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{{Reflector|type=Stable|name=Rectifier|discoverer=Adam P. Goucher|pname=rectifier|discoveryear=2009|a=180|p=106|bx=41|by=33|c=59|life105=false|life106=false|plaintext=false|rle=true}}
{{Reflector|type=Stable|name=Rectifier|discoverer=Adam P. Goucher|pname=rectifier|discoveryear=2009|a=180|p=106|bx=41|by=33|c=59|life105=true|life106=true|plaintext=true|rle=true}}
The '''rectifier''' is a 180° stable [[glider]] [[reflector]], notable for its recovery time of 106 [[generation]]s and small number of catalysts. It can replace the [[boojum reflector]] in a large number of instances, although in some cases it cannot fit into the space provided. Its advantages over the boojum reflector include
* It has a much faster recovery time, allowing certain [[gun]]s to be compacted;
* Its passive [[bounding box]] is slightly smaller, so it can further compact many glider guns;
* Its output path is free of [[catalyst]]s, enabling it to be used as a merge device.


The rectifier is a 180° stable reflector, notable for its recovery time of 106 generations and small number of catalysts. It can replace the boojum reflector in a large number of instances, although in some cases it cannot fit into the space provided. It has several advantages over the boojum reflector, namely:
The transparent [[beehive]] reaction was discovered by [[Paul Callahan]] in [[:Category:Patterns found in 1996|1996]].


  * It has a much faster recovery time, allowing certain guns to be compacted.
==Image gallery==
  * The output path is free of catalysts, enabling it to be used as a merge device.
{|
  * The passive bounding box is slightly smaller, so it can compact many glider guns.
|-
|[[Image:Rectifier_glider.png|framed|left|An incoming glider (in green) and an outgoing glider (in red) 167 generations later]]
|}


The transparent beehive reaction was discovered by Paul Callahan in 1996.
==External Links==
 
*[http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/calcy/life/reflectors_patterns/rle00011.rle The rectifier] RLE file at [http://www.calcyman.co.uk/ www.calcyman.co.uk]
 
== External Links ==
 
The RLE file containing the reflector [http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/calcy/life/reflectors_patterns/rle00011.rle]

Revision as of 11:41, 24 May 2009

Rectifier
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Pattern type Stable reflector
Number of cells 59
Bounding box 41 × 33
Angle 180°
Repeat time 106
Discovered by Adam P. Goucher
Year of discovery 2009

The rectifier is a 180° stable glider reflector, notable for its recovery time of 106 generations and small number of catalysts. It can replace the boojum reflector in a large number of instances, although in some cases it cannot fit into the space provided. Its advantages over the boojum reflector include

  • It has a much faster recovery time, allowing certain guns to be compacted;
  • Its passive bounding box is slightly smaller, so it can further compact many glider guns;
  • Its output path is free of catalysts, enabling it to be used as a merge device.

The transparent beehive reaction was discovered by Paul Callahan in 1996.

An incoming glider (in green) and an outgoing glider (in red) 167 generations later
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