The conjecture can be stated as follows
"In B3/S23, there exists a nontrivial oscillator (without a non-interacting weld) for every period n where every possible instance of cells oscillating at any given frequency value between n and 1 inclusive can be found in said oscillator"
(EDIT: see trivial page for examples of oscillators which may be considered "trival" without modification to make them nontrivial, as well as Honey thieves with test tube baby for an example of what is considered trivial in terms of weld)
The question that thus follows is:
"If there is known to be a period n where it is proven that an oscillator exists which expresses cells oscillating at all frequencies, what is the smallest such oscillator of period n which has this property?"
This thread is aimed at proving the conjecture (proof for 61+ coming in the next post, which could likely be extended to several high periods with multi-barreled guns, though that is an unsatisfying solution to the conjecture), and also answering the question posed above.
Note that neither the conjecture nor the question prohibit solutions which are not volmatchstrict, a problem which can be addressed later, likely once the conjecture is proven.
To check the frequency tabultation in LifeViewer, click Settings (gear icon in lower right) > Pattern > Identify > "Frq" in column of controls on right.
Below is a collection of the current smallest oscillators between period-2 and period-20, minus period 19 which currently has no non-weld example.
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x = 320, y = 116, rule = B3/S23
181bo$175b2o4bobo$174bo5bobo86b2o$177bo4bo3b2o78b2o2bo$133b2o20bo19b2o
9b2o6b2o51b2o15b3ob2o$18bo97b2o16bo2b2o16b3o36bo19bo23bo9bo5b2o7bo54b
2o$b2o15bo93b2o3bo16bobobo19bo22bo10bobo17b3o23bo8bo5bobo8b3ob2o27b2o
17bob2o$b2o15bo10bobo5b2o13bo2b2o4bo9b2ob2o34bo4bobob2o12b2obo20b2o19b
2obo10b2o9b2o6bo35b2o5bo11bob2o28bo16bo$9bo8b2o12bo4bo14b2o2bob2obo10b
obo13b2o25bobo2bo10bo2bo2bo29bo10b2o23bobo5b2o85bobo17bo$9bo11bo6bo2b
o6bo2bo14bobo12bo4bobo9b2o2b2o15bo3bobob2o12b2o3bo28b3o10bo5b3ob2o14b
o3bo38b2o3b5o13b3o26b2o7bo5b2obo$bo7bo7bo4bo4bobobo8b2o15b2o13b4o2bo14b
2o14b2o4bo24b2o18b2o2bo23b2o19bo5b2o5b2o11b2ob3o5bobo2bo4bo12bo3bo6b2o
25bo6b2o$obo19bo4bo2bo9bo3bob2o11bo17b2o13bo2bo17bob4o20bobo2bo15bo4b
o26b3o7b8o4bobo6bo17bo4b2o3bobo14bo5bo4bobo20bo4bo2bo$bo16b3o7b2o9bo4b
2obo11bo3bo10bo20bo2b2o12bo6bo17bobobobobo14bob4o27b3o6bo7b2o3bo7bobo
15b2o9b2o15bo3bo5bo21bobo4b2o$39b2o20bobo9bobo4b2o11bobo2b2o12bobobob
o17bo4bo2bo12bo2bo15b2o27bob2obo13b2o7b2o35b3o5b2obo22bo$62bo10b2o5bo
29b3obob2o18b4obo14bobo3b2o14bob2o4b2o17b2obo2b7o10b2o4bo43bo2bo2bo16b
