Short keys
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| Pattern type | Oscillator | ||||||||
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| Number of cells | 16 | ||||||||
| Bounding box | 12 × 5 | ||||||||
| Frequency class | 41.3 | ||||||||
| Period | 3 | ||||||||
| Mod | 3 | ||||||||
| Heat | 14.7 | ||||||||
| Volatility | 0.73 | ||||||||
| Strict volatility | 0.73 | ||||||||
| Discovered by | Dean Hickerson | ||||||||
| Year of discovery | 1989 | ||||||||
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Short keys is a period-3 oscillator found by Dean Hickerson in August 1989.[1] In August 2004 Jason Summers found a 10-glider synthesis of this oscillator.[2] It can be extended infinitely, like the odd keys.
See also
References
- ↑ Dean Hickerson's oscillator stamp collection. Retrieved on March 14, 2020.
- ↑ Jason Summers' jslife pattern collection.
External links
- Short keys at the Life Lexicon
- Short keys at Adam P. Goucher's Catagolue
- 16P3.5 at Heinrich Koenig's Game of Life Object Catalogs
Categories:
- Patterns
- Patterns with Catagolue frequency class 41
- Natural periodic objects
- Oscillators with 16 cells
- Periodic objects with minimum population 16
- Patterns with 16 cells
- Patterns found by Dean Hickerson
- Patterns found in 1989
- Patterns that can be constructed with 6 gliders
- Oscillators
- Oscillators with period 3
- Oscillators with mod 3
- Oscillators with heat 14
- Oscillators with volatility 0.73
- Oscillators with strict volatility 0.73
- Patterns with bilateral orthogonal symmetry
- Sparkers
- Sparkers with period 3
- Dot sparkers
- Moderate sparkers