Traffic circle
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| Pattern type | Oscillator | ||||||
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| Oscillator type | Shuttle | ||||||
| Number of cells | 172 | ||||||
| Bounding box | 48 × 48 | ||||||
| Period | 100 (mod: 25) | ||||||
| Heat | 154.5 | ||||||
| Volatility | 0.90 | 0.67 | ||||||
| Kinetic symmetry | Unspecified | ||||||
| Discovered by | Noam Elkies | ||||||
| Year of discovery | 1994 | ||||||
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Traffic circle (or P100 traffic jam) is a period 100 oscillator found by Noam Elkies on October 15, 1994.[1] It works by using four fumaroles and four molds to hassle a traffic jam so that it moves around in a circle.
See also
References
- ↑ Dean Hickerson's oscillator stamp collection. Retrieved on June 16, 2009.
External links
- Traffic circle at the Life Lexicon
Categories:
- Patterns
- Oscillators with between 170 and 179 cells
- Periodic objects with minimum population between 170 and 179
- Patterns with between 170 and 179 cells
- Patterns found by Noam Elkies
- Patterns found in 1994
- Oscillators
- Shuttles
- Oscillators with period 100
- Oscillators with mod 25
- Oscillators with heat between 150 and 159
- Oscillators with volatility 0.90
- Oscillators with strict volatility 0.67
- Non-flipping oscillators that turn 90 degrees