Oscillator Discussion Thread

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Re: Oscillator Discussion Thread

Post by Goldtiger997 » February 28th, 2019, 7:17 am

Entity Valkyrie wrote: This reaction might help synthesise it:

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x = 13, y = 10, rule = B3/S23
5b2o$4bo2bo$4bobobo$5bob3o$b2o4b3o$o2bo$obobo5b3o$bo2bo5bo$5bo5bo$2bob
o!
Indeed, here's a synthesis for the three variants:

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x = 64, y = 112, rule = B3/S23
24bo$19bobo2bobo$19b2o3b2o$20bo4$18bo10bo$17bobo9bobo25b2o$16bobo5bobo
2b2o25bo2bo$16b2o6b2o30bobo2bo$25bo31bo$13b2o38b2o3b2obo$12bo2bo11b3o
22bo2bo4bo$12bobo2bo9bo24bobo$13bo14bo24bo$9b2o3b2obo31b2o$8bobo5bo31b
o2bo$2bo4bobo38bobo2bo$2b2o4bo40bo$bobo46b2obo$23bo28bo$22b2o$b2o7bo
11bobo$obo7b2o$2bo6bobo2$12b3o$8b2o2bo$7bobo3bo$9bo10$24bo$19bobo2bobo
$19b2o3b2o$20bo4$18bo10bo$17bobo9bobo25b2o$16bobo5bobo2b2o25bo2bo$16b
2o6b2o30bobo2bo$25bo31bo$13b2o38b2o3b2obo$12bo2bo11b3o22bo2bo4bo$12bob
o2bo9bo24bobo$13bo14bo24bo$14b2obo$4bo11bo$2bobo46bobo$3b2o45bo$6b2o
43bo2bo$7b2o5b2o7bo27bobobo$b3o2bo6bobo6b2o28bo2bo$3bo8bobo7bobo28b2o$
2bo10bo4$11b2o$6b3o3b2o$8bo2bo$7bo10$22bobo$17bo4b2o$18b2o3bo$17b2o$
21bo$20bo8bobo$20b3o6b2o$30bo2$29bo29bobo$28bo29bo$13b2o8bo4b3o22b2o4b
o2bo$12bo2bo6bobo27bo2bo3bobobo$12bobo6bobo28bobo5bo2bo$13bob2o4b2o30b
o7b2o$2bo11b3o$3b2o10b2o$2b2o47bobo$50bo$51bo2bo$5b3o6b2o35bobobo$bo5b
o5bobo6b2o28bo2bo$b2o3bo5bobo7bobo28b2o$obo10bo8bo5$6bo3b3o$6b2o4bo$5b
obo3bo!

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Re: Oscillator Discussion Thread

Post by Moosey » February 28th, 2019, 7:08 pm

Is this large variant of the t-nosed p4 known?
I found it when looking for the schick engine in JLS before I knew how to use JLS.

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x = 26, y = 15, rule = B3/S23
11b2o3b2ob2o3b2o$5bo3bo3bobob2o2bobobo$4bo2b2o2bobob2o4bobo$5bob3o2b2o
3b2o2bobobo$5bobobo2bo3b2ob2o3b2o$2bob4o4b3o$o6bob3o3b6o$o4b2o5bobo6bo
$o6bob3o3b6o$2bob4o4b3o$5bobobo2bo3b2ob2o3b2o$5bob3o2b2o3b2o2bobobo$4b
o2b2o2bobob2o4bobo$5bo3bo3bobob2o2bobobo$11b2o3b2ob2o3b2o!
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Re: Oscillator Discussion Thread

Post by Hdjensofjfnen » February 28th, 2019, 10:52 pm

Entity Valkyrie 2 wrote:For butter, I would rather have it listed as "butter stabilized by 2 cis/trans molds", and refer the hassled object as "butter".
Does it warrant a wiki page?
EDIT: Actually, I'd prefer "butter with cis-molds", "butter with trans-molds", and "butter with skew molds".

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x = 5, y = 9, rule = B3-jqr/S01c2-in3
3bo$4bo$o2bo$2o2$2o$o2bo$4bo$3bo!

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x = 7, y = 5, rule = B3/S2-i3-y4i
4b3o$6bo$o3b3o$2o$bo!

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Re: Oscillator Discussion Thread

Post by Hunting » March 1st, 2019, 12:19 am

Hdjensofjfnen wrote:
Entity Valkyrie 2 wrote:For butter, I would rather have it listed as "butter stabilized by 2 cis/trans molds", and refer the hassled object as "butter".
Does it warrant a wiki page?
EDIT: Actually, I'd prefer "butter with cis-molds", "butter with trans-molds", and "butter with skew molds".
Agreed.

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Re: Oscillator Discussion Thread

Post by Sokwe » March 1st, 2019, 12:54 am

Hdjensofjfnen wrote:Does it warrant a wiki page?
Check the LifeWiki notability guidelines to get a sense of what warrants a wiki page. I would say a page is not warranted in this case. Small patterns like this belong in pattern collections, not on the wiki.
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Re: Oscillator Discussion Thread

Post by Hunting » March 3rd, 2019, 2:01 am

Is this known?

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x = 16, y = 16, rule = B3/S23
4b2ob2o3bo2bo$5bobo4b4o$bobo3bo2b2o$ob6obo3b3o$o7bo2b2o2bo$bob2obo2b2o
2b2o$2b2obob2o2bo$5bo2bo2b4o$2b2o2bo8bo$2bo4bo5b3o$2b2obob2o3bo$2b2o3b
o2bo2bo$b3o2bob2o3bo$o4b3o3b2o$2o2bob3o$4bob2o!

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Re: Oscillator Discussion Thread

Post by Sokwe » March 3rd, 2019, 3:14 am

Hunting wrote:Is this known?

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x = 16, y = 16, rule = B3/S23
4b2ob2o3bo2bo$5bobo4b4o$bobo3bo2b2o$ob6obo3b3o$o7bo2b2o2bo$bob2obo2b2o
2b2o$2b2obob2o2bo$5bo2bo2b4o$2b2o2bo8bo$2bo4bo5b3o$2b2obob2o3bo$2b2o3b
o2bo2bo$b3o2bob2o3bo$o4b3o3b2o$2o2bob3o$4bob2o!
There are too many p3 oscillators to keep track of them all. We usually only save them when they have some special property (e.g., if they are small or sparky or have high volatility). I can't see anything obvious about this pattern that makes it notable. Anyway, here is a stator minimization found with JLS:

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x = 16, y = 14, rule = B3/S23
4bo2bo$2b6o2bo$bo6b3o$bobob2o$2b2o3b2o$5bo2bo$2b5o8bo$bo2b2o7b3o$7b2o
3bo$2b2obobo2bo2bo$2b2obo2b4obo$o10b2o$2ob3ob3o$7bo!
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Re: Oscillator Discussion Thread

Post by Moosey » March 7th, 2019, 9:10 am

Has anybody looked at alternate stabilizations for various oscillators?
This is really close to snacker:

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x = 23, y = 13, rule = B3/S23
2o$bo16b2o$bobo12bo2bo$2b2o12b3o$7bo4bo6b3o$5b2ob4ob2o3bo3bo$7bo4bo6b
3o$16b3o$16bo2bo$3b2o13b2o$4bo$b3o$bo!
#C [[ STOP 9 ]]

Also,
Can anyone tell me:
Moosey wrote:Is this large variant of the t-nosed p4 known?
I found it when looking for the schick engine in JLS before I knew how to use JLS.

