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{{Oscillator|p=2|name=Beacon|pname=beacon|bx=4|by=4|c=6|h=2|animated=true|life105=true|life106=true|plaintext=true|rle=true|discoverer=John Conway|discoveryear=1970|synthesis=3|synthesisRLE=true|rulemin=B3/S23|rulemax=B35678/S235678|rulespecial=[[Conway's Game of Life|Conway Life]]}} | |||
The '''beacon''' is the third most common [[oscillator]] (after the [[blinker]] and [[toad]]).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://wwwhomes.uni-bielefeld.de/achim/freq_top_life.html |title=Most seen natural occurring ash objects in Game of Life |author=Achim Flammenkamp |date=September 7, 2004 |accessdate=January 15, 2009}}</ref> It was found by [[:Category:Patterns found by John Conway|John Conway]] in March [[:Category:Patterns found in 1970|1970]]. | |||
==See also== | |||
*[[Beacon maker]] | |||
*[[List of common oscillators]] | |||
==References== | |||
<references /> | |||
==External links== | |||
{{LinkWeisstein|Beacon.html}} | |||
{{LinkLexicon|lex_b.htm#beacon}} | |||
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| Pattern type | Oscillator | ||||||
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| Number of cells | 6 | ||||||
| Bounding box | 4 × 4 | ||||||
| Period | 2 (mod: Unknown) | ||||||
| Heat | 2 | ||||||
| Volatility | Unknown | Unknown | ||||||
| Kinetic symmetry | Unspecified | ||||||
| Discovered by | John Conway | ||||||
| Year of discovery | 1970 | ||||||
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The beacon is the third most common oscillator (after the blinker and toad).[1] It was found by John Conway in March 1970.
See also
References
- ↑ Achim Flammenkamp (September 7, 2004). "Most seen natural occurring ash objects in Game of Life". Retrieved on January 15, 2009.
External links
- Beacon at the Life Lexicon