Dart
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| Pattern type | Spaceship | ||||||||
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| Number of cells | 34 | ||||||||
| Bounding box | 15 × 10 | ||||||||
| Direction | Orthogonal | ||||||||
| Period | 3 (mod: Unknown) | ||||||||
| Speed | c/3 | Unknown | ||||||||
| Heat | 32 | ||||||||
| Kinetic symmetry | Unspecified | ||||||||
| Discovered by | David Bell | ||||||||
| Year of discovery | 1992 | ||||||||
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Dart is an orthogonal c/3 spaceship that was found by David Bell in May 1992. It is currently the smallest known bilaterally symmetric c/3 spaceship, being slightly smaller than the turtle.
In December 2014, Martin Grant found a 72-glider synthesis of this spaceship based on components from Dave Greene and Ivan Fomichev, making it the first spaceship of this speed with a known synthesis.[1] Later the synthesis was reduced to 25 gliders.[2]
See also
References
- ↑ Martin Grant (December 1, 2014). "Re: How about a dart synthesis?". Retrieved on December 2, 2014.
- ↑ Chris Cain (December 18, 2014). "Re: How about a dart synthesis?". Retrieved on December 23, 2014.
External links
- Dart at the Life Lexicon