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'''Pulsar quadrant''' (or '''pulse''') is a {{period|3}} [[oscillator]] that was found by [[David Buckingham]] in July {{year|1973}}.<ref>{{CiteHickersonOscillators|accessdate=March 14, 2020}}</ref> It consists of a quarter of the outer part of a [[pulsar]] stabilized by a [[cis-fuse with two tails]].
'''Pulsar quadrant''' (or '''pulse''') is a {{period|3}} [[oscillator]] that was found by [[David Buckingham]] in July {{year|1973}}.<ref>{{CiteHickersonOscillators|accessdate=March 14, 2020}}</ref> It consists of a quarter of the outer part of a [[pulsar]] stabilized by a [[cis-fuse with two tails]].


== Commonness ==
== [[List of common oscillators|Commonness]] ==
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== LCM oscillators ==
== [[LCM oscillator]]s ==
Pulsar quadrant is used in the smallest known oscillator of period 228, a [[LCM oscillator]] with the other part being the [[p76 pi-heptomino shuttle]].
Pulsar quadrant is used in the smallest known oscillator of period 228, with the other part being the [[p76 pi-heptomino shuttle]].
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Revision as of 21:33, 9 February 2024

Pulsar quadrant
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Pattern type Oscillator
Number of cells 18
Bounding box 9 × 9
Period 3 (mod: 3)
Heat 8
Volatility 0.46 | 0.46
Kinetic symmetry Unspecified
Rotor type Pulsar
Discovered by David Buckingham
Year of discovery 1973

Pulsar quadrant (or pulse) is a period-3 oscillator that was found by David Buckingham in July 1973.[1] It consists of a quarter of the outer part of a pulsar stabilized by a cis-fuse with two tails.

Information on this oscillator's commonness with respect to other naturally-occurring patterns is currently unknown.

Pulsar quadrant is used in the smallest known oscillator of period 228, with the other part being the p76 pi-heptomino shuttle.

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See also

References

  1. ↑ Dean Hickerson's oscillator stamp collection. Retrieved on March 14, 2020.