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The '''snark''' is a 90° [[Still_life|stable]] [[glider]] [[reflector]], made up of two [[Eater_1|eaters]], a [[block]] and an unnamed 31-cell still life. It is currently the fastest and the smallest 90° stable glider reflector, both in terms of the population and the bounding box. | The '''snark''' is a 90° [[Still_life|stable]] [[glider]] [[reflector]], made up of two [[Eater_1|eaters]], a [[block]] and an unnamed 31-cell still life. It is currently the fastest and the smallest 90° stable glider reflector, both in terms of the population and the bounding box. | ||
The reaction was discovered by [[Dietrich Leithner]] about 1998, but it consumed another block.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.conwaylife.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=335#p1939|title=Re: Incomplete search patterns - try to complete|author=Adam P. Goucher|date=February 17, 2010|accessdate=May 8, 2013}}</ref> A catalyst that could replace the block was found with [[Bellman]], a program for searching catalytic reactions, developed by [[Mike Playle]]. | |||
Given its small recovery time, the snark made oscillators of previously unknown periods of 43 and 53 trivial. | Given its small recovery time, the snark made oscillators of previously unknown periods of 43 and 53 trivial. | ||
Revision as of 07:02, 9 May 2013
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| Pattern type | Stable reflector | |
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| Number of cells | 49 | |
| Angle | 90° | |
| Repeat time | 43 | |
| Discovered by | Mike Playle | |
| Year of discovery | 2013 | |
The snark is a 90° stable glider reflector, made up of two eaters, a block and an unnamed 31-cell still life. It is currently the fastest and the smallest 90° stable glider reflector, both in terms of the population and the bounding box.
The reaction was discovered by Dietrich Leithner about 1998, but it consumed another block.[1] A catalyst that could replace the block was found with Bellman, a program for searching catalytic reactions, developed by Mike Playle.
Given its small recovery time, the snark made oscillators of previously unknown periods of 43 and 53 trivial.
References
- ↑ Adam P. Goucher (February 17, 2010). "Re: Incomplete search patterns - try to complete". Retrieved on May 8, 2013.