p6 pipsquirter

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p6 pipsquirter
p6 pipsquirter image
Pattern type Oscillator
Oscillator type Pipsquirter
Number of cells 50
Bounding box 15 × 14
Period 6 (mod: 6)
Heat 9
Volatility 0.41 | 0.41
Kinetic symmetry Unspecified
Discovered by Noam Elkies
Year of discovery 1997

p6 pipsquirter (also known as pipsquirter 1) is a period-6 pipsquirter that was found on November 15, 1997 by Noam Elkies.[1] It features a block acting as an induction coil and its phases have 50, 50, 53, 50, 52, and 53 cells, respectively.

Synthesis

Martin Grant found a 276-glider synthesis of the p6 pipsquirter on March 17, 2016.[2]

Image gallery

File:Pipsquirter1 spark.png
Generation 5 reveals that this oscillator really is a pipsquirter

As a reflector

The p6 pipsquirter has the ability to act as a 90-degree glider reflector when it is combined with a block, boat and eater 1. The input path and output path of the glider are shown below.

[[:RLE:Pipsquirter1reflector]] #C [[ THUMBSIZE 2 THEME 6 GRID GRIDMAJOR 0 SUPPRESS THUMBLAUNCH ]] #C [[ THUMBSIZE 2 WIDTH 500 HEIGHT 450 ZOOM 11 GPS 15 AUTOSTART LOOP 80 ]]
Pipsquirter 1 acting as a reflector

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See also

References

  1. Jason Summers' jslife pattern collection. Retrieved on October 28, 2020.
  2. Martin Grant (March 17, 2016). Re: Synthesising Oscillators (discussion thread) at the ConwayLife.com forums

External links