Oscillator Discussion Thread

For discussion of specific patterns or specific families of patterns in Conway's Game of Life, both newly-discovered and well-known.
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I just found a p24 pi-angel-phi hassler!

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x = 35, y = 33, rule = B3/S23
32bo$15b2o13b3o$15bo2b2o9bo$16bobo10b2o$15b2o$16bo2bo5bo$16bob3o2bo2bo
3bo$14bob2o3bo4bo2bobo$14b2o3b2o6bo3bo$17b2o5bo5bo$18bo6bo3bo$16bo9b3o
$16b2o3b2o$7b2o11bobo$b2obo3bo11bo$bob5o3b2o6b2o$7bobo2bo$2b2o2bo2b2o$
2bobo2b2o6bo$6bobo4b3o8bo2bo$7bo4bo10bo3bo$12b2o10bobo$25bo2$8bo7b2o
12b2o$6b2obo5bobo8b2o3bo$6bo2bo7bo8bobo2bob2o$6b3o15bobob3obobo$2b2o
18b3ob2o3bo$bobo13bo3bo3bo3b2o$bo15b2o3b2o3b2o$2o15b2o5b3obo$18bo5bo!
I noticed that a pi can be turned into an angel by using specific lines of 3, and when the angel is hit by a glider or similar frontends, it turns into a phi, which I can turn back into a pi using the phi-to-pi catalyst!
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8than888 wrote: October 17th, 2026, 6:45 am I just found a p24 pi-angel-phi hassler!
almost a p23 version - nothing fits that can trigger the eater reaction

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x = 32, y = 28, rule = B3/S23
5b2o$5bo$7bo$6b4o9bo$ob2obo4bo6b3o11bo$2obob2o2b2o5bo5b2o5b3o$16b2o4b
2o4bo$4b2obo5b4o11b2o$3bo2bo5b4o$3b2o7bo2bo$12b3o4b2o6b2o$13b2o4b3o5b
2o$6bo11bo2bo$3bobobo10b4o$o2b2o2bo9b4o$bo8b2o4b2o$bo8b2o5bo5b2o$2o12b
3o6bo$14bo9b3o$10b2o14bo$6b2o3bo$6bobo2bob2o$4bobob3obobo$2b3ob2o3bo$
bo3bo3b2o$2b2o3b2o$4b3obo$4bo!
p9 butterfly hassler

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x = 26, y = 26, rule = B3/S23
bo3b3o3bo$obo3bo3bobo$bo4bo4bobo$5bo2bo3bo$5b4o9b2o$o2b2o4b2o7bo$3obo
b2obo3bo4bo2bo$o3bob2obob3o5b3o$3b2o4b2o2bo$5b4o$bo3bo2bo$obo4bo4bo$b
obo3bo3bobo3b3o3bo$2bo3b3o3bobo3bo3bobo$13bo4bo4bobo$17bo2bo3bo$17b4o
$12bo2b2o4b2o$12b3obob2obo3bo$12bo3bob2obob3o$15b2o4b2o2bo$17b4o$13bo
3bo2bo$12bobo4bo4bo$13bobo3bo3bobo$14bo3b3o3bo!
Currently on another planet.

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x = 36, y = 9, rule = B3/S23
23bobo$21bo3bo$13bo7bo$12b4o4bo4bo8b2o$11b2obobo4bo12b2o$2o8b3obo2bo3b
o3bo$2o9b2obobo6bobo$12b4o$13bo!
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Re: Oscillator Discussion Thread

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A traffic light wire oscillator of sorts, based on the tl + half-tl reaction. Period 424 shown below:

