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Created page with "a '''Periodic catalyst''' is an oscillator that can act as a catalyst. An example of a periodic catalyst is toad, which can catalyse an Octomino 2 like so: {{EmbedViewer |rle = 2bo$3bo$3bo$2b2o$bo$o3bo$4b2o$4b2o$5bo! |position = center |viewerconfig = #C GPS 3 THUMBSIZE 2 AUTOSTART T 0 PAUSE 4 T 16 PAUSE 1 LOOP 17 }} if, in the interaction between an active object and an oscillator, only the sparks of the oscillator (if any) are d..." |
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A '''periodic catalyst''' is an [[oscillator]] that can act as a [[catalyst]]. An example of a periodic catalyst is [[toad]], which can catalyse an [[Octomino 2]] like so: | |||
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if, in the interaction between an active object and an oscillator, only the [[spark]]s of the oscillator (if any) are directly influencing the birth and/or death of the active object's cells, then the oscillator cannot be called a periodic catalyst. | if, in the interaction between an active object and an oscillator, only the [[spark]]s of the oscillator (if any) are directly influencing the birth and/or death of the active object's cells, then the oscillator cannot be called a periodic catalyst. | ||
Sometimes, custom period-3 or period-4 catalysts are found using a search program to complete an oscillator, as shown in this [[Pi-heptomino hasslers#p69|p69 pi-heptomino hassler]]. | |||
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|viewerconfig = #C [[ GPS 35 ZOOM 6 THUMBSIZE 2 ]] | |||
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==See also== | ==See also== | ||
* [[Monogram]], [[Antiphase why bother]], [[Traffic stop]], [[p8 glider reflector]], [[42P38]] - for more examples of oscillators acting as catalysts | * [[Monogram]], [[Antiphase why bother]], [[Traffic stop]], [[p8 glider reflector]], [[42P38]] - for more examples of oscillators acting as catalysts | ||
Revision as of 13:02, 1 November 2023
A periodic catalyst is an oscillator that can act as a catalyst. An example of a periodic catalyst is toad, which can catalyse an Octomino 2 like so:
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if, in the interaction between an active object and an oscillator, only the sparks of the oscillator (if any) are directly influencing the birth and/or death of the active object's cells, then the oscillator cannot be called a periodic catalyst.
Sometimes, custom period-3 or period-4 catalysts are found using a search program to complete an oscillator, as shown in this p69 pi-heptomino hassler.
| (click above to open LifeViewer) RLE: here Plaintext: here |
See also
- Monogram, Antiphase why bother, Traffic stop, p8 glider reflector, 42P38 - for more examples of oscillators acting as catalysts