Thread for basic questions

[dvgrn]

Is there a tool I can use to look up a pattern to find any that match it in the database? I remember using one in the past, but I don't remember what it was.

For the Catagolue database, use biggiemac's script (see the link at the bottom of the message for the Golly 4.x / Python3 version).

[otismo]

does anyone have this p25 beat ?

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x = 46, y = 33, rule = B3/S23
4bo30b2o$3bobo29bobo$3bobo25bo4bo3b2o$b3ob2o24bobo5bobo$o13bo17bobo5bo
$b3ob2o7b2o16bo2bo$3bob2o2b2o4b2o15bobo5bo$9b2o4b3o13bobo5bobo$3bob2o
2b2o4b2o7bobo4bo4bo3b2o$b3ob2o7b2o9b2o8bobo$o13bo10bo9b2o$b3ob2o$3bobo
$3bobo$4bo$32bo$33b2o$32b2o3b2ob2obo$38bobob2o$38bobo$39b2o$31b2o$31bo
2bob2o$33b2obo$34bobo5b2obo$33bo2b3o3bob2o$34b2o3bo$36b4o$36bo$34bobob
2o$34b2o2bo$38bobo$39b2o!

if no then I offer it as challenge

Thank You for Your Interest !

Cheers !

[JP21]

does anyone have this p25 beat ?

Challenge of what? beat??

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x = 15, y = 20, rule = B3/S23
3bo$4bob2ob2obo$2b3o2bobob2o$7bobo$8b2o$2o$o2bob2o$2b2obo$3bobo5b2obo$
2bo2b3o3bob2o$3b2o3bo$5b4o$5bo$2b2obob2o$2bo2bobo$3b2o4bo$5b5o$5bo$7bo
$6b2o!

[otismo]

does anyone have this p25 beat ?

Challenge of what? beat??

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x = 15, y = 20, rule = B3/S23
3bo$4bob2ob2obo$2b3o2bobob2o$7bobo$8b2o$2o$o2bob2o$2b2obo$3bobo5b2obo$
2bo2b3o3bob2o$3b2o3bo$5b4o$5bo$2b2obob2o$2bo2bobo$3b2o4bo$5b5o$5bo$7bo
$6b2o!

looks like p32

ok so new challenge

take time eating

don't want indigestion !

[dvgrn]

does anyone have this p25 beat ?
...
looks like p32...

"p25" and "p32" mean "pattern repeats every 25 ticks" or "every 32 ticks". It would be a little clearer to say "this eater takes 25 ticks to re-stabilize; are there any eaters that take longer?"

("Recovery time" is a little different, since this eater actually recovers enough to accept another glider in only 16 ticks.)

The 25-tick recovery eater is the slowest one in Dean Hickerson's 1998 eater collection, but as JP21's response indicates, some slower ones have been found in the decades since then.

Of course it's very easy to engineer an eater that takes as long to recover as you might want, using something like a trombone slide and some kind of signal circuitry, along the lines of early stable reflectors but with the outputs capped off with (more) eaters. So this challenge needs to be specifically a "direct fizzle" ... or some terminology like that, I'm not quite sure what. Some of these extended-fizzle reactions aren't exactly "elementary"...

[otismo]

does anyone have this p25 beat ?
...
looks like p32...

"p25" and "p32" mean "pattern repeats every 25 ticks" or "every 32 ticks". It would be a little clearer to say "this eater takes 25 ticks to re-stabilize; are there any eaters that take longer?"

("Recovery time" is a little different, since this eater actually recovers enough to accept another glider in only 16 ticks.)

The 25-tick recovery eater is the slowest one in Dean Hickerson's 1998 eater collection, but as JP21's response indicates, some slower ones have been found in the decades since then.

Of course it's very easy to engineer an eater that takes as long to recover as you might want, using something like a trombone slide and some kind of signal circuitry, along the lines of early stable reflectors but with the outputs capped off with (more) eaters. So this challenge needs to be specifically a "direct fizzle" ... or some terminology like that, I'm not quite sure what. Some of these extended-fizzle reactions aren't exactly "elementary"...

no No NO !

I will NOT send my Viro ( a,k,a, Glider ) down some crazy Conduit rathole !

this whole Question is going to devolve upon the issue of exactly what constitutes being eaten

versus being a transmutated signal ( destructive ? ) or even Heisenburped - farted

( it has been my experience that if a thing can be burped, it can be farted as well... )

[otismo]

ok I am going to postulate that we could theoretically have a reaction ( quantum ) that comprises the entire Universe

the CGoL Q-bit, if you will

so now we need to move this to the Max Planck CA thread

Thank You !