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x = 124, y = 72, rule = B3/S23
92b2o3b2o2b2o2b2o$85b2o5bo3bob4obo2bo$79b2o4bobo5bo2bo6b2o$73b2o4bobo
5bo4b2o3bob2obo2b4o$67b2o4bobo5bo4b2ob2o3b3ob2ob2obo3bo$61b2o4bobo5bo
4b2ob2o4bob3o2bo4bo3bo$55b2o4bobo5bo4b2ob2o4bob3o3bo2bo3b2o3b3o$49b2o
4bobo5bo4b2ob2o4bob3o6b3ob2ob3obob3o$43b2o4bobo5bo4b2ob2o4bob3o3bo2b3o
2bo3bobobo3bob2o$37b2o4bobo5bo4b2ob2o4bob3o6b3ob2o3bobob2o2bo$31b2o4bo
bo5bo4b2ob2o4bob3o3bo2b3o2bo3bobob3obobo2b2o3bob3o$31bobo5bo4b2ob2o4bo
b3o6b3ob2o3bobobo3bob2ob2o9bo$33bo4b2ob2o4bob3o3bo2b3o2bo3bobo2bo2bobo
2b2o6bo8b2o$26b2o4b2ob2o4bob3o6b3ob2o3bobob2o2bob2ob2o2bo3b2o4bob2o5b
5o$26bo2b2o4bob3o3bo2b3o2bo3bobob3obobo2b2o2b2o2b3o3bob2o3b2o3b2obo4bo
$27bobob3o6b3ob2o3bobobo3bob2ob2o6bob2o2bobo11bo3b2o3b3o$13b2o11b2o3bo
2b3o2bo3bobo2bo2bobo2b2o6bo5bobo17b2ob2ob2obo2b3o$12bo2bo7bobo2b3ob2o
3bobob2o2bob2ob2o2bo3b2o4bob2o3bo6bo4b3obo2bo3bo6bo2bo$12bob2o6bob2obo
3bobob3obobo2b2o2b2o2b3o3bob2o3b2o5bo4bobo3b2o5bob6obobo7b2o$11b2o2bob
2o3bo4bobo3bob2ob2o6bob2o2bobo11bo4b2o3bo4bo2b2ob3o7bob2o9bo$13bobobob
ob2o4bobo2b2o6bo5bobo17b2ob3o2bobo4bo2b2ob2obo5bo10b3o$13bo3bob2o5b2o
2bo3b2o4bob2o3bo6bo4b3obo2bo3bo4b2ob2obo24bo3b3o$14b3o2bo8b3o3bob2o3b
2o5bo4bobo3b2o5bob4obo6b3o4bo4b3o9bo2b2o4bo$16bo2b2obo5bobo11bo4b2o3bo
4bo2b2ob3o14b3o3b3o4bo10b2obo4bobob2o$14b2o3bo3b2o17b2ob3o2bobo4bo2b2o
b2obo6bo3bo2b3o10bo13bo2bobobobobo$14bo15bo4b3obo2bo3bo4b2ob2obo23bo
25bob4obo3b3o$16bo2b6o4bobo3b2o5bob4obo6b3o4bo4b3o3b3o31b3ob2ob3o3bo$
15b2o6b2o3bo4bo2b2ob3o14b3o3b3o4bo44bo3b3o2bo$23bo2bobo4bo2b2ob2obo6bo
3bo2b3o10bo26bo7b3o6b2o2b2o2b3o$27b2ob2obo23bo38bo16bobobob2o$23bobo6b
3o4bo4b3o3b3o42bobo4bo5bo3b3o3bo2bo$23b2o7b3o3b3o4bo35bo4b3o7bo5bo5bo
4b2o5b2o$32b3o10bo35bo14bo5bo5bo$33bo35bo4b3o4bo8bo$69bo20bo13b3o$57bo
4b3o4bo8bo4b3o4bo$57bo20bo$17b3o25bo4b3o4bo8bo4b3o4bo$45bo20bo23bo$15b
o5bo11bo4b3o4bo8bo4b3o4bo11bo10b3o$2b2o5b2o4bo5bo11bo20bo23bo4b3o3b3o
7b2o$2bo2bo3b3o3bo5bo4b3o4bo8bo4b3o4bo16b3o3b3o4bo4b3o6bobo$3b2obobobo
31bo23bo23bob2ob2o$3o2b2o2b2o6b3o10bo4b3o4bo11bo10b3o2bo3bo6bob2ob2o2b
o4bobo2bo$o2b3o3bo20bo23bo4b3o3b3o14b3ob2o2bo4bo3b2o6b2o$2bo3b3ob2ob3o
14bo16b3o3b3o4bo4b3o6bob4obo5b2o3bobo4b6o2bo$3b3o3bob4obo25bo23bob2ob
2o4bo3bo2bob3o4bo15bo$5bobobobobo2bo13bo10b3o2bo3bo6bob2ob2o2bo4bobo2b
3ob2o17b2o3bo3b2o$6b2obobo4bob2o10bo4b3o3b3o14b3ob2o2bo4bo3b2o4bo11bob
o5bob2o2bo$10bo4b2o2bo9b3o4bo4b3o6bob4obo5b2o3bobo4bo5b2o3b2obo3b3o8bo
2b3o$11b3o3bo24bob2ob2o4bo3bo2bob3o4bo6bo3b2obo4b2o3bo2b2o5b2obo3bo$
14b3o10bo5bob2ob2o2bo4bobo2b3ob2o17bobo5bo6b2o2bobo4b2obobobobo$13bo9b
2obo7b3ob2o2bo4bo3b2o4bo11bobo2b2obo6b2ob2obo3bobo4bo3b2obo2b2o$13b2o
7bobob6obo5b2o3bobo4bo5b2o3b2obo3b3o2b2o2b2o2bobob3obobo3bob2obo6b2obo
$19bo2bo6bo3bo2bob3o4bo6bo3b2obo4b2o3bo2b2ob2obo2b2obobo3b2ob3o2bobo7b
o2bo$19b3o2bob2ob2ob2o17bobo5bo6b2o2bobo2bo2bobo3bo2b3o2bo3b2o11b2o$
22b3o3b2o3bo11bobo2b2obo6b2ob2obo3bobobo3b2ob3o6b3obobo$21bo4bob2o3b2o
3b2obo3b3o2b2o2b2o2bobob3obobo3bo2b3o2bo3b3obo4b2o2bo$22b5o5b2obo4b2o
3bo2b2ob2obo2b2obobo3b2ob3o6b3obo4b2ob2o4b2o$25b2o8bo6b2o2bobo2bo2bobo
3bo2b3o2bo3b3obo4b2ob2o4bo$26bo9b2ob2obo3bobobo3b2ob3o6b3obo4b2ob2o4bo
5bobo$22b3obo3b2o2bobob3obobo3bo2b3o2bo3b3obo4b2ob2o4bo5bobo4b2o$30bo
2b2obobo3b2ob3o6b3obo4b2ob2o4bo5bobo4b2o$21b2obo3bobobo3bo2b3o2bo3b3ob
o4b2ob2o4bo5bobo4b2o$20b3obob3ob2ob3o6b3obo4b2ob2o4bo5bobo4b2o$18b3o3b
2o3bo2bo3b3obo4b2ob2o4bo5bobo4b2o$18bo3bo4bo2b3obo4b2ob2o4bo5bobo4b2o$
15bo3bob2ob2ob3o3b2ob2o4bo5bobo4b2o$15b4o2bob2obo3b2o4bo5bobo4b2o$19b
2o6bo2bo5bobo4b2o$17bo2bob4obo3bo5b2o$17b2o2b2o2b2o3b2o!
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Re: Oscillator Discussion Thread

