Fore and back

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Fore and back
2ob2o2b$2obobob$6bo$3ob3o$o6b$bobob2o$2b2ob2o! #C [[ THUMBSIZE 2 THEME 6 GRID GRIDMAJOR 0 SUPPRESS THUMBLAUNCH ]] #C [[ AUTOSTART ]]
Pattern type Oscillator
Number of cells 24
Bounding box 7 × 7
Period 2
Mod Unknown
Heat 4
Volatility 0.15
Strict volatility 0.15
Discovered by Achim Flammenkamp
Year of discovery 1994

Fore and back (or complementary blinker) is a period 2 oscillator that was found by Achim Flammenkamp in July 1994. It is about the thirty-eighth most common naturally-occurring oscillator, being less common than boat on spark coil and griddle and block, about as common as 21P2, and more common than trans-block and long hook eating tub and trans-beacon down and long hook.[1]

Its rotor is the same as the blinker.

In August, 2013 a 24-glider synthesis of this oscillator was found by Martin Grant, based on a soup, provided by Lewis Patterson. Several days later Mark Niemiec improved this result, having found a 20-glider synthesis.[2]

In October 2014, Tanner Jacobi found a predecessor for this pattern based on a soup from Adam P. Goucher's apgsearch script, which was eventually optimized to a 6-glider synthesis[3] in November.

See also

References

  1. Achim Flammenkamp (September 7, 2004). "Most seen natural occurring ash objects in Game of Life". Retrieved on January 15, 2009.
  2. "Synthesising Oscillators". Retrieved on September 10, 2013.
  3. "Soup search results". Retrieved on November 9, 2014.

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