Boss
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| Pattern type | Oscillator | ||||||||
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| Oscillator type | Billiard table | ||||||||
| Number of cells | 42 | ||||||||
| Bounding box | 11 × 14 | ||||||||
| Period | 4 (mod: 4) | ||||||||
| Heat | 5 | ||||||||
| Volatility | 0.20 | 0.20 | ||||||||
| Kinetic symmetry | -c | ||||||||
| Discovered by | David Buckingham | ||||||||
| Year of discovery | 1972 | ||||||||
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Boss is a period-4 oscillator found by David Buckingham in 1972.[1][2]
Its population can be reduced by four cells by replacing the S-pentominoes on the sides with period-2 flutters.
| One of the two flutter variants (click above to open LifeViewer) RLE: here Plaintext: here Catagolue: here |
References
- ↑ Robert Wainwright (October 1972). Lifeline, vol 6, page 3.
- ↑ Dean Hickerson's oscillator stamp collection. Retrieved on March 14, 2020.
External links
- Boss at the Life Lexicon
- Boss at Adam P. Goucher's Catagolue
- 42P4.21 at Heinrich Koenig's Game of Life Object Catalogs
Categories:
- Patterns
- Oscillators with 42 cells
- Periodic objects with minimum population 42
- Patterns with 42 cells
- Patterns found by David Buckingham
- Patterns found in 1972
- Oscillators
- Billiard tables
- Oscillators with period 4
- Oscillators with mod 4
- Oscillators with heat 5
- Oscillators with volatility 0.20
- Oscillators with strict volatility 0.20
- Oscillators with -c symmetry