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'''Diagonal lightspeed communication | '''Diagonal lightspeed communication'''<ref name="post153474" /> is a transmission of a [[signal]] [[diagonal]]ly at the [[speed of light]]. | ||
A [[pattern]] that transmits a signal diagonally at the [[speed of light]] was found by [[Jason Summers]] in {{year|1999}}. It is composed of 88 gliders and 2 [[LWSS]]s.<ref><tt>./misc/lightspeed.lif</tt> in {{CiteSummersPattern}}</ref> The mechanism is shown below with and without an input [[signal]]. If the input [[glider]] is present, it travels through the mechanism at the speed of light. However, because the pattern takes a while to get started and to settle down at the end, the effective speed is less, approximately 150 [[cell]]s in 193 [[tick]]s, still much faster than the [[Spaceship#Spaceship speed|c/4 diagonal spaceship speed limit]]. Regardless of the presence or absence of an input glider, the mechanism soon [[die]]s, thus it is a single-use mechanism. The limitation with using this in a complete [[circuit]] is that generating gliders that are so closely spaced with current [[technology]] would require an immense pattern.<ref>[[Conway's Game of Life: Mathematics and Construction]], 4.5 . Spaceships and Moving Objects: Speed Limits</ref> | |||
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Revision as of 01:45, 18 November 2022
Diagonal lightspeed communication[1] is a transmission of a signal diagonally at the speed of light.
A pattern that transmits a signal diagonally at the speed of light was found by Jason Summers in 1999. It is composed of 88 gliders and 2 LWSSs.[2] The mechanism is shown below with and without an input signal. If the input glider is present, it travels through the mechanism at the speed of light. However, because the pattern takes a while to get started and to settle down at the end, the effective speed is less, approximately 150 cells in 193 ticks, still much faster than the c/4 diagonal spaceship speed limit. Regardless of the presence or absence of an input glider, the mechanism soon dies, thus it is a single-use mechanism. The limitation with using this in a complete circuit is that generating gliders that are so closely spaced with current technology would require an immense pattern.[3]
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See also
References
- ↑ Dave Greene (November 12, 2022). Re: Suggested LifeWiki Edits (discussion thread) at the ConwayLife.com forums
- ↑ ./misc/lightspeed.lif in Jason Summers' pattern collections.
- ↑ Conway's Game of Life: Mathematics and Construction, 4.5 . Spaceships and Moving Objects: Speed Limits