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The '''mathematician''' is a {{period|5}} [[oscillator]] that was found in {{year|1972}} by [[David Buckingham]].<ref>{{CiteHickersonOscillators|accessdate=March 14, 2020}}</ref> A variant of it first appeared [[semi-natural]]ly in April {{year|2016}}.<ref name="post29706" /> | The '''mathematician''' is a {{period|5}} [[oscillator]] that was found in {{year|1972}} by [[David Buckingham]].<ref>{{CiteHickersonOscillators|accessdate=March 14, 2020}}</ref> A variant of it first appeared [[semi-natural]]ly in April {{year|2016}}.<ref name="post29706" /> | ||
A [[glider synthesis]] of this oscillator was found in August {{year|2021}}.<ref name="post134400" /> | A [[glider synthesis]] of this oscillator was found in August {{year|2021}}.<ref name="post134400" /><ref name="post134433" /> | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
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| Pattern type | Oscillator | ||||||||
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| Oscillator type | Billiard table | ||||||||
| Number of cells | 35 | ||||||||
| Bounding box | 9 × 11 | ||||||||
| Period | 5 (mod: 5) | ||||||||
| Heat | 3.2 | ||||||||
| Volatility | 0.20 | 0.20 | ||||||||
| Kinetic symmetry | Unspecified | ||||||||
| Discovered by | David Buckingham | ||||||||
| Year of discovery | 1972 | ||||||||
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The mathematician is a period-5 oscillator that was found in 1972 by David Buckingham.[1] A variant of it first appeared semi-naturally in April 2016.[2]
A glider synthesis of this oscillator was found in August 2021.[3][4]
See also
References
- ↑ Dean Hickerson's oscillator stamp collection. Retrieved on March 14, 2020.
- ↑ Dongook Lee (April 6, 2016). Re: Soup search results (discussion thread) at the ConwayLife.com forums
- ↑ iNoMed (August 2, 2021). Re: Synthesising Oscillators (discussion thread) at the ConwayLife.com forums
- ↑ iNoMed (August 3, 2021). Re: Synthesising Oscillators (discussion thread) at the ConwayLife.com forums
External links
- Mathematician at the Life Lexicon
- 35P5.4 at Heinrich Koenig's Game of Life Object Catalogs
Categories:
- Patterns
- Oscillators with 35 cells
- Periodic objects with minimum population 35
- Patterns with 35 cells
- Patterns found by David Buckingham
- Patterns found in 1972
- Patterns that can be constructed with 40 gliders
- Oscillators
- Billiard tables
- Oscillators with period 5
- Oscillators with mod 5
- Oscillators with heat 3
- Oscillators with volatility 0.20
- Oscillators with strict volatility 0.20