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|discoverer = Charles Corderman | |discoverer = Charles Corderman | ||
|discoveryear = 1971 | |discoveryear = 1971 | ||
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The '''glider-producing switch engine''' (or '''glider-making switch engine''') is a [[puffer]] that was found by [[ | The '''glider-producing switch engine''' (or '''glider-making switch engine''') is a [[puffer]] that was found by [[Charles Corderman]] in the early 1970s. It consists of a [[switch engine]] reacting with [[block]]s to produce various [[still life]]s, several [[blinker]]s, and a [[glider]] every 384 [[generation]]s. | ||
Because of its easy construction (see its predecessors below), it has appeared in some superlinear growth patterns including [[mosquito 3]]. | Because of its easy construction (see its predecessors below), it has appeared in some superlinear growth patterns including [[mosquito 3]]. | ||
==Commonness== | ==Commonness== | ||
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==Time bomb== | ==Time bomb== | ||
The '''time bomb''' | The '''time bomb''' is a 17-[[cell]] [[pattern]] found by Douglas G. Petrie that evolves into a glider-producing switch engine.<ref>{{CiteLifeline|vol=10|pages=page 3}}</ref><ref>{{CiteLexicon|file=lex_t.htm#timebomb|name=Time bomb|accessdate=May 16, 2009}}</ref> | ||
==Synthesis== | ==Synthesis== | ||
Although clean synthesis of glider-producing switch engine requires | Although a clean synthesis of the glider-producing switch engine requires 4 gliders, [[Michael Simkin]] found a 3-glider collision in October {{year|2014}} which includes the puffer in its [[ash]].<ref name="post13988" /> This collision has the minimum number of gliders necessary to exhibit infinite growth, and is the only known 3-glider collision to do so. | ||
==Image gallery== | ==Image gallery== | ||
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|[[Image:Gliderproducingswitchengine_debris.png|thumb|231px|left|The debris left behind by the glider-producing switch engine]] | |[[Image:Gliderproducingswitchengine_debris.png|thumb|231px|left|The debris left behind by the glider-producing switch engine]] | ||
|[[Image:Timebomb.png|framed|left|The time bomb | |[[Image:Timebomb.png|framed|left|The time bomb<br />{{JavaRLE|timebomb|brief}}]] | ||
|[[Image:Gliderproducingswitchengine_pred.png|framed|left|Another simple [[predecessor]] of the glider-producing switch engine<br />{{JavaRLE|gliderproducingswitchenginepredecessor}}]] | |[[Image:Gliderproducingswitchengine_pred.png|framed|left|Another simple [[predecessor]] of the glider-producing switch engine<br />{{JavaRLE|gliderproducingswitchenginepredecessor}}]] | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
<references /> | <references> | ||
<ref name="post13988">{{LinkForumThread | |||
|format = ref | |||
|title = Re: Making switch-engines | |||
|p = 13988 | |||
|author = Michael Simkin | |||
|date = October 24, 2014 | |||
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</references> | |||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
{{LinkLexicon|lex_s.htm#stabilizedswitchengine|name=Stabilized switch engine}} | {{LinkLexicon|lex_s.htm#stabilizedswitchengine|name=Stabilized switch engine}} | ||
*[http://www.pentadecathlon.com/objects/class4/typeB/SwitchEngine1/switchEngine1.php Single switch engine puffer trains] at the Life Objects Catalog | *[http://www.pentadecathlon.com/objects/class4/typeB/SwitchEngine1/switchEngine1.php Single switch engine puffer trains] at the Life Objects Catalog | ||
{{LinkCatagolue|yl384_1_59_7aeb1999980c43b4945fb7fcdb023326}} | {{LinkCatagolue|yl384_1_59_7aeb1999980c43b4945fb7fcdb023326|format=linear growth}} | ||
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Pattern type | Puffer | ||||||||
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Number of cells | 123 | ||||||||
Bounding box | 67 × 60 | ||||||||
Frequency class | 21.0 | ||||||||
Direction | Diagonal | ||||||||
Period | 384 | ||||||||
Speed | c/12 | ||||||||
Discovered by | Charles Corderman | ||||||||
Year of discovery | 1971 | ||||||||
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The glider-producing switch engine (or glider-making switch engine) is a puffer that was found by Charles Corderman in the early 1970s. It consists of a switch engine reacting with blocks to produce various still lifes, several blinkers, and a glider every 384 generations.
Because of its easy construction (see its predecessors below), it has appeared in some superlinear growth patterns including mosquito 3.
Commonness
The glider-producing switch engine is the second most common naturally-occurring pattern that exhibits infinite growth, the most common being the block-laying switch engine. It is also the ninety-first most common object on Adam P. Goucher's Catagolue.[1]
Time bomb
The time bomb is a 17-cell pattern found by Douglas G. Petrie that evolves into a glider-producing switch engine.[2][3]
Synthesis
Although a clean synthesis of the glider-producing switch engine requires 4 gliders, Michael Simkin found a 3-glider collision in October 2014 which includes the puffer in its ash.[4] This collision has the minimum number of gliders necessary to exhibit infinite growth, and is the only known 3-glider collision to do so.
Image gallery
References
- ↑ Adam P. Goucher. "Statistics". Catagolue. Retrieved on June 24, 2016.
- ↑ Robert Wainwright (June 1973). Lifeline, vol 10, page 3.
- ↑ "Time bomb". The Life Lexicon. Stephen Silver. Retrieved on May 16, 2009.
- ↑ Michael Simkin (October 24, 2014). Re: Making switch-engines (discussion thread) at the ConwayLife.com forums
External links
- Stabilized switch engine at the Life Lexicon
- Single switch engine puffer trains at the Life Objects Catalog
- Glider-producing switch engine at Adam P. Goucher's Catagolue (linear growth)
- Patterns
- Patterns with Catagolue frequency class 21
- Natural periodic objects
- Patterns with between 120 and 129 cells
- Patterns found by Charles Corderman
- Patterns found in 1971
- Patterns that can be constructed with 4 gliders
- Outer-totalistically endemic patterns
- Isotropically endemic patterns
- Linear growth
- Infinite growth
- Puffers
- Diagonal puffers
- Puffers with period 384
- Puffers with speed c/12