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{{Reflector|type=Stable|name=Snark|a=90|bx=23|by=17|c=52|discoverer=Mike Playle|pname=snark|discoveryear=2013|p=43|rle=true}} | {{Reflector|type=Stable|name=Snark|a=90|bx=23|by=17|c=52|discoverer=Mike Playle|pname=snark|discoveryear=2013|p=43|rle=true|synthesis=48}} | ||
The '''snark''' is a 90° [[Still_life|stable]] [[glider]] [[reflector]], made up of two [[Eater_1|eaters]], a [[block]] and an unnamed 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 still life. It is currently the fastest and the smallest 90° stable glider reflector, both in terms of the population and the bounding box. | ||
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| Pattern type | Stable reflector | ||||||||
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| Number of cells | 52 | ||||||||
| Bounding box | 23 × 17 | ||||||||
| Angle | 90° | ||||||||
| Repeat time | 43 | ||||||||
| Discovered by | Mike Playle | ||||||||
| Year of discovery | 2013 | ||||||||
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The snark is a 90° stable glider reflector, made up of two eaters, a block and an unnamed 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.