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'''Diagonal lightspeed communication | '''Diagonal lightspeed communication''' is a transmission of a [[signal]] [[diagonal]]ly at the [[speed of light]].<ref name="post153474" /> | ||
A [[pattern]] that transmits a signal diagonally at the [[speed of light]] was found by [[Jason Summers]] in {{year|1999}}, shown below. It is composed of 88 gliders and 2 [[LWSS]]s.<ref><tt>./misc/lightspeed.lif</tt> in {{CiteSummersPattern}}</ref> If the input [[glider]] is present, it travels through the mechanism at the speed of light. However, because the pattern takes a while to get started and to settle down at the end, the effective speed is less, approximately 150 [[cell]]s in 193 [[tick]]s, still much faster than the [[Spaceship#Spaceship speed|c/4 diagonal spaceship speed limit]]. Regardless of the presence or absence of an input glider, the mechanism soon [[die]]s, thus it is a single-use mechanism. The limitation with using this in a complete [[circuit]] is that generating gliders that are so closely spaced with current [[technology]] would require an immense pattern.<ref>{{citeCGoLMC|section=Section 4.5|page=105}}</ref> | |||
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|position = center | |position = center | ||
|viewerconfig = #C [[ THUMBSIZE 2 ZOOM 2 WIDTH | |viewerconfig = #C [[ THUMBSIZE 2 ZOOM 2 WIDTH 800 HEIGHT 800 AUTOSTART PAUSE 4 LOOP 500 ]] | ||
#C [[ COLOR LABEL Red LABELT 0 20 0 LABEL 36 325 2 "INPUT GLIDER" ]] | #C [[ COLOR LABEL Red LABELT 0 20 0 LABEL 36 325 2 "INPUT GLIDER" ]] | ||
#C [[ COLOR LABEL Red LABELT 290 450 0 LABEL 300 145 2 "INPUT GLIDER EMERGES" ]] | #C [[ COLOR LABEL Red LABELT 290 450 0 LABEL 300 145 2 "INPUT GLIDER EMERGES" ]] | ||
|caption = | |caption = SW input glider emerges to the NE. The 3 gliders furthest SW and the 2 LWSSs (from N and E) are for cleanup. | ||
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==See also== | ==See also== | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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Diagonal lightspeed communication is a transmission of a signal diagonally at the speed of light.[1]
A pattern that transmits a signal diagonally at the speed of light was found by Jason Summers in 1999, shown below. It is composed of 88 gliders and 2 LWSSs.[2] If the input glider is present, it travels through the mechanism at the speed of light. However, because the pattern takes a while to get started and to settle down at the end, the effective speed is less, approximately 150 cells in 193 ticks, still much faster than the c/4 diagonal spaceship speed limit. Regardless of the presence or absence of an input glider, the mechanism soon dies, thus it is a single-use mechanism. The limitation with using this in a complete circuit is that generating gliders that are so closely spaced with current technology would require an immense pattern.[3]
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References
- ↑ Dave Greene (November 12, 2022). Re: Suggested LifeWiki Edits (discussion thread) at the ConwayLife.com forums
- ↑ ./misc/lightspeed.lif in Jason Summers' pattern collections.
- ↑ Nathaniel Johnston, Dave Greene. Conway's Game of Life: Mathematics and Construction (2022), Section 4.5, pp. 105.