Eater plug
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| Pattern type | Oscillator | ||||||||||
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| Number of cells | 14 | ||||||||||
| Bounding box | 8×8 | ||||||||||
| Frequency class | 34.1 | ||||||||||
| Period | 2 | ||||||||||
| Mod | 2 | ||||||||||
| Heat | 2 | ||||||||||
| Volatility | 0.13 | ||||||||||
| Strict volatility | 0.13 | ||||||||||
| Rotor type | Diagonal on-off | ||||||||||
| Discovered by | Robert Wainwright | ||||||||||
| Year of discovery | 1973 | ||||||||||
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Eater plug (or cavity[1]) is an extensible period 2 oscillator that was found in February 1973 by Robert Wainwright. Its name derives from its resemblance to two diagonally-touching eater 1s.
It has an identical rotor to the great on-off, which is interestingly over 1000 times more common than it despite its size.
Commonness
Eater plug is about the fifty-fifth most common naturally-occurring oscillator in Achim Flammenkamp's census.[2]
References
- ↑ Eric Weisstein. "Cavity". Eric Weisstein's Treasure Trove of Life. Retrieved on April 26, 2009.
- ↑ Achim Flammenkamp (September 7, 2004). "Most seen natural occurring ash objects in Game of Life". Retrieved on January 15, 2009.
External links
- Eater plug at the Life Lexicon
- 14P2.18 at Heinrich Koenig's Game of Life Object Catalogs
Categories:
- Patterns
- Patterns with Catagolue frequency class 34.1
- Natural periodic objects
- Oscillators with 14 cells
- Patterns with 14 cells
- Patterns found by Robert Wainwright
- Patterns found in 1973
- Patterns that can be constructed with 8 gliders
- Oscillators
- Periodic objects with minimum population 14
- Oscillators with period 2
- Oscillators with mod 2
- Oscillators with heat 2
- Oscillators with volatility 0.13
- Oscillators with strict volatility 0.13
- Oscillators with rotor Diagonal on-off
- Patterns with bilateral diagonal symmetry