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p352 partial:

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x = 47, y = 61, rule = B3/S23
10bo$9bo2bo$7bo5bo6bo7b2o$7bo6bo4bobo6bo$11bo2bo11bobo$13bobo3bo2bo3b
2o$8b2ob2o2bobo3b2o$10b2o3bobo2b2ob2o$5b2o3bo2bo3bobo14b2o$4bobo11bo2b
o10b2obo$4bo6bobo4bo6bo5bo2bo$3b2o7bo6bo5bo5bo2bo4bo$20bo2bo7bo2bo3bob
o$22bo9b3o3b2o2$32b3o3b2o$31bo2bo3bobo$31bo2bo4bo$31bo2bo$32b2obo$34b
2o$45b2o$45bo$43bobo$43b2o3$30b2o$29bo2bo$29bo2bo$14b2o15b2o$14bo2bo$
14bo2bo$15b2o3$2b2o$bobo$bo$2o$11b2o$11bob2o$12bo2bo$7bo4bo2bo$6bobo3b
o2bo$7b2o3b3o2$7b2o3b3o9bo$6bobo3bo2bo7bo2bo$7bo4bo2bo5bo5bo6bo7b2o$
12bo2bo5bo6bo4bobo6bo$11bob2o10bo2bo11bobo$11b2o14bobo3bo2bo3b2o$22b2o
b2o2bobo3b2o$24b2o3bobo2b2ob2o$19b2o3bo2bo3bobo$18bobo11bo2bo$18bo6bob
o4bo6bo$17b2o7bo6bo5bo$34bo2bo$36bo!
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Re: Oscillator Discussion Thread

Post by atanisaduts »

a cool nearly working thingamabob

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x = 225, y = 205, rule = B3/S23
17$98b2o$98b2o2$108b2o$108bo$106bobo$106b2o$90b2o$33bo46b2o8b2o$33b3o
45bo$36bo22b2o20bobo22b2o$35b2o7b2o13bo17b2o3b2o22bobo$44b2o11bobo17b
o30bo$57b2o19bo29b2o$77b2o2$104b2o$104b2o2$31b2o$31b2o41b2o$74b2o8$63b
2o$60b2o2bo20b2o$60b2o24bo$56b2o2b3o4bo15b3o$66b3o14bo23b2o$65bo3bo37b
2o$66b3o25b2o$67bo4b2o15b2o2bo2bo$67b2o2bo2b2o10bo2bo4bobo7b2o$67b2o2b
5o9bobobo5bo8bobob2o$66bo2bobob2o11bo2bob2o9bobob2obo$66bobobo18bo2bo
9b2o$45b2o21b2ob2o17bo4bo$44bobo44b5o$44bo$43b2o48bo$92bobo$93bo$59b2o
$58bo2bo$59b2o2bob2o$60bob2obo$60bo2bobobo$61b2o3b2o14$131bo$130bobo$
130bobo$129b2ob3o$135bo$129b2ob3o$129b2obo3$112b2o$112bo$113b3o$115bo
$41bo9bo24b2o$41b3o5b3o19b2o3bo$44bo3bo22b2o4bo$43b2o3b2o26b2o$54b2o19b
o$54b2o19b3o$78bo$77b2o3$38b2o$38b2o2$74b2o$73bo2bo2b2o83b2o24bo9bo$73b
obo4bo2bo81bo3b2o19b3o5b3o$74bo5bobobo79bo4b2o22bo3bo$77b2obo2bo80b2o
26b2o3b2o$45b2o30bo2bo85bo19b2o$45b2o27bo4bo84b3o19b2o$74b5o58b2o24bo
$137bobo23b2o$76bo60bo$68b2o5bobo$68bobo5bo125b2o$70bo131b2o$48b2o20b
2o$49bo116b2o$46b3o112b2o2bo2bo$46bo111bo2bo4bobo$157bobobo5bo$49bob2o
105bo2bob2o$49b2obo108bo2bo30b2o$162bo4bo27b2o$58b2o103b5o$58b2o13bob
o$73bo3bo87bo$73bo4bo85bobo5b2o$74bo3bo86bo5bobo$75bobo2bo90bo$71b2o3b
o4bo88b2o20b2o$70b2obo3bo114bo$69b2ob2ob3ob2o8b2o102b3o$70b2ob2obo10b
o2bo104bo$71b3obo11b3o$189b2obo$67b2o18b3o99bob2o$67b3o18bobo$67b2ob2o
14bo3bo91b2o$48bo18b2ob2o13bob3o92b2o$48b3o18bo15bobo78bo$51bo34bo78b
obo$50b2o112bo2bo$165bo$165b2o$165b2o2b2o$151b2o15bobo$151bo2bo13b2o$
152b3o10b2ob2o$168bo$152b3o11b2o$151bobo12bo$151bo3bo$79b2o71b3obo36b
o$49b2o28bo74bobo34b3o$49b2o29b3o72bo16bo17bo$82bo89bo17b2o$172bo$173b
2o$173b3o$174bo3$48b2o118bobo$47bobo119bo$47bo$46b2o$57b2o102b2o$57b2o
103bo28b2o$159b3o29b2o$159bo7$192b2o$192bobo$194bo$194b2o$183b2o$183b
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Re: Oscillator Discussion Thread

