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'''Boss''' is a {{period|4}} [[oscillator]] found by [[David Buckingham]] in {{year|1972}}.<ref>{{CiteLifeline|vol=6|pages=page 3}}</ref><ref>{{CiteHickersonOscillators|accessdate=March 14, 2020}}</ref>
'''Boss''' is a {{period|4}} [[oscillator]] found by [[David Buckingham]] in {{year|1972}}.<ref>{{CiteLifeline|vol=6|pages=page 3}}</ref><ref>{{CiteHickersonOscillators|accessdate=March 14, 2020}}</ref>


Its population can be reduced by four cells by replacing the S-pentominoes on the sides with p2 [[flutter]]s.
Its population can be reduced by four cells by replacing the S-pentominoes on the sides with {{period|2}} [[flutter]]s.


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Boss
x = 11, y = 14, rule = B3/S23 5bo$4bobo$4bobo$3b2ob2o$2bo5bo$bobobobobo$bobo3bobo$2obo3bob2o$o2bobob o2bo$2bo5bo$3b2ob2o$4bobo$4bobo$5bo! #C [[ THUMBSIZE 2 THEME 6 GRID GRIDMAJOR 0 SUPPRESS THUMBLAUNCH ]] #C [[ AUTOSTART ]] #C [[ GPS 2 ZOOM 14 LOOP 4 ]]
Pattern type Oscillator
Oscillator type Billiard table
Number of cells 42
Bounding box 11 × 14
Period 4 (mod: 4)
Heat 5
Volatility 0.20 | 0.20
Kinetic symmetry Unspecified
Discovered by David Buckingham
Year of discovery 1972

Boss is a period-4 oscillator found by David Buckingham in 1972.[1][2]

Its population can be reduced by four cells by replacing the S-pentominoes on the sides with period-2 flutters.

x = 11, y = 14, rule = B3/S23 5bo$4bobo$4bobo$3b2ob2o$2bo5bo$bobobobo$3bo3bob2o$2obo3bo$3bobobobo$2b o5bo$3b2ob2o$4bobo$4bobo$5bo! #C [[ THUMBSIZE 2 THEME 6 GRID GRIDMAJOR 0 SUPPRESS THUMBLAUNCH ]] #C [[ GPS 2 THUMBSIZE 2 ZOOM 14 AUTOSTART ]]
One of the two flutter variants
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RLE: here Plaintext: here

References

  1. ↑ Robert Wainwright (October 1972). Lifeline, vol 6, page 3.
  2. ↑ Dean Hickerson's oscillator stamp collection. Retrieved on March 14, 2020.