LWSS-LWSS bounce

LWSS-LWSS bounce is the following symmetric reaction found by Joe Becker and Ray Tomlinson in 1971, where two LWSSes collide head-on to form two [glider]s heading apart at 90 degrees from each other. Compare LWSS-LWSS deflection.

This provides one way to inject a glider into a existing glider stream. Another use is described in Double X.

x = 55, y = 4, rule = B3/S23 o2bo16bo2bo7bo2bo16bo2bo$4bo19bo5bo19bo$o3bo15bo3bo5bo3bo15bo3bo$b4o 16b4o5b4o16b4o! #C [[ THUMBSIZE 2 THEME 6 GRID GRIDMAJOR 0 SUPPRESS THUMBLAUNCH ]] #C [[ THUMBSIZE 2 Z 20 HEIGHT 320 GPS 8 AUTOSTART LOOP 40 ]]

(click above to open LifeViewer) RLE: here Plaintext: here

External links

• LWSS-LWSS bounce at the Life Lexicon