[hotdogPi]

I didn't know about this 5-cell pi predecessor until I found it by accident — what is it actually used in?

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x = 3, y = 4, rule = B3/S23
bo$3o2$bo!

[MathAndCode]

I didn't know about this 5-cell pi predecessor until I found it by accident — what is it actually used in?

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x = 3, y = 4, rule = B3/S23
bo$3o2$bo!

The only pi-making conduits that produce it are BF22P and HF2P.

[Hunting]

How to enter a partial to ntzfind?

[wildmyron]

How to enter a partial to ntzfind?

* Use get-rows.py from the qfind repo (instructions included)
* Move or copy the "initrows.txt" file to your ntzfind folder.
* Run

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./ntzfind <args> e initrows.txt

where <args> is your usual ntzfind arguments.

[C28]

are there any r pentomino to b heptomino converters?

[MathAndCode]

are there any r pentomino to b heptomino converters?

Yes.

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x = 110, y = 263, rule = LifeHistory
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[GUYTU6J]

Four questions:
1.What is BADS notation, how is it related to the B/S notation and where is it used?
2.What is the asymptotic growth rate of infinite distinct Corderships gun?
3.How to understand the existence of odd-period oscillators (possibly including p1 still lives) in alternating rules, particularly B0 rules? There is some discussion:

So technically odd periods can't exist in B0 rules at all?

Odd-period oscillators can exist in B0 rules, as long as the rule is self-complementary. Here is a p3 in B0124/S01235:

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x = 14, y = 10, rule = B0124/S01235
4bo4bo$4bo4bo$2b4o2b4o$b5o2b5o$14o$14o$b5o2b5o$2b4o2b4o$4bo4bo$4bo4bo!

It doesn't have to be exactly self-complementary. Here's a p3 in a maze-like rule (B012456/S5).

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x = 16, y = 16, rule = B012456/S5
5bob2obo$5b6o$2b2obob2obob2o$2b2obo4bob2o$5bob2obo$5o2b2o2b5o$bo12bo$
3ob2o4b2ob3o$3ob2o4b2ob3o$bo12bo$5o2b2o2b5o$5bob2obo$2b2obo4bob2o$2b2o
bob2obob2o$5b6o$5bob2obo!

4.How to construct a working (linear) sawtooth pattern based on the following reaction?

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x = 104, y = 105, rule = B3-jknr4ity5ijk6i8/S23-a4city6c7c
54bo$53bobo$54bo10$bo24bo$obo12bo9bobo$bo12bobo9bo26bo$15b2o35bobo$52b
2o$18b2o29bo$17b3o19bo8b3o$18b2o18bobo7b3o$39bo5$54bo$53bobo$19bo34bo$
18bobo$19bo9$48bo$47bobo$13bo34bo$12bobo$13bo5$28bo$17b3o7bobo18b2o$
17b3o8bo19b3o$18bo29b2o29bo9bo$14b2o62bobo8bo$13bobo35b2o26bo8b4o$14bo
26bo9bobo37b2o$40bobo9bo35bobob2o$41bo50bo$66bo17b3o2b3o$58bo6bobo15bo
2bo$57bobo6bo16bo3bo$58bo24b2o2b2o$85bo3bo8b3o$86b3o9bobo$86b3o8bo2bo$
96b2o3b3o$96b2o5bo$13bo81bobobo2b2o$12bobo64b3o12b2o2bo$13bo65bobo6b3o
2b3o2b2o2bo$79b3o12b2o2bo$95bobobo2b2o$96b2o5bo$96b2o3b3o$97bo2bo$98bo
bo$98b3o2$95b2o$95b3o$95b2o2$98b3o$98bobo$97bo2bo$96b2o3b3o$96b2o5bo$
95bobobo2b2o$79b3o12b2o2bo$79bobo6b3o2b3o2b2o2bo$79b3o12b2o2bo$95bobob
o2b2o$96b2o5bo$96b2o3b3o$86b3o8bo2bo$86b3o9bobo$85bo3bo8b3o$83b2o2b2o$
83bo3bo$83bo2bo$84b3o2b3o$92bo$88bobob2o$91b2o$88b4o$89bo$89bo!

(EDIT: sorry, M&C — the "sawtooth" above breaks at gen ~8.6e10)

[MathAndCode]

4.How to construct a working (linear) sawtooth pattern based on the following reaction?

