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{{Oscillator|p=4|c=35|h=4.0|bx=12|by=12|name=Pinwheel|pname=pinwheel|discoveryear=1970|discoverer=Simon Norton|life105=true|life106=true|plaintext=true|rle=true|animated=yes}} | {{Oscillator|p=4|c=35|h=4.0|bx=12|by=12|name=Pinwheel|pname=pinwheel|discoveryear=1970|discoverer=Simon Norton|life105=true|life106=true|plaintext=true|rle=true|animated=yes}} | ||
'''Pinwheel''' (or '''Catherine wheel''') is a [[period]] [[:Category:Oscillators with period 4|4]] [[oscillator]] found by [[:Category:Patterns found by Simon Norton|Simon Norton]] in April [[:Category:Patterns found in 1970|1970]]. | '''Pinwheel''' (or '''Catherine wheel''') is a [[period]] [[:Category:Oscillators with period 4|4]] [[oscillator]] found by [[:Category:Patterns found by Simon Norton|Simon Norton]] in April [[:Category:Patterns found in 1970|1970]]. It is a [[billiard table configuration]] and is possibly the first period 4 oscillator that was discovered. | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
[http://www.argentum.freeserve.co.uk/lex_p.htm#pinwheel Pinwheel] at the Life Lexicon | *[http://www.argentum.freeserve.co.uk/lex_p.htm#pinwheel Pinwheel] at the Life Lexicon | ||
[[Category:Billiard table configurations]] | |||
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| Pattern type | Oscillator | ||||||
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| Number of cells | 35 | ||||||
| Bounding box | 12 × 12 | ||||||
| Period | 4 (mod: Unknown) | ||||||
| Heat | 4.0 | ||||||
| Volatility | Unknown | Unknown | ||||||
| Kinetic symmetry | Unspecified | ||||||
| Discovered by | Simon Norton | ||||||
| Year of discovery | 1970 | ||||||
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Pinwheel (or Catherine wheel) is a period 4 oscillator found by Simon Norton in April 1970. It is a billiard table configuration and is possibly the first period 4 oscillator that was discovered.
See also
External links
- Pinwheel at the Life Lexicon