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I just found a p10 3-glider collision hassler!

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x = 12, y = 21, rule = B3/S23
2b2o$3bo$3bobo$4b2o$9bo$7bo3bo$7bo3bo$8bo2bo2$4b3o$4b2obo$6bobo$2bo4bo
$b4o$o4bo$bob3o2$7b2o$7bobo$9bo$9b2o!
The marked objects are the hassled object:

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x = 13, y = 21, rule = LifeSuper
2.2A$3.A$3.A.A$4.2A$7.2DC$6.DC3DC$7.C3DCD$8.C2DCD$9.3D$4.3A$4.2A.A$6.
A.A$.DCD3.A$D4C$C4DC$.CD3CD$3.3D$7.2A$7.A.A$9.A$9.2A!
I think this is the smallest p10 eater, so it could be helpful for completing partials or reducing other oscillators! It seems to be one of the smallest p10s because its minimum population is just 41 cells!

Edit: I found a smaller p10 eater in jslife at 40 cells, but my hassler can act as a delayed p10 eater
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Re: Oscillator Discussion Thread

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I do want to point out that this is not the first hassler of this region. Previously known p116 below. I'm not sure why this region is so far down in census.rle (#206); octo3obj places it roughly 15th.

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x = 32, y = 32, rule = B3/S23
9b2o10b2o$8bo2bo8bo2bo$8b3o2b6o2b3o$11b2o6b2o$10bo10bo$10b2obo4bob2o$
15b2o2$b2o26b2o$obo26bobo$obob2o20b2obobo$bobobo20bobobo$3bo11bo12bo$
2b2o11bo11b2o$b3o10b2o10b3o$b3o22b3o$b3o10b2o10b3o$b3o11bo10b3o$2b2o
23b2o$3bo24bo$bobobo20bobobo$obob2o20b2obobo$obo26bobo$b2o26b2o3$10b2o
8b2o$10bo2b6o2bo$11b2o6b2o$8b3o10b3o$8bo2bobo4bobo2bo$9b2o4b2o4b2o!
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Periods discovered:

All evens ≤128 except 52,58,78,82,92,94,98,104,118,122

5-15,㉕-㉛,㉟㊺,51,63,65,73,75
1㊳㊵㊹㊼㊽,54,56,72,74,80,90,92
217,240,300,486,576

Guns: 20,21,32,54,55,57,114,117,124,126
SKOPs: 32,74,76,102,196
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Re: Oscillator Discussion Thread

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atanisaduts wrote: October 18th, 2026, 9:51 am a cool nearly working thingamabob
Very simple fix