It looks like that pattern is already a sawtooth; the spaceship merely goes off the screen before that behavior becomes apparent.

[creeperman7002]

It actually isn't a sawtooth. The gun is destroyed at gen 86,026,439,896 due to improper timing.

[MathAndCode]

It actually isn't a sawtooth. The gun is destroyed at gen 86,026,439,896 due to improper timing.

Thank you. This seems to be the only timing that destroys the gun:

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x = 184, y = 68, rule = B3-jknr4ity5ijk6i8/S23-a4city6c7c
54bo$53bobo$54bo5$50bo$50bo$53b3o$41b2o11b2o$40b2o$bo7b2o15bo13bo$obo
6b2o4bo9bobo14bo$bo7bo4bobo9bo21bo4bo$15bo30b3o3bobo$46bobo4bo$7b2o38b
2o$39bo5b2o$14b4o20bobo4b2o$15bobo21bo$15b2ob2o$18b2o3$10bo2bo40bo$10b
2o41bobo$11b2o6bo34bo$18bobo$19bo9$48bo$47bobo$13bo34bo6b2o$12bobo41b
2o$13bo40bo2bo3$48b2o$48b2ob2o$28bo21bobo$21b2o4bobo20b4o9b2o$21b2o5b
o35b2o$19b2o44bo13bo$14bo4bobo41bo14bobo$13bobo3b3o30bo26bo$14bo4bo21b
o9bobo8bo$25bo14bobo9bo7bobo$27bo13bo20b2o40b2o49b2o23bo$26b2o38bo37b
3o48b3o22b2obo$12b2o11b2o31bo6bobo36b2o49b2o23bo$12b3o42bobo6bo$17bo40b
o$17bo5$13bo$12bobo$13bo!

Now we either need to figure out a way to place a catalyst that interferes with one of the reactions beforehand at the placement associated with that timing or change the period of the gun in order to account for the Doppler effect.

[C28]

are there any r pentomino to b heptomino converters?

Yes.

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x = 110, y = 263, rule = LifeHistory
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3.D.5D.5D.4D6$13.4B$12.BD3B3.2A$12.3D3B.B2AB$11.2DBD3B.4B$11.6B3.2B2.
2B59.2A$11.3BC13B57.A.A.2A$11.3B2C13B58.A.A$8.2B.2B2C14B57.2A.A$7.2A
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A$23.B2A$23.BA.A$26.A$26.2A!

thanks!

[MathAndCode]

thanks!

You're welcome. In general, you can check the Elementary Conduits Collection.

[hotdogPi]

Terminology question: Normally, the rotor contains all cells that are moving, while the stator contains all cells that aren't. What happens when P2 oscillating sections are required for stabilization but aren't part of the main oscillating section, such as the P22 and P26 below? Are the P2 sections part of the rotor or stator?

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x = 83, y = 23, rule = B3/S23
12b2o5b2o$7b2o3bo7bo3b2o$8bo4bo5bo4bo$5b2obob3obo3bob3obob2o30b2o13b2o
$8bobo3bo3bo3bobo29b2obo2bob2o5b2obo2bob2o$6bobo5bobobo5bobo26bobob3o
3bo5bo3b3obobo$7bobo2b2obobob2o2bobo27bobo4b2o9b2o4bobo$8bo3bo2bobo2bo
3bo27b2obob2obob4ob4obob2obob2o$b2ob2o8b2ob2o8b2ob2o18bo2bobo2bo3bo2bo
bo2bo3b2obo4bo$2bobo23bobo19b3ob2o4bo11bo3b2o2b3o$2bobo6bo9bo6bobo22bo
2bo2b3o9b4obo2bo$b2ob2o3b2ob2o5b2ob2o3b2ob2o18b2obo2b3o8b2o7bob2ob2o$
2bobo6bo9bo6bobo20bobo3bobo6bobo4bo3bobobo$2bobo23bobo20bobob2obobo4b
3o4bobob2obobo$b2ob2o8b2ob2o8b2ob2o18b2obo2bo2bo4b3o6bo5bob2o$8bo3bo2b
obo2bo3bo27b2ob2o8b3o9b3o$7bobo2b2obobob2o2bobo26bo3b2o8bobo6b2obo$6bo
bo5bobobo5bobo24b2obo3bo8b2o5bo3bob2o$8bobo3bo3bo3bobo26bo2b2ob2o15b2o
b2o2bo$5b2obob3obo3bob3obob2o25bo25bo$8bo4bo5bo4bo27b2o25b2o$7b2o3bo7b
o3b2o$12b2o5b2o!

