Statorless p5
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| Pattern type | Oscillator | ||||||||
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| Number of cells | 68 | ||||||||
| Bounding box | 17 × 14 | ||||||||
| Period | 5 (mod: 5) | ||||||||
| Heat | 65.6 | ||||||||
| Volatility | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||||||
| Kinetic symmetry | Unspecified | ||||||||
| Discovered by | Josh Ball | ||||||||
| Year of discovery | 2016 | ||||||||
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The statorless p5 is a period-5 oscillator that was found by Josh Ball in June 2016 using Nicolay Beluchenko's version of WLS.[1] It has no stator, giving it a volatility of precisely 1. It is the first and as of July 2023, the only known period-5 oscillator with this property.
See also
References
- ↑ Josh Ball (2016-06-23). Re: Oscillator Discoveries Thread (discussion thread) at the ConwayLife.com forums
External links
- Statorless p5 at the Life Lexicon
- Statorless p5 at Adam P. Goucher's Catagolue
Categories:
- Patterns
- Oscillators with 68 cells
- Periodic objects with minimum population 68
- Patterns with 68 cells
- Patterns found by Josh Ball
- Patterns found in 2016
- Oscillators
- Oscillators with period 5
- Oscillators with mod 5
- Oscillators with heat 65
- Oscillators with volatility 1.00
- Oscillators with strict volatility 1.00
- Patterns with rectangular orthogonal symmetry
- Sparkers
- Sparkers with period 5
- Domino sparkers
- Moderate sparkers