Walrus
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| Pattern type | Spaceship | ||||||||
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| Number of cells | 68 | ||||||||
| Bounding box | 21 × 20 | ||||||||
| Direction | Diagonal | ||||||||
| Period | 8 (mod: 4) | ||||||||
| Speed | c/8 | c/8 | ||||||||
| Heat | 72.5 | ||||||||
| Kinetic symmetry | Unspecified | ||||||||
| Discovered by | Adam P. Goucher | ||||||||
| Year of discovery | 2023 | ||||||||
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Walrus was the first elementary c/8 diagonal spaceship to be discovered. It was found by Adam P. Goucher on January 12, 2023,[1] using ikpx2.[2]
The name was suggested by iNoMed, in analogy to the faster seal.[3]
References
- ↑ cvojan (January 12, 2023). Re: Spaceship Discussion Thread (discussion thread) at the ConwayLife.com forums
- ↑ Adam P. Goucher (January 12, 2023). Message in #cgol on the Conwaylife Lounge Discord server
- ↑ Adam P. Goucher (January 12, 2023). Message in #cgol on the Conwaylife Lounge Discord server
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- Patterns
- Spaceships with 68 cells
- Periodic objects with minimum population 68
- Patterns with 68 cells
- Patterns found by Adam P. Goucher
- Patterns found in 2023
- Spaceships
- Spaceships with period 8
- Diagonal spaceships
- Spaceships with speed c/8
- Spaceships with unsimplified speed c/8
- Spaceships with heat 72
- Spaceships with mod 4
- Glide symmetric spaceships