obo$81b3o25bo3bobo24bo16bo5bo10bo2bo2b2o4b2o20bo8bo9bobo5b3ob2o10b2o25b
obob2obo16bo$83bo25b2o2bobo22bo24bobo8bobo31b2o3b2o12b2o22b2o18bo6bo2b
o2b2o$114bo23b2o24b2o9bo37b2o52bo2bobobo9bo$267b4ob2obo3bobo3b3o9b3o$
175b2o60bo33bo3bo4bo6bo8b3o$175b2o60bo31bobo3b2o$269b2o31bo$302b2o12$
62b2o22b2o$63bo22bo$63bob2o16b2obo$64bo20bo65bo7bo$68bo12bo69b3o4b2o$
66bo16bo70bo3b2o53bo5bo$60b2o5bo14bo5b2o63b2o3bo55bo3bo$61bo26bo59b2o
13b2o50bobo$61bobo4bo12bo4bobo60bo13bo52bo43bo$62b2o3b3o10b3o3b2o61bo
bo4bo4bobo51bobo41bobo$66b2ob2o8b2ob2o66b2o4bo4b2o51bo3bo40bobo$65b3o
b3o6b3ob3o71bo56bo5bo38b2ob2o$56b2o8b2ob2o8b2ob2o8b2o150b2o6bo9bo$56b
o10b3o10b3o10bo62b2o5b2o4b2o72bo6b3o5b2obo$53b2obo11bo12bo11bob2o60bo
3bo2bo3bobo75bo2bo8b2obobo$52bobob2o5b2o20b2o5b2obobo70bo75b2o3b2o11b
2o$51bo11b2o20b2o11bo52bob2o5bo5b3o87bo$50bo4b3o10b2o10b2o10b3o4bo49b
3ob2o5bo2bobo3b2o84b2o$36bobo10bo4bo2bo10b2o10b2o10bo2bo4bo47bo18b2o2b
o83bo$36b2obo8bo4bobo8bo20bo8bobo4bo47b3ob2o6b5o3b2o75b3o6b4o$34b2o3b
o8b2o2bobo8b3o18b3o8bobo2b2o49bobo5bo5bob2o76bo2bo10bo$33bo3b2ob2o9bo
bo8b2ob2o16b2ob2o8bobo52bobo5b5obo2bo76b3o7b2ob2o$34b3obobobo3b4obo9b
3ob3o14b3ob3o9bob4o48bo10bobobo88bobo$36bo6bo2bo2bob2o9b2ob2o16b2ob2o
9b2obo2bo57bo4bo89bobo$31b2o4b6o20b3o3b2o8b2o3b3o74b2o88b2o4bo$24b2o5b
o32bo4bobo6bobo4bo161b2obobo$25bo11b2obo30bo6bo30bo138bobobob2o$25bob
2o8b2ob3o13bo14b2o4b2o14bo13b3o143bobo$26bo16bo11b3o34b3o11bo8bo131bo
bobobo$14b2o14bo3bobo5b2o5b2o3b5o32b5o3b2o5b2o5b3o129b3obo3bo$15bo15b
obo2bo12b2o2b2o3b2o30b2o3b2o2b2o11bo131bo5b3o$15bobo4b2ob2obobo3bobo8b
o8b5o32b5o8bo8bo131b4obo$16b2o6b3o11b2o4b3o8b3o34b3o8b3o4bo2bo133bobo
$22bo4bo10bobo2b5o8bo36bo8b5o2bo$21b2ob3o11bo3b2o3b2o2b2o44b2o2b2o3b2o
3bo$25b2o6bo9b5o3b2o5b2o30b2o5b2o3b5o$16b2o3b3o8b2o10b3o11bo32bo11b3o
$15bobo3bo23bo13b3o26b3o13bo$15bo45bo26bo$14b2o4$61bo26bo$45bo13b3o26b
3o13bo$44b3o11bo32bo11b3o$43b5o3b2o5b2o30b2o5b2o3b5o$38bo3b2o3b2o2b2o
44b2o2b2o3b2o3bo$40bo2b5o8bo36bo8b5o2bo$36bo2bo4b3o8b3o34b3o8b3o4bo2b
o$36bo8bo8b5o32b5o8bo8bo$37bo11b2o2b2o3b2o30b2o3b2o2b2o11bo$34b3o5b2o
5b2o3b5o32b5o3b2o5b2o5b3o$34bo8bo11b3o34b3o11bo8bo$40b3o13bo14b2o4b2o
14bo13b3o$40bo30bo6bo30bo$64bo4bobo6bobo4bo$63b3o3b2o8b2o3b3o$46bo2bo
b2o9b2ob2o16b2ob2o9b2obo2bo$46b4obo9b3ob3o14b3ob3o9bob4o$51bobo8b2ob2o
16b2ob2o8bobo$48b2o2bobo8b3o18b3o8bobo2b2o$48bo4bobo8bo20bo8bobo4bo$49b
o4bo2bo10b2o10b2o10bo2bo4bo$50bo4b3o10b2o10b2o10b3o4bo$51bo11b2o20b2o
11bo$52bobob2o5b2o20b2o5b2obobo$53b2obo11bo12bo11bob2o$56bo10b3o10b3o
10bo$56b2o8b2ob2o8b2ob2o8b2o$65b3ob3o6b3ob3o$66b2ob2o8b2ob2o$62b2o3b3o
10b3o3b2o$61bobo4bo12bo4bobo$61bo26bo$60b2o5bo14bo5b2o$66bo16bo$68bo12b
o$64bo20bo$63bob2o16b2obo$63bo22bo$62b2o22b2o!
