Highest-period objects with smallest bounding boxes

[muzik]

Another discussion in the vein of threads like these:
viewtopic.php?f=11&t=3089
viewtopic.php?f=11&t=3097

I want to see what the highest period object we can get is that remains in the smallest possible bounding box throughout its entire evolution. Can be an oscillator, spaceship or bounded grid.

Here's a period-64 from OmniOsci which remains in a 4x4 box at all times:

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x = 4, y = 4, rule = B2ikn3ajnr4aijk5eir6ek7c/S012-ce3cen4iy5ei6ak
o$3bo2$2bo!

p269532480 by Brian Prentice, remains in a 7x7 box:

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x = 5, y = 5, rule = PCA_10
GNGNK$5G$GKMNG$5G$KMKMG!

7x6, unknown period:

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x = 5, y = 4, rule = 2PCA4,0,1,2,3,4,5,6,13,8,9,10,14,12,7,11,15
GNGNK$GO3G$GKMNG$G3OG!

7x8, unknown period:

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x = 8, y = 7, rule = M0,1,2,3,4,10,6,11,8,9,5,13,12,14,7,15
5bo$5b2o$4bo2bo$5bobo$bob3obo$5bobo$4bo!

What's the maximum we can get for each small bounding box size? Rule tables permitted.

[H. H. P. M. P. Cole]

What's the maximum we can get for each small bounding box size? Rule tables permitted.

One must also specify the state count as well as bounding box for this challenge to be nontrivial. Even at a 1x1 bounding box we can make a period-(n-1) oscillator with n states, like so (shown for n = 4, period = 3):

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x = 1, y = 1, rule = P3
A!

@RULE P3
@TABLE
n_states: 4
neighborhood: Moore
symmetries: rotate4reflect
1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,2
2,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,3
3,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1

For oscillators, does this challenge require the bounding box to stay stationary or can it move around?

[muzik]

For oscillators, does this challenge require the bounding box to stay stationary or can it move around?

The bounded box displayed in Identify, so the stationary bounding box containing every cell that comes alive throughout the entire evolution.

10x6, period unknown:

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x = 7, y = 6, rule = M0,1,2,3,4,10,6,11,8,9,5,13,12,14,7,15
b3o$2bo$bob2o$3b3o$bo2b3o$bob2obo!

[muzik]

52x2, period 16777214:

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x = 52, y = 2, rule = B2ae/S
bo46bobo$o47bo2bo!

58x2, period 134217726:

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x = 58, y = 2, rule = B2ae/S
bo52bobo$o53bo2bo!

64x2, period 1073741822:

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x = 64, y = 2, rule = B2ae/S
bo58bobo$o59bo2bo!

[muzik]

I somehow overlooked this amazing period-560 oscillator that fits within a 4x4 bounding box in all phases. Perhaps this was a recent addition to OmniOsci? I don't remember it being there earlier.

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x = 4, y = 4, rule = B2ek3ajnq4ainrz5-enq6-en8/S02eik3ajqry4aiqrty5-qr7e8
obo2$2b2o$3bo!

[confocaloid]

I somehow overlooked this amazing period-560 oscillator that fits within a 4x4 bounding box in all phases. Perhaps this was a recent addition to OmniOsci? I don't remember it being there earlier.

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x = 4, y = 4, rule = B2ek3ajnq4ainrz5-enq6-en8/S02eik3ajqry4aiqrty5-qr7e8
obo2$2b2o$3bo!

Source for that p560 oscillator:

p560 in 4x4:

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x = 4, y = 4, rule = B2ek3ajnq4ainrz5-enq6-en8/S02eik3ajqry4aiqrty5-qr7e8
bo2$o$3bo!

Check that forum thread for more examples.

[pifricted]

P450000+

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x = 11, y = 12, rule = M0,2,4,3,1,5,6,7,0,2,4,3,1,5,6,7|M0,0,8,8,2,2,6,6,4,4,10,10,12,12,14,14
9bo4$6bo$8bo$3bo$6bo$2bo2$9bo!

Who can tell me its bounding box?

[muzik]

Who can tell me its bounding box?

91x91, which is obviously huge and something we can get far, far, far higher periods than this from.