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== As an evolutionary sequence == | == As an evolutionary sequence == | ||
The '''wing''' is also [[List of common evolutionary sequences| | The '''wing''' is also a very [[List of common evolutionary sequences|common evolutionary sequence]]. In the form shown in the infobox to the right, it stabilizes at [[generation]] 104 as a [[block]] and a [[glider]]. A [https://conwaylife.com/patterns/wswminus3.rle WSW-3] [[conduit]] can be made by eating the extra block using another block or [[eater 1]]. | ||
One of its predecessors, the '''block and glider''', is technically a failed puffer, as it reappears thirty-two generations later having been shifted 3 cells right and 7 cells up, but is turned into a [[B-heptomino]] another three generations later. | One of its predecessors, the '''block and glider''', is technically a failed puffer, as it reappears thirty-two generations later having been shifted 3 cells right and 7 cells up, but is turned into a [[B-heptomino]] another three generations later. | ||
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| Pattern type | Induction coil | ||||||
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| Number of cells | 8 | ||||||
| Bounding box | 4 × 4 | ||||||
| Static symmetry | Unspecified | ||||||
| Discovered by | Unknown | ||||||
| Year of discovery | Unknown | ||||||
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- This article is about the induction coil. For the extensible c/4 spaceship, see Wing (spaceship).
- This article is about the induction coil. For a group of switch engines which form half of a cordership, see Cordership.
Wing, or R-loaf, is a common induction coil which can be analysed as a loaf with an extra cell added as to make it asymmetric.
Wing-wing still lifes
As mentioned previously, it can act as an induction coil. Two wings suffice to make a still life, with five possible isomers:
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A sixth still life exists in which physical connection between both wings exists:
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As an evolutionary sequence
The wing is also a very common evolutionary sequence. In the form shown in the infobox to the right, it stabilizes at generation 104 as a block and a glider. A WSW-3 conduit can be made by eating the extra block using another block or eater 1.
One of its predecessors, the block and glider, is technically a failed puffer, as it reappears thirty-two generations later having been shifted 3 cells right and 7 cells up, but is turned into a B-heptomino another three generations later.
| The block and glider, one of the most well-known and smallest predecessors of the wing (click above to open LifeViewer) RLE: here Plaintext: here |
Like other common evolutionary sequences, the wing can be hassled, such as in the p25 wing and block hassler[note 1] and p128 wing shuttle;[4].
As a still life component
One of its predecessors, the nine, is a common still life component that is normally unstable. It can be attached to many still lifes or unstable components.
| The nine, a still life component, and one of the smallest predecessors of the wing (click above to open LifeViewer) RLE: here Plaintext: here |
A green background indicates that the object the nine is added to is stable without it; a red background indicates this is not the case.
See also
- Dove (R-mango)
Notes
References
- ↑ Jason Summers' jslife pattern collection. Retrieved on November 9, 2021.
- ↑ Matthias Merzenich (April 18, 2018). "osc-supplement pattern collection". Retrieved on November 9, 2021.
- ↑ David Raucci (December 11, 2020). Updated oscillator stamp collection (was: Re: Golly suggestions) (discussion thread) at the ConwayLife.com forums
- ↑ David Raucci (August 24, 2021). Re: Oscillator Discussion Thread (discussion thread) at the ConwayLife.com forums
External links
- Wing at the Life Lexicon