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x = 169, y = 95, rule = B3/S23
12b2o$12b2o4$27b2o$27b2o4$27bo14b2o$26b3o13b2o$9b2o3b2o9bo3bo$11b3o10b
ob3obo$10bo3bo10b5o$11bobo43b2o$12bo44b2o2$57bo$56bobo$26bo2b2o11bo13b
obo13b2o$13b3o10bobo12b3o13bo14b2o$b2o4bobo15b2o13b5o$bobo3b2o4bobo8b
2o13b2o3b2o$3bo4bo3b5o7b2obo12b5o9b2obob2o$o2b3o5b2o3b2o7b3o12bo3bo9b
o5bo26b2o$3o3bo4b2o3b2o23bobo11bo3bo27b2o$3b3obo34bo13b3o12b3o$2bo4bo
18b2o3b2o$bob2obo7bo14bo41bobo$bo2bobobo4bobo10bo5bo11bo25b5o27b2o$2b
o3b2obo3bobo2bobo6b2ob2o10b2ob2o22b2o3b2o26b2o$3b3o3bo4bo3b2o8bobo6bo
31b2o3b2o$5bo3b2o8bo9bo6bo4bo5bo$29bo6b3o16bo45b3o$41b2obob2o6bo17b2o
27b3o13b2o$54b3o13b2ob2o42b2o$70bo2bo10b2o3b2o$73bo12b3o$44b2o24bo14b
o3bo9b2o3b2o$43bo3bo23b2o13bobo11b5o27b2o$43bo3bo9b5o25bo13b3o13bo14b
2o$44b2o10bob3obo39bo14bo$47b3o7bo3bo9b2o3b2o38bobo$47b2o9b3o5bo5b5o38b
2ob2o$59bo4b2o7b3o38bo5bo26b2o$65b2o7bo13b3o26bo29b2o$82bobo29b2o3b2o
$82b2o4bobo$83bo3b5o9bo43bo$74bo11b2o3b2o6b2o15b4o12bo13bo$86b2o3b2o7b
2o13b2o2bo11b3o12bo$76bo38b2obo11b5o$76bo52b2o3b2o$89bo26b2o12b5o9b2o
3b2o$88bob2o24bo13bo3bo12bo$88bob3o8b2o3b2o23bobo10bo5bo$89b2o3bo8b3o
26bo12b2ob2o$92b2o8bo3bo9b2obob2o23bobo$93bo9bobo4bo5bo5bo24bo12b2o$104b
o4bo7bo3bo12bo12bo12bo$109b3o6b3o11b2ob2o24bo5b2o$127bo30b3obo3bobo$126b
o4bo5bo19bo4bo3bo$126b3o29b3ob2ob2o$131b2obob2o22bobo$143bobo14bobob3o
$143b2o16b2obo2bo$144bo3b3o6b3o6b2o$147bo3bo7bo$133bo12bo5bo5bo$133bo
b2o9b2obob2o$134bo2bo2$136b2o14bo$151b2o2$150bob2o$149bo2b2o$149b4o3$
148b2o3b2o$151bo$148bo5bo$136bobo10b2ob2o$135bo3bo10bobo$136bo3bo10bo
$138b2o11bo$141bo2bo$139bo2bo2bo$140bobo2bo$139b2ob5ob2o$139bo2bo3b2o
bo$140b2o6bo!