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x = 173, y = 172, rule = B3/S23
67b2o$67b2o2$77b2o$77bo$75bobo$75b2o$59b2o$2bo46b2o8b2o$2b3o45bo$5bo22b
2o20bobo22b2o$4b2o7b2o13bo17b2o3b2o22bobo$13b2o11bobo17bo30bo$26b2o19b
o29b2o$46b2o2$73b2o$73b2o2$2o$2o41b2o$43b2o8$32b2o$29b2o2bo20b2o$29b2o
24bo$25b2o2b3o4bo15b3o$35b3o14bo23b2o$34bo3bo37b2o$35b3o25b2o$36bo4b2o
15b2o2bo2bo$36b2o2bo2b2o10bo2bo4bobo7b2o$36b2o2b5o9bobobo5bo8bobob2o$
35bo2bobob2o11bo2bob2o9bobob2obo$35bobobo18bo2bo9b2o$14b2o21b2ob2o17b
o4bo$13bobo44b5o$13bo$12b2o48bo$61bobo$62bo$28b2o$27bo2bo$28b2o2bob2o
$29bob2obo$29bo2bobobo$30b2o3b2o14$100bo$99bobo$99bobo$98b2ob3o$104bo
$98b2ob3o$98b2obo3$81b2o$81bo$82b3o$84bo$10bo9bo24b2o$10b3o5b3o19b2o3b
o$13bo3bo22b2o4bo$12b2o3b2o26b2o$23b2o19bo$23b2o19b3o$47bo$46b2o2$86b
2o$7b2o77b2o$7b2o2$43b2o$42bo2bo2b2o83b2o24bo9bo$42bobo4bo2bo81bo3b2o
19b3o5b3o$43bo5bobobo79bo4b2o22bo3bo$46b2obo2bo80b2o26b2o3b2o$14b2o30b
o2bo85bo19b2o$14b2o27bo4bo84b3o19b2o$43b5o58b2o24bo$106bobo23b2o$45bo
60bo$37b2o5bobo$37bobo5bo125b2o$39bo131b2o$17b2o20b2o$18bo116b2o$15b3o
112b2o2bo2bo$15bo111bo2bo4bobo$126bobobo5bo$18bob2o105bo2bob2o$18b2ob
o108bo2bo30b2o$131bo4bo27b2o$27b2o103b5o$27b2o13bobo$42bo3bo87bo$42bo
4bo85bobo5b2o$43bo3bo86bo5bobo$44bobo2bo90bo$40b2o3bo4bo88b2o20b2o$39b
2obo3bo114bo$38b2ob2ob3ob2o8b2o102b3o$39b2ob2obo10bo2bo104bo$40b3obo11b
3o$158b2obo$36b2o18b3o99bob2o$36b3o18bobo$36b2ob2o14bo3bo91b2o$17bo18b
2ob2o13bob3o92b2o$17b3o18bo15bobo78bo$20bo34bo78bobo$19b2o112bo2bo$134b
o$134b2o$134b2o2b2o$120b2o15bobo$120bo2bo13b2o$121b3o10b2ob2o$137bo$121b
3o11b2o$120bobo12bo$120bo3bo$48b2o71b3obo36bo$18b2o28bo74bobo34b3o$18b
2o29b3o72bo16bo17bo$51bo89bo17b2o$141bo$142b2o$142b3o$143bo3$17b2o118b
obo$16bobo119bo$16bo$15b2o$26b2o102b2o$26b2o103bo28b2o$128b3o29b2o$128b
o7$161b2o$161bobo$163bo$163b2o$152b2o$152b2o!
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Re: Oscillator Discussion Thread

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an old unnamed/wing hassler by Nico Brown, monomerized

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x = 36, y = 78, rule = B3/S23
34bo$32b3o$31bo$31b2o4$30b2o$29b3o$26bob2o$19b2o5bo2bo$18bo2bo4bo$18b
obo2bo6bo$19bo3bo4bobo$23bo4bo2bo$20bo8bob2o$21b2o6bobo$30bo4$23bo$22b
obo6b2o$21b2obo8bo$22bo2bo4bo$23bobo4bo3bo$8bo14bo6bo2bobo$7bobo17bo4b
o2bo$8bo15bo2bo5b2o$24b2obo$6b5o11b3o$5bo4bo7b2o2b2o$4bo2bo10b2o$bo2b
ob2o$obobo5bo$bo2bo4bobo$4b2o2bo2bo$9b2o3bobo$13bo2bo$13bo2bo3bo$13b3o
$21bo2b2o$17bo6b2o$17bobo$10b2o$11bo$8b3o13bo$8bo12b4o$20bo$13b2o5bob
2o$12bo2bo6b2o$12bobobo7bo$13bob3o5b4o$15bo6bo$15b2o5b2o3bo$15b2o5b2o
2bo$24b2o4$16b2o$15bo2b2o5b2o$14bo3b2o5b2o$19bo6bo$15b4o5b3obo$17bo7b
obobo$18b2o6bo2bo$18b2obo5b2o$21bo$17b4o$17bo4$15b2o$16bo$13b3o$13bo!
it wasn't on the wing hasslers page because it originally was a fourfold symmetry wing+block hassler. I found a way to restore the sacrificial block.
Currently on another planet.

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x = 36, y = 9, rule = B3/S23
23bobo$21bo3bo$13bo7bo$12b4o4bo4bo8b2o$11b2obobo4bo12b2o$2o8b3obo2bo3b
o3bo$2o9b2obobo6bobo$12b4o$13bo!
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Re: Oscillator Discussion Thread

Post by SaltatorialSepulchre »

Period1GliderGun wrote: Yesterday, 12:09 am an old unnamed/wing hassler by Nico Brown, monomerized
p36 wing hassler reduced from 156 to 153 cells

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x = 36, y = 78, rule = B3/S23
34bo$32b3o$31bo$31b2o7$19b2o$18bo2bo$18bobobo$19bo2b3o$28b3o$21b2o5bo
2bo$21bo4bo$32bo$31bo$24bo4bo$22bo$21bo$27bo4bo$22bo2bo5b2o$23b3o$29b
3o2bo$8bo22bobobo$7bobo22bo2bo$8bo24b2o2$6b5o$5bo4bo7b2o$4bo2bo10b2o$b
o2bob2o$obobo5bo$bo2bo4bobo$4b2o2bo2bo$9b2o7b2o$17bobo$16bo2bo$17b2o$
24b2o$24b2o3$13b2o$13b2o3$13b2o$12bo2bo$12bobo2bo$13bo3bo4b3o$17bo3bo
2bo$14bo6b2obo$15b2o6$25b2o$17bob2o6bo$17bo2bo3bo$17b3o4bo3bo$24bo2bob
o$26bo2bo$27b2o7$15b2o$16bo$13b3o$13bo!
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Re: Oscillator Discussion Thread

