Sir Robin

Sir Robin
#N Sir Robin #O Adam P. Goucher, Tom Rokicki; 2018 #C The first elementary knightship to be found in Conway's Game of Life. #C http://conwaylife.com/wiki/282P6H2V1 x = 31, y = 79, rule = B3/S23 4b2o$4bo2bo$4bo3bo$6b3o$2b2o6b4o$2bob2o4b4o$bo4bo6b3o$2b4o4b2o3bo$o9b 2o$bo3bo$6b3o2b2o2bo$2b2o7bo4bo$13bob2o$10b2o6bo$11b2ob3obo$10b2o3bo2b o$10bobo2b2o$10bo2bobobo$10b3o6bo$11bobobo3bo$14b2obobo$11bo6b3o2$11bo 9bo$11bo3bo6bo$12bo5b5o$12b3o$16b2o$13b3o2bo$11bob3obo$10bo3bo2bo$11bo 4b2ob3o$13b4obo4b2o$13bob4o4b2o$19bo$20bo2b2o$20b2o$21b5o$25b2o$19b3o 6bo$20bobo3bobo$19bo3bo3bo$19bo3b2o$18bo6bob3o$19b2o3bo3b2o$20b4o2bo2b o$22b2o3bo$21bo$21b2obo$20bo$19b5o$19bo4bo$18b3ob3o$18bob5o$18bo$20bo$ 16bo4b4o$20b4ob2o$17b3o4bo$24bobo$28bo$24bo2b2o$25b3o$22b2o$21b3o5bo$ 24b2o2bobo$21bo2b3obobo$22b2obo2bo$24bobo2b2o$26b2o$22b3o4bo$22b3o4bo$ 23b2o3b3o$24b2ob2o$25b2o$25bo2$24b2o$26bo! #C [[ THUMBSIZE 2 THEME 6 GRID GRIDMAJOR 0 SUPPRESS THUMBLAUNCH ]] #C [[ AUTOSTART ]] #C [[ TRACKLOOP 6 -1/6 -1/3 THUMBSIZE 2 HEIGHT 480 ZOOM 4 GPS 12 ]]
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Pattern type	Spaceship
Number of cells	282
Bounding box	31 × 79
Direction	Oblique
Slope	2
Period	6 (mod: 6)
Speed	(2,1)c/6 | Unknown
Heat	271
Kinetic symmetry	Unspecified
Discovered by	Adam P. Goucher Tomas Rokicki
Year of discovery	2018
Rules Outer-totalistic rules B3/S23 only # of rules 20 = 1 Isotropic rules B3/S23 – B3/S234ce
Pattern files RLE sirrobin.rle
Identifiers apgcode xq6_yyocxukcy6gocs20h0a38bac2qq73uszyjo4w8y0e4mo0vu0o606s6444u08clav0h03g440qq1333333x11zy9ecec2ik032i210sw3f0hy011w70401011033547442zy0emj896he1e1kif6q2gc50ew9qb30dzgo403gg066m32w11z34407q441n6zy311

Sir Robin (also known by its systematic name 282P6H2V1, and alternatively called seahorse) is a (2,1)c/6 spaceship found by Adam P. Goucher on March 6, 2018 using his ikpx search program. It is based on a partial found by Tomas Rokicki, which makes up about 62% of the ship, and which was itself an independent rediscovery of roughly half of a partial found by Josh Ball in April 2017. Sir Robin is the first elementary knightship in Conway's Game of Life.

A scientific paper describing the method used to find the ship is forthcoming.

Partials

Josh Ball's original partial from April 2017 is shown below:

#O Josh Ball, April 2017 #C Knightship partial, later independently rediscovered in extended form by Tom Rokicki #C and developed into a true elementary knightship, Sir Robin, by Adam P. Goucher. #C http://conwaylife.com/wiki/Partial_result #C http://conwaylife.com/wiki/Sir_Robin x = 26, y = 31, rule = B3/S23 4b3o$3bo2b2o$3bo4bo2$3b3o3b2ob3o$b2obobo4bob2o$3bo2bo4bo2b2o$o2bo8bo$o 4bo2b2o2bo2bo$bob3o2b2o3b2o$3b2obob2obo3bo$9b2ob3o$9bo5bo$12b3o2b3o$ 15bob2o$10b2obo3b3o$10b2o2bo2b2o$12b4o3bo$13b2obo2bo$11b2obobobo$14bo$ 11bo7b2o$12b2o5b2o$14b2obo$16b3o2bobo$16b2o3bo$17bo$18b5obo$19b2o2b3o$ 19b2o4bo$23b2o! #C [[ THUMBSIZE 2 THEME 6 GRID GRIDMAJOR 0 SUPPRESS THUMBLAUNCH ]] #C [[ ZOOM 16 THUMBSIZE 2 WIDTH 640 HEIGHT 560 GPS 6 ]]

(click above to open LifeViewer) RLE: here Plaintext: here

Synthesis

No glider synthesis for Sir Robin exists as of March 10, 2018; finding a synthesis is considered a challenging task at best, due to the large size of the ship, and the amount of space dust it contains.

