Tempest
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| Pattern type | Oscillator | ||||||||
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| Number of cells | 24 | ||||||||
| Bounding box | 8 × 8 | ||||||||
| Period | 4 (mod: 2) | ||||||||
| Heat | 20 | ||||||||
| Volatility | 0.83 | Unknown | ||||||||
| Kinetic symmetry | Unspecified | ||||||||
| Discovered by | Dean Hickerson | ||||||||
| Year of discovery | 1989 | ||||||||
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Tempest is a period-4 oscillator that was found by Dean Hickerson in August, 1989.[1]
Commonness
Information on this oscillator's commonness with respect to other naturally-occurring patterns is currently unknown.
Glider synthesis
Mark Niemiec's glider database held the record synthesis size as of May 2015, at 19 gliders; this has since been reduced to 12.
See also
References
- ↑ Catagolue comment by Dave Greene: https://catagolue.hatsya.com/object/xp4_04qkc1qqz1606621/b3s23
External links
Categories:
- Patterns
- Oscillators with 24 cells
- Periodic objects with minimum population 24
- Patterns with 24 cells
- Patterns found by Dean Hickerson
- Patterns found in 1989
- Patterns that can be constructed with 12 gliders
- Oscillators
- Oscillators with period 4
- Oscillators with mod 2
- Oscillators with heat 20
- Oscillators with volatility 0.83
- Patterns with bilateral diagonal symmetry
- Non-flipping oscillators that turn 180 degrees