Extremely impressive

From LifeWiki
Jump to navigation Jump to search
Extremely impressive
x = 12, y = 10, rule = B3/S23 4b2o$3bob3o$3bo4bo$2obo3b2o$2obo5b2o$4b5o2bo$10b2o$6bo$5bobo$6bo! #C [[ THUMBSIZE 2 THEME 6 GRID GRIDMAJOR 0 SUPPRESS THUMBLAUNCH ]] #C [[ AUTOSTART ]] #C [[ GPS 3 ZOOM 18 LOOP 6 ]]
Pattern type Oscillator
Number of cells 30
Bounding box 12 × 10
Period 6 (mod: 6)
Heat 4
Volatility 0.31 | 0.31
Kinetic symmetry n
Discovered by David Buckingham
Year of discovery 1976

Extremely impressive is a period-6 oscillator that was found in August 1976 by David Buckingham.[1] A variant of this oscillator with a slightly larger stator can be synthesized from 29 gliders.

Despite the initial appearance of the oscillator, it is in fact not a billiard table configuration - a "wall" that appears to be a part of the stator is briefly broken and immediately repaired over its course.

References

External links