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The '''block-laying switch engine''' (or '''block-making switch engine''') is a [[puffer]] that was found by [[Charles Corderman]].<ref>{{CiteLifeline|vol=4| | The '''block-laying switch engine''' (or '''block-making switch engine''') is a [[puffer]] that was found by [[Charles Corderman]].<ref>{{CiteLifeline|vol=4|pages=page 2}}</ref> It consists of a [[switch engine]] reacting with [[block]]s to create an infinite number of new blocks (eight new blocks every 288 [[generation]]s). | ||
Because of its easy construction (see the predecessor below), it has appeared in some superlinear growth patterns including [[mosquito 1]] and [[mosquito 2]].<ref>{{CiteLexicon|file=lex_m.htm#mosquito1|name=Mosquito 1|accessdate=June 1, 2009}}</ref> | Because of its easy construction (see the predecessor below), it has appeared in some superlinear growth patterns including [[mosquito 1]] and [[mosquito 2]].<ref>{{CiteLexicon|file=lex_m.htm#mosquito1|name=Mosquito 1|accessdate=June 1, 2009}}</ref> | ||
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| Pattern type | Puffer | ||||||||
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| Number of cells | 43 | ||||||||
| Bounding box | 29 × 28 | ||||||||
| Frequency class | 19.6 | ||||||||
| Direction | Diagonal | ||||||||
| Period | 288 | ||||||||
| Speed | c/12 | ||||||||
| Discovered by | Charles Corderman | ||||||||
| Year of discovery | 1971 | ||||||||
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The block-laying switch engine (or block-making switch engine) is a puffer that was found by Charles Corderman.[1] It consists of a switch engine reacting with blocks to create an infinite number of new blocks (eight new blocks every 288 generations).
Because of its easy construction (see the predecessor below), it has appeared in some superlinear growth patterns including mosquito 1 and mosquito 2.[2]
Commonness
The block-laying switch engine is the sixty-fourth most common object on Adam P. Goucher's Catagolue. It is the most common naturally-occurring pattern that exhibits infinite growth, being more common than the glider-producing switch engine.[3]
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References
- ↑ Robert Wainwright (December 1971). Lifeline, vol 4, page 2.
- ↑ "Mosquito 1". The Life Lexicon. Stephen Silver. Retrieved on June 1, 2009.
- ↑ Adam P. Goucher. "Statistics". Catagolue. Retrieved on June 24, 2016.
External links
- Stabilized switch engine at the Life Lexicon
- Single switch engine puffer trains at the Life Objects Catalog
- Block-laying switch engine at Adam P. Goucher's Catagolue (linear growth)
Categories:
- Patterns
- Patterns with Catagolue frequency class 19
- Natural periodic objects
- Patterns with 43 cells
- Patterns found by Charles Corderman
- Patterns found in 1971
- Patterns that can be constructed with 4 gliders
- Outer-totalistically endemic patterns
- Isotropically endemic patterns
- Linear growth
- Infinite growth
- Puffers
- Diagonal puffers
- Puffers with period 288
- Puffers with speed c/12