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x = 26, y = 15, rule = B3/S23
11b2o3b2ob2o3b2o$5bo3bo3bobob2o2bobobo$4bo2b2o2bobob2o4bobo$5bob3o2b2o
3b2o2bobobo$5bobobo2bo3b2ob2o3b2o$2bob4o4b3o$o6bob3o3b6o$o4b2o5bobo6bo
$o6bob3o3b6o$2bob4o4b3o$5bobobo2bo3b2ob2o3b2o$5bob3o2b2o3b2o2bobobo$4b
o2b2o2bobob2o4bobo$5bo3bo3bobob2o2bobobo$11b2o3b2ob2o3b2o!
Also, can this be made into a TL hassler?

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x = 21, y = 15, rule = B3/S23
10bo$9bobo$4b2o2bo3bo2b2o$4b2o3bobo3b2o$10bo2$4bo3bobobo3bo$3bobo9bobo
$3bobo9bobo$2obobob7obobob2o$2obo13bob2o$3bo13bo$3bobo4bo4bobo$4b2o3bo
bo3b2o$10bo!
P32 could be doable:

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x = 21, y = 13, rule = B3/S23
4b2o4bo4b2o$4b2o4bo4b2o$10bo2$4bo3bobobo3bo$3bobo9bobo$3bobo9bobo$2obo
bob7obobob2o$2obo13bob2o$3bo13bo$3bobo4bo4bobo$4b2o3bobo3b2o$10bo!
#C [[ STOP 32 ]]
But only if we get rid of all but one of the TL’s blinkers.

EDIT:
Wow.

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x = 21, y = 23, rule = B3/S23
10bo$9bobo$9bobo$10bo2$5b2o7b2o$4bo2bo5bo2bo$5b2o7b2o2$10bo$9bobo$9bob
o$10bo2$4bo3bobobo3bo$3bobo9bobo$3bobo9bobo$2obobob7obobob2o$2obo13bob
2o$3bo13bo$3bobo4bo4bobo$4b2o3bobo3b2o$10bo!
Any completion of this oscillator?

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x = 21, y = 13, rule = B3/S23
8bobobo$10bo$10bo2$4bo3bobobo3bo$3bobo9bobo$3bobo9bobo$2obobob7obobob
2o$2obo13bob2o$3bo13bo$3bobo4bo4bobo$4b2o3bobo3b2o$10bo!

#C[[ STOP 4 ]]
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Re: Oscillator Discussion Thread

Post by Scorbie » March 7th, 2019, 10:36 am

Moosey wrote:Is this large variant of the t-nosed p4 known?
I guess the t-nosed p4 was enough for most GoL endeavors. Here's a reduction.

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x = 15, y = 17, rule = B3/S23
7bo$6b3o$6b3o$6b3o$5b2ob2o$b2o3bobo3b2o$obo9bobo$o13bo$b4o5b4o$5b5o$b
3obo3bob3o$o2bobo3bobo2bo$o6bo6bo$b13o2$3b4ob4o$3bo2bobo2bo!

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Re: Oscillator Discussion Thread

Post by Sokwe » March 7th, 2019, 6:40 pm

Moosey wrote:Has anybody looked at alternate stabilizations for various oscillators?
This is really close to snacker:

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x = 23, y = 13, rule = B3/S23
2o$bo16b2o$bobo12bo2bo$2b2o12b3o$7bo4bo6b3o$5b2ob4ob2o3bo3bo$7bo4bo6b
3o$16b3o$16bo2bo$3b2o13b2o$4bo$b3o$bo!
#C [[ STOP 9 ]]
While it looks close at generation 9, you need to look at how you can modify generations 7 or 8 to get to the correct generation 9. I personally didn't see anything obvious.
Moosey wrote:Is this large variant of the t-nosed p4 known?
It's not "known", but I don't see what it could be used for that couldn't already be accomplished with a smaller sparker.
Moosey wrote:Also, can this be made into a TL hassler?

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x = 21, y = 15, rule = B3/S23
10bo$9bobo$4b2o2bo3bo2b2o$4b2o3bobo3b2o$10bo2$4bo3bobobo3bo$3bobo9bobo
$3bobo9bobo$2obobob7obobob2o$2obo13bob2o$3bo13bo$3bobo4bo4bobo$4b2o3bo
bo3b2o$10bo!
Maybe. It has been considered before. Here are some TL push reactions:

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x = 526, y = 357, rule = B3/S23
247b2o4bo4b2o$246bo2bobo3bobo2bo113b2o$246b3o9b3o112bo2bo$116b3o125b2o
3b2o5b2o113bo2bobo65b3o$117b2o124bobo2bo2b5o2bo116bo66b3o$81bobobo9bob
obo16b2o81bobobo9bobobo25bobobobo7b2o14b2o2bo6b2o30b2o53bob2o67b3o77bo
$o10bobobo101bo126bobobo24bo2bobo5b2o22b2o6b2o54bo72b3o73bobo$30b3o52b
o9bo17b2o88bo9bo3bo28bo27bobobo28bo2bo87bobobo10bo3bobobo23b3o$o14bo
15b3o2bo77bob2o127bo2bo24b2obob2o26bobobo29bo3bo9bobobo2bobobo10bo68b
3o73bo$35bo45bobobo2bobobo2bobobo16bo82bobobo2bobobo2bobobo27bo6bo19bo
3bo3bo25bobob2o64b2o20bo14bo3bo23b2o78b2o$o3bobobo2bobobo19bo80bo128bo
3bo2b2o17bobobo4bo4bo18b2obobo2bo4bo22bo3bo13bo6bo10bo63b3o37bobobo9bo
bobo2bobobo12b5o$35bo45bo17bo103bo13bo27bo6bo18bo3b2o3bo4b2o17bo2bo3b
3o3b2o79bobobo2bobobo3bo3bobobo17bob2o75b2ob2o$o14bo15b3o2bo79bobo126b
o2bo23b2obo4bo4bo15b2obo2bobo2bo4bo22bobobo2bobobo2bobobo2bobobo72bobo
39bo17bo2bo3bo15bo$30b3o48bobobo9bobobo15bo83bobobo9bobobo28bo29bo3bo
20bo2b2o4b2o90bo10bo3bo3bo16bo2bo6bo$o10bobobo99bo128bobobo21b5obob2o
22b2o4bobo33bo9bo6bo77b2o7b2o30bobobo2bobobo2bobobo2bo3bo$115bo127bobo
bobo7b2o11bo2bo2bobo25bobobobo62bo24bobobo10bo3bobobo26bo76bo$116bobo
124bobo2bo2b5o2bo16bo2bo5b2o18bo4bo6b2o26bo9bobobo2bobobo6b2o106bo3bo
13bo2bo3bo18b2o$244b2o3b2o5b2o18b2o6b2o19b4o7b2o55bo151bo$116bo129b3o
9b3o45bo173bobobo9bobobo2bobobo$116bo129bo2bobo3bobo2bo43bo72bo70bo$
114bob2o129b2o4bo4b2o44b2o69b2obo60b2o7b2o$113b2o259bo63bo2bo6bo76bo$
117bo255bobo2bo59bobo83b2o$116b2o255bo2bo62bob2o82bo$117b2o255b2o64b3o
$31bo84b3o322b2o$30b2o413b3o73bo$o10bo3bo13bob2o412b3o70b2ob2o$28b3o2b
o214b2o7b2o10b2o7b2o165b3o70b5o$o10bo3bo14bobobo18bo3bo190bo2b2ob2o2bo
10bo2b2ob2o2bo162b3o76b2o$31bobobo17b2ob2o191b2obobob2o12b2obobob2o
163b3o76bo$o3bobobo2bobobo16bo2b3o15bo3bo192bobobobo14bobobobo164b3o$
33b2obo213bo5bo14bo5bo243bobo$o14bo18b2o3bo211bo3bo16bo3bo245bo$34bo4b
2o157bobobo10bo3bobobo30b3o18b3o$o14bo23bo$202bo10bo3bo3bo31bo20bo$81b
obobo9bobobo143b2o7b3o8b2o8b3o$115b2o14b2o15b2o48bobobo2bobobo3bo3bo3b
o20bobo17bobo$30bo54bo13bo15b2o14b2o14bobo92bobob2o14bobob2o173b2o5b2o
$29b2o116bobob2o16b2o31bo10bo3bo3bo21bobobo15bobobo169b2obobo5b2o$28bo
b2o49bobobo2bobobo6bo48bobobo92bo19bo170bobobo$27b3o2bo80bo4bo10bo4bo
15bo20bo26bobobo10bo3bobobo22bo2bo16b2o6bo163bobob5o3b4o68bo$29bobobo
47bo17bo12b2o4b2o8b2o4b2o12bo2bo5bo12bobo71bo5b3o10b3o6b2o161b2ob2o5bo
bo3bo$30bobobo78bo4bo10bo4bo16bo4b2o11bo3bo70bo3bo2bo11b3o6bo162bo5bo
3bobobo31bobobo9bobobo2bobobo14b3o$31bo2b3o44bobobo13bo47bo3bo5bo12bob
o71bo18b3o170bob4o4bo2b2o69bo3bo$32b2obo3bo107bo3bo19bo72bo2bo15b3o
130bobobo9bobobo2bobobo14bo11b2o31bo17bo2bo17bo3bo$33b2o3b2o75b2o34bo
17bo75bo18b2o254bo3bo$33bo5bo75b2o12bo4bo13bo2bo91bobobo17bo130bo17bo
2bo3bo59bobobo2bobobo2bobobo2bobobo14b3o$128b2o4b2o14bo91bobob2o15bobo
bo$129bo4bo13bobobo89bobo17bobob2o128bobobo2bobobo2bobobo2bo3bo59bo3bo
13bo6bo14b3o$147bobob2o90b2o17bobo255bo3bo$147bobo113b2o135bo9bo6bo3bo
29bo29bobobo9bobobo2bobobo13bo3bo$131b2o15b2o293b2o5b2o68bo3bo$131b2o
263bobobo9bobobo2bobobo21bo2bo4bo69b3o$444b3o$520bo$444b3o$443bo2bo4bo
$32b2o409b2o5b2o$31bo2bo416bo$bo10bobobo13bobobo75b2o3b2o20b2obo153b2o
23b2o$30bobob2o73bo2bobobo20bob4o122b2o26bo2bo21bo2bo$bo10bo15b2obobo
2bo3bo68b2obobo19b2obo5bob2o117bo2bo24bobobo20bobobo$28bo2bo3b3ob2o65b
o4bo2b2o18bobob3o2bobo54bobobo10bo4bo38bo2bo2bobo23b3obo20b3obo$bo3bob
obo2bobobo8b2obo2bobo2bo3bo65b4o4bo21bobo2bobobo113b5obob2o22b3o22b3o
18bo$25bo2b2o4b2o74bo4bob2o15bo2b2o4bo2b2o56bo10bo4bo20b2o22b2o3bo62bo
b2ob2o96bo11b2o$bo14bo9b2o4bobo73bobobob2o18bo2bobobo6bo15b2o3b2o70bo
2b2o4bo10b3o2b2o6bo62bo98bob4o4bo2b2o$28bobobobo71b8obo2b3o14bobob5ob
3o15bo2bobo2bo28bobobo2bobobo3bo4bo21b2ob2o2b2o9bobo2bobo3bob2o39bo18b
o101bo5bo3bobobo$bo10bobobo11bo4bo71bo6bobob2obo13bobob2o7b2o15bob2ob
2obo73b2o3bo9bob2o2b2o6bo20bo18bo5bo12bo101b2ob2o5bobo3bo$29b4o73b6o2b
obo2bo12bobobo6bobo16b2o2bobo2b2o31bo10bo4bo24b2o14bo3b2o3bo17bo6b2o
16b3o3b2o12bo102bobob5o3b4o$30bo77bobobobobobo13bobo2b2o2bobobo18bo3bo
bo2bo68b2ob2o15b2obob2o18b3o5bo24bo16bo98bobobo$28bo81bobobobob2o3bo9b
obobo2bob2ob2o3bo13b2ob2obob2o5bo20bobobo10bo4bo20bo2b2o17bobobo18bob
3o42bob2ob2o97b2obobo5b2o$28b2o79b2obobobo6b2o10bobob2o9b2o10b2o4bobo
2bo5b2o60b2o19bo2bobo17bo3bo47bo103b2o5b2o$110bobobobob2o3bo9bobobo2bo
b2ob2o3bo12bob9o5bo82b2o2bo17bo3bo23b5o$108bobobobobobo13bobo2b2o2bobo
bo17bo2bo5b2o109b3obo23bob3obo$106b6o2bobo2bo12bobobo6bobo18bo3bobo2bo
110b3o24bobobobo$105bo6bobob2obo13bobob2o7b2o17b3ob2ob2o111bo24b2obobo
b2o$106b8obo2b3o14bobob5ob3o19bo4bo136bo2b2ob2o2bo$108bobobob2o18bo2bo
bobo6bo19b3obo136b2o7b2o$110bo4bob2o15bo2b2o4bo2b2o22b2o$106b4o4bo21bo
bo2bobobo$106bo4bo2b2o18bobob3o2bobo$109b2obobo19b2obo5bob2o98b2o$109b
o2bobobo20bob4o101bobo200b2o$110b2o3b2o20b2obo103bo202b2o$241b2ob2o4b
2o$239bo2bo2bo3bobo$239b2o3bo4b2o194bo4bo$246b2obo194b2o4b2o$167b2o74b
o2bo3b2o3bo189bo4bo$163b2o2b2o74bo2b3o2bo2b2o141bobobo9bobobo2bobobo$
124b2o6b2o29b2o2bob2o74b2o4bo3bo46bo$45b2o10b2o52b2o9b3obobo4bo34b3o
72bo2b3o2bo23b3o2b3o18b2o3b3o88bo17bo6bo$44bo2bo8bo2bo49bo2bo8bo4b2obo
bo111bo2bo3b2o24bo4bo20bo4bo137bo4bo$44b3o10b3o49b2o10bobobo3bob2o8b2o
