Caterer on figure eight

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Caterer on figure eight
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Pattern type Oscillator
Number of cells 24
Bounding box 20 × 10
Period 24
Mod Unknown
Heat 31.3
Volatility 0.95
Strict volatility Unknown
Discovered by Unknown
Year of discovery Unknown

Caterer on figure eight is a period 24 oscillator composed of a caterer and a figure eight. In terms of its 24 cells, it is the smallest known period 24 oscillator.[1]

Despite being composed of two oscillators of smaller period (3 and 8 respectively), it is considered non-trivial because it has a single cell that is alive in generation 23 and is dead in its other 23 phases.

Image gallery

Generation 23 reveals the single cell with period 24 (in green)

References

  1. Jason Summers' all-osc pattern collection. Retrieved on April 17, 2009.