Pulsar quadrant
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Pattern type | Oscillator | ||||||||||
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Number of cells | 18 | ||||||||||
Bounding box | 9×9 | ||||||||||
Period | 3 | ||||||||||
Mod | 3 | ||||||||||
Heat | 8 | ||||||||||
Volatility | 0.46 | ||||||||||
Strict volatility | 0.46 | ||||||||||
Discovered by | David Buckingham | ||||||||||
Year of discovery | 1973 | ||||||||||
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Pulsar quadrant (or pulse) is a period-3 oscillator that was found by David Buckingham in July 1973.[1] It consists of a quarter of the outer part of a pulsar stabilized by a cis-fuse with two tails.
Commonness
Information on this oscillator's natural occurrence with respect to other naturally-occurring patterns is currently unknown.
See also
References
- ↑ Dean Hickerson's oscillator stamp collection. Retrieved on March 14, 2020.
External links
- Pulsar quadrant at the Life Lexicon
- 18P3.39 at Heinrich Koenig's Game of Life Object Catalogs
Categories:
- Patterns
- Oscillators with 18 cells
- Periodic objects with minimum population 18
- Patterns with 18 cells
- Patterns found by David Buckingham
- Patterns found in 1973
- Patterns that can be constructed with 9 gliders
- Oscillators
- Oscillators with period 3
- Oscillators with mod 3
- Oscillators with heat 8
- Oscillators with volatility 0.46
- Oscillators with strict volatility 0.46
- Patterns with bilateral diagonal symmetry
- Sparkers
- Sparkers with period 3
- Weak sparkers
- Natural periodic objects