103b2obo147bobobo2bobobo2bobobo2bobobo21b2o4b2o$47b10o49b2obo12bobobob
obo5b2o2b2o26b2o69b2o3bo4b2o194bo4bo$o10bobobo2bobobo23bo2b6o2bo48bo2b
o3bo3b2o5bobobob2o3bo2b2ob3o24b2o69bo2bo2bo3bobo149bo9bo6bo$46b2o2b4o
2b2o49bobob2obobo3bo2bo2bo3bo5bobo3b2o5bo23bo67b2ob2o4b2o$o14bo2bo3bo
4bo84bobobo3bo2bobo3b2obo3bobo3b2o5b2o22b2o69bo152bobobo9bobobo2bobobo
24b2o$116bo4bo10bobo7b2o5bo23bo70bobo200b2o$o3bobobo2bobobo2bo3bo2bobo
bo82bobobo3bo2bobo3b2obo3bobo3b2o24b2o75b2o$50b3o54bobob2obobo3bo2bo2b
o3bo5bobo3b2o24b2o$o14bo2bo3bo4bo78bo2bo3bo3b2o5bobobob2o3bo2b2ob3o$
36bo6bo4bo5bo51b2obo12bobobobobo5b2o2b2o$o10bobobo2bobobo11bo2bo4bo2bo
2bo5bo54b2o10bobobo3bob2o8b2o25b3o129bo2bo$34bo2bo4bo2bo2bo5bo54bo2bo
8bo4b2obobo31b2o2bob2o133bo$34bo2bo4bo2bo65b2o9b3obobo4bo29b2o2b2o136b
2o$36bo6bo6b3o71b2o6b2o33b2o130bob2o6bo$299bo2bo3bo$247bo5bo44bo3bob3o
$246b3o3b3o42bo11bo$36bobo2bobo256b3obo3bo$32b2obo2bo2bo2bob2o154bobob
o10bo3bobobo74bo3bo2bo$36bobo2bobo253bo6b2obo$206bo10bo7bo21b2o3b2o46b
2o$241bo6bo3bo6bo42bo141bo$202bobobo2bobobo3bo3bobobo14b2o3bo9bo3b2o
21bo20bo2bo137b3o$241bo3b2o7b2o3bo24bobo21bobo136bo$206bo10bo3bo62bo2b
o20bo2bo134b2o$284bobo21bobo$202bobobo10bo3bobobo223bo$241bo3b2o7b2o3b
o21b3o21b3o141bo$240b2o3bo9bo3b2o188bo$241bo6bo3bo6bo24bobo21bobo$247b
2o3b2o30bo2bo20bo2bo$284bobo21bobo86bobobo9bobobo2bo3bo$118b2o3b2o157b
o20bo2bo142bo$119bo3bo178bo94bo17bo2bo3bo18b2o6b2o$119bobobo122b3o3b3o
45b2o139b2o6bo$117b2obobob2o121bo5bo43bo6b2obo89bobobo2bobobo2bobobo2b
obobo$117bo2bobo2bo174bo3bo2bo$81bobobo10bo4bo17b2ob2o18bo12bo144b3obo
3bo92bo9bo10bo$297bo11bo131b2o6bo$85bo10bo4bo14bo9bo15b3o10b3o140bo3bo
b3o90bobobo9bobobo6bo18b2o6b2o$115b2o9b2o11bobo3bo8bo3bo140bo2bo3bo
142bo$81bobobo2bobobo3bo4bo14bo9bo14bo3bo6bobo3bo140bob2o6bo$141bo3bo
8bo3bo146b2o$81bo14bo4bo17b2ob2o18b3o10b3o91b2o53bo$117bo2bobo2bo122bo
bo49bo2bo145bo$81bobobo10bo4bo15b2obobob2o16bo12bo92bo200bo$119bobobo
118b2o2b2ob4o196bo$119bo3bo118bo2bobobo2bo$118b2o3b2o119b2o4bo2b2o191b
2o$245bob2o2b2o2bo191bo$245bobob2o2b2obo187b3o$203bobobo10bo3bobobo19b
o5bo3bo31bo155bo$247b3obob3o31b3o$207bo10bo7bo22bobobo2$203bobobo2bobo
bo3bo3bobobo14b3o6b3o$240bo46b3o$148b2o57bo10bo7bo13bo3bo$148b2o90bo2b
obo8bo3bo22bo3bo5bo3bo$203bobobo10bo3bobobo15bobo2bo6bo3b2o20b2o3bo5bo
3b2o$148b4o91bo3bo6bo3bo22bo3bo5bo3bo$147bo3bo95bo$148bo95b3o40b3o$
148bo101b3o$149bo$148bobo98bobobo$149bo97b3obob3o31b3o$145b2o99bo5bo3b
o31bo$141b2o2bo99bobob2o2b2obo$141bobobo4bo94bob2o2b2o2bo$143bob2o3b2o
92b2o4bo2b2o$141bobobo4bo91bo2bobobo2bo$141b2o2bo96b2o2b2ob4o$145b2o
101bo$149bo98bobo$148bobo98b2o$149bo$148bo$148bo$147bo3bo$148b4o2$148b
2o$148b2o$248b2o$249bo$247bo$247b5o63bo16b2o$251bo61b3o15bo2bo$204bobo
bo10bo3bo3bo17b4o63bo16bo2bobo$245bo2bo54b2o7b2o19bo$208bo10bo3bo3bo
51b3o3b3o16bo24bob2o$280bo5bo17bobo23bo$204bobobo2bobobo3bo3bobobo16bo
5bo24b2o28b2o$243bobo3b2o23bobo13bo19bo23bo$208bo10bo7bo15bobo4bo23bo
14b2o19b2o22b2o$244bo28b2o5b2o8bo19bo23bo$204bobobo10bo7bo52b2o$244bo$
243bobo4bo$243bobo3b2o33b2o4bo19bo21bo$244bo5bo33b2o3b2o18b2o20b2o$
290bo19bo21bo$314b2o$245bo2bo65bobo19bo$245b4o38b2o27bo17b2obo$251bo
36bo18b2o7b2o15bo$247b5o33b3o20bo23bobo2bo$247bo37bo19b3o24bo2bo$249bo
55bo27b2o$248b2o6$245bo6bo$245b3o4b3o$248bo6bo$247b2o5b2o80bo2$250bo6b
o53bo22b3obo$250bo6bo53b3o19bob2o$250bo6bo27b2o3b2o22bo18b2obo$285bobo
bobo21b2o16bob3o$287bobo$286b2ob2o42bo$250bo6bo58bo20bo$250b2o4b2o52b
2o4b2o18b2o$250bo6bo52b2o4bo20bo$285bo5bo$284b2o5b2o$285bo5bo42bo$250b
o6bo58bo17b2o$250b2o4b2o58b2o16bo$250bo6bo58bo21bo$284bo7bo$283bobo5bo
bo18bo23b3obo$284bo7bo18bob2o20bob2o$250bo6bo57bo19b2obo$250bo6bo53bo
2bobo16bob3o$250bo6bo55bo2bo$314b2o19bo$247b2o5b2o$248bo6bo$245b3o4b3o
$245bo6bo8$328b2o4b2o4b2o$327bo2bobo4bobo2bo$327b3o10b3o$330b2o6b2o$
329bo2b6o2bo$329b2o8b2o$268b2o$246bo20b3o$245bobo4bo13bobo2bo2b2o$200b
obobo10bo3bobobo22bo4b2o13b2o2b2o2b2o$252bo17b2o$204bo10bo3bo86bo8bo
20bo$279bo26b2o6b2o20b2o$200bobobo2bobobo3bo3bobobo55b2o25bo8bo20bo$
252bo26bo$204bo10bo7bo22bo4b2o$245bobo4bo$200bobobo10bo3bobobo22bo59bo
8bo20bo$279bo26b2o6b2o20b2o$278b2o26bo8bo20bo$279bo2$287b2o$283b2o2b2o
2b2o$283b2o2bo2bobo$289b3o39b2o8b2o$289b2o40bo2b6o2bo$332b2o6b2o$329b
3o10b3o$329bo2bobo4bobo2bo$330b2o4b2o4b2o6$250bo$199bobobo10bo3bobobo$
251b3o$203bo10bo3bo3bo$249bo5bo$199bobobo2bobobo3bo3bobobo21b3o2bo5bo$
249bo5bo$203bo10bo3bo3bo19bo5bo$242bo5bo2b3o$199bobobo10bo3bobobo19bo
5bo2$244b3o2$247bo10$271b2ob2o$271bo12bo$199bobobo9bobobo2bobobo47b2o
2bo7bo$251bo21b3o8bo8bo$203bo13bo2bo21bo8b2o20b3o17b2o$241b2o8bo20b2o
2bo3b3o3b3o4bo$199bobobo2bobobo2bobobo2bobobo17bo28bo$271b2ob2o8bo$
203bo9bo10bo59bo$278b2o4bo$199bobobo9bobobo2bobobo52bo2bo$276bo4bo$
275bo6bo$275bo6bo$276bo4bo$277bo2bo$278b2o11$253b2o11b2o$252bobo$252bo
11bo3bo$247bob2ob2o4b2o4bo4bo$247b2ob2o5bobo6bobobo$252bo4bo9bobobo$
252bo2bo3bo8bo4bo$200bobobo9bobobo2bobobo26b2obobo11bo3bo$252bo4bo7b2o
$204bo13bo2bo3bo4bo20b3o4bo2bo2bo5b2o$252bo4bo6bo$200bobobo2bobobo2bob
obo2bo3bo2bobobo19b2obobo6bo3bo$252bo2bo3bo5b3o$204bo13bo2bo3bo4bo21bo
4bo$247b2ob2o5bobo$200bobobo9bobobo2bobobo21bob2ob2o4b2o6b3o$252bo$
252bobo9bo5bo$253b2o9bo5bo$264bo5bo2$266b3o!
Perhaps p4 or p5 sparkers could be found to make a p20 work:

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x = 51, y = 17, rule = B3/S23
6bo3bo2bo23bo2bo2bo$6bo2bobo27bobo$8bo3bo25bo3bo$9bobo27bobo$4b2o4bo4b
2o17b2o4bo4b2o$4b2o9b2o17b2o9b2o3$4bo11bo17bo11bo$3bobo9bobo15bobo9bob
o$3bobo2b5o2bobo15bobo2b5o2bobo$2obo2bob5obo2bob2o9b2obo2bob5obo2bob2o
$2obo4b5o4bob2o9b2obo4b5o4bob2o$3bo13bo15bo13bo$3bobo4bo4bobo15bobo4bo
4bobo$4b2o3bobo3b2o17b2o3bobo3b2o$10bo29bo!
Moosey wrote:P32 could be doable:

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x = 21, y = 13, rule = B3/S23
4b2o4bo4b2o$4b2o4bo4b2o$10bo2$4bo3bobobo3bo$3bobo9bobo$3bobo9bobo$2obo
bob7obobob2o$2obo13bob2o$3bo13bo$3bobo4bo4bobo$4b2o3bobo3b2o$10bo!
#C [[ STOP 32 ]]
But only if we get rid of all but one of the TL’s blinkers.
This has been known for some time, but it hasn't made it into any of the pattern collections yet:

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x = 21, y = 22, rule = B3/S23
7b2o$3b4o4b2o$3b3ob2o2b2o$8bo7$4b2o4bo4b2o$4b2o4bo4b2o$10bo2$4bo3bobob
o3bo$3bobo9bobo$3bobo9bobo$2obobob7obobob2o$2obo13bob2o$3bo13bo$3bobo
9bobo$4b2o3b3o3b2o!
There is also this closely related p32 in jslife:

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x = 21, y = 26, rule = B3/S23
10bo$4b2o3bobo3b2o$3bobo4bo4bobo$3bo13bo$2obo13bob2o$2obobob7obobob2o$
3bobo9bobo$3bobo9bobo$4bo3bobobo3bo4$5b2o2b3o2b2o$5b2o2bobo2b2o$9b3o3$
4bo5bo5bo$3bobob7obobo$3bob11obo$2obobo9bobob2o$2ob2o11b2ob2o$3bo13bo$
3bobo4bo4bobo$4b2o3bobo3b2o$10bo!
Moosey wrote:Any completion of this oscillator?

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x = 21, y = 13, rule = B3/S23
8bobobo$10bo$10bo2$4bo3bobobo3bo$3bobo9bobo$3bobo9bobo$2obobob7obobob
2o$2obo13bob2o$3bo13bo$3bobo4bo4bobo$4b2o3bobo3b2o$10bo!

#C[[ STOP 4 ]]
Yes, but since it doesn't increase the period it's not really considered interesting:

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x = 27, y = 31, rule = B3/S23
5b2o3b2o3b2o3b2o$6bo3bo5bo3bo$6bob2o2bobo2b2obo$4b2obobob2ob2obobob2o$
5bobobobo3bobobobo$5bob3obo3bob3obo$6b5o5b5o3$11bobobo$7b3o3bo3b3o$8bo
4bo4bo$8bo9bo$11bobobo$8bo9bo$7b2o9b2o$3bo3b2ob7ob2o3bo$2bobo17bobo$2b
obobo13bobobo$b2obobo3bobobobo3bobob2o$bo5bobob2ob2obobo5bo$2b2ob2o2bo
bo3bobo2b2ob2o$3bobo3bobob2o2bo3bobo$3bob4o3bo2b2ob4obo$2obobo8bo2bo3b
obob2o$o2bo2b5o4bo2b3o2bo2bo$2b2ob2o4bo4b2o2b2ob2o$4bo3b3o7bo3bo$4bobo
bo9bobobo$5bobo11bobo$6bo13bo!
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Re: Oscillator Discussion Thread

Post by Bullet51 » March 7th, 2019, 10:14 pm

Sokwe wrote:Perhaps p4 or p5 sparkers could be found to make a p20 work:

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x = 35, y = 29, rule = B3/S23
5b2o21b2o$4bo2bo19bo2bo$4b2obo19bob2o$5bob2o17b2obo$o2bo3bo19bo3bo2bo$
4obob2o17b2obob4o$8bo17bo$2b3o3bo17bo3b3o$2bo2bo2b2o15b2o2bo2bo$3b2o4b
ob2ob2o3b2ob2obo4b2o$10bo4bo3bo4bo$11bo11bo$11bo2bo2bo2bo2bo$16bobo$
15bo3bo$16bobo$11b2o4bo4b2o$11b2o9b2o3$11bo11bo$10bobo9bobo$10bobo2b5o
2bobo$7b2obo2bob5obo2bob2o$7b2obo4b5o4bob2o$10bo13bo$10bobo4bo4bobo$
11b2o3bobo3b2o$17bo!
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Re: Oscillator Discussion Thread

Post by Bullet51 » March 7th, 2019, 11:44 pm

Bullet51, long ago wrote:Rephrasing reaction: P5+P3=P10

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x = 20, y = 20, rule = b3s23
3b2o$3b2o2$b4o12b2o$o4bo11b2o$b3obo3b2o3bo$3bob2o3bo3b5o$5bo2bo10bo$2o
2bo2b3o2b3ob3o$o2bob2o4bo3b2o$b3o3b4ob2o$4bobo3bobob5o$b2obo2bo3b2o6bo
$bo3bobo2bobob5o$2b3o3b3ob2o$4bob2o3bo3b2o$5bo2b3o2b2obo$3bobo2bo5bo$
3b2o9bobo$15b2o!
(The pattern above is found by WLS)

I'm wondering whether a variable-period 3xn search program could produce more results.

