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'''Max''' is a [[spacefiller]] that was found by [[Tim Coe]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.radicaleye.com/lifepage/patterns/sf/sfiller.html|title=Coe's improvements on the spacefiller|publisher=Paul Callahan|accessdate=June 10, 2011}}</ref> in October {{year|1995}} that fills the plane with [[zebra stripes]]. In terms of its 187 [[cell]]s, it was formerly tied with [[spacefiller 2]] as the smallest known spacefiller, and in terms of its 27×27 bounding box it was the outright smallest for many years.<ref>Spacefiller.lif in [[Alan Hensel]]'s [http://www.ibiblio.org/lifepatterns/ lifebc.zip pattern collection].</ref> | '''Max''' is a [[spacefiller]] that was found by [[Tim Coe]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.radicaleye.com/lifepage/patterns/sf/sfiller.html|title=Coe's improvements on the spacefiller|publisher=Paul Callahan|accessdate=June 10, 2011}}</ref> in October {{year|1995}} that fills the plane with [[zebra stripes]]. In terms of its 187 [[cell]]s, it was formerly tied with [[spacefiller 2]] as the smallest known spacefiller, and in terms of its 27×27 bounding box it was the outright smallest for many years.<ref>Spacefiller.lif in [[Alan Hensel]]'s [http://www.ibiblio.org/lifepatterns/ lifebc.zip pattern collection].</ref> | ||
In February {{year|2020}}, [[Alex Greason]] and [[Adam P. Goucher]] found 26×26 and 25×25 predecessors to Max that improved on the bounding box at the cost of increased population.<ref name="message678458385414488064" /><ref name="message678530168649678850" /> On April 17, [[Mateon1]] found a | In February {{year|2020}}, [[Alex Greason]] and [[Adam P. Goucher]] found 26×26 and 25×25 predecessors to Max that improved on the bounding box at the cost of increased population.<ref name="message678458385414488064" /><ref name="message678530168649678850" /> On April 17, [[Mateon1]] found 25×25 predecessor with a population of only 215, as well as a Max variant with a 27×27 bounding box but a population of only 183 cells.<ref name="message700583344085139496" /> | ||
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| Pattern type | Spacefiller | ||||||
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| Number of cells | 187 | ||||||
| Bounding box | 27 × 27 | ||||||
| Static symmetry | Unspecified | ||||||
| Discovered by | Tim Coe | ||||||
| Year of discovery | 1995 | ||||||
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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 was formerly tied with spacefiller 2 as the smallest known spacefiller, and in terms of its 27×27 bounding box it was the outright smallest for many years.[2]
In February 2020, Alex Greason and Adam P. Goucher found 26×26 and 25×25 predecessors to Max that improved on the bounding box at the cost of increased population.[3][4] On April 17, Mateon1 found 25×25 predecessor with a population of only 215, as well as a Max variant with a 27×27 bounding box but a population of only 183 cells.[5]
| A smaller but higher-population grandparent of the Max spacefiller, by Mateon1 (click above to open LifeViewer) RLE: here Plaintext: here |
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.[6]
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See also
References
- ↑ "Coe's improvements on the spacefiller". Paul Callahan. Retrieved on June 10, 2011.
- ↑ Spacefiller.lif in Alan Hensel's lifebc.zip pattern collection.
- ↑ Alex Greason (February 15, 2020). Message in #cgol on the Conwaylife Lounge Discord server
- ↑ Adam P. Goucher (February 16, 2020). Message in #cgol on the Conwaylife Lounge Discord server
- ↑ Mateon1 (April 17, 2020). Message in #cgol on the Conwaylife Lounge Discord server
- ↑ "Max". The Life Lexicon. Stephen Silver. Retrieved on May 24, 2009.
External links
- Max at the Life Lexicon