Reactions

Martin Grant constructed a Sir Robin eater with a repeat time of 557 on March 8, 2018:

#N Sir Robin eater #O Martin Grant; March 2018 #C Eater for Sir Robin (but not his minstrels), repeat time 557. #C http://conwaylife.com/wiki/Sir_Robin #C http://www.conwaylife.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=57499#p57499 x = 176, y = 354, rule = B3/S23 67b2o$67bobo$69bo4b2o$44b2o19b4ob2o2bo2bo$44bobo18bo2bobobobob2o$46bo 4b2o15bobobobo$42b4ob2o2bo2bo14b2obobo$42bo2bobobobob2o18bo$45bobobobo $46b2obobo7b2o$50bo9bo7b2o$60bobo5b2o$36b2o23b2o$37bo7b2o$37bobo5b2o$ 38b2o$27b2o$26bo2bo3b2o$26bobo3bobo$27bob4obob2o33b2o22bo$29bo4bo2bo 33bo3bo17b3o$28bo3b2obo36b4o16bo$27bo3bobob2o11b2o42b2o$27b2o3bo15bo 21b4o$49b3o17bo3bo$21b2o28bo17b2o29b2o$22bo78bo$22bobo76bob2o$23b2o52b 2o14b2o4b3o2bo$78bo14b2o3bo3b2o$78bob2o16b4o$70b2o4b3o2bo2b2o15bo$70b 2o3bo3bobobobo12b3o$75b4o2bobo13bo$61b2o15bobo2bo14b5o$60bobo12b3o2bob o19bo$60bo13bo5b2o18bo$59b2o14b5o20b2o$79bo$77bo$77b2o9$63bo$63b3o$66b o$65b2o2$24b2o$23bobo$23bo$22b2o2$75b2o$68b2o5bobo$58b2o8b2o7bo$58bo 18b2o$56bobo$56b2o6bo$63bobob2o$63bobobobo$60b2obobobobo2bo$60bo2bo2b 2ob4o$62b2o4bo$68bobo$69b2o4$9bo$9b3o$12bo$11b2o14b2o$26bobo$26bo$3b2o 20b2o$3bo$2obo$o2b3o4b2o$b2o3bo3b2o$3b4o$3bo15b2o$4b3o12bobo$7bo13bo 34b2o$2b5o14b2o33bo2bo$2bo53bo3bo$4bo53b3o$3b2o28b2o19b2o6b4o$33b2o19b ob2o4b4o$53bo4bo6b3o$54b4o4b2o3bo$52bo9b2o$53bo3bo$35bo22b3o2b2o2bo$ 33b3o18b2o7bo4bo$32bo32bob2o$32b2o28b2o6bo$63b2ob3obo$62b2o3bo2bo$62bo bo2b2o$62bo2bobobo$62b3o6bo$63bobobo3bo$22b2o42b2obobo$21bobo5b2o32bo 6b3o$21bo7b2o$20b2o41bo9bo$63bo3bo6bo$34bo29bo5b5o$30b2obobo28b3o$29bo bobobo32b2o$26bo2bobobobob2o26b3o2bo$26b4ob2o2bo2bo24bob3obo$30bo4b2o 25bo3bo2bo$28bobo32bo4b2ob3o$28b2o35b4obo4b2o$65bob4o4b2o$71bo$72bo2b 2o$72b2o$73b5o$77b2o$71b3o6bo$72bobo3bobo$71bo3bo3bo$71bo3b2o$70bo6bob 3o$71b2o3bo3b2o$72b4o2bo2bo$74b2o3bo$73bo$73b2obo$72bo$71b5o$71bo4bo$ 70b3ob3o$70bob5o$70bo$72bo$68bo4b4o$72b4ob2o$69b3o4bo$76bobo$80bo$76bo 2b2o$77b3o$74b2o$73b3o5bo$76b2o2bobo$73bo2b3obobo$74b2obo2bo$76bobo2b 2o$78b2o$74b3o4bo$74b3o4bo$75b2o3b3o$76b2ob2o$77b2o$77bo2$76b2o$78bo 108$149b2o$148b2o$150b2obo$148bo3b3ob2o$147b6ob2o2bo$146b2ob2o4bo$146b o4bo6bobo$146b5o4b3o2bo$146b3obo4b2o$151b2o2bobo$147bo3b2o3b2o$152bo3b o2bobo$155b3o2b3o$155b2obo$157bob3ob2o$155bo2bo$154b2obo2bobo$154b2o2b 3o$155bo2bo2bobo$155b2obob2o2b2o$157bob3o$163b3o$164b2o2$156b2o6bo2bo$ 156b2obo4b4o$157b2o3b5o$157bo3b2o$157b2o4bo$157bo4b2o$155b5o2bo2bo$ 158bo5b2o$157b2o6bob3o$158bo4b2o3b2o$161b4o$164b3o$165bo4bo$165b7o$ 168bob2o$164b3o3b2o$167bo5bo$164b2ob3o2bo$163b2o3b2ob2o$163bobo2bobobo bo$164b2ob5o3bo$164b2o3bo2bobo$165bo2bo$166bo$165b3o$164bo$164bob3o$ 169bo$163bo6bo$162b2obo3bo$165bob2o$166b3o$169b2o$162b4o4bo$163b5obobo $163bo6bo$170bo2bo$170bo2bo$168b6o$166bob2obo$166bo7bo$166bo4b3obo$ 167bo3bobo$167b2o4bobo$168b2obob2o$169bob5o$167bob2o2bo$170bo$167bo4bo 2bo$168bo3b2o$172bo$170b2o$169b2o$170bo$170bo! #C [[ THUMBSIZE 2 THEME 6 GRID GRIDMAJOR 0 SUPPRESS THUMBLAUNCH ]] #C [[ THUMBSIZE 2 ]]