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x = 19, y = 15, rule = lifehistory
2.2A$3.A$.A$.2A$4.2A.2A$.3A.A.A.A3.2A$A2.A.A4DC2D.A$2A3.A2DCDC2DA3.2A
$4.A.2DC4DA.A2.A$4.2A3.A.A.A.3A$10.2A.2A$16.2A$17.A$15.A$15.2A!
(Found by a 3xn drifter search)

EDIT: unrelated osc(p9)

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x = 23, y = 23, rule = B3S23
14b2o$15bo$4b2o4b2obo$4bo2bobo2b3o$5b3ob2o4bo3b2o$11b4obobobo$5b6o3bob
obo$2o2bo5b5obob2o$o2bob3o8bo$2b2obobob5o2bob2o$3bobobob2ob2ob2obobo$
2bo2bobobo3bobobo2bo$2bobob2ob2ob2obobobo$3b2obo2b5obobob2o$6bo8b3obo
2bo$3b2obob5o5bo2b2o$4bobobo3b6o$2bobobob4o$2b2o3bo4b2ob3o$8b3o2bobo2b
o$9bob2o4b2o$7bo$7b2o!
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Re: Oscillator Discussion Thread

Post by Hdjensofjfnen » March 8th, 2019, 4:07 am

Bullet51 wrote: I'm wondering whether a variable-period 3xn search program could produce more results.

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x = 19, y = 15, rule = lifehistory
2.2A$3.A$.A$.2A$4.2A.2A$.3A.A.A.A3.2A$A2.A.A4DC2D.A$2A3.A2DCDC2DA3.2A
$4.A.2DC4DA.A2.A$4.2A3.A.A.A.3A$10.2A.2A$16.2A$17.A$15.A$15.2A!
(Found by a 3xn drifter search)
That can be reduced by 4 cells by tiling the bookends the other way and using blocks. Here's the RLE, which I painstakingly typed by hand because I'm away from Golly:

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x = 0, y = 0, rule = B3/S23
2o2b2ob2o$o2bobobobo3b2ob2o$b3obo2bobo3bob2o$5bo7bo$b2obo3bobo2bob3o$b2ob2o3bobobobo2bo$10b2ob2o2b2o!
EDIT: No, wait, you can trim another four, and I think this is minimal:

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x = 0, y = 0, rule = B3/S23
4b2ob2o$3bobobobo3b2ob2o$b3obo2bobo3bobobo$o4bo7bo4bo$obobo3bobo2bob3o$b2ob2o3bobobobo$10b2ob2o!

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x = 5, y = 9, rule = B3-jqr/S01c2-in3
3bo$4bo$o2bo$2o2$2o$o2bo$4bo$3bo!

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x = 7, y = 5, rule = B3/S2-i3-y4i
4b3o$6bo$o3b3o$2o$bo!

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Re: Oscillator Discussion Thread

Post by BlinkerSpawn » March 8th, 2019, 10:20 am

Hdjensofjfnen wrote: EDIT: No, wait, you can trim another four, and I think this is minimal:

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rle
Unless you don't care for minimal bounding box, yes.

The p9, since memory says Sokwe already ran the p10 through JLS:

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x = 23, y = 23, rule = B3S23
14b2o$15bo$4b2o4b2obo$4bo2bobo2b3o$5b3ob2o4bo3b2o$11b4obobobo$5b6o3bob
obo$2o2bo5b5obob2o$o2bob3o8bo$2b2obobob5o2bob2o$3bobobob2ob2ob2obobo$
2bo2bobobo3bobobo2bo$2bobob2ob2ob2obobobo$3b2obo2b5obobob2o$6bo8b3obo
2bo$3b2obob5o5bo2b2o$4bobobo3b6o$2bobobob4o$2b2o3bo4b2ob3o$8b3o2bobo2b
o$9bob2o4b2o$7bo$7b2o!
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Re: Oscillator Discussion Thread

Post by praosylen » March 8th, 2019, 12:07 pm

BlinkerSpawn wrote: The p9, since memory says Sokwe already ran the p10 through JLS:

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RLE
Reduced:

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x = 19, y = 19, rule = B3/S23
11b2o$5bo2bo2bo$5b4o4bo$9b4obo$3b6o3bobo$2bo5b5obob2o$o2b3o8bobo$2obo
bob5o2bobo$3bobob2ob2ob2ob2o$3bobobo3bobobo$b2ob2ob2ob2obobo$2bobo2b5o
bobob2o$2bobo8b3o2bo$b2obob5o5bo$4bobo3b6o$4bob4o$5bo4b4o$7bo2bo2bo$6b
2o!
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Re: Oscillator Discussion Thread

Post by BlinkerSpawn » March 8th, 2019, 1:21 pm

A for awesome wrote:
BlinkerSpawn wrote: The p9, since memory says Sokwe already ran the p10 through JLS:

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very much unreduced oscillator
Reduced:

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reduced oscillator
Aagh, I did exactly that but failed to replace the original pattern in my clipboard. :oops:
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Re: Oscillator Discussion Thread

Post by Bullet51 » March 9th, 2019, 1:28 am

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x = 22, y = 22, rule = B3/S23
8b2o$4b2o3bo$4bo2bo$6b3o6b2o$10b2obo2bo2b2o$3b2o3b2obob3o4bo$3bobobobo
bo6bo$5bobo3b5o2b2o$4b2obo4bo3bobo2bo$7b2o6b2o3b2o$4b4o9bo$4bo9b4o$2o
3b2o6b2o$o2bobo3bo4bob2o$2b2o2b5o3bobo$3bo6bobobobobo$bo4b3obob2o3b2o$
b2o2bo2bob2o$5b2o6b3o$14bo2bo$12bo3b2o$12b2o!
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Re: Oscillator Discussion Thread

Post by praosylen » March 9th, 2019, 2:10 am

Bullet51 wrote:

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x = 22, y = 22, rule = B3/S23
8b2o$4b2o3bo$4bo2bo$6b3o6b2o$10b2obo2bo2b2o$3b2o3b2obob3o4bo$3bobobobo
bo6bo$5bobo3b5o2b2o$4b2obo4bo3bobo2bo$7b2o6b2o3b2o$4b4o9bo$4bo9b4o$2o
3b2o6b2o$o2bobo3bo4bob2o$2b2o2b5o3bobo$3bo6bobobobobo$bo4b3obob2o3b2o$
b2o2bo2bob2o$5b2o6b3o$14bo2bo$12bo3b2o$12b2o!
Reduced:

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x = 20, y = 20, rule = B3/S23
10bo$7bo2b3o$7b3o3bo$10b2o2bo$7b2obob3o$3b2obobobo$2bobobo4b4o$bo2bob
o4bo3bob2o$bobo2b2o6b2obo$2ob3o11bo$2bo11b3ob2o$2bob2o6b2o2bobo$b2obo
3bo4bobo2bo$5b4o4bobobo$9bobobob2o$5b3obob2o$5bo2b2o$6bo3b3o$7b3o2bo$
9bo!
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Re: Oscillator Discussion Thread

