Hectic

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Hectic
x = 39, y = 39, rule = B3/S23 22b2o$22b2o11$9bo10b2o3b2o$7bobo12b3o$6bobo12bo3bo$2o3bo2bo13bobo$2o4b obo14bo$7bobo6bobo$9bo6b2o$17bo3bo$21b2o6bo$20bobo6bobo$15bo14bobo4b2o $14bobo13bo2bo3b2o$13bo3bo12bobo$14b3o12bobo$12b2o3b2o10bo11$15b2o$15b 2o! #C [[ THUMBSIZE 2 THEME 6 GRID GRIDMAJOR 0 SUPPRESS THUMBLAUNCH ]] #C [[ AUTOSTART ]] #C [[ GPS 6 ZOOM 16 WIDTH 800 HEIGHT 800 THUMBSIZE 4 LOOP 30 ]]
Pattern type Oscillator
Oscillator type Relay
Number of cells 74
Bounding box 39 × 39
Period 30 (mod: 15)
Heat 74.7
Volatility 0.98 | 0.98
Kinetic symmetry .crc
Discovered by Robert Wainwright
Year of discovery 1984

Hectic is a period-30 oscillator found by Robert Wainwright in September 1984.[1] It consists of two gliders shuttled in a loop between four queen bees. Similar but larger loops can be constructed.

While the reaction used in the oscillator is a compact way to reflect a p30 glider stream, it is not very convenient since the queen bee also relies on the glider for survival, and therefore gaps in the glider stream will destroy the shuttle. The stable buckaroo is more versatile. Another reliable one is stabilising this with another queen bee shuttle head-on to destroy the beehive just before the reflecting queen bee arrives, as can be seen in the following p30 glider duplicator:

x = 49, y = 27, rule = B3/S23 25bo$25bobo$8b2o18b2o4b2o$6bo3bo17b2o4b2o$2o3bo5bo16b2o$2o2b2obo3bo8bo 4bobo$5bo5bo9bo3bo$6bo3bo5bo2b3o$8b2o5$28bo8bo$26bobo6bobo$27b2o4b2o 12b2o$20bobo10b2o12b2o$18bo3bo10b2o$11b2o5bo8b2o6bobo$11b2o4bo4bo3bo2b o7bo$18bo8b2o$18bo3bo$20bobo2$35b2o$35bobo$35bo! #C [[ THUMBSIZE 2 THEME 6 GRID GRIDMAJOR 0 SUPPRESS THUMBLAUNCH ]] #C [[ ZOOM 8 THUMBSIZE 2 WIDTH 600 HEIGHT 400 ]]
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GUYTU6J found a 20-glider synthesis for this oscillator in August 2021.[2]

See also

References

  1. Dean Hickerson's oscillator stamp collection. Retrieved on March 14, 2020.
  2. GUYTU6J (August 3, 2021). Re: Synthesising Oscillators (discussion thread) at the ConwayLife.com forums

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