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{{Stilllife|name=Eater 3|pname=eater3|c=31|discoverer=David Buckingham| | {{Stilllife | ||
'''Eater 3''' is a large symmetric [[eater]] that was found by [[ | |name = Eater 3 | ||
|pname = eater3 | |||
|type = constellation | |||
|type2 = eater | |||
|c = 31 | |||
|bx = 12 | |||
|by = 12 | |||
|discoverer = David Buckingham | |||
|discoveryear = 1977 | |||
|rulemin = B/S23 | |||
|rulemax = B3678/S012345678 | |||
|rulespecial = [[Conway's Game of Life|Conway Life]], [[HighLife]] | |||
|isorulemin = B/S23r | |||
|isorulemax = B2cik34cirwyz5-k678/S012345678 | |||
|synthesis = 54 | |||
|synthesisRLE = true | |||
|plaintext = true | |||
|rle = true | |||
|apgcode = xs31_6952gg2u08k8z064k5421zw121 | |||
}} | |||
'''Eater 3''' is a large symmetric [[eater]] that was found by [[David Buckingham]] on June 22, {{year|1977}}<ref>{{CiteHickersonOscillators|accessdate=March 14, 2020}}</ref> and has a very different eating action from [[eater 1]] and [[eater 2]]; however, it shares with those two eaters the ability to eat [[glider]]s. The [[loaf]] can take bites out things, being flipped over in the process. The rest of the object simply flips it back again. Two copies of the eater 3 can share a loaf, forming the period 8 [[oscillator]] shown below. | |||
The eater 3 can be reduced in area by using [[snake]]s rather than [[tub]]s in the [[stator|casing]]; this property is used to compact the [[rectifier]]. | |||
On July 2, {{year|2016}}, [[Mark Niemiec]] found an 18-[[glider synthesis]] based on a reaction found by [[Bullet51]],<ref name="post32625" /> for an eater 3 [https://catagolue.appspot.com/object/xs37_6952gg2u0eicz0mkk5421z01221/b3s23 variant] using [[bun]]s as stabilizers. Before this the cheapest known construction recipe for any eater 3 variant needed 72 gliders. In April {{year|2020}} [[GUYTU6J]] reduced this to {{gliders|16|brief}} gliders.<ref name="post94142" /> | |||
==Image gallery== | |||
{| | |||
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|[[Image:Eater3_p8.png|framed|left|A related period 8 oscillator<br />{{JavaRLE|period8eater3}}]] | |||
|} | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
*[[Rectifier]] | |||
*[[38P11.1]] | |||
*[[Eater 4]] | *[[Eater 4]] | ||
*[[Eater 5]] | |||
==References== | |||
<references> | |||
<ref name="post32625">{{LinkForumThread | |||
|format = ref | |||
|title = Re: Thread for your unsure discoveries | |||
|p = 32625 | |||
|author = Mark Niemiec | |||
|date = July 2, 2016 | |||
}}</ref> | |||
<ref name="post94142">{{LinkForumThread | |||
|format = ref | |||
|title = Re: Synthesising Oscillators | |||
|p = 94142 | |||
|author = GUYTU6J | |||
|date = April 12, 2020 | |||
}}</ref> | |||
</references> | |||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
{{LinkWeisstein|filename=Eater3.html}} | |||
{{LinkLexicon|filename=lex_e.htm#eater3}} | |||
{{LinkNiemiec|bits-lg.htm|patternname=Life Objects 26 Bits and Larger}} | |||
{{LinkCatagolue|xs31_6952gg2u08k8z064k5421zw121|format=pseudo-object}} | |||
{{Symmetry|diagonal2}} | |||
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Number of cells | 31 | ||||||||||
Bounding box | 12 × 12 | ||||||||||
Discovered by | David Buckingham | ||||||||||
Year of discovery | 1977 | ||||||||||
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Eater 3 is a large symmetric eater that was found by David Buckingham on June 22, 1977[1] and has a very different eating action from eater 1 and eater 2; however, it shares with those two eaters the ability to eat gliders. The loaf can take bites out things, being flipped over in the process. The rest of the object simply flips it back again. Two copies of the eater 3 can share a loaf, forming the period 8 oscillator shown below.
The eater 3 can be reduced in area by using snakes rather than tubs in the casing; this property is used to compact the rectifier.
On July 2, 2016, Mark Niemiec found an 18-glider synthesis based on a reaction found by Bullet51,[2] for an eater 3 variant using buns as stabilizers. Before this the cheapest known construction recipe for any eater 3 variant needed 72 gliders. In April 2020 GUYTU6J reduced this to 16 gliders.[3]
Image gallery
See also
References
- ↑ Dean Hickerson's oscillator stamp collection. Retrieved on March 14, 2020.
- ↑ Mark Niemiec (July 2, 2016). Re: Thread for your unsure discoveries (discussion thread) at the ConwayLife.com forums
- ↑ GUYTU6J (April 12, 2020). Re: Synthesising Oscillators (discussion thread) at the ConwayLife.com forums
External links
- Eater 3 at the Life Lexicon
- Life Objects 26 Bits and Larger at Mark D. Niemiec's Life Page
- Eater 3 at Adam P. Goucher's Catagolue (pseudo-object)