Post by Sokwe » March 13th, 2019, 2:40 am

Just cross-posting Paul Callahan's new p240 oscillator:

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x = 577, y = 571, rule = B3/S23
63$282b2o3b2o$282b2o2bob3o$286bo4bo$282b4ob2o2bo$282bo2bobobob2o$285bo
bobobo$286b2obobo$290bo2$276b2o$277bo7b2o$277bobo5b2o$278b2o7$288b2o$
288bo$289b3o$291bo10$267bo$267b2o$266bobo14$325bobo$326b2o$326bo38$
177b2o3b2o$177b2o2bob3o$181bo4bo$177b4ob2o2bo$177bo2bobobob2o10bo9bo$
180bobobobo9b5o6b2o6b2o$181b2obobo8bo5bo4b2o7bo$185bo9bo2b4o2b3o6bobo$
194b2obo2bo3b3o6b2o$171b2o21bo2b7o2b2o182bo$172bo7b2o13b2o3bo2b2o183b
3o$172bobo5b2o15bobo2b2o183bo$173b2o22bobo187b2o$194b2obo$187bo6b2ob2o
$188b2o205b2ob2o$187b2o207bob2o$205b2o189bo$206bo177bobo7b3o$183b2o18b
3o177bo2bo6bo3b2o$183bo19bo179bo2bo6b4o2bo$184b3o192b2o3bo11bob2o$186b
o191bobo12b3o2bo$378bo13bo5bo$377b2o14b5o$395bo3$389b2o3b2o$389b2o2bob
3o$393bo4bo$389b4ob2o2bo$389bo2bobobob2o$392bobobobo$393b2obobo$397bo
2$383b2o$384bo7b2o$384bobo5b2o$385b2o7$395b2o$395bo$396b3o$398bo6$378b
2o$379b2o$378bo5$263bo$262b2o$262bobo$128b2o$129b2o$128bo6$247bo$248b
2o$247b2o3$329bobo$329b2o106bo$330bo107b2o$437b2o2$307bo$306b3o$305b2o
b2o$304b3ob3o$304b3ob3o$304b3ob3o$95bo208b3ob3o$93b5o14b2o191b2ob2o$
92bo5bo13bo193b3o$92bo2b3o12bobo194bo$91b2obo15b2o$91bo2b4o$92b2o3bo3b
2o$94b3o4b2o$94bo$91b2obo$91b2ob2o3$102b2o199bo$103bo199b2o$100b3o199b
obo$100bo$265b6o$264bo6bo$263bo8bo$264bo6bo$265b6o5$318b2o$297b2o20b2o
$297b2o19bo4$296bo$295b4o24bo$294bo3b2o22b2o$135b2o157bobob2o22bobo$
134b2o158bo38b6o$136bo157bob2o34bo6bo$294bo2bo33bo8bo$295bobo6bo27bo6b
o$296bo8bo27b6o$303bobo19b2o176bo$302b3o19b2o175b3o$300b3o23bo173bo$
300b2o198b2o3$508b2ob2o$509bob2o$509bo$497bo3b2o4b3o$498b2ob2o3bo3b2o$
309bobo185b2o7b4o2bo$310b2o180b2o15bob2o$296bo13bo180bobo12b3o2bo$295b
3o193bo13bo5bo$294b2ob2o191b2o14b5o$293b3ob3o208bo$293b3ob3o$255bo37b
3ob3o$253b2o38b3ob3o$254b2o38b2ob2o$295b3o$296bo32$195b2o$194b2o47bo$
196bo8bo37b2o$205b3o34bobo$208bo$207b2o$385b2o$384b2o$386bo4$217b2o$
210b2o5bobo$210b2o7bo225bo$219b2o222b2o$444b2o$206bo162bobo$205bobob2o
159b2o$205bobobobo158bo$204b2obobobo2bo$205bo2b2ob4o$205bo4bo$206b3obo
2b2o$208b2o3b2o3$208bo$206b5o14b2o$205bo5bo13bo$205bo2b3o12bobo191bo$
204b2obo15b2o192b3o$204bo2b4o189bo19bo$205b2o3bo3b2o182b3o18b2o$207b3o
4b2o181bo$207bo189b2o$204b2obo$204b2ob2o$405b2ob2o$406bob2o$215b2o189b
o22b2o$216bo181b2o4b3o15b2o5bobo$213b3o182b2o3bo3b2o13b2o7bo$213bo189b
4o2bo21b2o$389b2o15bob2o$388bobo12b3o2bo9bo$388bo13bo5bo8bobob2o$387b
2o14b5o9bobobobo$405bo10b2obobobo2bo$417bo2b2ob4o$417bo4bo$418b3obo2b
2o$420b2o3b2o8$247bo$246b2o$246bobo14$365bobo$365b2o$366bo40$312bo$
312b3o$307bo7bo$306b2o6b2o$306bobo6$324b2o$317b2o5bobo$317b2o7bo$326b
2o2$313bo$312bobob2o$312bobobobo$311b2obobobo2bo$312bo2b2ob4o$312bo4bo
$313b3obo2b2o$315b2o3b2o!
With the large number of reflectors that work at p240 I'm sure there's a more compact form.
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Re: Oscillator Discussion Thread

Post by 77topaz » March 13th, 2019, 5:25 pm

Paul Callahan already posted a more compact version himself, though I expect that was after you wrote this post:

