Periodic catalyst
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a Periodic catalyst is an oscillator that can act as a catalyst. An example of a periodic catalyst is toad, which can catalyse an Octomino 2 like so:
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if, in the interaction between an active object and an oscillator, only the sparks of the oscillator (if any) are directly influencing the birth and/or death of the active object's cells, then the oscillator cannot be called a periodic catalyst.
See also
- Monogram, Antiphase why bother, Traffic stop, p8 glider reflector, 42P38 - for more examples of oscillators acting as catalysts