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'''Caterer''' is a [[period]] [[:Category:Oscillators with period 3|3]] [[oscillator]] found by [[:Category:Patterns found by Dean Hickerson|Dean Hickerson]] on August 4, [[:Category:Patterns found in 1989|1989]].<ref>{{CiteHickersonOscillators}}</ref> Its rotor is similar to that of [[jam]]. In terms of its minimum population of [[:Category:patterns with 12 cells|12]] this is the smallest period 3 oscillator, and the smallest wholly asymmetric oscillator.<!--Mold has glide-reflectivity, NB.--> It is about the forty-second most common naturally-occurring oscillator, being about as frequent as [[griddle and beehive]].<ref>{{CiteAchim|accessdate=January 15, 2009}}</ref> The [[:Category:Patterns_that_can_be_constructed_with_11_gliders|11]]-glider [[glider synthesis|synthesis]] of the caterer was discovered by [[Tim Coe]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://home.interserv.com/~mniemiec/lifecred.htm#coe |publisher=Mark D. Niemiec |title=Life Credits |accessdate=June 10, 2011}}</ref> | '''Caterer''' is a [[period]] [[:Category:Oscillators with period 3|3]] [[oscillator]] found by [[:Category:Patterns found by Dean Hickerson|Dean Hickerson]] on August 4, [[:Category:Patterns found in 1989|1989]].<ref>{{CiteHickersonOscillators}}</ref> Its rotor is similar to that of [[jam]]. In terms of its minimum population of [[:Category:patterns with 12 cells|12]] this is the smallest period 3 oscillator, and the smallest wholly asymmetric oscillator.<!--Mold has glide-reflectivity, NB.--> It is about the forty-second most common naturally-occurring oscillator, being about as frequent as [[griddle and beehive]].<ref>{{CiteAchim|accessdate=January 15, 2009}}</ref> The [[:Category:Patterns_that_can_be_constructed_with_11_gliders|11]]-glider [[glider synthesis|synthesis]] of the caterer was discovered by [[Tim Coe]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://home.interserv.com/~mniemiec/lifecred.htm#coe |publisher=Mark D. Niemiec |title=Life Credits |accessdate=June 10, 2011}}</ref> | ||
More generally, any oscillator which serves up a [[bit]] in the same manner, such as [[T-nosed p4]], may be referred to as a caterer. | More generally, any oscillator which serves up a [[bit]] in the same manner, such as [[T-nosed p4]] and [[T-nosed p6]], may be referred to as a caterer. | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
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| Pattern type | Oscillator | ||||||
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| Number of cells | 12 | ||||||
| Bounding box | 9 × 6 | ||||||
| Period | 3 (mod: Unknown) | ||||||
| Heat | 14.7 | ||||||
| Volatility | Unknown | Unknown | ||||||
| Kinetic symmetry | Unspecified | ||||||
| Discovered by | Dean Hickerson | ||||||
| Year of discovery | 1989 | ||||||
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Caterer is a period 3 oscillator found by Dean Hickerson on August 4, 1989.[1] Its rotor is similar to that of jam. In terms of its minimum population of 12 this is the smallest period 3 oscillator, and the smallest wholly asymmetric oscillator. It is about the forty-second most common naturally-occurring oscillator, being about as frequent as griddle and beehive.[2] The 11-glider synthesis of the caterer was discovered by Tim Coe.[3]
More generally, any oscillator which serves up a bit in the same manner, such as T-nosed p4 and T-nosed p6, may be referred to as a caterer.
See also
References
- ↑ Dean Hickerson's oscillator stamp collection.
- ↑ Achim Flammenkamp (September 7, 2004). "Most seen natural occurring ash objects in Game of Life". Retrieved on January 15, 2009.
- ↑ "Life Credits". Mark D. Niemiec. Retrieved on June 10, 2011.
External links
- Caterer at the Life Lexicon