14bo17b2o
14b2o14bo21bo11b2o14bo83b2o14bo15b2o5b2o9b2o14bo$13b2o15b2o31b2o15b2o
31b2o15b2o31b2o15b2o31b2o15b2o31b2o15b2o18bo2bo9b2o15b2o18bo12b2o15b2o
15b2obo12b2o15b2o81b2o15b2o14b2o5b2o8b2o15b2o$12b2o48b2o48b2o48b2o48b
2o48b2o36b3o9b2o48b2o33bob3o10b2o98b2o48b2o$2b2o9bo49bo49bo49bo34bo14b
o49bo39b3o7bo31bo17bo39bo9bo99bo49bo$3bo10bo49bo49bo39b2o8bo33b3o4b2o
7bo39b2o8bo37bo2bo8bo28bobo4b2o2b2o8bo36b2o11bo90b2o7bo49bo$2bo151b2o
45bo3b2o46bo2bo45b2o40bobo2bobo2b2o44bo2bo101b2o42bobo$2b4ob2o48b2o48b
2o91bo55bo43b2o42bo4b2o49bo2b2obo$5bob2o11b2o34bobo11b2o34bobo11b2o33b
o14b2o28bo19b2o34bo13b2o27bo2bobo15b2o33bo14b2o25b2obo3bob2o12b2o98b2o
24b3o3b3o15b2o$4o16bo35bo13bo35bo13bo33bobo13bo35bo13bo32b2obo13bo29b
2ob2o3b2o10bo33bobo2bo10bo26b2obobo5bo11bo76bo5bobo14bo24bo9bo14bo$o2b
obob2o12b3o31b2o14b3o31b2o6b2o6b3o25b2o2bo2bo14b3o27bo3b3obob2o8b3o29b
2o16b3o27bo4bo2bo11b3o25b2o2bobo4b2o9b3o27b2ob4o13b3o73bo3bo3bo15b3o
21b3o5b3o15b3o$5b2o2bo13bo38b3o8bo37bo4bo6bo25b2obo20bo27bo5bob2obo10b
o49bo27bob6o14bo25b2obobo3b2o13bo29bo19bo73bob2o4bo5b2o10bo22bo7bo18bo
$2bo5bobo54bo45bo4bo36b2o47bob2obo94bo50bo6bo42bobo94bo5b3o2b2o$2bobob
2o2bo50bo49bo4bo83bobobo2bo46b2o48bo2b2o95b2o96b2o$bobo3bobo49b3o3b2o
45bo2bo84b2o3b2o47b2o47b2o2b2o46bo148bo3bo37b2o5b2o$bo3b2o2bobo46bo9bo
41bobo2bobo235bobo148bo41b2o5b2o$o3bobobob2o46b2ob3o4bo41b2o4b2o236bob
o150bo$b4o3bo52b2obobobo285bo150b2o$7b2o47b4o6bo439bo$3b2o51bo2b2o$3bo
502b3o$5bo$4b2o!
For 74 = 37*2 it would be hard to beat Raucci's p74. For 555 = 37*15 there is already a glider shuttle that's smaller than the p37. For multiples of 16+ the block deletion trick doesn't work.

Edit: removed p444 = 37*12 as there is a smaller glider loop oscillator.
-Matthias Merzenich

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Re: Smallest Known Oscillators to p106 (and Beyond)

Post by carsoncheng » July 10th, 2022, 4:13 am

SKOP 796 (31P4 on 84P199) in 115 cells:

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x = 52, y = 55, rule = B3/S23
16b2o16b2o$11bo4b2o7b2o7b2o4bo$11bo13b2o13bo2$9bobobo24bobobo$9b2o30b
2o$7b2obo3b3o18b3o3bob2o$2o4bob2ob2o4bo16bo4b2ob2obo4b2o$2o2b3o2bo2bob
o2bo16bo2bobo2bo2b3o2b2o$9b2o2b4o2b3o8b3o2b4o2b2o$9b3o7bo12bo7b3o$21b
2o6b2o$20bo10bo2$20b3o6b3o2$21bob2o2b2obo$22b2o4b2o2$8b2o32b2o$8b2o32b
2o4$8b2o32b2o$8b2o32b2o2$22b2o4b2o$21bob2o2b2obo2$20b3o6b3o2$20bo10bo$
21b2o6b2o$9b3o7bo12bo7b3o$9b2o2b4o2b3o8b3o2b4o2b2o$2o2b3o2bo2bobo2bo
16bo2bobo2bo2b3o2b2o$2o4bob2ob2o4bo16bo4b2ob2obo4b2o$7b2obo3b3o18b3o3b
ob2o$9b2o30b2o$9bobobo24bobobo2$11bo13b2o13bo$11bo4b2o7b2o7b2o4bo$16b
2o16b2o$41b2o2$40bo$39bob3o$37b3o4bo$36bo3bo5bo$36b5o5bo$39bo2bobobo$
34b4obo4bo$34bo2b2o!
Neither 21P4.1 nor 22P4.3 works in this arrangement.

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Re: Smallest Known Oscillators to p106 (and Beyond)

Post by iNoMed » July 10th, 2022, 4:16 am

Mold works just fine:

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x = 56, y = 45, rule = B3/S23
16b2o16b2o$16b2o7b2o7b2o$25b2o5$2o48b2o$2o48b2o3$18bo14bo$18b2o12b2o$
18bo2bo8bo2bo$20bo10bo$20bo10bo4$8b2o32b2o$8b2o32b2o4$8b2o32b2o$8b2o
32b2o2$51b2o$50bo2bo$20bo10bo18bobobo$20bo10bo19bo2bo$18bo2bo8bo2bo21b
o$18b2o12b2o18bobo$18bo14bo3$2o48b2o$2o48b2o5$25b2o$16b2o7b2o7b2o$16b
2o16b2o!

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x = 35, y = 5, rule = B3/S23
4b2o3b2o3bo3b2ob2o3b2ob2o$2o2bobo3bo2bobobobobobobobobobo$obobo2bo2bob
o2bobo2bo2bobo3bobo$2bobo3bobobobo2bo5bobo3bobob2o$b2ob2o3b2ob2o3b2o3b
2ob2o3b2ob2o!

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Re: Smallest Known Oscillators to p106 (and Beyond)

Post by carsoncheng » July 10th, 2022, 4:39 am

SKOP 1592 (Figure eight on 84P199) in 96 cells:

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x = 52, y = 55, rule = B3/S23
16b2o16b2o$11bo4b2o7b2o7b2o4bo$11bo13b2o13bo2$9bobobo24bobobo$9b2o30b
2o$7b2obo3b3o18b3o3bob2o$2o4bob2ob2o4bo16bo4b2ob2obo4b2o$2o2b3o2bo2bo
bo2bo16bo2bobo2bo2b3o2b2o$9b2o2b4o2b3o8b3o2b4o2b2o$9b3o7bo12bo7b3o$21b
2o6b2o$20bo10bo2$20b3o6b3o2$21bob2o2b2obo$22b2o4b2o2$8b2o32b2o$8b2o32b
2o4$8b2o32b2o$8b2o32b2o2$22b2o4b2o$21bob2o2b2obo2$20b3o6b3o2$20bo10bo
$21b2o6b2o$9b3o7bo12bo7b3o$9b2o2b4o2b3o8b3o2b4o2b2o$2o2b3o2bo2bobo2bo
16bo2bobo2bo2b3o2b2o$2o4bob2ob2o4bo16bo4b2ob2obo4b2o$7b2obo3b3o18b3o3b
ob2o$9b2o30b2o$9bobobo24bobobo2$11bo13b2o13bo$11bo4b2o7b2o7b2o4bo$16b
2o16b2o$41b2o2$39bo3bo$39bo4bo$41bobobo$42bobobo$43bo4bo$44bo3bo2$45b
2o!
SKOP 2920 (Beluchenko's p40 on 52P146) in 78 cells:

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x = 45, y = 30, rule = B3/S23
17bo$15b3o$5b2o7bo$6bo7b2o$6bobo$7b2o2$14b2o$2b2o10b2o$2b2o2$18bo9b2o
$2bo15b2o8b2o$bobo10b4o3b2o$b2o10b7o$12bo6bo3bobobo$13bo8bo15b3o$bo11b
o11bobo10b4o$o2bo17bo10bo4b2o$o2bo12bo$2bo28b2o4bo$28b4o10bobo$2bo26b
3o$o2bo38bobo$o2bo$bo$16b2o22b2o$16bobo21b2o$18bo$18b2o!
SKOP 1480 (Beluchenko's p40 on 58P37) in 84 cells:

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x = 29, y = 42, rule = B3/S23
18bo$2o14b3o$bo13bo$bobo6bo4b2o$2b2o5bo2bo$13bo$8bo4bo$12b2o2$9b3o13b
2o$25bo$2b2o19bobo$bobo19b2o$bo$2o13b3o2$13b2o$13bo4bo$13bo$14bo2bo5b
2o$10b2o4bo6bobo$11bo13bo$8b3o5bobo6b2o$8bo$16bobo$12b2o8bo$12b2o8b2o
$22b2o$21b3o$19bobo5$19bobo$17b3o$17b2o$17b2o8b2o$18bo8b2o$22bobo2$22b
obo!
SKOP 1022 (Meatball on 52P146) in 90 cells:

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x = 30, y = 38, rule = B3/S23
13b2o$12b4o$11bob2ob2o$9b3o3bobo$8bo3bo2bobo$8b5ob3o$10bobobobo$10b3o
b5o$9bobo2bo3bo$9bobo3b3o$9b2ob2obo$11b4o$12b2o2$14bo$13bo2bo$11bo4bo
2$o13b2obo$3o12bob2o$3bo11b2o11b2o$2b2o6bo4b2o11bo$15b2o4b2o3bobo$15b
2o4b2o3b2o$12b2obo$14bo4$24b2o$24bo$25b3o$27bo2$5b2o3b2o4bo3b2o$7bobo
5bobo2b2o$4bo7bo2b2o$5b2o3b2o!

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Re: Smallest Known Oscillators to p106 (and Beyond)

Post by iNoMed » July 13th, 2022, 1:52 am

SKOP128 via period-independent p8 glider reflector by Kazyan - 92 cells:

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x = 31, y = 36, rule = B3/S23
5b2o8b2o$5b2o8bo$16bo$15b2o$5bo8bo$4b3o3b2o2b3o$2b2ob2o3b2o5bo$bo2bo
11b2o$4bo2$o2bo$b2o3b2o$6b2o4$5b2o19b2o$4bobo19bo$4bo9bo9bobo$3b2o10bo
8b2o$13b3o3$23b2o$23b2o3b2o$27bo2bo2$26bo$13b2o11bo2bo$13bo5b2o3b2ob2o
$14b3o2b2o3b3o$16bo8bo$14b2o$14bo$15bo8b2o$14b2o8b2o!

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x = 35, y = 5, rule = B3/S23
4b2o3b2o3bo3b2ob2o3b2ob2o$2o2bobo3bo2bobobobobobobobobobo$obobo2bo2bob
o2bobo2bo2bobo3bobo$2bobo3bobobobo2bo5bobo3bobob2o$b2ob2o3b2ob2o3b2o3b
2ob2o3b2ob2o!

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Re: Smallest Known Oscillators to p106 (and Beyond)

Post by AlbertArmStain » August 3rd, 2022, 9:06 am

SKOP63 (34P7 on p9 thumb) in 70 cells

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x = 27, y = 13, rule = B3/S23
19b2o$19bobo$21bo2b2o$19bobobobo$7bo4b2o4bo2bobo$5bobo4bobo2bo5bo2bo$
3bo2bo6b3o5bo2b3o$2b3obobo5b2o4b4o$b2o3b4o3b2o3bo5bo$2o5bobob3o4b6o$3o
6bo2bo$bobo4bobo9b2o$2b2o4bo11b2o!
SKOP77 (34P7 on Rattlesnake) in 67 cells:

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x = 28, y = 16, rule = B3/S23
18bo$16b3o$15bo3b2o$16b3o2bo$18bobobob2obo$19bo2bobob2o$18bo2b2o$7bo4b
2o9bo$5bobo4bobo2bo$3bo2bo6b3o6bo$2b3obobo5b2o$b2o3b4o3b2o3b2o$2o5bob
ob3o4bo$3o6bo2bo6bo$bobo4bobo7b2o$2b2o4bo!
SKOP91 (34P7 on Beluchenko's p13) in 68 cells:

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x = 31, y = 20, rule = B3/S23
20b2o$20b2o2$23bo2bo$22bo6bo$22bo7bo$14b2o6bo3b2obo$14b2o7b3o$18b3o$17b
o3bo$21bo$7bo4b2o7bo$5bobo4bobo2bo2bo$3bo2bo6b3o4bo$2b3obobo5b2o$b2o3b
4o3b2o3bobo$2o5bobob3o5bo$3o6bo2bo$bobo4bobo$2b2o4bo!
SKOP175 (34P7 on 30P25) in 64 cells:

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x = 36, y = 36, rule = B3/S23
13b2o$12bobo$11b3o$11b2o$12b2o2bo$13b4o$15bo$19bo$10bo8b2o$8bobobo4bo
$7b2o3bo4b2ob2o$10bobo4bo8b2o$9b3o6b3o4b4o$4b2o18b2obobo$5b2o17bo3b2o
$2o3bo17b2o$obob2o18b2o$b4o4b3o6b3o$2b2o8bo4bobo$8b2ob2o4bo3b2o$12bo4b
obobo$9b2o8bo$10bo$14bo$13b4o$13bo2b2o$17b2o$16b3o3b2o5bo$15bobo2bo2b
o4bo$15b2o12bo2b2o$26b2obobo2bo$20bo4b2o2b2o4bo$21bo2bobob2o$22b2o2bo
$27bo4bo2bo$26bo5b2o!
SKOP189 (56P27 on 34P7) in 90 cells:

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x = 45, y = 68, rule = B3/S23
15$21b2o$21bo2bo3$19bo4bo$19bo2b2o$19b2o$15b2o$15b3o6bobo$14bo3bo8b2o
$17b3o2b2o3b2o$7bo2bo3bo3bo4bobobo$11bo4b2o6b3o$6bo4bo4bo8bo3b3o$6b2o
21bo$12bo21b2o$10b3o3bo8bo4bo4bo$15b3o6b2o4bo$14bobobo4bo3bo3bo2bo$13b
2o3b2o2b3o$13b2o8bo3bo$15bobo6b3o$25b2o$21b2o$18b2o2bo$17bo4bo2$7bo4b
2o$5bobo4bobo2bo2bo$3bo2bo6b3o3b2o$2b3obobo5b2o$b2o3b4o3b2o$2o5bobob3o
$3o6bo2bo$bobo4bobo$2b2o4bo!
SKOP217 (34P7 on Merzenich's p31) in 82 cells:

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x = 38, y = 24, rule = B3/S23
22b2o7b2o$22b2o7b2o6$19bobo11bobo$18bo2b2o9b2o2bo$21b3o7b3o$20bo2b2o5b
2o2bo$17bo2bob3o5b3obo2bo$6bo5b2o3bo2bob3o5b3obo2bo$7bo4bo2bo4bo2b2o5b
2o2bo$2b2o2bo14b3o7b3o$bo2bobob2o8bo2b2o9b2o2bo$o4b2o2b2o4bo3bobo11bo
bo$6b2obobo2bo$9bo2b2o$o2bo4bo$2b2o5bo2$22b2o7b2o$22b2o7b2o!
SKOP1022 (34P7 on 52P146) in 86 cells:

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x = 30, y = 41, rule = B3/S23
19b2o$18b4o$17b2obobo$16b2o3b2o$17bo$15bo$16b3o$14b2o2b2o$17b2o2b2o$18b
3o$21bo$19bo$14b2o3b2o$14bobob2o$15b4o$16b2o2$15bo$13bo2bo$13bo4bo2$12b
ob2o13bo$11b2obo12b3o$2o11b2o11bo$bo11b2o4bo6b2o$bobo3b2o4b2o$2b2o3b2o
4b2o$14bob2o$15bo4$4b2o$5bo$2b3o$2bo2$8b2o3bo4b2o3b2o$8b2o2bobo5bobo$
13b2o2bo7bo$18b2o3b2o!
EDIT:
It can't improve the periodic glider loops because of the fallback (as noted in Discord).
EDIT2:
Turns out that all the SKOPs I posted are in the incorrect format, I'm going to fix that.

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Re: Smallest Known Oscillators to p106 (and Beyond)

Post by HotWheels9232 » August 3rd, 2022, 1:38 pm

Wait do we already have a 62P322?

