P43 Snark loop

An adjustable glider loop is an oscillator composed of stable reflectors, whose positioning and distances can be adjusted to give new periods.

Snark loop

P43 glider loop
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Pattern type	Oscillator
Number of cells	228
Bounding box	65 × 65
Period	43 (mod: 43)
Heat	66.05
Volatility	0.81 | 0.81
Kinetic symmetry	Unspecified
Discovered by	Matthias Merzenich
Year of discovery	2013
Rules Outer-totalistic rules B3/S23 – B38/S238 # of rules 22 = 4
Pattern files RLE p43gliderloop.rle

The snark loop is a glider made from snark reflectors, which allow periods of 43 and higher.

Shown to the right is an example of a period 43 loop.