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'''Why not''' is a {{period|2}} [[oscillator]] that was found by [[David Buckingham]] in July {{year|1977}} that is extremely similar to [[by flops]]; in fact, in one of its phases it differs by only one cell. | '''Why not''' is a {{period|2}} [[oscillator]] that was found by [[David Buckingham]] in July {{year|1977}} that is extremely similar to [[by flops]]; in fact, in one of its phases it differs by only one cell. It first appeared [[natural]]ly on April 15, {{year|2015}}, in a [[soup]] submitted to [[Catagolue]] by [[Brett Berger]].<ref name="post18762" /> | ||
==References== | |||
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<ref name="post18762">{{LinkForumThread | |||
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|title = Re: Soup search results | |||
|p = 18762 | |||
|author = Brett Berger | |||
|date = April 16, 2015 | |||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
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| Pattern type | Oscillator | ||||||||
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| Family | Griddle | ||||||||
| Number of cells | 14 | ||||||||
| Bounding box | 7 × 7 | ||||||||
| Frequency class | 39.9 | ||||||||
| Period | 2 (mod: 2) | ||||||||
| Heat | 15 | ||||||||
| Volatility | 0.68 | 0.68 | ||||||||
| Kinetic symmetry | Unspecified | ||||||||
| Discovered by | David Buckingham | ||||||||
| Year of discovery | 1977 | ||||||||
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Why not is a period-2 oscillator that was found by David Buckingham in July 1977 that is extremely similar to by flops; in fact, in one of its phases it differs by only one cell. It first appeared naturally on April 15, 2015, in a soup submitted to Catagolue by Brett Berger.[1]
References
- ↑ Brett Berger (April 16, 2015). Re: Soup search results (discussion thread) at the ConwayLife.com forums
External links
- Why not at the Life Lexicon
- 14P2.20 at Heinrich Koenig's Game of Life Object Catalogs
Categories:
- Patterns
- Patterns with Catagolue frequency class 39
- Natural periodic objects
- Oscillators with 14 cells
- Periodic objects with minimum population 14
- Patterns with 14 cells
- Patterns found by David Buckingham
- Patterns found in 1977
- Patterns that can be constructed with 7 gliders
- Oscillators
- Griddle variants
- Oscillators with period 2
- Oscillators with mod 2
- Oscillators with heat 15
- Oscillators with volatility 0.68
- Oscillators with strict volatility 0.68
- Patterns with bilateral orthogonal symmetry