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x = 182, y = 174, rule = B3/S23
71b2o3b2o$71b2o2bob3o$75bo4bo$71b4ob2o2bo$71bo2bobobob2o$74bobobobo$
75b2obobo$79bo2$65b2o$66bo7b2o$66bobo5b2o$67b2o5$84bo$85b2o$77b2o5b2o$
77bo$78b3o$80bo6$26b2o3b2o$26b2o2bob3o$30bo4bo$26b4ob2o2bo$26bo2bobobo
b2o10bo$29bobobobo9b5o14b2o$30b2obobo8bo5bo13bo$34bo9bo2b3o12bobo$43b
2obo15b2o$20b2o21bo2b4o69bo$21bo7b2o13b2o3bo3b2o62b3o$21bobo5b2o15b3o
4b2o61bo$22b2o22bo69b2o$43b2obo$43b2ob2o$124b2ob2o$125bob2o$54b2o69bo$
55bo61b2o4b3o$32b2o18b3o62b2o3bo3b2o$32bo19bo69b4o2bo$33b3o72b2o15bob
2o$35bo71bobo12b3o2bo$107bo13bo5bo$106b2o14b5o$95b3o26bo$95bobo$95b3o$
95b3o20b2o3b2o$95b3o20b2o2bob3o$4bo90b3o24bo4bo$2b5o14b2o72bobo20b4ob
2o2bo$bo5bo13bo73b3o20bo2bobobob2o$bo2b3o12bobo99bobobobo$2obo15b2o61b
2o38b2obobo$o2b4o8bo65b2o43bo$b2o3bo3b2o2b2o67bo$3b3o4b2o2bobo95b2o$3b
o109bo7b2o$2obo109bobo5b2o$2ob2o109b2o3$11b2o78b2o$12bo52bobo22bo2bo$
9b3o54b2o21bo2bo$9bo56bo21bo$88bo2bo3b2o27b2o$54bo4bo28bobo6bo26bo$52b
2ob4ob2o34b2o27b3o$54bo4bo37b2o28bo7bobo$68bo23bo43b2o$69b2o23bob2o38b
o$68b2o23b2ob2o$96b2o5$73bobo18b2o$73b2o19b2o$74bo6$54bo67bo4bo$54b3o
63b2ob4ob2o$57bo64bo4bo$56b2o$90bo81bo$88b2o80b3o$89b2o78bo$169b2o3$
66b2o109b2ob2o$59b2o5bobo109bob2o$59b2o7bo109bo$68b2o100b2o4b3o$170b2o
3bo3b2o$55bo119b4o2bo$54bobob2o101b2o15bob2o$54bobobobo99bobo12b3o2bo$
53b2obobobo2bo20b3o73bo13bo5bo$54bo2b2ob4o20bobo72b2o14b5o$54bo4bo24b
3o90bo$55b3obo2b2o20b3o$57b2o3b2o20b3o$84b3o$84bobo$57bo26b3o$55b5o14b
2o$54bo5bo13bo$54bo2b3o12bobo71bo$53b2obo9bobo3b2o72b3o$53bo2b4o5bo2bo
60bo19bo$54b2o3bo3b6o58b3o18b2o$56b3o4b2o61bo$56bo69b2o$53b2obo88bo$
53b2ob2o86b2o$126bo7b2ob2o5bobo$125b2o8bob2o$64b2o56b4ob2o6bo22b2o$65b
o56b2o2b2o2bob4o15b2o5bobo$62b3o56b2obo2b2o7b2o13b2o7bo$62bo59bo2bobo
2bo2b3o2bo21b2o$118b2o2bo4b2o6bob2o$117bobo12b3o2bo9bo$117bo8bo4bo5bo
8bobob2o$116b2o5bo2bo5b5o9bobobobo$123bobo8bo10b2obobobo2bo$146bo2b2ob
4o$146bo4bo$147b3obo2b2o$149b2o3b2o6$101bo$101b3o$104bo$103b2o7$113b2o
$106b2o5bobo$106b2o7bo$115b2o2$102bo$101bobob2o$101bobobobo$100b2obobo
bo2bo$101bo2b2ob4o$101bo4bo$102b3obo2b2o$104b2o3b2o!

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Re: Oscillator Discussion Thread

Post by Moosey » March 14th, 2019, 4:24 pm

I’d be highly surprised if this oscillator was not known, but I do want to point out that it can be made fairly easily given the blocked p4:

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x = 49, y = 12, rule = B3/S23
9b3o25bobo$38bo$8bo3bo$4bo11bo15bo3bobobo3bo$3bobo9bobo13bobo9bobo$3bo
bo9bobo13bobo9bobo$2obobob7obobob2o7b2obobob7obobob2o$2obo13bob2o7b2ob
o13bob2o$3bo13bo13bo13bo$3bobo4bo4bobo13bobo4bo4bobo$4b2o3bobo3b2o15b
2o3bobo3b2o$10bo27bo!
Also:
I feel I posted this before, but if not:

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x = 21, y = 13, rule = B3/S23
8b2ob2o$9bobo$10bo2$4bo3bobobo3bo$3bobo9bobo$3bobo9bobo$2obobob7obobob
2o$2obo13bob2o$3bo13bo$3bobo4bo4bobo$4b2o3bobo3b2o$10bo!
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Re: Oscillator Discussion Thread

Post by Hdjensofjfnen » March 14th, 2019, 8:16 pm

Moosey wrote:I’d be highly surprised if this oscillator was not known, but I do want to point out that it can be made fairly easily given the blocked p4:

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Blocked p4 and blocked p4 predecessor
I'm pretty sure the second one evolves into the blocked p4. :?

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x = 5, y = 9, rule = B3-jqr/S01c2-in3
3bo$4bo$o2bo$2o2$2o$o2bo$4bo$3bo!

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x = 7, y = 5, rule = B3/S2-i3-y4i
4b3o$6bo$o3b3o$2o$bo!

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Re: Oscillator Discussion Thread

Post by Moosey » March 14th, 2019, 8:59 pm

Hdjensofjfnen wrote:
Moosey wrote:I’d be highly surprised if this oscillator was not known, but I do want to point out that it can be made fairly easily given the blocked p4:

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T-nosed p4 and blocked p4 predecessor
I'm pretty sure the second one evolves into the blocked p4. :?
the second one evolves into a t-nosed p4. The starting thing (except for the v spark) is already a blocked p4. (BP43 to be precise.)
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Re: Oscillator Discussion Thread

Post by Sokwe » March 14th, 2019, 10:26 pm

There are many known T-nosed p4 supports, most of them very similar to each other. They're not typically considered interesting unless they have some novel property. Here are three examples from jslife:

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x = 65, y = 22, rule = B3/S23
5bo24bo24bo$5bo24bo24bo$4b3o22b3o22b3o2$24b2o9b2o9b2o$24bo11bo10bo15bo
$3b5o17b11o11bobo3b5o3bo2bo$2bob3obo13b3o2b7o2b3o9b2o2bob3obo2bo2bo$2b
obobobo13bo2bo2bo3bo2bo2bo13b2obob2o3bo$b2obobob2o13b2o4b3o4b2o14b3ob
3o$o2b2ob2o2bo18b3o20b2obob2o3bo$2o7b2o19bo17b2o2bob3obo2bo2bo$47bobo
3b5o3bo2bo$47bo15bo$46b2o$53b2ob2o$52bo5bo$52b7o2$54b3o$54bo2bo$56b2o!
Along similar lines to your recent posts is this 11-generation 2-cell TL push with no known use:

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x = 23, y = 25, rule = B3/S23
10b3o$11bo2$4b2o3bobobo3b2o$4bobo9bobo2$5b2ob7ob2o$5bo11bo$4bobo9bobo$
8bo2bo2bo$3bo6bobo6bo$4b3ob2obob2ob3o$6b2o3bo3b2o$8b2obob2o$6bo2bobobo
2bo$2b2o3b2o2bo2b2o3b2o$2bobobobobobobobobobo$2o3b2o2bobobo2b2o3b2o$o
6b2o2bo2b2o6bo$2bobobo4bo4bobobo$b4o3b3ob3o3b4o$o4bobo2bobo2bobo4bo$b
2o2bobobo3bobobo2b2o$3bobob2o5b2obobo$3b2o13b2o!
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Re: Oscillator Discussion Thread

Post by Moosey » March 19th, 2019, 8:24 am

This p8 HF hassler has to be known.

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x = 17, y = 19, rule = B3/S23
3bo$3b3o$6bo$5b2o$15b2o$15bo$8bo4bobo$7bobo3b2o$6bo3bo$6bo3bo$6bo3bo$
2b2o3bobo$bobo4bo$bo$2o$10b2o$10bo$11b3o$13bo!
It has a nice thumb:

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x = 17, y = 19, rule = B3/S23
3bo$3b3o$6bo$5b2o$15b2o$15bo$8bo4bobo$7bobo3b2o$6bo3bo$6bo3bo$6bo3bo$
2b2o3bobo4b2o$bobo4bo5b2o$bo$2o$10b2o$10bo$11b3o$13bo!
Also:

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x = 17, y = 19, rule = B3/S23
3bo$3b3o4b2o$6bo3b2o$5b2o$15b2o$15bo$8bo4bobo$7bobo3b2o$6bo3bo$6bo3bo$
6bo3bo$2b2o3bobo$bobo4bo$bo$2o$10b2o$10bo$11b3o$13bo!
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