(click above to open LifeViewer) RLE: here Plaintext: here

Tagalongs

A tagalong dubbed the Minstrel, or alternatively Minstrel 1, was discovered by Adam P. Goucher on July 15, 2018, after resuming the original ikpx search:

[[:RLE:Minstrel]] #C [[ THUMBSIZE 2 THEME 6 GRID GRIDMAJOR 0 SUPPRESS THUMBLAUNCH ]] #C [[ TRACKLOOP 6 -1/6 -1/3 THUMBSIZE 2 HEIGHT 480 ZOOM 4 GPS 12 ]]

(click above to open LifeViewer) RLE: here Plaintext: here

Dave Greene modified Martin Grant's Sir Robin eater to act as a Minstrel detector/remover the same day.

Adam P. Goucher found a second minstrel that follows Sir Robin more closely, dubbed Minstrel 2, on July 19, 2018. Shown below are both minstrels:

x = 146, y = 104, rule = B3/S23 4b3o47b3o47b3o$3bo2b2o45bo2b2o45bo2b2o$3bo4bo44bo4bo44bo4bo2$3b3o3b2ob 3o38b3o3b2ob3o38b3o3b2ob3o$b2obobo4bob2o36b2obobo4bob2o36b2obobo4bob2o $3bo2bo4bo2b2o37bo2bo4bo2b2o37bo2bo4bo2b2o$o2bo8bo37bo2bo8bo37bo2bo8bo $o4bo2b2o2bo2bo34bo4bo2b2o2bo2bo34bo4bo2b2o2bo2bo$bob3o2b2o3b2o36bob3o 2b2o3b2o36bob3o2b2o3b2o$3b2obob2obo3bo37b2obob2obo3bo37b2obob2obo3bo$ 9b2ob3o44b2ob3o44b2ob3o$9bo5bo43bo5bo43bo5bo$12b3o2b3o42b3o2b3o42b3o2b 3o$15bob2o46bob2o46bob2o$10b2obo3b3o40b2obo3b3o40b2obo3b3o$10b2o2bo2b 2o41b2o2bo2b2o41b2o2bo2b2o$12b4o3bo42b4o3bo42b4o3bo$13b2obo2bo43b2obo 2bo43b2obo2bo$11b2obobobo42b2obobobo42b2obobobo$14bo49bo49bo$11bo7b2o 40bo7b2o40bo7b2o$12b2o5bo42b2o5bo42b2o5bo$13bob2o2bob2o40bob2o2bob2o 40bob2o2bob2o$19bo3bo45bo3bo45bo3bo$12b3o5bo41b3o5bo41b3o5bo2$16b3o3bo 43b3o3bo43b3o3bo$12bo2bo46bo2bo46bo2bo$11b2obo46b2obo46b2obo$12bob2o3b 2o41bob2o3b2o41bob2o3b2o$14b2ob4o43b2ob4o43b2ob4o$22b3o47b3o47b3o$12b 2ob2o3bo2bo38b2ob2o3bo2bo38b2ob2o3bo2bo$21bob2o46bob2o46bob2o$21b2o48b 2o48b2o2$21b5o45b5o45b5o$20b5ob2o42b5ob2o42b5ob2o$20bo6b2o41bo6b2o41bo 6b2o$21b2o48b2o48b2o$23b2o48b2o48b2o$18b3o47b3o47b3o$23b2ob4o43b2ob4o 43b2ob4o$18bo2b3o2bobo39bo2b3o2bobo39bo2b3o2bobo$23b2o2b2o44b2o2b2o44b 2o2b2o$20bo2bo46bo2bo46bo2bo$23bo49bo49bo$20bo2bo46bo2bo46bo2bo$20b5o 45b5o45b5o2$19b2obo46b2obo46b2obo$19b2ob2o45b2ob2o45b2ob2o$18bob2obobo 