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'''Cha cha'''<ref>{{LinkNiemiec|16/16chacha.rle|title=Cha cha|nobullet=nobullet}}</ref> is a period 2 [[muttering moat]]<ref name="post27704" /> oscillator, the [[long]] [[extension]] of [[clock]].
'''Cha cha'''<ref>{{LinkNiemiec|16/16chacha.rle|title=Cha cha|nobullet=nobullet}}</ref> is a period 2 [[muttering moat]]<ref name="post27704" /> oscillator, the [[long]] [[extension]] of [[clock]].


== Commonness ==
== Natural Occurrence ==
{{main|List of common oscillators}}
{{main|List of common oscillators}}
As of July 2023, this is one of thirteen 16-cell oscillators which are yet to arise naturally from an asymmetric soup on [[Catagolue]].<ref>{{LinkForumThread|t=5549|title=Small Unnatural Objects Watchlist|format=ref}}</ref>
In a somewhat unique edge case, on July 11, 2022 [[Charity Engine]] found a [[static symmetry|symmetric]] soup (in the symmetry C2_2) that produces this oscillator in an asymmetric manner, and the two halves of the soup do not interact throughout the evolution of the soup. As a result, by using the same seed for a C1 soup, an asymmetric soup producing cha cha can be made. However, since an asymmetric SHA-256 preimage is known for an occurrence of this oscillator (as described above), the oscillator is considered as being [[natural]].<ref name="post148373" />
 
In a somewhat unique case, on July 11, 2022 [[Charity Engine]] found a [[static symmetry|symmetric]] soup (in the symmetry C2_2) that produces this oscillator in an asymmetric manner, and the two halves of the soup do not interact throughout the evolution of the soup. As a result, by using the same seed for a C1 soup, an asymmetric soup producing cha cha can be made, making it ambiguous whether or not this oscillator qualifies as "[[natural]]".<ref name="post148373" />


== Glider synthesis ==
== Glider synthesis ==
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Cha cha
4bo$2bobobo$obobobo$bobobobo$bobobo$3bo! #C [[ THUMBSIZE 2 THEME 6 GRID GRIDMAJOR 0 SUPPRESS THUMBLAUNCH ]] #C [[ AUTOSTART ]] #C [[ LOOP 2 GPS 2 THUMBSIZE 2 ]]
Pattern type Oscillator
Oscillator type Muttering moat
Family Clock
Number of cells 16
Bounding box 8 × 6
Period 2 (mod: 2)
Heat 16
Volatility 0.66 | 0.66
Kinetic symmetry Unspecified
Discovered by Unknown
Year of discovery Unknown

Cha cha[1] is a period 2 muttering moat[2] oscillator, the long extension of clock.

Natural Occurrence

Main article: List of common oscillators

In a somewhat unique edge case, on July 11, 2022 Charity Engine found a symmetric soup (in the symmetry C2_2) that produces this oscillator in an asymmetric manner, and the two halves of the soup do not interact throughout the evolution of the soup. As a result, by using the same seed for a C1 soup, an asymmetric soup producing cha cha can be made. However, since an asymmetric SHA-256 preimage is known for an occurrence of this oscillator (as described above), the oscillator is considered as being natural.[3]

Glider synthesis

A 23-glider synthesis was found by Martin Grant in early December 2013.[4] Later a 12-glider synthesis was found by Goldtiger997 in April 2019.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Cha cha at Mark D. Niemiec's Life Page
  2. ↑ fsrm (February 23, 2016). Re: Thread for your unsure discoveries (discussion thread) at the ConwayLife.com forums
  3. ↑ Carson Cheng (July 17, 2022). Re: Soup search results (discussion thread) at the ConwayLife.com forums
  4. ↑ Martin Grant (December 1, 2013). Re: Synthesising Oscillators (discussion thread) at the ConwayLife.com forums
  5. ↑ Jeremy Tan (April 19, 2019). Re: Synthesising Oscillators (discussion thread) at the ConwayLife.com forums