Post by WhiteHawk »

Not sure if known, but a hybrid partial (96 - 38) for a p67 (red catalyst prevents pi from forming, and p4 at bottom is only for example spark from the p96)

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x = 36, y = 39, rule = LifeHistory
18.2A$18.A7.2A$19.A2.2A2.A$18.2A2.A.A.A$17.A5.A2.2A$15.A2.2A6.A2.A$15.
2A.A9.2A$18.A3.2A$18.2A2.2A2$9.D.2D.2D$9.2D.D.D15.2A$12.D2.D14.A$12.3D
13.A.A$10.2D16.2A$9.D2.3D$9.2D3.D$11.2D$11.D$9.D.D4.2A.2A$9.2D5.A3.A$
16.A3.A$17.A.A$18.A5$4.2A9.6A9.2A$5.4A.A2.2A6.2A2.A.4A$3.A8.2A8.2A8.A
$3.4A.A2.2A.A6.A.2A2.A.4A$6.A.2A16.2A.A$3.2A3.2A7.2A7.2A3.2A$3.A3.A3.
2A4.2A4.2A3.A3.A$2A.A2.A.A3.A10.A3.A.A2.A.2A$A2.A.4A.A14.A.4A.A2.A$2.
2A.A2.A.2A12.2A.A2.A.2A$6.2A20.2A!
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Re: Oscillator Discussion Thread

Post by Entity Valkyrie 2 »

SaltatorialSepulchre wrote: Yesterday, 1:26 am
Period1GliderGun wrote: Yesterday, 12:09 am an old unnamed/wing hassler by Nico Brown, monomerized
p36 wing hassler reduced from 156 to 153 cells

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x = 36, y = 78, rule = B3/S23
34bo$32b3o$31bo$31b2o7$19b2o$18bo2bo$18bobobo$19bo2b3o$28b3o$21b2o5bo
2bo$21bo4bo$32bo$31bo$24bo4bo$22bo$21bo$27bo4bo$22bo2bo5b2o$23b3o$29b
3o2bo$8bo22bobobo$7bobo22bo2bo$8bo24b2o2$6b5o$5bo4bo7b2o$4bo2bo10b2o$b
o2bob2o$obobo5bo$bo2bo4bobo$4b2o2bo2bo$9b2o7b2o$17bobo$16bo2bo$17b2o$
24b2o$24b2o3$13b2o$13b2o3$13b2o$12bo2bo$12bobo2bo$13bo3bo4b3o$17bo3bo
2bo$14bo6b2obo$15b2o6$25b2o$17bob2o6bo$17bo2bo3bo$17b3o4bo3bo$24bo2bob
o$26bo2bo$27b2o7$15b2o$16bo$13b3o$13bo!
Reduction to 151 cells. For some reason, replacing the jams with caterers on one side but not the other led to a smaller minimum population.

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x = 36, y = 78, rule = B3/S23
34bo$32b3o$31bo$31b2o7$19b2o$18bo2bo$18bobobo$19bo2b3o$28b3o$21b2o5bo
2bo$21bo4bo$32bo$31bo$24bo4bo$22bo$21bo$27bo4bo$22bo2bo5b2o$23b3o$29b
3o2bo$8bo22bobobo$7bobo22bo2bo$8bo24b2o2$6b5o$5bo4bo7b2o$4bo2bo10b2o$b
o2bob2o$obobo5bo$bo2bo4bobo$4b2o2bo2bo$9b2o7b2o$17bobo$16bo2bo$17b2o$
24b2o$24b2o3$13b2o$13b2o4$15bo$10b4o3bo$13bo3bo4b3o$17bo3bo2bo$14bo6b
2obo$15b2o6$25b2o$17bob2o6bo$17bo2bo3bo$17b3o4bo3bo$24bo3b4o$26bo8$15b
2o$16bo$13b3o$13bo!
EDIT: p596:

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x = 74, y = 70, rule = B3/S23
33b2o$34bo14b2o$34bobo12b2o9b2o8bo$35b2o23b2o6b3o$67bo$67b2o2$33b2o$
31bo2bo$31b2o3$29b2o2b2o35b2o$29bo2bobo35bobo$30bobo39bo$29b2ob2o29bo
8b2o$62bobo$62b2o6$25b2o$25b2o2$25b4o$24bo3bo$23bob2o$20bo2bobo$19bobo
bobo$19bobob2o8b3o$20bobo10bobo$22bo10bobo$22b2o$50b2o$51bo$51bobo$49b
2obobo$48bobobobo$48bobo2bo$47b2obo$45bo3bo$45b4o2$47b2o$47b2o6$10b2o$
9bobo$2o8bo29b2ob2o$bo39bobo$bobo35bobo2bo$2b2o35b2o2b2o3$41b2o$39bo2b
o$39b2o2$5b2o$6bo$3b3o6b2o23b2o$3bo8b2o9b2o12bobo$23b2o14bo$39b2o!
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Re: Oscillator Discussion Thread

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This post in the DotLife thread contains a wire and three oscillators found with an unidentified drifter search program. Of those four objects, p18 and the (5,2)c/6 signal wire are genuinely alien. The p16 is xp16_354c0s2mzxg7r0d552z65110123. The p10 can be supported by two copies of Elkies' p5; it hassles the same object as the oscillator in this post 2 days ago and I think there are several wicks posted here containing it, such as xp10_yzyw8ko0o4p7o4k8gozyzytg8gwcngehaic3ck8zyzymgx6k8g126x343zyzyic8g125cx1zyzyaog025aow121zyzy2gw4akgw252zyz08k8w15a4w1zysg8gw3ak8013zylgx6k8g126zyhc8g125cx1zy3g8gxog025aow121z4acgcik3s3qcw252z624b86o78616a4zy211.