42bob2obobo42bob2obobo$18bo3bobo43bo3bobo43bo3bobo$18b8o42b8o42b8o$18b o7bo41bo7bo41bo7bo$18bo2bo3b3o40bo2bo3b3o40bo2bo3b3o$19bo7b2o40bo7b2o 40bo7b2o$24b5o45b5o45b5o$21bo7bo41bo7bo41bo7bo$23bo49bo49bo$23bo2bo3bo 42bo2bo3bo42bo2bo3bo2$21b2obo2bobo41b2obo2bobo41b2obo2bobo$21b2obo4b2o 40b2obo4b2o40b2obo4b2o$25bobo47bobo47bobo$24b2obob2o43b2obob2o43b2obob 2o$24b2obobo44b2obobo44b2obobo$24b2ob2o45b2ob2o45b2ob2o$24b2o3bo44b2o 3bo44b2o3bo$24b4obo44b4obo44b4obo$24b4obo44b4obo44b4obo$28b3o47b3o47b 3o$29b2o48b2o48b2o$26b4o46b4o46b4o$25b4o46b6o44b6o$25bo6bo42bo49bo$31b 3o46bobo47bobo$31b2o2bo46b3o47b3o$32bo3bo42b2o2b2o44b2o2b2o$33bobo45bo 2bo46bo2bo$32bo2bo2b3o43bo49bo$31bo2b2o46bob3o45bob3o$30bo4b5o42b5o45b 5o$30bo2bob3o46bo49bo$31bo52bobobo45bobobo$33bobo48b2o2b2o44b2o2b2o$ 34b2o48b2o2bobo43b2o2bobo$35bo48b2ob2o45b2ob2o$34b3o47bo2b5o42bo2b5o$ 88b2o3b2o43b2o3b2o$32b2o50bob2o4b2obo38bob2o4b2obo$35b3o47b2o8bo39b2o 8bo$31bo2bo50bo4bo3bo40bo4bo3bo$31bo2bo55bo49bo$31bo5bo51b2o2bo45b2o2b o$30b2ob2obobo49b2o48b2o$30b2ob2o3bo48b3o47b3o$31b2obo52b3o47b3o$32bob 2obo50bobo46b3o$89bo47b3o$138bobo$139bo! #C [[ THUMBSIZE 2 THEME 6 GRID GRIDMAJOR 0 SUPPRESS THUMBLAUNCH ]] #C [[ TRACKLOOP 6 -1/6 -1/3 THUMBSIZE 2 HEIGHT 480 ZOOM 4 GPS 12 ]]

Minstrel 2 (left) and Minstrel 1 (right) (click above to open LifeViewer) RLE: here Plaintext: here

External links

Articles and announcements

• A rather satisfying winter: cp4space article describing the events leading to the discovery
• b3s23life article announcing the discovery itself
• Elementary Knightship found in Conway's Game of Life on Hacker News
• An elementary knightship has been found in Conway's Game of Life on Reddit

Object catalogues

• Sir Robin at Adam P. Goucher's Catagolue (extended)

Forum threads

• Elementary knightship (discussion thread) at the ConwayLife.com forums

• Synthesizing the elementary knightship (discussion thread) at the ConwayLife.com forums

• What are the odds that Sir Robin will appear naturally? (discussion thread) at the ConwayLife.com forums

Tools

• ikpx on Gitlab