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A '''bait''' object is a temporary constructed object in a [[signal]] [[converter]] or multi-stage [[glider synthesis]], usually a small [[still life]] but occasionally an [[oscillator]] or [[constellation]]. The bait is destroyed by an incoming signal in such a way that a usable output is produced. Examples include the [[block]] in the [[Snark]], the [[beehive]] in the [[45-degree MWSS-to-G]] and the loaf in [[highway robber]]. | A '''bait''' object is a temporary constructed object in a [[signal]] [[converter]] or multi-stage [[glider synthesis]], usually a small [[still life]] but occasionally an [[oscillator]] or [[constellation]]. The bait is destroyed by an incoming signal in such a way that a usable output is produced. Examples include the [[block]] in the [[Snark]], the [[beehive]] in the [[45-degree MWSS-to-G]] and the [[loaf]] in [[highway robber]]. | ||
In signal converters, usually multiple output signals are created (or a signal [[splitter]] is added to the output) and one branch of the output is routed to a [[factory]] mechanism that rebuilds the bait object so that the converter can be re-used. | In signal converters, usually multiple output signals are created (or a signal [[splitter]] is added to the output) and one branch of the output is routed to a [[factory]] mechanism that rebuilds the bait object so that the converter can be re-used. | ||
The original sense of the term "bait" always involved this kind of mechanism, with the active reaction moving away from the area after complete destruction of the object, and reconstruction happening as a separate step.<ref name="post171977" /> Before the discovery of the [[Snark]] and [[syringe]], stable reflectors and other types of detection circuitry were commonly constructed in this way, using Herschel conduits. Here's an example from 2007:<ref name="post171977" /> | |||
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|caption = Stable LWSS-to-Herschel converter<br />Produces a Herschel descendant that can feed<br />an F116 (shown) or R64 conduit. The bait [[beehive]] is marked by non-interacting dots. | |||
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In more recent usage, the meaning of "bait" has been broadened to include any [[transparent]] [[catalyst]] that is destroyed by the arrival of a glider or another spaceship, and then restored back again -- even if the bait is re-created relatively quickly with the help of nearby catalysts, as in the example shown below.<ref name="post171976" /><ref name="post171978" /> | |||
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|caption = In the [[speed tunnel]], the loaf is used as a bait object. | |||
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==See also== | ==See also== | ||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
* {{LinkLexicon|lex_b.htm#bait}} | * {{LinkLexicon|lex_b.htm#bait}} | ||
==References== | |||
<references> | |||
<ref name="post171977">{{LinkForumThread | |||
|format = ref | |||
|title = Re: Thread for basic questions | |||
|p = 171977 | |||
|author = Dave Greene | |||
|date = November 25, 2023 | |||
}}</ref> | |||
<ref name="post171976">{{LinkForumThread | |||
|format = ref | |||
|title = Re: Thread for basic questions | |||
|p = 171976 | |||
|author = confocaloid | |||
|date = November 25, 2023 | |||
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<ref name="post171978">{{LinkForumThread | |||
|format = ref | |||
|title = Re: Thread for basic questions | |||
|p = 171978 | |||
|author = confocaloid | |||
|date = November 25, 2023 | |||
}}</ref> | |||
</references> | |||
Latest revision as of 01:19, 3 May 2024
A bait object is a temporary constructed object in a signal converter or multi-stage glider synthesis, usually a small still life but occasionally an oscillator or constellation. The bait is destroyed by an incoming signal in such a way that a usable output is produced. Examples include the block in the Snark, the beehive in the 45-degree MWSS-to-G and the loaf in highway robber.
In signal converters, usually multiple output signals are created (or a signal splitter is added to the output) and one branch of the output is routed to a factory mechanism that rebuilds the bait object so that the converter can be re-used.
The original sense of the term "bait" always involved this kind of mechanism, with the active reaction moving away from the area after complete destruction of the object, and reconstruction happening as a separate step.[1] Before the discovery of the Snark and syringe, stable reflectors and other types of detection circuitry were commonly constructed in this way, using Herschel conduits. Here's an example from 2007:[1]
| Stable LWSS-to-Herschel converter Produces a Herschel descendant that can feed an F116 (shown) or R64 conduit. The bait beehive is marked by non-interacting dots. (click above to open LifeViewer) |
In more recent usage, the meaning of "bait" has been broadened to include any transparent catalyst that is destroyed by the arrival of a glider or another spaceship, and then restored back again -- even if the bait is re-created relatively quickly with the help of nearby catalysts, as in the example shown below.[2][3]
| In the speed tunnel, the loaf is used as a bait object. (click above to open LifeViewer) RLE: here Plaintext: here |
See also
External links
- Bait at the Life Lexicon
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Dave Greene (November 25, 2023). Re: Thread for basic questions (discussion thread) at the ConwayLife.com forums
- ↑ confocaloid (November 25, 2023). Re: Thread for basic questions (discussion thread) at the ConwayLife.com forums
- ↑ confocaloid (November 25, 2023). Re: Thread for basic questions (discussion thread) at the ConwayLife.com forums