[Hunting]

What happens when P2 oscillating sections are required for stabilization but aren't part of the main oscillating section, such as the P22 and P26 below? Are the P2 sections part of the rotor or stator?

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x = 83, y = 23, rule = B3/S23
12b2o5b2o$7b2o3bo7bo3b2o$8bo4bo5bo4bo$5b2obob3obo3bob3obob2o30b2o13b2o
$8bobo3bo3bo3bobo29b2obo2bob2o5b2obo2bob2o$6bobo5bobobo5bobo26bobob3o
3bo5bo3b3obobo$7bobo2b2obobob2o2bobo27bobo4b2o9b2o4bobo$8bo3bo2bobo2bo
3bo27b2obob2obob4ob4obob2obob2o$b2ob2o8b2ob2o8b2ob2o18bo2bobo2bo3bo2bo
bo2bo3b2obo4bo$2bobo23bobo19b3ob2o4bo11bo3b2o2b3o$2bobo6bo9bo6bobo22bo
2bo2b3o9b4obo2bo$b2ob2o3b2ob2o5b2ob2o3b2ob2o18b2obo2b3o8b2o7bob2ob2o$
2bobo6bo9bo6bobo20bobo3bobo6bobo4bo3bobobo$2bobo23bobo20bobob2obobo4b
3o4bobob2obobo$b2ob2o8b2ob2o8b2ob2o18b2obo2bo2bo4b3o6bo5bob2o$8bo3bo2b
obo2bo3bo27b2ob2o8b3o9b3o$7bobo2b2obobob2o2bobo26bo3b2o8bobo6b2obo$6bo
bo5bobobo5bobo24b2obo3bo8b2o5bo3bob2o$8bobo3bo3bo3bobo26bo2b2ob2o15b2o
b2o2bo$5b2obob3obo3bob3obob2o25bo25bo$8bo4bo5bo4bo27b2o25b2o$7b2o3bo7b
o3b2o$12b2o5b2o!

They are part of the rotor, of course.

[Schiaparelliorbust]

Ok sorry for asking this again. (At least I know more this time.) I'm having trouble compiling. Yesterday I downloaded Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 Express Edition and followed this tutorial. I tried compiling ofind, and I got this:

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c:\ofind>cl ofind.c
Microsoft (R) 32-bit C/C++ Optimizing Compiler Version 15.00.30729.01 for 80x86
Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation.  All rights reserved.

ofind.c
Microsoft (R) Incremental Linker Version 9.00.30729.01
Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation.  All rights reserved.

/out:ofind.exe
ofind.obj
ofind.obj : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol _random referenced in function _initHash
ofind.exe : fatal error LNK1120: 1 unresolved externals

Is this a simple programming error or something else?

I tried compiling dr too and got this:

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Setting environment for using Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 x86 tools.

C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 9.0\VC>cd c:\

c:\>cd c:\dr

c:\dr>dir
 Volume in drive C has no label.
 Volume Serial Number is 682F-393C

 Directory of c:\dr

02/16/2021  07:43 PM    <DIR>          .
02/16/2021  07:43 PM    <DIR>          ..
               0 File(s)              0 bytes
               2 Dir(s)  269,769,011,200 bytes free

c:\dr>cl dr.c
Microsoft (R) 32-bit C/C++ Optimizing Compiler Version 15.00.30729.01 for 80x86
Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation.  All rights reserved.

dr.c
c1 : fatal error C1083: Cannot open source file: 'dr.c': No such file or directory

Did I not select it properly? It's in a zip file, if that helps in any way.

Also, I know that the LifeWIki compiling tutorial uses Cygwin, but AFAIK that tutorial is outdated, so I didn't use it.

[Hunting]

Yesterday I downloaded Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 Express Edition

WHY WOULD YOU WANT THAT FOR COMPILING ANYWAYS? Plain gcc is good.

[Schiaparelliorbust]

WHY WOULD YOU WANT THAT FOR COMPILING ANYWAYS? Plain gcc is good.

I'll try that, thanks.

You compile them with a dedicated C/C++ compiler, like Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 Express Edition (downloadable for free).

I also got mingw64, but couldn't figure out how to use it. All tutorials differed in the a step from what I saw.

[yujh]

what is salt?(talking about CA)