Lightweight emulator

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Lightweight emulator
Lightweight emulator image
Pattern type Oscillator
Family Emulator
Number of cells 30
Bounding box 14 × 6
Period 4 (mod: 4)
Heat 12
Volatility 0.45 | 0.36
Kinetic symmetry Unspecified
Discovered by Robert Wainwright
Year of discovery 1980

Lightweight emulator is a period-4 oscillator found by Robert Wainwright in June 1980[1] that produces sparks similar to those produced by the lightweight spaceship. It is the smallest and least useful of the three standard emulators.

This oscillator first appeared semi-naturally in September 2016.[2] A 13-glider synthesis is known for a stator variant featuring loaves; with appropriate component to convert them to pre-blocks, the canonical form can be synthesized from 21 gliders.[3] A bigger yet higher clearence sparker is shown below.


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a way more accessable p4 lightweight sparker.[4]
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See also

References

  1. Dean Hickerson's oscillator stamp collection. Retrieved on March 14, 2020.
  2. praosylen (September 9, 2016). Re: Soup search results (discussion thread) at the ConwayLife.com forums
  3. iNoMed (April 5, 2021). Re: Synthesising Oscillators (discussion thread) at the ConwayLife.com forums
  4. James Pascua (May 22, 2021). Re: JP21's Lonely Freedomical Room (discussion thread) at the ConwayLife.com forums

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