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'''Quasar''' is a {{period|3}} [[oscillator]] that was found by [[Robert Wainwright]] in August {{year|1971}},<ref>{{CiteHickersonOscillators|accessdate=March 14, 2020}}</ref> and is just the second smallest of an extensible series of p3 oscillators (first being the pulsar) built using pulsar quadrants which are shifted with respect to each other. | '''Quasar''' is a {{period|3}} [[oscillator]] that was found by [[Robert Wainwright]] in August {{year|1971}},<ref>{{CiteLifeline|vol=3|pages=page 4}}</ref><ref>{{CiteHickersonOscillators|accessdate=March 14, 2020}}</ref> and is just the second smallest of an extensible series of p3 oscillators (first being the pulsar) built using pulsar quadrants which are shifted with respect to each other. | ||
Here are the next 2 oscillators in the series: | Here are the next 2 oscillators in the series: | ||
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| Pattern type | Oscillator | ||||||||
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| Number of cells | 144 | ||||||||
| Bounding box | 31 × 31 | ||||||||
| Period | 3 (mod: 3) | ||||||||
| Heat | 128 | ||||||||
| Volatility | 0.73 | 0.73 | ||||||||
| Kinetic symmetry | Unspecified | ||||||||
| Rotor type | Pulsar | ||||||||
| Discovered by | Robert Wainwright | ||||||||
| Year of discovery | 1971 | ||||||||
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Quasar is a period-3 oscillator that was found by Robert Wainwright in August 1971,[1][2] and is just the second smallest of an extensible series of p3 oscillators (first being the pulsar) built using pulsar quadrants which are shifted with respect to each other.
Here are the next 2 oscillators in the series:
| (click above to open LifeViewer) RLE: here Plaintext: here |
| (click above to open LifeViewer) RLE: here Plaintext: here |
Like the pulsar, each quadrant can be made with a traffic light predecessor. This gives these predecessors:
| (click above to open LifeViewer) RLE: here Plaintext: here |
The components making up quasars and their relatives do not necessarily need four symmetrical parts stabilising each other. The following is a sample stabilised wick with one 90-degree turn, and above it the smallest version of this wick (which is a 36P3).
| (click above to open LifeViewer) RLE: here Plaintext: here |
The quasar first appeared semi-naturally in April 2015.[3]
See also
References
- ↑ Robert Wainwright (September 1971). Lifeline, vol 3, page 4.
- ↑ Dean Hickerson's oscillator stamp collection. Retrieved on March 14, 2020.
- ↑ gameoflifeboy (April 5, 2015). Re: Soup search results (discussion thread) at the ConwayLife.com forums
External links
- Quasar at the Life Lexicon
- 144P3.1 at Heinrich Koenig's Game of Life Object Catalogs
Categories:
- Patterns
- Oscillators with between 140 and 149 cells
- Periodic objects with minimum population between 140 and 149
- Patterns with between 140 and 149 cells
- Patterns found by Robert Wainwright
- Patterns found in 1971
- Patterns that can be constructed with 24 gliders
- Oscillators
- Oscillators with period 3
- Oscillators with mod 3
- Oscillators with heat between 120 and 129
- Oscillators with volatility 0.73
- Oscillators with strict volatility 0.73
- Oscillators with rotor Pulsar
- Patterns with complete square symmetry
- Sparkers
- Sparkers with period 3
- Weak sparkers
- Semi-natural periodic objects