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In {{year|2015}}, [[Chris Cain]] used this reaction to demonstrate conclusively that any unidirectional glider salvo, no matter how large or tightly packed, can be constructed by collisions between gliders that are initially separated by any finite distance. As a corollary, because all [[glider synthesis|glider syntheses]] are made up of two to four unidirectional salvos, any [[glider-constructible]] object has a synthesis that starts with every glider at least ''N'' cells away from every other glider (for any chosen ''N''). | In {{year|2015}}, [[Chris Cain]] used this reaction to demonstrate conclusively that any unidirectional glider salvo, no matter how large or tightly packed, can be constructed by collisions between gliders that are initially separated by any finite distance.<ref name="post23813" /> As a corollary, because all [[glider synthesis|glider syntheses]] are made up of two to four unidirectional salvos, any [[glider-constructible]] object has a synthesis that starts with every glider at least ''N'' cells away from every other glider (for any chosen ''N''). | ||
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|title = Re: Splitters with common SL | |||
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|author = Chris Cain | |||
|date = October 14, 2015 | |||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
{{LinkLexicon|lex_c.htm#clockinsertion}} | {{LinkLexicon|lex_c.htm#clockinsertion}} | ||
Revision as of 03:53, 18 March 2020
Clock insertion is a uniquely effective method of adding a glider to the front edge of a salvo, by first constructing a clock, then converting it to a glider using a one-bit spark. Here it rebuilds a sabotaged glider in a deep pocket between other gliders:
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In 2015, Chris Cain used this reaction to demonstrate conclusively that any unidirectional glider salvo, no matter how large or tightly packed, can be constructed by collisions between gliders that are initially separated by any finite distance.[1] As a corollary, because all glider syntheses are made up of two to four unidirectional salvos, any glider-constructible object has a synthesis that starts with every glider at least N cells away from every other glider (for any chosen N).
References
- ↑ Chris Cain (October 14, 2015). Re: Splitters with common SL (discussion thread) at the ConwayLife.com forums
External links
- Clock insertion at the Life Lexicon