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x = 40, y = 25, rule = B3/S23
21b2o$11b2o7bobo15b2o$11b2o7bo17b2o$20b3o4$20b3o$20bo17b2o$20bobo15b2o
$21b2o$2b2o$4bo2b2o$4bo2b2o$3b2o$bo$bobobo$bo3b2o$2b2o3bo$3bobobo$7bo$
4b2o$2o2bo$2o2bo$5b2o!
I guess everyone gave up trying to make a LCM twin bee shuttle on 34P7.
My rules:
B34q/S23-k(ObliquePufferLife) and
B2n3-n4c5c/S234cz5cPM me to get some help on making rules!

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x = 8, y = 5, rule = B3-k/S23
2o3b2o$obo2bobo$2bo2bo$bo$b2o!

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Re: Smallest Known Oscillators to p106 (and Beyond)

Post by iNoMed » August 4th, 2022, 7:31 am

SKOP111 reduced from 99 cells (41-cell custom p3 on 58P37) to 97 cells (39-cell custom p3 on 58P37):

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x = 36, y = 27, rule = B3/S23
bo12bo$b3o8b3o$4bo6bo$3b2o6b2o4$8bo$7b3o12b2o7b2o$6bo2b2o11bo9bo$10bo
9bobo4bo2bobob2o$20b2o5bo2bobo2bo$25b2o2bobob2o$23bo2b2o3bo$23bo2bo3b
2o$2b2o19bo3bo$bobo9bo9b2o2bo$bo11b2o2bo10bo$2o12b3o5bo4bobo$15bo12bo$
23b3o3$11b2o6b2o$12bo6bo$9b3o8b3o$9bo12bo!
JLS miiiiight be able to wring out a couple more cells off the p3, but I kind of doubt it given the effort needed for rlifesrc to even make the reduction in the first place...

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x = 35, y = 5, rule = B3/S23
4b2o3b2o3bo3b2ob2o3b2ob2o$2o2bobo3bo2bobobobobobobobobobo$obobo2bo2bob
o2bobo2bo2bobo3bobo$2bobo3bobobobo2bo5bobo3bobob2o$b2ob2o3b2ob2o3b2o3b
2ob2o3b2ob2o!

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Re: Smallest Known Oscillators to p106 (and Beyond)

Post by AlbertArmStain » August 10th, 2022, 7:27 am

I just needed to post these:

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x = 153, y = 36, rule = B3/S23
100b4o$52b4o43b6o$51b6o41b8o$19b4o27b8o39b2o6b2o33b4o$18b6o25b2o6b2o39b
8o33b6o$17b8o25b8o41b6o33b8o$16b2o6b2o25b6o43b4o33b2o6b2o$17b8o27b4o55b
2o25b8o$18b6o39b2o45bobo26b6o$19b4o39bobo35b2o4b2o3bo28b4o$30b2o20b2o
4b2o3bo36bo2bobo2bo42b2o$29bobo20bo2bobo2bo39bo2bo2bo43bobo$19b2o4b2o
3bo21bo2bo2bo29bo12bobo36b2o4b2o3bo$19bo2bobo2bo12bo12bobo33bobo48bo2b
obo2bo$19bo2bo2bo15bobo45bobo48bo2bo2bo$7bo12bobo18bobo84bo12bobo$8bo
bo64b2o3b2o5b2o30bo9bobo$8bobo30bo31bo2bo3b2o3bo4bo10b2o16b3o7bobo$40b
o2bo9b2o30bo15b2o19bo$6b2o31bo13b2o17bo5bo5bo6bo29b2o4b2o$20b2o17bo4b
o2b2o23bo6bo5bo4b2o33bo15b2o$5bo3bo10b2o16b4o2bo2b2o29bo2b2o2bo38bo6b
o9b2o$4bo4bo28bo5bo28b2ob2o3b2o3bobo33bobo5bobo$3bobobo31b5o31bo11bo34b
8ob3o$2bobobo83b2o39bo$o4bo33b5o33b2o6b2o3b2o36b2o2b2o$o3bo33bo5bo27b
2o3b2o6b2o38b2obob2o3bo$38b4o2bo2b2o23b2o50bobobo3b4o$2b2o35bo4bo2b2o
27bo11bo35bo2bob2o$39bo35bobo3b2o3b2ob2o34bobobob3o$40bo2bo34bo2b2o2b
o40bo6bo$41bo30b2o4bo5bo6bo$72bo6bo5bo5bo$78bo$73bo4bo3b2o3bo2bo$75b2o
5b2o3b2o!
EDIT:
Smaller p720 by Carsoncheng