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x = 69, y = 62, rule = B3/S23
50bo$50b3o14b2o$53bo13bo$52b2o11bobo$65b2o$55b2o$54b2o$55b2o$56b3o$42b
2o14bo$43bo14bo$43bobo19b2o$44b2o19bobo$52bo14bo$52bo14b2o$52b3o$37bo
8b2o6b2o$24bo12b3o6b2o7b2o$23bobo14bo13b2o$23bobo13b2o$22b2ob3o29b2o$
17b2o9bo15bobo4bo5bo$17b2o3b2ob3o15bo2bo3b2o6b3o$22b2obo17bo2bo3b2o8b
o$8b2o34b2o$8bo9b2o9b2o$9b3o5bo2bo9bo$11bo5bobo10bobo19b2o$18bo12b2o19b
obo$54bo$54b2o$15b2o22b2o$3b2o8b2o2bo2b2o11b2o3bo2bo$3bo9bo2bo3b2o12b
o3bo2bo$2obo9b3o15b2o5bobo$o2b3o24bobo$b2o3bo23bo13b2o$3b4o22b2o13bo$
3bo25b2obo2bo9b3o$bobob2o23bobobobo10bo$b2o2bo25b2o$5bobo25b3o$6b2o17b
2o$22bo3bobo$15b3o4bo4b2o9b2o$9b2o3bo2bo4bo15bobo$9b2o2bo2b2o22bo$14b
2o24b2o$24b2o$24bobo$12bo13bo9b2o$11bobo5bo6b2o8bobo$10bo2bo5b3o16bo$
11b2o9bo15b2o$21b2o$5bob2o$3b3ob2o3b2o$2bo9b2o$3b3ob2o$5bobo$5bobo$6b
o!
1 - 4 cells (PROVEN SMALLEST)
2 - 3 cells (PROVEN SMALLEST)
3 - 12 cells (PROVEN SMALLEST)
4 - 12 cells (PROVEN SMALLEST)
5 - 17 cells
6 - 20 cells
7 - 28 cells (SKOP*)
8 - 17 cells
9 - 42 cells
10 - 39 cells
11 - 33 cells (SKOP*)
12 - 63 cells
13 - 52 cells
14 - 67 cells
15 - 76 cells (reducible?)
16 - 41 cells
17 - 653 cells (reducible eventually?)
18 - 97 cells
19 - N/A
20 - 91 cells (reducible?)
21 - 139 cells (reducible?)
22 - 195 cells (reducible?)
23 - 170 cells
24 - 184 cells (reducible?)
25 - 86 cells
26 - 260 cells
27 - 330 cells (reducible?)
28 - 151 cells
29 - 319 cells (maybe reducible)
30 - 134 cells (reducible?)
31 - N/A
32 - 410 cells (likely reducible)
33 - 433 cells (likely reducible)
34 - 643 cells (likely reducible)
35 - 807 cells (likely reducible)
36 - 234 cells (reducible?)
37 - 294 cells (reducible?)
38 - 457 cells (reducible?)
39 - 1467 cells (likely reducible)
40 - 440 cells (likely reducible)
41 to 42 - Undefined (double-barreled guns, Still-life construction/deconstruction method)
43 - 595 cells (reducible)
44 - 1327 cells (reducible)
45 - Undefined (four-barreled gun, Still-life construction/deconstruction method)
46 - 561 cells
47 to 49 - Undefined (double-barreled guns, Still-life construction/deconstruction method)
50 - 604 cells (reducible?)
51 to 60 - Undefined (double-barreled guns, Still-life construction/deconstruction method)
61+ - Undefined (Infinite herschel conduits with infinite barrels of different colors possible for SL construction/deconstruction)
EDIT: Ah, yes - the goal. The objective of this thread is to simply provide a thread to answer the conjecture and from there answer the follow-up question. If anyone finds an oscillator below p61 which satisfies the conjecture or better answers the question, they can post it here.