Mazing
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| Pattern type | Oscillator | ||||||||||
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| Number of cells | 12 | ||||||||||
| Bounding box | 7×7 | ||||||||||
| Frequency class | 26.6 | ||||||||||
| Period | 4 | ||||||||||
| Mod | 2 | ||||||||||
| Heat | 14 | ||||||||||
| Volatility | 1.00 | ||||||||||
| Strict volatility | 0.92 | ||||||||||
| Discovered by | David Buckingham | ||||||||||
| Year of discovery | 1973 | ||||||||||
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Mazing is a period-4 oscillator found by David Buckingham in December 1973.[1] In terms of its 12 cells it is tied with mold as the smallest period 4 oscillator, but mold has a smaller bounding box.
Commonness
Mazing is about the fifteenth most common naturally-occurring oscillator in Achim Flammenkamp's census, being less common than the tripole but more common than the blocker.[2] On Catagolue, it is the second most common period 4 oscillator, being less common than mold but more common than the cloverleaf.[3] In diagonal symmetries, including 8-fold symmetries, it is by far the most common period-4 oscillator.
Glider synthesis
All strict still lifes with a population of 20 or fewer cells, as well as all oscillators and spaceships with 16 or fewer cells, are known to be glider-constructible. A glider synthesis of this object can be found in the infobox to the right.
See also
References
- ↑ Dean Hickerson's oscillator stamp collection. Retrieved on March 14, 2020.
- ↑ Achim Flammenkamp (September 7, 2004). "Most seen natural occurring ash objects in Game of Life". Retrieved on January 15, 2009.
- ↑ Adam P. Goucher. "Census". Catagolue. Retrieved on October 27, 2018.
External links
- Mazing at the Life Lexicon
- 12P4.2 at Heinrich Koenig's Game of Life Object Catalogs
- Patterns
- Patterns with Catagolue frequency class 26
- Natural periodic objects
- Oscillators with 12 cells
- Periodic objects with minimum population 12
- Patterns with 12 cells
- Patterns found by David Buckingham
- Patterns found in 1973
- Patterns that can be constructed with 5 gliders
- Oscillators
- Oscillators with period 4
- Oscillators with mod 2
- Oscillators with heat 14
- Oscillators with volatility 1.00
- Oscillators with strict volatility 0.92
- Patterns with bilateral diagonal symmetry
- Flipping oscillators
- Sparkers
- Sparkers with period 4
- Weak sparkers