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x = 26, y = 26, rule = B3/S23
3bo$2bob2o$2bo$4bo$b3o$bo$3bo2b2o$4o4bo$o3bo2bo7b2o$6bo8b2o2$7b2o12b3o
$5b4o12bobo$5b2o2b2o9b2o2bo$4bo3bob2obo3bob2ob2o$5b4o4bo3bo2bo$5b3o3b
obo3bobo$24bo$23bobo$24b2o2$10b2o6b2o$9bo2bo4bo2bo$8b6o2b6o$9bo2bo4bo
2bo$10b2o6b2o!

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Re: Smallest Known Oscillators to p106 (and Beyond)

Post by rattlesnake » August 17th, 2022, 6:29 pm

hotdogPi wrote:
July 16th, 2021, 9:29 am
Boat-bits:

240: 46, although there's probably a LCM that beats it somewhere.

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rle
240: 43, not SKOP

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x = 33, y = 27, rule = B3/S23
5bob2o$5b2obo6$2o5b2o$2o5b2o2$4b2o$4b2o4$27b2o$14bo12b2o$12bobo$12b3o
9b2o5b2o$12bo11b2o5b2o6$24bob2o$24b2obo!
368: 50

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rle
492: 87

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x = 44, y = 38, rule = B3/S23
34bo$34b3o$32b2o3bo$31bobob2obo$32bobobobo$36bob2o$33bo2bo$34bobo$33b
2ob2o2$2o$bo20b2o$bobo16b2o3bo$2b2o21bo15b2o$19bo5bo15bo$20bo3bo14bobo
$21b3o15b2o7$29b2o$29b2o$22b2o$21bo$22b2o$42b2o$43bo$5b4o33bo$4bo4bo
32b2o$3bobo3bo$2bobo3bo$2bo$2bo$2bo2bo$3b2o!
492: 78

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x = 43, y = 40, rule = B3/S23
33b2o$33b2o2b2o$31b2obo2b2o$31b3o3$32b2o$32b2o5$2o$bo20b2o$bobo16b2o3b
o$2b2o21bo15b2o$19bo5bo15bo$20bo3bo14bobo$21b3o15b2o7$29b2o$29b2o$22b
2o$21bo18b2o$22b2o17bo$40bo$40b2o$5b4o$4bo4bo$3bobo3bo$2bobo3bo$2bo$2b
o$2bo2bo$3b2o!
This is a smaller oscillator with a period of 492. (78 vs 87 cells)
Uses Unix instead of p6 thumb. This oscillator has larger bounding box though.

SKOP 105: 46 cells

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#C [[ COLOR ALIVE 0 255 0 COLOR DEAD 0 0 160 COLOR BACKGROUND 0 0 0
#C COLOR MARKOFF 255 0 0 COLOR MARK1 255 255 255 COLOR MARK2 255 255 0
#C COLOR KILL 128 128 128 AUTOSTART LOOP 105 GPS 21 T 49 PAUSE 1 GPS 2 T 51 PAUSE 1 GPS 21 ]]
x = 17, y = 26, rule = LifeHistory
.A2BA$.4BAB$A5BA$2A4BA$.B.2BAB$3.BA3B$2.B4ABA$3BA2B.AB$BA.2BA3B$AB4AB
$.3BAB$2.BA2B.B$2.A4B2A$2.A5BA$2.BA4B$4.A2BA$8.D$8.2B$6.6B$4.10B$2.4B
A4BA4B$.3B2AB4AB2A3B$2.4BA4BA4B$4.10B$6.6B$8.2B!
34P7 on pentadecathlon
Last edited by rattlesnake on August 19th, 2022, 1:26 am, edited 1 time in total.
I have discovered SKOP for 115, 188, 492 and gun_ and guntrue_ for 200, 226, 339, 752, 1944, 6624.

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