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x = 25, y = 17, rule = B3/S23
12bo$11bobo$12bo$15bo5b2o$10b6o4bobo$10bo9bo$3b2ob2o4b2o4b2ob4o$3b2ob
2o4b2o5bobo2bo$2b2obobo3bobo3bobob2o$o2bobo4bobo4b2ob2o$4ob2o4bo5b2ob
2o$4bo9bo$2bobo4b6o$2b2o5bo$12bo$11bobo$12bo!

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x = 4, y = 3, rule = B3-q4z5y/S234k5j
2b2o$b2o$2o!
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Re: Oscillator Discussion Thread

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LaundryPizza03 wrote: Today, 5:01 am The p10 can be supported by two copies of Elkies' p5; it hassles the same object as the oscillator in this post 2 days ago and I think there are several wicks posted here containing it, such as xp10_yzyw8ko0o4p7o4k8gozyzytg8gwcngehaic3ck8zyzymgx6k8g126x343zyzyic8g125cx1zyzyaog025aow121zyzy2gw4akgw252zyz08k8w15a4w1zysg8gw3ak8013zylgx6k8g126zyhc8g125cx1zy3g8gxog025aow121z4acgcik3s3qcw252z624b86o78616a4zy211.

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x = 25, y = 17, rule = B3/S23
12bo$11bobo$12bo$15bo5b2o$10b6o4bobo$10bo9bo$3b2ob2o4b2o4b2ob4o$3b2ob
2o4b2o5bobo2bo$2b2obobo3bobo3bobob2o$o2bobo4bobo4b2ob2o$4ob2o4bo5b2ob
2o$4bo9bo$2bobo4b6o$2b2o5bo$12bo$11bobo$12bo!
It can also be supported by clocks:

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x = 15, y = 15, rule = B3/S23
7bo$7b3o$10bo$5b6o$5bo$bo6bo$bobo3bobo3bo$obo5bo2b2o$2bo3b2o5b2o$6bo5b
o$9bo$4b6o$4bo$5b3o$7bo!
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Re: Oscillator Discussion Thread

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And the above clock-stabilised p10 support can also be hybridised with the original p10 "3G collision" hassler to create a rather-neat alternative 41-cell stabilisation:

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x = 13, y = 18, rule = B3/S23
3b2o$4bo$4bobo$5b2o$10bo$8bo3bo$8bo3bo$2b2o5bo2bo$bobo$bobob3o$2obob2o
bo$3bo3bobo$3b2o3bo2$6bo$7b2o$5b2o$7bo!

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x = 35, y = 5, rule = B3/S23
4b2o3b2o3bo3b2ob2o3b2ob2o$2o2bobo3bo2bobobobobobobobobobo$obobo2bo2bob
o2bobo2bo2bobo3bobo$2bobo3bobobobo2bo5bobo3bobob2o$b2ob2o3b2ob2o3b2o3b
2ob2o3b2ob2o!
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Re: Oscillator Discussion Thread

Post by Aleph »

EvinZL wrote: Today, 8:34 am It can also be supported by clocks:

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x = 15, y = 15, rule = B3/S23
7bo$7b3o$10bo$5b6o$5bo$bo6bo$bobo3bobo3bo$obo5bo2b2o$2bo3b2o5b2o$6bo5b
o$9bo$4b6o$4bo$5b3o$7bo!
Or by phoenices, which I find somewhat amusing due to being technically a stator reduction.

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x = 23, y = 15, rule = B3/S23
11bo$11b3o$14bo$3bo5b6o$3bobo3bo9bo$bo10bo4bobo$6b2o3bobo7bo$2o10bo2b
2o$6bo3b2o9b2o$2bobo5bo5bo$4bo8bo4bobo$8b6o4bo$8bo$9b3o$11bo!
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Re: Oscillator Discussion Thread

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The new 41P10 can also support this:

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x = 41, y = 18, rule = B3/S23
10b2o17b2o$11bo17bo$11bobo13bobo$12b2o13b2o$15b2o7b2o$15b2o7b2o$6b2o7b
2o7b2o7b2o$5b2o27b2o$15b2obo3bob2o$5b2o4bo4bo2bobo2bo4bo4b2o$5b2o3bobo
4b3ob3o4bobo3b2o$9bob2o15b2obo$2b2o4bo2b2ob3o7b3ob2o2bo4b2o$3bo5b2ob2o
b2o7b2ob2ob2o5bo$3o10bo13bo10b3o$o13bo11bo13bo$12bobo11bobo$13bo13bo!
Taken from this known p10:

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x = 121, y = 35, rule = B3/S23
50b2o17b2o$51bo17bo$51bobo13bobo$52b2o13b2o$55b2o7b2o$55b2o7b2o$35b2o
2b2o14b2o7b2o14b2o2b2o$5b2o11bo10b2o5bo3bo39bo3bo5b2o10bo11b2o$5bo12b
3o6b3obo2bobobo16b2obo3bob2o16bobobo2bob3o6b3o12bo$7bo6bo6bo4bo4b5obob
4o13bo2bobo2bo13b4obob5o4bo4bo6bo6bo$3b4obo3b5o3bo2bobo2bobo6bobo2bo
14b3ob3o14bo2bobo6bobo2bobo2bo3b5o3bob4o$3bo2bobo2bo5bobob2ob3o3bobob
3obo3bob2o29b2obo3bob3obobo3b3ob2obobo5bo2bobo2bo$2obo2bobobob3ob2obo
10bo3bobo6bo3bo4bob3o7b3obo4bo3bo6bobo3bo10bob2ob3obobobo2bob2o$2obobo
2bobo2bobo4bob2ob3obo2bo12bob2o2b2ob3o7b3ob2o2b2obo12bo2bob3ob2obo4bob
o2bobo2bobob2o$3bob4o2bo4bo4bo5b3o3b3obobo4b2obo2bo19bo2bob2o4bobob3o
3b3o5bo4bo4bo2b4obo$3b2obob2obo6bo4b4ob2obo7bobo5bo2bobo15bobo2bo5bobo
7bob2ob4o4bo6bob2obob2o$6bo4b4obo2bo2bobo2bob3o5bo4bobobo3b2o17b2o3bob
obo4bo5b3obo2bobo2bo2bob4o4bo$3b2obo3b2o6b2o6b2o10bo2b2o35b2o2bo10b2o
6b2o6b2o3bob2o$3bo2bo4b4obo2bo2bobo2bob3o5bo4bobobo3b2o17b2o3bobobo4bo
5b3obo2bobo2bo2bob4o4bo2bo$4bobob2obo6bo4b4ob2obo7bobo5bo2bobo15bobo2b
o5bobo7bob2ob4o4bo6bob2obobo$b3ob4o2bo4bo4bo5b3o3b3obobo4b2obo2bo19bo
2bob2o4bobob3o3b3o5bo4bo4bo2b4ob3o$o2bobo2bobo2bobo4bob2ob3obo2bo12bob
2o2b2ob3o7b3ob2o2b2obo12bo2bob3ob2obo4bobo2bobo2bobo2bo$2obo2bobobob3o
b2obo10bo3bobo6bo3bo4bob3o7b3obo4bo3bo6bobo3bo10bob2ob3obobobo2bob2o$
3bo2bobo2bo5bobob2ob3o3bobob3obo3bob2o29b2obo3bob3obobo3b3ob2obobo5bo
2bobo2bo$3b4obo3b5o3bo2bobo2bobo6bobo2bo14b3ob3o14bo2bobo6bobo2bobo2bo
3b5o3bob4o$7bo6bo6bo4bo4b5obob4o13bo2bobo2bo13b4obob5o4bo4bo6bo6bo$5bo
12b3o6b3obo2bobobo16b2obo3bob2o16bobobo2bob3o6b3o12bo$5b2o11bo10b2o5bo
3bo39bo3bo5b2o10bo11b2o$35b2o2b2o14b2o7b2o14b2o2b2o$55b2o7b2o$55b2o7b
2o$52b2o13b2o$51bobo13bobo$51bo17bo$50b2o17b2o!
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Periods discovered:

All evens ≤128 except 52,58,78,82,92,94,98,104,118,122

5-15,㉕-㉛,㉟㊺,51,63,65,73,75
1㊳㊵㊹㊼㊽,54,56,72,74,80,90,92
217,240,300,486,576

Guns: 20,21,32,54,55,57,114,117,124,126
SKOPs: 32,74,76,102,196
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Re: Oscillator Discussion Thread

Post by qqd »

An extensible p10 wick is possible:

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x = 86, y = 13, rule = B3/S23
6bo12bo12bo12bo12bo12bo$6bo13b2o10bo13b2o10bo13b2o$5b2o13b2o9b2o13b2o
9b2o13b2o11bo$20bo25bo25bo10b3o$5b2o4bo5b2obo2b2o6b2o4bo5b2obo2b2o6b2o
4bo5b2obo2b2o5bo$6bo3bobo5b2o2bo2bo6bo3bobo5b2o2bo2bo6bo3bobo5b2o2bo2b
o4b2o$9bobo10bobo10bobo10bobo10bobo10bobo$2b2o4bo2bo2b2o5bobo3bo6bo2b
o2b2o5bobo3bo6bo2bo2b2o5bobo3bo$3bo5b2o2bob2o5bo4b2o6b2o2bob2o5bo4b2o
6b2o2bob2o5bo4b2o$3o10bo25bo25bo$o11b2o13b2o9b2o13b2o9b2o13b2o$12b2o13b
o10b2o13bo10b2o13bo$14bo12bo12bo12bo12bo12bo!
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