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Max
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Pattern type Spacefiller
Number of cells 187
Bounding box 27 × 27
Static symmetry Unspecified
Discovered by Tim Coe
Year of discovery 1995

Max is a spacefiller that was found by Tim Coe[1] in October 1995 that fills the plane with zebra stripes. In terms of its 187 cells, it is tied with spacefiller 2 as the smallest known spacefiller, and in terms of its 27×27 bounding box it wins outright.[2]

Alternatively, the term Max may be used to describe whatever the smallest-known spacefiller is at the current time. The term represents the fact that the growth rate is the fastest possible of any pattern in Conway's Game of Life.[3][4]

Max at generation 50

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Coe's improvements on the spacefiller". Paul Callahan. Retrieved on June 10, 2011.
  2. ↑ Spacefiller.lif in Alan Hensel's lifebc.zip pattern collection.
  3. ↑ "Max". The Life Lexicon. Stephen Silver. Retrieved on May 24, 2009.
  4. ↑ Eric Weisstein. "Max". Eric Weisstein's Treasure Trove of Life C.A.. Retrieved on May 24, 2009.