Self-synthesizing
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An object is said to be self-synthesizing if at least one of the phases of its evolution is its own glider synthesis. More generally, it can refer to a pattern in any rule which is composed entirely of spaceships (which are able to come from infinity) in at least one phase.
The self-synthesizing oblique loopship is one explicitly constructed example in Life.
MOS
MOS is an acronym for Made Of Spaceships, and is used to refer to classes of self-synthesizing objects. The acronym is rarely used in isolation, and is often combined with another letter representing another pattern class:
- SMOS: Spaceship made of spaceships
- SMOSMOS: Spaceship made of spaceships made of spaceships
- OMOS: Oscillator made of spaceships[1]
- RMOS: Replicator made of spaceships[2]
- PMOS: Puffer made of spaceships[3]
- GMOS Gun made of spaceships[4]
- QGMOS: Quadratic growth made of Spaceships[5]
References
- ↑ Saka (September 29, 2017). Re: Thread For Your Unrecognised CA (discussion thread) at the ConwayLife.com forums
- ↑ toroidalet (November 26, 2017). Re: Miscellaneous Discoveries in Other Cellular Automata (discussion thread) at the ConwayLife.com forums
- ↑ PHPBB12345 (September 4th, 2023). Re: Suggested LifeWiki edits (discussion thread) at the ConwayLife.com forums
- ↑ NimbleRogue (October 5th, 2023). Re: Spaceships made up of other spaceships (SMOS) (discussion thread) at the ConwayLife.com forums
- ↑ C_R_116 (April 15th, 2021). Re: Spaceships made up of other spaceships (SMOS) (discussion thread) at the ConwayLife.com forums