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'''Rephaser''' is the following reaction that shifts the phase and path of a pair of [[glider]]s. There is another form of this reaction, [[glider-block cycle]], that reflects the gliders 180 degrees. | '''Rephaser''' or '''Repather''' is the following reaction that shifts the phase and path of a pair of [[glider]]s. There is another form of this reaction, [[glider-block cycle]], that reflects the gliders 180 degrees. This can be used when 2 gliders are too close to do anything. This can potentially push gliders outwards. | ||
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More generally, any mechanism that changes the phase of a glider or [[spaceship]] may be referred to as a rephaser. | More generally, any mechanism that changes the phase of a glider or [[spaceship]] may be referred to as a rephaser. | ||
This term can also describe any reflector (A) that changes the phase of a glider, making it arrive on a different time compared to reflecting with reflector B. For example, two [[bumper]]s in a 180-degree turn can be used as a rephaser to get a glider stream of 52 to the same place that 2 [[Snark]]s could, but arriving at a time impossible to do with the [[Snark]]. | |||
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Revision as of 23:42, 5 October 2018
Rephaser or Repather is the following reaction that shifts the phase and path of a pair of gliders. There is another form of this reaction, glider-block cycle, that reflects the gliders 180 degrees. This can be used when 2 gliders are too close to do anything. This can potentially push gliders outwards.
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More generally, any mechanism that changes the phase of a glider or spaceship may be referred to as a rephaser.
This term can also describe any reflector (A) that changes the phase of a glider, making it arrive on a different time compared to reflecting with reflector B. For example, two bumpers in a 180-degree turn can be used as a rephaser to get a glider stream of 52 to the same place that 2 Snarks could, but arriving at a time impossible to do with the Snark.
External links
- Rephaser at the Life Lexicon