Very long prodigal
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| Pattern type | Strict still life | ||||||||
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| Number of cells | 12 | ||||||||
| Bounding box | 8 × 4 | ||||||||
| Frequency class | 33.0 | ||||||||
| Static symmetry | Unspecified | ||||||||
| Discovered by | Robert Wainwright Everett Boyer | ||||||||
| Year of discovery | 1973 | ||||||||
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The very long prodigal is a 12-cell still life.
Commonness
Among the 121 still lifes with 12 cells, this is the 97th most common still life according to Catagolue.
Glider synthesis
A 7-glider synthesis of this still life was found by Oscar Cunningham in March 2021.[1]
References
- ↑ Oscar Cunningham (March 16, 2021). Message in #cgol on the Conwaylife Lounge Discord server
External links
- 12.51 at Mark D. Niemiec's Life Page
- 12.18 at Heinrich Koenig's Game of Life Object Catalogs
Categories:
- Patterns
- Patterns with Catagolue frequency class 33
- Natural periodic objects
- Periodic objects with minimum population 12
- Patterns with 12 cells
- Patterns found by Robert Wainwright
- Patterns found by Everett Boyer
- Patterns found in 1973
- Patterns that can be constructed with 7 gliders
- Still lifes
- Strict still lifes
- Strict still lifes with 12 cells