Odd keys

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Odd keys
x = 12, y = 5, rule = B3/S23 10bo$bo7bobo$ob3o2b2obo$bo2bo2bo$4bo2bo! #C [[ THUMBSIZE 2 THEME 6 GRID GRIDMAJOR 0 SUPPRESS THUMBLAUNCH ]] #C [[ AUTOSTART ]] #C [[ GPS 2 ZOOM 24 LOOP 3 ]]
Pattern type Oscillator
Number of cells 16
Bounding box 12 × 5
Frequency class 40.6
Period 3 (mod: 3)
Heat 14.7
Volatility 0.73 | 0.73
Kinetic symmetry n
Discovered by Dean Hickerson
Year of discovery 1989

Odd keys is a period-3 oscillator found by Dean Hickerson in August 1989. It is one half of bent keys combined with one half of short keys, and it can be extended horizontally as in the original form of Jason's p33.

Synthesis

In January 2000 Mark Niemiec found a 21-glider synthesis of this oscillator.[1] On August 25, 2016, Goldtiger997 found a 10-glider synthesis of odd keys,[2] which was later reduced to 9 gliders by Dave Greene. On June 26, 2024, Carson Cheng found a 7-glider synthesis.[3][4]

See also

References

  1. Jason Summers' jslife pattern collection.
  2. Goldtiger997 (August 26, 2016). Re: Soup search results (discussion thread) at the ConwayLife.com forums
  3. Carson Cheng (June 25, 2024). Re: Synthesising Oscillators (discussion thread) at the ConwayLife.com forums
  4. shinjuku (#7194864986) (June 26, 2024). Job triggered by Adam P. Goucher at GitLab Catagolue project.

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