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A '''relay''' is an [[oscillator]] in which [[spaceship]]s (typically [[glider]]s) travel in a loop. The simplest example is the [[p60 glider shuttle]] shown below using two [[pentadecathlon]]s. Pulling the pentadecathlons further apart allows any period of the form 60+ | A '''relay''' is an [[oscillator]] in which [[spaceship]]s (typically [[glider]]s) travel in a loop. The simplest example is the [[p60 glider shuttle]] shown below using two [[pentadecathlon]]s. Pulling the pentadecathlons further apart allows any period of the form {{nowrap|60 + 120''n''}} to be achieved. This is the simplest proof of the existence of oscillators of arbitrarily large period. | ||
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|pname = p60glidershuttle | |pname = p60glidershuttle | ||
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|caption = pentadecathlon relay ([[p60 glider shuttle]]) | |||
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== External links == | == External links == | ||
{{LinkLexicon|lex_r.htm#relay}} | * {{LinkLexicon|lex_r.htm#relay}} | ||
Revision as of 02:45, 20 May 2023
A relay is an oscillator in which spaceships (typically gliders) travel in a loop. The simplest example is the p60 glider shuttle shown below using two pentadecathlons. Pulling the pentadecathlons further apart allows any period of the form 60 + 120n to be achieved. This is the simplest proof of the existence of oscillators of arbitrarily large period.
| pentadecathlon relay (p60 glider shuttle) (click above to open LifeViewer) RLE: here Plaintext: here |
See also
External links
- Relay at the Life Lexicon