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The '''beacon''' is a common [[oscillator]], composed of two diagonally touching [[block]]s. It was found by [[:Category:Patterns found by John Conway|John Conway]] in March [[:Category:Patterns found in 1970|1970]]. | The '''beacon''' is a common [[oscillator]], composed of two diagonally touching [[block]]s. It was found by [[:Category:Patterns found by John Conway|John Conway]] in March [[:Category:Patterns found in 1970|1970]]. | ||
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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 | 0.25 | 0.25 | ||||||
| Kinetic symmetry | Unspecified | ||||||
| Discovered by | John Conway | ||||||
| Year of discovery | 1970 | ||||||
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The beacon is a common oscillator, composed of two diagonally touching blocks. It was found by John Conway in March 1970.
The beacon is the simplest on-off. Its rotor, known as diagonal on-off, can be supported by several different stators: the two next-smallest are seen in eater plug and 21P2.
A beacon in the right phase can make a boat-bit.
Commonness
The beacon is the third most common oscillator in Achim Flammenkamp's census (after the blinker and toad).[1] It is also the thirteenth most common object on Adam P. Goucher's Catagolue.[2]
See also
References
- ↑ Achim Flammenkamp (September 7, 2004). "Most seen natural occurring ash objects in Game of Life". Retrieved on January 15, 2009.
- ↑ Adam P. Goucher. "Statistics". Catagolue. Retrieved on June 24, 2016.
External links
- Beacon at the Life Lexicon
Categories:
- Patterns
- Oscillators with 6 cells
- Periodic objects with minimum population 6
- Patterns with 6 cells
- Patterns found by John Conway
- Patterns found in 1970
- Patterns that can be constructed with 3 gliders
- Oscillators
- Oscillators with period 2
- Oscillators with heat 2
- Oscillators with volatility 0.25
- Oscillators with strict volatility 0.25
- Patterns with rectangular diagonal symmetry
- Eaters