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In March {{year|2024}} 'vilc' and 'C_R_116' produced a true-period p41 stabilization of the vex wick.<ref name="post180989" /> This was a demonstration of the newly discovered fast inserters for 2c/3 | In March {{year|2024}} 'vilc' and 'C_R_116' produced a true-period p41 stabilization of the vex wick.<ref name="post180989" /> This was a demonstration of the newly discovered fast inserters for [[2c/3 wire]]s, not a structure that was really needed to stabilize vex; it contained many [[true]] [[period-41 glider gun]]s, and four of those can perfectly well support the vex wick directly, without the extra complexity: | ||
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Pattern type | Wick | ||||||||
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Period | 41 | ||||||||
Speed | Unknown | ||||||||
Discovered by | Achim Flammenkamp | ||||||||
Year of discovery | 1994 | ||||||||
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Vex[1][note 1] (or simply the p41 wick) is a period-41 wick discovered by Achim Flammenkamp on August 9, 1994.[3]
Before July 2023, there were no known period-41 oscillators. A vast number of attempts to create such an oscillator involved attempted stabilisations of this wick, with no resounding success.
Stabilisation
Vex can be stabilised by four copies of 204P41[4]:
(click above to open LifeViewer) RLE: here Plaintext: here Catagolue: here |
In March 2024 'vilc' and 'C_R_116' produced a true-period p41 stabilization of the vex wick.[5] This was a demonstration of the newly discovered fast inserters for 2c/3 wires, not a structure that was really needed to stabilize vex; it contained many true period-41 glider guns, and four of those can perfectly well support the vex wick directly, without the extra complexity:
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Stabilisation attempts
Before the discovery of 204P41, the only successful stabilisations of this wick came from glider streams coming from pseudo-period guns, resulting in an oscillator with an overall period of 82.[6] Specialised rules allowing for non-vanilla Life behaviour such as StateInvestigator had permitted period-41 stabilisations.[7]
Many, many stabilisation attempts exist where the catalyst or would-be fencepost which is used ends up only being a single cell off from its previous initial state, in such a way that it cannot function the second time round.[1][7][8][9][10][11] More traditional attempts at stabilisation through the use of fishhooks do not rephase the wick correctly, leading to rapid deterioration.[12]
Connor Steppie has suggested that completions of this wick will be named Evoker. This is a reference to the game Minecraft.[13]
Other interactions
The vex is capable of pushing two beehives.[14][15] Multiple phase offsets can be used as the beehives remain stable for a considerable length of time.
See also
- Almost knightship, another incomplete partial result
Notes
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 https://conwaylife.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=1437&p=154298#p154298
- ↑ https://conwaylife.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=2036&p=65652#p65652
- ↑ https://conwaylife.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=2036&p=65652#p65654
- ↑ EvinZL (July 21, 2023). Re: Oscillator Discussion Thread (discussion thread) at the ConwayLife.com forums
- ↑ C_R_116 (March 24, 2024). Re: Faster 2c/3 Wires (discussion thread) at the ConwayLife.com forums
- ↑ https://conwaylife.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=2036&p=104638#p104638
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 https://conwaylife.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=86204#p86204
- ↑ https://conwaylife.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=110113#p110113
- ↑ https://conwaylife.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=106191#p106191
- ↑ https://conwaylife.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=67315#p67315
- ↑ https://conwaylife.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=110519#p110519
- ↑ https://conwaylife.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=85789#p85789
- ↑ Connor Steppie (April 5, 2023). Message in #tools on the Conwaylife Lounge Discord server
- ↑ https://conwaylife.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=84357#p84357
- ↑ https://conwaylife.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=576&p=107100#p107100