Lobster (spaceship)
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| Pattern type | Spaceship | ||||||||||
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| Number of cells | 83 | ||||||||||
| Bounding box | 26×26 | ||||||||||
| Direction | Diagonal | ||||||||||
| Period | 7 | ||||||||||
| Mod | 7 | ||||||||||
| Speed | c/7 | ||||||||||
| Speed (unsimplified) | c/7 | ||||||||||
| Heat | 81.7 | ||||||||||
| Discovered by | Matthias Merzenich | ||||||||||
| Year of discovery | 2011 | ||||||||||
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Lobster is a c/7 diagonal spaceship that was discovered by Matthias Merzenich on August 19, 2011.[1] It was the first c/7 diagonal spaceship to be found. It consists of two gliders pulling a tagalong-like object that then rephases them. It can be infinitely extended.[2][3]
The Lobster was voted the Pattern of the Year 2011 on ConwayLife.com, along with the fully universal Turing machine.[4]
References
- ↑ Matthias Merzenich (August 19, 2011). c/7 diagonal spaceship (discussion thread) at the ConwayLife.com forums
- ↑ Adam Goucher (August 26, 2011). "New spaceship velocity". Game of Life News. Retrieved on September 12, 2011.
- ↑ Matthias Merzenich (August 20, 2011). Re: c/7 diagonal spaceship (discussion thread) at the ConwayLife.com forums
- ↑ beebop (February 28, 2012). Patterns of the Year 2011 (discussion thread) at the ConwayLife.com forums
External links
- Lobster at the Life Lexicon
Categories:
- Patterns
- Patterns with 83 cells
- Patterns found by Matthias Merzenich
- Patterns found in 2011
- Spaceships
- Periodic objects with minimum population 83
- Spaceships with period 7
- Diagonal spaceships
- Spaceships with speed c/7
- Spaceships with unsimplified speed c/7
- Spaceships with heat 81
- Spaceships with mod 7
- Patterns with bilateral diagonal symmetry
